New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-14
THE BLACK HILLS.
A ROMANTIC JOURNEY.

should come West and enlarge his views Of Lis eo,rv
ride from Bismarck, the present western iermur :,
the Northern Pacific Railroad, two hundred ard an.
miles, to the Black Hills would give him new seIsa, am
and novel Of life things AS this season a,
the year it Is enjoyable journey. Good roads Co.,,
horses, good weather and good company, such as ve
bad make IL exiiaratIDg experience and the FRI
hours OF inoessant travel really nothing but po
tracted pleasure excursion Early childhood pictures AZ
the stately four. gay horses and br,.st
e0aehesare practically verified this line With fresh
relays OF spirited horses every fifteen miles, courtroom,
conductor each coach, beside tie driver 10 ruiusr
to the comfort OF the passengers, and and Sof
ed outrideis In advance TO look alter yvtir safefx
through the dangerous districts, rushing along at an
average speed of seven miles hour, you esn aluet
imagine yourself IN merry Old England instead OF wd
Young America, However, much depends upon Tia
companions OF your Journey The coach which preceded
Us carried a lone woman with eight small onldrsp
Think Of enduring forty hours OF that peatap agony
Pity yourself, but pity the poor woman H.
Democratic candidate for Congress came throarb vi,
those cheerful surroundings He stil lives to recom
his sacrifices and achievements dry nurse or eours.
there all along suspicious Of rsidDg REDSKINS ana
fears OF rowing "rOadagents," but only enough ~.
gentle excitement. healthy stimulus Not funeral
note DISTURBED our carr, except bright afternoon
when outrider turned aside to send a bullet tlouoa
the heart OF stgestruck antelope Tnid people per
haps would not at dead OF night enjoy tie mingled err
OF tEe COYOTE anu DIRK But 10
frontier wee Ome; they are harmless sercnaderx
Tie tlrst night, when well cut the plains grsrd
reception awaited FOE three hours, both ees If
the roadway there was amending display Of natural
Observation-Disclosures. brilliant beautiful The cam
fire OF careless emgrant had invaded the dry grass
OF the prairie. brisk breeze had scattered the dsyour
ing element vast Of territory. and fer nfty
miles tais gorgeous exhibition Of pyro;echBics made
night glorious. The nres assumed strange, santaaie
ali
the column of rc would rush along Ike tie even sw Of
a cataract great gliding sheet If fame. Then ngaa
Tor long distance the thin grass consumed away
leaving the huge tufts OF thick growth still burning in
disconnected clunps, dOtting the plain like the camp
fires Of great army. Here dazzled by bright
red crescent Of ADVANCING fires there in the distance
glowed PALE dying name II took all ccnceiv
ay-e forms and shapes. As we went down into the
bottom OF occasional gch, the glimpse Of the burn.
highland like tint OF distant castle with towers
and chambers all brilliantly illuminated. Be assured
for fireworks magnificent scale there IL nothiog
that exceed Northwestern prairie all ablaze
less II be a Black HIs thunderstorm The latter may
be more brilliant but is too Grief 10 compete.
Probably nothing equal American avarice and en-
terprse Here is DeadwOOd live city of five thousand
inhabitants. Here stand the Black Hills peoped with
at least fifteen thousand busy souSa digging push
ing after the golden OF these mountains where
only little more than two brief years ago hostile
fayages alone held One years work has wrought
woudrous changes in these hills. The population bas
become steadfst, business legitimate, GEd the per
manent wealth Of the country positively established
There can be no doubt that, everything considered,
this tue richest mining section yet discovered on this
continent While the ore docs average high nc
many discoveries OF Colorado and California. yet ITS uni
form roeness the abundance Of wood aud water, the
chcapnes5 Of supplies and the great agricultural rescur
the surrounding country make the net produetsof
legitimate mining operations more safe and satisfactory
than anywhere else With economical management, the
cost OF the entire process of getting gold here does not
exceed SO so pr consequently SO ore well,
The average yield probably Is abOut 80 per on while
some mines show as high as S25 and $780, safe
estimate OF the gold product Of the Black Hills this
is three millions OF dollars II equally safe 10 predict
that next year Il will be double that Eastern capitalists
have stood in their hight IN ncglectiDg the grand
opportunities for investment which have been andsh
are opened here California spectators snatehng
up everything that IL COED fast discovered They
have already but two large eighty-stamp mills, said
be the finest in the world upon the Father De
snet lode and the other the Home Stake each mill
costing tho rOand Of $4,000 The latieris now IN
the full of successful operation crushing nearly 200
tons of ore each day, and realizing at least S2O,0C0
in gold each week TAose persons constructing
two other large mills working other lodcs, and are
skimming the OF the country There are fully ono
thousand stamps already at work In these hills. pound
ing on the yellow bars, and still Ihey One OF the
earliest and richest discoveries the Aurora" mine
It's avera yield has been S25 ton. The title has
been in dispute and desperate struggle has been in
progress for fifteen months this property. Last
summer one of the and original
shot down while defending Possession. Very recently
J udge RsIues. Of the Ulitcd States District
Court has rendered decision confirming the
title OF the persons in possession aud ds
solving tie injunction which has so long
tied mp TIE mine, and active operations are resnmeG
One OF the lucky owners the Hon George f. Spencer
nj Alsbpm, who Is now here and who, is understood
,,er rho cpiration bis sena osia term viii make tbs
Hs his home He hss already done the Territory good
service securing the appropriation which has resulted
in building military post near here for the pre-
lection Of this people. General Sheridan made an ad
oca ion for this iortin broad fertile basin near
Bear gues on beautiful stream OF water OF the sams
name The buildings in process OF construction arc
being nut ND at email cost and Of substantial char
acter.
This season has developed the agricultural pOssbf
ts of the Hills No dOabt remains Of the ability 10 falss
large crops in the fertile valleys which are found In al
directions Vegetables of ALI kinds have been cultivated
with great success, and the quality and quantity OF HE
potto crop has astonished everybody. IL Is deemed
snieieut To supply the Winter wants Of the eitre pou
,iou and is selling at the moderate price OF dollar
bushel Petroleum springs have been discovered aosa'
tty miles from here on the Cheyenne road and the crude
oil Is heiug used quite extensively in the MILLS for uo
cang purposes. adequate idea OF the character
and volume OF the business NJ Dedwood can De 'eSe"
from the fact that Chicago house within year pas
h sold the merchants over bali million dollars worm
of groceries without losing single dollar by BAD sco$
A new United States Dissries Judge for this parla
the territory las been recently appointed to MI
vacancy The Administration has honored itself N 's
.letou OF the man for the place and greatly graina
he bar the Territory II Is tho first instance
~ kl.aH han la
Territory has been chosen TO Ill Federal Office hh
nonur MAN. especially when men Of the character OF
Judge Moody the new incumbent. can be found ""s'"
h-ar willing 20 sncrifire large practice lor tno