Daily globe., 1878-05-20

the rock produced $94.66 per ton, and would
have run" higher had not quantity of
gold dropped from the specimens upon the
screen where they were caught and pre-
vented from passing into the re6ner, Dan
went into ecstasy that deprived hi,n of sleep
for 48 hours. His assay was the largest of
any yet made in. the Hills.
NOTABLE YIELDS.
Several notable clean ups have occurred
during the past week. both from quartz and
placer operations. The Fairview, in ten
days run, yielded $s, 900; Hidden Treasure,
seven days run, So, 800; Alpha, eight days
run, $3,lOO. Gulch mining has not fairly
begun, although Jack McAlur, who has
taken more gold out of Deadwood than any
other person, has SO far opened up his Number
Eleven above Discovery, at the mouth of
Sawpit gulch, that out of the six clean-ups
for the week, the lowest amount secured was
36 ounces, the highest ~ ounces, or an aver
age OF 80 per day, which, at Sl7 per ounce,
yielded 1868 for every twenty-four hours
work. This claim was purchased by Jack
last year for 81 800.
FRONTIER CELEBRITIES.
Two frontier celebrities, VIZ: Frank Gran
ard, Crooks Chief of Scouts, and Yellow
stone Kelly. Miles right-hand man, were in
town few days ago, the former with
squad of soldiers in search of horse thieves
whom they had trailed from Fort Mckinney,
and the latter accompanied by three soldiers,
prospecting for contemplated military road
from the hills to Forts Custer and Keogh on
the Yellowstone river. They received muc
attention from the citizens Of this and neigh
boring camps.
An outsider would naturally suppose that
politics would excite but little interest in
communities like that of Deadwood, bat ]
find that as great attention is given thereto
by the miners and merchants of this golden
gulch, as by people in the States, and now
that the time approaches for ter
ritorial conventions and the nomi-
nation of candidates for dele
gate to Congress, hear the same rumb.
| lings, and as much talk and speculation as
usually precede political campaigns else
where. There has been but one election in
the Hills, and as party lines were not strictly
drawn, its result gives but little by which tc
arrive at the present status of the two great
parties. I aln inclined to think, however
that the Democrats are in the majority BY
about four hundred in this Nawrence) coun
ty. and few more in the entire Hills coun
try, and that If they will properly reorgan
ize by deposing two or three OF
their present leaders, and place men al
the front who can command a little
respect from their own following at least
they will be Tile to elect delegate from
their number, and also sweep the field a
the county election next fall. They were
successful last year, not SO much through
their superiority in numbers, as through {
disaffection and lack Of organization among
Republicans, neither of which facts hav
been remedied, but an equalization has beer
unworthy ticket, one that hes been goin|
from bad to worse in the performances
on-performance-of its duties throughou
its incumbency. But one man on the en-
tire ticket, (McKinnis, register of deeds
would stand ghost of a show for reelection
should the party be foolish enough to re
nominate il. I could make severa
very bad citations-a few of recent mal-ad
ministration-if necessary. but such are we
known to every person here, and would b
of but little interest abroad, still these hacks
some of whom have received the g. b., an
others are equally deserving of similar treat
ment, are laying wires which if successful
manipulated will involve the county in eve1
lasting disgrace, and unless their scheme
are frustrated by immediate action of tn
party, I shall feel called upon to make til
expose. l.. +. w.