The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-03-26
THE BLACK HILLS.
The Celebrated Oft BeIt--A His
understs nding-Toil Roads and

After over two months of pleasant
weather old Winter dropped in again
on the evening of the 7th. He took
his departure to-day. but leaves foot
of snow as a reminder. This will be
quite setback to freighters, who have
been doing well this Winter, having
high freigh and good roads to help
them SO far. I was over to
THE FAMOUS OIL SPRINGS
A while ago. They are about ten
miles southwest of here, and just at
the edge of the Hills. There are
several places where the oil has
saturated little mounds yard or SO in
diameter, and makes them look black
and greasy. but there is only one place
where the oil can be colleo ed, and
that is where small spring of water
brings it to the surface to the extent of
about one gallon per day. There were
about twenty houses built on as many
quarter sections of land and quite o
number of new corners were flying
around looking for locations. Among
the latter were couple of Pennsylva.
mia oil experts. who were quite san
guine. and predicted g orious futu.e
for the oil belt. They looked much like
quartz experts, except that they didn't
wear eyeglasses or goggles, aud per-
haps it was because of this defect that
the other locators who sat around The
fire and listened to them didn't brace
up and look more like millionaires.
am afraid it will be long time before
the Black Hills oil region will amount
to much.
A MISTAKEN COMPLIMENT.
! have no been to Dead wood for some
time. The Deacon and had an
adventure the last time we were
there that makes each of us a
little backward about proposing an.
other trip. We we're riding along
through the suburbs, the Deacon" in
front and I in the rear of the pack
nimals. when We passed house. in
the door of which couple of good
looking young ladies were standing.
This mode of transporting venison was
evidently novelty to them and they
naturally INDUCED in a few feminine
ordinations of surprise. Then one in.
reply to some remark of the other, that
did not hear. said, "Yes, he is
pretty" Pretty? why he's perfect
beauty" said the first. "Wouldn't
you like to have his picture just as be is
now?" said the other. Then we passed,
out of hearing, feeling very much
fattered Of course. Soon as we were ont
of the ladies' sight. the Deacon, :"
who was riding much more erect than.
usual. slackened up and allowed me to
overtake him, and as J did SO be
surned his smiling countenance in my
direction and remarked that they were
evidently very much taken by the ap.
pearance of one of us, and wondered
which one it was. Now. the Deacon
is very good kind of fellow, but he
is As aud bald.headed. and not much of
an admirer of the gentler sex; besides.
/ thought when I first overlook him
that he was geing to compliment me on
the impression I had made, and my
surprise at his cheek, ia trying to AFRO.
gate such fattering remarks to himself
nearly struck me dumb. I soon recov-
cred enoagh to remark with some
sarcasm that his great natural beauty
enhanced by the old soldier overcoat
and picturesque hat that he wore had
undoubtedly captivated the ladies'
He turned up his nose and said that a
fellow that wore "sabesa cover" that
couldn't be distinguished from an
umbrella at distance of twenty yards
had no business making fan o. other
peoples clothes. Now, my hat has
quite an extensive b<im. but Is in q
much better state Of repair than the
"Deacon's". and he himself said that
l looked bully" 10 il when got it, 80
l let his remarks pass. BY this tune