Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-26
BLACK HILLS NOTES.

Lead City has hospital.
Diptheria prevails among the children in
all parts of the Hills.
Hayward City wants post master, but
nobody seems to want the Office. Cause mo
salary. f#% SS
The First National bank of Deadwood is
going to erect a tire-proof building in
short time.
The grand jury in session at Deadwood
the past week returned indictments against
the Chinese as nuisances. q
Judge Kohler delivered speech on the
resources of tine Black Hills at Lead City
on Saturday evening last. RE
The Deadwood water pipes are being rap
idly laid and it is expected they will be all
down by the 1st Of October.
The new stamp mill at Lead City is rap
idly approaching completion, and most of
the machinery is on the ground.
Over sixty thousand pounds of freight
on the 18th, aud it all came hy the Fort
Pierre route.
The net proceeds of fair given by the
sisters Of mercy at Deadwood the other day
amounted TO one thousand dollars, which
will be applied to paying Of the debt on the
hospital.
The citizens OF Eiizabe,h,own have
numeronsly signed petition which is to
be presented to The grand jury urging the
removal of the Chinese on the grounds
that they are nuissnces.
| Black Hills Times: Central is taking a
new start. Business in this camp is better
than II has been for long time, all the
mills are at work excepting one or two, at d
these will start up before the snow flies.
A strata of very rich ore, showing much
free gold and 10 large pieces, was discover
ed in the Brigham mine. near the Cheyen ne,
90 Desdwood gulch. The vein is, now
four feet wide and increasing as they 90
down on it.
Deadwood Enterprise, 10Th: w. T. Scott,
who was indicted for attempting to kill the
Chinese doctor, was tried before Judge
Moody yesterday. The jury brought in a
verdict Of guilty Of an attempt to do great
bodily harm to the learned pig.tail.
The Deadwood News says the arrival of
Enos' mill. on Silver creek, created con.
siderable of an excitement, and one night
last week the miners erected eight bousei
q nucleus around which the future town OF
Silver.on will grow Silverton is bua
three miles from Rockford, and promises
to be thriving camp. !
The News in speaking Of their new rail.
road, says "The building of the Deadwood
and Redwater Valley narrow guagc road is
. settled fact. The road ia to be built by
New York capitalists. We understand the
iron and engines are already ordered, and
that eight or ten miles Of track will be laid
from Deadwood down Whitewood creek
4 within the next six months. The balance
Of the road viii be built TO the coal fields
on Hay creek early next summer.
A new and valuable mine has been discov-
cred at what is known at Newton's Fork,
south of Deadwood. The news says few
weeks since prospector came to Mr.. Wal.
lace and wanted him TO 60 out and look at a
claim, but he was very 10th to 60 out and
look at rock that prospected up in the thous.
ands, fearing that this mans statement, like
many others, would prove "but the baseless
fabric Of vision" But he~ nevertheless,
mounted his horse and rode with the man
to Newton's Fork. He proepected dirt from
Of gold, carefully washed out the mortar
biggest prospect ever made from hole in
the Black Hills Whereupon Mr.. Wallace
took eack and proceeded along the hog
back where the groupings Of the ledge was
plainly discernable. The result Of this sam.
pie taken from all along the ledge, was over
$lO,O 600 to the ton. Mr.. Wallace upon his
return let Mr.. George Hearst and Jack Gill
mcr know Of the resul. Of his investigations,
| and they concluded TO buy up the claims,
, which was done last week, buying the ex.
,eu,ion each way and the parallel claims on