Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-18
THE BLACK HILLS.

Counterfeit coin is very common in the
Hills.
The citizens of Deadwood are talking up
town organization.
The Golden Terra stamp mill is being
overhauled and repaired.
a large amount Of gulch gold is bought
up daily by the Deadwood banks.
Work continues day and night upon the
Anchor mine in Strawberry gulch.
Forty thousand pounds of machinery was
delivered for the Caledonia mill Nov. 9th.
There is great deal OF excltemen, in P,c
tola, over the discovery of rich silver MINES
The silver mill at Gaena is running
steadily on ore that pays Sl2 ton, clear
profit.
Turkeys are sold in Dsadwood at two
dollars, and chickens seventy.tive cents
apiece.
1t is thought that the population of Rapid
City has increased about one third in the
last year.
A train over three quarters of mile
long, reached Deadwood from Fer, Pierre
one day last week.
Mrs. Thomas Haydwicls, Of Dsadwool
months, Nov. 18th.
The main topics OF conversation in the
Black Hills are the Gopher decision, and
the execution Of Couk.
The editor of the Times SAYS that in all
his three years residence in Deadwooa, he
has never seen a runaway.
A Euntcr by the nsme of Pa;tep, de-
livered 5000 pounds of deer AMI antelope
in Deadwood a short time ago.
The polls were not opened at Pactola on
election day, owing to dispute about the
legality ofcpenin. them after 8 o'clock.
Recent developments show that the Roy
al Bengal Tiger miue Is much more val.
liable than it was at tirsl supposed to be.
The Hon estake company are building
railroad track south Of the Golden Star
mill, and on the same level with the mine.
One of the society events of Deadwood
for November was a Hebrew we'd
ding, the first ever celebrated in the
Black Hills.
Castle Creek Hydraulic company is the
name of corporation. whose field Of oper-
ations lie along Castle creek, one of the
richest in gold in the Hills.
Pioneer: Col John Lawrence received
the sad intelligence Yesterday of his fathers
death at Morris, Michigan, last Monday.
All the family excepting the colonel were
present when the sad event occurred.
The following officers of Pennington
county were elected at the late election (:
Commissioners, Geo. NJ. Rose and james
ent public instruction, Jacob e. Gan,z; sur
veyor, Z. f. Fine.
The Deadwood Times beasts of having
two of the fastest type settlers on this CONT.
nent. 1t says there is but one printer in
the world who can set more type In ten
hours than Charley Church. and he holds
cases on the New York Times"
A meeting ofdirectors aud others interest
ed in the Dcadwoed and Hay Greek narrow
gauge railroad, was held at Deadwood Nov.
10Th Arrangements were made 10 send
Nr Van Cise to Yank:on to complete
matters Tor an immediate construction el
tho rond,
The unfortunate Couk's mining interests
in Lawrence county are ordered to be sold
under mortgage. The claim against his
property Is over four thousand dollars The
| Hills papers are of the opinion-as also are
a majority of the Deadwood bar-that he
would have been acquitted had bis case beer
properly managed.
Mr.. +. G. Scott, man of great expert
ence in mining countries. Gays that the rich
est gold quartz district in the world $50 faI
as known) lies between French creek and
Little Rapid. He also says the Evergreen
ST. Louis. Royal Bengal Tiger, King Solo
mon, Northern Light, Emma. Cerelda, and
Little Charley, in Newton's Fork anc
Spring creek districts. are first class mines