Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-16
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Friday Evening, ion. Is, 1880.
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TINE SLACK Mlls.
Mrs. Harnstt, Of Deahwood, fell dowo
'tairs and broke three ribs.
The Rockford Miner il the name Of Q
new paper room 10 be published II Roch.
ford.
The net proceeds Of the 6reman's ball
given at Central City New Years night vas
500.
Three six mule teams with trails reached
Deadwood January 9th, from Pierre, being
t%wenty-one days on the road.
Pneumonia in an epidemic form 10 raging
in ell the up gulch towns, Gsyville, Central,
South Bend, Golden.Gate and Others.
Another child Of Judge Dixon, Of Dead.
wood. aged three years, died Friday morn.
ING, three days after their only daughter
was taken.
The late fire Deadwood just escaped 10
reported to have been started By sparks from
the torches of miners working in the Bob.
till mine.
The citizens Of Golden Gate and Central
have organized a relief con mittes to attend
TO the wants Of the xreat numbers afflicted
with d%iphtheria.
A 500 gold headed cane was presented
to MI. Perkins, manager of the Do smet
mining company, BY the employees in the
mill on New Years night.
The miners union of Lead have decided
to build an immense public hall at once, II
an expense Of $4,000. 1t will be completed
in time to open with . grand ball Feb. 22od.
A rich mineral discovery has been made
IN Pennington county. The mine is fous
miles north of Tigerville and 10 called the
Queen Bee. The ore is found in 4 Rrayish
quartz, strongly impreanAted with whits
iron, which IL found Embedded, in bovlder
form, in the great mass of ore like kidneya
in an animal, and for that reason has been
called the kidney vein. These rich speci.
mems are taken out. whole and complete
from the surrounding red ore, the sewage
or separation of the two kinds of ores beina
perfect. Thee rich Kidneys" are often 81
great extent, and are usually spanRled al
over with virgin gold. The main body Of
ore 10 . red quartz. which generally pros.
poets fairly, indicating good milling ore.
The Deadwood Pres tells some funny
things that happened the morning of the
IRE. Some instances Of perfect self posses.
VIZ AUG uev. AtWo0Q
vas seen early in the day abstractedly push.
ing the reins Of his horse toward his resi.
dence. He looked serene, and had on a car
which he no doubt had found somewhere,
His horse was muddy, his shay was muddy,
he was muddy, and he no doubt believes In
practical hell FIRE.
"The Kingsleys and the Thomases had
fixed it up At the first sign Of danger to r.
down to Crook. However, they didn't 20
rhomas-of course it was the head of the
family-tipped a trunk over the bank in
front Of the house. and covered it with .
blanket and . spread to keep it warm
Other families On City Creek tied up thei
pillows and things and prepared to let then
burn in style. Judge Moody and family
At the first MUS, gathered together thei
new things, packed them nicely in satchels
.et their grips side BY side in the hall, an.
gently vamoosed, leaving everything {.
ourn. Subsequently. . reporter vent "
With several Of the men from this Office, I,
Try and save the house. They found ",
quilts out on the hill back of the house, tw,
pals full of water, = kitchen chair and
ilk dress under q tree, the piano stool i,
the wood shed, the above mentioned valise
IN the hall, and q cake on the stairs. (The.
saved the cake.)"