, 1880-07-10
Two Hundred Niles Of Mosquitoes to
Plague tho Weary Traveller.
Emery a. storrs' Experience In. "a Re-
cent Visit.

Mir. So rrs consented ~ give bis ttnprceat0ns OF
tie tie tnn's pss two @ XII to %
the statement tlat tic Ind derived great tcn!
u 9,o whs Ss VIZ nq
conventional way,.: = famiilar wiih tdat EsSst
n,urck, n portion ot which 10 tho famous lied
River country with Its vast whoat-iiclla; II
sse,ata to mo !o po one mi,|Iess hoSndieft
nisa'srck tSs ~ Is very cry active pioneer piaas thc
in tho trip to Dead wood and ttS nluuk Iliiis lilo
trouble bektne at nismHrck, for 1t Ia there VIC
tkc the sgs Tnos oosshes ,lo sns 1s III. fr
bic coupA!nt eau TO 1nhdo Of thu management
of the line, and great attention 10 l'nfd to
su cu.'se that W Is Impossible to rsduea tho s-
comforts to rs small point s poesshtc, yet tis
srSy dEtsSnf aa ded1SH aa &C., Ts
nbout s60 miles. This 10 or1ilnarily mado in
atolit nifty hours, travelling dny md miRht.
miles. .
At THIS SEASON or TItH TrAn,
Of country between That point and Fort Meade
] t|eneis Who sere with mo said Tint Il iarse por-
tion # Il. would bc good wheat country. That Is
icis. There :,,re simply millions of thon. ,Thoy
t%u onts e' ~ miles Il nm imptss
49, .: 1iow does tho Dnkein mosquito compare III
s!zs VIZ other eha5nctcr'stcs With ha famous
!" llrIs about tho anne alzo aa the New Jersey
typ ut ora fosaoln''s ERA as sSan,s ,'s 70
which arc ortlnnrily sod huts, wEcro cur horses
were chnn4cd md We took our incals, thcrn lsM't
hutnnn hahitation betwcon Tort Lt1cOln and
ue|leforolie. nor as thofo a domestic animal TO
- cas Hr SF xa os shee no. Hny
Ia 81 nj taI1 "a r4tuf
nnI antelope, with now and then tho skoleton Of
aWay ep prsses
ss sS to f2s Fort fss ssss neusSnx ss bos0less sH r
6e,tef Mcso hpy mes
iicsi valleys IN tho world. Tho scenery thero md
MI nbout 1t y surnass,u8ly beNutiful, and from
thore for~ardno complaint cut bo made. Fresh
There Is u gEcat abundanca Of pure, clear, cold
Snter IN mo exitt,rnnnins streams. The hlaek
ni.no conYeya Ut, erroneous Impression Of tholr
character, hoavIly wooded Hs they are--!s as
FINE AN A1nruuLrurA1 COUNTRY
as cnn be found anywhore. ! am told that II tho
tic % wa,ts Of tho com commnntty aeoat thoac ititis.
That portion of 10 country, think: would
s,s fertility. itcoetainly lid NO. Ths hils ass
fresh md Freou, md everything bears tho tnarks
"We reaeheq Doaawooa." tho nnrrator con. T..
tneI rllinE oysr what ,'a T. thsre @ 1noassty
ult. TEe econcry Ii 6, ,eertntnly terrifying enough
10 satisfy my ung; Wo found tho aomowhat f.
Utterly Destroyed lust sentuti,er by 1iru wo
toarl 1t entirely rebuilt, tta atrcots througod,
substantial business blocks OIL It's aln thorsIY'i-
EHrywhcrB wcsc 4con tho evidences Of eatab-
ishcd business proaperlty: 9f cnurso NJ these ,
tS Saot fr yeas E enra soatry
WIS IN ihe haili of tho l,l1Iuh,. Tho Merchnnts
tlule ut beA1waod would rink VIGIL anywhere.
Tho business 1iO1sga nr0 well hMllts And present
nre partly Of brscE,-tnczo aTe sovornl brick
S,si;rs ES,sf;smT!th' of eoursr' RroAt many frame
~. ,Mhas ; Characteristic Of tho place impressed
sutl,laniicas with whtuh our olt!xcns drop Into
regularly organized government was the up
arxo E court room, In which Judge hoody, tic
Territorial Judge, prcsides, l found large,
comfortable Nhurt,uent. better thnn Nryth.lK
court-roons m tl,o now dovorhtnont HuIldlne.
Everything wis
QUIET, ORDERLY, AND pEconous.
very mcn oGIe ias eSs cusaSo, % Tao susiee iadeM
tiot.s " ai! cvents wsro that way. Thc.y M n :re
five lliInu!s lawyers rnw prominent N tho Ter.
rltOey, nMong whou nrC l3lrnGy Cnnltuli, who
Ii 1uing good business anu hhs un exccllcnt
stumbling IN DeAtIwuud; Judge AtW',ol, f0rtuorly
thore spis jadsc dS G CIV % fo1@csiy u dssa 5ndx
Grnham. vic iorinorly resided il Chicaso; md
ono o. Two olhors from ChicaEo."
"Wbat Wls your Impression OF Tho why In
which tho business Of tE9 court was conducted
md justice adns!ntsturedy'
fortunAto IN securing thu serv.eca nf 70 Mlo anl
icnrlcss !,saicia! ocer ~ 5u'!Ko Moody ., hns
pssss pesS s hssa ss 1e 10 ehsasa ay
were trying surCrai of lhcir county ote!Als stn-
der Indictments tor piunleripK tho public funds.
'ss s Fss resSt @ q tSsss t1ias aos esra
.What iisass did you form Of the civilization
and general inntcrlal resources er .he pla9o?"
''BvcrythinE see!Aed to ne' well, ,oriurc1. reg.
of tho uxpcctrd tuuicntions Of pion9er ilig.
Thciu was 10 y!o1ctoo in tho street, hsiaihess
see'nsq to BE- nng slors rSr}y' t 9no' @ ~
inciiuio Vicinity et ncat'wood are two very
thriving mining cltius, known rs le'l City anil
Central City. TI1e drive to ehch OF these piAces
Is very charmiug one, md thelr surroul,tl,nas T.
q ra',,,s e. sstM's, e m = ths a%i'4,S @
s@ss slstas{ Als ass ,SS shsras
capitalists. At Lend CITY nre tho fa,no4a Hnano.
s.ake No. md 1lomeatak9 NJ :. tao .s,.ie intter
These Two m!nea, WITH o.ilors.--thu Godon
Terra, for exnnplc,-HrU the property of worry
WEALTHY COMBINATION or OAt.lt0uHlAHs.
md are opsrated ~ On \! sanfe ~, y ,ass,, aer
slit. itntnvIise atnmpiuR- mills nro, oreet,d
there, thls company huTtny twu q ~ atNlltRS
chch and ono or Eighty. Tho III stnHtp Mtifi
produces from 0UO tu 6u0 tons Of Ure PIT dny: The
cost, nm told, IL lcss than 81 per ton, Thprs
bus been M etfaft to bull those lulnes. lnlt9tsl
there seems 10 hayp been stoaty sl19rt by sho!r
friends rnthar 10 leUrIrlato thStil. Fh9 s!,!ea
themselves scan, to 10 exhalstlcss t1d, whtle tue
orc IL of a low grade, yct y " not III poGk-
Its, but comprises practically ~ eliirn
lnonntuin. or ,serus OF bills, nsi4 te handled 70
ian!snse. Thero aru ffo,iror iyo br'Fht, s,,,et-
pstslng daily puperb published ~ Dclldwot,d;
ThUro Rru fifty 10 sixty lAWyHs thGret sevpra!
churches, and q regular family fifo. tlost OF
tho leading u,tttl hnvo thnF families with theIn.
something which isn't characteristic ot nHt1lx
cNn,ps orIinarlly. Tha First National ll4nk 1f
tntlou, aui ita Cashier. Br. Thl1n. Who, ny y;r-
tue OF having lived thfcO or fnur years III tue
Hack Hills, Is un nd citizen, kii0ws sho Nnv!a
country, md should be sought out W any ono
y!s.!ns the country who hws ar.lTss a,vt 10 se 10
atty, Notwithstanding thu fact thAt they
hsv6 no vote. fund a.not,K tho people VI
lltaiiwuA Ia zealOus md iutcrcyt!n4 politics ~
II my other portion Of the euuhtry h9fe aves
vislted uI1d aII uIt,llg could uot It'll t1 seo.
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