Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-10-01

.. AttOrney campbell suggests to
the DeadwOod Times that Dakota keep
it's old name and Laeotah, the Sioux pro.
nunciation. be the name given to the
part OF the territory that il cut Oh from
us. N az
Desdwood Times: A force Of twenty.
three men are employed in the Portland
mine and mill. The amount Of ore crush
Ell each day is twenty tens, and the pay
runs from forty to nfty dollars per
ton.
Nearly one thousand Odd Fellows were
expected to attend the anniversary cele-
bration at Spearfsh ON the Oath Of Sept.
The 7th cavalry band was also expected
to be in attendance and furnish music
for the occasion.
The Doedwo0d Times believes that the
Average number OF births Throughout
the Hills ls greater according to the pop
uiation than in any other locality, and
publishes documents to prove that asser.
ton with names and dates.
John Bergman. who lost an eve and
received various injuries BY . premature
discharge at the Esmaraldi mine abort
time ago, has been presented With two
hundred dollars in cash by his compan.
ions and fellow workmep.
Miss Ada McBrine aud Mr.. Edwin Van
Clse, OF Deadwood, were married Sep
tsmber 9th. The bridegroom Il an able
member Of the Deadw6od bar and the
bride zone Of the fairest and most &C.
'compfshed ladies Of that citYs'
No portion Of Lawrence county is more
prosperous and wealthy. than the Belle
Fourche valley, which Is from five to sew.
en- miles wide, possessing wonderful
wealth OF soil, and mainly occupied. BY
enterprising, industrious people.
Spearfish Register: Mr.. James Rogers
OF the Speartish hotel, has had on exhib
ition for several days, piece of gold.
bearing quartz from the Bengal Tiger
mine, losated IL Custer county, that as
says at the rate of 100000 to the ton.
Thomas Reagan, of Fountain City, tn,
unfortunate vic i'm OF old man Brown'i
pistol practice. at last accounts was lyinf
III . very critical condition, with oni,
eight hope for recovery. There are fivl
twenty-five calibre bullets in his body.
In the Iron Hill carbonate mine nea
Deadwood is found quantities of or,
which assays from three hundred to fiv,
hundred dollars per ton The ore il. on
ly taken from about six to eight feet be
low the surface and carries sixty per cen
lead.
The Blach Hills has the honor of iul
nlshing to the world new species o
potato raised by George H. Paul, Q
Sturgis. 1t is called the early Dakot
and IL of pink color with white tops
solid, meaiy and very prolific. See
may be had OF WEIGH & Farley. Dead
wood.
!; A large Touring mill is being built o
the Redwater, nine miles from Spea
fish, which Will be completed in about
mouth. The motive power is water, t,
ken IRON the largest ditch in the Hill
which flows full 1900 inches. The mi
will have capacity of one hundred ba
rels per day.
Deadwood Pioneer: While digging
well at the old Charley mill, near Gust,
bed rock was struck at depth of fort
feet. This was passed through. vhe
the workmen. encountered gravel yielt
ing from fifteen to twenty five cents
pan, gold. Work has continued to
depth Of eighty feet, and the rich grav,
has not been exhausted. Much excit.
ment prevails.
Deadwood Times: The Odd Fellow
celebration ut Spearfish Sept. 25th W.
IL perfect success in every pafticula
EARLY this morning the weather appea
ed -unfavorable, but it cleared off, how
er, and beautiful sunlight day-neitht
too warm or cold-made the climate q
that could be desired. Headed by th
seventh cavalry band one hundred an
fifty OF the order moved in processio,
Everything passed off harmoniously.-