Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-28

clear creek, GunniSOn, Saguache, san
Juan, and q dozen of others were rel..
resented by such vast quantities that the
average visitor likened the exhibits to
great ore bins, filed for q years supply
for some mammoth smelter. Colorado
is a great mining state, and, like Dakota,
is now engaged in the agricultural and
stock raising business on the side
eastern side--to such an extent that tho
boys are no longer compelled to depend
on canned goods from California or tho
east. AS soon as new camp is struck
a narrow-guage road is there, and pack
ing, staying, snowshoeing and other
primitive locomotion is dispensed with.
You can have your prospect hole, above
timber line, one hundred miles away, in
the morning and take in-or be taken
in--penver in the evening. Nothing OH
the halfshell here, except oysters and
clans. don't mean mountain oysters,
either.
PERTINENT POINTERS.
The Sam Christian placer, Of Georgia,
had by far the finest collection Of mug
CUTS, gold and white quartz, ever taken
out of gulch. They were the sum
flower bouquets Of the exposition.
The average daily attendance was
about ten thousand.
On the spar deck Of the pavilion
might be seen the art gallery.
Jaccard, St. Louis jeweler, had two
ten thousand dollar diamonds in his
jewelry display.
A New Mexican ieweler named Lucas
beats the camp in filague gold and silver
jewelry.
An eastern diamond sharp had $6O,-
600 in black diamonds, for drill points
in little case, but he was too Argus
eyed. Argus-eyed is good.
You can get schooner Of beer hero
for nickle.
Denver merchants showed full hands
in their exhibits-way-up-in the gal
lery.
They had an elevator arrangement
for access to the tower and vest pockets
containing change.
The Union Pacific road exhibit did
not slight Dakota on the contrary, gave
a, helping hand to show her up.
Forty-two recognized commissioners
were in attendance, all gentlemen Of
education, mining experience, culture,
and an eye to business, of which am
whom, especially in cultah.
The managers had constantly on hand
= large stock Of delightful weather,
which they iavishiy furnished, but that
was about all.
The band played, and frequently from
a Teutonic standpoint. l can now
whistle a Strauss waltz, and glide
through the dizzy mazes just as well as
some Of the eastern experts-mining
experts.
The commissioners have organized
the American Mining Association.
Japanese fireworks were MONDAY
feature. They don't make so much
noise as giant, and are not so effective,
but pretty.
New York is the place spoken of for
the next mining show. 1t is considered
better place for several reasons, one Of
which is the managers here are too
much on the graded porcine order.
A rotary stamp mill, two batteries,
ponderous and heavy, was running
daily. 1t made heap Of noise and
pulverized much ore.
indicating some low grade ore in the
country, which appeared scarce at the
exposion.
l have Black Range on the brain.
There is nothing like color for luck
Another letter in the near future, un-
less this is too much.
would deliver this in person, but I
have discovered that bedrock exists in
spots in Colorado.
Fossils of the Silarian period are
scarce here on the main range of the
Rockies, yet l think l saw some here
during my sojourn.
Politically, this state is warm, and
liable to experience an earthquake SINH
lar to that in Ohio.
w TunpNpy