Omaha daily bee., 1883-07-20
working both smelling and mill

cessfuly working both smelling and mill
ing ores,
THE CLIMATE
is invigorating and healthful, last year
was the coolest ever known here, and
yet, owing to the dryness of the noun
tain atmosphere, we did not feel it so
keenly.
A peculiar feature here is what miners
call the Chinook breeze" frequently in
winter a worm wind will come sweeping
over the mountains from the west, melt
ing the snow, and causing very fine
weather.
AGRICULTURE.
The valleys are rich and fertile and the
soil deep. Corn can be raised here but is
not a sure crop, except i'll the southern
hills, wheat, barley, oats, clover and
timothy, are sure crops and of excellent
qualities. At the last Black Hills fair
were an exhibition of native green corn,
wheat, rye, barley, oats, clover, and
timothy; pumpkins weighing n%inety-three
pounds, squashes, melons, potatoes very
fine) cabbage (immense) turnips, rutaba-
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STOCK RAISING.
Greater strides have been taken in the
cattle growing industry pertaining to the
hills locality than any other, awing to the
large area of excellent grazing land
encircling the hills, the favorable climate
for stock of all kinds, the superior facili-
ties for shipping to the great markets of
the east, and to the speedy, certain and
large returns from investments.
There are to-day not less than 264, 215
head of cattle encireling the hills, repres.
enting a gross value of at least So, 020, 0S5,
and plenty of room for 1000, 900 heads
of cattle more.
DAKOTA HOT RINGS
These famous springs are situated in
Fall River county about twenty-five miles
southeast of Custer City and eleven mics
west of Buffalo Gap, and on Fall River
four miles above its mouth. The medici-
nal qualities of these waters have been
known to the Sioux Indians for years, and
they have been in the habit of taking
their sick to them when afflicted with
chronic diseases. The country around
these springs cannot be surpassed for fer
tility and beauty. When proper arrange
ments are made they are destined to be-
come one of the greatest attractions of
the Black Hills, as n resort for the sick
and pleasure seeker. The medicinal
properties of these waters consist of iron,
sulphur, magnesia, soda, potassie, lime,
ETC., making it one of the best compounds
known to pharmacy, and a specific for
chronic diseases, such as rheumatism,
scrofula, erysipelas, indigestion, piles,
constipation, syphilis, etc. The present
owners at NJ distant time expect to com
mence q series of improvements of the
most substantial and attractive character.
Your townsman the Hon. Judge Dudley
is largely interested in them.
The beauty of this place cannot be ex-
celled by the famous watering place of
Baden Baden, Germany, having a water
fall of seventy-fve feet, four miles below
those springs, also a cave, groves of cedar
and elms, besides the medicinal proper
ties it contains, it is also highly charged
with electricity, curing some cases in a
very shorS time
FACILITIES FOR TRAVEL,
between the Black Hills and the east is
over the Sidney line owned by Mr.. Marsh
d Co. of Omaha, Ct. FL. Russell general
agent Deatwood, ID. T.). This line runs
from Deadwoad to Sidney on the Union
Pacific railroad, a distance of about $50
miles in 4S hours, persons desiring to go
east, or to Colorado, California, or the
southern states, will find this the most
direct route for them to travel on. 1t is
one of the best equipped routes in the
west, large and comomdious stations, will
every facility for the comfort convenience
of the passengers, having been erected
on the route at intervals of from twelve
to fourteen miles apart.
JOHN KUHLER,
Dakota Hot Springs,
Fall River Co. ID. T.