Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-07-15
THE BLACK HILLS.

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There was frost in the Hills July 4th.
Lawrence county has eighty saloons.
The Harney mica mine is developing
mineral in great abundance.
Deadwood's Fourth Of July, was all |
that the most sanguine could wish for.
The Sitting Bull mine and smelter, on |
the Little Rapid, will start up August
lst.
Col. John Lawrence, formerly of Yank-
ton, was one of the vice presidents at the |
Lead City celebration.
j. W. Caldwell, who owns sheep
ranch on Hay creek. says this has been q
profitable year for.sheep.
The Sturgis Record estimates that the
population of the Hills will be increased
10000 during the present year.
Lead City Tribune: It is now almost
an assured fact that the Northern Pacific
ruilroad will be built to the Black Hills.
There have been 1,137 homesteads-
1000 timber culture claims and 2,7OO
pre-emptions made in the United States
land Office at Deadwood.
A Black Hills justice has decided that
the fence law is in force in the Hills
counties Notwithstanding the effort Of
the legislature to repeal it.
The Standby mill, at Rockford, is
now running to its fullest capacity, the
entire sixty stamps being in operation
for the first time in over three years.
The Tribune believes that there is
strong probability that Lead City will
be about the busiest town in all the
Hills from now, henceforward and for.
evermore.
The Black Hills World is a new
Journal published at Rapid City. 1t ls
devoted to tho material interests of the
Hills. Parties who want to know some.
thing of the variety and abundance of
the mineral resources of that section
should send for this journal.
A severe hail storm visited the Belle
Fourche valley on the 4th. Hogs and
chickens we're pelted to death with the
ICY missiles and perfect deluge oi
water followed the hail. An agent OF the
Yankton Insurance company, with 9
bundle of hail applications, would fine
patrons in that country.
Deadwood Times: The regular semi
monthly cleanup Of the Homestak,
> mills, consisting of five bricks aggre
eating Sl20,0oo, was brought down yes
terday, and almost Immediately afte
left for Pierre and New York on til,
treasure coach, which was heavily loades
with bullion and exchanges.
! The Black Hills World says: Th
Eta is most widely known among on
tin mines because it was upon that locs
: tion the first discovery of the metal i
I the Hills was made, and developmer
has been pushed to greater extent NJ
}. on it than upon any other location. u
;. there are other mines, that, so far as d.
veloped, promise to equal the Eta
4. value and extent of ore.
= Deadwood Pioneer: "The Cross twel
II ty stamp mill, one of the best and pre-
tiest ever turned out by Fraser g. Chs
% mers, was recently purchased by tt
!. American Tin Mining and Milling COZ
= pany, and will be removed to the Eft
Much of the machinery has already bee
taken over. The mill originally co
10 about $40, 900, and has never been
10 operation to exceed twenty-four hours
- The "Cross stamp mill" was owned
Fred j. Gross, formerly of Yankton, a,
D, once commissioner of immigration f
is Dakota) and parties in Sioux Falls.
. From the Deadwood Times we clip t
following important news item: J. Y
G. Greer, of Rapid. arrived in town rece,
e. ly with party OF immigrants fre
is Scotland. BE has been engaged for
last four months bringing in immigral
e. from Pierre and will continue on t
e- road throughout the season. He SO
I'D that we can form no correct idea of t
ut magnitude of immigration. It is vii
out precedent anywhere, and of mu
as better class of people than usual,
e. major portion being native born citize
in and all well supplied with househt
of goods, implements and stock. A lar
,ol portion goes to the southern Hills, her
the influx is not seen or appreciated
of this locality.