Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-09-19
BUFFALO Gap.
The Future Denver of
the Black Hills.
Thirty Business Houses
in Full Blast.
The Railroad to be Completed and
In Operation to the Gap by
Thanksgiving Day.

Thanksgiving Day.
Where tive weeks ago the ground
was covered with the golden headed
grain, on the ranches Of Messrs. Boland
and Reno, that yielded 45 bushels OF
oats and 100 bushels of wheat to the
acre, is now TO be seen the rushing tu.
multuous strife of multitude, each in
dividual Of which is bent on being the
first to open up his particular line of
business. Business men are coming in
at the rate Of from one to half dozen a
day and in less than two months Buffalo
Gap will boast of larger population.
with more business houses than any
town on the line Of the railroad survey.
l.. B. Reno returned from Deadwood
last Monday morning having transferred
to the Western town lot company,
which operates in connection with the
s. Z. x L. K. r., two hundred acres of
land lying directly east of Geo Bolands,
and it is expected that the town will be
laid off and the whistle of the loco
motive will be heard as it pulls into
town in about three months at the
farthest In the meantime and for the
accommodation Of those wishing to erect
business houses, Mr.. BolaEd has laid off
east of his house, nine blocks, OF twelve
lots each, having a frontage on main
street of % feet and $50 feet deep, and
at the time Of our visit, last Monday,
nearly fifty had been taken and by this
time they are probably sporting frame
building With stock of goods Of some
description.
The temporary town is located about
three quarters of a mile from where the
depot will be located and Mr.. Cornell, a
hardware man from Watertown, Dako-
III, is entitled TO the honor Of having up
the lirst building, and Was followed by
+. II. Flynn and VIM. Enochs, all of
whom were in running ord.r the first
Of this week.
Beginning at the head Of main street,
the lots are occupied AS follows:
Mr.. Wilisus, Iumber-y yard, sash, doors,
and builders supplies.
4. IL. kemlAlah, livery, feed and sale
stable.
Dave Davidson, restaurant.
Burn & Crump, wholesale and retail
liquor dealer.
NJ Dempsey, barbershop and news
depot.
WIN. Enochs, saloon and club-rooms
Lynch Bros, wholesale and retail
liquor dealers.
John Hammond, chop house.
f. ii. Flynn. saloon and club-rooms.
Van Devort d Co., hardware, sash
doors, blinds, cts.
Bakery.
Mr.. McCov 3Ox4O feet hotel building,
in running order by the time this is in
print.
A. U. Swynford, drugs, etc.
Wm. Ford, restaurant.
Hines, brewery.
On the opposite side of the street be-
ginning at the upper end is
Pete Lowry, general merchandise.
Mr.. Cornell. hardware and tin shop.
Valentine Hotel.
VIM Ford, meat market.
Mr.. Riardon, saloon and billiard hall.
Livery, firm from Deadwood.
Saloon.
Livery.
Below this and between it and the
grade are located
VIM, Hickey, salCcl.
Blacksmith-shop.
Ditto Bros, saloon and club-rooms.
Hotel, by whom we did not learn.
Last not least, comes MIR. Treats sup
ply store, in which is carried stock of
groceries, clothing, boots and shoes,
shelf hardware and railroad supplies.
A grand total Of twenty eight business
houses within one week from the time
il was known that Buffalo Gap was to
be the terminus Of the railroad for this
winter, and in all probability for the
next year. A substantial showing and a
grip for the Denver of the Hills that will
not be- lost by the enterprising business
men of the town and the owners Of the
property la that vicinity.
For miles up and down the line from
the Gap can be seen the graders at
work, and the road-bed in many places
is already completed. On Thursday the
bridge force began work on the Chey-
enne River bridge and by the middle Of
November the Northwestern K. r. COM
pany will have accomplished what no
other road besides the U. p. and N. p,
have, in grading, ironing, and operating
225 miles Of road in about six months.
The country for miles either way
from Bvffalo Gap is She Rnsst sgricul-