Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24
PERSONAL.

In town on Tuesday.
j. p. Foran was in from the Park tin
district on Thursday.
Frank Smith of Beaver creek was at
the Vienna on Tuesday.
Uri Gillette was in from his ranch on
Slate creek OF Monday.
w. p. Moore came in from Warren's
tin district on Wednesday.
r. H. Cuthbert of Chicago was a guest
at the Kleemann on Sunday.
j. w. McConn came in from the Toe
Cork tin district on Saturday.
G. L. Blair of Rapid City was register
ed at the Kleemann on Sunday.
l.. Stolzenburger of Rapid City was
a visitor in the city OF Sunday.
w. J. Thornby of Battle River was a
guest at the Vienna Oh Monday.
Paul Forhorst Of Waukesha, Wis, was
a guest at the Vienna on Sunday.
Ed Holman Of Hill City was a guest
at the Kleemann On Wednesday.
II. o. Metcalf of Iowa was registered
at the Kleemann on Wednesday.
w. f. Alexander, of Fremont, Neb.,
was a visitor to Custer on Monday.
Mons. Auzias Turrenne. of the Fleur
de Lys ranch was a guest at the Vienna
on Saturday.
Mrs. Palmer Of Hill City came in via
Buffalo Gap from Omaha en- route to
the former place on Tuesday.
G. II. McKeever of Battle River was
in the city on Monday on business con
nected with the Middleton estate.
Chas. Miller returned on Sunday from
Copenhagen, Denmark, where he had
been sojourning for several months.
A. V. Henderson of Denver, Col, came
in via Buffalo Gap on Saturday. Mr.. ii.
is visiting this section with a view of
investigating our mineral resources, and
will remain here for some length of
time.
p. Runyon and wife of Denver, Col.
came in via Buffalo Gap on Saturday
MIR. r. has spent much time in examin-
ing the different mineral locations in
this vicinity, and we believe has decid-
ed to remain here.
Col. Z. H.. Fahnestock, Of Gettysburgh,
Pa, was a guest at the Vienna OH Sun
day and Monday coming up from the
Hot Springs, in company with Mr.. J. II
King and General Pease. The Col. i.
making a tour Of the Black Hills, and
seems especially interested upon the
subject of tin, taking a number Of sam
Piles from the different mines with him
Col. +. was highly pleased with the out.
look here, and signitied his intention o
returning sometime during the coming
summer.
Gen. II. r. Pease, Of Watertown, Oak.
president of the Watertown Insurance
Co., ex-governor of Mississippi, ex-U. S
senator from that state, ex-Union gen
eral in the war Of the rebellion, /,
prominent member Of the Grand Arm,
Of the Republic, and an exceedingl,
genial and affable gentleman was a CUES
of the Vienna on Sunday and Monday
? Gen. I. visits the Hills in the interes
of his Insurance company, but evidently
has one eye on the mineral resources o
the Hills, mainly tin, upon which sub
ject he seemed quite sOlicitous. Til,
General expressed himself as bein.
highly pleased with Custer City, and the
country SO far as he had seen it, an,
declared his intention Of revisiting tht
country, especially Custer, in whose
future advancement he expressed the
strongest confidence. The General.
graphic description Of his trip from the
Hot Springs to this city, in company
with Mr.. j. II. King and Col. Fahne.
stock, depicting the horrors 0 fbeing lost
in the mountains among wild, ferocious
and hungry bears was simply heart.
rendering, and by far too soul-horrow.
ing for recital in our unobtrusive col.
umns.
j. II. King. Buffalo Gaps leading at.
torney, in company with Gen. Pease oil
Watertown, and Col. F~ahnesteck came
in by private conveyance from Hot
Springs Sunday night, having, by some
unfortunate circumstance, probably the
pursuit of tin, lost their way and
wandering at random for several hours
among lofty peaks, rocky cliffs, and
dense timber infested with hungry bear
as numerous M mosquitoes Mt the Gap,
finally fell over a cliff accidentally and
rolled into the road at the base, which
they otherwise might not have found
until the following day. Mr.. Kings
wonderful presence of mind, as mani
tested by climbing the nearest tree upon
the slightest indication of the presence