Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-23
A NORTH DAKOTA Blizzard
Comes in Contact with . Black Hill
Chenook.


known as the Territory Of Dakota is 81 il
included in the list of territories be
longing to the United States; and
whereas its natural resources, aided b,
the efforts Of early settlers, have attract
eel within its borders an accumulation
Of wealth and improvements and actua
citizens who make the territory their
home in word and deed and, whereas
many distractions and hindrances tC
the further improvement and prosperity
and happiness of these citizens of the
territory and the encouragement Oi
future immigration is apparent and in
evitable while it still remains among
the territories Of the United States; and
whereas the limit and number Of inha'
bitants established by precedent AS re.
quisite for the admission of any terrific
Try to the community of the United
States has been long since passed and
whereas, 5y the official territorial census
not only the limit and the number OF
inhabitants required for admission is
shown TO be overwhelmingly larger than
necessary, but the increase is natural
Production as shown by the statistics
therein have placed the territory along.
side Of many Of the old states in matters
of every consequence relating thereto
and, whereas every statement of Justice
and every claim and right belonging to
the citizens Of the territory and also the
citizens of the United States demand
that congress grant the petition to be-
come one Of the number of states; and
whereas, every overture and petition Of
this kind has been repeatedly refused
by congress; and, whereas it is believed
1 hat m hos
the showing of last census as regards
population alone, the only necessary re-
qlisite for admission, congress will not
refuse some action on the same and,
whereas it is believed the action Of the
citizens of the territory in this csnven-
tion assembled can obstruct or facilitate
the movements Of congress in this mat
ter to great extent; and, whereas il is
believed that the further dissensions
and lack of accord heretofore seen in the
tory will have verse and detri-
mental effect to the territory's best in
terests, both as 10 admission and other.
wise, with the present congress ; and
whereas it has been the desire of a
majority Of the veople to favor divis-
| ion Of the territory; and, whereas it is
now believed to be impossible to secure
congre Jsional legislation favorable to
division on the forty xth parallel; and.
whereas it is believed that the removal
Of the section Of Dakota known as the
Black Hills from meddling in territorial
affairs will tend to lesseR the contention;
and. whereas the section known as the
Black Hills is largely populated bv non
freehold who delve in mine like
g., ka ~ NH lah
amounting to nearly $250,O0O month.
| is shipped largely to New York to the
credit Of non.residents Of the territory,
no. dollar accruing to the territory,
and the taxeg Of their section being
largely in arrears for several years past !;
and, whereas, to remove the disturbing
| lieved to be the best and surest means
of accomplishing that end, therefore
Resolved, That the delegates in con-
vention assembled declare ourselves in
favor of division on the Missouri river.
or in such manner an 10 throw the Black
Hills out Of the boundaries Of Dakota.
The above is an extract from the pro-
ceedings of the North Dakota conven-
tion, held at Fargo last week. The au.
thor must surely be fellow with bee
in his bonnet. If our readers will sub
stitute. ave are asses and therefore
Resolved" in place of the Whereas and
Resolved" in the extract, they will find
therein something highly edifying and
to which we can take no possible ex.
ception, but that such drivel and I'm
truthfulness should be palmed off upon
a trusting and innocent public, AS being
the honest belief, of any man or set Of
men claiming residence in this grand
territory, is more than We can swallow.
or allow the public to suppose is any
thing near or approaching TO the facts
Why do these cormorants fail to correct
ly locate the seat Of their troubles :?
Why do they not Resolve, That by their
actions in the past they have made their
section Of Dakota Territory by-word
and a scorn, and something to be
shunred by an honest financier or bust
ness man, and Further Resolve, That
from this time forth they will endeavor
by every means in their power to live
honestly and deal fairly and squarely
with everybody.
We might stop short by calling the at
tention of our readers 10 another AZ.
ticle taken from the Sioux City Journal,
and published in another column of
this issue, wherein will be found the
views of leading paper of the North
west as to the desirability of securing
our trade and of working up and retain
ing business connection with us Of the
Black Hills. who are deemed by the
idiots of the Fargo convention as beii z
so unfit for their company and liable to
damoralize their mutual admiration
society. But the attack made upon the
Black Hills is 90 utterly unwarranted
by the facts and so religiously untrue,
that we deem it our duty to probe the
matter little, and endeavor to locate
the source and causes ofthe excrescence
that stinks so loudly of lie. We pur-
pose cleaning from the records full