St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
BLACK HILLS VIEWED
And Partially Described by
Special Representatives
Of the Globe.
A Region of Marvellous Min
eral Wealth and Natural
Resources.
Bright Anticipations Of Pros
perity Upon Opening Of
Sioux Reservation.
Natural Scenery Unsurpassed
and the Climate Healthful
and Delightful.
:pecial CORRESPONDENCE of the Globe.

Special Correspondence of the Globe.
DEADwooD, OAK, April 1O.-The
world at large, including great num-
number of Eastern tourists. who should
know better, representative men in
neighboring states, whose OppoItuni-
ties for gaining knowledge of their own
country leave them no excuse for igno-
rance, and eminent journalists in many
parts of Uncle Sans domain have long
cherished the idea that their particular
section was the center of civilization,
and the very idea of life in the Black
Hills-in such town as Deadwood,
where everybody "dies with his boots
on" and people go to bed with a six
shooter in each hand-was enough to
make their blood run cold. Notwith-
withstanding all that the telegraph and
railroads have done to educate people,
there still remains in the minds of many
conviction that person takes his
LIFE IN HIS HANDS
by visiting all interior Black Hills town.
The time may have been when such an
idea was eXcusable, but at this day it
Is SIMPLY uHpdIuOlldUle.
DeadWood could not fail to impress
one favorably Oh seeing it for the first
time, and as acquaintance with her citi-
ZenS improves, the impression grows
deeper and more lasting. Judges, gen.
erals and colonies grasp you heartily by
the hand, bid you welcome, and prOffer
their services in showing you about.
Kindly by nature, generous and shrewd
withal, these gentlemen, representing
the best interests of Southern Dakota,
are always the same, in dull times or
during excitement. They appreciate
the value of printers ink and encOur-
age all enterprises that appear honest
and legitimate. 1--WE want the world
to know what we have in the Hills"
said Gen. Dawson to the writer. And
that remark explains in brief the senti-
ment of the leading citizens of the
Black Hills.
DEADwooD AND RAPID CITY
are the two principal points, among
whose people are a number of lawyers
prominent in the political affairs of the
territory. just now. as might be eX-
pected, the opening of the reservation
east of here is the absorbing topic. 1t
is question of the utmost Importance
to the future of the Hills. And although
it has been widely discussed, and the
ablest men of this section have done
everything in their power to hurry pro-
ceedings in the matter, it's real signif-
canoe can hardly be understood by one
not directly interested here. There is
feeling of confidence that congress will
take favorable action; and the effect is
noticeable in more cheerful express
sion OH mems faces. All the principal
merchants are looking anXiously for
ward to the day when
ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS
will supply the Hills with merchandise.
No one doubts for minute that a rail
road will be built through at once, and
two distinct routes are not considered
improbable at an early day. Cheap,
quick transportation to the east will put
the Black Hills far in advance of any
mining country in America. The in
telligence and the energy are already
here.
Deadwood has within its corporate
limits about $500 people; but within
radius of six miles there are no less
than 5000. A few years back the pOpu-
lation was much greater, but the rest
less, unproductive class that is always
to be found in new mining camps drifted
away with the first excitement, and
there were left the Steadier, cool-headed,
thriftier
TYPICAL AMERICAN
citizens to make DeadwOOd what it is
now growing to be-a community of re-
fined, industrious people.
The town is beautifully situated in
narrow canyon, a quarter of a mile wide
gentle slope gives excellent drainage,
ond fhp CfrnnfC rQrQIu in ha6 nnndi
ton. Along the hill on either side,
slightly elevated above the business
portion of the town, are handsome resi-
dences, with well-kept yards and an APP
pearance of comfort and refinement that
is strongly at variance with the
wild landscape. Your correspondent
was honored with all invitation to dine
at one of the prettieSt of these noun
tain-side residences. The interior was
model of taste, elegance and conven-
fence. The host, a very prominent
gentleman Though by no means a mil
liOnaire), was the soul of hospitality, as
he presided over table perfect in it's
appointments, laden with most sump-
tuous dinner.
Though gold mining is the chief in
dustry in this neighbOrhood. it is not the
only resource, by any means. In Law
renee county alone there is $1,6O0,OOO
IN LIVE STOCK.
Last year ten and half million feet
of lumber was manufactured. There
are vast quantities of tin, iron, marble,
granite, sandstone, asbestos and pot
ter's clay in these hills waiting develop
ment. Something like 5000 mining
claims are located within ten miles Of
DeadwOOd, great number of which
are being worked with sufficient profit
to keep the better class of miners In the
country. Thirty quartz mills, all in
operation except one (Which is temper
arily clOsedl, some of which run over
100 stamps, fail to meet the demand for
milling, and consequently the business
men and miners are anxious to see
capital coming this way that will build
more mills, give employment to more
men and utilize the thousands of tons
of rich ore lying idle ION
the dump" A new process, called the
''leeching" process, requiring a large
plant for its successful operation, will
use up this ore in a short time when
once started. Projects are under way
now to this end, though few thou
sands of outside capital might help the
thing along considerably and be quite
profitable to all concerned. Plenty-in-
deed a thousand times as much more
of equally
RICH ORE is IN SIGHT,
which can be easily taken out. This is
especially the case in what is known as
the Ruby Basin district, three miles
west of Lead City, or six miles and
half from DeadwOod. At present the
cost of reducing (Which includes trans
portation to Omaha, 900 miles southwest)
ore is $27 to $50 ton. By the new pro-
cess the cost will not exceed So, and