St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-19

and the safe and profitable investments
here to be made, has during the past
ten days closed deals by which num-
Der of eligible lots and locations in the
city have been transferred to New York
and Philadelphia people, and by which
some $4,000 to $50, 900, new money, has
found its way to the pockets of Dead
wood people. The parties purchasing
have already signified their intention of
erecting several mammoth business
blocks, one of which is now under way
and rapidly approaching completion.
Nh. Miller, in addition to the deals
already closed, is negotiating others,
and the probabilities are strong that be-
fore the present month ends, not less
than 100000 more will be invested
here. All contractors, builders, car
more work than they can possibly ac-
complish. Ii any
BOOM Is HERE,
it is one of building. The sound of the
hammer, and the song Of the saw, wake
the echoes from early morning until late
in the afternoon, nor is this the
case in Deadwood alone. AT Central,
late victim to the devouring appetite
OF the fiery element, small army is at
work, and within three or four months
it will be hardly possible to realize that
liC pldCC NdS 81 Dduly SlnScu vi lllc
memorable 18th of April. From Lead
City, Tenaville and Carbonate. like
wise carries news that the disposition to
build has never been paralelled i'll their
history. The thing is not oyerd0ne,
| however, but is found necessary to meet
the demands of families for dwellings
and the regiments of merchants for
places in which to display and vend
their wares. There is not in this sec
ton OF the country, a man DESTROYS of
employment unable to procure it, and
even incorrigible idlers, who would
rather go on half rations than work,
| mty," and now in eXtenuatlOn for their
inertia plead physical disability. The
municipality itself contemplates num-
Der of improvements during the sum-
mer. That of macadamiZing certain
| streets is now under way and progress
| ing rapidly. The most important, how
ever, is the substitution for the present
rOOkery. by courtesy called ''city hail."
of building more becoming the dig
nifty and Importance of the city. In his
recent message to council Mayor Star
preached the subject and suggested it
| be submitted to vote of the people.
Some action regarding it will probably
| be taken at the regular meeting next
various projects spoken of, as stated in
a former communication, the subject of
ABSORBING INTEREST
| continues to be the success of the lead
| ing works. The community is essen
| TALLY mining. The principal parts of its
| time, money and energy are devoted to
| fostering enterprises of a mining char
acter. Not man, woman or child in
| the country but is directly or indirectly
| interested in the success or failure of
| operations upon some particular claim
| or location. In consequence everybody
| is watching closely the progress of final
| tests now being made by Prof. Clark at
the Rapid City school of mines. So far
they have only verified the statements
and claims previously made by the emf
nent authority. and not the slightest
doubt is entertained they will prove as
| completely successful as those before
made in San Francisco and CorteZ,
| New. The test will finish Friday, when
Mr.. Clark returns to Deadwood, and
will report officially to the directors of
the reduction company. lnasmuch,
however, as the annual meeting of the
| company takes place the following
week, and it is currently reported that
a few changes in the personal of the
directory will then be made, it is not
| believed that vigorous operations OH
construction of the plant will begin be-
fore the lst Of June. In the meanwhile
| preliminarieS, such as getting material
| on the ground, and letting contracts for
work, will be arranged, so that when
work is inaugurated it can be carried to
completion within sixty days.
GRAND RIVER PLACER.
The diggingS on Grand river are again
attracting more or less attention and one
party has already started therefor. 9th
ers are expected to follow within the
next ten days. Nothing like a STAN
pede is likely to occur, as the country
was pretty well prOSpected last season
| and only small success met. The river,
sluggish stream without much depth
or breadth, is about eighty miles hence.
Its source is i'll the plains, and as it
flows sluggishly through gumbo coun-
| try, experienced proSpeetors who be-
lieve ''pay dirt will be found are eX-
tremely few. Nevertheless the party
the country is rich. and has gone pre-.
pared to mine on an extensive scale
Should its operations prove successful
all former theories on the deposit of gold
placer will be set at naught.
SOAP MINE.
|. A veritable deposit of soap was re-
Gently found in the hills near Sundance,
| distant about fifty miles from Dead
wood. The mineral, not yet classified
by local experts, appears in a deposit
about six feet wide: looks like soap,
tastes like soap, and performs the work
usually assigned to soap: viz: does good
service in cleansing wooden, cotton or
linen fabrics, and in washing an accu-
mutation of earthly matter from soiled
hands, The ledge deposit, or whatever
| it may be, was located by Miss Harding
of this city, who has already organized
company to work it, A revolution in
the soap trade is promised.