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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-16

sheen and cattle business uOhc III wv eo''N' '
rounding Billings In forwarding thc'r ~e' III"
mutton 10 market growers usually nVo'n the DIX
towns, They ship from the nearest small stahoh.
where their cowboys and herders VIII DC shp'e,e"
20 ~ few temptations as possible. i'ref NV"
OF the business done By pc 800 people VINO
Oomnos. the population dyAbs brisk little town
Ill, no oh,,ined from the freight statistics of
the railroad These show flow OF trade OF 'oi'-
600, 900 pounds
Little ha, ye { been done 70 ascertain the mlnerni
resources of this region. Prospectors tel in,er-
..,ipr stories Of what they have seen In the iei-
Ioustone Mountains, and In tue country thhe "o.
io,n. the big Crow Indian Reservation sohth VI
tho Yelowstona River, lead and silver ore ra'pef
low in grade but immense In quantlty' mas neen
tonpd Sixteen silver mines are In operation
a,onnd Cooke City, aud IL Is not 10 be doubted
,t.,, the min.rn deposit Of that entire neighbor-
hood will in time show large returns. The trouDie
&. a.v.Io,,po such interests is the lack OF rail-
road facilities. The ore cannot be disposed OF
or,crIv enoueh TO mike mining profitable. A
,o.a ia now being constructed from Billings TO the
,,o.,h ~ .,lsrks Fork, and thrnrc slcng the FORK
% Cooke City with u spur at Bears Greek lead
,nr % the Red Lodge coal fields. SO soon as th'S
.r,.rn,Ise is completed q country known 10 DC
tn,i az GOOD ore, In which mining claims IN
rnmcrnble have been staked out, will be put IN
o,nmunicatlon with the world. The coal fields
s,oupd Red Lodge have been thoroughly invcst'.
ea,ed They insure another abundant supply OF
eood carbon coal not comparable with the coa!
~ w.s,.rn pennsyiyania, but still Of q sufficient
o,.,,tv IA net peoples minds e,sy about fuel
soutb Of Bling, and extending for lpo miles
.,,,o the Yellowstone, is the big Grow indian
psserva ton. where 2,30o Of the most obiecuonaole
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-09
Uncle Sam

Concerning the outlook at the Uncle
sam mine, local correspondent 10 the
Deadwood Pioneer says:
Contrary to the expectation of a
prominent citizen Of Perry, the new
pump is in operation this year, and has
now been working like charm for just
one week, and the water tonight is just
five feet from the floor of the lI0 foot
level, leaving just lo5 feet to be pumped
out. The raise to the surface Of the l40
foot level for the incline shaft will be
commenced Immediately. At the late
failure to drain the mine il was discov-
cred that the ore to be removed in max
ing the raise contained sufficient of the
precious metal to put it through the
mill, which will reduce the expense
materially. The saving in wood alone is
not less than $40 dav from the last
modus operandi, add to this boiler re.
pairs and fireman's wages, which items
would amount to $4,000 year, quite a
respectable dividend i'm itself. A bright
and prosperous future for this property
is now assured since it is now proved
that they have both mechanics and
machinery to handle the water at a
reasOna bic expense"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-09
Deadwood's Disaster.

Among the numerous trying ordeals
which Deadwood has experienced in
the past, the destruction of her reduc.
ton works, in which were centered the
highest hopes Of her people, may be
safely set down as the direst event in
her history In gazing upon the desc
late ruins, surmounted by the lofty
stack, which the Times ftly denominates
"a veritable obelsk Of woe" it is difficult
to realize the measure Of hope that lies
buried beneath. This crushing calam-
lty, while it is especially unfortunate
for Deadwood, where the people were
more directly interested IN the successful
operation of the great plant, will be
measurably felt in every mining camp
in :he Hills, and especially in this
locality, where it was earnestly hoped,
and confidently expected, similar plants
fox the treatment of our refractory gold
ores would be erected later on, when
the success of the Deadwood plant had
been assured. 1t is gratifying to note
the indornitable courage manifested by
Deadwood citizens. as evinced by their
determination TO rebuild the plant
Such startling evidence of high grade
enterprise can only be regarded, from
Custer standpoint, "a being wholly un-
accountable, if not absolutely pheno-
menal. Talk about the burning Of the
reduction works being the "last straw"
as the Whitewood Sentinel ridiculously
puts it; why there is no last straw" for
a town with back bone got up on the
Deadwood plan. There is limit to the
capacity Of the backs Of towns gotten up
on the camel plan, and TO these name
less towns the straw theory may apply,
but when it is applied to town that has
SO noby withstoOd the test of fire and
flood as Deadwood has in the pa t. the
fallacy of its application becomes at
once apparant. 1t is but matter of
time when Deadwood will again be the
site of reduction plant Of capacity as
great, if not greater than the one de-
stroyed, and the present year will bring
brighter days and more prosperous
times both in the Northern anu South
ern Hills than have hitherto been ex-
perienced in their history this We
candidy believe
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-09
Calamity Bar.

Among the numerous bars on French
creek which have been worke ed at inter
walls during the past fourteen years
none have produced so much gold as the
one designated in the above caption. 1t is
"A matter of history that upon this fam,
ous bar the best results from crude
placer mining were reached in 1878,
which largely contributed TO the meas
ure o. immigration to the Black Hills
during the ear y part Of the following
year. This celebrated bar is located
three miles above Custer, and is proba
bly, the most extensive on the creek. 1t
is nearly a half mile in length, and ap-
proaches quarter Of mile in width
The methods employed in mining this
the ordinary rocker having figured AS
the chief mining appliance. In some
Instances the sluice has been used, in
which cases the gravel was conveyed to
the sluice in wheelbarrows. The ex-
treme height Of the bar, and the lack of
fall Of the creek makes it difficult and
expensive to get water upon for its
systematic working, and has hitherto
been serious obstacle, which has
efiectually prevented systematic opera
tions. We are gratified to learn that
Mr. NJ. Mclaughlin, the present owner
of the bar, has decided to put water
upon it this spring and by means of a
hydraulic proceed to mine it upon a
scale of magnitude which cannot fail to
be highly renumeratve. While this is
probably the most promising bar on
which could be proftably worked if
proper methods were employed.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-09
Wyoming News Notes.

We CLEAN the following items Of news
from the Sundance Gazette of the lst
inst
Denver mining experts representing
Denver capitalists, have gone to the
Rawhide district near Lusk, to examine
the Michigan and Deadwood mines,
upon which property the gentlemen
have options.
n. X. Griggs, of Beatrice, who is in
terested in coal and oil claims i'm the
Stockade country, was in town Saturday.
He thinks there will be town Of about
5000 people at the terminus of the b. &
NJ. extension, in this county, before an
other year has passed. We hope so.
G. w. Pettigrew was up from his Oil
creek ranch Wednesday. He says at
the Fitzpatrick logging camp large guam
| titles of timber are being cut. A town
is being started on Mr.. Davis claim.
which will be only temporary, however,
as everything will move TO the railroad
town, when it is laid out. The people
in that neighborhood are all looking for
a grand rush" in the spring.
Agent Baird received letter Tuesday
from the American Building and Loan
Association stating that the application
for loan on residence here had been
accepted. The amount is 81 900 and the
rate Of interest s per cent per year,
which would Indicate that the associa-
tion is not the fraud it has been painted
by some Of our Black Hills exchanges.
There is no doubt, however, that Agent
Crysler misrepresented things during
his visit to the Hills w. p. Kingston
an appraiser of loans for the association,
is now in the Hills, and is expected to
visit Sundance in a day OF two.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-09
A Brakesman Interviewed.

Deadwood must have been elevated
to the pinacle Of sublime hope by the
news vouchsafed through the medium
Of an Oelrichs paper, that the b. & NJ.
Railroad company would extend their
line to that place. All further specula-
tion upon this important question,
which has been troubling the Deadwood
mind for the past year, will now be set
at rest, and that city of great and glitter
ing expectations will doubtless proceed
at once to perfect the necessary arrange
ments for the early advent of the ironic
horse so unmistakably y assured. On the
other hand, Custer, which has been cher
rishing measure of hope of similar
realization, can but feel deeply chagrin-
ned upon being notified through the
same reliable (?( source, that all the vast
expense incurred in surveying lines via
Red Canyon and Pass creek to this
place, and on to Lead City, was mere
matter Of pastime, done simply for fun
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-09
Homestake.

The Homestake grOupe of properties
embraces six distinct corporations, says
the Deadwood Times. to-wit: Home
stake, De Smet, Highland, Deadwood
Terra Mining companies; Black Hills
Canal d Water company and the Black
Hills and Fort Pierre Railroad com.
pany, which, SO far as the gentlemen on
the inside are concerned are like so
many pockets in their clothes-it makes
little difference into which particular
one the shekels drop, the wealth is
theirs, all the same. The collective
property extends from Deadwood gulch
on west, TO Whitewood on east, and
comprises upward of SO claims. Milling
capacity since Introduction of steam
stamp, is equivalent to go stamps, each
crushing from four to six tons of ore
every twenty-four hours. Their rail
road extends with many curve 90
miles southeast, and water system with
ramifications co.extensive with water
courses, two constituting the lungs of
greatest mining enterprise IN the world,
employing 800 men and disbursng on
payroll 100000 month
According to Superintendent Grier's
report for the year ended June !, 1888,
the operations at the Homestake own
ing 200 stamps. during year crushed
2i335 tons Of ore yielding 1908. .407 20
gross and 1898, ,703.7l net, from which
$500 900 was paid in dividends to stock
holders. Total expense of the company
including dividends was 81 coo, ,395. .32.
Surplus SllS,509.76. Mr. Grier esti-
mates three year supply ofore in sight.
The expense account shows for labor
at mine $3.50, ,26662, timber, $40l0O9.
Candles cost 81, 1885, or nearly twice
the cost of powder, $2,6S5O5. At the 50
stamp mill water cost SlG,73l.37, and
wood $26, 1880, 50 me supplies at the %
mill costing: water $25097 10. wood
$40, 1860. The several mill or furnaces
consume one hundred thousand cord OF
wood, while vast underground workings
annually swallow over one million cubic
feet Of timber. Present contract calls
for 700 linear feet Of ll-inch, fiat
100000 of l0-inch 100000 S-inch; anC
100000 of 6-inch Qagging), total Of
3,250,000 feet, exclusive of l2xl2 squar,
timbers cut at the company's mill.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-09
The New Cabinet.

President Harrison sent to the senate
on the 5th inst. the following nomina-
tons which were Immediately confirmed
without referring them to a committee
Secretary Of state, James c. Blaine, OF
Maine.
Secretary of the treasury, William
Window, of Minnesota.
Secretary of war, Red6eld Proctor, OF
Vermont.
Secretary of the navy, Benjamin f
Tracy, of New York.
Secretary of the interior, John w
Noble, of Missouri.
general. John Wanamakel
Of Pennsylvania.
Attorney general, w. II. II. Miller, OF
Indiana.
Secretary of agriculture, jeremiah
Rusk, of Wisconsin.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-09

and that the company did not even con-
template building to this place.
Custer does not claim, nor has it ever
claimed to have any assurance of the
acquisition Of the y. & Nj. railroad, but
the hope is still INDUCED, notwithstand-
ing the information gathered from a
prominent brakesman in the employ of
the b. Il NJ. company by our Oelrichs
contemporary, that in case of the in
auguration of active tin operations in
this locality, now we'll assured, that
there is still lingering possibility of
this place being numbered with the
important points to be hereafter as
sociated with the b. & Nj. system.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-09
The Bill Signed.

One of the last official acts Of Presiden mt
Cleveland was the signing of the bill
opening the Sioux reservation. Under
the provisions of this bill the consent
of a majority of the Indians must be Sc
cured, we will therefore endeavor to con
troll our exuberant JOY until this trihing
requirement has been complied with.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-14
A ROW AT THE RACES.
Tim Cochran Shot by a Policeman
at Memphis.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 13.-It was about
ten minutes after the last race at Montgomery
Park this afternoon, when the dummy
trains were waiting for those to get
their tickets cashed who had backed
the winners, that a difficulty oc-
cured which undoubtedly will result fatally
to one of the participants. Tim Cochran and
his brother Ed became involved iii a fight
with another young man named AMI rose
Moffatt. The two men were giving Moffatt q.
beating when Sergeant Horan of the police
force, attempted to separate the combatants.
The two brothers turned on the officer and he
made a motion as if to draw his pistol. Both
the Cochrans at once pulled their guns and
Tim fired at Koran, who turned and ran. Ed
Cochran. with pistol in hand. ran outside the
inclCsure of the race track and was caught
by Captain of Police O'Bavre who pinioned
his arms from behind. His brother Tim at
this moment also came from within with his
smoking pistol in his right hand
He was followed by Police Sergeant He'd
rick. who had come to the rescue of his
brother officer. Hedrick, it is alleged, called
on Cochran to surrender, and the demand
not being complied with and fearing Cochran
would shoot at him as he had shot at Ser
geant Koran, Hedrick opened nre on Coch-
ran. shooting him three times. The wounds
he received are mortal, and although
alive at present he will surely die. The
shooting took place in full view of about
three hundred passengers, who were on the
eight years old, unmarried, and is employed
yard. His brother Ed is twenty-five years
old
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-14
The Position in Which a st.
Louis Elevator Man
Was Found.
John Jackson His Name--Wild
Speculation the Al
legged Cause.
The Annie Redmond Kidnap-
ing Case Assumes a
New Phase.
Bloody Shooting ARRAY on the
Race Track at Mem
phis, Tenn.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 13.-At an
early hour this morning when Louis
Napoleon, the janitor of the st. Louis
grain elevator office, southwest corner
of Biddle street and the levee, went
into the office to clean up, he found
John jackson, president of the elevator
company, hanging to one of the high
posts of counter railing, dead and the
body cold. Mr.. jackson had evidently
stood upon a chair while adjusting
the roDe-a piece of an ordinary
clothes line-and then kicking the chair
away, the moose closed on the wind
pipe, death ensuing by strangulation.
The ianitor and his wife cut the body
down and laid it OH sofa where it re-
manned until Robert p. Owens, cashier
OF the company, came to the office.
Several letters were found on Mr.. Jack
sons desk, one addressed to his son
and others to a business friend,
which Mr.. Owens took charge of. and
at this writing their contents are
not known. Word was Immediately
sent to the family residence and the
body and letters were sent down shortly
afterwards. Mr.. Jackson was one of
the best known business men of the
city. with very large interests, and the
news of his suicide caused great SEN
satiOn on the exchange. He is said to
have been heavily interested in May
wheat, and it is reported ON 'change
that his grain transactions probably
had something to do with his Self-de-
StructiOn, but of this nothing definite
has tranSpired as yet.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-14
THE FLOUR CITY'S FIRST.
The Minneapolis Team Plays a
Local Nine

The sufferers from recent Dakota fires will
receive between S45 and $50 from the benefit
ball game played at the South Size ball park
yesterday afternoon. The small amount of
the receipts might seem TO indicate a small
attendance, but such was not the case
The principal reason that more money
was not taken is that great many people,
who went there with honest intentions and
money in their rockets found so many holes
in the fence that they yielded to the tempta-
ton TO join the majority and went in that
way. The bleaching boards, as well as the
grand stand. were filled full of people. hun
cry Tgor for ,ba the he cry OF PLAY b2 and and
of enthusiasm disturbed the peaceful mcdi-
tations of Rev. c. A. Ween Olsen and an
old horse that was feeding near the grounds.
Minneapolis went to the bat at 800 with
dales' battery work, and for the fist four
innings it looked as if, with the
ald OF Young man named Clark.
who had been named for umpire,
of winning. March did good finger and arm
work for the first few innings and at the
close of the fourth the Lyndale ladies had
five white chips to their credit, part
by Dugdalc and Turner, who took
turns at short, and Morton's sluggers
had only pounded out three runs
notwithstandin the assistance given them
by Inc Lyndale battery. During the next five
innings the profeshs played ball nearly al the
time, and the score for Lyndale looked like a
row of doughnuts. One S. p Jones, a local
Journalist, took Vests place in right field.
and by his intervention March was let off
easy, Minneapolis getting fourteen hits
for total of twenty-one bases
Gibbs, one of Morton's trial pitchers
did good work, and at the close of the eighth
inning the principals refused to fight long
er Jantzens batting and Miller's fielding
% Of fl,a J., 1ntt 80
absorption of foul fly from Nash's willow
in the first inning being a remarkable play.
Morrison failed TO astonish any one at first and
Dugdale and JantZen showed that they were
more familiar with skinning the bat than
graphing hot grounders in the infield but
considering the fact that Pierce, West and
Hanrahan, three of the best hitters III the
team were not on watch, the boys made a
showing that is more than gratifying to local
ball cranks and to the officials of the club.
The score was as follows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-14
Matinee at Memphis.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 13-The matinee
at the race track to-day was well attended,.
The track was a little heavy from the effects
OF last nights heavy ram.
First race-For two-year olds half mile.
The youngsters were sent off at the first
attempt Lulu B slightly in the lead. Willie
NJ eCond, Indian Princess third, the others
we'll punched. Lulu 3 maintained the lead
till halfway home, when Indian Princess
shot to the front and won handily by a
length from Lulu B. second; two lengths i'll
front of Willie NJ, third. Time, ;O314
Second race. selling, for all ages, three.
fourths of mile-The start was a struggling
one, Valci being a full length in front of
Tartar, who was two lengths in front of
the others, well punched. Valci maintained
his lead all the way around and won handily
by half a length from Red Leaf, second. five
lengths in front of Heliotrope, third. Time,
l:19l2.
Albert Stull got the best of the send off by
length and was never headed. winning
easily by length from Bridge Light, second,
two lengths in front of Tom Nichols, third.
Time :4SS4.
The last race was run in the rain.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-14
New Orleans Races.

New ORLEANS, April 13.-This was the
last day of the spring meeting of the Louisi-
ana Jockey club. There was a large crowd
in attendance, Notwithstanding the threaten
ing weather, ana later in the evening heavy
rain.
First race, consolation purse for non
winners, six furlongs-Syntax won, Cas-
sandra second. Wild Boy third. Time,
1:164.
Second race, selling, five furlongs-Cather-
inc won, Maid of orleans second, Sympa-
thetic's Last third. Time, L 100.
Third race. selling, six furlongs-Stuart
won. mule second, Argenta third. Time,
lis.
Fourth race, seven and half furlongs,
handicap-Carus won, Effie H second, Pritch-
EFT third. Time, l AL p.
Fifth race, Howard stakes, handicap, 1-16
miles-Hornpipe won, Pell Nell second,
Probus third. Time, l 30.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-14
RICH DEVELOPMENTS.
Annie Redmond Was Not Kid
mapped, But Was Given Away by
Her Father.

CHICAGO, April 13. - Two sensations
cropped out to-day in the trial of Harvey
Gurley and wife, the alleged kidnapers of
little Anne Raymond. The first surprise
came when Harvey Gurley was ordered ac-
quilted on the ground that nothing had been
shown against him but cruelty, and he
could not be punished for that Of
Tense, having been fined for it in
a justice court, though at the time the fine
was paid no one knew that the prosecuted
child was the lost Annie Redmond. A more
astonishing development followed, when
Mrs Gurley was placed on the stand she
testified that the little one had not been kid
Mapped but had been given her by no less a
person than Annle's father, John Redmond.
The theory of the defense is, that Redmond's
insanity was not brought about by The
loss of the enid, but that he was
insane previously. and forced a dislike to
Annie from delusion that she was not his
own. Mixed up in the extraordinary story,
are intimations that Harvey Gurley was pay
ing attentions to Mrs. Redmond and that
Redmond was fond of Mrs. Gurley. Red
mond is n blacksmith, Gurley was a rousta-
bout. and little Annie is the infant whose
disappearance was for long time as mys-
terious and much-talked-of in Chicago as
that of Tascott, the murderer of Millionaire
Snell or the "lost Charley Ross
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-14

The Golden Stars have organized with the
following players: Harrington, manager,
captain and catcher; Bohn, pitcher; W.
Burse. pitcher; Cummings. first base;
Marsh. second base; Wilson. short stop and
catcher; Hermann third base; May, left
field: Nicholson, center field; Bohn, right
field. They will play the first game to-day
with the West Side Colts on the latters
grounds. Batteries: Bell and Allen for the
Colts Bohn and Harrington for the Golden
Stars. The club will go into the city league.
Harrington was formerly manager Of the
Colts.
Pierce the new Princetowp man who is to
hold down first for the Minneapolis team,
arrived yesterday. Treasurer Glade also
came in from Chicego, and all members
and attaches of the club not now in Mime
apolis will arrive i'll a few days.
The Unions and Columbia base ball clubs
will play on the old West Seventh street ball
park this afternoon. Batteries: Bum and
Mayer for the Columbus and Morrissey and
Emmerson for the Unions.
Clark's club defeated the Broadways yester
day by score of Ii to 6. Clark struck out
thirteen men, and Bend and Dorsey made
home runs.
The Athletics and West Side Colts will
cross bats this afternoon at 3 o'clock on the
West ST. Paul glounds.