Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-10
Dakota Points.

Aberdeen hgures directory population oil
1000.
Work has commenced on the foundation of
Deadwood's city hall.
The Tontne trust has 81 900, 900 to dis
tribute for good collateral in Watertowu.
Dakota has 5000, 900 in her treasury and
uncounted millions in her hills and valleys.
An agent of an Omahaisyndicate is looking
around Yankton for a location to invest SIS.
600 in hotel.
One hundred Iowa capitalists are booked
for an excursion TO Watertown TO sample the
real estate in that vicinity.
Mondays storm was something of a hurri-
cane at Buffalo. Considerable damage was
done in town and country.
An agent of the Chicago, Burlington g.
Quincy system is in the Hills for the purpose
of examining into and reporting upon the min
eral resources of the Hills to his company.
His report will determine how much the
company will invest in giving the Hills rail
road facilities.
The proposed development of the tin in
dustry of the Black Hills by Chicago syn.
dicate exctes considerable enthusiasm in
that region. The value and quantity of the
mineral has been thoroughly demonstrated,
and capital is the one essential lacking to
place the Black Hills in the front rank Of tin
producing countries.
The opening of the Sioux reservation will
witness n remarkable railroad race across
the territory. The Northwestern and Mil
waukee will build westward as soon as per-
mission is given. Both roads are concen-
tratlng material at their Missouri river ter
mini-Pierre and Chamberlain-and are
making every preparation for arush through
the land of Sitting Bull.
Roundabout the Mountains.
Salt Lake is enjoying building boom of
large dimensions.
Large quantities of asbestos has been dis.
N
Mont
Butte, Mont, is practically out of debt.
Her underground wealth yields an average
of $500, 600 a week.
Lonsdale, the adventurous lord who
secured the far north in the interest of sci
ence, has returned to civilization and Ia
coma.
Utah has decided to build a capital. The
cost is not to exceed 50, 900, 600. A premium
of $500 is offered to the best plan. compe-
tition to close November l, 1889.
The owners of the Lost California Mine,
eight miles from Shasta, are taking out
| 81 900 a day. Some of the best paying ore
| looks like stone coal and has to be worked
| dry.
The authorities of Denver have decided TO
| clean out the burnt district of the town. The
| job is mighty one. No city in the country
equals Denver in Haunting vice and open
| wickedncss. Chicago or New York have
| nothing to compare with Holiday street.
The Makahs are the only Indian tribe on
| the coast that have saved their land and ac.
| cumulated money. Neah Bay, the second
| best harbor on the coast, is on their reserva-
lion. They own three sealing schooners and
run the only store in the whole country.
| During the sealing season most of the bucks
| go as hunters, getting from 50 to S. for each
| skin.
San Francisco is confronted with the
| problem of checking the bloody work os the
| cable iuggernant. The number of people
| killed by the cars, recently, forces the au-
| thorities to protect the lives of the people
| An order has been issued Instructing the
| companies to place wire guards around the
wheels. and prohibiting the use of detached
| cars after sixty days.
The influx of settlers into Washington ter
ritory is immense, aud every town is enjoy
| ing boom. A real estate craze, similar tG
| that which swamped southern California
two years ago. is on, and the greatest speCu
lative activity prevails. 1T is an epidemic
which will soon collapse and crush thousands
| of tenderfeet The man who unload:
promptly will come out ahead.