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Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-06-12

etables reach enormous size and can be
equalled by no other land under the sun
All farm produce reaches growth and
quality rarely seen or known in older
and more populous localities. Stock.
men are loud in their praises of South
Dakota as stock growing country. Nc
portion of the union can equal it. AT
least 100000 head of horses, cattle
sheep and mules roam it's prairies.
In the southwestern portion of the
state are the world-renowned Black Hills
noted for Their wonderfully rich and ex:
haustless mines of gold, silver and tin
These mountains contain the largest
gold mines and mills in the world. Mill
ions of dollars worth of pure bullion
have been shipped from them to the
mints of the country, and the amount is
increasing with every year. From a
neurological point of view the prosper
ity of the Black Hills is just in it's
infancy.
South Dakota, at the present time, has
a population of about 100000 people, and
it is constantly and rapidly increasing.
There is room for millions more in this
state. The choicest farming lands can
be had for the asking, and no better can
be found anywhere. We would advise
all homeseekers to turn their attention
towards South Dakota and investigate
the true condition of affairs in the Black
Hills before locating elsewhere. We
would urge them to come and settle with
us and assist in the up-building of the
state, and the making of this new COM
monwealth one of the richest, most pop
ulous and noble states in the American
l7niop
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multitudes who by little effort can make
this vast section fructify and blossom as
the rose. Water is in abundance
throughout the entire county. Running
streams, traversing every valley, makes
irrigation unnecessary. The products OF
the county are limited only by the time,
skill and patience Of the husbandman.
Grains of all kinds sare grown as only
Dakota can grow them. The rich, deep
soil is easily broken and turned up
toward the sun. Farmers can plant
their seed with the greatest ease, letting
nature take it's course, assured that
when the harvest time comes his in
crease will be twenty, fifty or hundred
fold Wheat can berelied on to go from
twenty to forty bushels to the acre; oats,
from thirty to seventy five; corn, from
thirty to fifty. Barley and other cereals
do as well in proportion. The finest
quality of haywild, at that covers
prairie and mountainside alike. All
stockmen throughout this portion Of the
West unanimously Zee that no hay,
not even the long timothy and clover
from cultivated lands, can equal in nu-
triton the wild hay of the Black Hills.
Hay from other states cannot be sold
here when native is on the market.
Stockmen, of all kinds, never feed grain
to stock unless engaged in heavy work.
This may seem like fairy tale, but no
truer words were ever written. Horses
and the like are fed on native hay alone,
during the winter, and the spring finds
them hardy and sleek, ready for their
summers work. The prairies and noun
tain parks are open to the settler to go
upon, start his mower and gather crop
Of hay as heavy as he desires.
The rainfall is increasing with every
season. AS the sod of the prairie is
turned over, exposing the rich soil be-
meath, the rainfall increases accordingly.
The farming sections of Meade county
have never been troubled by insufficient
rain, but on the contrary have always
been especially blessed with an ample
fall. This season has begun as usual,
heavy SHOWS, slowly melting, have wet
the ground to great depth, thus re-
moving great chance of drouth during
the coming summer. Undoubtedly the
peculiar formation of the country is the
direct cause of the plentious precipita-
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-06-12
STURGIS.
The Hub Of the Hills and the Seat
of Meade.
SITUATION AND SURROUNDINGS
A Magnificent Site in the Banner County
Of South Dakota---The Key City
of the Hills.

The city of Sturgis occupies peculiar
position, lying between. the Black Hills
proper and the foothills. It is situated
on Bare Butte creek, twelve miles east
by north from Deadwood, thirty-ive
miles north of Rapid City and one and
one-half miles from Fort Meade, one of
the largest military posts in the United
States. The site is most magnificent
one, lying on dry, almost level ground,
with a slight declination toward the
creek, giving the best of facilities for
drainage. There is plenty of room for
growth as the valley in which the town
is situated is wide and peculiarly
adapted for the site of large city.
The town lies at the point of converg-
ence of all the important roads travers-
ing the county, and, as consequence, is
the headquarters of all settlers in the
surrounding country when they desire
to transact business of any nature what
soever. 1t is said the first settlers
located on the present site in June, 1876.
A company was formed and the townsite
laid out. Eighty acres were originally
plated, but since then, to keep up with
the increased demand for residence prop
erty, several additions have been made.
The town was incorporated under the
general law of the old territory of Da-
kota as city, in June, 1883, and elected
full quota of officers. John Z. Porter,
prominent merchant of the city, was
elected the first mayor.
The town was christened "Sturgis" in
honor OF the late General Samuel d.
Sturgis of the regular army who at the
time was in command of the troops then
in camp whore Fort Meade now is. The
first postofice was opened in the winter
of 1878-79
Since then the town has exceeded the
Expectations Of its most ardent friends
and supporters. It has increased in pop
ulation, wealth, intelligence and moral
| ity. At present it boasts Of three church
societies, Catholic, Methodist and Pres
byterian, each one owning neat and com
modious edi6ces; fine graded school,
occupying $4,000 brick structure; st.
Martins academy, the parochial school
of the Catholics, an elegant white sand
stone building, to cost when completed
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-06-12

porations owning the tin properties be-
ing engaged in the prosecution of their
development work alone. These tin de-
posits are found in two localities, viz:
In the vicinity of Harney's Peak in Pen
nington and Custer counties in the
Southern Hills, and at Niger Hill, near
the city of Spearfish, in the Northern
Hills Plans are under way at the pres
emit time which, if successful, will soon
fill these new mining districts with a
population of tens of thousands engaged
in the preparing of the tin for market.
The entire area of the Hills is heavily
wooded, the heavy pine being the most
abundant and valuable tree. Consider
able spruce black and white is found
in certain localities. Although these
Hills have furnished nearly all the lum-
Der and fuel used in this section for
years past there still remains, according
to the best authority, at least 1000
square miles OF primeval forest available
for lumber, and mining purposes. With
the settling up of the reservation these
vest forests will become immensely val
uable. These lands covered by this tim
Der are open to settlement by any who
desire to own 16O acres of timber rather
than the same amount of tillable soil.
1t must not be imagined for moment
that the Black Hills is country entirely
devoid of agricultural lands. Such is a
most erroneous idea. Some of the best
farming lands in the limited States are
found upon the eastern slopes of the
Hills and outside the foothills Wheat,
superior to any grown in North Dakota,
Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa, is grown
prolifically in the Hills country. All the
cereals flourish finely. Corn, at one
time supposed to be entirely unprofita-
BILE to cultivate, has proven itself one of
our surest crops.
The land department of the general
government reports that on October l,
1889, there were 5,517 ,189 acres of vacant
land in the Rapid City land district-the
district in which the Hills are situated
4,417 ,189 acres of which are agricultural
lands. The finest farming lands, as we
stated, are found upon the eastern slopes
of the Hills and outside the foothills, an
elaborate and accurate description of
which can be found in the following
article:
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-06-12
THE BLACK HILLS.
The Glory of Dakota-The Richest
Spot on Earth.
wHITEwooD MINING DISTRICT.
A Short Sketch Of It's Mining Camps and
Output of Noted Mines---Agricu1-
tural Sections.

This region has become one of the
most noted for diversified resources of
any in the whole country, if not in the
world. The Hills, proper, contain about
$500 square miles and have population
of nearly $4,000 souls. The elevation of
this section above sea-level varies from
1000 feet on the eastern slope, to $500,
the altitude of Harney's Peak, the high
est point in all the Dakotas.
The ore deposits of the Hills have no
equal anywhere on earth. The first min
ing of which we have any record was
done in this section in 1874-5, and since
that time mining has been continuously
carried on with an enormous annual in
crease. Some of the richest gold and tin
mines in the world are here. The most
important mining section is the White
wood mining district, of which Dead
wood and Lead City are the centers.
The amount of work done in that dis
trict alone cannot be fully appreciated
by those never having had the opportu-
nifty of witnessing it. One company
alone-the Homestake has over 600
stamps at work continuously, crushing
at the rate of 10000 cubic feet of rock
every day in the year. Last year this
one company took out over $2,225, 900 in
gold from it's properties. This company
has been at work for the past eleven
years and expects to continue for many
years more, having at the present time
ore enough in sight to last them for nine
years. Any number of smaller corpora
tions are at work in the Hills on their
mining properties and are netting them
selves snug sums annually from their
labors. Carbonate and Galena- two
mining camps have extensive bodies Of
the silver ores from which they, respect.
lively, take their names. The tin mining
industry is still in it's infancy, the cor
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-06-12
STURGIS PUBLIC SCHOOL.

tion during the year.. The strange con-
tour of the Hills, their altitude, the ra=
dating streams of / water from them
flowing through their deep courses, in
conjunction with the two forks of the
Cheyenne undoubtedly, as a whole, are
the causes of the little showers of the
spring and summer.
Aside from the almost unlimited re-
sources of Meade county agriculturally,
there is another branch of industry ex-
tremely popular and profitable, and
that is
STOCK RAISING.
With almost an unlimited range COW
cred thickly with the richest and most
nutritious OF grasses, the stock-raiser has
comparatively little expense attached to
the raising Of hiscatSteand horses. The
winter on the ranges Of Meade county
are not OF great length and are extremely
mild. The numberless parks in the
Hills in the western end of the county,
and the draws and gulches Immediately
east of them, offer excellent feed and
sure protection to all stock turned loose
upon the range to winter. The heavy
growth of grass during the summer
months retain it's best qualities during
the colder season and stock fiourishes on
it, on the Meade county ranges, as
though fed by the owner in warm and
cosy stable.
It is not to the large cattle-raiser that
these opportunities alone are given, but
also to the smaller farmer who desires in
connection with his regular farming
duties, to raise either for himself or q
home market, few head OF cattle, sheep
| or horses. There are several reasons
why stock-raising is SO profitable in this
portion OF South Dakota. The cost OF
starting in this business is very little;
| the increase accumulstes rapidly; the
care Of and attention to stock is moth
ing; the feed costs nothing except, per-
haps, little labor IN laying in crop Of
hay for emergency; the percentage Of
loss Is extremely light and the profits
accruing are Of the most substantial
character.
The raising Of stock of all kinds on the
ranges Of this county il no experiment,
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-06-12
MEADE COUNTY.
It's Fertile Prairies and Rich Timber
Lands.
Of INTEREST TO HoMEsEEKERs.
Abundant Rainfall and Mountain Streams
Traversing Every vaIley---Gov-
ernment Lands.

This county is the youngest in the
state of South Dakota although one of
the Oldest settled localities in the Black
Hills. 1t was formerly part of Law
renee, the best known county in the en-
tire territory, but by act OF the legisla-
ture OF 1889 it was set off by itself.
A small portion of the county, the
western end is hilly and mountainous
and is covered with magnificent growth
OF pine timber. The balance OF the
county, from the foothills to the Chey-
enne river, is composed entirely Of the
broad-spreading plains for which the
eastern slopes Of the Hills are SO famous.
The western portion of the county is
about :, 800 feet above tide-water, while
the eastern portion will average about
1900 feet above Bare Butte, Spring,
Alkal, Elk and Box Elder creeks drain
the principal basins, while Beaver and
Rapid creeks drain small areas in the
southern portion. The finest agricul-
tural lands in the West are found in
Meade county. Thousands Of acres have
been taken up by settlers, but thousands
more OF the most arabic lands await the
coming Of those desiring to make for
themselves homes in q healthy, fertile
country. The records Of the land de-
partment in Washington show that in
Meade county alone there lies 23S,233
acres Of surveyed land still vacant, and
ii addition to this immense tract over
10000 acres not yet surveyed just
think of the grand total Of Ala, ,23s acres
of land owned by no one, titled BY none,
lying idle awaiting the coming of the
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-06-12

county judge, Chas G. Polk; clerk of
the court, Max Hoehn.
Schools and postoffices are found in
every valley and upon every hilltop. In
no section of the West is the public
school better or more carefully guarded
than in this county.
The spiritual welfare of it's inhabitants
is carefully looked after by the various
religious denominations of the country
who have their representatives scattered
throughout the county.
BY glancing at the map of the state it
can readily be seen that no county in
the Hills occupies such an accessible
position, as regards reaching that portion
OF the great Sioux reservation recently
opened. 1t has north and east front
age on the ceded portion of the reserva-
tion OF sixty five miles and this portion
contains some OF the best lands to be
found on all that great reserve. The
soil of that section adjoining Meade
county is precisely Of the same character
as that contained within this county's
boundaries. 1t is watered the same as
is the lands in our own county. Settlers
desiring to take up lands naturally pre-
fer to locate as near q thickly settled
community as possible. Right here they
can take advantage of that fact by com
ing to Meade county and entering the
reservation from this side. Bear in
mind, however, that it is not necessary
for those desiring lands to pass through
Meade county and locate upon the newly
opened government land. There are
thousands of acres OF first-class land
as good as any yet taken up-lying va
cant in this county. We are satisfied
that any one coming to this section with
the intention of locating will prefer to
stop on this side OF the reservation line
and take up their residence with us. We
are willing comparisons should be made.
We are ready for amy one to inspect both
sections, and we are also willing to leave
the decision entirely with themselves,
knowing that our own fair county will
receive the benefits thereby.
Meade county has population Of 6,000
and these figures are constantly increas-
ling By accessions from other and older
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/ but an old, reliable and well-established
business. Men of small capital enjoy
the same privileges as those who can
sign their check for cool million, and
their profits are the same proportion
lately Meade county boasts some OF the
finest live stock to be found in the coun-
try. OF it's record as live stock pro-
ducing country it can well be proud.
Another point in favor of this portion
OF the country as stock range is that it
rarely has one Of those terrible blizzards
that Minnesota and North Dakota have
the name OF producing. The Black Hills
have not had blizzard for ten years.
While the eastern and northern portions
of the old territory have frequently been
buried beneath huge snowdrifts, and the
winds across the dead-level prairies were
screaming and bowling, the Black Hills
have enjoyed the best OF weather, with
hardly enough wind to sail prairie
schooner down hill.
LUMBER INTERESTS.
This county, like the northern portion
of Michigan, has extensive lumber inter-
ests, with this fact in it's favor: l. g., the
timber land is not owned by wealthy
operators to the extinction of the smaller
proprietors Timber of the finest quail
ity covers the Hills from one end to the
ofbor tho y,o,,x x,<>rk;,,, ~ ~ I>xA..s s.:,o,
Mills are situated throughout the county
on the various water courses and in the
claarings and parks.-As q CONSEQUENCE
lumber is cheap, and, owing to this, the
construction of buildings cost less than
in some other portions of the West
claiming an older settlement and more
available resources.
This county is extremely fortunate in
having liberal yet cautious managers at
the head of it's affairs, and, as conse-
quence, no county has better roads and
bridges than has Meade.
The government of Meade county is
in the hands of the following officers, at
present: Commissioners Samuel H.
Martin, chairman; Bland Herring, Elliott
Nichols; sheriff, w. F. l.. Souter; treas
urer, E. T. Huffman; register of deeds,
Fred s. Dunham; auditor, e. c. Lane;
states attorney, Thomas e. Harvey; sup
erintendent of schools, Miss Lulu Schell;
surveyor, Olaf Helwig; coroner, DIR. J. B.
Cheney; physician, DIR. w. G. Smith;
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NOTICE OF ADMNISTRATRIX SALE OF
judicial district OF The state Of Montana, in and
Tor the county OF Lewis and Clarke.
Notice i hereby given that in pursuance 1T an
order Of tho district court OF the first judicial
district Of the state Of Montana, in and for the
county Of Lewis and Clarke, made on the 18th
day Of May, 4, D.; 1890, in the mattsr Of the g
administrative Of said estate will soil ct pnblic
auction, to the highest bidder. for cash. lawful
money of the United States Of America, and sub
ject to confirmation By said district court on
Wednesday, the 9th day Of AugCst, A. D., 1890.
at o'clock p M. ct the front door door Of the
Lewis and Clarke, state Of Montana, all the
right title interest and estate Of said r n. Dun
ply, 1t the time OF his death. and all the right,
title and interest that the eaid estate has By
operation Of law or otherwise acquired other
than, or in edition to that Of the said K. M
Dunphy, ct the time Of his death, in and to all
that 0Artain quartz mill and water.right situate.
lying and being in the coun OF Lewis and
Clarke state Of Montana, and describe q fol-
lows. to-wit
together with the machinery and . certain water
right attached thereto, and land and houses b.
longing thereto.
Terms end conditions OF sale: Cash, in lawful
money of the United States of America.
len per cent of the purcha % money to be paid
the adIninistratrix the day of eale. balance on
confirmation ct sale ~ said district court
Iced ut expense OF purchaser.
Administ ratrix of the estate of X N. Dunphy,
declared.
Dated Helena, Mont. August 4. 1890.
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= the First Judicial District Of tie Stste 81 a.
Montana. IA and toy the County Of Lewis anc
Bsnoni Steele, plaintiff. ". G. 7. Jennings and
The state Of Montana send greeting to the .bova
named defendant:
You are hereby required to appear in an action
S9S Ss :af The 1 9ss n ns%d
Of tho state Of Montana. in and for the county
of Lewis and Clarke, and to answer the COM
plant filed therein within ten days exclusive Of
sss .s of ss s. .si a as iaG : on Of
served ont OF this county but within this dis.
tfict within twenty daya: otherwise within forty
days, or Judgment by default will be taken
plsint Ths aid acion i brought t. to. OBTAIN 6,
judgment against the dsiendsuts Tor seven INN
dred and thirty-nine dollars AID interest fIom
june I 1899, - provided in twenty-seven NOTES
reasonable attorneys fess; also to obtain dscree
OF foreclosure OF . certain mortgage made exs
cuted and delivered to plaintiff by defendants an
lot II in block 5. in the Valley View adiiiion 10
Montana. which mortgage was Riyen n sac,,y.
the payment OF the twenty seven notes here;n
sued on; also 70 obtain deficiencv inaa,,,es
aeainst defenaiapt G. 7; Jennings Ia csse tIo
said Underwent and costs: also for CO.. Of mi
And ron aEe hereby notiAed that yoa tn to
apDeer md answee the sid complaint. = ahove
c coaq,rea ,t tsS aid g,antia VA apply 70 the
Given unosf my hand and the al al ~ AZ. AZ"
o1ct co1r Of the FIRST judicii distr;ct - ~.
slase q Hontana. In and Tor t. count. ~ IT. -;
soa S1Serke. this seventh day Of Ansnst, n ~
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Interest allowed on time deposits Exchange
issu d on principal cit Is of tie United States,
Canada and Europe transfers of money mare
by telegraph. Collections promptly attended t D.
City, county and state securities bought and sold.
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nense Gains Have Been Made
BY tho Northwestern and
Western States.
,tsna More Than Trebles her
Population Within tho
Last Ton YeerA


Z census office has fnished the count
h the schedules in hand, comprising
eturns from all but 1900 Of the 5000
bid districts into which the country
divided. The total population counted
g, 696 ,965, but it is estimated that the
bets yet to come in will increase the to-
g., 4OO,O 600. The latter figure may be
AZ the population Of the United
q July /, subject to variation Of q few
sand when the revised and final count
.de, says the Chicago Herald. This
hot be known for three or four weeks
sbly, as some of the districts will DO
In coming in, and in number Of cities
lnts are in progress. Approximately
population of the states of the Union,
bged according to their relative rank,
own in some cases by actaal count, in
g by postal card returns, and in others
lreful estimates based on the count
Pleted, as classad by member Of Su-
tendent Porter's staff are az follows:
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