The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-14
Discovery OF Valuable Coal Deposits.

Discovery of Valuable Coal Deposits.
Another vein of soft coal has been dis.
covered about eight miles south Of Cham
berlain on the west side of the river by the
clerk OF the court of Brule county and q
number of other prominent gentlemen of
Chamberlain. The vein was discovered in
the high bluff on the west side of the river.
The bluff being largely composed of chalk
rock they brought back as much
samples OF which have been for;
is Of the camel variety and is
rather light, owing to a protracted
exposure to the sun and air, but burns we'll
and reduces to a white ash. The pros.
pectors have staked off mineral claims and
the necessary tools will at once be secured
for the development of the find and if the
indications as to quantity hold good steps
will be taken for the working of the vein.
Groupings have been found in several
places along the White river, but this is
the nearest yet found to the city. The
discovery naturally excites considerable
interest in this section of the state, as the
fuel question is an important one east of
tho Missouri.
Press Association Organizers Appointed.
President Hopp of the South Dakota
Press association has appointed the fol-
lowing district organizers: First district,
w. c. Brown, Hurley Herald; Second dis
trict, N. G. Nash, Canton Ners: Third
district, l.. ID. Lyon, WATERFOWL Public
Opinion; Fourth district, H. E. Mayhem,
Letcher Blade; Fifth district, George
Schlosser, Aberdeen News; Sixth district,
p. r. Goddard, Pierre Capital; Seventh
district, W. II. Stanley. Hot Springs Star;
Eighth district, Porter Warner. Deadwood
Times.
These organizers ore to canvass their re-.
spective districts and enroll every ewspa-
per possible in the ASSOCIATION. President
Hopp suggests that deputies be appointed
that the work may be done thoroughly and
in time for the annual meeting next sum-.
mel.
Told in Brief.
BIsMARcK's charity ball cleared over
5000.
AN anti-woman's suffrage society has
been organized in Huron.
A SABBATH-scHooL convention for east
South Dakota will be held at Mitchell
April IL and IL for the purpose Of forming
q state Sunday-school association auxil.
iary to the American Sabbath union.
TIE Northwestern road has extended
the date for free and half-rate shipments
to the drought stricken sections till
March ID, in order to allow farmers TO.
ship In their seed wheat and other seed
grain.
A SMALL number of needy farmers In
Brule county will be loaned seed wheat by
the county commissioners, who met
Wednesday for this purpose. Farmers re-
ceeiving seed will be required to pay for it
in b fall, their crops being q lien to the
county for the amount furnished.
IT Is said q man sentenced to state
prison for life at hard labor for the murder
Of a young man at Mimic last July may be
seen driving q fancy team of horses
through the streets Of Bismarck any day
in the week, with nothing to prevent his
escape.
A COW belonging to VIM. McLane, near
E!khorn, has given birth to four calves
within ten months-twins in April last aud
twins the present month.
EIGHTY red foxes have been killed in
Mcpherson county SO far this season.
Two 16.year-old girls from Codington
county will learn to be good in the Plank.
inton reform school.
The building boom in Stanley is in
~creasing in MRor and it is now expected to
have sixty buildings completed within the
next thirty days.I
FOREST CITY, which is the upper ter.
minus of the Omaha & South Dakota rail.
road, has secured q bridge franchise across
the Missouri river.
JOHN KEENAN,, a Gilby h~otelkeeper, fell
from q Northern Pacific passenger train at
Grand Forks and was s~eri0usly injured
He narrowly escaped death.