The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-02-06
Down "a the Cheyenne.
Feb. q, 1891.

Down "a tho Cheyenne.
Feb. 2, 1891.
Mr.. Epiros,
As we scan the outlook for ma
terial to fill up q letter to the STAR
incidents aud news seem to be
as scarce in this neighborhood as
grain aud hay. And notwith-
a very mild and open
winter, these are scarce, and high
Harney's Peak. On Jan. a7th,
we got the first snow storm in 1891.
Grass has been abundant and stock
on the range was never in better
condition on the first Of February
than now. On a recent visit to
the Z Bell station, we witnessed for
the first time, the taking of an UNI
tanned animal with the lasso. The
rope was manipulated by Mr..
Greene who, in the absence Hon.
H. A. GODDARD, is superintendent
at the ranch. The animal caught,
was a fine" two year old mare.
This mare and another of about
the same age and style, had been
sold to a sturdy young man who
was there to take them, at s14o.
They have been making extensive
improvements at the Z-Bell lately:
Among these are a large horse
barn and yard. This barn has a
row Of stalls on either side with a
drive way between, and We esti-
mate its length at one hundred
feet. Inside the high fence stands
a large trough filled with with wa
ter from an adjacent spring by
means of a penstock. They have
now at this station about three
hundred brood mares and several
large, blooded stations, and are
raising a greatly improved grade
of horses.
We took a very unexpected bath
in Fall River recently. While
fording said stream at the head of
the Falls the hind axletree of our
carriage was broken off at the
shoulder, in mid-stream; and being
precipitated from our seat, we
first found solid footing on the rock
in about eighteen inches of beau
tifully clear, warm water. We
have tried to believe that our rheu.
matism was less severe after rid
ing about four hours with our boots
full of this wonderful water.
When last seen, our spectacles
were making rapid progress to-
ward the prccipice, but our eau
ton and eyesight have been re-
markably good ever since.
We are now milking a hcifer that
will not be two years old until the
10th of March. Her calf is a male
and good size. She is one quarter
Jersey and never cost a dollar for
feed previous to parturition. OF
course we give her a good mess
now and can we'll afford to. We
mention this to illustrate the ad-
vantage pertaining to a claim loca-
ted in the southeast lea of the
Black Hills for raising stock. We
are from Illinois, and Illinois steers
have a wide reputation, but an H.
linois steer one year old has already
"eaten his head off, when com
pared with a three or four year old
of this section; we speak with ref.
erence to cost. AS to quality, we
have never seer nicer beefdisplay-
ed in any market than R. w. Sham
hung his new market full of, at his
opening.
At this season of the year the
want Of a few bridges between
here and the Springs is very great.
We dread the journey on accoun,
of the rough, slippery approache:
at the fords.
With the exception of Mr.. Willol
and family, the settlers in this 10.
cality are still on their claims ane
with courage and hope renewed
are planning for another effort t.
wrest from nature a generous har-
vest and the means for a fna
competency and support. Wher
the situation is understood; the
peculiar qualities Of climate ane
soil fully learned, we have M
doubt of the result. Man shall
dwell here in peace and create,
plenty than in many portions O
civilized world. Mr.. "Lo, thu
poor Indian" will have uttered
his last war whoop and have gon.
on, and with Sitting Bull and 9th
er big sachems, will be smoking
red-willow bark and chasing buf
falo in the happy hunting ground.
of the 'sOver There"
Eastern journals will cease % crosk
On the sui firing Of our folk
And the Indian Wal; to make their papers cell;
But they can put their heads In soak,
And invent ZONE other joke,
Sdll We have the climate, soil and mines that tel
With the help Of irrigation,
No stats within this nation
Like this. can beauty, health and wealth displa.
With the Indian reservation
Open to civilization,
We think these eastern chaps will come and alta!