Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-29
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f'O"nS sNoANiluS lCstNuICS. Inc MOSU
prominent among them is the apex of
the Globe hill. IL vast placer of phenom-
email wealth. The ground is not, strictly
speaking. placer. 1t is a dccomposed
blu quartz, almost as fine as sand, and
gives net returns under the stamp of
SCI to the ton. The pay streak is
found under about two feet of black
SOIL and so far as tested is about five
feet in thickness and covers Il territory
about loo feet square. The discovery
OF the richness of the soil was made by
u Mi. Kennedy II few weeks ago, and
he at once secured u lease on Il large
portion of the ground and began haul
ing the dirt to the Beaver Park Stamp
Mill. and the mill is kept busy treating
this ore. Twenty additional stamps are
To be added as Soon as they can be put
in. So far this overflow has been
found on the Deer Horn Mountain.
Plymouth Rocks Nos. l and =. and the
Lady Smith Lodes. Developments
have not been pushed far enough to de-
termine positively. but the impression
Is that this decomposed quartz
from q mammoth vein which cuts
through the mountain on the north
east, and that further prospecting will
ncovc Il vein of wonderful width and
richness.
SAN FRANCISCO special: The treas
urc-seeking errand of the yacht Hav-
seed, or Ada, as she has been rechris-
tened. which left here on June -, os-
tensibly for Coco's Island, is now en-
planned, as ia the disappearance of the
cargo OF smuggled opium brought from
British Columbia OH the steam schooner
Eliza Edwards. The steamer santa
Rosa. which arrived here, saw the YES
sells together off Catalina Island, neal
Santa barbara. When the Edwards
was searched nothing contraband was
found. 1t is asserted that a week ago
the Haysced ran into Galita. near Santa
Barbara. and during u thick fog landed
nearly $40, 900 worth of opium taken
from the Edwards.
KANSAS CRY special: A conspiracy
to rob the railroads, carried out by two
passenger solicitors. two ticket brokers
and a large number of conductors. has
been ferreted out by railroad detectives
and a number Of arrests will follow. \
broker would turn over Il passenger to
the solicitor, who would put him on the
train of one of the conductors in the
plot. The conductor would carry the
man for half fare, and this instead of
going to the company would be divided
among the gang.
DENvER special: William Gilpin. son
of eN-Gov. Gilpin, met a terrible fate at
buffalo Park. lie was walking along
an absolutely perpendicular cliff. lie
approached too near the edge aud the
hin rock broke, precipitating him to
the valley, 300 feet below, where he was
crushed and manglcd on the rocks.
Gov. Gilpin is the originator of the plan
to build the great international railway
from South America. north through
Alaska. and over Bering Straits and
Asia and Europe.
WALLACE, Idaho. special: Work has
been resumed at all the mines in the
Crur d Alene District, wages being
fixed at Sa.50 for skilled miners and 81
for shovelers. Everything is quiet here
and indications point to a general eXo-
dus into Montana of such union miners
as have O been arrested. 1t will. how
ever. require the presence of troops for
some months to insure the n%on-uuion
men from assaults. Over three hum
dred men are under arrest here and ut
Wardner.
FARGO. n. D., special: The ianitor of
the National Bank of North Dakota
did not put in an appearance at the
bank and an investigation showed he
failed to arrive at the express Office
with a package containing $500. which
he was sem out with. The money was
in currency and was for u correspond.
emit AS the man cannot be found. it is
believed he skipped with tine money.
VALLEY CITY, y. d.. special: North
-. ID,,;Cn r,-l.%.. S1,o .los 49,.
men riding on the roof of the express
car on the trestle near Valley City.
One died instantly. The other will die.
The men pulled the bell rope to STOP
the train. When the conductor ordered
them to come down they refused, with
the above result. Both mel were well
dressed.
BISMARCK, n. D., special: The
steamer Abncr O'Neal. owned by
Turner and others, of Mandan, with u
cargo of wheat and wool from Cppel
Missouri River points, ran against q
snag neal Painted Woods and sank in
ten feet Of water. The cargo and yes.
sci are u total loss. No insurance: loss,
$50. 900.
KANSAS CITY. Kan. special: Pear
Homer, who lived with her widowed
mother. was brutality assaulted by an
unknown negro, who entered the house
while she was alone. She is in u crit.
cal condition. Groups of men are hunt.
ing for the negro and if he be found he
will surely be lynched.
PnGNlx, Ariz, special: 1t is re,
ported that Mrs. l.. d. Acovcdo and
children were murdered q week ago on
a ranch near the Huachaca Fountains,
presumably by Apaches.