Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-19

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Columbus, Ohio.
John Klinger has returned to the
United States with his family from
South Africa. He says it is only a
question of "a short time until all the
Black Hills boys who vent there will
return.-Lead Call.
Sam Odell, John Burkeand others of
Hot Springs have got a bad dose of the
single standard fever, and according
to report they have located ground all
the way from Cheyenne Falls to the
head of Beaver Creek. AS we under
stand their mania is locating heads of
canyons where Il peculiar deposit was
found rich in gold, assaying all the
way from 100000 per ton up. From
these reports we judge they turn up
their noses at anything below that
amount. Buffalo Gap Republican.
The keystone Miner says that word
has been received in that camp that
the keystone company has accepted a
proposition made by IN English com
pany looking to the purchase of that
c%ompany's property. The preliminary
deal was closed last week at ST. Louis.
which gives the new company sixty
days in which to satisfy themselves as
to the value and condition of the prop
erty. \ mining engineer. Cecil Nor
gan, is making examination and upon
his report the sale will depend.
Rapid City has come in for it's turn
in the gold stampede. The rush was
caused by the bringing into town of
samples of rock found about nine miles
southwest of the city on Spring creek.
assays of which gave from 81 to Sl2.
day and on the next day a number of
parties left for the district to secure a
location. The find was made bv l.. ID.
Fall and the discovery was due in a
great measure to his familiarity Within
rich ore found at Ragged Top, to which
the ore bears a close resemblance.
About twenty or twenty-five claims
were located and a large number are
going out today to get a slice of a good
thing. Rapid City Journal.
A letter received by Phil Lamb of
Deadwood from Circle City, Alaska,
states that Mooney, Briggs and Turner,
who left here two years ago, are doing
we'll and expect to make a nice clean
up and return to the Hills. Mooney
says it takes a man with Il weak head
and a strong back to live in the coun-
try. George Herman, an old Black
Hitler has a veritable Igold mine which
he cleaned up net last summer $4,000,
with every probability of securing
three times that amount dur.
ing the coming season. The coun
try is all right, but a tough place
to live in. Any II intending togo
there should be amply supplied with
funds. Grub and material is high and
at no time is there an extra SUPPLY
Deadwood Times.
The maddest editor in the state, says
an exchange, resides in Il neighboring
city. One evening recently he attended
, a social at a private residence and dur
: ing the evening the ladies inaugurateda
hugging bee. the proceeds to go to the
church. Prices we're graduated ac
cording to the person to be Rugged
For instance fol hugging a Young. in
experienced girl, you had to give up II
cents: married women brought ID cents
and widows a quarter. Old maids cam
z ina bunch. for 3 cents. Well. our frienG
was blindfolded and giving up ID cent.
y said he would take IL married woman
After he had Rugged II cents wortl
& the bandage was removed from hi
S eyes, and 10! and behold, he had beef
I hugging hisown wife. Then he wanted
his Is cents back.
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