The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-08-26


him that he had had real good time
In Spearflsh. Place does not seem to
cut much figure in the problem Of hsv-
ing real good time in the Hills. Liquor
flows more freely than clear water-well
1t lie an old story.
One says at first sight that he would
rather live in Deadwood than in Lead
For Lead is city with Roar, contin.
ual, by day and night omnipresent and
overwhelming; the roar Of the stamp
mills, where all the time the $40 long
iron bars beat down upon the ore that
comes from the crushers above.
Doubtless the Lead people get to call.
ing the roar buzz or hum, or some.
thing with poetical associations. But
when you have just come through the
silence OF the Hills you use unvarnished
English. They tried to get me to go
through the stamp mills beginning at the
top and going down. Go through? Don't
il you value your tympanums. Stuff
, your fingers in your ears, 60 In on the
ground floor; exercise your optic nerve
and don't try to ask questions. When
safely away from the door again you can
relieve your digits Of their unwonted
duty, but the roar will be with you still,
and ite sound waves will follow you over
the city. All Lead was laughing when
was there over the joke played by q
prominent merchant on friend visiting
him. He warned the stranger, who was
about to visit the works. that no one
was allowed to talk above a whisper
there. The friend obediently kept mum
but after his return home said he re.
GREETED that he couldn't ask questions.
So Lead Jokes about its great pest.
What does it matter when the hills are
full of gold and Homestake stock can
hardly be bought for thrice it's par
value and there Is rush by day and rush
by night and work for everyones What
does it matter though certain deafness
| await the workmen In these mills?
II the Allison hoist is in operation
wysn you 60 to Lead it will perhaps be
tie goal Of your fret pilgrimage, for the
fame of the big engine is vide spread.
Unfortunately we we're rewarded for
our climb up the stony path by just
glance into the spotless room where the
great machine shines black in state.
They were making repairs and the
massive wheels were still. I was
anxious as child to see it 90 and know
that away down thousand feet below
kiu the dark it was doing it's work.
Many Of the pictures Of Lead are taken
from the path In front Of this new and
unfinished engine house-pictures
always doubly inadequate because they
must needs leave out the chsracterizing
Roar.
Deadwood saw first by night. The
Saturday night closing problem has not
yet come to vex the souls Of the buyers
Ind sellers in Hill towns; tesides night
s the day OF the day.shift. So early IN
the evening lie gala time in Deadwood.
The stores are open, the multitude OF
balloons blaze with an extravaganza Of
Electric lights and the sidewalks are
(hrohged. The streets are narrow and
pnpaved except by stones. No street
bar tracks are seen-you might better
ook for toboggan slides. There are 60
many restaurants in Desdwood-all OK
eept one are called Chinese because the
pio-tailed brethren do the cooking.
ne Of them. am as sure as can be,
iavors his mashed potato with tallow.
Your daylight view Of the city should