Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-11-04
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j. II. Westover, who was brought up
from his ranch abont a week ago, is still
held in confinement in a room prepar.
ed for him in the court honse. He has
been pronounced insane. and is held
awaiting the coming Of the attendant
from the asylum who will take him to
Yankton, where it is hoped that he will
with proper care and treatment regain
his reason. Mr.. w. has been quite vio-
lent at times during the week. ard for
several days refused to eat ANYTHING.
On Thursday. however, he was some
what better, and less troublesome.
DR.. Rothermel came in from the
northern Hills the forepart OF the week,
aud is circulating quite busily in the
have been told by party who was on
tie ground, that he pointed out to Dan
Flickinger a rich spot on his ground.
Dan dug there and obtained from near
the grass roots, ore that assayed $3.50
per ton. That he pointed out to Otto
Grantz an extra rich spot in his mine,
and that it was from this spot that the
solid slabs Of gold were obtained, as
large as boys hand. 1t seems incre-
dible 10 many that he can do this. but
We have yet to hear any one say that he
has made as yet single mistake.
The ravages Of the small bug that is
boring into the pine trees Of the Black
Hills have become very serious and the
matter has been presented TO the gcner-
al land commissioner at Washington
The worst district is on Iron creek, in
the northern Hills, where the bugs haye
gotten in some destructive work. The
insect is bug that bores into tree
under the bark The sap OF the tree is
absorbed and there are many places in
the Hills where the forest has been al
most totally DESTROYED. Washington
dispatches of the Goth ut state that
Land Commissioner Herman will take
the matter up with the secretary Of agri-
culture. who will send out some experts
from the department, who will devise
some plan to externinate the insects.
On The Deadwood branch of the Bur-
lington Route. eight miles north Of
Edgemont, =. d.. is gulch known as
Sleeps Canon" II is over 700 feet
wide, and until a few weeks ago was
spanned by wooden bridge 1875 feet
high. The bridge was famous because
Of its height and because of the enor-
nous amount of timber used in its con-
struction. The filling in of this trestle
was begun on April "a and the big task
was completed on September s, twenty
weeks later. During that time, an aver
age OF forty-fiye men, working in day
and night shifts, were constantly em-
ployed. Approximately, 100000 cubic
yards Of earth were hauled one and
one half miles up a two per cent. grade,
and unloaded off this high bridge. This
required ,4S6 trains, Of fifteen cars
each, making over 22O00 carloads. Fonr
engines were engaged nearly all the
time, the average number of trains per
day being ten. Every yard ofearth was
loaded onto the cars with steam shov
el having capacity of one and one-half
cubic yards, and unloaded from the cars
with steam plow. The work was car.
ried on at night time by means of the
Wells system Of lighting.