Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13

to all. No tailings shall be dumped
on another miners claim, without his
consent.
The claims will be numbered, com.
mencing at the Bear Rock claim. mum.
bering up and down the gulch from
that claim, numbers running each way
from there. None of these laws can
be changed without a two-tbird vote
and no one will be allowed to vote at
a miners meeting excepting those
holding claims in this district and those
claims recorded.
The recorder will post up notices of
meeting at least five days before the
meeting in four conspicuous places.
A stake must be erected at the end
Of each claim of four by six inches In
thickness, two and one-half foot in
the ground, four foot out of the ground
with face and the number and owner
of the claim written in plain letters and
figures thereon, on or before the 10th
day Of August, 1875.
These Mining Laws, made on June
llth, 1875, were signed by the follow
ing miners:
W. Harrison, D. Alston, J. McCrary,
F. Umphrey, G. Denohue, J. Crosby,
H. Bishop, W. Trainor, w. Tillotson,
J. Caviness, J. strater, c. Phillips, W,
Porter, f. Haggarty.
June 9th, these laws were signed
by the following, who endorsed
them:
B. Van Horn, c. Cribbs, c. Black
burn, o. Kline, ]. Dunn, ]. Baxter,
]. Black, c. Chofie, P. Cummings,
George Williams, ]. Hill, G. Carpenter,
H. Cunningham, L. Smith, W. Mckee,
c. Goble, II. Nelson, ]. Beardsley, F.
Hoffman.
The Town of Stonewall.
In July, 1875, about a month after
the organization of the Cheyenne min
ing district, it was determined to lay
out townsite. The proper action was
taken at meeting called for that pur-
pose and it WAS decided to call the place
"Gray," as will appear in the instru-
ment published below, but before the
actual work of laying out the boundaries
and lots was undertaken, the name was
changed to "Stonewall," The following
instrument, drawn up at the formal
organization of the town, contains
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"This indenture made and entered
into this - day of July, 1875 by A. B.
- for the purpose of organizing
and laying off sight for town as
follows;
First. Wherein it has become
necessary owing to the rapid immigral
ton into the Black Hills, that town
should be organized for the mutual
benefit of the miners and others, there
fore we agree mutually with each other
to proceed at once to survey and lay Of
a town on French creek. The town
to be known as Gray.
Second. That immediate steps be
entered into to erect house or build
ing for the transaction of the town
business also for the records used and
the place of deposit of town property,
books, etc.
Third. That second house should
be erected for the use of the first
merchant arriving here with goods for
disposal to the miners he, the merchant,
to use the same until he has the time to
erect one, the time not to exceed
reasonable length, the lot for him to
use be given him by the town board.
Fourth. Every miner holding a
claim in French or Boulder district be
entitled to and to have a building lot
IN the resident part of the town, to
erect building or house upon.
Fifth. That miners taking up
building lots in the town erect their
houses by the first of May, 1876, or
forefeit them.
"Sixth. The recorders fee for re!
cording building lots be fixed at
who will furnish certificate of record
to each miner and also lay out the
street, alleys, and number the lots,
ETC."
Gen. Crook and DR.. Flick.
DR.. w. Flick, who is now seventy
years of age and in failing health has
resided in Rapid City for many years
past. He was one of the original town
site builders of Custer, when it was
established as Stonewall, and was one
of the most active men in the camp.
One his return from Hermosa last
week, Col. Thornby stopped off at
Rapid City and showed the doctor the
old record which had been given him
by Booth. DR.. Flick declared it to be
the original and took great interest in
going over its content and recalling
little incidents connected with those
historic days. He told one on himself
which illustrates the democrtic way
the distinguished men of that time had
of disposing of the duties of their
Offices.
In the latter part of July, 1875, Dr.
Flick had left Stonewall and gone up
on Laughing Water to do some work
on quartz claim. One afternoon, in
the middle of his work, he developed
an appetite and returned to his camp
where he was living in tent, to rustic
some grub. He was engaged In frying
a flap jack when a stranger approached
and after an exchange CT greetings,
seated himself on the ground with his
back against tree. The doctor invited
him to join in the flap jack feast, but