The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-22


er courses o. the Black Hills appear
to be unusually active this spring.
and now are lastly engaged in their
annual rseenstrSctioA campaign. In
the northern Black Hills their activi-
ties are s~trikingfy apparent on Spear
fish crock, In the canyon. where they
are diligently ut work between Fillmore
and the crossing. especially. They are
engaged in the construction OF ave or
six dams in that stretch OF country.
and are tackiing sems unusually large
trees In the course 81 their work.
Quaking sAps ana birch Of eight or
10 inches In diameter seem to be
within the scope Of material needed
by them in the construction Of their
dams. The beaver also have com
menced operations along Little Spear
FISH creek. There 10 . very general
feeling among the sportsmen OF the
Black Hills that the beaver should
nit be interfered with in their work.
even though their dams in certain
places result In the destruction OF
highways which have been construct
ed at much expense and labor. The
sportsmen believe II would be better
to remove the roads to lines higher
on the hillsides. OUT of reach of the
overflow OF the dams which the beaver
construct, and permit the besv yer To 81
ahead with their work Of dam build
ing. At the rate they now are work
ing, Spearish canyen will have an
immense colony OF beaver in a few
years, and visits to their field OF
operation will be on the regular sched-
ules OF tourists who make tours
through the Black Hills.
The Black Hills forest reserve will
this year do its part toward aiding in
the live stock production of the state
and nation. Thus far more than 500
permits for grazing live stock in the
Black Hills national forest have been
issued. This means more than rs, 900
head OF cattle will be fed this summer
in the national forests of the Black
Hills. The punches OF stock n
all the way from a herd OF $500 to
punches OF a few head. The permits
already granted this year provide for
the grazing Of cattle greatly in excess
OF those grazed In the national forest
last year, and permits still are being
applied for, In some instances, whore
the capacity OF the forest ranges ID
being overtaxsd. IL Is found necessary
to refuse permits. while in other To-
calitiss. where the capacity has not
yet been reached, additional permits
will be Issued. The grazing permits
cover practically the entire Black
Hills forest, outside Of organized cities
and towns and occupied ranches. IL
addition to the more than rs, 900 head
that will be grazed during the summer
on the rich grasses Of the Black Hills
national forest, permits for more than
$4,000 head have been issued by the
supervisor of the Harvey national for
est. covering the southern end OF the
Black Hills region. When the cattle
to be grazed In the two national for
ests OF the Black Hills are fattened
and marketed they win materially add
to the beef supply Of the nation.
Copper mining viii be added to tho
other mining industries OF the Black
Hills by the purchase of Joseph r
Bland OF what is known as the Sum.
init group Of copper claims, situated
about one and one-half miles from the
old Junction mine, in the Custer sec
ton. Mr.. Bland has established a
camp, which will accommodate is
men. The copper ore in the group OF
mines purchased by him occurs az
c~hacocite I'D to q rs per cent grade.
and Bland intends to bring up conner
ore by means Of hand sorting. II Is
expected that a carload of the ore can
be shipped each 30 days to a smelter
in Omaha, Neb.
Nearly twice as many demands
for labor were received at the United
States employment office In Sioux
Falls during thu last week as were
registrations OF workers, according to
q report made by the superintendent
OF the bureau. The spring rush of
farm work Is responsible for most OF
this demand.
Congressman Royal C. Johnson, who
enlisted as q private In the A. z. r
was wounded and attained the rans
OF lieutenant before he was dischar~.
ed. has been selected to deliver the
address at the ceremonies of dedicat.
ing tho memorial grove and table for
Hitchcock park IN Mitchell On Decora
ton day.
A Minneapolis company has been
awarded the contract for erecting a
new school building for the HAITI
CONSOLIDATED school district. The con.
tract price is $37.47e. The work of
constructors will commence ut once.
the building to be ready for occu.
psncy by October I next.
County agents of SCUM Dakota IN
session at Huron made plans for max.
Ing up a special train to carry cor.h
Dakota farmers to the international
Live Stock exposition u Chicago, 10
be held next December. II is desired
many counties Of the state as possible
to attend the show.
Meeting with the mayor, 80 bust
ness mon at Parker demanded that