A. W. Merrick
English: A. W. Merrick, publisher of the first newspaper in Deadwood, South Dakota Identifier: blackhillsorlast00tallrich (find matches) Title: The Black Hills, or, The last hunting ground of the Dakotahs : a complete history of the Black Hills of Dakota, from their first invasion in 1874 to the present time, comprising a comprehensive account of how they lost them : of numerous adventures of the early settlers : their heroic struggles for supremacy against the hostile Dakotah Tribes, and their final victory : the opening of the country to white settlement, and it subsequent development Year: 1899 (1890s) Authors: Tallent, Annie D Subjects: Dakota Indians Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.) -- History Publisher: St. Louis, : Nixon-Jones Print. Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: mpany, under the man-agement of W, H. Bonham. On December 1st, 1887,the name Bhick Hills Pioneer, was changed to Dead woodPioneer. On May 15th, 1897, the Deadwood Daily Pioneer andthe Deadwood Daily Times were merged into one dailypaper, under the proprietorship of the Pioneer-Times Pub-lishing Company, and the editorial and business manage-ment of Porter Warner, and W. H. Bonham, respectively. When W. H. Bonham became connected with the man-agement of the Pioneer in 1885, it was found to be heavilyincumbered with debt, but, although having a cash capitalof only $190 to invest in the concern, he succeeded by wiseeconomy and skillful business management, in rescuing thepaper from the financial quicksands into which it was rap-idly sinking, and placing it on solid ground, so that whenit went into the hands of the Pioneer Publisliing Company,in 1887, it was practically free from debt. The foregoing record makes it very plain, so plain thatthose who run may read, that A. W. Merrick made a Text Appearing After Image: A. W. MEP.RICK. Publisher of the first newspaper in the Blacli Hills, establishedin Deaclwood, June 8th, 187G. LAST HUNTING GROUND OF THE DAKOTAHS. 273 noble and gallant struggle to prolong the life of the firstnewspaper of the Black Hills. The first daily newspaper published in the Black Hillswas established in Deadwood by Porter Warner in theearly spring of 1876, Mr. Warner arrived in Deadwood froui Denver, Colo.,with a complete press, well equipped with the needed fa-cilities and ample material for the publication of a dailypaper, during the month of March, 1877. He first rentedthe upper story of the then newly erected bank building ofStebbins, Wood & Post, on the northwest corner of Mainand Lee streets, where, on the 7th day of April, 1877, thefirst number of the Deadwood Daily Times was issued.The paper was ably and successfully conducted, under thesole management and proprietorship of its founder, PorterWarner, until May 15th, 1897, when it consolidated with theDeadwood Pion Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.