The Black Hills Weekly Pioneer from Deadwood, South Dakota • 14

had been run under the road which had not been properly timbered, and the water from the leaking flume above gradually softened the earth, causing it to cave in. The road in it present condition is very dangerous, although team, by careful driving can pass. Immediate steps should be taken to repair it before any accident occurs. Two knock downs occurred on lower Main street this morning, but they were of such a quiet character as to attract no particular attention. ARKIVAM AM) DF.I'AKTI KKS The emigration into the Hills this Spring will be unprecedented.

It well be "Ihree bundled thousand strong" or less. From the cast, the south and west it will pour. "Such an emigration was never heard of as is now pouring westward," says a Kansas paper. MX ITEMS A "thumb brace" for revolv to steady the aim. is a new invention.

But there's no use for them in this country. Our killers are dead sure without them. Frank Brown got fooling with the tiger last evening and got the worst of the fun all around. He lost his dust, got whipped and into the cooler besides. DOMESTIC TKOI I5I.E There was a lot of unnecessary excitement this morning over an indifferent domestic insurrection which occured on the hillside in rear of the Bella Union last evening.

A very common occurence among the girls and the gang. Eddie Dwyer got drunk and attempted to amuse himself by pounding his girl, Jessie Washbume. a little, just to show his superiority, and she wouldn't have it. her showing a disposition to resist him the exercise of his supposed domestic prerogative, he hurled a rock at her. which she picked up and hurled back at him with good effect, knocking him flatter than a postage stamp.

That's ail there was of it. crrv AMI VKIMTV I Ml HASH It is estimated that between two and three hundred wagons have been caught out on the praines in our big blizzard. There were over one hundred betwen the foothill and Bismarck alone, which left the latter place five days before the approach of the storm. And it is certain that much of the stock of these trains must perish. Hence, it requires but a little strain of the imagination to foretell the result of this disastrous condition of affairs on our local provision market.

We understand that Captain Beard of Dcadwod has struck a rich silver lead on Whitewood. about one mile below Pennington. The ore assays from $10 to $200 per ton. It is the intention of the captain to send about I.0O0 pounds of this rock to Omaha, to be worked at the smelting works in that citv. TROC BI.K WITH SAFES The larjre number of xafe which arrived with the lat wagon trains are diHturbinj; our buxinexit men who have ordered them.

One or two can't pay the freight, others can't get them into their office owing to the weaknexs of the buildings, others can't open the things, and those who have theirs in place and in working order have been taken with a fit of liar that they nwUl attract burglars, and now refuse to sleep in their offices, thus entailing extra expense for new sleeping apartments. On the whole thy are a losing investment. It is said Si'Mng Hull and the chiefs and men co-operating wi'h him number 2 0O0 warriors. The whole army of the l'nitcd numbers but 2a. 000 and not a third of that number are available for service in the northwest.

CAPTAIN CRAWFORD Harry Flynn, who has en cm-ploved at Anderson's European restaurant tor a long time, ha leased the furnished rooms in the Banmjca building, and will i un them hereafter. He has thii ty spring and hair matt r-ss'S. If you wan' a good rvbt's i'--t give him a ail. Lower Main street, opposiK i lain: 10 above, caved in this noon, but fortunately without injury to an one. It a pi ears that a drrtt AAA-Approved Phone 2349-W The prairie chickens arc he-corning so numerous in southern I-iako'a that the farmers are be.

ginning to ask themselves what 'hey can lo to save lire seed in the ground, which they ate digging and devouring. The prohibits their OX I I'SKTS CAKT The old notion that an ox is trie slowest thing on earth is ail a mistake. They are the spryest animals that roam the fields, when they want to be. An old superannuated looking bull, just in from the was taking a rest in his yoke on lower Main street this afternoon, when a smart-afeck sort of an express driver came along and attempted to drive over the reclining bovine's sprawled legs, but before the wagon had passed half way over them the sleeping bull bounded up like a ball and threw wagon, horse and the smooth Eph into the ditch, considerably demoralizing the entire outfit. DUNMRE'S MOTOR LODGE w'30 4 Cleanliness Courteous Service "IN THE PINES" Captain Jack Crawford, one of CITY AXD VKTXITV' The Sisters of Charity are ex the founders of Custer and chief pected here after a few days.

The llimhpf tn ereet thoir Hu-oUintr tn scout for General Crook's forces. 704 Glendale Drive Lead, South Dakota (Ask any filling station operator is now visiting this camp in the be attache(1 to the hospital is on interests of the sale of his book, tne ground. but if thev should "The Poet Scout, A Book of Song comef as they probabiy win, be-and Story." A great favorite with fore the house is completed, there all. Captain Jack, who was an ar- is one prepared for them. It is my scout before he came west, hoped that the people of this serving with Pennsylvania regi- neighborhood will appreciate the ment in the Civil War at 15, is worth of this institution and feel aiWell beloved by many frontiers- satisfied to lend a liberal assist-Hen.

ance towards it. in Lead or Deadwood) WELCOME TO DEADWOOD! and to the WILD BILL BAR ORIGINAL SITE OF WILD BILL'S DEATH JAMES BUTLER HICKOK Visit Us! See Authentic Mementoes Of Early Deadwood Authentic Grave Marker From Wild Bill's Original Grave Chair From Poker Table Of Wild Bill's Last Game Photostats Of Original Jury Verdicl And Judge's Sentence of Jack McCall Early Historic Photographs Belle Union Mural Wild IB511 DBaur IN HISTORIC DEADWOOD.