Queen City Mail from Spearfish, South Dakota • Page 1

CITY VOL. IIL SPEARFISH, LAWRENCE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 19, 1891. iL NO. 80.

QUEEN MAIL. From specimens of the oreseen atTick- A HAPPY WEDDING says: "Mrs. Noonan has long been a resident of this city and her departure will be sadly regretted by the entire AN UP-COUNTKY TRIP A Harried Trip Thrown Bear their return from the Little Missouri, where they had been taking an outing of a few days, visiting at the ranch where their cattle are being held for the FB0M BEV. M'CBEADY Bev. William McC ready, Who Is on a Missionary Tonr, Writes an Interesting Letter.

and willful falsehood waa never concocted in the brain of human being. There is more and better tin rock in the Bawlins mining district than has ever been or ever will be seen in the Southern Hills. More than that, there are thousands of tons of stream tin, or casslterite an article never yet discovered In the Southern Hills. Bight here is a good place to give some figures on the amount of stream tin ablpped out from Bear Gulch since the discovery, in 1884. The figures were obtained from Capt St John, who is authority on this subject, and to whom the writer Is indebted for many courtesies extended while in that camp.

Since 1884 there has been shipped out stream tin as follows: rounds. HUMS SJMO MOO London To different potato In El Pennsylvania Aen YorkCltv Ohio Colorado California Stove Moiltor New Orleans Missouri Chicago O. KTballeT Other and private sources. IJJOO ijoo 1.UUU 4,000 UM aw l.iou 200 Total 13,400 Capt 8t John estimates that there are at least 8,000 pounds of stream tin boxed up in the camp at the present time. So soon as there is a demand for this article the amount can be increased to almost any desired amount as the gulches are full of it No attempt waa made in early days to save this eassite- rite, the miners not knowing what it was; but now the stuff is boxed up, and many thousands of pounds of tin crystals are being stowed away, as it Is only a question of time when it will be in de mand.

Fiiday afternoon the tourists drove into Bear Gulch, and almost the first persons to greet them were Mrs. Grosfield of Spearfish and Mias Lawren-son of Deadwood, who had arrived a few days previous. John White looked happy and eon- tented, but allowed he would feel better If the proprietors of the Mansfield Tin Mining company would come up to the counter and settle their bill, instead of making promises which they failed to fulfill. After a short stop in Bear, the sight seers drove up the hill to W. B.

Thompson's cabin, where, to paraphrase Rider Haggard, the horses were outs panned and the travelers were made comforta ble. Among other comfortable homes on the summit of Nigger Hill is that of Mrs. Chapman and her son, Mark Hyd- 1111. These estimable people have maided there fourteen years. Mrs.

Chapman entertained the visitors until the the arrival of Mr. 11 dlill from his work in Sand gulch, when some of the curiosi ties among the varied collection in their home were brought forth. The most interesting of these were a tiu crystal, weighing about five pounds, and a gold nugget, imbedded iu quartz, and weigh ing pennyweights and containing 117 worth of virgin gold. Both of these specimens were found by Mr. Uydllff in Mallory gulch.

To Mark tiyuiiii, pernapa mure tuau hi auy uiuer nor's cabin it is not difficult to believe that Miles has, In miners' parlance, "struck it rich." However, he is only one of five interested in this strike, the others being W. A. Beinbart and O. Tuldon of Lead City, Charles Finch of Bear Gulch and Frank Brown of Spear-fish. On returning to Bear Gulch Sunday afternoon the writer was entertained by Mews.

St John, Miller, Muehleisen, Fisher, Houston and others, all of whom took pains to show np every' thing which eould be of possible interest to a "tenderfoot" Mr. Muehleisen has located a mine of uranium, that mineral which ia now attracting so much attention among iron and steel workers. That it will prove a bonanza for the discoverer, there is nodoubtand this paper wishes Mr. Muehleisen all the good luck possible with his new find. The Rawlins mining district Is surely coming to the front The amount and quality of mineral, tin especially, con tained in that district will not remain buried.

The time Is not far distant when the Bear Gulch and Nigger Hill camps will assume an air of bustle and excitement compared with which the liveliest dsys from "77 to "86 will fall into innocuous desuetude. The citizens of Spearflsh have the grandest possibilities within their reach. The development of that region will mean millions to the Queen Citv. No pains should be spared to aid In the upbuilding of that section, becauss we have everything to gain and much to lose. We must cater to their trade, treat those men honestly and fair ly.

They have a kindly regard for this city now, and no act onur part should sever that regard. It is an impossible task to clearly illustrate the possibilities and resources of that region by a hurried trip through the camps, but the im pressions made are not soon forgotten by an observing mind. For Over Fifty Year. Mrs. Winslow's Soothino SYitrr has been used for over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect success.

It euuvue mib cuuu, auiuHie sua guuia, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer Immedi atelv. Sold bv Dnunrits in every part of the world. Twenty-live cents a bottle. Be sure and asks for "Mrs.

Wins-low's Soothing take no other una. BtUrki Wave Beea a 0. C. B. No Inoldent In Disraeli's career Is mors pleasant than his offer of a pension and a O.

O. B. to Cariyle. A friend of Sir William Fraasr walked with Cariyle fur two hours on the day on which Disraeli's letter arrived. Cariyle described the letter being brought to him by a treasury messenger, the Urge btack hu der as to what the great surprise on reading the offer, conveyed In language of eonauinate taet and delicacy.

Cariyle said: "The let ter of Disraeli was Battering, generous and magnanimous; bis overlooking all i id dona uakut bins i WM met highest characteristics of a fine Intel- lest I should not bs ve given Disraeli credit for possessing it bad it not been brought home so directly to me." He repeated the words "generous" and "uia-rnanluiou" several times. Dis raeli's letter, by the way. though It en tirely deserves the praises above quoted for Ha tact and delicacy. Is by no means Impeachable In grammar, for It tains within a dozen lines two instance of the hanging "and which." Pail Mali Budget OateMa aad laeMa, The Ingenuity of people who think they are ill when they are not quite triumphs over any external evidence of health. A vary stout Germaa workman went to a physician In the wast and com plained of being very nnwelL "But" said the doctor, "if yoa arc slek It bas not prevented yon from get ting pretty comfortably fat" "Oh.

dot fatr said the German. "Tea. I am fat on de outside, bat on canards, achl I am so poor!" Tomb Companion A Brave aa Slaa-le The American captain waa asked why. with hia ship in extremity and the waves washing men overboard, be bad suddenly hauled down bis Sag of dis- He and his crew bad seen that tb BritJ ateauier was towering one that awv "I said then to my Shall ww let those bravo fellow risk their lives to savw oarsT and they said 'Nor Than I hauled down the lag." Tns sneesssrul experunsnts wtuon hT been made abroad with dogs ns salutary memassawrs nas eaossa (issuer- 17 fh eapacrty on to. arid of glory.

JJ" Sronndedo. the btk! as fonnsHy tlie 8t Bernards waiw trained to Ind th fraasa wanderer on the loner paths of the St Gottbard. xt rrs1iant of laneem arstinrod at Had baa oaaraaaea a ilimn of thaas ahaczT aoeiad aaetnber of the ambav lanes carps, which nan been taught to has np any aoMsar hidden in ttss woods and taids in the aeichborhood George W. Mitchell and His Clara Douglas United in the Bonds of Matrimony. The Union of Two of the Oueen City' Most Estimable Young People.

On Wednesday evening, at the borne of the bride's parents, by Bev. James Williams, Mr. George W. Mitchell and Mias Clara A. Douglas, all of the Queen City, were united in marriage.

There were no invited gurau aside from the family relatives. The event was no surprise to our citizens. The building and furnishing of the neatest cottage in the city was the "shadow cast before" the "coming event" to which all had been looking. After con gratulations and refreshments, the couple repaired to the newly built cottage in the north part of the city, and began housekeeping under their own roof. To the citizens of Mpearttsh the happy pair need no introduction.

The bride bas spent ten years of her life among us. Asa student at the normal she commanded the highest respect As a teacher she was oue of the most successful. Of a quiet, unostentatious disposition, she has ever maintained a position of high respectability. The bridegroom has been for several years engaged in business here, and bas made for himself a reputation for honesty aud fair dealing which entitles him to the respect and esteem of all who come Into business relations with him. Last Thursday A.

J. Pozoansky and Misses Annie MorreU, Rosa Douglas, Demarioua Bowman and Eiiza Ziuk went to Rapid City to institute and in stall the officers of Golden Link chap ter, Order Eastern Star. Miss MorreU acted as grand marshal. A committee was in waiting at the depot to receive the young ladles and escort them to the several homes provided for them during their stay. Misses MorreU and Douglas were the guests of Mrs.

K. Flomnan, Miss Zink wss the guest of Mrs. Eugene Holcomb, and Miss Bow man was the guest of Mr. Apple. The young ladies say they were royally en tertained.

The party returned on Sat urday. John Salsbery, Will Barringer, John Waters, Frank WalshiOwry Barnes, Al bert Morgan, Fred Rogers, Alex Ross, Frank Uaynes, aud Walt Quillan, ol the Lead City second nine, came dowu Sunday morning for a game of ball with a picked up nine of Spearfish. The game was not distinguished for any es pecially brilliant playing, as will be iu fered by the score of Hi for Spearlisu and 27 for Lead City. The boys took their defeat good uaturedly, aud it waa plain enough that the winners were uot over proud of their victory. The Sunday school picuie of Thurs day in Powers' grove wss a decided suc cess.

Tables were spread with every thing good to eat in great abundance, with ice water and lemonade to drink. Teeter boards were to be seen ail over the grounds. Especial attention was given to the little ones, who were teetering, swinging, playing games, eta, to their hearts' content. It certainly was a red letter day for them. A good so cial time was had by the older ones.

but the main object was to make the little ones happy. W. P. Liudley went to Deadwood yes terday to take in a fellow who had been arrested on his order, and returned with his man all right The fellow has Sil ases enough to supply a large gang. In one plaoe ha takes the name of Wilson, in another be is known as McAllister, etc.

Last Saturday night ack Kings- ley's saloon was broken open and $3 stolen from the "crap" table and tt from the till of the bar. This man was arrested on suspicion of having been one of the burglars. Fred Meyers is a good fanner, but sometimes little eccentric. He hs twenty-five acres of No. 1 wheat all in stack, and forty-five acres of No.

1 corn. Besides working the large ranch owned by Mrs. Majors, he rents a ranch near the Reed school bouse, on which he has a fine crop of oats, potatoes and millet and a magnificent garden. He has forty tons of bay in stack and sixty tons yet to cut Voters of School District No. 4 will remember that on Tuesday, Aug.

tt, they will be called upon to vote bonds for tlfiCO to satisfy a like amount of bonds issued ten years ago for the purpose of building a school bouse. A special meeting has been called for that purpose, on the written request of ons-half the legal voters of the district Every voter should be present Albert Sehultx writes from Chicago to bis parenta here in this city that bat scarcely finds a familiar spot ia the great city, although it eras the placeof his birth aud the scene of his boyhood days. He finds a few old-time acquaintances with whom bs is enjoying a wry pseanant visit He left Chicago ia ashea, when he was bat a youth, and has not seen tt sines that time till now. Dr. Dickson reports the arrival af wave-pound boy at the boom of Peter Hum bast Sanday asornirig.

Its initia tion to th wars of the arorid waa daring a titnuudsnt thsnder storm. Speaking af Mrs. John Kooaaa, who recently sought torn smidtnes nroprr-ty ia 8pearBak which ah wiU hereafter community. She will move to Hpearnsh principally to give her children a good education at the normal." This office acknowledges the receipt of a friendly invitation to attend a re ception to be given by Alert Hose com pany to the Spearfish firemen at the Keeta building on Sixth street, Friday evening, Aug, tl, 1891. When our firemen start in to give a reception there is no half-hearted work about it and this occasion will bs no exception to the rule.

The Ladies' Aid society gave an ice cream sociable last Thursday evening, which proved a source of enjoyment to the visitors, and revenue to the society. Like all other entertainments gotten up by the Spearfish ladies, it was first class. The "old man" of the Mail can speak from actual knowledge on that point Mr. Willis, while visiting with the family of W. IL Harlow, presented Mr.

Harlow with a beautiful cane of orange wood, with an alligator carved on the body of the cane. The alligator is one of the natural productions of Florida, and Mr. Harlow says tt Is the "trade mark of that state." Joseph and Luther Wells started out last Saturday morniug for the Little Missouri for a ten days' lay-off for rest and recreation. They are well supplied with arms and ammunition, and it will be an unhealthy day for the deer that tries to bite either of them. At the last regular meeting of Hose Company No.

1 "Tone" Drisklll and B. F. Walton were adrpitted to member ship. The company is iu first-class condition financially, aud its membership is increasing at nearly every meeting. Letters recently received at DeadJ wood from Cuuuty Supt Sue J.

Neill state that she wss enjoying herself in Paris. She will sail for New York on Aug. 25, and expects to reach that port about Sept 4. W. II.

Collins of Crow Peak bad a large field of oats that was cut down by the hail when about three feet high. The grain has come up a second growth, is all beaded out and heavier than the original crop. Capt J. S. Pratt bas cut bis grain, lie estimates the damage by the hail at uot less than half the crop.

His bail insurance (if he ever gets it) will cover about four bushels per acre of the aggregate loss. H. J. Kimball of Eothen was in the city Tuesday. He reports crops good.

He says heretofore the hall has missed him altogether, but it found him this year, greatly to the demoralization of his garden. Frank Baker to-day left a sheaf of wheat at Clark and Harlov. office which measured six feet and one inch from the roots to Hps of heads, and no plumper wheat was ever raised on the continent W. Chase, from Meade county bas routed the Otto Uhlig property on street in this city, and moved bis family here last Wednesday. He comes here to get the beuellt of our excellent schools.

James Ratbbun, from Forks, Wyom ing, says he has never harvested better crops of wheat rye aud barley, but his oats were too late sown and the yield will be below the average of good years. Clark ft Harlow have taken the agen cy for the Liverpool London Globe insurance company. This enables the firm to give applicants their choice of sixteen first class companies. M. Berg bas connected the brick cot tage on the west side with the water main, thus making another consumer.

The family of G. W. Purmort occupy the cottage. Drisklll Brothers shipped thirty car loads of fat cattle on Friday and Saturday, making a total of 186 care shipped this season, and they have only just be gun yet Last Wednesday the D. and D.

Smelt er resumed work, the necessary repairs having been completed, and has been doing perfectly satisfactory work ever Mayor Summers has kindly furnished for this paper the requisites for a stand ard bred horse or man. It is some thing not generally well understood. Dr. Lou than reports anew girl baby at the home of Louis Minzer at Beu- Two boys and now a girt, and aU in the space of twenty-eight months. Henry Baier sold the furniture for G.

W. Kingsberry's new hotel at Minnese- sela, and went down last Friday and as sisted in setting It in order. Dr. Ralph reports good rains on Bed- water and crops looking splendid. No such crops trer ever harvested ia that vicinity.

The W. T. U. niU meet at the rest- deuce of Mrs. Ripiry Saturday after- All ssembers are req orated to be present Joseph Wells ha hia harvest all gath ered, and IS) tuns of choice hay in stack.

He has thirty tons of later hay yet to cut note! arrivals on Friday were: A. B. Xubir, Hambarg. UUL W. Whit, Omaha: John Boeksaan, Kear Gulett; George Jackson, Deadwood; W.

IL Smith, Cbicaco; t. W. Psrterftrid, Sinai City, and W. Dockstadec, St PaoL Star: Mr. and Mrs.

Joha Bell ef Spearoeh were very plrnssnt caUea In Miiissssii last Wednesday attorneoB en summer. Mr. Bell called on the Star, and a more congenial caller could not have been welcomed. A party of young ladies, consisting of Rose Douglas, Demarioua Bowman, Eliza Zink and Annie MorreU went to Rapid, on Thursday, for a visit at the Phillip ranch with the Misses Carrie and Gertude Phillips, former students at the Spearfish normal school. WiU Zink took them to Whltewood and the re mainder of the journey was by rail Alex Rosa of Lead City was down on Wednesday for a short stay his mother and sisters, who are in this city for the benefit of health.

Alex has been a nor mal student the past two years, and will return here at the opening of the next term. This office received a friendly call last Sunday morning from a party of young geutlemen from Lead City, among whom were WIU Beck of the Tribune, Frank Abt, Harry Trathan aud John Green. Mrs. D. C.

DwinneU and her cousin, Miss Ida Bates, left for a visit at her former home In Kansas last Thursday. Dan takes his meals at the hotel during the days of his enforced widowhood. J. C. Ryan, Mrs.

Ryau and Jessie left the city this morning for a ten-days' stay at Custer City. Their daughter, Mrs. Baird, accompanied them as far as Custer, on her return to Newcastle. J. C.

Ryan and family returned from Dickinson, N. last Saturday night They fouud the time too short to sdmit of a trip to the Park, business at home requiring Mr. Ryan presence. Hon. John Wolzmuth and L.

W. Val entine went to Deadwood Monday on business supposed to be in some way oou nee ted with our railroad prospect. Hotel arrivals last Thursday were H. C. Henderson, J.

L. Probst, Sundance; J. II. Leiter, Omaha; G. G.

Wallett, St Louis; W. A. Dawley, Minnesota. James Ryan, for some years past a resident of Sundance, but now of Forks, Wyo, wss in this city yesterday, shak ing hands with his many friends. Mrs.

Charles Zoellner came down from Deadwood last Thursday. She met with a hearty welcome from old friends after her long absence in Europe. Mrs. Joseph Zoellner has been visiting among her many friends in this city. With Mrs.

Charles Zoellner she returned to Deadwood last Saturday. Mrs. Grosfield and little Archie have been spending a week visiting at Bear Gulch. Mr. Grosfield went up for them Tuesday.

John BeU returned from the Little Missouri, late last Wednesday night He fouud bis stock iu magnificient con ditioo. Mrs. Stocks Millar and children passed through the city Sunday, en route to the Millar ranch by way of Sundance. Charley Traver, of the Cliff House Cen tennial, was visited last week by a broth er from Nebraska. Mr.

and Mrs. J. W. Crist were visiting friends at Deadwood Inst week. F.

L. Stewart of Omaha was in the city last Wednesday. Richard DeAtley waa at Deadwood last Satu day. "Tobe" Drisklll went to Chicago last week. ABB YOU ALIVE Tm the laiparlaaiia ml KMplif l'e srlta If so, subscribe for that newsiest and best of metropolitan weeklies, Tax Stocx Cttt Journal.

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1891. fUc each. Sample copies free. Address, rEBKINS BROS. VO Sinux City, lows, Oaa Be Sprlace, On July 1, 1891, the B.

oV M. railway opened its new line to Hot Springs for both freight and passenger business. The train leaving Deadwood at 1:45 p. m. daily wiU arrive at Hot Springs at 6 JO p.

m. Returning, the train leaves Hot Springs at 130 a. m. and arrives at Deadwood at 1225 p. m.

By this ar rangement pssstngtrs arrive at Hot Springs for supper and leave after breakfast W. W. Johnston, General Agent Buckeye mower and binders, time tried and field-tested. Reliable and nn-equaled. I sell these machines strictly upon their merits and at as low a price as standard machines) can be sold.

Farmers should examine these before buying. M. G. Tana. Four kinds of binding twine at M.

G. Tonn'a. M. G. Toon has just received 40,000 pounds of freight coranstinj; of mowers, binders, twine, bay rakea, dry goods and groceries, which will be sold cheaper than those goods were ever before soM in Spearnah.

Thomas self-dump and hand-dump hay rakea, steel waeeia, with tweotyaii steel teeth. Weed parts all second growth material. The beat rake ever placed ea this asartet M.G. Tana. Xew dress gingham at MitcneU'a.

Win sot crock nor stain the akia or amdevclothing "Oeanfast Hosiery-VI awe keeps them ia stock. They are the best Gokh and Hlgger H1H Mining Camp. A Brief Outline of the Many PoiuU oi Interest in That Region. The "rocky road to Dublin" hat pawed into history as an extremely atony thoroughfare; but It would be difficult to convince the average mortal that the Dublin road is "in it" when com pared with the road between Spearflsh and Bear Gulch. It is a tedious route under auy circumstance, but it is all in getting used to it After constant trav- el oyer the road for several years one might become accustomed to the less bumps, jolts and Jars which follow each other in rapid succession (or six teen miles.

The horseman or foot trav eler has a decided advantage over the unfortunate who takes a wheel convey ance. A few hundred dollars judiciously expended would put many of the worst places In tolerably fair condition, and if any road leading from Spearfish deserves repairing it most assuredly is the Bear Gulch road. On Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, Uncle" Casbner and the writer hereof started for a week's outing in the Bear Gulch and Nigger Hill country. The first bait was made at W.

T. Powers' mill, about nine miles from Spearfish, where "Uncle John" displayed Ills abili ty in the culinary line by preparing a dinner fit for king or prince. After a few hours' stay the tourists drove over to Iron creek, where so much money has been expended and so little received in return on the well known Buckeye Mining company's property. There is undoubtedly rich placer ground there, but the Buckeye company has spent many thousands of dollars in fruitless endeavor to secure the yellow metal Work has been abandoned, for the present at least, by the company, and the only work being done on the ground is by John Saetcler and Frank rouse, who are sluicing out fair pay. Mr.

Snetcler Is one of the original loacators of the ground, aud is firm in his opinions as to the richness of the dirt. The company has done an immense amount of work in building a flume and ditch and putting in a good steam saw mill, but for reasons not necessary here to state the investment has not so far proved a profitable one. Thursday afternoon the tourists drove ores, to Potato gulch and stopped for the night with Walt Scovuie, oue of the old-timers In the Black Hills. Mr. bco- villa has been engaged in mining for nearly forty years.

He landed in San Francisco in May, 1852, and worked at placer mining in various part of Call' fornia with success for a number of years. He eventually drifted to Oregon and Idaho, and was one of the party who followed Bill Fatrweatber into Al der gulch. The stories he tells of. the trials, hardships, successes and 1 allures of a miner's lire are truly interesting. When, as in Aider gulch, miners were relieving Mother Earth of her gold at the rata of from WOO to 91,000 a day on each claim, times were "Bush" In the fullest meaning of the tiro.

Flour at one time was to scarce commodity that It sold for 240 a sack, and 3U a sack was the ruling price for many months. Mr. Seoville's experience in the various plaotr mining districts of this country has confirmed his belief that gold grows. In substantiation of this belief he cites the fact that in one district every particle of gold, from the big nugget to the flour gold, was six-square. In other camps he has noticed the same peculiarity, the gold assuming other forma This, in his opinion, Is conclusive evidence that gold has a growth of its own.

Frank Huston and Judge Fisher are also working in Potato with fair success. Huston is overflow-with good nature all the time, and does not seem to care whether "school keeps or not." He pointed out the ground recently located by the Mansfield Tin Mlntug company a company, by the way, which the miners in that region do not hesitate to denominate as a fraud of the first water. Huston says the projectors of this scheme had located forty-five claims, and that there was not the slightest evidence or probability that a pound of tin stone could be found on one of them. The company's claims, so he says, take in the cemetery, and he expressed the opinion that that claim would probably be the only one on which the company would ever find anything. The fact of the matter is, the alleged tin claims located by the Mansfield company are outside of the tin belt, and from the manner in which the company has conducted operations so far it would appear that the locat ors were aware of that fact all the time.

John White says that in all his experi ence in mining camps be never before saw a company attempt to do business, even of a suspicious nature, without a cent of capital to begin with. He has trusted the company for goods to the amount of several hundred dollars. many of the miners have done work, and from present appearances the accounts will all be charged to the profit and lose column. It Is through fraud, deception, lying, stealing and geoeral devilisbness that the tin interests of Nigger Mill have been held down. Itbas been asserted by parties interested in the Southern Hills tin camps that there is do tin in UN Northera Hills.

A mors deliberate His Two Sons Who Accompanied Him Have Great Sport Hunting Game. Rev. William McCready, who is on a missionary tour to the Big Horn mountains, writes to his family from Land Grove, Wyo, Aug. 7, giving an outline of his trip. After leaving Spearflsh, he addressed a smaU congregation at Deu-lah, and drove thence to Ogden'g, where he preached to a good audience.

Here-ports the Sunday school at that plaoe in a prosperous condition, and speaks very highly of the community. Speaking of Moorcroft, the then present terminus of the B. A M. railroad, be says: "It is a town of shanties, and most of them will be moved to Guiett next week, thirty mUes northwest, where they are building a town that is to be more permanent It is thought the railroad wUI be built no further for some years." His two boys, who accompanied him, are enjoying fine sport, killing aU sorts of ga.ue, from sage hens and jack rabbits to antelope, and prospects for bear. He tells of coming upon a fine buck antelope, only four rods distant, and being ambitious to distinguish himself as a hunter, he blazed away at the game, but says "he was safe." The elder is a center shot in the pulpit, but confesses his want of skill with the rifle.

They saw great numbers of antelope and smaller game, of which they secured ail they could utilize. One whole day they travelled in plain view of the snow-capped peaks of th Big Horn mountains. Rattlesnakes were plenty and they killed several. Speaking of the country in the vicinity of Crazy Woman's creek, he says: "it is the most desolate country I ever saw, yet there is much more grass than last year," from which it may be infered thtt rain has been more abundant than last year. A raua AooldeaL Victor Stoop came into the city at a late hour Monday night with the Intelligence that Bert Bond, oldest son of Thomas Bond of this city, was acci dentally kUled at the ranch of his uncle, Fred Bond, on Red water.

All that is known of the occurrence is that Bert was working for his uncle, and on Mon day evening took a horse and went out on the prairie to drive in the cows. His continued absence caused some alarm, and a party went out in search and about 9 p. m. came upon the horse standing quietly by the body. Appearances indicated that the boy never moved after striking the ground.

The horse is addicted to the. trick of "shying," and the conclusion Is that the horse saw something which caused him to shy, and the boy being unaccustomed to horseback riding was thrown to the ground, alighting on his head, and was instantly killed by the fall. He was near his twelfth birthday. Mr. Bond, with his family, came from England about two years ago, and bas experienced more of affliction than usually falls to the lot of man.

This is the sec ond child he has followed to the grave within four months. In this ssd bereavement the family have the sympathy of the whole community. Funeral services were held at the bouse yesterday afternoon, Rev. A. A.

Brown preaching the funeral discourse. In this issue wul be seen a notice for reorganization of the Bank of Spearfish. The law passed last winter re quires a reorganization of aU banks in the state, but for what good reason no one seems to know. It was supposed that all banks in the state were originally organized on a basis which rendered them perfectly safe and afforded uU protection to depositors and holders of bank notes. The constitutionality of the taw ia called in question and a test ease bas been submitted to the supreme court, but the court will not be able to reach the case before the expiration of the six months allowed th banks in which to comply with the law or quit business.

If not complied with. this new law would have swept every bank In South Dakota out of existence. and there may be people uncharitable enough to believe that such was the design of the authots of the bill. Some of the best attorneys in the state believe the law is unconstitutional and that it wiU be so held by the supreme court The attorney geoeral and state bank examiner aeem inclined to toe aam opinion. Aa Um rartr as (a atus, A.

B. Noble of Hamburg, Iowa, was at Deadwood last Friday with large party of home seekers and capitalists looking for profiteble investments ia some of toe numerous kinds of Black HiUs properties. John A. Clark, of this city, induced Mr. Noble and two others of the party to see the Queen City, and they accordingly came over on the p.

m. coach. To say that toey were delighted with the situation, is putting tt iu very mild language Nothing prevented the entire party from coming here, except a pouring rain which visit ed Deadwood ia the early part of the day. rue coming or tnese tore srui be the "leaven which will leaven toe whole loaf." In twa or three weeks Mr. Ne-Me a-ill be here araia and wita a much larger party, aU of whom will visit this city, ue aeemeo certain uaat ae vobm be able to add at least ISO new eemera to ear present population, before ton beginning of wtntsr.

man, is the tin iuterests of the Northern added: "The accural pereep-11 ills indebted for the actual develop-! tion of merit In others is one of the ment attained. He has made this a subject of deep research and study. He has cast the stream tin into bright handsome bars of shining metal and sent them to various parte of the world where they would be likely to result In investigation by capital. While his efforts have not resulted in the full fruition of his hopes and desires, yet there is no question but that it has had its effect and he will yet live to see his fondest wishes realised. He has proved the existence of tin of the finest quality and of a per cent in richness never dreamed of or even beard of in the rich.

est tin mines of other countries. He bas solved the secret of obtaining a greater per cent of pure tin than any other person In this country, per japs in the world. Mark Hydliff does not talk much about this, but he has plenty of friends who appreciate his work and who give him full credit for hia untiring labor. On Saturday the tourists went over to Mineral Hill, nearly three miles by trail from Nigger IIUL Here they found A. D.

Ticknor hard at work tunneling into the side of a rooky mountain In search of quarts veins. He considers his pros pects good. His cabin is situated at the foot of the bill on which is located toe famous Grace Hawthorne mine. Nearly every newspaper reader has beard of ftraea Hawthorne, the actress. Well as a handle.

A shaft was sunk on Min- era! Hill about fifty feet, more or less. but $he prospects did not seem to be encouraging. Grace, however, managed to dispose of considerable stock to Intimate friends in this country and in Knaiand. Some at the forrim stock-1 holders wrote on to find out in what th. niK.rt min.

In it wasn't in any ahape to speak of. Work has been discontinued for five yean. Recently Daniel Mile took a look at that bole wita a hill around It He thought there might be something in the bill, if there wasnt anything in the hole; and accordingly he Juat slid down the side of that bill and commenced to tunnel into it, when, lo and behold! ten feet of digging unearthed the very thing for which all prospectors are seeking a rich quarts vein. Ur. Uilwhaa opened up another vein Bear by which assays 3,417 Mi to the ton.

To give a dealer of tn gamsoa. Oa Safhng aaohfiar. idea of this find, Mr. Mile says be took tfaay raa bat and bark fall toe aaaaw-abont forty pounds of the ore, pounded mn" tbT titntn it up in a band mortar, and cleaned np to 4o" ai.au, ouljr 1 jOfi of which was atlvar. tua SMka ksr hcena, the Load CUy TObwMj.