PART II. THE OMAHA i SUNDAY BEE 9-
EIGHTEENTH YEAJR. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOKNINGi MAY 5 , 1839.-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 324
BOUGHT
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To be slaughtei'ed To-morrow regardless of cost or value. Buying all goods for cash and in larger quantities than any other house in our
line enables us to offer many cash bargains unapproachable by any other house.
To-morrow we shall place on sale To-morrow we will place on sale FOR TO-MORROW ONLY !
(00 ( Fuil Dress Patterns
of 8 yards Double Fold Fancy Wool of 1O yards Fancy Striped and Check ofSllk Finished Honriottn , nil Wool , in
Dress , suitable for spring and
Suitings
Sootch Cheviots In stripes and new
combinations. summer wear , blnck nnd nil new shndcs ,
For ForFull For
Full 7
Full Dress
Full Dress. Dress.
LADIES' SUMMER LADIES' COTTON
7,000
AtlOc "
Grand purchase at our own price from man "WCORTH
At14c ufacturers who are closing out thisseason'sstock.
Now is the time to secure choice styles at lowest Ladles' spring styles , fancy
Purchased til tlie great aurlloii sal o of Win. Topping , Nos. 5 und 7 , Ladies' line Swiss Itililied prices. A grand stock of stripes lOcj good , drop mine stitched for 25c. Hose , EMBROIDERIES AND LACES.
Whllo Street. Yosts , Mould lioi'ltonnnl 25c.
. MX ) Kxtra To-morrow only Me. LftTEST STYLES IN MILLINERY. At19c Owing to the change of flrm of ono of the largest Now York Importers
pieces Kino
BlJ.tnch Wide Fine Quality ISO ElcgAiilLncc Strlno .
I'lixtn and Check pcs This will be by far the most attractive In the of Embroideries ana Laces , their whole stock was disposed of at auction.
city by the following special bargains which will Lndk's' full regular made ami Wo made largo purchases of Embroidered Skirtings , Flounolugs , Edgings
be on sale Monday and all week : seamless imported Hose , lu and all-over Yoking. Monday wo will make a special sale at prices almost
! 5 eases iss llibbed very fine Jersey silk-lrlmmcil Vests , plain up to and flOc. fancy colors , worth 5O CENTS ON THE DOLLAR.
worth C > 0c.
At At25c HI
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Ladles' imported lisle tlirond ) Ladies' line imported llrill-
Vests All the finest and latest shapes in Hats and iiuit Lisle Thrend ItlaekHo'o ,
Snlss Kitofoed Imvliito
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Worth lOo Vonl Worth 12c. Worth 3'ic. , pink , blue , cream , ecru ; Bonnets will be sold at the above figures. Prices north fully 75e ; only 1 ! pair White Swiss and Very Wide Cambric Swiss Embroidered
.
. . from BOc to ? 1.6O. to each customer.
1800 Ynnls Very Fine ( JiinHtyiOInch FINK FANCY worth $1.00. were Cambric Embroideries and Swiss Embroidery Flouncing
OIJK 81LIC AND SATIN
ALL
OUll FINK WOOL Very wide , north tip to Kilo \Voith fully ! o Worth 30o.
INDIA LINENS Swiss Lace Cheek
- and
, Stripe , SPRING- JACKETS , P ARASOJLS ,
Cents Yard. YARD , Infants * Kid Shoes V. 3Oc J
Worth 25c. 2 WORTH 35P , ALL OP OUtt ALL WOOli Ited Schoolhouse 8 to 10. Shoes . ' ' . , $1.0O All Our Fancy Silk and Lace Trimmed Very Fine 22-Inch 45-Inch
lied Sshooluouse Shoes . . . . $1.25
SPRING- JACKETS 12 to : . ' . PARASOLS 7KH Swiss Skirtings
, Laaien'Kid Too Slippers . 50c , 011 Iff
1000 Itcinnanis 2 cn&cs IHcgniit New SIcs ! 1 case Jfpw French -v . . .
Ladles' Oxford Ties . ' . . Worth COc. Woith 11.00. 30 Inches deep , worth 81.25.
SATEENS SATEENS .e Ladles' Kid Shoes . ' . , .50
Very Elegant Patterns
ALL OK FINE 1M TOUT ED * Ladlos' Imported Kronen Kid Shoes , $1.25 AM ; OUll GOLD-HANDLKD SIIjlC
1 Broadclofii Jackets Ladles' Imported I'-irls Kid Shoes $1.49 UMBRELLAS ,
, 45-Inch Swiss THE VERY FINEST 45-Inch
Henderson's regular > I2.60 and
I3.CO Trench Kid Sho&1 every RTi SIKZIRTIlSra
valr stamped on thosjilo. . . . . . . SO Inches deep and worth 81.DG. IM Inches of elegant work ; woitli up to I'M.
502 , 504 , 506 , 508 and 510
South 13th Street.
GEMS OF THE BLACK HILLS.
A Visit to Ohadron , Rapid City and
Buffalo Gap.
NEW TOWNS WITH A FUTURE.
The Life , Pluck , Encrjjy npd Intelli
gence AVlilutt Seoni to Charac
terize tlio Inhabitants of
the nitick illlio.
ninck 11111 Town * .
The recent tripof tlio board of trnde'to the
Bluet ; Hills brought tlio members Into a new
section of country ana Introduced them to n
number of wide-awake people , reference to
whom mid their work will bo found ! n tlio
following chapters :
Ohadron.
The cordml greeting extended our party
when it arrived In Clmilron the first time
was most cheerfully duplicated when tlio second
end visit wan mad ? . Tlio citizens seemed to
vlo with ona another In their eagerness to
meet and accommodate tliolr guests , so much
eo that at tliu depot , when the board arrived ,
tlioro were fifty or more carriages than were
required to treat it to a drive. The warmth
of tlio friendliness displayed was most grate
fully appreciated , find this fact contributed
greatly to the thoroughness of the enjoy
ment of the visit.
I wnsy shown tlio spot , now in the intdilto
of a street , on which'but three years ago the
fln t house of the town was erected. The
structure Itself has been reduced to kindling
wood. Around where It stood , however , Is
ono of the choicest resilience districts of the
town. In this district the houses In every
reaped , save ngc , luivo nil evidences of being
thoroughly and consistently hnppy homes.
Said the gentleman who accompanied mo on
the drive nround the city ;
"Thcro is tbo first hotel built In this city ,
dad I stopped nt It. They set a good table ,
but they had a of'a crowd of boarders. "
The hotel was a log cabin , about eight feet
hlirb.
r LJut tlio Clmdron of to day troubles itsalf
but slightly over what havu been- things of
the past. It lives only In the present , and Is
provident of the .future. Her streets nro
wldu , well graded , well guttered , and run at
right angles through the city. Jn the bus ! ,
ness OUti let ( hey uro lined with frame , brick
nnd even stone structures. The stores are
wull stocked , and scom to enjoy a patronage
which Is entirely satisfactory. Tlio variety
of the stores In nuch us to satisfy almost
every elasH of people , and the patronage bestow -
stow ad la llnoly oxouiplilicd In the continued
proBpcrlt.N of tholr proprietors.
Onuilron Is not yiit n city of statistics , It
has been too busy In endeavoring to Inaugurate
ate- its local Koveinrncnt , In n gonor.il wav , to
give attention to the features and details of
modern municipal and nieivantilo advance-
inont. As a consequence , tha amount of lost
year's business , as also that of the present ,
may not now ho printed. Despite this fact.
a incrchtint Is cot to bo found who cannot
look tlio Inquirer In tha eye and tell l.lm that
his tratlo lor thu last twelve months greatly
exceeds that for the sauio length of time a
year ago.
The town U the terminus of threa divi
sions of tlio Fieiiionr , El'i.horn & Missouri
* Valley roail , ono extending from Long Pine
to Clmdron , tlio other from Douglas and the
olhcr from \Vhitewood. These divisions re
quire n certain kind' of repair' shops and
rotntd houses , besides a number of homos foi
tbo employes of the company. There Is hero
a seventeen stall round hottic , and this wil
coon bo supplemented \vith largo shops
whkbAvlll five cin.loyincnt | to a still larger
number ot men.
Tl > o stores , which arc built of bric'/f are
tastefully designed and substantially erect
' .too brick beiug of ham * manufacture ,
with intersecting lines of white which
thorn an unique and pretty effect.
Stone Is gradually lliidlng favor for build-
ng purposes , several stores with line fronts
having already been created wltn it. The
rock is brought from the hills near Buffalo
Gup. In some instances It is white as chalk ,
and , in fact , may ba produced in nil colors.
Dno building attracts general attention. Its
Taco is constructed of stone , through which
run white and purple lines. On either
side of the entrance , there are two massive
columns supporting the cornice , in which
these colors alternate in wavy lines strongly
suggestive of fanciful grulnlmr. They make
n pretty appearance , and It is said the longer
they are exposed to the elements , the harder
they become. The stone sells at reasonable
rates and may bo procured at liultalo Gap ,
where it Is found with an Indefinite variety
of colors. Some of this stone was brought to
Omaha and Is now on exhibition nt the board
of trade where It will repay inspection.
.Tho country around Ohadron is both diver
sified and fertile. The buttcs are suOIclcntlv
romantic to attract the attention of the poet
and scientist , while the gentle slopes , grassy
meadows and rich-soiled fields mnku a most
favorable Impression upon the party in
search or agricultural features. All of the
ground In tlio vicinity of the city is taken up
and Is In great part under cultivation , a cir
cumstance of seeming strangeness whnn It Is
known that but a few miles away , compara
tively speaking , me located the bad lands ,
the ovll name of which for many years , at
tached to the country surrounding them.
The city lias n waterworks svotcni which
cost $35,000. Permanent works with Holly
engines have been creotcd on the banks of a
little stream two and a half miles from the
city. From this water Is pumped to n icser-
volr on a height over the city , the pressure
from which Is sufficient to supply water in
any place or at any height it may bo desired
In the city. No bettor protection against
flro Is to bo found in any of the smaller cities
of the west. The population Is variously
estimated ut from 1,500 to 2,000 people. They
nro nil homo-makers , the itinerant class
having long been eliminated , The place Is
ono of tbo most orderly in Dakota , having
but n few saloens.cach of which pays n
llccnsnof $ ltLH ! ) , and runs when It pleases ,
cither day or night. The dispenser of jus
tice In the , police court Is Judge William
Jaeger , formerly well known in certain cir ,
clca in this city. "Ullly's" ' honors rest
lightly upon htm , although the law-abiding
spirit of the community militates against
his being kept buttily engaged In meting out
justice to offenders ,
Clmdron tins frequently been noted in
these columns na contributing greatly to the
business of our irastofilcu to tlio master of
of which it must malco report. As an Index
of tha business of the plnco in this line , the
following report of Postmaster Williams for
the last year Is appended ; Domestic money
orders Uucd , 1,104 ; amount ot same , ( lli.'JO'.i ;
dor.icstio postal notes , l.OJ-'l ; amount , fcl.009 ;
domestic and foreign lottcn , rc istoioil ,
2D'J9 ; domestic nnd foreign packages , regis
tered , 050 ; domcstio and foreign letters re-
colvcd and delivered , 3,001 ; domcstio and
foreign registered letters nnd packages in
transit , 15MS ; gross rocclpts of lettfis for
year , m,0i5 ; gross receipts of postals " 1-
1001 gross receipts of papers and circulars ,
2JI.2J5 ; number of letters nmllo.l , eu , s73 :
postals , 7,300 ; papers , .Vi.UlK ) ; total sale * of
stamps , stnmpcd-onvclopcs , etc. , &VJ50.4I.
Tlio oftlco also pouches mall for Missouri
Valley , Whltowood , Olcnrock , ll'inilngford ,
Nonpareil nnd Coxvllle. The oftlco was es
tablished August ill , ISS" , was incdo a presi
dential ofllca January 5 , 1S37. and Is ably
umnnu-ed by the im.sont l.icumbent.
llnplil City , Dakota.
This pluco was reached about dusk , the
train being run past tha station to the street
on which fronts tha Hotel Harneya hostelry ,
wnleh , by the way , in Its rotunda ut least ,
reminds cto of the Paxton In this city. JJo-
nlnil tlio counter , with the same pleasant
srallc ns of yore , stood "Xacu" Taylor ; eight
years ago a resident of this city and for
several terms the occupant of thu position of
city elerlc. Ho has flashed hU diamonds tic-
hind the counter since the hotel was erected
nnd has contributed to iu i pularUv in a
very great deirrco. The vtructurn is of bi ick ,
three stories hijli , nnd In almost every re
spect the finest hotel in the hlllr.
Tuo party was UUcn in ; v ilnvo around tli'j
city by a host of enterprising merchants and !
professional gentlemen. It passed the
Uapid City roller mills , and hud pointed out
to it the waterworks , which cost fol,000 nnd
belong to the city , only a fair return on the
outlay , hulllcient to make repairs and pro
vide for further extensions , being required
from the citizens. The bonrts sold for this
purpose run for twenty years. Street cars
run from the business pare of town to the
school of the mines which is situated about a
mile away. Tlio city is lighted by electric
light , twenty lamps being employed , the
electricity being generated by water power ,
which is capable of running a hundred man
ufacturing establishments. Tlioro is hero
located the Hrosecrunz brewery , ono of the
few institutions of tlio kind in the hills.
Surrounding the city is a number of brik- ( :
yords which turn out n white nnd mottled
bricir , both of which are very pretty and
durable. The city has orderrf to supply
pressed brick for Fremont , and when its
quarries of limestone and niarblo are opened ,
it will bo able to satisfy a demand for cheap
and excellent building material for which
there has long been a demand-In this section
us well as in other parts of the country.
The population Is now estimated at about
11 vo thousand , 1011 votes having been polled
at the last election. The Bishop Hare
Indian school , cost Ing $15,000 is located here.
There arc also magnificent schools costing
? 2sOUl ) , a court house and Jail valued at $40-
COO and several blocks of brick structures ,
the cost of which run up Into the hundred
thousands. Uncle sell at t per thousand.
There arc twelve saloons , which pay $1,000
for license , the payments being quarterly ,
a party desiring to retire from the business
at the end of any quarter not being obligated
to pay for the remainder of the year.
Kapld City Is said to bo located ( n a circle
with a diameter of fifty miles , whlcn takes
In the Black Illlla'tin minesa , rcsourso which
lias long been cngrosbing the attention of
the people. Spooking with n irontlcman who
claimed to bo acquainted with the subject , I
was informed that the mines in in question
wcro the first opened In the country. At
Ilarney Peal : tlioro Is a mill with a capa
city of 2 < > o tons per day. Tim will costflOO-
000 , and inside of a year is expected to have
its cnpaeitj increased to 500 tons daily , and
In less than two years to 1,000 tons per day.
This mill is situated about thirteen miles
from Itupld City and is owned by Now York
and English capitalists , with a capital of
Sir > , OPOOfll , ) . Of this amount $1.000,000 hare
already been invested. At Lookout there is
a gold mill with 100 stamps , which last year
ran but 40. Tha .Sullivan cansolldutcdiinluos ,
thirty miles away , as also other mines on
the UiUcr Sweet , are in active operation.
In about the same distance from the city
there aru about ll'O mines of silver in course
of development.
Coal is to bo found ono nnd a half miles
from the city , and indeed it is claimed to bo
under the city. It crops out in many places
around the town ami ft Is asserted that the
veins mav uo worked to a profit , although
HlucH HllUi coal nnd wooii are yet in use.
Wood is-I' ) bo hud on all the mountains and
buttes and \nrlous parts of the hills , saw
milli are in operation converting the rough
trees into boards , the. lumber costing from $1'J
to fin per 1,000 feet ,
In thn mirrnumlln ? nllla tlioro is also a
bccmlnfl.v indefinite supply of copper , mica
and a run He , the last mentioned pronounced
by many of our jntly to b < j much liner than
any now in our buildings in this city.
There are two national ami two private
banks , tlio capital of ono of these alone bo-
inc * MH > ,000. There Is oru > iron foundry , the
ere for which Is received from Wisconsin.
There i also a marble works giving employ
ment to a number of men , und being sup
plied by water power.
Tnc excavation has already been made for
the foundation of n very imposing Masonic
hull , which Is to bo erected this year at a
cot of $ rr , iwi.
Last year It is estimated MOO.OOd wcro ex-
pcndcd In now bullihiifs , and this year it
is-oxpcotcd tfmt the amount will bo greatly
exceeded.
The city is well supplied with churches , all
the leading denominations having neat und
pretty stim'turea. The ixbiduncus of the
pi-oplo nro located upon tlio hillsides of the
burr , muling country , and in many instances
are of the most beautiful uiul modern designs
The Dakota school of in'iics ib un Institu
tion of wiiUU Kapid City ii proud , and fur
nishes the subject of another article whicti
appears below.
While Rapid City is rich in minerals , she is
not loss blessed in her agricultural resources.
Miles and miles of surrounding territory are
occupied by thrifty farmers , whoso showing
of grain and vegetables is ono of the princi
pal delights of the citizens. The wheat of
Dakota has long been the marvel of the
country , but the state m no less degree ex
cels in her articles of food for homo con
sumption. As an evidence of this our party
brought homo some vegetables , among which
were potatoes weighing four pounds. They
were solid and true to the core , a fact ex
emplified by the halving of a number of them.
Buffalo Gap.
This town is onoot the most promising iu
the Illack Hills. It is located in Uever creek
valley on the line of the Fremont , Elkhorn
& Missouri Valley railway. It is situated in
Custor county and has a population of 000.
It is yet now , tliough there nro many evi
dences of private und municipal enterprise.
A visitor to the Gap will find it provided
with a good school with a line stone build
ing in prospect for this year ; two churches ,
secret orders and societies , a good hook and
ladder company , telephone connection with
all towns in the Hlack Hills , one good hotel ,
ono bank , ono flouring mill of 200 bushels'
capacity per day , and ono excellent news
paper , the Uuffulo Gap News , whoso editor
is A. D. Clare. The town is incorpo
rated ana is ono of the most orderly in the
territory. It has an assessed valuation , in
cluding real and personal property , of $ Uii- ;
000. Mercantile pursuits are well repre
sented , the DusiiiQss men being energetic and
enterprising. The time was when Huffalo
Gap had a large population and was teeming
with early frontier llfo and reckless pros
perity ; but those days uro forever past , and
now the town has settled down to a slow but
steady , permanent , healthful growth. The
frontier clement is no more. In its place uro
better men und n bolter condition of things
generally. Give this pretty city a few more
years , and it will number a larger population
than over before and take its place among
the solid towiiH of the great northwest ,
There Is reason for this faith. Material re
sources are everywhere abundant. There
are rich valleys und plaint * for the husband
man , grazing lands fpr the stockmen , forests
of nine timber for lumber , and the most ex
tensive quarries of building stone und marble
in the country , liaulcof this city about two
nnd one-half miles , In the first range of the
Southern Hills , is'lhp > "Gap"-tbo natural
gateway to the' ' j rich mineral re
sources of this 'famous region. It is
through this wldo ixn gap that the road
runs to Hot Springs ! dnd Custor. As you
approach It the view/presented is very strik
ing. To the right anrtuoft nretoweriug hills
and naked roeltsj In fitmt is a beautiful val
ley , und yonder , cutting the hills in twain , is
tlio gap , a natural gateway indeed. Go
through this gap and op toward Custcr and
Hot Springs , and , you ffl\l \ find broad valleys
containing thousands qf acres of the most
productive soil iji tl ) universe. Vast beus of
gypsum abound , and this , disintegrated by
the dclcments , washes , down into the plains
below , and thus becomes ono of the best of
fertilizers. Much of tpls excellent land is
already taken aid ) Improved , but a great deal
remains fur tnosoVtio ire yet to come , and
they are coming thiclrcind fast , Nearly ono
hundred good , sKillfuLfarmers came Into the
territory tributary to Uuffulo Gap lust sum
mer , Year by year these rich lands grow
scarcer ami scarcer , nnd It will not Do long
before ploughed fields and habitations will
bo seen oq every ( land. An'lmportunt con
sideration is the fau $ that every bushel of
farm product , finds fj ready ami ever grow
ing market in ttmlVuck Hills country itself.
( JI'AKItlKS OK-fcTONE .LNII MUtlll.i : .
Hanking along sHO of agriculture In im
portance , holvoveiVfiro Uuffulo Gap's , numer
ous quarries. That they will provo more
procious' thun mines of tin , silver orirolii is
apparent to the eve und judgment of'every
observant visitor ; Within ono and ono-hulf
miles from towti lies the celebrated whet
stone Icdgo-ulB feet thick aud with a 3,000
foot outcrop , Speujaiens jihown are of a
very superior quality , and it is expected that
the "ilnil" will be proirarly developed und
utilized In tho. * ar future. The brown and
white sandstone quurrjcs aretbico und one-
half to four and one-half miles from the vil
lage , and exist in vast fields and inexhausti
ble quantities. It is a firm , fine-drained ,
handsome stone. Ono company has been
quarrying over a year , and its stone may bo
seen in buildings at Cnadron , Lincoln and at
other points. Other companies are also pre
paring to ship stone , and it will only bo a
short time before hundreds of men will find
employment in this industry alono.
As an indication of the value of this stone
for building purposes , and the security of
fered to investors in quar.v stock , it Is only
necessary to state that the Northwestern
Railway company recently purchased n
controlling interest in one of the quarries ,
paying therefor , It Is announced , $11,000.
The Elkhorn railway company is now preparing -
paring to lay a track to the stone district ,
and , beyond a doubt , the work will bo con
summated during the present year. The
quarries are easily accessible , the only
thing needed being direct transportation
facilities , which will soon bo provided. These
quarries all Ho through and beyond the gap.
The marble fields are from four to five miles
distant , every foot of the way being accessi
ble. It would cost very little to lay a track
to the uttermost point , and no doubt the
branch projected by the Elkhorn folits will
run there. The marble beds exist in largo
tracts , and nro exceedingly interesting in
formation. The colors ift-o rich nnd varied ,
ranging from the most delicate pink nnd
old gold to variegated red , white and blue ,
nnd urcen and yellow combinations. Some
of it is a beautiful gray , which runs , after
exposure , Into a lovely rose color , n portion
of tlio gray remaining fast. Experts have
pronounced this marble equal to the choicest
ot Italian and Tcnncsscn marbles. It Is cer
tain that it is susceptible of the highest
polish , and that it is firm , flno grained and
durable.
From the foregoing it will readliy bo seen
that Buffalo Gun bases its future upon pretty
substantial grounds. Moro capital is need
ed. It is true , but where legitimate where
snfo and profitable investment offers , capi
tal is sure to come. Good stock companies
are already organized fort ho development of
these quarries , und it is understood that the
stock Is now on the market. With the woric-
ing of these quarries will como men und
money , nnd with men and money rottenness
will spring to the front and bo a very center
of wealth nnd Industry. The altitude 3'JOi )
feet U lust right for perfect health. The
climate is mild and agreeable , the rainfall
ample , living expenses light , and tlio human
welcome extended warm , generous and true.
The reception of the bo.ivd of trade ut the
Gui ) was ono nf the mosi friendly and hearty
on the line. The cltircns vlnd with one an
other In their endeavor to make the stay a
pleasant ono and greatly rogrettcd that the
excursionists could not visit their fnmnus
quarries , which uro M | > okcn of above. Last
year Judge 13. G. Johnson of the Gap wus in
charge of the Black Hills agricultural ex
hibit at the Slonx City corn palace , and suc
ceeded In securing for his display the first
premium among all competitors.
Dakota Hcliool oI'Mluo' ,
Ono of the most noted features of Interest
in Dakota is the School of Mliicp , located at
Kapid City , It has been established by the
territorial government for the purpose of
affording facilities for thu education of such
ns may dcslio to receive special instruction
in chemistry. mutallurgy , & mineralogy ,
geology , mlniiitr , milling1 , engineering ,
mathematli'A , mechanics , drawing and tlio
fundamental laws of the United States.
In many eases schools of this Kind are
mcro toy and not workshops. In this school ,
however , ovcrythuij. ; Is furnislioJ upon a
working cule. Thu laboratory bulMlijir is
two stories in height , and is 1K ! bvM feet.
It stands 'JOO feet distant iroin the college.
The poxver is furnished by a l-'iwcr & Clml-
mer'tt Coi'U ! * imgine of forty-horse power.
The stumps , crushers , rolls , Jlcrs , v.umcrs.
pans , tunkH , furnaces , mo , , uru all of actual
working sUc , und furnished by the well
known manufacturers of mining machinery
above mentioned.
Having the necessary machinery , nearness
to the mines nmltcs the gclt.ng cf , ores u mut
ter of small moment. Tim btuclent from
tluiototlmo , after ho has had the necessary
theoretical study Is given quantities of ere
which ha uuuiplei , makes asKuys and tests of ,
decides the proper tuutUuda of wurU. ' . ) * ; , and
after deciding , actually treats the ore. Ho is
assisted by his class in this work , and in turn
assists the other members. Ho has the ben
efit of criticism nnd experience nnd necessar
ily acquires independent judgment and u real
knowledge of the subject.
The school of mines proper is a commod
ious brick structure three stories high. It
consists of furnace , sample and scale rooms ,
laboratory , ofllco cabinet , museum , recitation
nnd lecturo.rooms.
The chemical laboratory is furnished with
everything necessary to the study of chem
istry , Including qualitative and quantitative
analysis , assaying , etc. The gcologica.1 and
mineralogical cabinet is largo and well fur
nished. Now specimens nre constantly being
added for the purpose of study and Illustra
tion.
tion.The
The school library contains many of the
principal works that have been published
upon chemistry , mining , geology , metal
lurgy , etc. , and will bo added to from time
to time as important works aoncur.
In addition to the work in school the stu
dent has unrivaled opportunities for the
practical study of mining and milling , as
the great Homcstnko mines and mills at
Load City , the urines and smelters of Galena
and Carbonate , and the tin deposits of the
Hills can all bo reached from Rapid City.
Tuition is frco to bona fide residents of
Dakota.
Each student in mining engineering is ex-
neetod to visit mills and mines under tno
charge of a professor , and upon his return Is
expected to write u memoir upon such sub
jects as maybe assigned to him.
Students In mining and civil onglnaurlng ,
metallurgy und geology aVe required during
the vacations to join the class in field sur
veying under the professor in charge , as set
forth in the course of study. Catnulng par
ties , after the manner of the government ec
ological corps , uro formed from time to time
for the purpose of geological Investigation ,
which the student may join or not , as he may
sen lit.
The school has established throe full
courses of study , viz : Mining engineering ,
civil engineering nnd a general sciontlflc
cour.-ie , The first years of these courses nio
the sume.after which they diverge in accord-
nnco with the more technical rcqulicmcnts
of each course.
Tim n > sj.v department Is situated upon the
first floor of thu metallurgical laboratory. It
consists of four largo rooms. Thu first Is
the preparation room , for crushing nnd
grinding samples , making cupels , weighing
charges , etc. ; the second is Urn assay room
pruibr. | It Is supplied with crucible and
muffle-furnaces , dcsics , etc. , for twenty
students ut ono time. The third room Is the
balance room. It Is supplied with balances
on the best workmanship. The fourth is the
private Uboiritorv of the professor of assay
in ' .
The institution Is well provided for chem
ical analysis , the entire ground floor of the
main building being set apart for laboratory
rooms. There are two largo working-rooms
for the students , and a private laboratory for
the professor In charge. Each of
these rooms contains spacious working tables
with drawers und closets , and shelvinc for
tlio reagents ; also , along the w.ills , fume
chambers with glass sliding f rainiis. There
are also very convenient uvnui'jements for
water , supplied from the city waterworks.
Each stiulcnt is provldoj with a hut of ap
paratus necessary for ordinary analytical
work. Hcbidtss n sufilciunt quantity of the
latter kind of a.p | > t.-atus , the school has ar
ranged for many of the morn co.nplicuted
and costly appitiv.tJt for special purposes ,
Hiiuh us gas analysis , cl'ji'icnlury analysis nf
onranlo compounds , electrolysis , ntc. The
collection of ehoir.le.iU is very complete ; In
its selection particular attention was puhl to
the usefului-ss of the substances in the lab
oratory , si ) that many lists may be made
which urc o'ut of thu usual line of analytical
operations ,
The laboratory cortal.ss rsverborutory
furnaces tor copper , ! oul : iin.l tin smelting ; a
rovoi'l/cratocy furnnco and a Hruckucr cyl-
indcr for rolling nnd chlorldlzlng pans for
amalgamating , bottlom , etc. It hat > a fh-o
stamp mill lor crushing ; two sots * of Cor
nish rolls ; u three-stamp frco nold mill ;
j blanket table ! * , mercury-traps , oto. 'Also n
I rcintt for quicksilver , a chlorlr.o-gjs apnara-
nnd v.ils for tlio Planner pru'ienn ; leachIng -
Ing tanks , etc. Tor the concentration nf ores
Ihuioure besides crushing Hud siring ma
chinery , three Cornish jigs , an Evans tnbls ,
a spiukasten , a Fruo vnnner , a Coggln's ' hy
draulic separator , oto. In addition to the
above there is a Bluko crusher nnd floor for
ore sampling. >
Instruction in mining is mainly by lec
tures. The school Is well located for giving
practical illustrations in the prospecting for
ere bodies , nnti the working of the sumo in
the itilTercnt forms of veins , as the deposits
the Hills include contact veins and flat deposits - ,
posits , as well as veins approximating the
vertical.
The school is now in its fourth year , aud
has about 110 students. I'Ynnklin H. Car
penter , an eminent scientist , is the dean. Ha
is aided by a corps of able professors. Thu
trustees are A. J. Simmons , Uichard 13.
Hughes , John R , Urennan , C. L. Wood anil
C. V. Gardner.
" "Tnin't loud praying which counts with
the Lord us glvln four full quarts for every
gallon , " saj-s the Arkansas circuit rider.
St. Peter Hello , there I Why don't you
come in7 Saintly Shade ( running uwny )
Not much. I just caught sight of my wifa
in there.
The Rev. Dr. Osborno , recently resigned ,
of Trinity , objected to receiving the jackpol
of Saturday night for the heathen on Sun
days. Hcnco the row.
It in said ' 'tho devil seeks for a man in a
passion. " In Unit case the devil Is too fresh.
Wncn a man is hopping mad ho Is generally
able to speak for himself.
History repeats itself. It was an npnlo Umb
destroyed the Elsyian pcaco of Eden , ami
applojulcoprovente.it the prohibition inllle-
nlum in Massachusetts.
Consider the blue violots. They toll not ,
neither do they suln , but Solomon in all hia
glory would have kicked on the cost of tha
natural flowers at present prices.
Evangelist Moody Is u good man , but hi
Is rather Kovcro on Chicago. "If Gabriclhim-
self came to Chicago , " said ho the other day ,
"ho would loan his character before ho had
been hero six weeks. " Wo are inclined to
believe , however , that If Gabriel happened
around Chicago on election day he would ba
n great ileiU more apt to lose his llfo than hid
reputation.
Wnllo the pastor of a Dubuque Methodist
church was in the most Interesting part of
his eormon last Sunday , nn old man aroaa
from his seat and announced that the world
would bo destroyed In ulna days , and that lid
was commissioned by the Almighty to da-
clare tin ; news. Afterward the old tnau
announced tha fact on the high bridge.
' ' 1 nee ( am lato. Will you kindly tell ma
thu subject of the preacher's discourse I" ha
inquired , pausing ist the church door , "Tha
Lord hath imule of ono blood all nations ot
men. " replied the usher. "Thanks. I tiling
I wlil not co in , " 1m said , ns ho turned from ,
the church and walked away with a look ot
dlRrfUst on his face. Ho was ono of Wardj
McAllister's Four Hundivd.
A monstrosity of u calf with a dogs head '
was born at Palatkj , Flu.
Hundreds of jolly fish of a now species
were driven ashore last week on the Oregon
shore.
A Mrs. Wlant , of Mad River township , O. , '
retired with good sight and awoke nuxt
morning totally blind. '
I. , M Gross , of Atlanta. Gn. , found in , a
litter or pigs on his place the other day a iilif
with u large head , three ears , two boalcH
and eight legs. The animal lived thirteen
hours.
A New EngUnder , after returning ltoma
from attending u horse suffering with vu
rlolu , klsicd his children , and in a short )
tlmo every ono ol the youngbtors was dowu
with the disease
QChurlcs Munroo , of Columbus ? Cla. , has a
redlsh grown on his truck farm whicti is an
exact counterpart cf a human hand , uavinf ;
lour perfect Ilnccrft and u thumb ; the wrist
and general outline of the forearm was a a
a fac simile. ,
At r.ewlston , Pa , what is called "a thun
der bolt" was foiinj imbedded In a lreo (
which haa been ihaltcrcd by lightning : , lit
Is et'g-shapcd , three ai.d one-half Inchr *
long , und of a metiU eo hard that aHo dot *
uo' urtcU it ,