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Pioneer days in the Black Hills : accurate history and facts related by one of the early day pioneers

Title
Pioneer days in the Black Hills : accurate history and facts related by one of the early day pioneers / by John S. McClintock ; edited by Edward L. Senn ; foreword by Wayne R. Kime.
Author
McClintock, John S., 1847-1937.
Publication
Norman, Okla. : University of Oklahoma Press, 2000.

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Additional Authors
Senn, Edward L.
Description
xv, 336 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  • "Pioneer Days in the Black Hills is a rough-and-tumble account of the early days of Deadwood, Dakota Territory. In 1874, after leading an expedition into the Black Hills, George Armstrong Custer announced that he had found gold "among the roots of the grass."".
  • "In April 1876, John S. McClintock arrived in search of gold. Entering a series of speculations and employments that won him moderate prosperity, he made Deadwood his home. During his later years, he wrote his memoirs, presented here for the first time in half a century.".
  • "McClintock provides material on the gold rush, skirmishes with Indians, the exploits of road agents and outlaws, and appearances by celebrities such as Wild Bill Hickok (killed in Deadwood), Calamity Jane, and Deadwood Dick (four of them). He describes the real-life exploits of such legendary characters as "Black Dan," "Madame Mustache," "Buckskin Johnny," and "Big Thumb Jake."" "Wayne R. Kime's new foreword sets McClintock's story within the history of Deadwood and the Black Hills."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Note
  • Originally published: Deadwood, S.D. : J.S. McClintock, 1939.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
  • Foreword / Wayne R. Kime -- 1. Introductory -- 2. The Black Hills -- 3. The Thoen Stone - First Discovery of Gold -- 4. Early-Day Gold Seekers -- 5. Exploring Expeditions -- 6. The Custer Expedition - Discovery of Gold -- 7. The Gordon Expedition of 1874 -- 8. Hide and Seek with the Soldiers -- 9. Trail Blazers of 1875 -- 10. Alleged Prehistoric Mining Operations -- 11. My First Trip to the Hills - Captain C. V. Gardner -- 12. My Arrival in the Black Hills -- 13. Gold Seekers of '76 from Montana -- 14. The First Newspaper -- 15. The Metz Family Murder -- 16. The Tragedy of Pino Springs -- 17. The Bullwhackers -- 18. Early Day Attractions and Business -- 19. The First Sawmills -- 20. Beef Cattle for Black Hills Markets -- 21. Potato Creek Rush -- 22. Killing of Jimmy Iron by Indians -- 23. Death of Charles Nolin, Mail Carrier -- 24. The Rise and Fall of Galena Mining Camp -- 25. First Fourth of July Celebration in Deadwood -- 26. Murder of Jack Hinch --
  • 27. Placer Mining in Deadwood Gulch -- 28. "Wild Bill" -- 29. "Calamity Jane" -- 30. The Murder of "Preacher Smith" -- 31. "Deadwood Dick" -- 32. Two Killed by an Indian in Centennial Valley -- 33. The White Rocks Tragedy -- 34. Deadwood's First City Administration -- 35. The Second Known Preacher in the Black Hills -- 36. The Wolf Mountain Stampede -- 37. First Church Organization in the Black Hills -- 38. Organization of Lawrence County -- 39. Seth Bullock - First Sheriff -- 40. Accidental Tragedies -- 41. Bill Gay, the Gayville Murderer -- 42. Hanging of an Innocent Boy at Rapid City -- 43. Murder of the Wagner Family -- 44. Vigilantes Take Action -- 45. A Fatal Quarrel -- 46. Murder of Hoffmann / Ed Durham -- 47. A Father and Two Sons -- 48. The Big Horn Expedition of 1877 -- 49. The Murder of Cephus Tuttle -- 50. A Robber Ruse Which Failed -- 51. The Fate of Ben Fiddler -- 52. Battle at the Rifle Pits -- 53. First Directory of Deadwood --
  • 54. Overland Stage Business and Holdups -- 55. Road Agents of Pioneer Days -- 56. Freighting to the Black Hills -- 57. The Deadwood Water Question -- 58. The Homestake Mine -- 59. Early Day Graves -- 60. Black Hills Scenery - State Park -- 61. Pioneer Cities -- 62. Ghost Towns -- 63. The Gold Rush Pioneers -- 64. Deadwood Destroyed by Fire -- 65. Conflict between Mineral Locations and Town Lots -- 66. Deadwood Swept by Flood -- 67. The Stoneville Battle -- 68. Summary of Early Day Fatalities -- 69. The Society of Black Hills Pioneers -- 70. Surviving Pioneers of '76 -- 71. Biographical Sketches.
ISBN
0806131918
LCCN
99055842
OCLC
  • 42861865
  • ocm42861865
  • SCSB-3886283
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries