"Killed by Indians" was also the record on
some of the boards. Ollie was greatly interested in the Chinese
graves, with dishes of rice and chicken on them, and colored
papers covered with curious characters--prayers, I suppose. We
climbed on up to the White Rocks, almost at the top of the
highest peak overlooking Deadwood, and had a good view of the
town and gulch below, and of the great Bear Butte standing out
alone and bold miles to the east. We were tired, and glad to go
to bed as soon as we got back to the wagon.
The next day we decided to visit Lead City (pronounced not
like the metal, but like the verb to lead). Here were most of the
big gold mines, including the great Homestake Mine. It was only
two or three miles, and we drove over early. It was a strange
town, perched on the side of a mountain, and consisted of small
openings in the ground, which were the mines, and immense
shed-like buildings, which contained the ore-reducing works. The
noise of the stamp-mills filled the whole town, and seemed to
drown out and cover up everything else.
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