DEADWOOD DAILY PIONEER - JULY 24, 1889
DEADWOOD DAILY PIONEER
DEADWOOD DAILY PIONEER. Black Hills, (South Dakota) July 24, 1889. Vol. 12 – No. 318. The Pioneer Pub. Co. – W.B. Bonham, Manager. A rare newspaper from the famous wild West town of Deadwood known for the likes of “Wild Bill” Hickok, Wyatt Earp, Sam Bass and his gang, Lame Johnny and Al Swearingen, the “Prince of Rotten Row” who operated the famous Gem Theater. Then there was Jack McCall who become Deadwood’s most infamous murderer after killing Wild Bill Hickok. While not an outlaw, Calamity Jane is buried on Mount Moriah in Deadwood. Deadwood was a lawless gold rush town that in its hay-day attracted some of the Old West’s most legendary outlaws, and gunslingers. Wonderful advertisements with illustrations. Articles include 1. UNJUST DISCRIMINATION by the F.E. & M.V. R.R. against Deadwood; 2. RAILROADS TO DEADWOOD and 3. GETTING READY FOR WAR: The liquor men are getting ready to enter the campaign against the prohibitionists. One 2 inch closed tear, overall a fine copy of a scarce wild west town’s newspaper.