The Montana post., 1866-02-24
HELENA ITEMS.

patae g Property-A lot twenty five foot front an Moi;
sreet pelow Waterbury & Perkins's sold this week for
twelve hundred dollars. A' luz
CT rnG1sm % Dsas~on the trail from Uncle Johunvs
oiol 70 diamond CITY, an unfortunate man. whose nam
10 uuhnoWn was found frozen to death few davs since
EM Creek Digsings.-Parties still coutnpe to 1aay f,
Ek Creek but no reliable comes from there The
reports are various and conflicting concerunp the Richness
OF the dggings. W iiei"ess
dt Agatn-Con Orem is again paving our city ,;s;,
s Pugsuc habits still cling to him. and he has bills ont
m a. e discussion with fists instead of 'wd sticks
' the rshnan had it-with Reilly at the Varieties
ConUdtescent.-We are pleased to see the familiar f,f
warren Whieher again. at the office of Oliver g. ca M
" - recovering slowly, but surely from his illness and
Will soon De able to resume his duties with his wonted vo
Helena H0spitaLThere in the Helena Bosn;ta ton
every one OF them frozen in some part of the bod
OF hmos few operations have been performed bu the
leows viii be fortunate if they crippled for
KachecoI Citg-Captain Andrews and marty last ON tba
morning OF the 10th inst for the Musce-She The party
was well tnrnshed with provisions and all left in high
sprlts The Captain very sanguiue of success and Of
the rise OF stirring town in that vicinity
ArttHy-A brass howitzer was landed in town on the
ton lnst from Fort Benton and many were the wonder.
ing LOOKS and remarks to its future destination and use
happens to be the private property of Captain Wall and
Is destined to guard his train to and Auscle-She
1ystTeo~S ptsGPpeardnce.-N. Smith, musician sud-
denly disappeared from dance house, in Diamond City,
leaving his instrument behind him. No trace can be found
OF the missing Every pit and shaft has been exam
lned Foul play is suspected He had the day before
tpun
hundred and fifty dollars.
Fatal AccideHt-TwO men, Michael Mcdonnell and Thos
kevtehan engaged in drifting in Confederate Gulch at
uepth o. forty feet and at distance Of seventy feet from
tue entrance lost their lives blythe cavng in of their work
Only after twentfour hours of and energetic
LABOR, were their liteleSs bodies recovered.
AquLne-' Mr.. Captain Charles j. D. Curtis has been
presented with fine large Gray Eagle about two wears
Old measuring five feet from tip to tip of wings He
received shot in the wing woundng him soAhat he could
not NY and was then captured The prize was secured
near or the banks of the Missouri and noble speci
men OF bird ii is The Captain says it present to the
tlre Brigade and henceorth will be part and parcel of
that institution and will run "wd the masheen"
Precautions AgGtRst Ftre-At meeting of the citizens
ana OF the Fire Department last Saturday night three
commissioners appointed to everything COM
pusble from parts OF the town dangerously situated with
regard to hrehay stacks and bales of hay stoves and
tunnels carelessy put up which would be liable to cause
hre Some of our citizens exhibit both and caution
haots much to be admired and which should initiated
living as we do in wooden towns"
AHother Itcttn of FrOSt-On Sunday, February 18th
the body OF man brought into town. and recognized
as Philip Farley Of Silver Creek The muse one cheek
and an ear were eaten off by birds and mice which greatly
dlsfgured the body and it difficult for his friends to
recognize him. Large holes also made in his body
IS supposed, by MICE He had on a pair of buckskin
gloves rubber boots with leather soe buckskn breeches
and a light coored coat of Mr. Vivion near Silver
Creek hrs discovered the body week previously
horse saddle and bridle found but clue the
owner could be discovered He had been Sun river
stampede and met his fate during the extremely cold and
stormy weather of January He formerly Colorado
and had lived in Summit District, Alder Guch The BODY
had evidently been two or three weeks in the snow.