The Montana post., 1869-06-11

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Veronica Cardell caught fire. Il was
fortunately exit nguished before commu-
nicating TO the others or injuring hel
very seriously, although the fright was
fearful.
Mt. Shasta, Cal, is $4,000 feet In
heighth.
The population of San Francisco is
All, $50.
A Nevada editor describes a newly ar
rived dentist as tooth carpenter"
Harvesting has commenced In Cali>
fornia.
The wheat crop of the Governor of
Kansas amounts to 10000 bushels.
The White Pine papers are declaim-
ing against "croakers." Its bad sign.
Colonel George F. James, a distin>
guished criminal lawyer, died in San
Francisco, May 81, 54 years old.
John Jacques .Steuhouse's, right bower
on the Ogden Telegraph, has been start>
ed on a mission by Brigham.
A man named George Root, who has
been encamped on Cottonwood creek
some time past, with his family. was
found dead by Mr.. Rube Robbins yes
terday morning.-Iddh0 Statesman, Goth
The seven tanueries of Santa Cruz
produce about $4,000 hides per annum.
San Francisco Chronicle. DO they
That's an improvement on the old sys-
tenn.
A ledge of fine proclaim clay has been
discovered within three miles of Oregon
City, on the Clackamas, which is scarce-
ly distinguishable from the finest quail
ty of English clay.
f-sn <x& h1
was convicted of forgery in 1867. and
sent to the State prison of California for
four years, are moving to secure him a
pardon
George Francis Train attempted to
Francisco. May 80. but was compelled to
desist. The crowd hootej and yelled
i'll he became disgusted.
1t is significant that Dan Castello's
agent had to erect a bulletin board in
Cheyenne expressly 10 display his bills
on. Is there no building in that town
large enough to receive them?-DenUeT
NeSos.
The following gentlemen were candi-
dates for City Attorney at Hamilt on /.
White Pine, Messrs. Brown, kittrell.
Kennedy and Campbell. The present
City Attorney, ID. w. Perley, declines to
run for the Office.
There is on the records of the County
Recorders Office, deed of sale of 400
feet of the Iceberg mine on Treasure
Hill, from Governor Henry u. Blasdell
TO the Consolidated Chloride Flat Min
ing Company. The sum paid for this
property was S202. 900 in gold coin, aud
the deed has $204 in revenue stamps up
on it.-JPhite Pine Empire.
Prospectors from White Pine have dis
covered a mineral district which the
Empir5 OF the 29th, "has no doubt will
prove a second White Pine or even bet
ter" tits ID miles north of the old
Overland road and 80 east of Egan can
yon, with plenty of~Nood and water, and
easily accessible for heavy wagons
without any road building. 1t is called
Kern District.
A water-spout or cloud-burst oc>
CURED in WalIa Walla. w. T., on the
18th inst. The Walla Walla Union
gives an account of the damage done 10
property, which is considerable. The
force of the flood was concentrated at
the foot of the mountain, on Birch
| creek. The wave came down a canyon
| apparently seven feet deep in a perpen-
dicular wall, carrying away fences. gar
cens, milk houses, cattle. etc. A Mr..
White had fine orchard ruined, and
several farms WE re covered up with sand
and gravel.
The Indians are fairly on the war
path again. They are lowering around
Julesburg, creating a great panic there.
In the vicinity of the Sweetwater mines
they have been killing settlers and
| driving off stock. with nobody TO hin
der. Four mutilated bodies of men
killed by them have been found in Wind
river valley. On Thursday last, as sew
en- companies OF the 9th cavalry, under
command of General Carr, were on their
way to Ou aha, having been transferred
to this point from General Sherman =
command, they cane across about 500
hostile Cheyennes. attacking their camp
and defeating them. Some 25 Indians
were left dead upon the field and a nuns
ber wounded. The entire camp fell in to
possession of the troops. Our loss was
but two killed aud one wounded.-CoLo-
rGdO Register. 9th.