The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-12-17
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The sutro Tunnel is III 800 feet. Sai'o %
sleighipg Is excellent At White Pine.
Deacon" Walker is running the Ezpress,
Evans, Colorado. ..-......
DR.. II. P. Russell Of Sierra City, Cal, WAS
found dead Nov. q. ID ....v u 1s.5.rl
Dr.. Robert Newill, IN Oregon pioneer,
died few days since. fg.. fs "' i''n2I
The Legislature of California met It the |
new State Capitol Dec g. ""'
T. X. Hays shot and killed J. r. Caubley
at Antelope, California, recently
The woolen mill at Oregon city is the on.
" one now running in that State.
John Kelly and his Indian boy arc playing
at McDaniels' theater, Cheyenne. . ..ar
John Harker was shot and killed in -.
loon at LARAMIE City, Wyoming, . few days
ago. a...t .- g. ...-f.f. .. t5.H ..
At South Pass. heother day, VIM. Gwinn
shot at and seriously wounded one 8. w.
Hurst. ;a.~.. ... a..". .sf h@s
.Trscklaying on Holidays Oregon Railroad
is completed for two-thirds of the first 20
miles, & sa"8 s" @@ ..'' .@-'] - i8 "''s1
A Chinaman at the Oregon State Fair did
the best plowing that was done on the
ground.
An agent is now at Omaha, securing lands
for 2, 500 Bohemians who will inmigrate in
the spring.
Ess,n To- C.,l:
have produced 10000 tons of wheat the
last harvest IN as 81. t.~ .a
The .'prin.s'' of San Francisco threaten a
''strike" if proprietors reduce the price OF
composition. .arr .t rt. -~
William Wakcman was drowned the other
day while attempting to ford the Illinois
river, Oregon. !
The Episcopal Church of Minnesota has
established union mission stations in every
town in Dakota.
The total funded debt Of California is
4,06S, 900 exclusive of outstanding war
rants of the Capitol fund.
Clarence King found a mountain opposite
Tularc lake, in Kern county, Caiifor-
MIA; 1900 feet in height
Freight from Chicago to Reno is $707
per hundred pounds, while it is only $500
from Chicago to San Francisco. 49,.
A fire in st, Joseph, Mo-, Dec l, destroy
cd Kearney's Warehouse, and $s0, 900 to
CSC, 600 worth of goods therein IT, e.
The Denver Pacific Railroad carried pas
scngers and freight from Cheyenne to
Evans for the first time Dec. 1. o."
The mining stocks of California have de-
preciated in value, within the last nine
months, not less than $5,ooo,ooo.
W. G. Marcy, stationed at Mare Island,
Cal, is said to be the $l4O, 600 dcfaulting
Paymaster of the Pacific Coast.
Near Lawrence, Kansas, last week, car
| riage fell over an embankmcnt, killing .
young lady named Hulda A. Slower. ...,,
Gen. Geo. P. Ihrie, for some time on duty
as Paymaster U. s. A. at Denver, has been
elected Delegate to Congress from Alaska.
Mrs. DR.. Walker, thcgrcat woman's rights
|
other day, for wearing the hygienic ~ cos
tune rl' - F"..1 's#5 1y" i '.1, =. h".
An idiot boy named George Boyer, set
fire to and burned the residence of Rev.
Nelson McCain, seven miles from St. Joe,
Mo-, Dec. 1. @".. .l" !" ... .-.. .'.."5
The Chicago & Northwestern railroad is
building = winter bridge over the river at
Omaha. It will rest upon piles and cost
about 0,000.
f.. David II. Daily shot and fatally wounded
George Wells at San Diego few days ago.
Wells had made little mistake and gone to
bed with Dailey's wife. c,~.....-.r.., s., Al
J.. O. Rawlins. US. Revenue Collector of
San Fralcisco, died Dec. Q of injuries re-
ocived by the bursting of a drying pan at
the sugar refinery some time ago. '2'r3as
Captain J. s. Cook. one Of the earliest pi-
oneers of Colorado, venerable and highly
respected citizen of Clear Greek county, was
thrown from stage and killed few days
ago. @''' - =. y. n ~ ~ ...# ..'.. {
! a 101AO uuA4OCI-VA OOScpUssC COuvCIIS 1EOUl
Salt Lake are settling at their old quarters
at Independence, Jackson county, Missouri.
They propose to erect . temple on the old
ground. They repudia.e polygamy. v.G,
The Cheyenne Leader has news of the
death of Charley Ames, formerly deputy
officer under Sheriff Baird, of that city. He
was shot on the 9th instant, in 4 southern
county Of California, in the act Of robbing
stage coach. q fl = Es5t 2a
It'd efD504 .ss.t G.t L 4Fzt a.tf gt4;'. j
The Reese River Reseiue las learned that
certain parties have = prDject under way for
tunneling threngh the hills from Clifton 20
Mount Psom.ethens, for which the surveyor
y already, q work. Il p called the Union
Pacific Tunnel Company. Whistler the
company Is entirely new, Or > 70 organiza-
ton Of an old one. We orc IN unable. to
s'aa'H' t'Gabi ia lH1e 80 hGs - g1,Iln1a
The largest wagon sver built on the Pa-
cific coast has recently boen9 complsted at
Hamilton, White Pine, and b 70 be used Tor