The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-09-02
From Tuesdays Daily.


it is said, can mount from his knees quick.
c" than any other of the tribe from their
feet. lie has a terribly yiiainous face. and
any judge OF human nature would unhcs;.
tatngly pronounce him thicf-atter hear.
ing lis history. And here it is, as near as VIC
can harmonic n half dozen conflicting &c.
counts. Ills name is Homes! John" At
least We have heard no other. Perhaps lie
would smel! as sweet by any other uan,c,"
but he is not travelling on his aroma. To
Steal horses from whites or other tribes is
az Indian virtue: From his own tribe "'tis
& sin, AID n shame, too" In The carly days
Of Deer Lodge. before Sunday Schools were
planted, Or the Scott House arrived at the
dignity q table cloths. he stole 4 rope with
horse 4! one end Of it), ard from one Of
his Tribe. lie did it oltcntir.cs. When,
like little Joseph. he kncit down in the bu,.
ru:Acs, a2l said his morning Leyo:io.s, he
plrap!razcl the standard reading, ard pray
cd-"Givc us this day our daily llorsc"-or,
words to that effect. c.l IL tho horse was
not ''givcn' he was gok Finally one morn.
lug rctributivc justice overlook lin on Il
slow ccyusc. lie was captured, led to Il
tree, tied, his wrists and legs broken, ard
lett there. Like barney" another scala
wag who plays a mighty r,easlcy game Oh
his Katy il u popular song):
Ellis con: II wac ,Ein
And the night bite. c,li-'
So, he frozs. His feet and one hand were
sawed off. lie was taken toa horscpita!, had
good care. and VIXEN he recovered was re.
christencd "HoNcst Jo!n" after a Gis:!n-
guishcd Pennsylvania Congressman, and
turned loose al ou:cast Of the tribe. Mutt.
lation, it is said, did not cxovcizc his mania.
Anyhow, lie has determined not TO 60 afoot
any more. Scqucls TO this, under the head
Of Stolen from my Rancho will DC in.
serted al the usual rates.
Broke !ai;.-Ey a telegram from Shelf
II. II. Steele dated Helena this morning.
addressed to Sheriff Jones. we learn that q.
} o'clock this morning, six prisoners cs-
tGN"l from the Helena Jail, by saving
through the floor Only Mcfarland ard
Il hoy remain. The escape was discovered
~.
those escaped were James Hamilton and
Wan. Boycc, old Blackfootcrs. who were in
on the Charge of horse stealing. Several
attempts TO escape have recently been made
by prisoners confined in the Dee. Lodge
jail, they hare been discovered. ana frus.
tr:.!cd in each instance, by the vigilance of
the Ulcers. live had Il friend in that Jail and
cid not wish to attend his funeral, We
wor.I :!'!se him TO stay there until re
leased ly the proper authorities.
Speaking about :urn!ps, t.rec.poundcrs
don't 50 ''for high" any more When we
write What we Know about Farming"
Il Ia Greedy, cur attempt 10 as:onish the
world with al account OF a 3.round :urnip,
will appear under the head CT :" Early Fol
lies" We are induced 10 this confession by !
seeing o"c yesterday, grown ty Ir. >T,os.
~. Irvine, Weighing Chc tur:,ir.) over
eight pounds. 1t Was bee: turnip Uhe
J FOUNDER was beat too) measuring in cir.
81 iIc!.as. Gen Trnchn s',nnld .
order one Of them 70 supply Paris during
;.!c siege. No irrigation Was used in the
cultivation Of the ground. which is in the
oren valley. We hear Of II, l2 and Ii
Founders grown on Race Track. Some
day, when eur eyes arc strong, we would
Ike 20 see one Of th;a--:f they are p.r:.ct
ly gentle.
Tro,n Y, I.cs:ay's Dali.
SCIENTIFIC Pass We were pitascI 70
receive call 20 dry from Mr. ". II. Muir.
ray, spccia! travelling agent for the .St"nHfc
Press, published by Dewey s. Co.. San
FaHc;sco, California. Mr. u. purposes
visiting number OF our camps in the in.
tercst OF TIE Press. 1t is, to-day, the best
Mining paper II America speaking Of it
witt, reference to gold and silver mining
more particularly We trust he Will be fur.
nishcd with al! the information lie desires
by our i.4!Icrs, ard that the Press will b.
literally patronizeL. 1t has ever been friend
~ to Montana. ard given j, generous space
in its columns.
I,emoya! Of Pos. GG!ca.-Mr Kenyon to-
day drpu.izctl Mr. L. S. Stackpo'e IS =. NJ.
Pearl Building Tho boxes are being fixed
up very conveniently, and the business will
be well attended to. Mr.. r. C. Johnson,
who has not II superior il the country in
tina, line, will assist Mr.. Stackpo!c in the
office, and be Deputy Z. n. on arrival Of
the approva! Of Dir. SIS bonds, next week.
Yr:xa.-fcssrs Fcatherman s. Kennedy
inform us some so men are yet working in
tho Yrcka country. hayin. some &c or GO
inches Of water in the creek. Jones & Mid
daugh last week reached '',hc big fiat" for
which they have been running the bedrock
Aume for years, and we trust will hare their
brightest, ouacies. anticipations realized.
A one. fourth interest," in the Mint Company
(Dugan's) was sold last week for $4,000,
they having struc, it rich. All the compa.
MICS between Reynolds and Yrcka are doing
from fair to good, all of which we are pleas
cd to hear. .. --~a
Personal. .We arc pleased to acknowledge
a cali from Father Van Corp, Of Helena,
en- route to St. Mary's Mission, near Fort
Owen. Also, from Thomas Newman, Esq,
the popular host Of the Keystone Ranch;