The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-03-24
THE WEST.

THE WEST.
Leavenworth has fresh vegetables.
The Kansas Legislature has adjourned.
Travel on the U. p. R. R. has doubled In
one month.
Columbus. Kansas, is to have = Jewish
synagogue.
The idea Of making Alaska apenal colony
grows In favor.
Major Wham has been appointed agent of
Red Clouds Sioux.
Omaha says 1t ID going to be the grain
market of the West.
The sutro Tunnel, Nevada, 10 now in .
distance of 1874 feet.
The Chinese in Oregon have instituted
the Order of Odd Fellows.
Lucille Western Is lying dangerously i'll
st Kansas City, Missouri.
''Hot lemonade with . fringe" 10 one Of
the big drinks of Denver.
There arc at present sixty i've convicts in
the Nevada State Prison.
The Mormon church in Salt Lake has an
elder by the name of Swivel.
Captain Geo. A. Pendleton, County Clark
of San Diego, Cal died March Sd.
The Ne'es says Denver is losing sine~
tenths of the New Mexico shipping trade.
President Grant will visit California in
April, providing Congress sdjourns before
then.
Mr.: N. w. spaulding, = practical me-
ehanic, was elected Mayor of Oakland, Cal. g,
on Monday.
Waldron and wife 30 from California to
Australia; Mr.. and Miss Couldock are in
Kansas City.
There are in San Francisco 1000 persons
making cigars. OF these, 100 are Ameri.
cans and 1900 Chinese.
The hotel owned by General Wood, at
Humbug, Lasscu county, Cal. was de.
stroyed by fire Feb. 22d.
The proprietor of the California House,
at Chetopa, Kansas. was shot and instantly
killed by Ills cook, recently.
The largest salmon ever caught in the
Sacramento river, was sent East on the 7th
instant. It weighed IS pounds.
William Smith was killed by Arthur Per.
kins at Virginia, Nevada, March 5th. The
shooting occurred at the International So
loon.
J. J. Whitney has sued his wife in Sacra
mento for divorce on the ground of deser.
tion. They were married at Urbana ILL.,,
In 1858
VIM. Hanna, miner In the Succor mine
between Silver City and Gold Hill, was kill
cd by . caving in the mine on the morning
Of March list.
Governor Gilpin disposed Of his grant fol
$2,500, 900 in bonds, which were At once
negotiated to IN Amsterdam Holland
banking house.
The cars imported for the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad Company have arrived at Saz
Francisco, and will be sent by steamer +
Portland, Oregon.
California 10 expected 70 produce yer,
heavy wheat crop this year, the breadth o.
land sown being fully twenty-five per cent
more than last year.
Attorney General Buckner, of Nevada
Democrat, has rendered his resignation t
the Governor, on the ground that his salary
t2,500, Is not adequate.
It is estimated that not less than 20 O0
sheep died in Los Angeles county. Cal, j,
consequence Of the effects of the cold, dri
wing storm of the 22d ult.
A wife In st. Joseph shot her husban,
through the arm the other day because b
promised to buy her = night gown with I
three feet trail, and didn't.
The Central Railroad Company are abou
to build branch line from Ogden to Sal
Lake. The merchants Of the latter city sr
very much pleased with this move.
Miss Irene Mathews has sued the corpo
ration Of Kansas City, Missouri, for dam
ages sustained by her falling through de
fective sidewalk, estimating her injuries q
$10,0o0. ~ .@
The ''vulture" 10 the largest and riches
gold mine in the world. Tho ''Tiger" is th
richest silver ledge ever yet discovered, an
both mines are in Yavapai county, Arizoni
l-Asisos0 HiHsT.
The total deposits At the Branch Mint i
Carson, for the month Of February, 1871
says the Register, were - follows Gold
| tl04. so0.s7; silver, @159, 9,0l9.15; total valu
Of deposits, ,@96s, ,4l00a
Hiram W. Pool, who was some time ag
indicted by tho Grand Jury Of Tuolumu
oounty, CAL, for the murderins Of O.. +
Harrison, and whose trial was to come o1
March sth, killed himself IN his cell ii
night previous. ~
The new steemse to run on 0alt Lake