The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-02-24
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

VIM. Glceson, Of Helena, having few
thousand dollars to spare, proposes to out.
jump and out. dance any person in Montana
on wager.
Mcssrs. CLARK &: Kemp are manufacturing
an improved hydraulic nozzle in Helena.
By snow slide, on Bear Creek, Madison
Valley few days ago, two sons of Mr..
Spray were buried and killed. their necks
being broken, and third was buried but
saved. The people of the valley turned
out and worked several hours before finding
the bodies The Moasanian gives a graphic
account of the affair.
The Montanian dishes up the costumes of
the -''bloods'' of the V. c. G. parties. in very
readable. extravaganza, and shows quite
plainly II. J. N. il the pun.gent local in
charge. 10 1-"r."nd ID ':"t
Lung Kee of Virginia banqueted his
barbarian friends handsomely at junction,
on the occasion Of the Feast of Lanterns.
Very many of the elite of Virginia were
present, and think it was not much a
light" supper AZ the day would indicate.
Business is little dull in Virginia, and
the saloons and hotels are thinly peopled Of
late. :uI-. ~.
The Gazette of the Goth says Mr.. James
W. Wh'tlatch and wife departed for the
East on the Overland coach Of Sunday
morning. Mrs. w. will visit her relatives
at Brooklyn. while Jim" goes again to
London, to press the contamination of the
sale of the Parkinson lode, now on the mar
ket and endorsed by the mining expert and
young Mr.. Taylor. who visited US last fall
Though the transaction has not been com.
pleted, the chances of success are yet good.
The Courier says James Mccartney, just
in from the wonderful Yellowstone region,
reports that the snow is disappearing from
the valleys, and the country near the river
is litssally covered with elk, deer and noun
tain sheep.
Bozeman is making efforts to institute a
Public Library.
n-'"" will pint new coaches from He
lena to BOzenan this spring.
The Pioneer of Feb. 18th, says James
Keegan came in from Flathcad Lake on yes
terdsy and reports that stock are and have
been doing we'll during the winter. He es.
Inmates the number of cattle and horses
wintering at the head of the Lake from 800
to 1000 and out of that number, but one or
two have died SO far, and believes the dam
ger to stock in that locality passed.
Missoula had two marrow escapes from
fire week before last.
A Forest City correspondent Of the Pioneer
writes: But I may as we'll inform you that
neither Tip. nor anybody else can come from
Louisville to Forest there is no trail, and
the snow, in no place less than ten feet,
Every mail day, from four 10 FIVE men start
in the morning TO 60 to Louisville to held
pack in the mail there--no single man can
come up alone, To Louisville the trail Is SO
good that Sam gets there, sometimes rs early
as Il O'clock. Up Marion Gulch the snow
is oysf 9ne hundred feet deep. ,,.,~, =, ~
aiDr.J. H. Mckee has established q County
Ha9sRstal at AissoulA. p ',iau mn:t .,a,.,
:. Helena Is making Arrangements for IN.
othsr Grsnd sMasqucradei 1t the close of
Lent;roI vi, nj o7r Il" 100 uodu r.. :',4
. Lsi0ass; Of Cans q Klein, has gone East
me District Court is in session in Helene:
coroeiiu. Hedges VS. ,..1 presented
with 3 1ine gold watch and chain, At Eastern
Star Circle, Helena, ! few evenings since,
The present being made in, the name Of the
GFlaand Lodge of Ma,ops. Of Montana, in
accordance With, : resolution adopted, At
thsit session 81 ii il Deer Lodge. J.. R. Boyce
81, did the presenting, and it was happily
accepted BY the recipient The mark Of
ssstee%S y sfninsntly, vsr Bestowed .%..'''
Capt. Rodgers has vacated the, Clasby
HoYee. Virginia, and Nj, Geo. H. Clark i
's aogg! + end viii ont y hos. il
ri Of. aReece ihihhsI purchased jas W: Whit.
stohs house IN Helena His wife, now In
will soon join him. rnn;nl 10 g..
!, A. n. Esler Adyertises to erect .smelter
whercver = can be shown him the most de.
irahle lead - located,
Col w. F. Sanders lectures IN Helen.
Monday evening. - Subject: HAsLEAr FROM
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