The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-04-07
OUT VEST.
New England is sending colonies to Ari-

| New England is sending colonies to Ari-
zona
Carson is terribly agitated over the dan
ger Of losing its mint.
Washington Territory has now four daily
newspapers, two in Olympia and two in
Seattle
The Idaho papers state that many liens
have recently been fled on mines in that
/ Territory for work done on them.
The Idaho Aealaasche says that Geo. B.
Walker, of Silver City, first suggested the
name Idaho for that Territory, in 1861.
The contract to build fourteen miles of
the Utah Northern Railroad has been made
and work has commenced Utah Nal.
Tho Utah Maig now issues paper Mon
day morning and an edition every week
day evening, That's metropolitan enter
prise.
The Scotch seeress, Mrs. Bowers, is again
predicting horrible things for Virginia,
river of water for Sutro, besides good
body of ore.
A 600-pound boulder fell on the hand of
John Williams, miner, near Cimarron.
N. H., and he nursed that boulder ten long
hours, until help arrived.
Captain Cummings who expected to lead
an expedition of several hundred Philadel-
phians to the Black Hills, has arrived at
Cheyenne with party Of five.
Twenty three sacks of Gladiator ore from
Boulder, Col, was recently sold in Golden
at the rate of "a 600 ton. the highest price
paid for samples of the lot being $s, 900 per
ton.
A large lake has been discovered about
40 miles west of Laramie, w. T., in the
bottom of which is thick layer of sulphate
magnesia or epson salts in almost pure
state.
According to the London Daily Nsws,
Mr.. James Rothschild, who visited the Pa
cific coast last season is impressed with the
idea that Montana is by far the richest of
the western territories.
California wheat in the straw six feet in
length, corn ten OF twelve feet, and several
species Of cactus thirty feet in height, will
be sent to the Centennial. Mustard stalks
eighteen feet high, will not be exhibited.
1t is said that the net profits of the Gen.
tral Pacific railroad corporation are not less
than 90 per cent. upon It's gross earnings,
now that the half dozen owners of the road
are realizing profit of nearly million
each per annum.
The Silver City Postofice, which is situ-
ated across the street from the .AgalaneAe
Office, is obstructed from view by a snow
bank about thirty feet high. Such depth
of snow, except on one or two occasions,
never had an existence here before. Idaho
A0alGaache, 18Th.
The Langrishe combination played to an
immense house Saturday evening, the lar
gest ever gathered at the Belyedere, and
left for Denver the next morning, where
they remain two weeks. Though not yet
'decitleds 1t is probable that their next trip
VIII Uo w = u5Ules II 10 AAEs ltHSEiSue
opinion that he can establish good paying
circuit in Colorado, embracing Denver,
Golden, Central, Georgetown, Boulder
Greeley, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Trini-
dad, West Las Animas and Del Norte. He
has been offered strong inducements, and
the arragements to this end will soon be
completed. Colorado Register, Mar. 22d.
There are fourteen faro games in Vir-
ginia city, New, each of which pays the
state, county and city in quarterly taxes
the sum of $475. Each game employs three |
dealers and three case-keepers, who work |
on eight-hour shifts. The dealers receive |
81 80 per shift and the case-keepers SIS. |
Each game is supposed to pay $15 to the |
bar every eight hours for drinks. With |
these figures it is easy to calculate the total |
daily expense Of running faro game. For |
daily average license, So !; wages of en-
ployes, $112.50; bar toll during the twenty |
four hours, $45. Total sum, coming from
the pockets of those who play to support
each game, $162.50 and every twenty-four
hours the fourteen games reap gain of S2,-
275.