Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-01-13
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From the Helena Herald.

w. Minor Roberts, Chief Engineer OF
the North Pacific Railroad, and General
Starke, General Manager, left Chicago for
Montana on the 3dinst. If no delays inter-
vened, they probably left Franklin this morn
ing, and will arrive some time next week.
These distinguished visitors will remain in
Helena during the session of the Legislature.
Mr.. L%anghorne, Speaker of the House, this
morning read a telegram from J. V. Bogert,
of Bozeman, stating that he (Bogert) had
been notified that Vice President Starke and
Chief Engineer Roberts, of the Northern Pa
citic Railroad Co., would appear before the
Legislative Assembly of Montananext week.
These gentlemen will come, it is believed,
clothed with full authority from the Co. to
submits proposition ofsubsidy to that body
upon the basis of "a speedy construction of
their road into the heart of the Territory.
AT a regular meeting Of Rocky Mountain
E%ncampment No. l, 1. 0. 0. T., held in Odd
Fellows Hall january 9th, the following
officers were duly installed for the ensuing
term D. Vinson, CP.; l.. e. Holmes, s.
W.; JAS. L. Davis, Scribe; D. Ii. Cuthbert,
Treas.
From the Montanian.
M. S. McCabe, once the Fort Ellis CORES
pondent of the Courier, and later, the Ben
ton Records Fort Shaw correspondent. is re-
ported by the latter paper to be hopelessly
insane. Nc. was a brilliant and spicy writer,
and his many friends will grieve to hear of
his terrible malady.
We are informed that MI. Chas. Hineman.
of Silver Star, has purchased the quartz mill
and m%ill-site, with the improvements there
on, of Messrs. Trip & Ainslie. This is good
property, and Charley will keep up with the
developments Of this prosperous mining
camp. The outlook for the Silver Star quartz
mines is better than it has been for many
years past, on account of the energy dis
played by the miners in opening the leads
and showing up their true value.
The graded school Of District No. l, (Vir-
ginia City, commenced on Monday. There
was a full attendance of scholars. The teach
ers are MI. L. B. Gray, Principal; Miss
M. Purmort and Mrs. III. N. Barley, assist
ants. There were about 100 scholars pres
! emit at the opening.
Dan. Steele is now experimenting the
work at the Court House building. Material
to keep the employees engaged in the con-
struction at work all winter, will arrive in a
: few days.
From the Now North West.
A letter received from Missoula just as we
go to press says 'sOn Jan. 4th Sheriff
Miller arrested and brought to Missoula
Leon Barth, accused of the firing Of French
t town. His trial takes place Friday next.
The intruder mentioned recently as Civ
) ing families some alarm by nocturnal calls
: was q man named Thomas Jones, who was
} sent to the Insane Asylum at Helena a year
| or so ago and recently released as restored.
| He is now in confinement in Jail.
. Mr.. John Heating. an expert, was at Butte
I this week representing a syndicate of Helena
capitalists who contemplate an arrangement
with Mr.. Farlin whereby 4 stock company
will be organized and the Travona Mill and
mines worked by ample capital. We trust
| satisfactory arrangements will be made.
: Major w. j. Mccormick, member of the
Legislature, who arrived from Missoula on
e was shot by O'Conner is not dead but in a
d fair way for recovery.
/ The Benton Record says: "We have re-
g ceived a specimen of Il new discovery by
n Messrs. Sanborn and Smythe. 1t is a rich
. cropping of sulphidc oflead, or galcna, grey
It color, brilliant metallic lustre. and contains
k some silver and a little iron. The deposit il
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