Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-11

MONTANA. "a.
The service on the Benton mail route has
been increased to a daily.
The companies of the 1lth infantry, now
in Montana. are ordered to Dakota with
headq' arters at st. Paul.
Al Walkerville, one and quarter miles
from Butte, one year ago there were only
ten houses. now there are seventy-6ve.
There has been general resumption of
mining throughout the country, but owing
to the limited supply of water little gold has
SO far beer taken out.
s Quitea number Of cattle have been
poisoned in the Madison valley by eating
wild larkspur. This plant springs mp in
advance Of the new grass, and is poisonous
until bloom appears, when it becomes HARM
less.
The Tingley Brothers Of Benton have re-
ceived large contract for supplying parties
in the Black Hills with beef during the
coming summer. They will shortly start
for Deadwood with over one thousand head
of cattle.
Messrs. I. G. Baker & Co., have in con-
nee ion with their freight and passeny ger
line a bonded route by which they ship
their own and police goods from Montreal
to forts Macleod and Walsh.
It cost Gallatin county man $l9O.36 for
Fl, hing with seine in the Yellowstone river
contrary to law. The Bozeman fishing and
sporting club are entitled to credit for in
augurating prosecutions against the viola
tors of the game and fish law.
Bozemau Courier: On his late trip 10
Helena, Mr.. w. A: Zietzki sold to Muir.
ply, Need & Co., Helena, one hundred and
sixty OK yokes, and is now hard At work
ON two hundred more to fill an order he has
received from the same firm since his re-
turn home.
A most wonderful treasure of deposit has
been discovered in Montana. 1t Is up in
the mountains some twenty miles from He
lena. A shaft fifteen feet square has been
sunk fifty feet deep, and out of this hole
above $4,000 have been mined. The
metal is gold, and the ore does not fall be-
low $500 ton. Much of it goes above
$1,000.
About one-half of the litigation that has
taken place in Montana has been about wa
ter rights. The result has been that many
fine mines have laid idle and many crops
perished for the want ofthis life-eiving ele-
ment. Not only has this retarded the de-
VeAoPaeA. VI ane SouuIAy ous neo nouS
paupers Of the owners or claimants of fran
pendently rich had they been permitted to
20 on undisturbed
The state board of land commissioners
have filed ON 10000 acres of land ON the
South Platte, for the internal improvement
fund.- This is the second large claim made
during the past ten days in that section. Are
not these straws showing the direction Of
the winds?
The Denver Tribune says that there is no
little talk of the prospect Of the Burlington
and Missouri railroad coming to Colorado,
as it could be built up the Platte At no very
great outlay. President Harris Of the line
is now in Colorado, and is understood to be
taking notes upon the situation.
Goldenites are anticipating big rush of
summer visitors to that place this season,
such as will "tax the hotel capacities to
their utmost" 1t seems certain that Color
ado will be popular resort for health and
pleasure-seekers the present year, and
doubtless Golden will get its full quota.
The placer diggings on the Uncompahgre
have been attracting much attention during
the past ten days, and a big rush of miners
to that section is reported. No definite in
formation as to what amount of gold has
been discovered, is obtainable, and doubt.
less the excitement had its rise more from
rumor than from facts.
The Denver Tribune, discussing the Ute
Indian situation, says: There is no danger
of trouble between the Indians and the
whites unless the trouble be provoked by
the whites themselves. OF course the Utes
are not pleased with the trespass upon their
reservation, but they are too wise to invite
or provoke collision on account Of it.
Two miles south Of Ouray, in the Canon
creek valley, is located the ranch of Eli
Darst, supposed to be the highest ranch in
the world, it's altitude is about 5000 feet.
He has two eighties which include the
available land in the valley. The soil Is
rich, and the creek never dry. Last year
his crop consisted Of potatoes, turnips, beets,
cabbage, lettuce, radishes and peas, all of
which grew finely.
WYOMING.
Building is rushing in Laramie. A mum.
Der of residences and additions to old ones
are in process Of erection.
On the night Of the 29th ult. four masked
men broke into the ranch of John R. Smith,
about three miles from Fort Mex Kinney, and
stole everything of value it contained, in
cluding four horses and two mules.
Cheyenne Sun: We are Informed by the
city authorities.that the number of tramps
arriving in town is, daily increasing, and it
is only with the greatest diligence that our
citizens are kept from being troubled BY
these nuisances.
The Laramie Sentinel celebrated its tenth
by coming out with several no
ticeable improve nents, one of which is an
increased amount Of reading matter, and
another is change in the makeup which
adds to the neat appearance Of the paper.
Governor Hoyt writes TO Judge Andrews
Of Laramie City (who. by the way, is an old
friend Of the governors), the he did not
seek or desire. the appointment of governor
If Wyoming, and that he has not yet 'signi-
led his acceptance of the position, though
he commission has been in his hands sew
eral days. The, governor gives as the rea-
IONS for his hesitation the fact that he is in
loubt about the effect of the, climate upon
,is vife's health. and also that the n0D,l-