The new North-west., 1879-08-29

W. 1' o' DeDeii, physician and interpreter
at the Pine Ridge agency, ne learn that -
has had an interview with the chiefs Raa
Cloud and Spotted Tail In regard TO sittina
Bull. Red Cloud is emphatic in his views
He said Old Sit is a bad man. l th;nL
it would be : good thing for all the Indians
and the whites If he would get killed this
SUMNER esS "a = 4. q a
e S cHoTEAU COUNTY. -..---.. z
a Is From the Record.
District Court meets at Fort Benton ~
the 10Th of next month. The new co,,rl
house will be ready for ocoupany at thai
date. 'D"'
The stampede to the new mines has bs.
gun in earnest. Men ars arriving from sha
upper country, and from Assinaboiue ana
other points below. We learn that a nrna I'M
ber of the stampeders have been indncaS
to start for the mines upon the represents.
tions of Jacob HooVei,, one of the disoov.
ers, but we have NOT heard Jake's renort
and cannot-say whether it is exaggers,ad
or not. @sgsg - gESsrB-rgF
At Fort Assinaboine there is good mar.
ket for chickens, eggs, vegetables and live
pork. Wood has to be supplied from the
mountains about twenty miles distant
Some parties are cutting cottonwood an
Milk river as low down as the leaving
Lime is plenty within four miles Of ths
post. Plenty of $40 month employment
here. Wood choppers get $l75 per cord
for choppings IL -
gT LEWIS g. CLARKE COUNTY. s---.
From the Independent.
Mr. James N. Ryan has purchased 15OO
head OF pure Merino sheep that have lust
arrived from California.
John Craeger, a freighter, while driving
over the Bird Tail Divide, fell from bis
wagon, which ran over him, breaking both
his legs. -sHe was taken to the hospital al
Fort Shaw. DR.. Greeuleaf, post surgeon,
amputated only one leg, as he thinks he
can save the Other.
From the Herald. a1t
Bullion is bought by the q. 8. Assay
Office for its actual value in gold and silver
as marked BY the assayer,A -
Mr. Tandy,s last find ON his auriferous
farm, five miles from Helena, is said to be-
a handsoms $500 nugget. Glg
Grain fields in the Prickly Pear valley arc
very fine and the yield will be large. Tha
wheat crop viii probably average 35 bush.
els to the acre. Oats will vary from 10 to
so bushels to the acre. -
Fred Lindwedel, proprietor of the Lind.
wedel hotel at Vestel, has added to his
house new hall just completed, 25x4O
feet, to bs let for dances, theatrical per.
formanees, concerts and other entertain
m6nts. =.
MEn @. "A. Hoffman, migister of the
Christian church, left the terminus yester.
day and is expected to arrive here to-mor.
row evening. He will take charge Of the
Christian Church Of this city for the ensu.
ing year. We understand that the ser
vice of the church will be held In the Court
House, commencing Sunday, the 31st inst.
SOUTHERN DEER LODGE COUNTY, -
From the Miner.
Thursday morning six superb silver
bricks, bearing the stamp of the Alice Co,
and weighing altogether T73 pounds. were
at the Butte Office of Wells, Fargo s. Co.'S
express. No 1855 was the last to leave the
moulds up TO date. aaa4a > g Z ..- 20
DR.. Beal, OF the Centennial, says he will
give $50 for 100 dozen eggs. eggs sell
here at retail for 40 cents per dozen
Twenty-Five horses are now on the Butte
race course in training for the approach
ng races, with eight more to arrive within
\ day Or two. About forty in all are az. q
pected to compete for the prizes to be og- 2
fered fortnight hence.s-
N. e. Meyer cast bar Weighing Ais OF.
rom bullion yielded by the Silversmith
ode and worked at Rundelps arastra,
Browns guleh. The bullion was 982 fine,
ome what Amer than silver coin.
Since il has been changed to wet crush.
'r, the Dexter, with the same number of
aen employed, does fully 90 per cent more
york than it was capable Of perForminga as
!. GIry erusher. - sEsGts&@ .1i8HaaGo