The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-04-06

FoRr CusrER. MARCH "a. 1854

Fort CUSTER, March "A, 1880.
A party Of Sioux jumped the Crow camp
three miles above this post, on the Little
Horn, between one and two o'clock this a.
M, running of about thirty head of stock.
The Sioux fired about fifty shots into the
Crow camp. but failed to hit any one. Capt.
Mix, I'd Cavalry, with bis company, started in
pursuit at daylight.
Ten O'Clock a. ma courier just in from
Mix says he left the company fourteen miles
out, on a hot ~trail-Sioux beginning to drop
their outfit along the trail. The number in
the party is not known.-Courier.
[Madisonian, March 27.1
If the quartz fever continues to rage as at
present, won't the census taker have q high
old time in Madison county.
Bets that Madison county will not produce
some OF the biggest quartz mines in the coun-
Try would find plenty of takers hereabouts
these days. r. .
Among the new lodes discovered this week
in the neighborhood of the city were the Pay
master, Sunbeam, and Chrysollte, in all of
which very fine ore has been found. We hope
they will prove veritable bonanzas TO their
owners.
One day last week, Mrs. Sawtelle met with
an accident at George Browns house on Mad
ison valley. She had been visiting the place
in company with Mrs. Saunders, and was
about to return home, when she re-entered
the house for a shawl which she had forgot
ten, snd fell down an open cellar. dislocating
her arm at the shoulder JOINT. Dr.. Pickney
was called and reset the injured limb, and
she is now getting along comfortably.
[Husbandman.J
1t is rumored that Seiben Bros, of Chest
nut, have lost 1000 sheep during the past
WINTER caused principally by scab.
The herders of one of General Smiths looks
OF sheep reports a loss of only twelve out of
2.400, which is, indeed, a good showing and
speaks we'll for the shepherd in charge.
Marks, Patterson & Lloyd have recently
leased their saw mill on the Missouri valley
to Martin kerns, West and q couple of other
gentlemen whose names We did not learn, for
$1,000.
A report reaches lis that a man named
Miller, somewhere on the Judith, met his
deavoring to rescue some horses from a party
of thieving Indians. We have been unable
to learn any particulars.
Information is at hand to the effect that a
colony of sevnty-tive families has been organ
lied at Minneapolis, MIMI, with a view to To-
eating in Montana. What section of the Ter.
ritory We are not informed, but we under
stand that they desire to locate their lands
in one body. 1t is under the leadership of
Mr.. Hoyt, formerly Of Helena.
The news reaches us this week that there
is a party of f~ive-hundred families of Cana
dian French en- route to Montana with a view
to making homes in our neighborhood. The
objective point first in view by this party was
White Sulphur Springs, but we understand
the leaders have been informed that the Mus
selshell is a much more desirable location for
a colony and have determined to go there.
The party is we'll equipped with household
goods, farm machinery and farm stock. They
come via Bismarck, where they will take a
steamer for Carroll, from which point they
will reach the Musselshell by means of their
own conveyances. This will be a large &C
cession to the population and industry of
Meagher county.