The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-01-02
TERRITORIAL.
GALLATIN COUNTY.
From the Courier

aALLATIN COUNTY.
From the Courier
Gallatin county has no delinquent t.r
list this year. This is a little rough On
the local newspaper, but it speaks volumes
for the thrift. and general prosperity of onr
people, and we are excusable for feeling
proud Of the record.
Total tax collected for the year
ending Dec. |, 1879. .......... $50. 900 70
Collected for License for quar-
ter ending Dec. |, 1S70....... 1869 90
The charter and books having been re-
ceived, Lodge of Knights of Pythias was
organized in town ON Tuesday evening
1t is the second lodge of tho character in
the Territory.
The Courier annual for 1880 will be is
SUED some time during the present month.
MEAGHER COUNTY.
From the Husbandman.
The mail carrier on the lower end Of the
Martinsdale and Coulson route got his feet
and one leg badly frozen during the late
cold snap.
No mining camp Of .ate days ever had
more ha;teriag prospects OF II bright future
than Yago and vicinity.
The town-plat of the White Sulphur
Springs will be out in few weeks.
Samuel Anderson, who is spending the
winter mOnths IN prospecting, showed VS. n
certificate of an assay on ore taken from
recent discovery near Thompson gulch.
which assayed respectively 80, 81 and ZIG
ounces in silver to the ton.
SOUTHERN DEER LODGE COUNTY.
From the Index.
The present milling capacity at the Alice
il not near up TO the necessities of that
bonanza, so a new 40.stamp mill is soon to
DO added.
The Gem and Mountain Spring East, two
promising claims which were sold Wednes-
day at Administrators sale, only brought
altogether 1915. They belonged to tho
Reagan property.
The best record that we've heard Of for
the thermometer in this vicinity during
the cold snap was at the Colorado Smelter.
There the spirit Thermometer got down to
$50 below zero the day before Christmas
Rather low spirits, that, so close to the
holidays.
From the Miner.
An interest in the Mantel mine, of Boul.
der, has been sold to Mr.. s. T. Hauser, OF
Helena.
The fiual shipment Of the Alice for 1879
footed up $12,O
The building of 40-stamp mill to reduce
the ore which abounds 10 the Alice bonanza
in such unmeasured abundance and to treat
which the present milling facilities are to-
tally inadequate, is now an assured fact
which we obtained yesterday from the high
est possible authority.
CHoTTAU COUNTY.
From the Benton Record
The Missouri Is frozen solid and is likely
to remain SO until spring.
A coal mine has been discove red about
10 OF IA miles from Fort Benton on the
North side Of the Missouri river.
La Pine, made famous by the Manitoba
rebellion few years since, was seen pass
ing through town last week. Reel, the
noted leader Of the Northern Half-breeCs,
il said 70 be- at, or near, Fort Assinaboine,
awaiting the termination of his exile.
MIssoULA COUNTY.
From the Muscular.
"Wednesday was the ,ldest day known
in Missoula for years. The mercury regis
tered 35o below zero at 8 O'Clock in the
aud We are told that it indicated
close on to 400 an hour earlier.
BEAvERHEAD COUNTY.
From the Atlantis.
Glendale needs, must have, and will soon
get, the telegraph, O money order postal
office, and bank. The demands OF rapid
y increasing business necessitate these ap-
pliances of modern civilization.
Glendale il the first town In Montana 70
DO tapped by a railroad.
Lion City has "a families during these
slack times at the mines. There are two
stores, five hotels and boarding houses, be-
tides the Hecla Company's boarding house.
,ne livery stable, three billiard nails and
ialoons, two butcher shops, etc.
SHERIDAN ITEMS.
From the Messenger.
Sheridan, on the banks Of Mill creek. is
me OF the most pleasant little villages to
Do found in the Territory. though unimpor-
ant In number of buildings or business
Houses, does an amount of business With
he surrounding country that would scarce
10 credited by one unacquainted with the
acts. The place is slowly but steadily
rowing In numbers and prosperity and ar
10 distant day will DO the centre of trade
Oh the agricultural and mining districts
urronnding it.
The snow at Beaver Canon is said to be
our or five feet on a level, and drifted
ably at many points along the line, and IL
only oy Keeping snow pillow with several
ngines attached, moving back and forth
n the line that trains can be kept running.
MADISON COUNTY.
From the Madisonian.
Alex Metzel informs us that several
cad Of cattle have recently died on the
Ippei Ruby winter range, and it il thought
nat blackleg has reappeared among the
erds Of that section.
The Commissioners of jefferson county
ave discovered a discrepancy of $22, $685.
between its actual indebted ness and the
'ported liabilities as shown in the last f.
ancial report.
Simon Motifs, miner, became intoxica-
"a, started to make visit in the valley
ad was frozen to death few days before.
hristmas. r. g.. '-. -. 0''0-
LEWIS q CLARKE COUNTY.
From the Herald.
Helena had fire New Years day. The
90 is estimated OF $175O.
Fred. Gilmer, brother of Jack Gi,mer
the overland stage line was killed in the
'ewart mine at Bingham, Utah, on Satur.
y last. Explosion of giant powde. was
70 cause. = ...-F
=. N. Hall, resident of Montana since
os, was found dead in his bed In Helena,
nristmas morning.. NsLENH.EE wv
From the Independent.
The Independent has been awarded the
no Tor printing the pamphlet for the
vestel, Deer Lodge county, wants a daily
all
Brief kilograms.
January 5Sac,.,,