The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-05-07
TERRITORIAL.
MADISON COUNTY.

lively manner.
The trial jury was discharged on Tuesday morning
Iud the District Court adjourned on Thursday, The
rial Of Albert Chadsay for the killing of Richards
Il Salisbury, was continued until next term.
MEAGHEB COUNTY.
Husbandman
All the horses IA toe Jddltn were driven of last
week. leaving the settlers and number Of teamsters
foot.
but zoe are living.
A second raiding party visited the SweetSrass and
Yellowstone last week and got away with band OF
about 900 head Of stock.
Col Leon, of Canyon ferry, has determine to pnt
small steamer the Missouri river above the Falls
Tor the purpose Of accommodating tourists and sight
seekers The boat is " be capable of carrying nne
passengers.
ID. L. Mcfarland passed here on Tuesday last with
his surveying party of nine men and two wagons
loaded with supplies and camp equippage. He will
begin at the Judith Gap and work north and west.
Potatoes are said to be worth cents per pound
In the Judith valley.
CUSTER COUNTY.
Yellowstone journal. 24th.
A fire In Splitter Jacks house at II .. m. las
"Wednesday destroyed the building, endangered the
town. A favorable wind and efficient work by the
Hook and Ladder Company limited the loss to 500.
Granville Smart will probably locate cattle range
In the Yellowstone near Niles City.
About one week ago 50 head of horses were stolen
by Indians In the Yellowstone Canyon from Nelson
storey. Captain Tyler, ID Cavalry, Immediately
started in pursuit and succeeded in recovering the
stock ana IL Flathead Indians. It 10 thought the
a. h.yr
Missoula countj.
SOUTHERN DEER LODGE COUNTY.
Frontier Index.
Forty men are at work sxcavating for the new Al
Ice mill.
Mr.. James A. Murray has purchased a one-fourth
interest IN the smokehouse lode for o., 600.
Silver copper matte Of the vane Of $780, awaits
shipment from the Mont ana and Colorado Smelling
Works 1t was extracted from Gagnon ore.
Taylor q Co., expressmen from Butte to Gable,
PhiIipsburg and New Chicago will put Oh new line
Of stock and wagons the present week.
About rs new buildings are in course Of erection
on East Park Street. and the Eoer budding In 9th
er portions Of the city will swell the aggregate to
about aJU.
GALLATIN COUNTY.
Avant Courier.
"Oik VI thc iSsoytSihh ShuSh 10 Pokicssink
rapidly.
The indications are favorable for Red Bldf being
lively little camp the coming summer.
The Postmaster General has ordered tho appoint
ment Of George j. Lewis ~ postmaster at Spring
Hill, this coun ty, in place Of Thomas G. Grain, re.
signed.
A somewhat novel feature In Montsnas climatic
phenomena was the heavy thunder and accompany
ing rain Oh Tuesday.
There has been but little spring wheat wheat Gown
yet in Gallatin valley.
MIssoULA COUNTY.
Missouiian.
A wagon came in Tuesday with thirteen pilgrims
bound for Bitter Root valley.
The Bitter Root bridge finished on Wednesday
and travel over IL 10 resumed.
The bids for supp lying Fort Missoula with rour
we're opened at the post at ~ o'clock Thursday with
the following result Wo den Co., first grade, s.
second grade, 50. so third grade. 81. Eddy, Ham
mond g. Co., Sl.94. The successful bidder will be
determined in Helena.
Lieut.. Cook took out ten wagon loads Of potatoes
for Forts Shaw and Assinaboin. this week He ex-
poets to meet teams from Shaw ut Deer Lodge and
transfer mis- load to them Lieut.. c. says he could
have purchased $1,000 pounds of this vegetable In
the Bitter Root valley had he needed them.
CHoTEAU COUNTY.
From the Record. 81.
II IL raid that specimens of zinc ore have beer
found In the Belt mountains .-N
Mr.. j. W. Patricks arrived from Yogo ycsterda,
and reports q stampede to Armelrs Creek, fifty o.
| sixty miles north of Yogo. The Buchanans ant
Lenhart have taken suce lumber to the new CAM
and six or cents to the pan is reported Coco
prospects also reported from Big Spring Creek
r. s. Tiugley q Bro have sent to J. r. Weston, n
Helena. the following bids for Supplying fresh beef
Fort Mead. s6.74; Fort Lincoln. $50; Fort Kcogh
So 50; Fort Benton, S59i; Fort Assinaboine s5.37
Fort Buford, Sa.s7 .....
BEAvERHEAD COUNTY.
Atlantis.
Louis Hoble was killed by being smothered in al
ore chute. April 2lst. .f.@..n...... 4.m
Mr.. James M. Page, U. 3. surveyor, says there hal
been more government land taken up in Beaverheat
and Madison counties during the last two or tire,
IN onths than there has been for two three year.
previous to that time and the best OF 1t to that
all of 1t mas been located by bona ode settlers.
The Hecla Mining Company has shipped the past
week AN loads Of bullion and copper matte the
week previous % car loads. .-.| " Fh"
As at first stated In the Atlantis. the Bannacl
prisoners ESCAPED by aid of John William. the bur
locks OF the cells and the shackles of Pierce with
skeleton keys, AS they went through the kitchen
they took Sheriff Murray's revolver and cartridges
They lived Ave Of the eight Gays they were ont on
the carcass Of calf In getting out Of jail the bur.
slipped his between the bars OF his cell and
picked the lock with his wire keys and secreted hm
self In the old calsboo.e until the taller returned
lock and bar the door the outside after which hi
picked every lock so that the other horse thief nj
well as the murderer might follow him. ..g..
.... LEWIS 3 CLARKE COUNTY. ...
Morning Capital
The Ming Opera House will be three stories.
A clerk in Parchen q Co 8 gave Cozad. the foo:
racer. dose Of anmoniated vaeriar to sten mp hi,
nerves after batter, and the racer claimed he wa
dosed with aoid, The acid would have killed him
Cozad lives. '
Charles r. Shelton was shot and seriously wound,c
At Beaver Creek On Thursday morning by Henry Ed
mundson. The difficulty occurred about minini
claim.
t"s Independent. 't
Bozemanites are happy. Childs, the notorious dc Q
perado Of Gallatin county, who has defed all author
ity. has just been lodged in the Bozeman jail with
lad OF buckshot In him.
1t is reported that the postoice department has
tablished weekly mail route by steamboat from Bis
marck to Fort Benton, the round trip to be made II
fourteen days, leaving Bismarck every "Wednesday
during the season Of navigation. Contract for the
service has been awarded to the Power line Of steam
ers. "# F~ ~
Ed Ingersoll is said to be dying of Brights kidne,
disease. .. fr .-... Wv.
The Charles Dickens and Montana leads, two "a
| nous mines in the Yankee Fork region. Idaho. Aav,
ben bonded to New York PARTIES for thirty days d
S6j0,090. d. EHz. ,a# f.as-. .,Hs
Herald. ..... .....
Our banks are already buyinQ quite freely of gold
dust from the placers adjacent to Helena From four
u five thousand dollars in the aggregate has come IL
daring the past week. rag r a44s#s#.st !.
| A motion was made 10 Judge Wade to discharp,
Geo. w. Fox, the application being ba.ed on III,
ground that he had been denied the con stitutiona
tight Of sJeedy trial The application was denied
The following promotions have been announced
Capt Edward Bali. 81 Cavalry, to be Major 7th vic,
Reno, dismissed Let Lieutenant NJ. h. OBrien, d
Cavalry. vice Ball, promoted: I'd Lieutenant r. w
Kinxshury, ID Cavalry, to he LIST Lieutenant. VIC,
| rtsren. pr0moted: ri Lieutenant II. II. Wright 4
be LIST Lieutenant, vice Loud. promoted.
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