The river press., 1880-11-24
The total expenses of the Territorial Dem

bills, IRE reported to US as 20, ,UUU VI thie
amount 81. 900 was voluntarily contributed
by friends. and the remainder was pald Dy
Delegate Magnnis himself. This has Deen
one of the least expensive campaigns ever
made in the Territory, costing but little more
than that OF u" years ago, Wheh oahlpie
| Orr was q candidate When it is remember
ed that this amount includes the travelling ex-
nenses Of the candidate over the Territory,
bills for printing, teams for voters, e'c MT MT.
Maginnis has reason to congratulate hlmsel1
upon his cheap bat splendid victory
- Dir. Catmi B. Vaughn, owner OF ,he LltIie
Jennie lode. is said 10 have sold ore from
that mine to the value of 500, ,OOO Wltnln tne
| nast few weeks, and 10 have realized there
on the sum of $50 600 profit. MT. Vaughan
il one of the most industrious and unlIlDg
miners in the Territory, and richly merits the
| highest success.
[Nadsonian]
Upon the whole, lne placer mining opera
tioas-tn Alder .gulch, during the. season just
closed. have been very satisfactory 70 the
claim owners. TIE yield Of gold Gust mas
been somewhat il excess Of that ofiast year,
and the miners have plethoric wallets to glad
den their hearts after their arduous laoo1s'
Among the new claimants for favor among
quartz miners is q ''rucking quartz mill, In
vented By p. g. james, Of San francisco.
If its claims are good, and 1t Will 40 what
the makers say it will, It will become popular
with miners OF limited capital who have Tree
| milling ores. It is combination OF the
mp-1nill and arastra movements, and the
crushing is accomplished by rocking heavy
piece Of iron il mortar carrying four shoes
in the arc Of the circle IAe combined
weight of the shoes and holder is alternately
impaired to each shoe, separately, As IT ls
rocked on the dies creating sufficient agitation
| with the water in the mortar to discharge the
quartz through the screen as fast as 1t is re-
duced, and the gold retained in the mortar
in amalgam, on the inside copper plate and
among the dies There is also circulating
channel from one end Of the mortar to the
| other, through the concave dies, that the
feed may be uniform under the convex shoes.
Minerl
Bozeman has the reputation OF selling the
worst whisky Of any town west Of the Missis-
sippi
Gold weather has little terror for Montana
travellers. The Butte coaches arriving and
departing, generally carry-trom 10 to ~ pas
sengers.
The failure Of the brick supply this fall
was the reason that three story brick hotel
was not built in Butte for occupation during
the coming winter.
AT rattle 8 few days ago, Mr.. Si|van
! Hughes was fortunate enough to win 8 $500
set Of furniture. The course which the
gentleman will now pursue IS clear.
Col. Gibson, :. S, A., IS ID charge Of the
/ expedition to repair the Mullen road. The
road is said to be almost impossible, and the
congressional appropriation Of 500, 600 is
thought to be far too small TO improve its
/ condition sufficiently to render it a popular
high way.
Freight rates to the terminus are higher at
The nresent time than last fall when the ter
minus was about 20 miles south Of its present
! location. This increase has been continuous
ever since the road left Ogden, and mer-
chants are il alarm as to the expected cost
! Of wagon transportation when the line
reaches Silver Bow
The pay roll Of the Alice Mining Company,
Butte. for some time past has had upon + the
names Of 175 employees, drawing IN the aggre.
crate wages amounting to 500, 900 pei
month.
| yellowstone Journal1
/ 1t is now considered very probable that the
Chicago and North western railroad which il
extending its line to the Black EIill will after
reaching there continue On its western course
/ and tap the Northern Pacifcnear if not q
this city.
Since the election has passed the telegraph
operators at Fort Aeogh are Investing
large ID yellow covered literature, and nov
lean back in their chairs and smoke thel
pipes with contentment, and without Iear O
j being interrupted by How has New YorE
gone"
IHusbandman.l
# The nj usselshell valleys lacks thonsant
sacks of -four OF having enough 70 Wnte
q them through. Oats are also scarce an
high il that region.
An alteration occurred between som
shepherd and COW boys 9 few evenings since
ReVolvers were brought into use but Ner
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