The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-04-09
TERRITORIAL.
MADISON COUNTY.

MADISON COUNTY.
Madisoni,n.
The District Court commences in Vlr-
gina City on the 18th inst.
Hon Samuel Word returned from his !
eastern trip on Tuesday evening.
It gratifying to note that mine owners
generally are feeling the importance OF 1
opening up their property. 1t now looks as .
if there will be large amount OF work I
done in the mines in the neighborhood or
Virginia this summer.
john Hayden, in from the Madison on
Wednesday, says the icy bridge across the
river il still solid, circumstance, at this
time of year which has not occurred within
the memory of the Oldest settler.
A. M. Switzer was in from the Madison
valley Tuesday. He says the losses Of
stock this winter in that section have been
exceedingly heavy, fully ten thousand
dollars worth having succumbed to the
iuclemency of the weather.
From the Messenger.
The mountains on Wisconsin creek are
said to DO literally scanned with quartz
veins. ana prospectors are anxiously await
ing the disappearance of snow to enable
them to strike for fortune.
Any information regarding the wherea-
bouts of William Barclift will be thank
fully received at this office. His mother,
who is living il Hoboken. n. j., last heard
of him in Montana Territorial papers
please copy.
BEAvERAEAD COUNTY
Atlantis 4th.
Hammond was the first man murdered
in Glendale.
The next issue of the Atlantis will be en-
larged.
The teams of Rich & Co. are about 10 be
transferred TO the Terminus freight route
while the road is breaking up between here
| and Lion City. The bins at the smeirer
contain 5000 tons of ore. The teams will
return in a month or so.
CUSTER COUNTY.
Yellowstone Journal eth.
This week band of Sioux stole large
number of horses from the Crows within
three miles of Fort Caster and started IN
this direction. Capt. Mix and company
of soldiers started in pursuit. Yesterday
CAPTAINS Hargus aud Ovenshine left this
post to intercept them.
The Journal reports that the mines at
the headwaters of Tongue river are look
ing we'll. 1t is not improbable that there
will soon be number of mining camps in
the Big Horn mountains. Samples of 90o-
ounce silver-bearing rock, carrying 81 per
ton gold, have been brought TO Miles City.
MIssoULA COUNTY.
Missouiian 4th.
The Mssoula brewery changed hands
last week Charles Otto becoming purchaser
and paying the sum of $500 for the prop
erty.
Billy Murphy returned on Wednesday
from business trip to Cedar Creek. lie
reports some mining in progress, but APP
prebeusions of serious food when the
snow gets started are expressed by many
of the miners He says there are from six
to twelve feet of snow all along Cedar
Creek.
]. d. Richards the forefather of Wallace
mining district, called at our office this
week. He thinks that a road can be built
from Bakers Station to Wallace District
for about 81, 200, and thinks the miners Of
Wallace should do the larger part of it
themselves. This done, it will not be a
difficult task to complete a road to Bear.
We learn that the military telegraph line
will, as soon as material can arrive, be ex-
> tended west to Fort Coenr 'Alene and
I probably TO Fort Lapwai, which is the
present eastern terminus of system OF
military lines with headquarters in Oregon.
This will connect the east with the west by
an extensive system of military telegraph
lines, reaching from Bismarck, Dakota, to
Portland, Oregon.
NEAGHER COUNTY.
Hnsbandman, 25th.
u Good dairy cows are worth from $25 tc
$50, and are not to DO had even at these
figures.
Some sixty or seventy lodges Of Flathead
), passed through town en- route for their
= home in Missoula county this week
There are not dozen sheep ranches III
Montana provided with sheds that will turn
il rain, yet our fock-masters chronicle year
?. ly gain of from 80 to 100 per cent.
d Thos. Clary, who two years ago bought
i 100 head of stock cattle, paying Tor then
,e S3, 600, is now offered $4,000 for the herd
IL and increase, but refuses to take il.
II SOUTHERN DEER LODGE COUNTY.
p Frontier Index.
II The Irish Famine Relief Committe re
At port the remittance of $3.50. This sh ow
n ing is a good one and speaks we'll for TIT
liberality of our people.
We Harry L. Award, late editor Of the At
X limits, departed for Glendale Wednesday
IL morning to perfect arrangements for thu
a. establishment of his paper.
,r The lot jumpers failed to make success
d full issue of their suit. The original own
or er, Mr.. Carr, brought an action in Jadg
r Barrett's Court to obtain possession of tn
ground and for damages. The action wa
sustained and the defendants were requires
TO pay the costs. .
Daniel Lewis was killed by cave in tn
Gray Rock nine, in which he was working
on Saturday last Deceased was age
about twenty-four years and of Welch de
O. scent.
~ aALLATIN COUNTY.
Avant Courier I'd. "..e
of Geo. Wakefield has been very successful
a. with his sheep, not having lost singl
y head during the past severe winter.
- Joe Lindlsy came over from bis cowher
:. | Io.k ,vaal- uo Ia, If ha np;p ion that fh