The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-10
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
tAyant COurjer.]

The residents of Middle creek and West
Gallatin are moving in the matter of building
a free bridge over the Gallatin river at a point
u little north Of Erskin's.
1t is reported that Mr.. John Sweeney re-
Gently purchased 1000 sacks of -four at the
Union Mills, also the entire crop of wheat
raised last season by W. II. Arnold.
A robbery is reported to have been commit
ted on Friday night last, at the residence of
John j. Reese, Reese creek, this county, by
which old Hugh Jones is supposed to have
suffered to the amount of 5000 in clean
greenbacks.
We are informed by a friend that Eastern
Montana will, in all probability, receive quite
a colony of immigrants from Canada next
season. No small number Of the party will
be young ladies, who desire to take their leap
year chances in the Rocky Mountains. They
will be welcomed with open arms to Hospital
BILE homes.
tMadisOnian. Jan. 81
On Wednesday. George Thexton tapped the
Alameda lode with the tunnel which he has
been running. The mine shows twelve inch
vein of $500 rock. Twenty five hundred
pounds Of ore which was shipped to Glendale
last summer, and then re-shipped to Salt Lake
for reduction, yielded over 500 net or $50
per ton above all running expenses.
The prospect is inviting for a good season of
placer mining IN 1880. The heavy winds
which followed the early SNOW falls have
deposited the %"beautiful' in the ravines and
Sullles, where it is packed to enormous
depths and will remain to do the most good
to miners during the hot months OF summer
Parties from the mountains say that snow
was never more 'lensely packed than now.
DR.. Schmalllausen informs us that, not
outstanding the almost unprecedented sever
ity OF The early winter months, stock in the
Willow creek district is doing remarkably
well. and is III good. sturdy condition to
withstand the cold weather vet to come,
Mining matters at Mineral Hill are rather
quiet but what work is being done is Welding
good irturns, and establishing a tirmer faith
than has ever existed concerning the perma-
ncncy and richness of the mines. When
spring opens there will he Il grand boom in
quartz mining operations throughout the
district.
tMiSSOulian, Jan. 80
We are informed that John B. Catlin has
purchased Of Bell Bros. The Stevensville hotel
property. and proposes to pursue the hotel
business hereafter.
Maj. Roman brought over from the Agency
on Thursday, a mountain goat which had been
shot by an Indian on the reservation. For
sometime past, Col. Gibson has been anxious
to secure one to stuff for the Smithsonian
Institute, and 1t is intended to forward this
specimen to the East for preservation.
Spring building is progressing on parchment
and around the genial stove at a rapid rate.
1t is said the entelprising firm of Caplice 4
Smith will, during the coming season. put up
a handsome store in Missoula VIM. Dickin-
SON will erect Il new post office building in
connection with his store Jacob Reinhaul
already has material on the ground for a
handsome residence VIM. Kennedy will, we
understand, put up II new dwelling on the
ranch lately purchased of James Minesinger
Matt. Coleman is making improvements on
his place, and numerous other gentlemen are
looking into the mice Of building material
very suspiciouslv. New quarters will be built
at the post. and altogether The outlook is a
lively one for builders.