The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-08
THE TERRITORY.
TCourjer, May ri

[COurjer, May z
Since the delivery of fruit Tree from the
Geneva Nursery, orchards have sprung up
like magic; and already people are dreaming
of cider mills and old-fashoned New Eng
land apple parties. Our citizens say they
have been outrageously swindled by the
grape root agent. They claim that their roots
are all dead.
[Husbandman May21.I
A new postOffice has been established At
Olden, on the Musselshell, point Is miles
east of MartnsCale with L. B. Jollige as
postmaster. Oden is on the route of White
Sulphur Springs and Fort Custer daily mail
line; is in the midst Of fine agricultural dis
trict, and is quite a winters rendezvous for
hunters and frontier stockmen.
gentleman who passed up from the Ju-
dith says the question of locating the lands OF
that valley under the desert land act will
be tested this year, as number Of preemp-
ton and homestead settlers have located upon
land where desert land claims have prevl-
ously been filed, and that said settlers will
attempt raising crops this year without irri
CATION, and should they succeed it will vlrtu-
ally settle the question IN their favor.
In the vicinity of the Big Bend of the
Musselshell river, Granville Stuart crossed
the buffalo belt, which is about 60 miles wide.
The whole face of the earth in that region is
black with them, and the grass is grazed down
bare.
New North-W May 2sth.l
Court will probably continue until a week
from next Saturday, when it will be neces-
sary to adjourn the term to open the Bannack
term on the ensuing Monday. Decision in
the Butte cases is still reserved, and may not
be rendered until near the adjournment.
r.. T Kennon, Esq, was the victim of
fall on Sunday last, from the effects of which
he has since been confined to his room, his
injury consisting of a severe sprain Of the
right hip. The lower part of the limb hay
| ing been amputated last summer, Mr.. Ken
| mons accident is the more to be regretted. he
is doing well, however, and will soon again
| be able to devote bis time to his business af-
fairs.
lMlssoulian, May 2sth.1
Mail service has been increased upon the
Cedar route to two trips per week. commenc-
ing on Monday next. The original service
on this route was intended to be two times
per week; but the mail contractor, having
taken the route too low, ordered it decreased
to one trip per week, so as to bring himself
cut square. George Heneauit tslegraphed to
Washington IN regard to the route, and was
ordered to carry the mail as originally intend
ed.
A party consisting of Aaron Harpst, Willie
and Rufus Dean, n, S, Qui.t, VIM. Case,
A. L. Hodge, David Zigler, BIZ Chinn, J. M.
Parker and - Dillon left Missoula on Mon
day morning for Coyote gulch, Camas prairie
to find what may be in the new disgngg al
that place. They will be accompanied by tive
men from Bear.
Pete Sherlock, Charley Waller and Ted
Hooley left this week for the st. Joe digginss
in Idaho, jIst west Of Cedar. The former
miner has been in that place for about five
years, and now thinks he sees trst-class
prospect ahead.
IMadlsonian, May -9.l
The Carrie is the name of lode recent
ly discovered and now owned by Robert Stan
ley and Jerome Bray. 1t Is located miles
up Nugget gulch, near Wisconsin creek, an,
the ore from it, as shown in two assays made
by Mr.. Knight, is very rich, one of then
showing 9G.S ozs. silver and Sl2.21 in gold
and the other 81 O2s. sill er and l 1880 gold
The owners will work it right along and de
yelop its value.
On Wednesday afternoon Noah Thomas
d lad who came to Virginia with u. 4. Pease
while hcrding for Capt. Rogers. shot himsel
in the leg with pistol which he was drawin
from his pocket. The ball passed through tn
iieshy part Of the thigh. inIlictng a painful
though not serious wound, but one which vii
teach hm to be molc careful in future il
handling such dangerous paythinss.
, A stabbing aliiay occurred at Silver Star OF
last Tuesday evening, in which Dick Syden
ham was severely cut by Mike Quinn. Th
) parties had previously quarreled and tough
about some trivial matter, and the latter 60
worsted in the encounter, and while Syden
5 ham was standing in Blackmaus store Quin
returned armed with a Jack knife aud III
5 fight was renewed with the abOy" result
1 Sydenhan!'s wounds are said to he quite ser