The Dillon tribune., 1881-07-09
MONTANA CONDEMNED.


MONTANA CONDEMNED.
mAo,somAn
The Fuller Springs increase IN rop"''fi'
ty as a resort tor invalids and pleasure
seekers.
\ man named Dantord was recently ar
rested near Corlson. charged With rolbing
the United States inlis.
There seems to be IL chance that the
Camas creek veterans will get their pay tor
the Looking Glass reflections they in
dulyed in on the morning Of August goth,
1877.
Alr G. l.. Da,irr brought up seventy.
suvc and one hall ounces OF gold from the
Iron Rod mill Tuesday. the result Ola run
on "l'roadway' ore.
The county commissioners have been in
s,.,.ial session this week. Among the inn
portant business transacted was the is>u.
;,ncc of the new per cent Madison county
bonds.
On Tuesday. Charles Seiychri>t brought
up 26 u ounces of gold bullion. the result
oi' Il r,, on eighteen tons ot ore from the
"Grasshorper" lotlc in the Silver Stn dis.
trict. The mines Of this district are all
pun.ling handsomely this year.
NEW noa1n.wssr
Mr.. Joseph Richards has an engine and
machinery on the way. and will in few
days begin the erection of planning mill,
sash, door and blind factory.
County Clerk, ]. S. McAndrews reports
Il Philipsburg boom. Over fifty locations
OF valuable mines have been made in the
Granite Mountain during the past si>
months.
The first contracts on the He'll Gate y.
r. grade have all been completed except
the rock grade above Gold creek. Three
f,urths Of the graders have removed To
Edwardsville. No further advices about
an additional fifty miles having been let. 1t
may, and may not be let this season.
Capt. +. p. Fuller was in Deer Lodge
Monday inspectin. revenue matters. We
notice Commissioner Rau,n anticipate, the
receipts ftcn irte.. nal .eve.ue this year
will he $l3s,ooo,ooo, and that he claims in
the $hnyxo,uo collected during his nd
, ministration there has not been Il dollar
lost by dctalcation. Under such an admin
| istration it is a high compliment, indeed,
I to receive from the commissioner an Oth-
cill letter stating that the district OF Mon
s tana rates first Tor efficiency on the bot'ks
r Of the department and complimcnting the
, collector therefor. And that is just the
I kind OF a letter Capt Fuller has.
!, Avanr oouMaa.
Quite large party Of immigrants, fru:l
Missouri, with good teams and wagons
passed through town on Tuesday. for per
,,,anent location in the valley. They cam,
by the Powder River and Yellowstone
r.u.c.
=. w. Meadow, summoned as Il witnes
in the Danf,,ri mail robbery case, arrives
-, from Coulson, Monday. While ON th
~ ~ way up the coach upset and bud" wa
,r thrown violently to the ground, strikin.
1t with his left shoulder, fortunately withou
~ ~ serious results.
IL From Byron Nreel,sl. who returned
~ %; from Miles City ON Monday, we learn tina
~ the commissioners OF Custer county have
u: awarded the contract for building the cour
s e house to l. B. IIubhell, for the sum Of $40,
1T 900, to be finished ready for occupanc,,
y. within five months.
We regret to learn that ]. l.. Patterson
lost a valuable horse last week near Mystic
Lake. 1t appears that the animal WIS pick
eted, and started to cross a slough IN orde
to get with some other horses on the oppo
y. site side. On reaching the worst porto,
s' Of the slough he was prevented from go
~ ing any farther by the picket rope, and thel
=. =, snnk irrecover,bly in the mud and quick
~, -, SID.
Of W. regret K: learn OF the sudden dealt
nd OF Col. Davidson, late commanding office
IL. Of Fort Custer. The sad event took plac
Nv at st. Paul, MINI, on Monday, the :7t
DIS inst, soon aftri the Colonel arrival IN TIN:
"a. ctv. 1t is thought tis death was hastene
~ by internal injuries sustained by bcin
Ii" thrown violcrtl, from his horse last wi.
ter. Col Davidson was a. brave officer,
N, most affa5le gentleman, and his sudde
death will be deeply regretted, not only
army circles, but by all civilians who ha
the pleasure Of his acquaintance. lie leave
Il wife and four children-two sons and tw
daughters one Of whom is married
Li.ut. lioppin, Second Cavalry.
SURF m,sea
md The "Wuhderlich war;" so called,
en-. divide, is about ended. Graders are 1T wo1
'"> in Wundcrlich's fields.
in There are over three hundred men
i, Basin City, and prospecting in the mout
aims close to that town.
Lavell Bros have eight saw.,n;lls ru
r. rr. ming, and cutting lumber and tin,bers
their full capacity. The I.avell> will
Ia, cre,>: the number Of their mills as soon
IL, suit locations are selected for this
49, erection.
and A propositio., has been made to boz
the Major Blu ID mine in the Fourth OF
,ird ~ NlsIAt liz SUM VI pf4JtNk|-tnS NO
'cr. to run Tor sixty days.
SyS,
day "ssout'AN
Wearc Informed that negotiations 3:
'" now pcnlng tor another lift, .milc gr;
ing contract on the line Of the North.
Pacific railroad, and that in all probal,l
the contract will l,e let in few days. II
will bring the grader, into Or very close
OK NlissOula.
ana.
!. ,rd Robert Pelkv says he passed four ha,
OF sheep, containing about five tho,,ss
x.cr head to each band. between WALL. w:
ana Boise, bound for Montana.-,nostly
:tis' :a the fellowston.. Sheep men also int,r
ax@ )" ~ ed him that there was band Of tit,
the thousand still to come, which would toll
'siyc on to Montana in the near future.
aksn Mr.. w. r. Boartiman, a practical assa
'oIn from Butte, has been looking over the Fl
r,;s ths Of mining operations in Bitter Root. IL
the so we'll pleased witt, the outlook that he n
sum poses t, locate an assay office in Stephe
= .s the vile. and has gone to Butte to procure
made ter;al for that purpose. lie took with