The Dillon tribune., 1881-07-23
MONTANA CONDENSED.
NtSSoULiAN.

MONTANA CONDENSED.
Robert Sherril Brown, a yt,:,ng l,ov aged
about ten years, and Il grandson Of Jacob
Shcrril, ot this county, was accidentally
shot near Fort Steele on the 10TH Of June
and died on the goth. The boy. with his
father, Wa. inmigrating to Missoua county,
and while wandering about the camp was
mistaken b.. the n.ht-guard for coyote,
and fired upon. 1t was very sad affair.",
Bob Wilson gave his prisoner at the Jail
Il novel ride one day last week. The gen.
tlenan had shown a disposition to break
out OF Jail, and Sheriff Kenny took him
down to John Nfillers blacksmith. shop to
have his anklets riveted on. The prisoner
did not like it and refused to walk home
again. In consequence, Bob mounted him
ON Il wheclbarbow and furnished him trans
portation back to the Jail free OF leg wcari.
ness.
\ few DAYS since loud noise was heard
In the mountains on the west side OF the
Bitter Root, the report resembling the fir
ing of cannon and reverbrations. The noise
was CAUSED by the falling OF a high peak
ON one Of the mountains about opposite
Corvallis, and was so loud that it was dis
tinctly heard at Eight Mile, below stev.
vensvi!e. Probably thousands OF ton, OF
rock, the foundation OF whic,, had been
crunbli,g tor ages, came down in the
grand crash.
The new Jail is beginning to loom up.
The foundation is completed, and the ma.
sons are now at work on the walls 1t will
not bc many week until the Jail birds can
lN. transferred to therl,ew cage.
The New England mining district con.
tinues to loom up. Prospecting is going
on there at vigorous rate and Il few claims
nave been filed for record at the office of
the County Clerk this week. The >pcci-
mems OF ore brought in are pronounced
rc'l b: experts and thr prospects are that
the New Ens.an, Di>tric; will be one of
Importance soun.
The rcrort O. The i.nching OF Tones in
the litith count, has; been confirmed and
ii the ru,ns's o!' his cx,, uit, there are true
he got no more than inc deserved. When
the reader understands that this same
Jones was given short notice to quit Ben.
ton last winter for killing cattle in Arrow
Creek valley he will not have inuc,, s>.n.
pathy for him. Lynch law is greatly to
he deprecated, but when the victims are
monsters OF the Stewart and Jones stripe
good citizens need not be greatly exercised
over the affairs.
The striking boal,nan at Bismarck have
assisted materially in ret.rxlina navigation
Oh tue river. And what have the strikers
gained by it: Just what they usually do in
such cases. viz: Il loss Of Several .,avs' time
and a failure to secure the increased wages
sought Bv their actions they have injured
their employers hundred OF dollars, in
Jur.d the merchants who are waiting for
their goods-and done themselves plenty Of
Farm This Is almost without exception
the way in which strikes terminate. and vet
n,.I, foolish enough to take !, hand in them
are found every day.
avAHr ocue,gs.
The incoming coach from Helena was
upset ON Friday. fortunately. without seri.
Gus damage to the passengers.
\ light frost was visibl., in this vicinity
on Friday morning last. and considerable
injury to vegetables will rysull ,hsrefium.
James Johh and ta'nl, left last week for
the Mammoth Hot Springs, for the pur.
pose OF taking charge of the Mccartney
Hotel there daring the summer
\ po>totfice named .\neicrsonvill. has
been established in the Judith. Meayhcr
county. and our former citizen. Ben. Dex.
Yer, appointed postmaster.
NEW aoers.w.sr.
John Cravens. sentenced for twelve wears
IN November 1878. tron, Lewis (. Clarke
county. tor rape, was pardoned this week
on petition OF a number of'he Judiciary.
We are informed by Mr.. Morgan, of y.
+. x. X. that twelve OF the twenty miles
in Hell. Gate valley is completed ready for
the ties, and work is progressing steadily
on the remaining eight miles. There are
80 men and 100 teams and scrapers now
engaged on '!'c co-tra,t whic!, will be com
pleted in five or six weeks.
There has been considerable said about q
"tittv.n,ile contract" next below the twenty.
mile contract. 1t has beef let in that wav,
hut the colnpan, has contracted with Mr.
Damn tc continue the work on down the
river. af:er this twenty miles is complete
as long AS the weather will permit With
an ordinary season the grade will. there
fore. probably be comrle:ed to or below
Bear Mout., this fall II is no, Improbable
will be made in the mean.
time for rock work in the CANYON below.
Col W. +. Wheeler has recently written
a valuable paper ON the physical geosrapi,,
OF Montana 10 accompany the map oi Mon.
,ana now bcing prepared from the Land
Otfice surveys. ~ be embraced in Mon.
tei,A'> Geography .v-:ldoHse'd as one ot the
class h,uk>' OF the Twelfth Legislature
Having. read Col, vs., MSS. we ,ru>, i,
will he r,nboii>,: entire, Is it is :. contrihu.
tion u, much vai.r and exceptionally tree
from error. The publishers are Il little late
with their work, but that will Be rxcu>ahl,
ii in i; is incorporated this description mat.
ter and good map OF Mon,.n..--So,ny-
thing ,!a, Is 40! ..ow to be had
The For. Mas;rnis mail which was MI.
on July l>t is carried by way OF Martins.
dale and the Judith gap instead Of crossing
the mountains via Moorc>> trail and down
the lus:;:i, valley a> j. was designed nv the
petitioners Tor ;'e route and by the govern.
meut.
Tbs >',lrl'>r which Is be;as erected Al,
tho Bar rA.- ni:ne> i to cost $4,000 and Wi.
he completed w;:i,in sixN DAYS. \ private
letter from 4 pr,'!.iNsn: ri.'zen o: Benton
assures Us thar 'i3e :I,ile> .i.srr are proving
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