The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-05-20
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.
MADISON COUNTY.


Marshall's stages will be running to Fire
Hole Basin next week. ---
Douglass, the murderer, has become very
religious.
We are informed that party of tourists
under the guidance Of Professor w. |. Mar
shall, formerly of this city, are expected tc
arrive In Virginia about the 10th proximo, EN-
route to the National Park. Also that par.
ty of scientists, about fifty in number will ar
plore its mysteries.
cHoTEAu COUNTY.
Benton Record.
A sturgeon about three feet long sold OIL
the streets yesterday for 81.
The soldiers at this post are busily engaged
in packing up, collecting, and making inven'
tories of government property, preparing to
move to Shaw.
Thirty Red River carts accompanied by
sin, came to town this morning with six hun
bred buffalo robes, besides n lot of skins an
furs, dried meat and pemmtcan TIC. Power
s. Bros. were the purchasers.
From the Rirer Press. 5h.
Lumber is selling for six cents, and il is OF
the poorest quality. too ~ e. - f.. e.
Mr.. Jeanneaux, who IL keeping kind OF
trading post in the Judith BASIN, has been in
town several days disposing of oyer / 200
robes.
There IL now on the Blood reservation
nearly or quite 1000 Indians, principally
Bloods; they are pitching into work with a
will The agent at that place il Mr.. John G.
McDongall, an old timer in the country, and
Is getting along better with the Indians than
any of the Canadian importations. So much
for the N. W. Territory.
.-s CUSTER COUNTY.
From the Ysllo,astone Journal. l..
A post-office has been established At Pow
der River, with Albert Long as postmaster
The Office viii be located at Commodore Top
Foley's Buffalo Ranch
Manager Hilbert and the belle of the bad.
lands left for the latters home Sunday. The
team returned somewhat exhausted, but
strong enough 10 bring in the fragments Of
the buggy. At sE#Ea t1ssEE*Ft
Capt. A. r. Nininger and County Treasurer
c. w. Savage arrived sunday by stage from
81. Paul They will Immediately commence
the erection Of a large brick fre-proof buiki-
ing on the site of their present store, costing
in the neighborhood of $50 600. TO be finished
in 40 days.
The latest advices from New York state
that the directors Of the N. +. Railroad a few
days ago determined to sell the railroad lands
west of the Missouri at the government price
of $3.50 per acre. This will be- COOL news 10
the whole community. ~ssfssfe asa
MISSOULA IoUNTY. " sra 49,
From the Hissoulion13
John Catlin says the placer diggings of
count of scarcity of water; but enough
gold has already been taken out to guarantee
good pay for bringing water through three
mile ditch, and it will be done. HIS thinks
Dobbins & Loselps claim Will pay $40 per
day when water Is brought upon 1t.
A man named Hulling came into Missoula
on "Wednesday who was one of the first 10
cross the Occur d'Alenes this spring. In
company with laboring man whose name
he did not even know, Hulling crossed over
the old Mullen road afoot on snow shoes.
The men were sevensdays coming from " fer
ry to ferry" and declare their trip was any
thing but picnic excursion. In crossing the
streams, where they could find logs or snow
bridges they utilized them, but where none
were to be found they had to take the side
Of the mountain till they found .. return eros
BEAvERHEAD COUNTY. IL
= From the Dillon Tribune.
There were upwards of 60 immigrants ar
rived here Thursday night.
The Utah aud NORTHERN track Is now aid
10 point about twenty miles north Of this
place.
The first train this week arrived here at ~
m. "Wednesday aud had on board about 100
pass engers
The question Of organizing a Southern
Montana Fair Association Mt this place il be-
ng agitated among our enterprising business
men and the heavy stock growers Of this and
Madison counties. A 1t is conceded fact
hat three fifths of the blooded stock in the
Territory is bred and grown in the counties
IL Beaverhead, Madison and Deer Lodge
We truly assert that more appropriat-apIace
'or holding Stock Fair cannot BE- found in
Southern Montana than nj Dillon.
0ALLATIN COUNTY.
From the Courier IL
Il Is reported that there are forty emigrant
wagons, with as many families, on the way
rom Oregon to Gallatin Valley.
We learn from farmers In the valley that
OF the oats sown this spring
vrre sc Aforementioned ty early frost list
large proportion will not grow |
md In consequence IL Is thought the coming
rop will be unusually light. A
The school trustees have decided 70 submit |
o the qualified voters of this district the |
proposition . raise 500 BY speci.l taxation
o furnish facilitiss for nine months's sss-
ion during the next school wear.
LEWIS q CLARKE COUNTY.
From the Independent.
The Sawtelle Theatre property on Broad
nv has been purchased BY the GesAng w.
elm Society. the purchase price being sunr
housand dollars.
w. r Chadwick, R>q.. who hss hs~n seri-
usiy III for some stius, wa shln to take /
buggy ride yesterday and l. rapidly eonva-
ssring.
The general court martial which ~as con-
ened ~ Fort Custer for The trial or Col u i
(. Baker Of the second Cavalry, 6nished inE l
On Friday evening last and adjourn.
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Undsr 90 nm. aaes sross-ossk son.
'aris Gibson ant his ~a.. Pbil ~. abont 10 l
nxaga u he hFersliux o. tbar,ughbre /
4eer II CiiotSan county. For shis purpose
~ hav6 taken up Pnhlo. lxlnnd. ahouf sfx /