The Dillon tribune., 1881-08-13
GLEANlNGS FROM THE ROCKIES.

Idaho Statesman: Major Houston has
returned from Rocky Bar and Atlanta
lie brought some beautiful specimens OF
ruby silver from the new strike in the But
t;.lo n,n,c which will average SIo,ooo per
! tor. lie also had a specimen from the
/, Monarch in;nc, one side Of which was pure
| silver and the other covered with gold.
| boise Democrat: Five Thousand sheep
passed through town yesterday ell route to
Montana. Also band Of Angora goats
bound Tor the same point. AL the sheep
on the Pacific side seem to be heading for
| Montana. Well, that's good country to
SO to.
Red Bluff (Cal) Sentinel: The mines
worked by Cinnamon at French Gulch,
Shasta county, are doing we'll We we're
informed by the principal owner, IL China.
man residing in Red Bluff, that he cleared
$,o,u1, the past twelve months from a
mine that h. purchased for SIT, GOO year
ago.
| Boise Republican: A band Of 5000
sheep passed through Boise City last Tues
dav, belonging to Col. Wheeler who has
Just passed with 1000 head Of cattle, max.
Ing about $so,ooo worth OF stock taken
East by one drover this season.
S. l.. Tribune: The wife of IL n,anufac-
turcr in Elyin, Ill.,, hc,1ing that her car
riage horse, which was being used In
team, had been overloaded and beaten with
Il board nv the driver, called the tearnster
into her husbands office aud soundly
horse whipped him till he begged tor n'er'
cv. Cruelty to animals, cruelty to man.
Wood River Times: The Boise stage
was again hailed near Saul's Rest at about
the same place it was robbed a couple of
weeks ago Three men armed with re-
volvcrs called upon the driver to stop.
Instead Of doing SO, however, the liver
wiidpcd up his horses and soon distanccd
his ass;,ilants, but in the meantime they
fired five shots, three OF which took effect
; in the body OF the coach, and two others
! went through the drivers hat. No ons
hurt.
! Bodi. Free Press: Grading for the ncw
railway is progressing as rapidly as one
hundred and sixty white men at this end
and thirty men at Mono Lake can push it.
Over twenty miles are now ready for the
ties and rails. All the machinery for the
saw mill is on the grade, and everything
horse will be in motion long before snow
tlies, ifnothing unforeseen occurs. a large
force Of choppers are now employed in the
timber beyond the lake.
The Dalles Times: An Idaho prospect
or lately followed Clusters famous trail.
Up toward the Rosebud, while encampcd,
, he noticed little bunch OF grass. Think.
ing it a birds nest, he proceeded to exam.
inc Il. Tearing the tuft asunier, he found
u small silver watch, Swiss make, lying
, face downward. Upon examination
the works were bright and clean, and to.
aiay the little relic OF the lost command
Z keeps as good time as it did five years ago
/ Searching further Mr.. Smith discovered q
, six.shooti. !, Smith y Wcsson revolver
wit! unfircd cartridges in it.
San Francisco Report, I'd: One of the
finest gold specimens that we have eve,
!. seen was exhibited in this office to-day BY
. Mr.. Mullen, one Of the owners OF the Fore
, Il Mullen mine, near New York Hill, Ne
vada county. The specimen in question
!. consists of piece OF pure white quartz ir
cathedral shape, and which Is literally fillct
: with free gold, spotted with quartz. The
, specimen can b. held in the hollow Of the
t hand and contains over 500, worth Of ire.
4 g,ll. The last crushing of ore from tn.
1 mine, amounting to 1850 POUNDS, yicldc.
$.4,Soo.
] San Francisco Chronicle: On Wcdncs
y dav last Walter Bell of Granite Basin, Butt,
j. county, killed his Chinese cook in selt-de
4 tense. 1t seems that Mrs. Bell on that d;.,
f had ordered the Chinan,an to cook supp!
1 tor fourteen men. lie flew into a rag. a,,e
: the wife summoned her husband. Whel
t the latter appeared the Cinnamon mad,
}. for hin, with big butcher knife. Mr.. Bel
y retreatcG to another room, got shotgun
i r.turnc!, and ordered the China.nan t
J. leave the house. The response was All
other assault with the knife. when Mr. Bel
fired at him, killing him almost Instantly
.r :, jur, acquitted Mr.. EsN.
% Sal! LIKE Tribune: Water instead {
e wine was used in the corner stone ceremc
Z MES yesterday. A new departure fro,
the .lnS..>n way, Lus nevertheless correc
n \ man named John G. Ilarders. was ~
ii over August 1st BY a train at Alameda.
$. Bartlett rdars from the vicinity of Suisu'
4. Soano county, Cal, are being shipped
IS Chicago. The freight carloads recent
,e shipped were $1,000 The fruit rcaliz>
" about $4,000 on each carload.
!. Harriet G. llo,ner,.a young woman Of r.
spectacle appearance, who has been an il
:, mate OF the City and County Hospital "
~ til recentlv, attempted to commit suicide |
:" jumpin. OF a wharf Mt North Beach, S:
:" Francisco. She is the widow OF Lawren'
X. Homer, who year ago last Chri>tm;
committed saic;de BY blowing out b
brai,s.
ris Y>ll,wstone Journal: An Indian can
zee into town this week with II large gold NJ.
nc get which he said he had found in the hi
NY lie probably found il in the vicinity OF Il
nc Big Horn mountains, and there is eve
-, reason to believe that there is con>iderat
nc =; il i.,.re.
\ Young lady named Alice Boston
called the champion swimmer at San
MS Cruz. An admiring journalist says IL
!" "she is a marvel. She PLAYS with :
IN breakers like sea gull" A short til
Try ago Miss Boston swan out To YES
IN. which vas lying mile and n half fir
!'t- shore. and after sporting about the ship /
l.h few moments, returned to the beach =
NY in the least exhausted by her Journey
I'VE three miles through the brine. Some d
the she will attempt to swim from Santa c.
CO. to Sequel ii distance OF four mics.
to
on. At Sacramento las' Sunday one Dust
hat berry swore that Matt Bloo,ncr disturb
in the peace. While the complainant and I
officers were looking for Boomer, he s,
~, denly appeared upon the scene and nea
:" killed Dusenberrv with brick. He v
,"v after wards overrowered and lodged in
Nv, prison cell. The same night he opened
'.o artery in his left arm and nearly BLEED
s->' flaati, l..tcrs. Ek.~ <1S s1iSCnversM