The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-05-28
MONTANA CONDENSED.
NEW NoafA.wssr.


Mr. Virgins, with party OF ten or q
dozen men, who will be employed on the
Mcclellan g,,lch mines and property
reached here by the first coach after the
trains resumed Mr.. Virgins was accom-.
panied by his wife and the wife Of Mr.. John
Murphy. He il gentleman OF tncans and
experience in mining and will have super.
vision of the developments and operations
at Mcclellan.
On Friday last the first of the employees
and teams employed by contractor Dunn
| for work on the He'll Gate contract, passed
through and have been coming along since.
| About go men and IS. teams commenced
grading ON Tuesday morning, at which
time TOO more teams were reported OH the
| way up from the Terminus These ad.
vance parties are working under Bishop
Hull. Of Franklin, Utah, Mr.. l.. ]. Fisk,
brother in.law Of Mr.. Washington Dunn,
having the immediate supervision of the
entire contract. 1t is designed to employ
at least $50 men and employment is given
to all faborers who apply. We learn that
the wages paid are $2.oo per day and board
Nearly all the carth Is removed by scrapers,
that method being adopted as an improve
ment on the cart system. Teams arc now
at the Terminus awaiting the arrival of 100
additional scrapcrs.
The first ground on the Clarkc's Fork
Division Of the Northern Pacific was bro
ken May 18th just across the river from
Geerdts. From thence westward il the
heaviest on the contract 1t is estimated II
will take the entire force FL days to grade
the first five miles and It IL more likely to
he longer than less. There is one thorough
cut (rock) Geo feet long and one thorough
cut (rock) 400 feet. The first Is opposite
the mouth OF Lower Warm Spring Greek !;
the second fourth OF mile this side. \
side cut 400 feet long intervcnes between
them. Still another side cut is 700 feet
long, and some idea Of the earth and rock
to be removed may he had from the fact
that one Of the slope stakes in this cu, calls
for u slope face of47 feet. After the first
five miles, however. the grade will BIZ easy
until the Big Canon il reached below
mouth OF Flint Creek. Mr.. Fisk has ex.
perienced difficulty In getting powder and
some other materials in Kind and quality
desired but expects to have his work well
organized in few days.
MAo,soa,Aa.
The "Chinese Masons" turned out in
force last NJ n lay, 10 .ort ill.,. remains
Of one Of their brethren to his t..tn,x r:,ry
home on cemetery hill. The usual to,nluol
cry was enacted ON the OCCASION.
Several small parties Of Indians have
been In town dnring the week. From ,l,ei,
talk, 1t is inferred there Is, considerable dis
content among the Bannacks. and til. set
tiers on the southern line OF the Territory
had better keep their weather eye ON thri
horses.
The work of the last three weeks has d..
veloi'cd an enormous body OF orc IN III,
Broadway Mine ut Silver Star, and it nov
shows up better than ever. This mine i
probably the best developed mine in Mon
tana, and under the efficient management
Of superintendent Hurst, the work, are i,
splendid SHAPE. There Is every 1w,>pec
that the clean.ups this year will exceed i,
value any yet made.
a rich quartz mine is reported to hav
been found in Goodrich y,ch last week
A good deal Of prospecting is hciny don
in that neighborhooti, most OF il, doubtless.
induced by the developments and prep,r;.
lions OF the Montana Gold Mining an.
Milling Co. We understand the mil
which the company purchased of Gates
Scosille 4 Co., Chicago, is expected to ar
rive on the ground shortly, aud will b,
| erected tOrtnW1th.
The Black Eagle mine in Barton's yulcl,
Is said to he developing finely. The Kvlt
Bros. have the main shaft down ITO feet II
a six fo,t vei, Of tirst-class ore, and another
shaft has been sunk to considerable depth
at the bottom Of which a cross cut expose.
an ore body twelve feet in width. The or.
is rich galcna, assaviny from forty To six
ty per cent in lead, the sample rock run
ming up into the hundreds in silver. The
owners are shipping their ores at present
and will continue to do SD until the cree.
| ton Of reduction works nearer home obyi
atcs the necessity.
AWAIT COURIER
"Solid Comfort" Is the name Ola yo,,nu
ladies' society recently organized in H,xe
man. Judging from appearances, only
| We think the front name IS admirably an
prop.iatc, but tine significance OF the sur
name Is perhaps largely anticipated.
We regret to learn that Jacob S,,cilh me-,
with very painful accident IN Monday
BY some means, while attending the mai,
mill, he got his left hand int, the n,acl,in
erv, and before he could extricatc it. two q;
three fingers were badly crushed. 1t !.
thought, however, that it will not be nc..s
! sarv to ainputate them.
Mr.. l3orcharat informs us that Iol,n Al
derson is engaged building boats ut Mile.
City for the purpose offurnishing tra,,spnr
tation to Bismarck, for the large colle.tior
Of robes, turs and peltrics stored ut Miles
Dealers concluded the steamboat rate.
were cxtravagantly high, and thus decided
to ship by tlat-boats. After the k,ats ur,
built and loaded (I6.ooo to .n,otN, pounds t.
the boat, Mr.. Anderson will pilot them Il
Bismarck.
The party Of engineers who were survey
ing the Rozc,nan Pass, reached Coal Bank,
last week, and, returning, are now making
a survey over the Trail Creek Pass, thence
down to and through, the lower CANYON q,
the Yellowstone. 1t is reported that tho
grade from Hoppcr's Station to the summit
was found to be about 81 feet per mile. An
easier grade can he obtained, however, by
commencing the ascent several miles east
OF Hopper's.
Horse stealing and grass burning still con
tinue without abatement. Nobody Is doing
anything and nothing will be done.
Unless the order for the abandonment Of
Fort Benton is recindcd the troops will
start for Fort Shaw in about two weeks. A
snail detachment consisting Of Lieutenant
krausc and few men will remain here tn
receive and 10 forward freight and to clear
up and dispose OF government property.
John Cashier had two mules drown.,, i,
Belt Greek last Monday evening. The
team was tnrding the stream, and h,co,n.