The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-03-25
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.
MADISON COUNTY.
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Last week Mr. s. NJ. Herndon, wishing 70
satisfy himself Of the authenticity of Han ,
Bo's testimonials of character, wrote to Mr..
j. X. Gill, a bookkeeper, of Portland, con-
corning him. The reply came by telegraph
Tuesday, and was to the effect that Mr.. Gill
had known Han Bo since his arrival by ship
from China, and reitei ating the statement
that The il worthy of all confidence"
Speaking of the trial of the Chinese recent
" implicated In the Virginia riot, the Aadi-
sonian says: The probabilities are that the
whole trial will be grand farce, enacted at
the cost of the tax payers, without any satis-
factory conclusion being arrived at. A tur-
nip will yield blood about As readily as Chi
naman will give evidence against country
man, and this case will doubtless be no excep-
ton to the rule.
GALLATIN COUNTY.
From the Courier.
The order against the selling of liquor at
military posts is now in force at Fort Ellis.
Helena parties have lately filed upon large
tracts of railroad land near Hamilton, as adj
ditions to their desert land entries before re-
ferred to.
w. H. Martin, who came in from his Yel-
Iowstoue stock range on Saturday last, re-
ports that there are great many Indians in
that country, who are making business of
shooting cattle, stealing horses and commit
ting other depredations. He says the Crows |
are very saucy.
MIsSouLA COUNTY.
From the Missoatidn.
A heavy Incl ease in the valley population
. n 4. -. h. ,sx.sra
George Redcrow is reported to have lost
three hundred head of horses during the past
winter.
Stevensville is to have a new church, to be
known as the NJ. Z. Church South. 1t is
said that 81 800 has been raised toward the
project hourishing Sunday school has
been for some time in progress, and is attend
ed by forty or fifty children of all denomina-
tons.
Jerry Fahey came in from Gibbonsville
via Bitter Root aud Bannack road, last week.
He reports bur little snow on the route and
that of no great depth. He used snow shoes
over IS mics across the divide, up the north
fork of the Salmon, and The rest of the way
was easily travelled. About 20 white men and
20 Cinnamon have successfully mined in Glib
louisville through the winter.
MEAGHER COUNTY.
From, the Husbdnduadn.
Flour Is worth 81 per hundred and there IL
but a limited supply in the market.
The news from Fort Magnnis is to the eff
feet that the new post is to garrison six COM
papies.
The County Commissioners at their session
last week made an order for the removal of
the county records from Diamond City to
/ White Sulphur Springs, the new county seat.
! The removal is to take place on or before
! the 2Sth day of March 1881.
Ed Cubbon came from Stuart's ranch near
; Fort Maginnis, Monday last, at which place
; he spent the winter. He does consider that
the winter there was to be termed severe.
Says Is inches was the most snow there at
any one time and that it did not remain on
; the ground long al a time. He does not re-
, member of the thermometer being lower
} than Is degrees below zero. Davis, Hauser
& Co. are having good luck with their cattle
. and are well pleased with their location.
SILVER BOW COUNTY.
From the Miner.
Twenty-eight passengers came in on the
, coach from the railroad terminus last even
ing.
The weight of the machinery in the GO
). stamp dry-crushing mill of the Alice com.
r pany is zoo, 900 pounds.
r 1t win take 10 cars Of the u & N. road to
I bring the mill and machinery for the new 10
2 stamp Moulton mill --er-H---sas--
At the conclusion of the regular business
at the last meeting of the Royal Arch Chap
l.. ter, Mr.. ii. @. Walton was presented with .
\ beautiful satin royal arch apron, as toker
I of appreciation for his services AZ past sec
n Rotary.
The shipment of silver bullion, through
the express Office at Butte, for the week end
e ing Saturday, March 10Th, foots mp at 262
n pounds, valued at $4,000.
e From the Inter Mountain.
d The bullion output of this district for ,h
l. current year will not be less than three mil
" | lion dollars. .......
% The steam hosting machinery at the An
selma will be started into operation in fe,
days.
:" To the Stevens mine bclongs the honor q
&c producing one of the largest nuggets Of soli
y ken out lately from the 100-feet level.
20 The municipal taxes Of Butte for the yea
1880 amounted to $500, and such Is the publ
u spirit of our citizens and the energy Of A.
IL SCISSOR Beck that $500 have already been Gu
lected In what other city on the coast cor
a tanning population of 1000 soul do the d.
ed linquencies only amount to $40 for an entir
Ell year?
d. From Freenan's utter Mountains
n The only live tame Rocky Mountain shee
in on record was raised by Charles Wunderlic
II, at Divide, in this county, and sold to H. Co
EN- nv, the curiosity shop man at Ogden, WI
-. has been offered 81 900 for 1t by Barnum.
ty A letter received just a. we 60 to press, fro
CHI Soap Gulch. reports q big stampede for ne
nj discovery of cinnabar, or quicksilver, at tn
1t, place 1t reports that one party has take
as out 800 pounds of the pure metal The loca
Oh ity il five miles from Divide Station. Gle
ar- tale people are pouring in there. The CHM
nd bar diggings are at the mouth of Soap Guic
II IL from that Gulch that the Hecla Co. 9
Of their supply of iron ore for their smelters.
I'D CUSTER COUNTY.
ew From the Yellowstone Journal.
nd Not a dollars worth of property was Il
ice in Miles City by the food.
ms The greatest depth reached in Miles Ci
nd by the recent food was Is inches. Gre
1T, alarm prevailed for while. An unsucce'
nj. full attempt was made to break up the gorl
with dynamite.
wn A large number of graders are at work
eri the railroad from Glendive to Powder Riv
VAR and making rapid progress toward the latt
ar- place.
lno Two dykes which were placed IN the riv
We to protect the railroad were taken ont by =
~ ice and much Of the grade injured. ~
a., dykes were at Cedar Greek and Eagle Bu'
NV They will be repaired Immediately.
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