The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-01-28
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.
MADISON COUNTY.
From the NddlisOni0n

| III IL the general belief that the trade of
Virginia City in 1881 will be % per cent larg-
er than in anv year since 1870.
D.. L. I. YaPger informs us that at no time
has the public health ofMadison county been
as good as during the past year; and at the
present time there is no sickness or disease
prevailing which may be considered danger
Gus with ordinary precautions.
George TheXton one day this week pound
ed six dollars and half out a piece of
quartz from the Alameda mine near town.
The rock weighed less than pound. Last
week he got over three dollars from n similar
chunk of ore. The mine is showing up finely
rs its development progresses and the shaft Is
now, we understand, over 100 feet deep.
GALLATIN COUNTY.
From the Courier.
On Wednesday of last week. just ~ we
went to press, the wind suddenly changed
from west to east, converting the chinook in
to a young blizzard, lowering the tempera-
ture about 4So within an hour.
| One or two farmers having failed to come
promptly to time on. their oats contracts at
Fort Ellis, the Quartermaster recently invi-
| ted proposals for the amounts due from delin-
quents. The lowest bid received was S1.97
per 100 pounds, being just one cent per pound
higher than the contract price last spring.
1t was reported in town yesterday that Ma
jor Pease and others recently entered into n
contract with the proper authorities to grade
100 miles of the Northern Pacific Railroad
from Glendive up the Yellowstone valley
We hope the report il founded on fact and
! that the Major has secured q fat contract
| MISSoULA COUNTY.
From the Missoulian
A meeting was held last Monday evening
for the purpose of organizing reading room
| and literary circle.
Snow on the hills is from eighteen inches
totwo feet in depth and it takes a very in
dustrious horse to uncover feed enough to
satisfy his hunger at the present time.
Wood would be s. per cord if anybody
could get it, The entire blocking up of the
road to the timber has put in jeopardy the
| furniture of more than one family in town.
MEnaHER COUNTY.
From the Husbandma,a.
Oats are worth six cents here and are very
scarce.
Our county commissioners placed the tax
levy for the ensuing year at Il mills, the
same rs last year
A contract for lumber for the erection of q
Masonic Hall in this place wi be let in
few weeks. 1t will require about 40, 900 feet.
The supply Of -four is growing short, but
there are several wagon loads at Watson, on
this side of the range, that are expected in
soon If the weather il favorable.
cHoTEAu COUNTY.
From the Benton Record
The news from the cattle range about the
Marias riveri is most gratifying The herd of
Messrs. Baker & Price are reported to be in
good condition, the losses small and the feed
good. Dick Berry reports the Marias coun-
try free from snow.
BEAvERHEAD COUNTY.
From the Atlantis.
All the men employed as choppers on |
Canon creek by the Hecla Co. were discharg-
last Thursday, causing general surmise that |
the Company had sold. But nothing definite |
is known, however, as yet.
SOUTHERN DEER LODGE COUNTY.
From the Miner
The Alice COMPANY employs about 235 |
men.
The bullion shipments from Butte for the
week ending Saturday, the 2lst, aggregated |
81 ,256O4. a.#
The water pipes having frozen up, the city |
authorities deem it inadvisable to construct |
the water cisterns until the weather moder- |
ate. ..'.
An immensely rich strike has been made in
the east shaft of the Anselmo. The ore shows |
a proftrsion of native and wire silver, and as
says from $500 to 81 600 per ton.
From the Index.
The Alice mill is running eighty stamps.
The savings are 800 fine.
The Alice mill is shipping, on an average,
twelve bars of bullion a week, weighing 100
pounds each and valued at S2i, 800.
Yesterday the Stevens mine was sold to A.
Marcus Daley, Davis & Ben
nett and j. X. Pardee for $4,000. A within
will be put on and shaft sunk below water
level by the time the steam hosting works
arrive.
LEWIS AND CLARKE COUNTY
From the Independent.
The "Black Hills" one of the Benton line
was recently purchased by Mr.. T. G
Power.
Petitions for the enactment of Sunday
law are being received by members of the
Legislature.
Last evening telegram was received in
The city which announced the death of Capt
William b, Frue, who died on Sunday morn
ing last in the city Of Detroit, Michigan.
Capt. Frue was President Of the Belmont
md Penobscot Mining Company.
From the Herald
A chicken farm in Sun River Valley Is one
If the projected enterprises of the new year
The gentleman who proposes to engage in
he new industry Is of the opinion that there
= more money in chickens when eggs are
II dozen than in cattle with beef five
'ents a pound.
Captain VIM. H. Penrose, of the srd In
antry, was sentenced by court martial at Fl
in November last, to be dismissed
rom the service. The President, In view of
he long services Of the accused and the
'allant record made by him during the war
4 the Rebellion, has recently mitigated the
cntance TO suspension from rank on half
'ay for the period Of one year.
From The Capital
The mountains of snow which have imped-
d travel on Main street, have nearly all been
lauled down below town.
A man Just In from where James Blakes
attic range, states that In an area of one
'alf mile he found forty dead cattle belong
ne to Mr.. Blake.