The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-09-02
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Upwards of fifty mine locations in Madison
county have been entered for record i'm Re-
corder lessons Office since the LIST instant
Nadisoniaa.
Mr.. Noah Armstrong, than whom there Is
probably no better informed man in Mon
tana on the subject, says there is more good
quartz in Madison than any other county in
NJ ontana-Ibid.
There is good deal of activity in the Wis
consin Mining District, in this county.
Some forty or fifty men are employed there,
and number of new lodes have been discoy-
ered.-Ibid.
w. Egbert Smith was elected school trustee
of Butte, receiving 30 votes out of ~.
The grade for the new Lexington forty
stamp mill Is pushed with the greatest vigor.
At times during the day the hill presents the
appearance of being the scene of an artillery
fight Thirty to forty blasts, making cannon
like reports, 20 off almost at one time
Miner.
The match game of base bail between the
Butte and Helena clubs, in Helena, August
25th, stood Helena, Is; Butte, ID.
Mr.. Mark Musgrsve has bought the Mining
Reuie,o. He says it will soon appear weekly.
Ned Williamson, from Grow Agency, has
been committed to the Insane Asylum.
The Virginia and Bozeman papers report
many parties going into the National Park.
Major A. r. Keller, United States Indian
Agent, invites proposals for building twenty
houses and breaking 800 acres of land on the
Crow Reserve.
From J. A Campbell, guide and scout who
arrived in town with dispatches on Tuesday,
we learn that General Sheridan and party
were Mt Baronett's bridge Monday. General
Strong, of Chicago, Colonel Gregory, Gen
eral Harding and Colonel Sacket are with
the party. A lesiurely trip through the Yel-
lowstone National Park is a part of the future
programme.-Couraer.
The Butte mines have challenged the Hell
ena mines to return match at Butte, Septem-
Der 18th, for S100 side, the Butte club agree
| ing to pay travelling and hotel expenses for
| ten men for the round trip.
No settlement of the right of way problem
has been effected. Ten companies of graders
are to leave the line of grade near Silver
Bow in a few days. They are to be trans.
ferred to the line on the Jefferson river
Miner 30th.
The Courthouse at Dillon was fred last
| Thursday night, but quickly extinguished
The Tribune says it was fired by an incendi
airy, and adds =" there is n strong feeling thai
the county seat question melted the cowardly
villain who lighted the match"
Helena serenaded the Harrison party ant
had n ratification meeting at the opera house
on the evening of the 9th.
We regret to announce the death of Mrs
DIVERS little daughter, who was so badly
burned a few days ago in Belmont by playing
with concentrated lye. The funeral take
place this afternoon from the hospital where
the little one was brought to be medicall,
treated-Herdld 18th
The steamer Black Hills sent fifteen pas
sengers by wagon to Benton last evening
One hundred and seventeen recruits came vi
the river on the boat Some of them wer,
landed at Buford, some at Rocky Point, an,
| a few were taken to Assinaboine. The ma
jority, however, are on their way to For
Shaw, under charge of Lieutenant Thies.-
Benton Record 18th.
The Benton Jail will cost in the neisi Dor
hood of $4,000.
Judge Wade reduced the bail of Starr, wh'
shot Tapfoca at Benton, from $4,000 Il
$1,000.
The preliminary examination of John l.
Bobier, charged with selling liquor to Indi
ans, came off before Justice Pomeroy las
Saturday, and resulted in Boiler being bound
over in the sum of 500 10 appear at the No
vember term of the District Court. He fount
bail without any itilculty.-Missoulim.
Mr.. w. j. HARDER, the printer ut st. Igna
titus Mission, has nearly completed the Eng
lish-Indian and Indian-English dictionar.
upon which he has been at work for severa
months. The book win contain about 30
pages, and there will he an edition of owe
800 copies.
The Moulton mill Is rapidly nearing com
pletion. The two revolving dryers are il
place, the battery frames are up ready for tn
adjustment of the stamps, one of the tw
Howell furnaces is in position and the oth;,
in forward state, and the pans and sci
tiers are all ready to begin work. 1t is state
that the stamps will be dropped about the lot
of next month. though 1t is not likely tina
more than twenty of them will be in opera
ton for some time after that date. -Inte
Mountain.
There have been thirty births the pas
months, and more are under way we are told
-YeifoUstoRe Journal.
City, few days ago