The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-04-22
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.
MADISON COUNTY.


MADISON COUNTY.
From the Nddisonidn.
The Rod and Gun Club hold their shooting
soirees every Monday.
The quartz mines at the head of Browns
gulch are improving As development pro-
presses, and the district promises to show up
some valuable property.
The past term of court in this city was one
of the busiest and most exciting that has been
held for some time. The expeditions man
ner in which Judge Conger diSpoSes of bust
ness is warmly commended by both ltigants
and counsel.
John b. Douglass, the murderer of Alice
carp, and two Cinnamon have been sentcn-
ced to be hanged May q. In the case of the
Cinnamon an appeal has been taken and
stay of proceedings, until the meeting of tn
Supreme Court. The popular opinion is that
the verdict in each case vas just.
GALLATIN COUNTY.
From tie Courier.
The Courier thinks the Northern Pacific
will traverse the BOzeman Pass.
Some lawlesS individual recently cut the
telegraph line about 90 miles below Virginia
city and carried away two hundred yards of
wire.
MlSSOULA COUNTY.
From. the NiSsoulidn.
Several unSightly old landmarks at Ste
venSville are being torn down to make room
for more substantial buildings.
Sixteen hundred dollars have been raised
for the new VI. f. Church South ut Stevens
Vile, and the contract for building the same
will soon be let
Bass steam threSher has been busy for
few weeks past in threShing the grain una
voidably left over last fall Much of the
grain left in stacks has rottrd daring the W in
ter.
CHOTEAU COUNTY.
From tie Rirer Press
The steamer Eclipse will be the first boat to
Benton.
l.. T. Karshall is making arrangements to
Introduce Brush electric light at his place
this summer. These could be made of gener-
al service by Il united effort us the question
mainly resolves itself into one of power to
run the machines, and this is too expensive
To control except by corporation.
From the Benton Record.
The Indian nuisance is still undated on
the Shonkn. Every ranchman who comes
in repeats the story of drunken, thieving
begging Indians
Teams are constantly passing and repaS-
sing between town and the Teton Indian
camp. They take out trading supplies and
bring in robes. A busy traffic is being car
red on.
DutrO & keilhauer have discovered near
their quarry an excellent quality of stone
from which to make grin,lstones They are
now cutting out a sample.
MEAGHER COUNTY.
From the Husbdndmdn.
The road viewers appointed by the citizens
to view out the road to Barker expect to &C
complish their errand within the next TWEEN
ty days.
n force of men have been put on the Dia-
mond range to shovel the snow from the
road. This Will enable the people here to get
flour at Sl.5O instead of So, as they now have
to pay. 1t will also reduce the price of grain
and vegetables at least one cent per pound
The Count 0Clerk advertses for proposals
for plans of the Court House building; also,
for proposals for the construction of build
ing 2lX36 for county purposes.
SILVER BOW COUNTY.
From the Inter Mountain.
Before next fall l2O stamps will make music
for the people of Walkerville.
Bullion shipments from Butte for the week
ending April Ii aggregated S47 ,2S3 20.
There is some excitement lin Silver Bow
concerning quartz discoveries. Gold rock
has been found assaying fifteen dollars per
ton.
The Redemption mine of Cataract is now
developed by II shaft 13l feet deep, ana a tun- |
mel 35S feet long. AS progress is made down
ward the vein widcns and the value of the |
product increases. A recent assay of the |
best ore from the shaft showed 227 ounces of |
silver and $3.50 of gold to the ton.
The new Fish Creek stage line has COM
menced running.
The snow has not vet disappeared from the
Park road, the sleighs being still in use by
the stage company.
From the Miner
1t is estimated that there are over % 600
tons of copper and other low grade ores on
the different dumps in this district
new order has gone into effect at the te.-
egraph office. Night messages are now sent
ut haf-rates
Grading has commenced on this side of the
Big Hole Canon on the U. Il n railroad line,
at the mouth of Divide creek below Wander
lchs.
The next Terminus of the U. & N railroad
has been decided on and a plat of the town
made out. The new place is named Melrose,
Mt the mouth of Camp Creek. 1t is expected
that the erection of new buildings will com
nence very soon by the railroad company
and others.
A city election will be held in Butte on
Monday, May 2, 1881, for the purpose of
electing mayor and four aldermen.
The three lines Of coaches arriving in Butte
ire crowded with passengers daily, and they
ire also carrying a large amount of express
freight.
LEWIS AND CLARKE COUNTY
From the Herald
The sentence of Spo-pe has been commu-
ed by the President to imprisonment for life !
n the Detroit House of Correction.
In a circuit of % miles, with Helena as its
centre, there are over 5000 recorded lodges, {
arrying gold, lead and silver, copper and ""
liver, or silver. On several hundred of these l..
edges U. S. patents have been obtained and
IN most of them patents could be obtained, if L.
he owners so wished ,
j. II. Ming recently sold by telegraph, for
ash, to Leighton & Jourdan, of Fort Buford.
bout 100 head of beef cattle ut $50 per head
'hese cattle were wintered on Tongue river
nth n loss of only three head The cattle
re delivered on the range where they winter A
d. Montana is not such a bad cattle country h
fter all the hard winter we have had u
From the Independent
Rev. G. A. Hoffman,, who has been visit.
~ in Washington City for some time past, I.
now preaching in Paris, Missouri. He ex- Ia
ects to return to Montana next year te
Dogs in Helena are becoming objects of al
olicitude as being probably one of the most SC
rolific Of the few sources of revenue provid- p
4 for maintaining our municipal govern "