The river press., 1881-02-23
MONTANA MITES.
IMiner.1

route between Bannack and Dillon next week
and the daily pony mail from Willis to Ban
mack will be suspended Superintendent
HowelIs action in this matter meets the
hearty approval OF the people living on the
Bannack-Dlllon line, and they all proclaim
the Captain stage man Of superior iudg-
ment.
Considering the remarkably severe winter
we are passing through generally all over
Montana, the vast herds of cattle ranging on
the Beaverhead valley are in splendid condi
ton. Hundreds Of head of the choicest beef
cattle can be collected in that valley.
Independent
Mr.. Charles Roberts came in on the 18th
from Hound creek, Meagher county. He
came by way of Chestnut and says that there
is abundant grass and the range between
Hound creek and Chestnut. He spent the
winter on that range and has been over
large portion Of it and says thai out Of about
5000 head of cattle he saw but one dead ami
NAL and that was a two year old that had fall
len into hole f1om which it was unable to
eXtricate itself.
The body of James Braslin, heretofore
supposed to have been burned up in the Bel
mont mine disaster, was recovered day before
yesterday. 1t appears that he did not leave
his drill, as the body was found in the stope
where he was working when the fire occurred.
The fire had not reached him at all, and the
corpse had the appearance Of pleasant sleep,
the eyes being closed and the hands being
folded across the lap. The body showed no
signs of decomposition, although five days
had elapsed since the horrible accident.
For some days past men have been engaged
in tearing down the Penobscot Brewery, un-
der the direction Of parties holding liens
against the building which do not attach to
the land.
[Missoulianl
A recent letter from Robert Pekey, at
WalIa Walla, states that the present winter is
the severest one known in that locality since
1771-2; that many cattle are dying in that re-
giOn, and that the weather is simply disgust
ing. ''Bob" is Of the impression that be will
be among the first to cross the mountains il
the spring for Missoula. Among the present
dwellers in Walla Walla, formerly known in
this region, Bob mentions Brigham"
George Miller, and ''the great Chas. Adams,
formerly of Dillon. While several smaller
roads occupy the attention Of railroad build
ers, the people generally look upon the COM
ing Northern Pacific as the great artery
through which blessings from east and west
are to flow in upon Washington Territory.
The track is now laid from Ainsworth, at the
mouth Of Snake river, As miles from Monta-
na, and, Notwithstanding the disadvantages
incident upon the hard winter, work seems
to be still progressing. Grading and tiem max
ing are progressing right along, and as soon
as winter again loosens his icy grip railroad
building will be booming.
yellowstone Journal.]
Tuesday morning man was found lying
on Front Street on the site of the recent fire.
almost frozen to death. He was promptly
cared for and is now in fair way of recoy-
cry His name is Bob Scott and he says he
laid down there to rest having been drinking
some, and that cold SO benumbed him that he
could not move or call for help.
-@@~s..@. [Husbandman] ...zz.-
George Lyons came up from the Mussel-
shell Tuesday, he says the greatest loss to
the cattle interest will be in bulls.
The severity Of the winter and the loss of
stock has not been so great as to interfere
with the prosperity Of our town the coming
summer. Stockmen are not discouraged and
wool growers are rs sanguine as ever, and
improvements will 60 ahead as briskly as If
the winter had been mild
Il is little remarkable that Meagher coun-
ty, containing Q population OF 2,744, over
1000 votes and a property valuation of ST.
697,O75 has only a stock Of merchandise to
the amount of $4,000. It seems to US that
under these circumstances this county pre-
sents q splendid field for merchandising, and
White Sulphur Springs being the present
center Of population and the natural CONNER
cial center, has certainly mercantile prospects
far beyond what IFS most sanguine friends ex-
pected of it, and is the most inviting field to-
day in the Territory.
A McGregor's flock is doing better than
any we have yet heard from. A gentleman
who passed there recently says he only
counted 30 pelts, and that IL or 10 Of those
were mutton pelts. This would indicate
verv small loss, as the flock numbers up
wards Of 1000.
A man from the Judith says that on bis
trip to his cattle ranch Granville Stuart en-
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