The Dillon tribune., 1881-09-17

habitants Of the Reservation ut any one
time or place, the remainder weic approx.
! mated at between three and four hundred
1t is safe therefore, to estimate Rescrva.
ton population Of about l,5oo.
| ,nospsMoswr.
! ScooPED AGAIN: The wires brought
the pleasant news from Butte last evening
that the Helena nine had again carried off
the honcrs In the contest with the Butte
club for the championship, the score stand
ing eight to three in favor OF the Helena
boys. The day was very windy and dis
agreeable notwithstanding which a very
interesting and closely contested game was
played.
| The Northern Pacific tunnel of 34oo feet
below the Mullen pass ridge OF the Main
Divide will he excavated at the estimated
rate Of six feet day. working from both
ends. 1t will require at least seventeen
months OF constant work to lunct,re the
mountain from the initial points Of the
! Chesborugh location. Explosives for
blasting, together with diamond drills aud
all the implements required for the job,
were ordered weeks ago, and are expected
shortly to d. delivered in Helena.
a Rich STRIKE. John Rodgers, OF
Belmont, has struck quartz lead about
half way between Belmont and Mount
PLEASANT and on the road. This road has
been travelled for years, and AS the crop
pings were visible, and ii seems ;stor:sliny
that this lead has failed heretofore to at.
tract attention. Mr.. Rodgers has I'M.
covered the Surface and n lead not less
than twelve feet across and rich in gold is
visible. The walls have not as vet been
found, and ii it proves to be lead instead
OF slide, 1t certainly promises to be Il
genuine bonanza.
| Passengers travelling between Helena
and Deer Lodge the past few DAYS have
had the pleasure OF making portion OF
the trip through snow storm.
Same malicious person. who has lust re.
turned from the National Park, says that
\. Jackson Fisk, who Is somew hat of a
fisherman, one DAY during his recent uip
danged his hook for two or three hours iii
one OF the rapidly flowing streams OF that
wonderful region, aud being surprised at
not getting single bite, finally bcthousht
himself to put his hand down into the
streanlet and found the water was boiling
hot.
The new build;ny.of the Bank of North.
ern Montana is nearing completion and it
presents u very attractive appearance. 1t
is Bsnton's first "hrown stone front" The
hank will occupy its new quarters within
the next two or three weeks.
! a posse consisting of DEPUTY Sheriff
Ialtcrt, Joe Caldwell, AL Lester and Ike
Clark started out last Saturday to capture
the horse thieves who escaped from lake
Wirtz and party. They succeeded in cap
} turing "F"g Horn Phil" Yesterday, well
known Benton character who is supposed
to have developed into horse thief.
John kccnan's paint shop, near the
school house, was dc>tro, Cd by fire Sun
day morning about three o'clock. The
building log structure, was owned bv T.
=. Power, aud WAS no. of much value
Mr. Keenan, loses his stock and persona
effects, quite a loss for him. The origin O
, the fire is unknown, but il Is supposed t.
!'e the work ofan incendiary.
ceumEa.
J, This vicinity was visited with hcay,
| us Saturday night and SUNDAY. III,
excessive moisture was not especially vel
/ com: tn farmers. but stmk-raisers wcr,
made happy in TIL. thought that an e.f.,c
tive agency had come to their reiie. tiurir:
their hopeless efforts to save their range
from utter destruction by fire.
\ New INDUSTRY. We are inlcrmt.,
: that Il gentleman nam 4 Brown, from
l. esro'ked River Oregon, recently arrive,
# IN the valley with forty ON. head OF An
r CORA goats. Mr.. Brown intends l,ca,;u.
k permanrntiv in this county for the purp:,s
l. OF cnsa"ing extensively in this new an,
: profitable industry. During the past iii
y teen years, considerable attention has beef
o given in California to raising graded AM
It pnre-bred goats, and, apparently, with ii,
most satisfactory results. II is estimate
l. that there are now upwards OF 10000
head on the Pacific coast, and the product
of tn: numerous herds already furnish re
II munerativc employment for several exte,
sive manufacturing establishments.
The attitude, climate and pasturase ,
the ROCKY Mountain region so nearly IT
j. Semhlc those nf the n,tiv. HON, OF: m
~ Angora that there can he no doubt tn;
:. Montana is well adopted to them: and
I'd all that is claimed for the weight and val,,
" OF their icccc> and pelts be true, it is quit
proao''lc that goat raising will to lara
extent eventually su?ercede sheep raisin
in Montana.
e. The corner stone Of the Good Templar
:" ha'l was laid yesterday. The building
-. located ON the corner of Third and Crav
:: tord streets, just east of Court How.
~ " square. very slightly location.
IN A gold bearing lead has recently bee
~ discovered on the Crow reservation on Il
1. hcadwatcrs ri !; stream called Boulder tn
,,s goes $l6,OoO to the ton. One foot of "
NJ: vein is said to be- soft, and so thick w,t
.c. gold that it turns the pick yellow in wor)
~, ing it. Next.
Die vs..o~sro~s .ouanA.
r, a CRUEL CAVE: Last Thursday AS |,
~, Dixon was at work grading the railro;
'c' bed around Dixon's Bluffs, a land sli,
81 took place, completely bnrying him in
nv mass Of earth and rock. Assistance VI
c. Immediately rendered, and the unfurtno
70. man was e~cavated, but was dead VIII,
M found. Upon his body were numcro
E bruises, his chest having been broken "a,
also his leg.