The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-12-03

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ever purpose the property may have been
mining and is held for speculative pur.
poses, it must then be assessed at its actual
value the same as other property, and the
facts by which its character Is determined
must be a.ccrtainted by the assessing
officers. In the case in question, under the
facts as agreed upon, the property was
clearly a mining claim, and the commits.
siOners were ordered to reduce the assess
ment 10 $3.50 per acre.
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! We are informed that Captain Gregg, o.
Fort Ellis has not yet heard a word in re-
gard 10 his team and carriage, which SC
my sterio,,sly disappeared, together with the
soldier having it in charge, from Dillon q
| few weeks ago.
It is rumored that the engine and ma.
chinery, recently shipped over the Central
Pacific and Utah u Northern railroads
ostensiblv for use on the Mullen tunnel
will be forwarded for immediate use OH the
lsozenan Pass tunnel, it being the inten.
ton Of the Northern Pacific Company to
ptorate the Bozcman Pass first. There Is
probably some truth in the runner, as It
does not appear to b. definitely settled
whether the main line will be constructed
ny Helena or Butte.
Donald Fisher, we'll known character
in Benton, died suddenly last Wednesday.
Fisher had seen better days than his last
ones, but whisky got the upper hand OF
him as It has OF many others. The mar.
ner Of his death Is u temperance lecture
that could not he excelled by the renowned
John B. Cough. af' h
: c. NJ. La,nming, Of Benton, is preparing
an Indian English lexicon. He has been
ut i for six years.
The above has gone the rounds Of the
Territorial press. There may be "nothing
in a na,ne," but il lew OF the offensive
scribes will step over this way Mr.. Lam.
ming will readily prove Shakespeare liar.
He has "la,nming" in store for you gen.
tleinen.
svrre MINER.
Yesterday afternoon about four O'Clock
a direct connection was made between
Butte and the outside world by means Of
the Western Union Telegraph Company's
wire. Mr. Frank Marsh made the connec-
ton with his Broadway office, and at once
received congratulations from the various
Union offices throughout the
The Owsley Hall Office will not
W 'S"~ty III u WCSA Ut Two. Inc plaster.
Ing Is not yet dry on the walls. The en-.
trance into Butte Of the wires of the West.
ern Union Company is however an event
Tor which every citizen may appropriated,
return thanks to day. Hereafter dispatches
% the most important points in the Terri.
DRY will. as matter Of course, come
Trough this city Instead Of going the for
ner tedious and round about route.
The County Commissioners OF Silver
Bow county have taken legal advice in re.
gard to their power and duty to act in the
natter OF quarantine, and have been in
ormed that they have no legal authority to
AXE any action.
Several very handsome blocks Of pink.
sh granite were hauled to the Miners
Union Hall Yesterday. This stone is
'rought from Browns Gulch. 1t is said
o h. rather difficult to get large blocks OF
'ranite uniformly solid throughout.
The following shipments OF bullion from,
his city were made through the Pacific
Express company: AIS pounds by the
Alice company; 933 pounds by the Alice
company; 49, pounds by the Alice com
AMY; s97 pounds by S. r. Hauser & Go.
Aggregate ior the week, a,soo pounds.