The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-12-20
GENERAL WESTERN NEWS.
Gathered from Our Latest Coast
Exchanges.

Gathered from Our Latest Coast
Exchanges.
The Northern Pacific has 1000 men al
work on Clark's Fork Division, M. T
They expect to work 1000 men during the
winter,
Sergeant Stewart, of the Eighteenth In.
fantry, Fort Assinaboine, NJ. T., while or
escort duty recently, had one hand and bott
feet frozen,
The new Episcopal church at Albuquerque,
N. NJ, is to be built of stone, and the section
new building will cost about $4,000. The
plan contemplates extensions as fast as the
funds accumulate, and the ultimate cost will
be $4,000.
A few miles west of Las Vegas, N. NJ, is a
buried forest. The trees are p~etrified and
crystallized into solid stone. The bark, grain
and knots of the trees are shown. The trees
can be taken cut almost perfect, and make
lawn ornaments.
Last Saturday Mr.. Phelps, Mrs. Thoma as
Dobssn and her nine. year old daughter, and
Miss Dora West, were all drowned while at
tempting to ford the Chehallis river, w. 7.
The body of Mrs. Dobson was recovered.
Neither of the other bodies have been found
yet.
The Oregon Pacific Railroad has now four
saw mills in operation between Corva Ills and
Vaquina Bay, and two more have been Or
dered and will be running by January. By
the bridge, culver: and tunnel timber needed
for the first sixty miles will be cut and
framed ready for putting together,
At Phenix, A. T., about two weeks ago, a
dispute over a game of billiards led to a shoot
ing ARRAY between John w. Colburn, = sa-
loon-kesper, and w, Jensen, formerly bar
tender for Colburn. Colburn fired five shots,
one taking effect in the left side of Jensen's
body, inficting a dangerous, if not fatal
wound.
Notwithstanding the dangerous character
of the ford across the Rio Grande at Ell Paso
del Norte, y. NJ, people still persist in At
tempting to drive across. During one week
two wagons and a Mexican Garcia we're lost
in at attempting to ferd the river, and the ami
mails rescued with great difficulty. The Rio
Grande has a shifting bottom, and is aimsst
IS treacherous as the Missouri.
Ogden Pilot, Dec. IA.
We may expect soon to hear from Senator
Jones On the silver question.
To-day the Utah & No.thern took nerth
one car of iron for W. u. II. Bowers, for use
at Silver Star, Montana.
One car of roofing for Kinna j. Jack, Butte.
and two cars of machinery for E. A. Price
Silver Star, went north to- lay.
pox scare as being greatly exaggerated. Al
present there are but few cases there, and the
worst seems to be over.
The Utah & Northern brought in yester
day from Melrose two cars of ore for A. D,
Lynch, Omaha, and six cars of ore from Sill,
YER Bow for Page, Cole q Co., Baltimore.
Sheriff Homer, of Oneida county, Idaho,
We 1t north last evening with Mrs. Hooker,
of Clifton. and Mrs. Turner, of Gentle val,
ley, both of whom are insane. These women
have been in Salt Lake for a long time under
treatment, and will now be taken to East
Salem, Oregon, to be placed in the asy lum
there.
Salt Lake Tribune Dec. II.
On Monday night a young man by the
name Of Thomas Barnett lost his life al
Kaysville, while digging a we'll which caved
on him. He was a reside nj of the seventeenth
ward in this city.
The articles of Incorporation of the Nor,
mon Mining Company, have been filed in this
city. E.. E. Brinm, Walter c. Lyme, August,
us Podlech, Geo. G. Douglas and S. MaIsl
constitute the board Of directors. Capital,
$685. DOC.
About 10 O'Clock last night an attempt was
made to burglarize the residence of Mrs,
Young, two doors west of the Museum, on
South Temple street.
Rowland Young, a young man about TWEEN.
ty years OF age, was aroused from his sleep by
a noise in the rear of his house. He looked
through the window and saw two men trying
to enter the premises. Hastily dressing him
ing he went out and opened FIRE.
Four shets were exchanged in all, each party
firing two. The burglars managed to gel
over the fence and made their escape but their
parting shot sent a bullet through Young's
hat.
jeff Dodge and Dan McGlrley, a couple OF
COW boys, were tried before Justice Pyrer
yesterday, for All assault committed on Ike
Hunter. The evidence showed that abou.
II o'clock the night before they were mal-
treating a boy near Goddess corner, when