The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1882-02-25
MONTANA CONDENSED.
QALLATiN NGWV.

eAllAr,m News.
We learned yesterday that Enginee,
Dodge will soon establish three aao'tio'' ne,
engineer camps In his division: Iney WIZ
be located between G.llatin City ana oe"'
sons Landing.
Mr.. Alexander, discoverer Of the Rolc
mines in the Bridger canyon. owned oy
Hemphill, Alexander, Stubblefield ana
Tracy. informs US that they still continue
to prospect their three leads and that a.
most every piece Of ore taken out contaihs
aold. The owners recently received tne
following returns from three samples tney
had assayed: First, $r6o; second $i35
third, BLACK Granite) $50. A trace e., OF
"copper" was found in every sample. Inc
ore Is free milling. The owners inteno 4, 20
erect an arastra as soon as the weather VII:
hermit and work the ore from their ieaos'
A bad accident occurred to Nelson
Shields Sunday morning last. he was
standinq at the counter OF Sans saloon
handling his revolver-a Colts Navy
which he was talking Of rafting of. Ac.
cidentally slackening his grip It slipped
from the scabbard and fell to the floor,
striking on the hammer. causing It to DIS
charge. The ball struck his LEFT leg a few
inches above the ankle joint, passing dag
onally through It and lodging In the boot
on the opposite side, indicting q compound
fracture. Mr.. Shields fell to the floor ex.
claiming, 'Just my luck" The pisto! had
been lying about the counter for some
time, and some careless person In hand
ling It had left the hammer standing on
the cartridge. After careful examination
of the wound DR.. McIlhenny decided am
putation would be necessary, the bones be-
Ing severely shattered, and the operation
was performed Monday.
neLsnA meaA.o.
The Utah & Northern is estimated to
have now at work about $50 men east and
west of the range. Five "outfits," num-
boring in all 1870 men, are said to be at
work in the Big Hole canyon, with orders
to complete the road bed from Glen to
Twin Bridges, opposite Salisbury, as early
In the spring as practicable. The con-
Tractors on this part Of the line are Thur.
man, Griffith, John Vaughan, and others.
In Jefferson canyon between IS ana ~
men are employed under Thomas Kicks.
Between Grow and Indian creeks and In
the Missouri canyon forces Of fifty or more
men are kept busily employed by contract
ors Vaughan and Nelson. West Of the
range, below Silver Bow, are 100 men
working in the direction Of Deer Lodge.
oLsnowx TIMES.
The Grosventres Indians, though peace
able, still cling to the old Indian custom Of
lifting anything valuable they can find es.
pecially in this case if the wicked white
men does not see them. The 5000 worth
OF tarpaulin taken from, N. w. Comford is
but a commencement of what is to follow.
rne chances are that before they leave this
locality, many ponies and other valuable
property will BE- missing. Iftl,ese red dew.
lis are pets and wards OF Uncle Sans, and
wards they certainly are, Uncle Sam ought
to Ge made to pay the damages, in fact they
ought never be allowed to Il I'VE their res.
ervation, as a go,d deal q. pilfeiing and
stealing is done by them that cannot be
traced to the authors; but 1t would raise an
awful howl II some white man should un-
dertake to shoot q dozen or two Of these
red rascals for some thieving operation.
Spring is coming and with it the chances
for running off stock. We hope something
will be done by the authorities to call these
fellows in before spring and thus save the
settlers from being set afoot, as has been
the case every spring tor years past. The
Indian question is supposed to be settled,
but IT that settlement means to keep them
subjected, feed and fatten them, clothe and
arm them allowing bands Of peaceable In.
dtans to swarm the country, stealing and
pilfering at their pleasure, which seems to
be the case at present, then It Is not a set.
Element which plcases the people, who we
believe would prefer to let them roam un-
cared for, for couple Of years when Uncle
Sam could have quit claim deed OF the
remnant There certainly ought to be a
change in the present system OF manage.
ment.
Majors cattle train pulled out of tow,
yesterday evening and camped last night
on the Teton. About nine o'clock at night
two Of tine drivers, George Gregg and c.
F. Davenport had some words resulting in
the former stabbing the latter In the LEFT
side with large pocket knife, inflicting an
ugly and dangerous wound. Gregg was
drunk al the time and from we can learn
attacked Davenport without provocation.
The wounded man was brought to town
about ono o'clock this morning and Is now
at the Centennial hotel. Gregg was also
brought In and is lodged In jail. Dr.. Tur.
ncr attended the injured man this morning,
He informs us that the wound Is a verv
dangerous one, the blade passing between
the ribs just below the heart. lit had en-.
tered an inch higher death would have re.
suited instantly. Davenport has been in
Benton for some time and only yesterday
hired to Major to drive cattle.
Intelligence was received in Benton yes.
terday that James kecgan, road supervisor
OF the Barker district has been lost in the
Belt Park twenty.one days and the facts
connected with the case 70 clearly to show
that he has been frozen to death or in some
manner met al untimely tat.. Keegar
with a small varty of men engage cut
ting logs In the vicinity Of the + .rk and
about three week. ago he went T. re ranch
OF Stellbras & Wells to grind 7 axes and
secure his mail. That night stopped a
Wallace Belle ranch and n " mornins
started for his ranch in the Park, abou
three or four miles distant That was tn,
last that has been seen of him. His part
ner supposed he had gone to Barker ant
was not alarmed BY his absence. until fou,
days ago, when his axes and mail pouch
were found in the snow about a mile and ,
half from hts ranch. Then diligent search
was made. but at last report no trace of In,
missing man had been found. Il is CON
sideaed almost certainty that he was los
IN snow storm not far from his o,v,
nome and persisted either by starvation O
freezing. keegan was weak. sighted an,
the probility Is he became srcv. h,;.a ="