The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-03-17


properties.-Record
A week or two since Jesse M. Scott was
shot by p s. Kelly, near Dixon's Bluff, Gus
ter county. They were railroad hands and
got into quarrel over some private matter.
Scott was not expected to recover.
The funeral of child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
lick, West Gallatln, was conducted by the
Liberal League, of which they were men,
bers, the grafton being delivered by L. G.
Tibbaii, after the style Of "Pope Bob"
Mayor Kinna, of Helena, was renominated
for that position by the Republicans last Sat
urday night. Joseph Davis was nominated
by acciamation for Police Judge, and j. I.
Ward was nominated for City Treasurer.
The firm of I. G. Baker s. Co, of Benton,
has for the last eight years secured contract Of
furnishing to the Indian agencies and police
posts in the Northwestern Territory the sup
plies necessary, amounting to about $780,
900.
The Sioux stole several horses from the
Gros Ventres camp near Glendive last week.
The Gros ventres followed and killed three
of the thieves, with loss to themselves of
one dead and three wounded. They recov-
cred their horses.
At the February meeting of the National
Agricultural Association of New York, says
an exchange, a resolution was adopted re-
questing the Government to stock the waters
of the Yellowstone National Park with the
best varieties of edible fish.
Two sixteen-year-old pilgrims from Min
nesota, named AL. Grover and Billy Mich
aels, who got homesick on the Yellowstone
last week, stole two horses of "Muggins"
Taylor and started for the east. At last ac-
counts they had not been captured.
New postoffices have been established at
Deep Creek, Meagher county, b. Skinner
postmaster Glos.er, Lewis and Clarke coun-
ty, T. A. McAllister postmaster; Tcsten, JEFF
ferson county, Thomas Tosten postmaster !;
Hecia, Beaverhead county, James Parfet
postmaster.
John Burke shot and killed himself last
Sunday night at the Seven-Mile House, on
the road from Helena at Benton. He was a
miner, of the Judith country, and year or
two ago received 5000 for his interest in a
mine at Madenville. The act was probably
caused by too free indulgence in intoxica-
ting liquor.
4 gentleman of Bozeman has shown the
Meas man an improved railroad spike Of
which he is the inventor and patentee. 1t
screws into ahe wood instead of being driven
the same as a common screw bolt, and 1t Is
claimed that it VIII revolutionize railroad
sinking all over the country where soft wood
il used for ties.
Barkerites who lately assisted certain
dentist out of the camp ria the call rail route
have received letters announcing that their
davs are numbered The letters are full Of
abuse, are signed Revenge" and inform the
gentlemen that they will be bloody corpses
even If the writer has to camp ten years or
the trail.-Record.
The newspapers of Montana as a whole are
not. excelled by those or any State or Terri
terry between the Mississippi and the Rock
les. Clearly printed, short, sharp and Incl
sive editorial and news departments, ant
presented to the readers in most inviting
shape, they lead in tine development OF tn
| richest agricultural and mineral country OF
the northern half of the continent.-Omdht
Bee.
w. b. s. Higgins, Of Etchetah, passe'
through Miles City en- route for his nome
SAYS the Journal with tlirty-six Short-Horl
cows and magnificent Short-Horn bull, pun
| chased in Minnesota. He also had a beauti
full Percheron stallion, out of Messenge
and Norman. Mr.. Higgins will have then
on his ranch, and is justly proud of his az
QUESTION. The animals are admired by a
who see them and are the finest stock in Gus
| ter county.
| Mr.. Frank n. Seller, who takes the plac
vacated by Mr.. Wllkie a. chief clerk in tn
office of Surveyor General Harris, arrived b
Mondays coach and enters upon his duties
once. Mr.. Seizer brings to his position qua
Ifieations of high order, and will doubles
prove himself in every respect equal TO hi
trust. He is graduate of the University G
Michigan and of the School of Mines; Is
skilled engineer. and has been PRACTICAL
employed in the Surveyor Generals Office Q
| Colorado and as United States Mineral SUI
yeyor at Leadville. He comes direct fror
the Centennial State TO accept the place ter
iered him by the Surveyor General Of Nor
/ tana His credentials signify eompetencyfo
his post and work, and the impression is tina
he will make as capable o chief clerk as tn
office has yet had.-Herdtd.
Montana is a wonderful land, an enchan'
| ing region. / am charmed with its beaut
and amazed at the wealth which God ma
stored up here for coming generations
First the silver and gold. / put the silve
first. although this is the richest gold pre-
ducing country on the continent. surpassin
California or Colorado. The annual yield
now about s6,o0o,0OO From one ravin
twelve miles in length, Alder creek,
which Virginia City is located, more tina
$40, 600, 900 worth of gold has been taken. Ill
the mineral wealth of the future is in its 81
yer mines, which have hardly been touched
more than five thousand quartz veins col
tanning silver have been discovered an
placed on record. Some of these yield OF
that ASSAYS $500 yer ton. But the pastnr
lands Imagine all of New England, Ne
York, Ohio and good part of Pennsylvan
to be pasture furnishing abundant grass
mid-winter, and you have the capacity
Montana.-Boston Congregationclist.
Isaac Beattie and John Bartz, two old m
ners at work on Quartz Creek, Nilsson
county, were buried in drift in which IN
were working couple of weeks ago. IL to'
four days to get their bodies out. The ~
soulian gives the following sketch OF the :,
men: sJohn Bartz was an Austrian by Dir
!, and about forty-ive TO forty-seven years
age; he came to America at an early age,a
mined in Colorado from 1859 to 83 and
He then came to this Territory, aud was
Alder guIch in Its palmy days; subsequent
coming to this county. He discovered
Sunrise placer diggings. but was unfortuni
j enough to stake out his claim in poor groui
) next door to men who took from the car
. thousands of dollars. He has brother
Chicago, and was born about forty mi
: from the city Of Vienna, Austria. lisa
: | Baattie was a man about thirty-hve or To-
! wears Of age, and native of Scotland, VIII
he now has q sister, and perhaps other re
!, lives, living. A few years ago he lost an
! from injuries received In the very neigno
!. hood where he met his death. Four ye
ago he was clerk in the Kennedy House
Missoula, where he made many friends.