The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-09-07
MONTANA NEWS.

It is said herd of 500 wild horses roam
in the Snake river valley.
Helena is rejoicing over an electric light
recently placed in operation there.
1t is reported that the notorious outlaw,
Frank James, was at Rock Island. Missoula
county, recently.
A we'll informed correspondent of the
New York Tribune says Montana is the
best grazing country in the world.
The trial of rape case is now in pro-
gress at Miles City, the defendant in which
is Nathan Bernard, Photographic artist.
Miles City rejoices that sufficient stock
has been subscribed to construct an irriga-
ton ditch. Miles City has much to be
thankful for.
Bozeman had a fire last week which de-
stroyed two building owned by Nelson
Story. The loss of the buildings and con-
tents amou UNITS to about 5000.
On Saturday last fire occurred in
Adams stables at Helena, in which valu-
able mare and some other animals were
burnt. The total loss amounted to about
81, 500.
The River Press says that the political
contest in Choteau county will be between
the men and not between the parties, 1.-The
sceptre having departed from the political
Bosses"
We are glad to observe the following
item in the Benton River Press: "Rev. D.
Il. Leonard, who has been at Billings
"few weeks past has good deal of couf.
"dence in the doomed burg.
Benton is determined on the erection of
| water works. Funds have been guaranteed
for preliminary work, and survey is to
be made in very few days. 1t is estimat-
ed that the works complete will cost about
$35,OOO.
Father Venneman, s. J., who visited
Billings some weeks since, and who has
been travelling on the mission in Central
and Eastern Montana, has been called to
less arduous field of labor, viz: the chair of
English literature in the st. Louis Univer-
sity.
| Within about two weeks Helena, Deer
Lodge and Butte will be connected by tclc-
phone, the Montana Telephone Company
having purchased the old Montana Central
Telegraph lines between these points. Re
pairers are now engaged in putting the line
in good condition.
According to Mr. Villards report the
bridge over the Snake at Ainsworth will
cost $3.50, 900. The road over the Cascade
mountains to Puget Sound will cost. $40,
OoO, 600. The road from Portland to
Kalama will be ri miles long and will cost
S3s, 900 per mile. exclusive of the bridge at
Ka!ama, which is estimated at 81, 100000.
Some damphool IN Helena writes to
Bradstreet's, New York publication, q
lengthy article on the Northern Pacific
route and the towns along the line. Ac-
cording to his statements there never will
be big city between st. Paul, and the
Puget Sound. Evidently the Bradstreet
correspondent is a little cracked in the up
per story.-lYellowstone Journal.
A couple of Bozeman deputy sheritfs be-
gan firing at an escaped horse thief before
calling on him to surrender. An old
hunter, with whom the thief was camping,
supposed the deputies were robbers and
was about to return their fire when the
thief called to the officers that he would
surrender and thereby saved their scalps.-
New Northwest.
Walter Burke, superintendent of tho
Coulson d Martinsdalc stage line, arrived
. in the city yesterday direct from Billings.
He informs us that his line is doing all the
) business it possibly can at present and that
increased service is badly needed. He
thinks that daily line from Benton di-
rectly through to Billings would pay fro,n
the start and is confident it will be estab-
) lished before many months.-[River Press,
, Afford Richards, miner employed in
! the Lcxiogton minc Butte, was instantly
killed Monday morning, August %, by .
portion of the hanging wall caving on him.
James Clark and ]. A. Williams, who
were working with him, were both badly
injured. the former having his right leg
broken Just above the ankle, and the latter
suffering fracture of the right hip, and
receiving bad bruises about the left shohl-
der, side and face.
According to the Int er- Mountain one of
party of four tourists recently visiting
the Yellowstone Park, unfortunately was
percipitated into geyser near Fire Hole
p;coy yphi1n Il t~ n piaen
of colored formation on the inside of the
crater. His three companions believing
, him to have met his death from the fall,
returned to camp with sad hearts, but to
their Joy and surprise their unlucly CONF
, rad put in an appearance on the next day
, about noon. He related most thrilling
experience, stating that in his fall he
struck water feet foremost and on rising tn
!. the surface he clung to rock, and soon
|, discovered that the water was rising, which
continued to rise until he was able to make
: his escape.
9 The New Northwest says: The track of
the Utah & NortLern will be laid to the
mouth Qf little Blackfoot this fall but it is
Fought the road will not be operated be-
f lyond Deer Lodge until next spring. 1t is
! said that the roadbed and the rails of the
g extension are all suitable for broad guage
!, road, and it is supposed by some that the
| Northern Pacific, when it reaches Black
: foot, will lay third rail to Butte, and
, both roads use the track in common.
E Others think that the object of laying the
track to Blackfoot this year is to give tho
Northern Pacific an opportunity to ship
/ rails to its line and commence track laying
on the graaing already completed Time
; alone wilI develope the intention e tho
tive esnyaaiAe iaaasssted>
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