The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-16

Z MINER.
TERRITORIAL N1W0.
Oulled ytom tho Columns of our
16ohanGss.
Custer county b to have . peor
There are sooo, 100 sheep in Mon
tana.
The Hsola company's eoeeentsator
b nearing eompleti ..
The rad through the Canyon Of
the Yellowstone b completed and
open for travel.
Heavy timber nres are said to be
rnging In the mountains north Of
B0senian tunnel.
Some new and rich strikes ct the
head Of Tilllnghast creek Montana
district are reported.
The cam for the Billings street rail-
way have been purchased In the
East for immediate shipment.
Valuable sulphurspri have been
discovered In the vicinity OF H0ppeEs
station, Yellowstone valley.
Maiden h said to b dull, but still
sntestxins hopes Of . prosperous
career In the early future.
The quarterly Conference VI the
n. f. Church 1s'uth will b held ut
Stevensvills on the 10Th.
Potatoes are said to be q short crop
this seas u. for the 6rst year in the
history Of the Yellowstone valley.
Martin Gawxlssky h the name Of
the Pole who was crushed t. death
between two ore wagons at Hecja
City.
The stocktenders at Bull Head,
Helena and Benton road, claim to
have seen . war party Of Indians last
week.
A 1874 nugget has teen found In
the Hall aud Rossiter placer claim In
Madison county. 1t b the largest
found In many years.
E. Humphrey, . telegraph line re-
pairer, was struck BY lightning and
killed In Prices canyon, Madison
county, one day last week.
Extensive prairie fires raging on
the plains to the northeast threaten
short nations for the stock cattle this
winter.
Quite number Of miners from the
Montana district are laying in sup
plies end making arrangements to
Gvork their mines ill winter.
The recent race at Bridgeville for q
pune Of $l0O, was won BY Little
Dick. Turf Gallery and Browa
! Patsy were also In the race.
A good authority vouches for the
statement that . snleller will be built
! withUut delay in the Clxrk's Fork
mining district Of the Yellowstone
country.
Isaac Dixon . saloon keeper ol
Miles City had his establishment
burglarized last Saturday night. The
thieves Of whom there 10 M trace,
made = raise IT $50 In money
g"ld watch aud valuable papers.
1t Il said that a. rule the leads o!
Montana district, ~ ahOWn BY the
nun,ers,ila assays made. are rtchel
. than those Of any other district In the
l3<lt mountains, and they are also
! larger. TIE character # great I<'r.
: ti"n Of the ore u free milling.
After marriage ceremonies. bridal
!. tours ars. now made in the Miles City
c.n: ntry IN hoISel@ck. Four hours
; time IT. which, to r.. acquainted. d.
! the .toimy d.ve business, aud have
the KNIT tied is the correct schedule
! time.
Two men working In a brick yard
! ns:r I'nzelIsan were stopped near the
! town the other night and ordered
to throw up their hands. They r..
| fused and rv- ;.liy a;~. -~..a fsnn, the
! .-.",IN I've Tn''l,ers the latter putting
CON cent rated energy int their move
n,cm's by firing a few shots that
: fortunately proved harmless.
Part Of tho tusk Of . mammoth un'
carshcd In Box Elder is On exhibition
in Miles City. It is said the entire
tu-k was about 20 feet In length. On
Powder river O. miles from Mile.
City II il reported, a whole skeleton
! Of q mammoth has becn brought t.
light. and a party of scientists art
organized to visit the sp"t to secur'
It.
Las. week two men on the North
erm Pacific rad made narrow escape'
from horrible DEATHS. A they wer,
riding On top of . freight train, JUS
east Of the Miles Civ depot, the!
cau,c in contact with the wires Oft
military telegraph where they croe
the rnilrnad track. The were hurlc>
from. the freight car. narrOwly escap
ing ,lecapitation. The raiiraad hoy
were badly bruised. but escaped serl
GUS injuries.
Captain Gilson and Lieut.. Spill!
man. with q detachment Of tue I'll
Cavalry, escortirg Mcaers. Colonna
BORDEN and McElray, Of the CNas
Survey, rachel Fort Ellis last week
Thence the purity proceeded I
ClaPk's Fork. to continue the worl
Of verifying the last located Wyom
Ing and Montana boundary line. 8
fur, Notwithstanding the charge
made against that survey, no error
have been detected. The work vii
probably I've completed hy October:
After an extended notice # tn
Butte exhibit at the Denver Expos
, tion. the Ro"ky Mountains Ncscs Ia
the following: 1.-The other miners
>. districts Of Montana are not rel
r.xon,ed tl,.,,,rh they cn,:l6 all nlak
r cre,iitai,ie displays. Ten aiile. Be-
. mont. and Wicks district. in Lew
and Clarke county, Silver star au
Virginia City. and particularly Glc'
! date, are all lWxuriatim; in s,na
b.o,l,~, and are shipping more gol
and silver bullion than ever before.
Very Old People.