The Dillon tribune., 1882-04-15
MONTANA CONDENSED.

The indebtedness Of Choteau County is
about $4,000.
Utah Johnny, Mormon horse thief, is
lodged in the Bozenan Jail.
The Government has put stop to tie.
cutting on the Grow Reservation.
The collections on Easter Sunday at the
Episcopal Church, in Helena, amounted to
$500.
The Laura and Whale mines, in the Bar
ker district, have been bonded for $4,000
each.
A handsome $l75 organ has be, pur
chased for the Presbyterian Sabbath School
Of Helena.
Owners of fast horse.fesh in Missoula
County are making entries for the Fourth
of July races.
The Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows Of
Montana will convene in Butte on Wednes-
day, April e6th.
Work at the Bozeman tunnel of N. P.
is going ahead actively, with large force
Of men employed.
A Shetland pony stallion, weighing only
l6S pounds, is the glory of "Don" Larabie,
a Deer Lodge boy.
The bedrock flume, using 1900 inches
Of w"ter, Of Clancy Gulct', will work four
miles of that gulch.
The Gallatin News saws that the Hav.
wood mine, on Cherry Creek, at depth OF
100 feet, is very rich.
A large number Of stampeders aye arriv-
ing daily at Maidenville, the new town Of
the Maginnis district.
Prof. Fred Taylor and Prot. Warner are
to play a comparative violin solo in Butte
for money and local fame.
The publication Of the annual exhibit Of
Lewis and Clarke County shows the coun-
ty to be in debt $1.9,Soo.43.
The proposition Of Messrs. Jack and Con-
nell to build a post office in Butte has been
accepted by the Department.
Modest Chicago girls are deceived 10
Butte, where they are compelled to sling
beer or beg for livelihood.
Mel. Trask, Of Butte, estimates that fully
3ooo pounds Of grain are received and
consumed in that town daily.
A greasy looking 2so.pound billiard
sharp is taking in the amateur PLAYERS at
different towns in the Territory.
The Miners Union of the Butte District
requests all miners in that district to "join
the Union" within specified time.
Six Indians, for horse stealing, have been
killed near Glendivc this Spring, and Gov.
Potts has been notified Of the killing.
The mines of the Clancy. Wickcs-Greg.
ory district, in Jefferson County, are pre-
senting brighter prospect than ever.
Seventy thousand head Of cattle, worth
over $l,ooo.ooo, are running ON the ranges
OF Chotcau County at the present time.
The Conique benefit for the Miners I'm.
ion of Butte, given ut Renshaw Hall, on
last Tuesday night, was large success.
II is reported that Harry Horr's "Around
the Camp Fires" (of Montana) is having
run in New York. 1t ought to take, some.
where.
The track of the Northern Pacific Is laid
twenty miles west OF the Rosebud, and
tracklaying is pushed forward with great
rapidity.
For the quarter ending March ,1st. near.
~ $4,000 was received at the Butte post. |
office for money orders, and $1o,ooo was
paid out.
Lareey, Dahler Il Co.'S Ajax mine, in
the Silver Star District will be one VI the |
Leading quartz producers in that district in |
the future.
Mckay & Thurgood, owners of the Biv.
ems and Harris Gulch fumes, in Madison
County, are preparing for successful sea.
son Of mining.
The /HdcfeStent tells hard one about
the young ladies Of Helena gathering ex.
quisite boquets from the "bIossom rock"
OF the Mullan Bore.
~ Bozenaan preacher, Rev. Mr.. Robert.
son, claims that ex.President ANDY Tohn.
son made him coat in 1890, and that It
was weli-Rtting garment.
A big.hearted Missourian, living at the
Mouth Of Bear, is in the habit Of handing
$Io bills to broke pilgrims passing his wav
according to the Aissoxkias's story.
For approving Of the practic. of pinninp
papers ON the backs of little girls who are
tardy at the Butte public schools they are
talking OF hosting Hassell, the principal.
In Alder Gulch, near Virginia CITY.
workmcn are preparing to pu. in the new
hume to work the ground in the pulch
owned by Raymond, Harrington & CO. and
knight 4 Co.
In the Barker District the work IN III.
wright Edwards tunnel to tap the noted
mine Ut that name is progressing finely
and the tunnel will open the vein shortly
Recent assays from ore out of the MeeLs
mine IN this district run Goo ounces in siI.
yer TO the ton. A contract to burn roo 90
nashels OF charcoal for Barker smelter has
hcen let. Coke will be made from the cooI
OF the Barker district in few mo,,i's