The river press., 1882-03-15

gatonal church at Butte and is meeting with
promising success.
1t is expected that tracklaying will begin at
Coulson as soon as a boat can reach that
point with material.
George D. Peters, proprietor of the Deer
Lodge Crossing Hotel, has failed with liza
bilities estimated at $4,000.
John Bartz and Isaac Beattie were caved
on in Quartz creek on the 9th inst, near Mis-
soula, and both are reported dead
Coulson is building school house and il
is proposed to have three months school,
beginning when the house is completed.
George Lee, ranchman near Butte, sold
his band of cattle twice, and has been ar
rested for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
Pen 'Oreille lake, one of the most pict-
uresque points on the Northern Pacific, is
1000 feet above the sea level an. AGO miles
east of Portland.
A company has been organized in Chicago
with capital of $50, 900 for the purpose of
establishing North German colonists in Mon
tana and Wyoming.
Prof W. E. bert Smith, of Butte, has re-
signed his position as postmaster and Lee
Mantle, of the Inter- Mountain, will proba-
bly, be his successor.
The Hebrews of Butte are raising money
for the assistance of their prosecuted bieth-
ern from Russia, who are arriving in this
country in large numbers.
Col. w. s. Scribner, formerly Secreta of
Montana, is candidate for the appointment
Of Pension Agent for the district of Illinois.
with fair prospects of success.
The agent of the Brush electric light COM
pany is met ting with good success at Helena
and it is probable that ere long the Capital
city will have street illumination.
Commencing with April 1st, the Overland
coach to Helena will make connections with
the Utah & Northern at Silver Bow instead
of Dillon and eli travel to and from the rail
road viii be by way of Deer Lodge.
VIM. Langston, the man injured in the
Chestnut mine explosion, is nearly well, and
the life of the whole hospital at Fort Ellis.
His recovery is regarded as one Of the mira
cles performed in surgery GaUatin Neaos
Dead wood is suffering for a full supply of
water for use in the stamp mills there. Some
of the mills are idle because there is not
sufficient water for use, and the Black Hills
Pioneer is urging the sinking of artesian
wells as a remedy, and it says something
must be done to prevent other stamps from
becoming idle.
Custer County, in this Territory, Is the
largest county in the United Statss Its area
is sc, 900 square miles. 1t is larger than the
State of Vermont, New hampshire, Massa-
chussetts, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode
Island, all combined. The next largest coun-
ty is that Of Nye, in the State of Nevada,
which has an area Of "a 900 qH>re miles.
| Thursday evening J~.>e VI. SOFT was shot
near D.xon's Bluff by P. s. Kelly. Both
worked on the railroad, Scott being under
Kelly. They had difficulty last Wednesday
and the shooting was brought on by 1t. On
Thursday Kelly went to SCOTS tent and they
had some words together; Scott ATTEMPTED
to put him out, and Kelly shot him. Scott ii
not expected to live. Deputy Sheriff JACK
Johnson arrested Kelly yesterday - Yel1oao
stone Journal.
The Prescott CA. To Democrat says tina
the Oldest prospectors are being driven il
from the foothills by the heavy SHOWS. |
adds: ''Some of the boys will be back direct
" with specimens from the latest and riches
fin.s, aud sharpen up their credit egain witt
the merchants and saloon keepers. Tha
class of miners who only sink shafts with
iaW-bune in the barrooms are not likely I
brlng their claims. into the market by Teaso
of their developments.
The Coulson Post, of March 4th, gives tn
! following account of an accident at Hun,
ley Last Friday afternoon A. F. Schleus
ner, railroad contractor, was hit with
small piece of rock in the back of the hea
by an unexpected explosion and died in ST
hours, his skull being fractured in thre
places. The powder had been placed an
| the fuse ignited when the workmen left TO
dinner. One Of the men, forgetting his Goa
called for Schleusner,t to get it for him, Will
| doing so the blast exploded
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