The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-04-21

or the benefit of VIM. Curren. whose leg
was broken few days since while ut work
| in the mine.
Some alarm Is felt ~ to the close proximi.
ty of the powder magazines to Butte. They
contain good many tons of black and giant
powder, and should an explosion occur the
whole town of Butte would be landed on the
east side of the range.-Inter Mountain.
Swarms of tramps line the road between
Bozeman and the end of the n. Z. track The
railroad company furnishes free transporta.
ton to all who win come out and work, and
this gives an opportunity to many worthless
fellows to seek the pastures new of Eastern
Montana.
At Fort Macleod recently H. A. Kanouse
washed horse in coal oil to cure him of the
mango, and then sent the animal to be brand.
ed. The red-hot iron set fire to the coal oil
and the flames shot up fifteen or twenty feet
and lasted five or six minutes. The horse
died after two days of suffering.
A match game of billiards was played at
Helena the other day between d. B. BLACK
burn and George Atwood. the former to play
dred Atwood won the game, making one
hundred and seven points in his last run.
Blackburn got two hundred and forty-one
points.
Amos Townsend" the well known race
horse, died at Boulder Hot Springs last Sat
urday at the age of eighteen years. He was
at one time considered the ileetest horse in
Montana. Hershfield Bros, who purchased
him in 1873 for 81 100, sold him u few years
ago to Richard Jockey, who has owned him
ever since.
A correspondent of the Independent thinks
the Barker mines were pockets-that there
is not well-defned or true assure vein in
the camp. He regards the Maginnis district
A. much better. He thinks the Canadian
Pacific to the north and the Northern Pacific
to the south will materially interfere with
the prosperity of Benton, cutting off much
trade that now goes to that place.
The Charlotte (Mich.) Republican of March
3lst says "Hon. Isaac d. McCutcheon Tues
day received notice that the President had
appointed him Secretary of Montana. The
appointment gave unusual satisfaction TO his
friends in this city and county, and more
fitting one could not have been made. AS a
lawyer he was shrewd, careful and success
full. He is gentleman of unquestioned force,
sound Judgment and executive ability: rs u
polished gentleman, man of commanding
presence, fine address aud genial ways, his
equal would be hard to find His friends,
while they are sorry to part with him, hope
and predict for him bright future"
The Benton Record SAYS: We have receiy-
ed letter giving the particulars of Eph.
Woosey's death. The letter was written by
George Boswell, formerly Mounted Police
man. We quote as follows: "Eph. was shot
at Sandy Point, Idaho, on February 2lst, in
the afternoon, by n man named I. McClary.
A man named Jack Morgan provoked q row
with Woolsey and was getting the worst of
It, Upon Morgans drawing knife, Wool
sey put glass in handkerchief and struck
him with it, when Morgan cried. out to Nc
Clary Give 1t to bim.' Upon this the latter
drew Smith IL We3son 6-shooter and fired,
shooting Woolsey through the body a little
below and to the right of the navel Eph.
cringed little when struck, but fought hard
er than ever, when McClary stepped around
and fired again, the ball this time entering
the back of Woolseys head and coming out
above the right eye, causing instant death.
McClary is here West Wood in Jail await
ing trial; Morgan was liberated on bail. |
think that MeClary will swing, for it was n
cold blooded murder"