The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-12

| The Wisconsin editors are to b In
Miles CITY this week.
F: Indian girls supply the Nisscula
market with huckle6esries.
! The l0o-tons-per day Hecla con-
centrator at Greenwood b fast near
ing completion.
They have had hotter weather IN
Mikes City this summer than ut any
! time fcr tWenty years.
| About q, 0D vas subscribed In
Benton leGt Saturday to assist n
6ai!di' 8 the proposed Odd Fellows'
Hail.
| Major D. s. Gordon, in command
at Fort Z lt', has gone to the Nation-
al Park 10 meet General Sheridan
aud PARTY.
". 3. Stocking has captured the
island In the Missouri river Just be-
low Benton. 1t was Q pury Of the
military reservation.
A man named Eaton, charged will,
horse stealing. had . preliminary
hearing at benton last SATURDAY..
! .nd was bound over In the SUM III
/. $1,5OO.
brighter. from Benteu to the
Northwest Territory double-shoot the
turn. They load with goods Gu the
up trip snd bring tack coal to Ben.
ton.
Thos. l.. R,gy, IN old timer, died
Of Benton last Saturday morning.
a: HA ss~ss.A IN A4rssAAsA 10NA ....-a
was we'll know throughout the Ter
rit0ry.
The Earl 0f H0petoun and Mr..
James Hope, Of 6coaland, arrived In
Virginia Tuesday morning ca route
| to the mountains on q hunting ex-
cuTsil,n.
A hal-breed stole 4 horse In Ben
ton la.t week aud sold It near town,
! and IL. next night went and stole It
ag .iA ard restored It to the ri.htful
owner.
A scarcely credible report IL to the
effect that ledge Of mica has been
discovered in the BARKER district.
TheTo are hut two or three mica
minee worked In the United States.
A late visitor to the Custer battle
field says that tue monument Of very
poor granite, has commenced to chip
of. and that some Of the names Of the
fallen heroes have become obllterate,l.
The steamboat business on the up
per Missouri river lllDes not appear 10
be falling OiH. FOrty.twO boats have
landed at the Benton lcvee this sum
mur, bringing 10, 7Ul tons Of freight;
an average Of IS tous to boNt.
Lieutenant B. T. Powell, Seventh
In antry, with six recruits passed
through Bismarck about ten days
ago, en- route to the end Of the track,
from which point they were II 20 to
Maginnis. Captain 4. w. TrOxel.
was also on the train. bound for Fort
Custer, transferred from Pcmbina.
Visitors from Helena (Repu olicans
ly the way) predict that the Com
gr~ssi0nal fight will 10 between Ma
ginnis, at the heat: Of the Democratic
ticket, and sanders ut the head of
the Republican ticket. They say
that the Republicans will carry the
election.
1he i,otly Of Wheelon, who was
drowned with Hank Eastwood, was
found ut Buffalo Itapids aud buried
ut Miles City on the 3Oti,. Hanks
bshly was found at Bakers Rapids
Jack Johnson and Dan Robertson
went down and held un inquest on
the ln,ly and buried hin, OH the
hank Of the river near where he was
f.,und.
The cause of the recent fire at
Miles City was accidental. The
boys, aged six and eight, r. sp.ctivciy,
crawlts! into house ut Miles City
through u window and amused
themselves si,sn'tilg iirc-crackers.
One If the exploded crackers set fire
to u lot Of lOs<e straw on the flsOr,
when the little s;.amps, scared out of
their wits, hurrietiiy guA out Of the
house aud sought o hiding place.
The Miles City Prcxs says the re-
ports Ut y terrible fight near the
mouth VI the Sweet 0ra~s between
COW boys and Grow Indians were
highly sensational. The dead indies
ri two COW boys wcre found ut the
locality named, and this fact gave
birth t. the startling rumOrs. II Is
not certain whether they were killed
by Indians or whites. Their bsxlies
were not nIutilates!. The fact, how
ever, IL becoming manifest that the
Crows are becoming very much dis
cOntcmtetl over the late treslmss<s by
the white msn upon their reserva-
ton, and It wOAld occasion little sur.
Prise II these Indians. always friendly
to the whites, should put On the war
paint.
There v. 8 lively scene in a court
ut Maiden u couple Ofwc:ks ago, says
the Billings H.1u Il. The new lMp-
ul.tiOn. attructed hy the fame Of the
NagiDmis mines. is not IN all respects
. h, w.a'.itling community. On tac
occasion rescrrcsl to-, Pat Ma!"ncv, y
f:.ru,er Miles City Christian, hut
then Meagher County deputy
sheriff: had ~ rested u rOlgh named
Jack Hawkes. fNr highway robbery,
ar some 0tl.er triflinG breach at order.
Hawkes. was hauled in before Judge
McPMrtlan, who ordered Ma'oney TO
disarn, the prisoner. The deputy
sheriff drawing . 4:leuliler Colts
revolver l'egnn diminishing ginScriy
arOun,i the court ,0s,sn, followed
steadily hy the Muzzle ri Hawkes.
rev"lvcr. suddenly the Court,
weari.-l ~ the delay. drew from
side packet six -slsrO;er with l.rO.
digi.'usIy long tarrei. and aiming il
full ut Hawkes. head t:,un;lere.l out:
''H":.l up your hands, you s.'',n.irel
or I'll send you tn heaven acrOss
lots" He did not u.e Tire words
''sccundreI'' ar ''heavcn," Aut they
will answer our purpose letter thai,
his precise words. Hawkes. rc..:-
n!Zcd ti.e situation aud surrendered
without further a.:O. We believe the
utss!lOt Of his examination was thai
he was released on triiling bail.
while the complaining witnc>>. VII.
was The rcrsN;: VIII" had i.ccn rubbed.
was committed to- Jail to IL. detained
Us witness until the i"lI term "f
court.
Extensive prair;cs fire. are reported.
the Marias country.
PHILADELPHIA, August lO.-The
lary: steamers Ter',m, and san Pc
drO. built l,y Cran,p T. SOUS for the
Central Pacific Railroad Company
are now completed. The Cramps
have received the contract for two
new steam ships E.r the Oceanic'Siea,si
Ship e.. 10 ply between San Fr0n.
cisco aud the Sandwich Islands and
the Vessels are IL IL. started ~ soon.