The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1882-01-28
MONTANA CONDENSED.

AvAMT o0OWe9W.
S. NJ. Fitzgerald and John ,. StockeE'
last week filed on what promises 70 Dc, ~. an
mex ,austible vein Of excellent coal. Ihe
| discovery was made some time since y"
Trail Creek, near the road leading 20 ..'s
! upper Yellowstone. The vein ~ rePof.eu
to be eleven feet thi.k, and. The quarry,
judging from specimens oroagnt In'o
of extensive experience and observation
saws the coal from this vein more nearly
resembles the celebrated Liverpool coa'
than anv he has seen heretofore In the
United States.
A snow storm accompanied BY st,tf
breeze. Sunday, obliterate all the Well
beaten tracks in the vicinity Of Booze man.
This is about the first forcible reminder Of
| winter that we have had during the pres
ent season.
VIM. Pollinger arrived in Benton from
Fort Mcleod last SATURDAY.. He reports
that the Blackfeet have killed over one
hundred head Of cattle belonging to the
Cochrane Cattle Co. on Bow River.
Last week the River Prcss mentioned
the names OF the parties who had with.
drawn their children from the public
school because Of the admission oftwo &C.
toroon children. Since that issue one OF
the parties who was evidently ashamed to
have people know that he held such mar.
row minded views Of the rights Of man,
and consequently felt angry at this paper
for telling Of It, has stopped his paper and
ordered the advertisement Of hts black.
smith shop discontinued. But the River
Press, like the school, still goes on.
MAosow,As.
Messrs. Crockett & Conrey sold this
week to Messrs. Raymond, Harrington &
Co., the placer Claim in Alder gulch, just
above Virginia City, for $4,000. The
! cash was paid and transfer made on Thurs
day. The sale will have an important
bearing on placer mining operations, as
over l2,uo feet in length OF the gulch,
which has been lying dormant fs'r the last
ten years on account Of conflicting inter.
ests, will now be worked giving employ.
ment 10 large number Of men.
Numerous new members Of the gaming
I fraternity are constantly coming to Mis-.
soula, and in consequence, right lively
games take place. Probably more gam.
bling is done in Mssoula now than at any
time in it's previous history, and the out.
slider who trusts himself to set-to with
the tiger generally gets scratched out 81
all he puts up before the game is ended.
Lieut.. Cook and Asbury Plummer re-
turned from their goat hunting expedi
ton on Thursday Of last week, after secur
ing thirteen specimens. They found mos,
Of their game in the Bitter Root mountains
opposit Skalkaho. Lieut.. Cook will
present his trophies to the Smithsonian
Institute and the Army and Navy mu
! scum, where they will be highly valued
The purity corraled one large handsome
specimen Of the male goat in a crevice In
the rocks, and had they been provided
with rope could easily have lassoed thei,
game. None OF the party were willing tc
tackle him singlehanded, however, and
after watching his movements awhile, he
was shot. "Iis pity they did not send
for rope; a live specimen would r.. worth
a score Of dead ones-cither for home
curiosity, or present to some eastern
institution.
In the Supreme Court last Monday the
case Of the Territory, respondent, against
Patrick D.oley. appellant, was argued and
submitted. This Is the case of the assai
liant OF Jules Ehrics, who is now lying sicl,
In this city, and whose case so far has pro.
ven medical wonder. Doolev was found
guilty OF assault and battery, and now in
the Supreme Court hisscounsel claim error
Of law in the proceedings Of the cour,
below.
In few hours over 5000 was subscribed
BY the Butte business men to the Grand
Carnival, to be held February 2ad.
The entire forty stamps of the new
Mculton mill were dropped Yesterday for
the FIRST time, and are now running steadi.
~ TO their full capacity. The mine IL
now producing forty tons per day, and the
bullion output will III courae increase pro.
portionately. The percentage Of chlorina.
| tton continues to run from % to Q68. the
loss Of quicksilver being imperceptible.
| nussAnomAw.
| lhere has been considerable more feel
ing manifested BY our people on the sub.
ject Of mixed school than the magnitude. q,
the case justi6es. Much more has been
| said Of the matter on both sides perhans
than should have been AZ Il Is both needless
and injurious at this age 10 rake up issues
long since dead. The trustees have done
what they believed to be the best for MI
parties concerned and are fully sustained
in their action by the Territorial Superin.
tendent Of Public Instruction. Not bein.
fully satisfied with his own Interpretation
OF the law, and being anxions to do moth.
ing tor which there could be any censure
from any one; one Of our board Of trustees
submitted the question to the Territorial
Superintendent, Prof HOWE, who in reply
fully jnstities the course Of the board.
Where there are ten colored children in n
district, the Trustees are required to nro.
vide them separate school. A less mum.
Der may be provided for as they may see
tit, But the Superintendent saws the Board
has no authority under any circumstances
to allow children Of African descent to At.
ter! tend school attended BY white children.
This opinion is also sustained bv the Attor.
! ney General. This effectual!y nuts a
1uietus upon any further con:royersy and
we trust that perfect harmony may soon be
restored. w
VIC Smith, with one skinner. realized
from one hunt Of l9 DAYS, the Handsome
sum Of 5000 not counting 60 wolves sill
on hand. the market price Of which Is &,
each. He sold the hides ON the ground
thereby losing $500, which was the clear
gain ut the freighters, hauling them to this
point. " >"'S