The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-06-29
FROM oUR CORRESPONDENT.
TERMINUS n. 7. r. r.. ,
NJ. I. June ~, 1882. j
To the Editor Of the Billings Herald.

| 10 tnc EultOf OF the Billings Herald.
Yesterday the first locomotive was trans
ferred over the rcbellious Big Horn river
The entire train will be put across to-day
Iron is laid Oh the west side almost to the
tunnel which is ready for track. This tun-
mel is 1900 feet long Is feet high and is cut
out of apparently solid sand-rock. 49,. The
entire crew of the steamer Of Y. Bachelor"
struck Yesterday for fifty dollars per month
instead of forty which they were receiving
That plucky officer, Capt. Wolfock, unceri-
moniously fired them, gave them their time
checks and forbade them to lingcr on the
reservation. The last seen of them they
were plodding toward the rising sun.......
The Bachelor will ply between this point
and Custer while high water remains, or az
, long as the Big Horn is navigable, and will
start for the latter point tomorrow. This
| morning she goes to Junction City to un-
load a choice lot of blooded cattle destined
for Billings. They arrived here YESTERDAY
by rail il......Assistant Superintendent Mitch
ell arrived here yesterday with his outfit
which consists of the elegant palace car
Montana" This car is a model one. and
is divided into Office dlningrroom, kitchen
and sleeping berths for eight persons. -.
An unfortunate "rancher' on the other side
of the Yellowstone had his leg broken yes-
terday at the steamboat landing by stick
OF timber falling on him from wagon......
benevolent young man from Minncapo-
lis rushed up here last week to enquire after
the health of Miss. s. whom he "heard
was ill., That young woman on the arrival
OF b. Y. III. informed him that she 'lad no
use for him at all, and now all hands arc
wondering why he still hangs around the
train, as he is certainly dc trop Winston
Brothers d Clark keep a "storc car on the
train where dry-goods. etc. may he had.
This enterprise is under the vigilant eye and
capable manipulations of Mr.. Geo Dobney,
of 'Old Virginny, Whose only weakness is
fondness for certain game called Poker.
...... That jolly herder, Smith, has gotten into
trouble. He went to Junction City one day
last week. and came back looking some
what seasick Smith says he bought hat
and a new pair of boots OF an empty stom-
ach and it went to his head and when he
awoke he found himself peacefully repos-
ing on couple of gllnlly bags behind a
s---.uur cStimahle fireman i T. lo-
ley NJ. NJ. lin our next we swill explain the
import of those letters is well and happy.
Notwithstanding the playful disposition of
the mules. Two Young men embarked for
Bisinarll this morning i'll a row boat. They
had proceeded about twenty rods when they
upset against the guy rope of a pile driver,
and were, with, difficulty rescued. Their
boat and Sharps rifle were lost Moral:
Travel by rail.
Later. June, 22.-The track is laid through,
the tunnel, and everything is favorable for
rapid progress in tracklaying. ...... The ''Fcn-
tons. Canadian Operatic troupe, will
delight the aesthetic population of Junction
City tonight by giving one of fthcir celebrated
performances and unless overpowerin-
curiosity devclopcs among the select who
may attend, a happy evening is anticipated.
The plays the thing. 49,. Several bloom
ing be-haired and much -wllisEere,l COW
boys are raising Cain at this point, gal!op-
ing, shooting and drinking 10 Rod wLiskey.
Verify the c. b. is festive character!
Days pass on, time flows onward like the
river rushing to the sea, and in like man.
ner is our outfit nearing Billings. We are
at this date. about three miles west Of.
Junction City. \ long side track and ''Y''
are under construction opposite Junction.
There two engines on this side the Big Horn
No. SO, Sales, conductor. Norton,
engineer, which will ply between the Trans
fer and this side track; and No. 50, Rafc,
conductor, Jack Winters, engineer which
will carry material from side track to track
laying gang Engine No. %, Smith, con-
ductor, Grace, engineer, is loading Transfer
on east side of the Big Horn.....M Mr.. J. II.
Sullivan, Supt. of Transportation on the
Yellowstone Division is now, and will re-
main at the Big Horn and give his personal
to forwarding material to the front
This is a step in the right direction and will
perhaps obviate delays in track laying for
want of iron, ties etc, so conspicuous under
the old rcgime.... The steamer, ''Gen. Ter
ry," passed here yesterday Ell route for
Miles City. Both the Yellowstone and Big
Horn rivers are falling rapidly.......Mr. Jas.
Brooks, formerly of Deadwood is lying
i'll at this point His disease
is typhoid fever 49,. .sincepa day, june 20,
a good many hilariously disposed track
layers have been making Rome howl, or
rather making Junction City howl. Your
and a friend went over there
OH Sunday. We had a desire to attend divine
services. On our arrival we inquired the
way to synagogue and were gravely direct
ing into faro bank. Having been raised
in another faith VIC modcstly withtlrew-wc
feared someone would pass around the hat.
has again gotten into trouble
with his mule That insensatc ass, or mulo
has passion for braying, is in fact, a born.
Foley noticed that the mule
elevated his tail and his gentle voice stimuli
and concluded to limit the quad
rupetl's vocal powers, if not entirely cxtin-
yuish them, by attaching brick to the ami
mails tail. He acted out the happy thought
and thereby hangs-not tale, but brick,
and awaited developenlcnts, The unsus-
pecting mule cssaycd note; not sound.
while the look of astonishment that ami
mated bis countenance was fearful to behold
rhricc he attempted it and B. falling. began
kicking, coRtinued until his ears began to
recede from mortal view, ai,dat last ac-
counts were almost invisible, while the tell
was heightened about eighteen inches. IL
Foley doesn't dctacli that brick tie nlule
will lose his backbone, stire...... The steamer
Y. Bachelor, arrived this morning from,
1T. Custer...... The lLxRaLD is very popular
along the line. An enterprisins ncwsbox
might retire in q few szs,tals could hi far
alsh for that tinlesths number of papess
called fc-. The demand i away aalN1dt6l
The SUPPLY,