The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-08-31
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r. X. Armstrong, Esq, Of Eozcnan, has
been declared the choice Of the Democrat;
of Bcaverhcad county, for prosecuting ST
torney Of the First district.
The proposed canal from West Gallatin
to Bozeman has been surveyed. It's object
is to furnish water for irrigating all the
bench lands along the route.
The mayor of Deadwood has been fined
for rot obeying when the foreman of fire
company to which his honor belonged,
commanded him to assist in reeling hose.
A handsome bar Of gold, moulded at the
assay office two or three days ago from re-
tort from the Gloster, was shipped East
yesterday morning. It's value was $4,000.
-[Hclena Independent.
Leopold, on the Qu'Apelle, has been Sc
lccted as the new capital of the Northwest
Territories. Lieutenant Governor Dcwd-
ney is there now, selecting site for the
proposed public building.
We are glad to learn from the Helena
Independent that the Boston Comic Opera
Company cleared $500 outside Of expenses
and salaries Of the company by their four
nights season in Helena.
Four mining suits at Butte, embracing
the greater part of the town site and in
volving valuation of S20O0,OOO, have
been commenced. The mine owners claim
the property held by citizens.
John II. Craig and other Englishmen
have secured 1856 900 acres of land on Little
Bow river, Northwest Territory, to be used
as cattle range. 1t comprises something
over 3O6 square miles of territory. They
will stock it next spring
Supt. Geo. II. Cross, of the Northern Pa
ciiic, has issued a circular to officers and
agents of the company announcing that on
the first Of September the Wisconsin divi-
sion (as far as completely will be turned
over to the operating department., and that
the Yellowstone division from Forsythe to
Billings will be turned over to the operat-
ing department September Is. Distances,
stations, names and schedules will soon be
published.
The recent capture Of Grayling in the
West Gallatin is causing considerable
comment among those who love fishing
1t was supposed this gamey fish only
existed in the streams Of Michigan, but it
would seem that the Gallatin valley streams
also abound with speckled beauties. Land
Agent Stone, proposes to have one of the
specimens photographed and large sized
cut made for publication in one of the
N. P. Il. RS pamphlets-[Gallatin News.
We were shown button of silver this
week by NJ. L. Lohmire which weighed II
pennyweights, and was taken from two
and half pounds Of ore from the renown-
ed scllchrass & Fitzpatrick lead. This
lead is about two and half feet wide, and
has streak of ore in it from to IS inches
in width that rms coo ounces to the ton.
The lead is so locathd as to be easy to
word. 1t is in Montana distriet.-IHus-
bandman.
Capt. John W. Smith, after making
here by which his building
Will be pushed rapidly along, left ON Mon.
day ,rosning for Chicago for the purpose
Of laying il an ilnmence stock Of liquors,
cigars, etc, end such things as are necessary
fo- fitting Up his saloon and billiard hal,
i! first-ciass sty,e. The ground Goor,
which vii be g / sc feet, Is to lie used
tor the saloon sna ,-.s upper foo fc- Z
billiard hal. An elevator Will be Used to
conccct the two -oo:ls. 4 band Of eigh:
persons vii, Re brought here from Chicago
to discourse music to the patrols.
Cou.te,