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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-22
How Buffalo Bill 6calped Yellow
Hand.

Bill was with Gen. Miles at the
head of the scouts. They were trv-
ing to cut off Yellow Hand from Sit
ting Bull. Early in the morning
Yellow Hand rode up at the head of
a war party and challenged Bill to
an open combat. Gen. Miles and
others tried 10 dis ,uade Bill from ac-
cepting the challenge. He replied
that a refusal to accept it would ruin
his prestige among the savages and
that was something he could not
afford to loose. He told Yellow
Hand that he would fight him. The
two armies were arranged less than a
mile apart. Six mounted scouts ac-
companied Bill and six mounted
Brule Sioux rode forward with Vel
low Hand. They were to open the
fight on horseback with rifles. Their
escorts drew aside, and the combat
ants dashed forward. Yellow hand
began to spin around Bill in a circle,
and Bill began to circulate on cir
Gle himself. Around and around
they went like swallows in the air.
Both white men and savases were
eager spectators. Each combatant
had his leg over his horses fore
shoulder, and each was swinging
head downwards awaiting an oppor-
tunity for fatal shot. They fired SO
close together that it sounded like
the crack of one rifle. In twinK-
ling both horses were biting the dust.
Bill was as spry as a cat. He was on
his feet before the horse struck the
ground. Yellow Hand was partially
pinned to the ground by the weight
of his pony. The two men were not
over 20 feet apart. Before the chief
could extricate himself Bill had shot
nina through the body. 1t was, how
ever, flesh wound. Yellow Hand
gained his feet, drew his scalping
knife and went for Bill like demon.
The Indians were yelling like hyenas,
and Miles troopers were re- ding the
air with their shouts. Yellow Hands
knife went through Bilps hunting
shirt barely scraping the ''ide. There
was quick struggle, some labored
breathing and grltting of the teeth,
and Bills knife slid between the
chiefs ribs and pierced his heart.
He fell lifeless on the plain. In
moment Bill epeircled his top-knot
and yanked the scalp from his head.
With fiendish screams the Indians
swooped down on him. But old
Miles troopers were there on time
and there was as lively an Indian
fight as was ever seen in the Big
Horn country. Yellow Hand lost
his scalp as we'll as his life, and his
soul never reached the happy hunt
ing grounds.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-22
MONTANA MELANGE.
Accidents and Incidents as Mar.
rated By Our Exchanges.

The postoffice at Hughesville,
Meagher county, has been dlscon-
| inued.
A large party of European notables
are in the National Park, under the
guidance of "Uncle" Rufus Hatch.
The grain throughout Beaverhead
county presents very healthy ap-
pearance and the yield will nndoubt-
edIy be above average.
Little Mary, the four-year-old
daughter of r. B. Smith, of Dillon,
broke her arm Wednesday, by falling
ott a lounge at her home.
Contributions to the amount of
81 900 have been made by Benton
business men to aid in opening the
new road to Neihart, in the Montana
district.
It is said that S. T. Hauser, of
Helena, has organized new compa-
ny with three million dollars capital,
which has bought out the Alta-Mon-
tana mines and works at Wickes.
General Grant, Secretary Lincoln,
w. NJ. Evarts, Chief Justice Cole.
ridge, Major Liander of the Bavarian
army, are among the notables who
will witness the driving of the gold
en- spike.
Last Saturday Frank Hollis band
of horses were driven upon the Black
foot bridge in too large numbers, and
the structure gave way, dumping the
band into the river. and disabling
several of them.
The Northern Pacific Railway
Company officially announce that no
upon any consideration whatever.
They propose to pay for all services
rendered them and require all pas
sengers on their road to do the same.
A Blackfeet Indian had his foot
badly crush I'd between the bumpers
of two cars on the c. T.. r. r. The
only chance for saving his life was
which he refused to SUBJ
nit to. He has since died. Such ac-
cidents as this should teach the red
men to not monkey around the
white mans steam pony.
An example of the rapid strides
which the Territory is making is
given in an item in the Riuer Press,
which says that the assessor has re-
turned from his official trip to the
Upper Yellowstone and that in the
section he visited he found $4OO, 600
worth of taxable property as against
S21O, 900 last year. He says it is SIM
ply astonishing how the upper Teton
country is filling up with settlers.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-22
The Strike Ended.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-At 1915
the striking operators called in a
body upon Manager Clark. of the
w. u, and stated the strike had
been declared ended and they were
desirous of resuming work. Mana
ger Clark received them affably, and
informed them that all the first-class
positions were filled, but second rate
places were open, and men would be
designated by him from among the
strikers to occupy them if SO desired.
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Mysterious Murder.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1S.-News
of All atrociOus murder, supposed to
have been committed last Monday,
was received to-day. The murdered
man, Nicholas Skerrett, is a real es-
tate dealer and a well known resident
of this city. The body was unex-
pectedIy fouud in a closet of an
empty house on 1929 Ellis street that
belonged to the diseased, by person
who went in for the purpose OF rent
ing, at a stencil in opening the door,
became suspicious OF a murder hav-
ing been committed reported the case
to The police authorities. Search was
made and the body was found lying
on a small bench in an advanced
stage of decomposition but there is
nothing to indicate by what means
he came by his death beyond the
marks of blood on the stair case.
Skerrett has been missing since last
Monday but it was supposed he had
gone to Sacramento on business ana
the supposition was confirmed from
the fact two kilograms were received
from there bearing his signature and
addressed to Samuel Dixon, stock
broker, to the effect he was engaged
in selling some property aud
would not return for sew
e,al DAYS. The only information
so far obtained is that on Monday
last he was seen to enter the house
with three men from Nevada who
were negotiating with him for the
purchase of a house and two others
adjoining belonging to Skerre!t.
shortly after the neighbors saw the
three men come out OF the house but
not accompanied by Skerrett. This
fact did not excite suspicion ana the
matter was forgotten until disclosed
Yesterday by a person who sought
rent on the premises. The deceased
was possessor of considerable wealth.
Aged sixty-fve. He had no relatives
here except nephew, the expected
heir. Detectives have been detailed
to work the case up.
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San Francisco Stock Market
SAN FRANCISCO, August 18.-The
following are the official closing
prices of mining stocks:
New York News.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE North
ern Pacific express company has elect
ed the following directors: Thos. F.
Oakes, Fred. K Billings, Ashbell H.
Barney, Benz. Z. Sheney and Edward
D. Adams. The directors elected
Thomas F. Oakes. president.
The dock lAborers of Brooklyn, are
forming a mutual protective associa-
tion to secure twenty-five cents an
hour wages.
Joseph Schrider and John Farrel
had hotly contested battle this
morning at Woodslde, Long Island.
Farrel was knocked out in Is rounds;
the possession Of young woman was
the prize.
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The Eva Clark Tragedy.

But little of any Importance has
been learned concerning last weeks
tragedy. Coroner Hirschman re-
ceiv.d letter on Wednesday from
Mrs l.. e.. Clark's brother, stating
that the girls real name was Evan
geline Bird, that her father, James
Bird, lives at Pentwater, Michigan,
and is a wealthy boat owner, and
abundantiy able to pay all expenses
incident to the girls burial. Eva's
father and mother do not live togeth-
er. Her brother lives with his father
and she lived with her mother, who
has resumed her maiden name, Clark
by which Eva was known.
G. A. Lewis, the prisoner, still
maintains that the girls death was
caused by a lamentable accident, and
he is confident of acquittal. The
public feeling seems to he that Lewis
is innocent of the crime for which he
is held, from the fact that he had no
apparent reason for wishing to get
rid of her--Dilon Tribune.
The court house bond election will
be held between the hours of a. m.
and 6 p. M. tomorrow. Polls will be
opened at the Pavilion and Schuer's
store in Butte; Sullivan House,
Walkerville; John Bell's Centerville;
Gunderson's store, Meadervllle and
Northwestern Hotel at the depot.
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DAY DISPATCHES.
A Terrible Accident and
Powder Explosion.
The New York Telegraphers
Yield the Battle
MISCELLANEOUS, ETC., ETC.
A Disastrous Accident.

LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. ia re-
porter just back from Winchester, 18
miles from here, says that a disas-
trous accident occurred there at 1888
this morning. At the Kentucky
Central and Chesapeake & Ohio Rail
road crossing at the hour named a
freight train of the Kentucky Cen
tral stood directly across the Chesa-
peake & Ohio track. A car with 400
kegs of blasting powder being imme-
diately upon the crossing. The Ches-
apeake & Ohio train ran into this,
breaking the car and rupturing sew
eral kegs of powder which were ig-
lifted by sparks from the engine.
Perhaps the most terrific explosion
ever known in America followed.
The debris was thrown so high that
it did not come down for fully ten
minutes, and people from five miles
in the country rushed in to see if
Winchester had suddenly become an
Ischia. Conductor McMichael and
Martin were injured so seriously that
they died soon afterwards, and five
ether persons were so badly hurt that
they may not live. The depot build
ing, the eating station, the A. c. s. O.
engine and three K. &. cars were al
most completely wrecked. This is
about the most serious railroad acci-
dent that ever occurred in Kentucky.
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Order to Assemblies.

PITTsBURG, August ls.-Secretary
Hughes says he has notified all as
semblies to return to work. In re-
gard to the sudden collapse of the
Strike he was very reticent, but said
he was satisfied three days after be-
ginning of the strike that it was a
failure. Members of the Brother.
hood attributed the defeat to the
Knights Of Labor, who, they say,
failed to give them the support prom
ica1
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-22
Bullion, Matte and Ore.

Fifty-seven bars of bullion, valued
at SlO2, 1856, were shipped through the
Pacific Express. office during the
week ending August 18th, credited
as follows: Donnell, Clark & Lara
bic, Is bars, $21,912; Lexington,
p bars, S53. 200; Alice, s bars, SILL
GA; First National bank, 8 bars:
$15,6OO. During the same period
there was consigned at the Utah &
Northern Railroad Office for Omaha,
New York and Europe, 81 car loads,
or 459, 900 It's. of copper matte, and
70 car loads, or 1,275, 500 lbs. of cop
per-silver ore.
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CONDITIONS.

In all races three horses are to enter and
three to go, unless otherwise specified, and no
horses will be allowed to enter for any of the
following races that have not some merit or
All entries for running and trotting races
must be made with the Secretary in sealed EN-
velopes enclosing gu entrance fee of ten per
cent. of the total amount of the purse before
O'clock p III. Of Sept. the 10Th,
In all Of the following races the first horse
that passes the winning post shall receive sew
enty per cent, the second horse 2Oper cent. and
the third horse 10 per cent of the stake or purse
for which he is running or trOtting.
All running horses are required to carry the
following weights: In class stake and purses
two year olds, 105 pounds; three year olds, 10
pounds. In all-aged stakes and purses-two
year Olds-S5 pounds; theee year Olds, 1O7
pounds; four year olds III pounds; five year
olds, 12l pounds. Three pounds allowed mares
and geldIngs.
The Association reserves the right to alter
amend or postpone any or all of these races
should they tor cause deem it expedient SO to
Horsemen will be required to have their hor-
ses ready and be promptly on hand at the time
specified.
The Association have determined to insist up
on this point, and parties disregardng it will be
liable to fine or suspension.
PROGRAMME.
ute class; mile heats.
At3p. IN. race 3; running. Mining Mems
Purse Of $500, Mile Heats Winner of mile heats
in Helena to carry pounds extra
At4p. m, race g. running; purse $3.50, with
800 added by the Daily inter Mountain. For
year olds; l mile dash winner of the Derby i'll
Helena to carry pounds extra. At least four
entries will be required in this race.
SECOND DAY.
At2 p. m. Race 4 running purse $500; for ,
year olds; "a mile"dash; winner of Pioneer at
Helena to carry pounds extra.
At3 p. m. Race5. Grand Free for All Trot.
Citizens Purse $500. Mile heats; in 5.
At4 p. m. Race G.; running; purse 5000. u;
mile dash
THIRD DAY.
At2p. m, Race I; trotting; purse $3.50; 80
class mile heats ) in 5.
Ats p. m. Races running Saloon and IIo-
tel Purse $500. Dash of miles. Winner of :,
mile dash at Helena to carry pounds extra.
Att p IN. Race9 running; purse 500; y
mile heats.
Ladies admitted to grounds free. Band of
Music in attendance
Parties desiring stable room will do well to
communicate with the Secretary at once. Ad-
dress, LEE MANTLE, Secy.
S-l0.dAW
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London Notes.

LONDON, Aug. 17.-Forster, former
ly Chief Secretary for Ireland, in a
speech at Devonport, strongly urged
the necessity of emigration for Ire
land. He said thousands of hard
working farmers there longed to go
to a country where they could live
without being terrorized. Forster
also expressed his approval of the
scheme for emigration in Ireland.
The commandant at Shoeburyness,
addressing the Canadian artillerymen
at the close of the national association
meeting, said he hoped to see the Ca
madam team there at every meeting.
John A. Mcdonald expressed his
thanks for the reception, and warmly
acknowledged the kind treatment the
team had received.
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Yellow Fever.

WASHINGTON, August 1S.-Infor-
nation has been received from Pen
sacola to the effect that Surgeon
Owens is down with yellow fever,
and that there are five cases in the
yard and three outside and danger of
it spreading. Assistant Surgeon
Madden and a civilian physician are
looking after the sick.
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NIGHT DISPATCHES:
An Exciting Murder Trial in
Texas.
Chicago Telegraphers Kick
at Campbell's Order.
Jenkins Account of the Pres
idential Party.
It is Enjoying Its Usual Good
"Spirits."
MISCELLANEOUS. ETC., ETO.
Lynch Law.

GALVESTON, Aug. 1S.-At the ex-
amining trial OF the would-be rapist,
Martin Bradley, colored, guilt was
conclusively established. Last night
crowd of armed men took him
from the guards to the, asylum
grounds, east Of the city, and hung
him. The citizens deprecate mob
law, but say this is the second at
tempt at rape within a few weeks.
Another negro attempted to rape a
night, but her son shot at him and
run him off.
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Why the Prairies Are Treeless.

The salvation OF the great new
prairie empire depends in great
measure on the feasibility of cultivat-
ing forests. to save its farmers as
windbreaks. The potency of a
growth of ieaf1ess trees in shielding
one from the winter wind is almost
increditable. Its influence on the
open prairie reaches houses a mile
distant. The laws of all the north
western states favor the planting of
forest trees, and the subject employs
not little Of the rattling rhetoric of
their numerous orators. The expe-
diency of these laws was never ques-
toned until recently. A few months
since professor OF Harvard Univer-
sity, after 10 years study, prononnc-
ed these laws useless and unscientific.
The learned professor announced
that trees will grow where they ought
to grow, and will not grow where
they ought not to grow; that the
great inland prairie lacks trees be.
cause it has not large enough rain
tall to support them, and that the
laws encouraging arboriculture will
be futile. Iu travelling through
western Minnesota we explained the
theory with no little pride to our fell
low traveller, a teamster. The team
ster made no reply except to quicken
the pulse of his pipe. At length, hav-
ing made sure that he had smoked it
to the bottom OF its socket, he drew
the pipe from his mouth, and point
ed its nannle toward a clump of ma
tive trees that skirted one side of
large mud lake. "Do you notice, "he
asked, ION which side of the lake
those trees stand?" 1.-The southeast?'
well. that settles it There areas
he afterward explained, hundreds of
these lakes dotting the prairie land
in Minnesota. Most of the lakes on
the southeastern shores have clu-te
of forest trees. The reason of this is
not far to reach. There are two
winds there prevalent-the north
western and the southwestern. The
southwest wind is the rain bringer,
northwest is cold and dry. The
prairie fires are spread by the north
west, never by the southeast wind.
When the prairie fires swept over
the prairie they burned the young
trees on all sides of the lake except
the southeastern, which was shelter
ed by the waller. There could be no
more conclusive proof Of the power
of prairie fires to destroy the growth
of forests even in soil favorable to
their production. Massachusetts,
may we'll be proud of the wealth and
eisure that enables her to secure as
tute professors to elaborate theories
that a teamster can explode between
two puffs of his spipe.-ErchanQe
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Wool Market.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 49, Wool
steady; Ohio, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia Xxx and above, 37@
3Sc; extra, SIC; medium, 4O@42c,
coarse, 34@S5c; New York, Michi-
gan, Indiana and Western. 34@35c;
medium, 4G@42c; coarse, 34@35c;
unwashed combing delain, 25@32c;
others unchanged.
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Hatch at st. Paul.

ST. PAUL. Aug. 18.-Rufus Hatch
arrived here at noon. He was driven
around st. Paul, and then went to
Lake Minnetonka. He will spend
tomorrow in Minneapolis, and will
leave over the Northern Pacific for
Yellowstone Park tomorrow night.
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Surprised.

P1TTsBUBG, August lS.-The order
to resume was received with surprise
by the strikers, and in many cases
with undisguised satisfaction. The
Manager states that most of them
will be reinstated to morrow, but
places will be provided for loyal
men.
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SAVANNAH, Aug. 17.-Reuben Rob
inson, the last of the trio engaged in
the Fulford tragedy, in Miller coun-
ty, IS lynched. The woman under ar
rest is discharged for lack of evidence
Eight men are arrested in connection
with the recent outrages.
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Gold in Alaska.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 49, The
Bulletin publis les letter brought
dawn on the steamer St. Paul from
Alaska, which arrived this evening,
announcing large discoveries OF gold
Oh the Yukon river. Owing 10 lne
extreme cold, % degrees below zero
it is impossible to do much pr"spect-
inc. The miners who made the DIS
ceverv were party fitted cut by u.
Schiefflin, who made big discoveries
in Arizona, and who cleaned up over
a million dollars in that section,
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Hanged.

LITTLE Rock, August 1s.-Deno
Casat, a white man, was hanged IN
the Jail yard to-day for the murder of
George Barnes, a time-keeper at the
Iron Mountain shops, in Argenta,
opposite Little Rock.
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Jerked to Glory.

SCoTTswooD, Ala, Aug. 17.-Tay-
lor Banks, colored, was hanged here
to-day for the murder OF Turner
Woods in December, 1882. Only 25
persons witnessed the execution, but
fully 5000 came town. Banks con.
fessed that he murdered Woods at
the solicitation of his wife. He said
he felt sure Of going to glory. Mrs.
Woods was sent to the penitentlary
for life. The victim owned two
farms.
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There will be no services in st,
Johns Episcopal church to-day,
Rev. S, C. Blackiston being in at.
tendance upon the Episcopal convo-
cation at Helena.
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MONTANA MINES.
Clipped from the Columns of Our
Exchanges.
TIDAL WAVE DISTRICT.

TIDAL WAVE DISTRICT.
Ten men are now at work on the
smelter going up on Wisconsin
Gulch.
Capitalists from Salt Lake and
California are now looking over the
district.
A good many new men are coming
in, and owners of claims are taking
active measures for their develop
ment.
The gold mill recently erected is
having a steady run on ore from the
Two Dams and Melrese leads. The
first days run cleaned up over one
pound of gold.
Everything seems lively now, and
prospectors are striking new leads
daily. Ore can be found in this camp
that assays as high as $1,000 and ST.
600 per ton.
MONTANA DISTRICT.
Mountain Chief has shaft 36 feet
deep; vein 139 feet wide.
The Samson has vein to 8 feet
wide, developed by a tunnel and
drift.
In the Teton and Huxley a 7-foot
vein has been developed in two
shafts.
Massachusetts and Oregon shows a
vein 4s to five feet wide, developed
by open cuts.
The Montana Belle and Minneba-
ha vein is 4 to 5 feet wide at the bot
tom of a 22-foot shaft.
Grand Prize and Silver Belt opens
vein 4} feet wide, carrying rich ore.
A new discovery.
Queen of the Hills shows a tunnel
in $50 feet; vein 4 to 5 feet wide,
struck at a depth of 1OS feet.
Fitzpatrick has tunnel in over 100
feet. striking a 5-foot vein at depth
OF 120 feet from the surface.
There are some placer mines in
this district that are yielding well.
The Keystone lode has II foot
vein, and crops above the surface for
at least A50 feet.
Ore Eagle, Spotted Horse, Scoville
and others are as good mines. as can
be seen in any country.
The Ore Cache Company Las, in
with its mine good and
mill with capacity Of 10
stamps. In twenty-five days this
has turned out 400 ounces OF retort,
valued at SIT per ounce.
By the first of September new 20
stamp mill will be completed 10 treat
the ores of the Callor mine. Custom
ores will also. be worked. Ten con-
will also be at work in
with the mill.
The ore in the Collar is silver bear
ing and yields well. Work is now
being done on the $50 foot shaft. AT
70 feet level OF 40 feet to the north
east has also been run; in neither OF
which levels has the northeast wall
been found, which shows an inn
mense lead.
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John Chinnick, the victim of the
mysterious shooting at Miles City, is
dead.
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The Supreme Court closed its brief
term last Wednesday.