The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25
MONTANA MELANGE.
Accidents and Incidents as Mar.
rated by Our Exchanges.

It will take five moaths to com
piete the Bozeman tunnel.
The grade OF the "!Shoo Fly" road
over the main range is 2l8 feet per
mile.
Carpenters and brick masons are
scarce ct Mi .souIa. Tie latter class
are getting So per day.
The fall term ofthe Dawson county
district court will begin the fifth
Monday in October at Glendive.
The assessment of Dawson county
in 1883 will exceed $50. 900. an in
rease Over last year of about $500, GOO.
Kittie Mason, or Lulu Mason. as
she was sometimes called, a well
known variety actress, died a few
days ago in Miles City.
The Cosmopolitan Theatre of Miles
City, which was burned down a few
weeks since, is being rebuilt.
A new depot, new school house
and new bridge are among the Mis-
soula expectations for August and
September.
Hans Jansen says that after draw
ing $500, from a bank in Helena, he
was stopped by three road agents on
the Benton road, but got away with
his money.
Elliston Is the name of a station
midway between Frenchwoman's
and Sweetland's, west of the main
range. A ten stall round house will
be erected there.
The obstruction at Point of Rocks
on the Park branch has been re-
moved so that trains now make the
full run to the end of the track with
0uI transferring.
O'Donald, n of the men arrested
by in ,tigation of the Marauis de
MOres and imprisoned in Morton
county jail, has been liberated on
bonds.
General Grant, Secretary Lincoln,
w. M. Evarts, Chief Justice Cole
rid se, MAJOR Lander, ofthe Bavarian
army, are among the notables who
will witness the driving of the golden
spike.
A line of courlers is now stationed
along the route from Sphinx, the last
telegraph station on the Park branch,
to the southern limits of the Park to
carry dispatches from the President
and his party to the outside world.
A meeting Of the Judith Basin and
Arrow Creek roundup was held Aug.
14th, at which it was resolved that
the owners of cattle on said range
should not be allowed to increase
their herds on said range by driving
in any more cattle from outside
ranges, States or Territories.
Az official notice from John Muir,
Superintendent of traffic, N. P. r.
r.. Co., says: Con and after August
18th the company will be really to
receive freight to and from all points
in the Pacific Northwest. The rates
between st. Paul, Duluth and Port
land will be the same as between
Council Bluffs and San Francisco"
The first lot of freight for ship
meut over the entire length Of The
Northern Pacific from Lake Superior
to the 2 citic, arrived al Duluth on
the steamer St. Paul. 1t consists of
400 car wheels for the Nertnern Pa
citic, and was shipped from the
P.ninsular a works at Adrian,
Mich, and consigned to Tacoma,
w. T..
The Record is informed that the
Pi.yan and Gros Ventre Indians are
desilous That the com mission, now
its way t., the Territory, will Wis
them. They are anXious thai
heir reservation shall be cut down.
They have been told of the success
other Indians who have received
assistance fra tue Government, to
enable them to become selt-suppolt-
and wish to make the expert
themselves.
Fer several years past different par
ties have kept from 1000 to 5000
head OF cattle on the FIathead re>er-
walton. The Indian chiefs consented
to this, receiving AL a!.Rual rental OF
$500 from the stock owners.
Recently the Indians made grand
kick and the inferior department has
issued an order prohibiting the keep
ing of cattle on the reservation. The
Indians have alreadv served y notice
of eiectment by burning e a
greater norton of the range.