The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-09-28

During the last twelve months. endin,,
September /, 1888, the Colusa smelling WORKS
Butte, shipped for export 800 tons, aver.
aging sixfy-tive per cent. copper and ffty.Rve
ounces silver per ton.
One day last week two horses, one belong.
ing to Johnny Conway and one to some p.r.
son unknown, were struck by lightning and
instantly killed near the lakes about sevo,
miles from Virginia City.
The collection for licenses within Gallatio
county for the last quarter amounted 10 s,o
96475, and for the preceding quarter al 100
During the past two wears the collections
for no quarter have fallen below 5000.
Mr.. Warren, genera! foreman In the huiId.
ing department Of the N. p. r.. r., has mr..
rived and is beginning the erection of the
repair shops The first building will he NJ
brick, 125x44 feet, and the round house will
be enlarged by ten stalk.-BWinqs Post.
Hugh Coleman, having disposed of His
milk business, will take a trip to Europe. He
Is one of the moneyed men Of the Terrttorv.
and has shown conclusivelv that pure water
properly diluted with tactical fluid, Is the sur.
stepping stone to enormous possessions
Avant Courier.
The town council sitting rs n board If
equalizatio Monday evening, Sept. II. after
some changes in the valuation of the proper.
ty lists of the town, found the assessments n
foot $500 $50, and this without taxing the
right Of way, with its many substantial i'm.
Missouhdn
W. s. Evans, of Choteau county, who b,s
just finished threshing, raised l,1sO bushels
of wheat and 80 bushels of oats on bench
land without irrigation. The yield was large
and the grain excellent. This has been an
Exceedingly dry year, and the test is an ex.
csi.nt one. In three years there will be aS
many farms on the uplands as in the low.
lands. ~
\ Colonel J. II. Rice and L. J. taSying, who
fsft here Thursday morning, returned last
night. During their absence the gentlemen
purchased Norton & Deans interest in the
Curry band of l $50 sheep, at the head of
Arrow creek, and also the interest of the
same parties in the Dan Thomas band. on
Wolf creek. They are now very extensive
sheep owners, and il things come their wav
will soon be among the bonanza kings of
Record
Last Saturday, while out cunning in the
hills, Mr.. Willie Word succeeded
In killing a young panther. His dog had
jumped up the beast and the two were alter
nately chasing each other, when the panther
mounted stump, aff'erding fine mark for
Mr.. Word, who fired, putting bullet
through the animals head and killing it in.
stantly. 1t was over five feet in length.-'
Mddisonidn.
At the Bozeman Coal Company's mines
from eighty to one hundred tons are being
extracted daily. A force of between fftv.
and sixty men are employed. The mine ia
three-fourths of mile from the railway track
and the coal Is hauled to the cars at present,
several teams doing the work. All the coal
taken out is shipped west by the Northern
Pacific company, which has contracted for
the output. The coal Is all easily mined, re-
curing no blasting Two drifts are being
one of which is in GOO and the
other 900 feet. The VEN is from eight to
twelve feet in width Courier.
The disposal recently by Frank Frisbee of
the Elevator resort, furnishings and effests,
brought to this city Ben Degenhart, of Phil.
psburg, who on Saturday interested himself
TO find out what the transfer meant Ffis5ee
had left some days before, and his successor
was in possession of the premises and prop
'rty. Ben, as reporter learned, claimed the
of the furniture and fixtures, hay.
ng supplied the means for their purchase,
and having lien upon the equipment was
puzzled to know how Frisbee could right.
FULLY dispose of the same without turning
over to him the proceeds Herald, cath.