The Dillon tribune., 1883-03-24
GLEANINGS FROM THE ROCKIES,

Snake river, Idaho, has commenced to
rise, but it is thought there will be less
water this season than usual, by reason of
the slight snow fall during the winter.
Ten years ago one steamboat could
hardly pay expenses running down the east
shore Of Puget Sound. Now ten boats are
kept constantly busy over the same route.
The Blackfoot, Idaho, Register says: w.
NJ. Oliver has large force Of men taking
out ties up at the boom. He has over s..
GOO out. There are about 6oooo in the
boom.
While playing a game Of cards with her
husband last Tuesday evening, at their
house near Forbestown, Butte county, Gala,
Mrs. Julir Legue dropped dead from heart
disease.
A female beggar was arrested for vagran.
cy at Albuquerque, N. NJ, last week. On
being searched at the prison draft on a
New York bank, drawn in her favor, was
discovered.
The California Ostrich Farming Com.
pany has filed articles ofincorporation Of with
the Secretary Of State. The capital stock
is 100000 and $4,000 oft is subscribed
by thirty different individuala.
Tommy Mclaughlin, a waiter in Para
disc (Nev) hotel, carved the Chinese cook
of the hostelry very seriously the other
night. The pagan, it is thought, will die
and Tommy is awaiting results in jail at
Winnemucca.
II. L. Johnson, chief clerk ofthe mechani-
cal department OF the Northern Pacific
Railroad at Sprague, W. T., has di>sap-
peared. His wife has gone to San Fran.
CISCO but it is not known in what direction
Johnson went.
Gov. Stanford is having his great vine
yard Of 2,5oo,ooo vines planted at Gina, in
Yolo county, Gala. He means to be the
greatest grape grower in the country, but
r. Nadeau, Of Los Angeles, is at present
the largest vineyardist in that State.
A Jacksonville, Oregon,paper says: Re.
ports from different parts OF Southern Ore
gon show that grain sown last tall-es.
pecially oats and barley-have been serious
ly injured by the winter weather, which
stands unequaled Tor continued severity.
Cheyenne, Wyo, is agitated over an
elopement case, the principals oi which re-
side at Sidney and are connected with the
army. They eluded the old folks, boarded
west.bound freight train, arrived at Chey
enne, were married and now only await
the old folks blessing.
A Chicago company has secured grounc
at Ogden and will commence at once ths
erection Of extensive concentrating, smelt
ing and ,duction works for the treatmcn
Of all kinds Of ore. 1t is understood tht
company will purchase ores and also trans
act custom smelling business.
The most dissipated fowl OF the air is tlat
Nevada quail The Indians soak whea
in whisky, scatter the soaked wheat about
and all the members of the quail family tlocl
to the banquet, after which each red ma,
eats quail every day for thirty conscca
tive days.
Something unusual in the brief histor,
of Wood River, Idaho, is the remarkabl,,
early spring and open season that is nov
experienced. But little stir was obscrvet
! there in lSS, before the first OF May, whil'
the season as was developed at that time, i
now fully upon them, and life has alread.
begun with equal vigor.
The other day at Pine Bluffs, on the I
p. R. R., a brakeman named Harry Sode,
was instantly killed while attempting t
couple two cars, one Of which had the Mil
Ter coupler and the Other the commo
bumper and pin. The Miller contrivanc
passed that of the old style, bringing tn
cars so close together that the untortunat
brakeman was tlattened between the two