The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-06-18
MONTANA NEWS.
Helena has a sidewalk boom.

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Townsend will be in running order this
week.
There was heavy frost in the Smith
river valley last Monday night, but it did
no damage to crops.
There are three mercantile houses at
Townsend and nearly dozen saloons.
Not much of town yet.
The Hammer Bros. have found an ex-
tensive deposit of excellent fire-clay on
their ranch near Boulder City.
Gravel taken out in excavating cellar
in the main street of Helena yielded $40
to $50 to the ton in gold dust.
A license has been granted H. J. Arm
strong to run . ferry across the Yellow
stone river opposite Saltwater.
The bridge at Townsend was considered
80 unsafe last Wednesday that passengers
were transferred by the ferry. It is now
repaired so that full trains cross as before.
The Husbandman understands that a
stock company hes recently been formed
at Townsend to build $4,000 hotel, the
town as yet being without that commodi-
ty.
The newly appointed bishop of the
Catholic church in Montana, Bishop
Brondel, is on his way to this territory to
organize the diocese and select the Epis
copal residence.
Sam. Elwel], of White Sulphur, has
located a sheep ranch ON the waters of
Shields river He will put in the sum-
mer with the sportsman Jamison, and
will return to his ranch in the fall
The Yellowstone Journal in its last
issue administers another strong dose of
abuse to its Miles City contemporary, the
Press. It is pity that those two papers
cannot seem to dwell together in unity.
The thermometer registered one hun
dred in tie shade at Glendivc last Thurs
day, and the inhabitants were gasping for
a breath of the cool mountain air that we
of Livingston were comfortably enjoying
White Sulphur Springs is said to be
crowded with invalid visitors who come
there for treatment. The accommodations
at present are inadequate, but the new
hotel and bath houses will be ready in
about thirty days.
AS long as there is as much division as
is exhibited at present in regard to the
Townsend and White Sulphur Springs
road it is not likely that any will be built.
The people talk of one route for a few
months then change to another, and, in
fact, don't seem to really know what they
do want.-Husbandm
Geo. W. Davis, young man Of previ-
Gus good reputation, was arrested at
White Sulphur Springs few days ago
charged with having entered dwelling
near Copperopolis and taking $50. He
went to Jail in default of $500 bail, and
one day while exercising with the sheriff,
slipped away and is yet at large.
It is stated by parties just returned
from the north, that there are more labor
ers on the Canadian Pacific than can get
work. A party of 500 Swedes who went
out to obtain work were unsuccessful, and
had to be fed by the police. They were
furnished transportation back east by the
railroad company. Wages are very low,
being but $25 per month for man, and
s. per day for a man and team.
A Boulder City doctor and a married
woman of the village had long been crimi-
nally intimate, and the matter became so
glaring that the citizens finally sent the
CAV physician out of town under the alter
native of more rigorous treatment. The
woman followed on foot but was brought
back. A short time afterward she was
found in bed in seemingly dying con-
dition, and the room was pervaded with
the smell of laudanum. A doctor was
called in hot haste from distance of soIoe
miles. When he arrived he took In the