The Mineral argus., 1883-12-27
MONTANA NEWS.

A moutain lion killed se~venty-hve
sheep recently for q Tongue river man
named Sharp.
There are 1870 school children in
Helena of school age. The boys num-
Der 693 and the girls OF.
GiIbert's famous brewery at Virginia
City was burned to the ground on the
9Th inst. Loss, about $1,000.
Harry Garrish's shack near Miles
City was recently destroyed by fire
supposed to be the work Of an incen-
diary.
The Bozeman tunnel will be com
pleted about January 18TH. Only 200
feet now remain to be tunneled
through.
Arrangements have been perfected
whereby the Marquis de Mores will
erect a large slaughtering end refrige-
rating establishment at Billings next
summer.
The Northern Pacific has issued a
special e|ast-bound tariff for hides,
pelts, robes and skins, which took
effect December 10th.
Ed. Wrights cabin, situated near the
Morning Star mine, was broken into
on Friday and rifed of a 5000 gold
watch and $40 in money. No clue to
the robber.
The Marquis de Mores has, on his
recent trip over the Northern Pacific
railroad, established eighteen slaughter
houses, all of which will be in opera
ton next season.
The movement to organize a post of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, in
Glendive, is assured Of success, and the
application for a mastering officer will
be sent to headquarters.
Wouldn't it be well for our Montana
friends to revise the names of some of
their districts? For example, "The
Sinking Water country" sounds very
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Pioneer.
The output of the Lexington during
the month of November amounted to
$I19,I33,39. making the total output
for the first eleven months of the
present year, $I,I73,685.34.
Miners wages in Germany average
from $I2 to SIS per month. In Mex
leo they average SI8 and 20 per
'onth, and in Colorado they average
rom S. to 81 per day-from 500 to
SI2o per month.
Wolf creek is coming nicely to the
front as a grain producing valley. Mr..
George Lewees, who had a crop of
only SIS acres, will have, we are in
formed, fully 5000 bushels-the larg-
est crop in the valley.
Dan Halvorson, of Butte, a battery
feeder at the Alice mine, had a mar
row escape from death recently by his
foot slipping and precipitating him
upon the belts and machinery of the
mill.
The next Territorial fair is to be held
at Helena, the second week Of Sep
TENDER, commencing on the 9Th. The
association will also have a spring
racing meeting, the 4th and 5th Of
July.
In a few days a telephone exchange
will be established in Billings. Mr..
Allason, is entitled to the credit of
originated the scheme. The
agent is expectd here to-day to put in
the telephones, the material having
arrived some days ago.-Billings Post.
Some Eastern capitalists are starting
hog ranch near where the Northern
crosses the Little Missouri. 1t
IS claimed that an abundance of wild
potatoes grow on the low lands along
the river, and on these it is said hogs
fatten just as well as if corn-fed.
While proceeding home a few nights
since Rev. S. c. Blackiston of Butte,
and formerly of this city, was APP
preached by two or three men who
demanded his money or his life. In
stead of complying promptly the
reverned gentleman yelled Justify and
the would-be robbers quickly de-
camped-River Press.
Dick Cantlff, or "Pretty Dick" as
he is known among his sporting friends,
in Bozeman, Miles City and Benton,
was shot at Livingston recently by a
man named A. Weinholzer. Luckily