The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1883-03-31
GLEANINes FROM THE ROCKIES.

There Is petition in circulation to have
land office established at Eagle Rock,
Idaho.
John Taylor, Of Gridley, Gala. found two
Cove oyster cans with gold dust in them
few days ago while riding across prairie
land. He sold the dust for $33s6s.
The Denver papers are filled with hor.
rible stories about the man.eater, Parker.
If all they tell about him is true, he is Ger.
tainly worse man than any Of the Nor
mon apostles.
Dan MtGinnis, who is perhaps as we'll
posted as any other man, repo, IS about IS
per cent. Of the cattle on Snake River and
the Overland road killed by the severity OF
the winter in that section.
H. c. Brown, who killed a butcher
named Mayer in Las Vegas, Gala. last
July, for testifying that he had stolen cattle,
was convicted Of murder in the second
degree last week and sentenced to the peni.
tentiary for life.
A Boise City (1daho) dispatch says:
Four prisoners confined In the Territorial
penitentiary overpowered two guards, re.
Gently, while at work in stone quarry and
made their escape. They took with them
the weapons OF the guards.
The express business in Idaho is now
divided between two rival companies, the
dividing point being Shoshone. West OF
that point the Wells Fargo Company holds
undisputed sway. East Of It the Pacific
Company enjoys monopoly of the busi-
ness.
The Vallejo (Cala) Chronicle says: The
run OF salmon this year 10 small, boat,nen
catching on the average four fish daily
which are sent to the San Francisco mar
kets. The fishermen say they want rain
to freshem the waters Of the straits before
the fish will come in.
The meanest man on the coast Is now
claimed BY Portland, Or. Some benevo.
lent ladies raised money to buy stove for
a poor widow. The money was placed in
the mean mans han1s to make the pur-
chase, which he did, but kept the new stove
himself and gave the poor widow the old
cne.
| Salt Lake 7ri1ane,,7th: Last evening
Judge E. I. Beatty, OF Salmon City, Idaho,
died at St. Marks Hospital at 1890 O'Clock.
He came here ten days ago in hopes Of pro-
longing his life, but being afflicted with
chronic diseases, and having attained the
age Of sixty years or more, he was beyond
medical aid and quietly passed away.
The Oliver tie boom broke and ties and
Ice went down the river with rush. It
gave the bridge, over Snake river, good
shaking up, but it stood the strain. There
were about 5000 to 10000 ties in the boom
They will be caught at American Falls.
Forest City, Sierra county, Gala. was
totally destroyed BY fire last week. EMIL
Ter lost his life in the flames. Forest City
was lively town Of 500 or Goo inhabitants.
| The Bald Mountain DRIFT mine is located
there and the Bald Mountain Extension
and Ruby drift mines are near by. The
buildings were frame, with but one or two
exceptions, standing close together and
mostly on single street.
There is very bad class Of cattle thieves
and de.peradoes in Mesa county, Colorado,
and Emery county, Utah, in the vicinity OF
the route OF the Denver and Rio Grande.
They seem to be we'll organized and band.
ed together, but the completion OF the road
is destined to soon either drive them out OF
the county, tr bring them to justice tor
ted.
A Tombstone (Arizona) dispatch Of the
,3d, says: A report reached this city OF a
terrible conflict between cattle men and
Mexicans, in which six men were killed.
| It occurred at Morrison's ranch at Rarbac.
amarie, l.3 miles from Fl. Huachuca The
trouble was probably the outgrowth ofa
cattle dispute between the two factions
Great excitement prevails, and party left
this afternoon for the scene.
Rev. Mr.. Ballagh, who of late ministered
to the spiritual wants of the Presbyterians
at Red bluffs, Gala. has been ignominious-
ly expelled by the congregation. 1t appears
that the clergyman preached too much OF
the fire and birthstone doctrine IS please his
parishoners and they retalated by depos'ng
him. The proceedings were had in the
church, and while forty persons voted tor
his expulsion, eleven wanted him retained,
The mangled remains OF George tlovesy
were found on the track Of the Utah \
Northern, on the 10th inst, a short distance
south OF Oxford, Idaho. 1t appears that
young liovey and other men OF Millvillc,
Cache county, Utah, had started on Mon
day night on the train to the Oregon Short
Line to work on the road, and it is sup
posed Hovey fell from the cars and was
thus ,nanglrd and instantly killed. 1t is
supposed four trains ran over the body.