The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-06-20
TERRITORIAL NHWs.
Oulled From the Columns of Our
Exchanges.

mC0an8e0s
John Murray escaped from the
Dillon Jail last week.
Montana has produced 500, OOO, 600
in precious metals.
AT Bozeman . Miss. Hennssey
skated . mile in $40.
"Baren" Landt manufactures soda
water and pop at Livingston.
Six divorce cases were granted in
Bozeman the present week.
The Episcopalians of Missoula
have purchased . lot on which they
will erect . rectory.
There are reports of very promising
discoveries Of gold and silver lodges
on the Boulder.
The Madisonian says: "Acting
Governor McCutcheon il the plain:
tiff in q divorce case"
Ira D. Sankey is in Bozeman. The
Caronicle says this il the psalm sing
ing Sankey.
A specimen from q quartz lead re
Gently discovered near LIVINGSTON
assays $1,000 in silver.
It is reported that . mountain of
fire clay has been discovered in
Bridger Canyon, Gallatin county.
Eddie Slocum, son of. H. Slocum,
broke his leg at the Helena skating
rink last Wednesday night by fall
ing.
In May five patients were admitted
to the Warm Springs Insane Asy-
lum, two were discharged, and one
died.
The. Masons Of Helena offer their
temple for sale. The order has out
grown the building, and wants a
bigger one.
Jerry Callahan, . section man, was
run over by a hand car at D0rnix, on
tho N. P. r. R., last Wednesday,
breaking his leg.
A Helena man has conceived the
idea of rearing alligators for their
hides and imported two Of the sau-
rian reptiles with which to start his
novel farm.
Peter Dahl was killed last Tuesday
bya cave in the Urbana mine at Red
Bluff. He was one of the owners of
the mine, and cams to Montana three
years ago from Garrett, Kansas.
J. Solomon's store building in
Missoula fell from its new under
pinnings. to which it had recently
been raised, last week, demolishing
building and stock. Loss $1,000.
One thousand acres Of land near the
mouth Of Sun river has been pur-
chased by james J. Hill, president of
the Manitoba railroad, and Paris
Gibson, of Benton. 1t is rumered
that a city is to be built there.
It is reported at Miles City that
last week q party Of Indians from
Fort Buford, in pursuit Of white
horse thieves, caught up with them
north of Miles City and killed every
member of the thieving gang, which
numbered five.
Two weeks ago Frank Lincoln and
VIM. Vickers had q fight vt French
mans Ranch, in the Sinking Water
country, in which Vickers, being
worsted, ran cut, and returning with
q shot gun killed Lincoln. Vickers
fed to country and has not been
arrested.
The height of the great falls of the
Missouri is ninety-fve feet from the
surface of the water At the pitch to |
the surface of the river below. Tour ]
lists who have recently visited the
falls pronounced the greatest natural
water power in the world.
George Finlay, who lives near Fort
Benton, was called to his door one
night last week by three drunken
Indians who demanded his money or
his life. MI. FinIay gave up what
small change he had, and the reds
took their departure.
The Cree Indians who have been
so much trouble to the north
ern Montana people are to be removed
by the British authorities to the
North Saskatchewan to prevont any
raiding by them thI side of
the line.
Theodore Switzler met with his
death through q singular accident a
few days ago in the Lake Basin,
Montana. While roping q
steer, the horse which MI. SWitzler
was ridihg. fell back upon him, the
pummel Of the saddle breaking in his
breast, and the horse stepping upon
his head killed him instantly.
Near the Stalactite caves in tho
National Park, there is a poisonous
gas tube very properly named Styg-
ian cave, whore birds drop dead in
merely flying over its mouth. 1t is
most beautiful to the eye. Tho crys-
;aline pendants are of very deep
emerald. But the sulphurOus gases