The semi-weekly miner., 1883-11-21
AMAL.HAM,
AS Found In Our Clean-Up of the
Territorial EXCHANGES.

Flour is forty dollars barrel at the
C@ur d. Alene diggings.
In the Helena market, Anthracite
coal is worth $3.50 per ton delivered,
or $24per ton on the car.
Railroad men say they experience
three different and distinct climates
between Missoula and the Mullan
tunnel.
Charles Edwards, the lad who was
accidentally shot at Silver Star last
week, died of his wound on Sunday
at 4 o'clock p. m.
1t is rumored that tract of placer
ground near Mammoth Hot Springs
has been soil to Baltimore capital
lists for 100000.
Anderson Baker, Stevensville
Justice of the Peace. was fined $50
for marrying an eloping couple, the
bride being but twelve years Of age.
Milo FL. Robinson, soldier, COM
mitted suicide at the government
saw mill, near Miles City, on sun
day last, by shooting himself.
The Livingston church people are
working opulent sinners aud raising
a plethoric church fund through the
potent methods OF the pancake
Sociable."
Bozeman is to have the first ele-
vator in the Territory. 1t will he
built by Mr.. Joseph Hilk Of New
York, and will take 10000 feet of
lumber Cor ita constructions.
Charley Ross registered at a Ben.
ton hotel last week but created no
sensation and the much troubled
father was not sent for. He was a
discharged soldier.
The new industry of Montana is
the goat business. Two hundred An
CORA goats have been purchased and
brought from California to stock
ranch on Shields river.
The new artesian well played an
important part in the recent Miles
City fire, much valuable property be-
iEg saved by the timely appli :ation
of its copi JUS stream of water.
The Myers brothers, five in number,
representing a capital of over $l,0O0,-
900, invested in Montana live stock,
met together at Miles City recently.
Their herds are UPON Shields river.
Fifteen hundred Cinnamon have
been thrown out Of employment at
Missoula. They can't get away and
will probably camp at that point all
winter.
The postoffice troubles at Helena
have been finally settled by the ap-
pointment of d. H. Cuthbert as post
ma ,ter. Mr.. Cuthbert is an old
timer, and is popular and efficient.
The Bozeman ladies having made
a complete social success of Broom
Brigade" Club, now propose to essay
the production of the religious can
tata, Queen Esther.
The Virginia Reduction Company
have the stamps of their new mill
set. and as soon as the Frue vanner,
which is expected daily to arrive, is
in place the work of reducing ore
will begin.
The assessment roll shows that
there are 325 mules. 1O.058 horses,
e6,642 cattle and 2O4, ,566 sheep in
Meagh ar county. The total valua-
tion OF the property of the county is
about 81: 25o,00o.
A test smelter is being erected at
Red Bluff by Cincinnati company.
The smelter will he operated this
winter, and If the ores prove satis-
factory large works will be put up in
the spring
Last Thursday a party of Flat
heads stole band Of Crow ponies
from Saltwater creek. They were
overhauled by party of Grow war
riOrs at Shields river, but killed three
Of their pursuers and forced the rest
to retire.
Cornelius Hedges, territorial super
intendent OF public instruction, ex-
plains that under the new school law
county superintendent should know
that the 81 90 per district allowance
for incidental expenses is stricken
out.
Michael Langohr permitted his Ian
guor to overcome his prudence, while
driving q team near Bozeman last
Saturday,, and hung his foot over the
wagon box, when it came in contact
with stump. crushing the homes so
that amp1tation may be necessary.
AS an illustration of how interest
counts up in Montana, we note the
recent foreclosure Of an $500 mort.
gage given in 1859, drawing per
cent. 8 month. The court awarded q
judgment OF S4,O75, which was for the
original amount and interest to date.
Courier.
Ina Northern Pacific sleeping car
last week an army Off Ger handed the
porter his revolver for safe keeping,
as he was about retiring. The porter
ran against Mrs: Heinlich, of Miles
CITY, in the aisle. dropping the re-
velver. which was discharged, inf,ic!-
ing painful wound upon the lady's
knee.
The funeral of John E. Boyle.