The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-26
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
As Narrated. by Our Montana
Exchanges.

Stone masons command S. and S.
per day in Helena
A colony of immigrants from
GAINESVILLE, Mo-, have arrived at Bill
lings.
It is estimated that $50, 900 head of
cattle feed on the ranges near Fort
Macleod.
Gallatin county is to have a new
and spacious brick building on the
county farm.
Telephone rates are now SIS per
month in Helena. within a radius of
three-quarters of a mile OF the central
Office.
A number of ~prospectors have
started out from Billings toward the
Bull Mountains in search of gold,
silver or coal
Doc. Fields of the Shonkin, met
with an accident last Saturday by
his horse falling with him and break
ing his arm.
A colored man known as "Beaure-
gardn borrowed a livery bore at
Benton last week and decamped. An
officer started in pursuit.
Wolves are killing young colts on
the Sun river. A valuable offspring
of the famous mare Idlewild was q
victim last week.
The Northern Pacific takes out
from st. Paul daily fifty cars of emf
grant movables destined for points
in Dakota and Montana.
Fifty Irish settlers have arrived in
Billings. They. have rented Il build
ing and set up Housekeeping on the
communistic principle.
c. w. Anderson, of Forsythe, has
!. 900 tons of buffalo bones on the
north side of the river ready for ship
ment to the st. Louis Carbon works.
The Episcopalians at Billings have
resolved to build a $4,000 church.
About half the amount has been sub
scribed and work will be commenced
at once.
Projected buildings at Virginia
City include a city hall, a new
church, a number of business aud
residence structures, and a silver re-
duction plant.
M. Ryan, an Idaho cattle dealer,
is driving a band of 5000 he: d of
cattle from Idaho to Custer county.
Several thousand sheep are also being
driven to ranges on Powder river.
Among the Crows loafing around
Billings is white Man." an Indian
who handles the English language
with ease, and who is generally be-
lieved to be an inveterate horse thief.
John Monnegan alias big Red"
was held for trial at Billings IL few
days ago, with bail fixed at 81 600.
He is charged with the highway
robbery of a man by the name Of
Dowdell.
The official vote of Jefferson coun-
ty for the removal of the county seat,
which is said to be 10 in favor of
Boulder, will be counted by the
Commissioners Mt RAIDERS
burg on next Monday.
Thirty-ive head of horses were
stolen from the Cheyennes ON the
Rosebud, one day last week. The
thieving parties were three white
men who have driven them north,
and are supposed to be acro ss the
line by this time.
There are said to lie the fuunda-
ions of about twenty buildings in
The National Park at the mouth of
Gardner liver. The park police have
rot yet swept down upon the tres
o~assers, but will undoubtedly do so
ere long.
Mrs. Nado and child were painfully
lurt while crossing the Yellowstone
,erry at Glendive last week. As they
1reve from the boat the seat of The
wagon gave way ami Mrs. Nado was
with her infant in her arms
backwards into the boat, receiving
bruises about the head.
The population of Montana accord
ny to the censu of 1850 was 1000,
md the vote cast for delegate to Con-
,ress the same year was IA, 1856. In
-SS2 there were % ,31S votes cast.
which, at the same ratio, would in
licate a population, exclusive of In
lians and Chinese, of $1,000. 1t is
that atthe least calculation
o 600 people will be added to the
population this year by immigration.