The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-07-31

The end of the traek of the overhead
line was only a half mile from the tunne
Friday night, and the headings Of tn
Mullan Tunnel were less than a hundred
| feet apart at the same hour.
Mines at Philipsburg are prospectei
with the diamond drill at an expense O
sixty cents per foot.
The point of departure of the Presiden
tial party from the Union Pacific railroad
north to the National Park has been
changed from Rawlins to Green river
Governor Crosby, to connect with the
party at the latter point, will leave Helena
shortly stopping over en- route atDeerLodge
where he will personally inspect the peni-
tentiary. The round trip aud tour through
the Park will occupy the better part of a
month.
A curious well in Missoula county con-
tains but 1S inches of water which never
lowers ah incl, though water is constantly
pumped from it to supply steam boiler.
At a depth of 80 feet solid ice forms
around the pipe in the hottest weather.
AS strong draft Of air comes from the
bottom the we'll is supposed to tap sub
terranean channel.
E It is stated the Northern Pacific com
pany has, under its right of way, taken
possession Of the lime deposit located by
Larabie, Irvine, O'Eannon, and Hagan, at
McCarty's Bridge, and that the Montana
improvement Company has large force
of men at work there getting out lime for
the Missoula railroad buildings. The de-
post is from thermal spring, of vast
area, and is almost chemically pure
The Yellowstone Journal endorses the
hanging Of Rigney and counseis the vigi-
lantes of Miles City to look out for more
of his kind. g..
Owing to the extraordinary condition of
affairs in Miles City TIE citizens have or
ganizcd a safety committee to look to the
interests of the town, and wreak summary
vengeance on any and all parties attempt
ing any fonl deed of any nature whatso-
ever. An armed patrol are On the streets
and alleys all night, and no corner is left
unguarded, SO that the gang who have
made their SO repeated threats to burn the
town will have to catch weasel asleep to
accomplish their hellish scheme, and man,
God nor devil could avert their fate if
caught in such act.
Richard Richards while wrestling with
a friend at the Coliseum in Butte was
thrown heavily to the floor, striking on the
point of his right shoulder and breaking
the collar bone.
News has been received from Missoula
of the capture there Of Lars Hermanson,
one of the six convicts who escaped on the
night of the 10th inst. and the fourth one
He was subject to epileptic
fits, and an attack Of his malady led to his
Identification in Missoula. He had been in
town several days, and made the most of
his liberty by indulging in prolonged
spree. An officer has been despatched
% bring him back to his old quarters in
.he penltentlary.
Another escape from the Deer Lodge
,enltentiary occurred on Friday last. A |
hort term prisoner named Pierson was
Employed in repairing the fence which en-
loses the penitentiary grounds, and seiz-
ne a favorable moment when the guards
Jack was turned he broke and ran for the
Pierson has been employed as
trasty workman about the grounds, and
s he had but few months longer to serve
was not thought he would attempt an es-
ape. Officers are in pursuit and he will
robably be recaptured. T.
A Butte lunatic named John O'Connor
} afflicted with the belief that he is
ursued by vlgilantes who are about to
unish him for his crimes. He has es-
aped from those who had him In custody
nd it is feared has taken his own life.
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