The Dillon tribune., 1884-02-02
MONTANA CONDENSED.

Railroad fare between Helena and Butte
is now $3.50, and $l4 for the round trip.
The contract for the brick work on the
new school house at Deer Lodge has been
let
A 100 ton lot of ore from the Poser mine,
worked at the Silver Bow mill at Butte,
Welded $1,000 in silver.
The members of the Constitutional Con-
vention accepted S. +. Hauser's invitation
to ioin an excursion to Wickes.
Bozeman boasts of a building boom for
this wear that will go away ahead of that
of any former year in its history.
Hannah Tozer, of Seattle, w. +. desires
information of her son, George Iozer, who
is supposed to be in Montana or Idaho.
The Livingston Enterprise says the rea-
son that Bozeman has re-adopted the old
time is because it is an "old-timer' town.
The Bozeman Weekly Chronicle has scor-
ed its first year of existence. May many
more years Of prosperity greet its enter
prising publishers.
The Helena Reduction and Mining COM
pany will pay out in the next two years
from $50, 1000 to $4,000 per month for la
Dor and supplies alone.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee, of Butte,
were at church last Sunday evening, bur
glars broke into their house and stole Sloo
in cash and revolver.
Max Beak, Butte clerk, was held up on
East Broadway, last Saturday night, BY a
couple of men and relieved OF a fine gold
watch and $50 in cash.
Butte Inter M0uuiain:-E. NJ. Trask, OF
the Montana Lumber and Produce Compa-
ny, returned on last Sunday from trip to
San Francisco and Portland.
Montana is becoming a land of lawyers
Fifteen more attorneys were admitted to
practice in the Montana courts, at the late
seven days session of the Supreme Court.
Since the completion of the Bozeman
tunnel the division run is now through from
Livingston to Helena. Before one crew
ran from Livingston to Bozeman and an
other from there to Helena.
The Livingston Enteyt1se states that
it seems to be the general opinion that no
successor to Judge Conger will be appoint
ed until after the expiration of his term OF
Office which will occur about April 1st.
Active operations were commenced on
the Drum Lummon mine, last week, by
starting up the huge engine at the air com
pressor building. Nearly the entire popu-
lation OF Marysville witnessed the event.
Montana has besides postmasters ard
their clerks 133 federal office-holders. Utah
less fortunate has II, and Wyoming only
81; Idaho has IS; Arizona, "a; New Mex
leo, 81; Washington, 152, and Dakota us.
The Governor has refused to pardon
George Weber, who is serving enty-
years murder sentence in the penitentiarv.
A pardon has also been refused in the case
of Frank Saylor, sentenced last fall for
horse stealing.
Chief Carlos and his delegation of Flat
head Indians had a conference with the
Secretary of the Interior on Wednesday
upon the proposition to remove the Flat
head Indians now in the Bitter Root valley
to the Jocko reservation.
Adolphson's execution has been post
poned until September first He was res
pited by President Arthur. This will give
the supreme court, with its full bench, an
to review the case and take
such action in the matter as testimony
may make necessary.
Ben Hogan's lecture upon his life was
listened to by about eight hundred people,
at Helena, on last Sunday night, and al
though but very smell admission fee WAS
charged, the proceeds were amply suif-
cient to square up his expenses there and
leave him snug balance.
The Deer Lodge Ne7v North H;ea says
hat in the recent races at New Orleans
Bonnie Australian" sired by Regent, dam
Nh~;c hro h., T
VIM. J. Palmer, was second in a three
fourth mile dash, in which there were ten
starters. The track was very heavy from
recent rains.
The passes over the highest ranges in
Montana have an altitude of only about
1000 feet above the sea level-no greater
han the plains of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Nearly all the arabic valleys of Montana
lverage from 500 to 1000 feet lower than
he most fertile ones of Colorado or Utah.
Nontana's highest peak would barely reach
imber line in Colorado.
The tax levy of several counties of Mon
ana, for the year 1884, is as follows: Lew
and Clarke county, II mills; Silver
Bow, 13; Beaverhead, 13; Gallatin, -;
v adIson, Il; Choteau, IS; Deer Lodge,
o; Meagher, 10; Custer, 20; Missoula,
on; Dawson, Fl. The lowest is Lewis
nd Clarke with II mills, and the highest
5 Dawson with 21 mills. Jefferson and
(ellowstone to be heard from.
Manager Cowles, of the Concord Cattle
who has large herds on the ur-
er Tongue river and Mizpah creek in
j. lontana, says the stock is winteriny in
God condition, and he is arranging to shi,
900 head to the range from the States in
ne spring, and to ship large consignment
prime beeves to the eastern market i,
une. He estimates next years Montana
h'pments at $1,000 head, against 2,,oco
" the past year.
The Bozeman Chronicle: The Northern
ac'ac has purchased the output Of the
ozenan Coal Company's mines for five
ears, and the Maxey mine, near bv, has
'st been sold to James Maxwell, of p Penr-
vlvania, for $4,000 cash. This demon
rates the quality Of the coal, for Mr.. MAJ
ell is an expert operator in that line and
'e mine was practically undeveloped. It
a part OF the plan Of the Northern Pa
nc % put in coking ovens at Bozeman