The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-01-10
MONTANA NEWS.

/ I. w. Swan claims to have fouad !.
mica mine in the Cherry Greek eis
triet.
Missoula ceunty's tax levy for fhis
year will be twenty and one.half mills
on the dollar.
A Helena man, A. Peters. has re-
turned from the Occur d'Alenes witl.
$4,000 in his pockets, the plice paid
him for claim.
An $500 cow fell down an a6an
dened well at Billings and remained
there all night. She was rescue next
morning with the loss of hors.
A contract has been made by tia
county co; missioners with w. ~.
Davis, to build bridge across the
East Gallatin for the sum of $7O0.
Settlers on the Darlington branch of
the Northern Pacific are reported. as
rather short of supplies. owing to tha
closing of the road, probably for the
winter.
The Missoula Times thinks that.
tlathead lake, III that county, is dos
tined to become - great summer re-
sort. A pleasure steamer is now beinq
built to ply upon it's waters.
During the late storm a collision
took place at Garrison between a snow
plow and a freight tram, wbich
knocked the plow into flinders and
broke mp box car loaded with ore.
We notice that a party of high
left Indianapolis to at
tend the marriage of Russell b. Harri
son, Of Helena, to Miss Saunders &C
Omaha, which occurred last night.
The Gloster mine furnishes employ
ment, directly and indirectly. for he,
tween 300 and 400 men. When ran
ming to its full capacity the Gregory
will employ about the same number,
A Radersburg weather prophet
writes to the Helena Herald: Ioos
put for chinook. The wind will bs
in southern direction for forty dayx,.
that is to say, It will not be out OF :.
direction for twenty-fotI
hours at time for forty days.
The storm of last week was very
severe in Missoula. 1t was accomua
lied by high wind that among OF -
lamage blew down a partially cor
oleted three-story hotel. A stage
lrlver was lost in the storm and ONLY
'eached shelter with his stage after j
ong exposure.
Shares in the Drum Lummon mine,
he par value of which is $9.88 eaca.
lave advanced In London to $13, ard
t is believed that within a few montfs
hey will touch 800. Hugh MeQuait3
# the Helena Independent, is one of
he lucky few In Montana who hola
took in the mine.
Henry Averill. of Sun River, re-
'orts that few days ago near Huff
lead lie saw fully 10000 head of cat
lie which, seemingly bewildersd bv
he storm. We're running away froan
he river as If seeking some sort Of
helter. In one place a portion Of u,
arge band had gone down beneath
he river bank for shelter and the rest
'ere crowding and pushing the lucky
nes. everyone anxious to find some
light break which would keep off tie
ltting wind.
President Nye, of the Nye Con
acting company, Montana, has jisst
fougllt to st. Paul two young horses,
hich he thinks should adorn Il mn.
am in some eastern city. The horses
e from tile Black Hills, and have
lrly hair from one-llalf to one incIl
length, and in irregular waves oil
eir nscks, bodies and legs. Theis
anes are very short. and the hais
oks as II it he'd been through
imping machine. The tails are also
the same condition. .-Pioneer- Press
Messrs. Hanser, Hotter and Others
We completed filings in the Helena
md Office on Il tract Of ten thousand
res OF land, nadar the desert act, ii
g county OF Cloteau. This body j,
public domain lies sou.h Or th