The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-06
RAILROAD REMARKS.

1t is stated that Robert Harris salary
as president of the Northern Pacific is
$4,000. As vice-president of the Erie he
received $4,000.
The Northern Pacific is now moving
large quantities of ore and bullion from
the Montana mines. Saturday it turned
over to its eastern connections seventeen
car loads of bullion.
The traffic department of the North
ern Pacific has issued circular notifying
agents not to load east-bound small ship
ments promiscuously in empty cars, as
special cars are now being run from Hell
ena daily, for the transportation of this
class of freight.
Mr.. Cakes and Mr.. Muir are expected
in St. Paul some time this week, when it
is expected that some order will be pro-
mulgated, announcing who are to fill the
various positions. There is vast amout
of speculation as to who will be selected
to constitute the working force, and until
the announcement is made no one can
tell just what persons are to fill the
vacant chairs.
The formation of syndicate on Satur-
day last to buy and hold for long time
q block of Northern Pacific securities is
invested with far more importance than
the public generally know or suppose.
It can be stated that number of wealthy
syndicates have been formed to buy the
leading sshares and take the same from
the street and hold tkem for long time.
The process of purchasing the stock has
been in steady progress since SATURDAY.
last, and while there will undoubtedly
be reactions the general tendency OF
affairs on the stock exchange will he in
the direction of improvement
Capt. Wrenshall, of the Northern Pa
cific, in speaking to a Fargo reporter said
that everything was being placed in good
condition for driving seasons work,
commencing in the sprng. Every frog
worn trifle, or rail with pounded joint.
was being replaced by new material. No
important improvements were being
carried out, but shops were being fitted
up SO as to do the necessary work with.
out the roller stock being transported
long distances for repairs. When vice
President Cakes returned from the east
he believed an active campaign would be
mapped out.
Mr.. Joseph Wharton of Philadelphia
believes he has ocular demonstration of
the truth of his theory that the recent
splendid twilight glows resulted from
volcanic dust thrown out by the Java
eruptions. On Sunday morning last,
while the snow was yet falling Mr..
Wharton states he took a gallon of it
from the clean surface, quarter of
mile or more from the nearest leeward
building and 100 yards to the windward
of his residence. That snow, melted
under cover in the porcelain vessel in
which it was gathered, showed at first
no sediment, but after time, and aided
by a gentle rotary movement which
brought all to the deepest point, slight
deposit appeared. BY pouring off mnst
Of the water and evaporat,ng the remain
der little dry dust was obtained which |
even to the naked eye, showed in the
sunlight tiny vitereous reflections. The
dust, Mr.. Wharton says, showed under |
the microscope the characteristics of vol |
canic glass, partly in irregular flat frag-
ments and partly in filaments. Under a
knife edge the filaments broke easily and
rleanly. The irregular fragments were
Of various sizes and shapes, mostly trans
parent, but even when examined by
strong transmitted light showing no trace
IF crystalline structure.