The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-06-18

Almost every town in Montana
will celebrate on July 4th.
Miles City is having sheriff's sale
of zoo, 900 brick.
1.-THE Thompson mining district
has been organized at Thonpson' 3
Falls.
There are fourteen prisoners now
behind the bars in Beaverhead county
!! Jail.
The work on Miles City's new
court house is progressing satisfac.
tory.
It is reported that the Indians OF
Poplar river are dying from absolute
starvation.
Sun River is visited by q tribe of
Indians who subsist by begging of
the citizens.
Dillon Democrats are gloomy over
Tilden's declination. What if Mr..
Tilden knew it?
J. P. McEwen. at Catching's lower
mill, Is one hand less, he having felt
of circular saw.
The Miles City Park Theatre has
closed, as the manager does not like
to run show for fun.
The Deep Greek coal mine near
Ulidia, shows up well, according to
the Sun River Sun.
Savage & Reed, of Belknap and
Heron Siding, have made an assign
ment to Portland creditors.
Paris Gibson & Sons have imported
300 fine Vermont merinos to their
ranch near Fort Benton.
Parties from the National Park say
it is too early to 60 there yet as there
is considerable snow in places.
The last town organized in the
C9uer d'Alene is Doctorville. 1t
ought to be healthy place to live in.
Five prisoners brought from Ana
conda to Deer Lodge are now work.
ing out time in the court house
yard.
The petition for q postoffce at
Sahara has been received by Dee
gate Maginnis and referred to the
department.
White Sulphur Springs is troubled
with mysterious whisperings about
a valuable silver mine being discov-
cred near the town.
The Helena Herald of the 18th
gives long lecture on the business
traits Of young man. Some of the
points mentioned are good ones to
follow.
Main street, of Helena. is to he ex-
tended 500 feet south to Water street.
The council expects by this move to
crowd the Chinese out, who are COLI
gregated rather thick there.
A. L. Love, of Livingston, denies
the statement that he Is no longer
the receiver of the National Park Co.;
but will remain as such unless
hoisted out by decision of the
courts.
Bannock Indians aronnd Dillon
have been mysteriously furnished
with ire-water, but last week a COL
Ored man was arrested in the act of
supplying the Indians with the
poison, and be will have hearing
soon.
The Northern Pacific took out o
st. Paul on Tuesday 1900 head of
young cattle for Miles Cit y; 400 head
for Milton, Mont, and 200 head for
Billings. Contracts for shipment
during the month are 5000 head to
Glendive and 1000 head to Miles
Citv.-Miles City Journal.
J. J. Hill, President of the Mani
toba road, accompanied by D. G..
of the firm of LangdOn &
Shepard, heavy railroad contractors,
Minneapolis, are in Montana look
ing up the project of building a rail
road from Butte via. Helena to Fort
Benton.l
John Beck, the only one of the
store robbers, who was
caught after the Missoula Jail break,
was tried at Missoula last week and
by Judge Galbraith to
seven and half years in the peni- |
tentiary. Sheriff Berry delivered
him to Warden Creel Wednesday.-|
NeaU Northwest.
A. J. Bent has lately received some
handsome specimens of ore consist
ing of rich silver-bearing galena in
with quartz, shows
ing free gold. The specimens came
from newly discovered leads in Mill
creek, located in the names of Mr.. |
Bent and associates.-Livingston En-
terpris'.
Mr.. & Mrs. A. Anderson, of Deer |
Lodge, have been sorely afflicted
this week in che loss of two children !
from diphtheria, and a third, a little |
girl, is still very low. One son re-
covered from q mild illness. The !
eldest girl is in the upper valley, and
has not been exposed.-Ne,0 North
West.
The valley, in almost any and
every direstion, is a literal bouquet of
wild flowers. Persons who have
travelled extensively are much SUR
prised at the extent and variety of
our flora. Some of our lady friends
the other day gathered bouquet
twenty-six varieties of
Aou,or, on6 IN anOthor trim hrOuUht