The Mineral argus., 1884-04-17
MONTANA NEWS.

5000 by neAl Idll. Dali!
Mrs. James Sullivan, Of Helena, was
seriously, perhaps fatally, injured by a
runaway at Helena recently.
I. c. Power is improving his desert
land claim, near Sun River Leavings,
by building a large stone barn.
The new stamp mill at the Drum
Lumon started up yesterday. The
big bonanza is reported as looking
better than eYer.-Helena Herald.
Richard Warren, a student in the
law office of I. J. Davis for some time
past forged checks to the amount of
$500 a few days since, then took
French leave for parts unknown.
The Northern Pacific will ship over
10000 head of young cattle from Iowa
and Southern Minnesota to points into
Montana and western Dakota this
spring to stock new ranges.-Chronicle
The body of one Jack Wright, who
committed suicide by drowning in the
Missouri river about one mile below
Townsend on January 18th, has been
found, in a terrible state of decom-
position.
The Postmaster General has mott
fed the postmaster at Eagle City, in
the Occur dAlene mining region, that
the office must be designated as Eagle.
Letters otherwise addressed will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office.
Col. c. A. Broadwater has secured
the contract for furnishing the flour
for Forts Assinaboine, Shaw and
Maginnis. The number of pounds
required for each is: Assinaboine, 100,
900 pounds; Shaw, 10000; Maginnis,
$1,000.
7. T. Parker, who had resided near
Twin Bridges, Madison county for
some time, committed suicide at Butte
on the Ist inst. He had sold a horse
for another party and squandered the
money for drink. In his remorse he
committed the rash deed.
The farmers of the lower Prickly
Pear, have dubbed together and
bought a mill right and dam on Prickly
Pear creek, and will remove the OBJ
struction to prevent the overflow OF
their lands, thus materially improving
their Observation-Disclosures,
The Sun River Stock association
has sent out eight range riders to look
after the stock, ank especially those
that chance to get mired in soft places
"a wise precaution. The Shonkin
association will also send out a small
force for the same purpose in a few
days.-River Press.
An accident occurred at "Sunny Hol-
low''-the home of Montana's shep-
herdess-a week since. Mr., Shorey
fell a tree on the foreman, Mr., Ingra-
ham, knocking him senscless. He,
however, soon recovered from the
shock, but his face was badly cut, and
he has a pretty big head from the
uises.-Husbandman,
From E. K. Davis, of Hathaway
I'VE learn that a miner from the Black
Hills, has struck gold in paying guam.
titles on a sand bar on the south side
of the Yellowstone a few miles from
that station. The man is a minera
expert, and is sanguine that his new
discovery will pay. He is now putting
in sluice boxes Miles City Press.
; From a private letter received by
citizen of Bozeman from A. F. Schmiti
he says in reference to the Ceur d
Alene mines, 81 have been in The
mines and think there is nothing ye
TO warrant the excitement. Snow il
five feet deep and will take a long
time to get off. No money in The
camp, in fact everyone thinks there
is no gold either. Shall leave in
few days for Washington Territory.
Chronicle.
There is an item going the round
of the press to the effect that there ar
100000 head of stock cattle in GU
territory. This understates the wealtI
of the Territory nearly 10000. Their
are, according to the last assessment
roll 100000 cattle on our ranges
Besides this there are $1,000 dair,
COWS. These facts were gathered b
us at a considerable cost for the Ayr
cultural Department at Washington
The total value of the bovine famil
of the Territory, reckoning stock Cat
tie at $50 and dairy COWS at $40
figure much below their real value
IS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.