The Mineral argus., 1884-07-03
MONTANA NEWS.
Horse thieves nus 60

Horse thieves must 60
Work has been resumed On the
Billings artes.an vel.
Eight thousand people attended
Coles circus AZ Helena
W. Il. Burgess, Of Benton, dealer
IN groceries, failed last week.
A gold nugget worth S3zs, it IS re-
ported, has been foundi IN Dream gulch,
Ceur e. Alenes.
s. 7. Hauser, Of Helena, estimates
that the Wickes works can clear nom
$4,000 TO SIoo,ooo Per month
Wool isquoteda At Helena at eighteen
cents per pound, only. It IS worth
. n and two cents more n Bozeman-
Hotter Bros, Helena, have in tran
sit from the East, machinery for large
planning mill and sash, door and blind
factory al Great Pals.
There were 1900 tons Of copper
shipped to England last year from the
United States, Of which Montana pro-
duced about tgo thirds.
Edmundson, now in the Madison
County jail, is suspected Of being the
man who robbed the Benton and
Helena coach, May a7th.
At Fl. Custer, recently, a soldier
named Bernard, Of K Company, Fifth
Infantry, while attending to the target
during rife practice, dropped dead on
the field. Heart disease was supposed
TO be the cause.
The Anaconda company now en-
ployes more men than any other w
companies in Montana. On the pay
roll now at the mine and smelter are
over 300 men and during the summer
the number viii likely be increased.
Col ". F. Sanders received a cable
gram from his son, on the 18th inst al
Queenstown, announcing his safe ar
rival on the other side OF the Atlantic.
During his college vacation he viii
visit Ireland, England and Scotland,
and make the tour of Europe.
The effects of Mum, the horse
thief shot by the Madison county
posse, consisting of a Winchester rife,
revolver, gold watch, schaps, etc +,
were appropriated by the Norman
authorities of the village, ito defray
the expense of inquest, burial, etc"
The total lands sold by the Northern
Pacific in Montana to date amount to
10000 acres. OF this quantity 49,
600 have been sold at the minimum
price Of Sz.6o, and $1,000 at an aver
age price of S4.74, the average price
per acre of the whole quantity sold
being $500.
Saturday last, June zIst, was the
longest day in the year. At this
season, in Montana, daylight hardly
disappears on the western horizon
before it manisests itself on the east.
ern plain. Montana, however, ha:
more beautiful sunshine and precious
daylight to the square acre than any
other country on Gods footstooL-
Ayant Courier.
The steamer Benton starts dow
stream this evening with a full cargo o
Montana exports, comprising 100 ton
Of bullion, $4,000 pounds of wool and
large lot of oats for Fl. Maginnis, tn
latter to be delivered at the Rock,
Point landing. From this time unit
the close of navigation every boa
that leaves Fort Benton will be loade
down with wool, bullion and grain
Riyer-Press.
w. II. Burgess, of Benton, is in tn
Occur d'Alenes and we learn has mad
some good investments in mining pre-
perty there. He purchased one or tw
claims at a nominal figure, for whic
he was offered afterwards big none,
but refused it havingfaith in the Walt
of the property. Mr.. Burgess is a
old miner, and his judgment or Il
worth of a quart or placer claim is
good as that Of most experts.-Riy
Press.