The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-02

As Found In Our Clear-Up of the
Territorial Exchanges.

A mountain lion attacked the cattle Of Ben
Mason at P0wdervilie last Sunday snd killed
two b. ifers and COW. Mr. Mason was away ut
the time, but his wife took arms against the
beast. which she followed tor some distance,
but 1t got away.
At Spokane Falls there is trouble about
Chinese cheap labor on the city water works.
The contractor can get Chinese labor at 81: so
per day and white labor at 500. The white
men threaten to run the Cinnamon of if the
contractor employs them.
Hilton, the police officer in Salt Lake City.
who Was arrested for beating prisoner over
the head with billy. had preliminary ex-
animation lately and was bound over in the
tum Of ; 900 lO await the action OF the GIand
Jury. He gave the bonds.
great lawsuit has been IN progress in Eure-
ka, Nevada, for several weeks between the Al
bion Mining Co. and the Richmond Mining Co.
The Albion sued the Richmond Tor $4,000 T
aporopriating Albion ores. The Albion OBJ
tained q judgment for $4,000.
1t is said there are in circulation in Virginia
City, Neva0A, counterfeit standard dollars 80
closely resembling the genuine rs to be very apt
to deceive thU>e who are not on their guard
against them. They are an excellent imitation,
but are lighter in weigh than the genuine.
The Ute Indians in Utah are beginning to
make ranches. Some Of the bucks work little
At it themselves but the most of them consider
ately allow their sq'aWs to do the work. The
work that the bucks take to more than any
other about the rancho is herding the cattle.
The remarkable growth Of Dakota is shown
in the fact that during the hscal year just closed
80 $685. 7eS acres were surveyed. In Montana
the number is l07, 77S, 994' The total mum ner Of
acres surveyed in Minnesota is S. S35 42l; in Wis
consin, 81 4l2614; in Dakota, H. 243, $50, and in
Montana, Ills, ,ll4.6 .65s.
The roundup on the Rosebud was finished
OH the 9th inst. The number of calves to
brand was surprising, being much larger than
had been expected. The loss of cattle during
the winter had not been over per cent Cattle
gfOwe1s regard it as the best season they have
had in that sectiCn of country.
At Miles City few days since there was q
broncho which it was said no one could ride. A
Young colored man by the name of Graves said
he would riue the horse for so. large crowd
gathered to see the performance. The man
stuck to the horse until the horse ran into
ba1bed wire fence and was thrown over on the
rider. The rider was taken up insensible, but
was soon restored. The horse received only
flesh wounds AID will soon be ready for some
one else to ride Oh q wager. Graves got the
money.
1t is reported and on prOfessedly good author
itv, that MiSs0ula Is not to have the car shops
of the Northern Pacific company and that
Thompson Falls Is the lucky burg. The reasons
for this are these: The railroad company owes
tWO-thirdS Of the Thompson Falls tOwn-slte.
From this station branc is to be run into the
Coeur d'Alene mines The greater percentage
of trouble from weather cuts, bridges and
trestles is between Sprague and Thompson
Falls. and the proximity OF an abundance OF
superior timber.