The Mineral argus., 1884-06-19
MONTANA NEWS.

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Helena City lookup, on the nth INST.
A new mail route from Sun River to J
Great Falls will commence operation
ON the 1st of July.
Fridleys bridge at Emigrant gulch'
III Yellowstone, was washed away
by a flood, last Friday.
The Democrat Territorial Gonven-
ton, is called, to be held at Deer Lodge
on the 18TH of September.
The Thompson's Falls ferry broke
its cable, June 9th, and eleven men
and several pack animals, were
drowned.
John Angove, a miner, working on
the Rising Star, Butte district, fell out
of the bucket while being drawn up
the shaft. falling a distance OF forty feet,
killing him instantly.
Private Tom Mcdonald, Company
B. End Cavalry who had a leg broken
near White Sulphur Springs by beng
thu own from a horse, is dong welIin the
Sisters Hospital, where he has been
attended by DR.. Falkner and waited
on by Sergeant Hay.
There are probably 1000 Chinese
buried, who worked for the railroad
company between Spokane Falls ana
Helena. They were buried IN shallow
graves and in various places the collins
are visible. Verify the road IS built
with Chinaman's bones.
Mr.. Chaplin. the alleged purchaser
of the Belknap trail, did no want to
give it up as security for the pay OF
the men who had been working upon
it. but threats of hanging being made,
he concluded discretion was the bet
ter part of valor and yielded.
T. 7. Hill, prest. of the St. P. M. q
M. R'y. was in Helena on the nth
inst, and in company with Messrs,
Shepard, Broadwater, q Gibson, VS.
tied their valuable property at Great
Falls. Mr.. Hill speaks in glowing
terms of the future of Montana.
The latest news received from the
Cour d'Alene mining region IS thai
Eagle City is very dull and that hun
dreds of men are there without work
or money. Murryville is a little more
lively at present, but hard times are
prevalent throughout the mountains
Helena was partially submerged b,
a flood on the nth inst, casued by tn
bursting of a cloud neer Unlonvllle
the water running down Last Chanc
gulch and Transforming Main St. int
q rushing river. Very little damag
resulted other than the flingot cellar
with water.
The Meagher county commissions
have let the contract for opening
road from Townsend to White Sulphl
Springs. The price to be paid
$1,000. The contractors expects
have the road passable by the 4th
Iuly. but are given until the 29th
September, if necessary.
Butte's Italians are weeping, wailln
and crashing their teeth" becau
thev, becoming alarmed during the la
financial panic, drew out their savln
from the bank and gave it to Domir
Loneattie, who secreted 1t and W
killed a few days after in a mine, wit
out leaving any clue to the money.
A soldier belonging to Troop d, 2
cavalry, was thrown from his hoI
recently, between Fort Logan a
Helena, resulting in one of his le
being broken. He was brought
Helena by ambulance and in char
of DR.. Faulkner and Lieut.. Bre
The injured man is now In the hos
tal.-Independent.
A Montana cattle king recen
went to Minnesota. He has return
and reported. The first week tn
he encountered a cyclone; the secc
he was shot at twice, being mlstaE
for a timber tree land jumper; and
third a cross-eyed woman insisted
making love to him. He SAID
could stand the first two, but
third was to much for him.-Miner
The Northern Pacihc's St. T
Office has contracted for the follow
shipment of cattle to Montana: /
enbaun & Meyer, 5000 head to II
ard, Montana; ]. N. Coe, 1900
Fort Custer; Clansy & Sons, SOC
Miles City; Giles & Co., 1900 to
CIellan; c. C. Wier, 1900 to N
City; S. B. Strait, $50 to Billings;
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