The Dillon tribune., 1884-05-03
GLEANINGs FROM THE ROCKIES.

GLEANINGS FROM THE ROCKIES.
Daniel Mclean, stockman. from Col.
orado, was drowned in Green river while
driving cattle across that river.
The Bank Of Thompson Falls opened for
business April 9TH, and is managed by Geo.
N. Summer, late OF Livingston.
The miners Organization at Las Vegas
has memorialized Congress to appoint
commission to settle the New Mexico land
grants.
John B. Cough will lecture at Salt Lake
City about May ,4th. 1t has not vet been
definitely settled whether one or more lee.
lures will be given.
The snow is rapidly disappearing from
the hills in Wood River, Idaho, and in a
week or SO the roads will be in fair con-
dition for the heaviest teams.
At Lemhi Junction., Idaho, Deputy Sher.
i'll Frank Luton last week captu, ed and
conveyed to Altu,as county Jack Ilollen-
back, on a warrant from the Probate Court
of Alturas, charging him with horse steal
ing.
A law has been passed by the legislature
Of New Mexico requiring $1oo, at the rate
Va NJ i'Si NuN ~ O< SApCIkiSu W lIUuT upon
all claims within 60 days from the passage
Of the law; including claims previously 10.
Gated.
An Indian medicine man at Carson, Ne
vada, is sentenced to death for failing to ef.
feet a cure In Il certain case. The patient
is not dead yet and the medicine man is
allowed to live until he dies. Two graves
have been dug, however.
Eagle Rock, Idaho, has probably got
more dogs to the square inch than any
town Of its size in the Territory, and it
might be added that there are six hogs tor
tell which ruled the town.
At Salt Lake City many of the mules on
the street cars have amusing titles. One
set is known as Moody and Sankey an.
other as Molasses and Cream, and a third
as Sin and Misery, the latter being SO called
because it is a sin 10 drive them and misery
to whip them.
A company for the construction Of en-.
gines, agricultural and other machinery, on
an extensive scale, has been organized at
Los Angeles, Gala. 1t is stated that the
manufacture of nails will also be included.
and that San Bernardino iron will be uset,
for that purpose.
The members Of John A. Dix post, G. A.
r., Of Ogden, will appear in new uniforms
on Decoration Day. They intend to pa
rade to the music of the fife and drum, thus
calling back the memory of the days when
they marched to the battlefield under the
Stars and Stripes to martial music.
A cloudhurst occurred in Johnson's can
yon, Monterey county, Gala, recently about
h :,,c ~.
twenty minutes. a horse was drowned
and MIR. Hebron lost a number of sheep,
several Of them having been swept away
two miles down the canyon BY the flood.
An Eagle City correspondent Of the San
Francisco Chronicle SAYS: "rherc was
preaching here last Sunday and an old.
time looking fellow remarked to me as a
hymn floated up from the placer claims to
the quartz above: 4 never knew a camp to
he worth -- where preaching began
before bedrock was struck"
The Tribune, April ,7th says "a fresh lot
girls, direct from Europe, with all the
savory odors ola long emigrant ride, will
be at the tithing yard Salt Lake, tomorrow,
to be parceled out among the old lechers.
Those imported on contract will be re.
ceived by their owners at the depots in this
city and Ogden, and taken direct to the
harems."
Black Hills index: Although very little
has been said Of late concerning the rich
tin mines, development work has been pro-
crossing with very tlattering results. 1t is
well established that the Eta tin mine bears
tin in large quantities which is of good
quality. This mine was the first tin dis.
covered in the Hills country. The discov
cry was made in June, 1850.
The Pixies Peak, or Pisgah gold excite
ment bubble in Colorado, has burst, and it
is now pronounced the biggest fraud out.
Hundreds Of people rushed to the place,
excited over the stories OF fabulous rich
ness in 6 I'D, but now such persons are
anxious to find the men who put up the
sell, and our Colorado exchanges are all
busy denying that they ever took any stock
in the stories they printed.
From the C1ur d'Alene Eagle: The
first marriage ever celebrated in the Cnur
dAlene mines was that performed by Rev.
w. G.. Shipper, of the NJ. +. church, at
Murrayville, April Sd, 1854, when Henry
John Scott, bachelor, was united in the
bonds Of matrimony to Laura Bell Wright.
We hope friend Scott found everything all
Wright, and express the wish that all his
troubles may be little ones