The Mineral argus., 1884-05-22
MONTANA NEWS.

placer gold at Lone Tree gulch, 6o
miles north Of the town.
Water is now freely flowing in the
irrigation canal, and all the ranchers
are preparing to tap billings Post.
I. w. Hall of Chicago, one of a
prominent firm Of wool buyers, IS in
town and has made arrangements with
Meadow & CoYely to buy wool here.
1t is intended to make Billings the
leading wool market of Eastern Mon
tana.-Billings Post.
The steamer Helena took her de
parture for Bismarck at IEI5 o'clock
a. m. yesterday, having a good down
trip cargo. Her freight consisted Of 20
tons OF bullion, III bales of furs, $50
dry hides, and a miscellaneous assort-
ment of goods for Judith City, Rocky
Point and Poplar river. A.. NJ. Rich
ardson and family were passengers
down, en- route to Chicago. The
Helena expects to tie UP at the levee
again in less than three weeks.-Ben-
ton River Press.
Wool buyers from a distance are
beginning to come in, making this
town their headquarters and radiating
in different directions in the surround
ing country. This week J. P. Berney,
a prominent wool buyer from Boston,
was in town 4 few days and left for a
trip to Big Timber and some points
west. 4. w. Hall, of Chicago, another
extensive wool buyer, has been at the
Headquarters for some days, and from
here will 60 over to the Musselshell
and Judith countries, shipping his wool
at this point.-Billings Herald.
1t is claimed for Helena that it is
one of the wealthiest cities in the
world, in proportion to population,
and a glance owe the bank state
ments published during the last few
days is calculated to convince one that
the claim is not without foundation.
The total resources of the Merchants
National Bank are nearly 100000,
about one third of which is available
cash. OF this $I5S,I2o is in their
safe, and as much more is due from
other banks and approved reserve
agents. remarkable cash showing at
this time. The deposits foot up $624,-
637.76. In the face of these figures
it is not necessary to add that the
Merchants National, of Helena. is a
prosperous institution.-River Press.
]. S. Hartman, alias S. X. Hunt,
the pedestrian who advertises that he
laid wager to walk 5000 miles in II8
days including a tramp from Duluth
to San Francisco, the balance to be
walked in halls along the route, is eX
posed as a fraud. Instead of walking
the distance claimed he rides on
freight cars like ain ordinary tramp
and beats his passage. He arranges
to walk in halls at leading towns, cap
lures the gate money and clears. He
is said to be a tramp whose only re
markable feature is invulnerable cheek
and whose only strength IS his invinCi
BILE gall. If he wants to get up n snap
whereby to capture money IN Living
ston, he had better be advised &c
jump a freight train and persue his
trip over the range.-Enterprise.
A remarkable freight train passed
through Bozeman to-day, consisting
of twenty three cars furnished with the
patent air brake and loaded with mer-
chandise for Thompson's Falls fol
Glidden, Greggs & Co, wholesale
merchants of st. Paul and Thompson's
Falls. Twenty of the cars were OF,
namented with huge canvas signs,
covering the entire length of the car
and representing the main house al
st. Paul, and the new house at Thomp-
sons Falls, with the town in the back
ground and various scenes, represent
ing the mining life, the old and the
new way of getting to the mines, and
descriptive of the kind and quality Of
the goods contained in the cars, etc.
besides other and humorous sketches
1t will prove to be an immense adver.
Using dodge for this enterprising firm.
If was 4 sight worth seeinr-BoZemar