The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-11-14

top and the sulphur is expected to supply
large percentage of heat after the fires
are once started. The process has been
successfully worked for years in Wales.
The Yellowstone Journal says that 200
head of horses have lately been stolen
from tho upper Tongue river country and
driven stouhward. The thieves are undoubt
edly white men. Some of the stolen
horses have been heard from at Sheridan.
Wyoming, and it is supposed the herd has
been broken up into small bands and
driven in various directions. Officers are
in pursuit.
Charles Smith inspector of the cattle
district of Choteau county reports great
loss of lambs in the upper country by
wolves. The animals are rapidly increas-
ing and getting bolder and more ferocious
each day. The sheepmen are becoming
frightened over the rapid disappearance
of their focks, and are using every means
to exterminate the wolves. Among the
losers are Paris Gibson, D. W. Beach and
the Montana Sheep company.
The Alice, Lexington, Moulton, Silver
Bow, Dexter, Old Lexington and Clipper
stamp. mills have decided to shut down
January 1st if better rates on salt are not
given by the railroad. The U. & N.
charges $40 per ton freight from Utah
400 miles. These mills working on silver
ore use great quantity of salt and feel
entitled to better rates. Their threat to
shut down may be game of bluff but
they should have better freight rates just
the same.
Husbandman: The Martinsdale coach
Monday last brought word that Lou ---,
one of Smith Bros, herders committed
suicide few days ago. He was tending
flock not far from the home ranch, but
had evidently been dead some time when
found. The sheep had been left
in the corral but had broken out and
we're badly scattered. Some one CHANGING
to pass in the vicinity discovered this and
on investigation it was found the herdel
had shot himself.
Exchange: A carrier pigeon made OF
nugget of gold taken from the Nugget
Hill placers at Bannack, where Governor
Hauser first worked at gold mining in
Montana. has been added to the souvenir
inkstand presented to the governor on his
last birthday by Mr.. Buskett. The mug
get was furnished by Hon. Joseph 4
Browse, Of Beaverhead conatyy and ths
work was performed by Jacquemin & Co
The bird rests upon the back of the ink
stand, and from its tiny neck is suspended
a miniature envelope of gold containing
the words Nugget Hill.' The inkstand
is made of solid silver tax en- from the Alt,
mine, elegantly chased and finely en-.
graved.
Madisonian: On the 1st instant, SIN
gular accident occurred, by which Judge
Reuben Richmond, one of the pioneers O
Madison county, and gentleman highly
esteemed in his neighborhood, lost his life
it appears that the judge was boring fence
posts, using boring machine which wa'
propelled by water power. No one wa'
with him at the time: but, from his ap
pearance when found the manner of hi
death was plainly apparent. He had fin
ished boring post and was about to re
move it from the frame when the arm O.
his canvass "jumper'' was caught by thu
point of the revolving auger, and the gar
ment was rapidly wound up until, gather
ing in a tight fold about his neck, it liter
ally strangled him to death. In its revo
lutions the auger severely cut his arm bu
otherwise he was not wounded.