The Dillon tribune., 1885-08-01
aLEANIN6S FROM THE ROCKIES.

Shoshone, Idaho, claims population o.
1000, and the Journal figures that 3,ooe
will be nearer the number next year.
The Secretary Of the Interior has ap
pointed Samuel L. Holiday, Jr, of St
Louis, and VIM. r. Henderson, Of Martins
Vile, Ind, to be assistant superintendent
at the National Park.
The Denver Times says that ex-Govern'
or Tabor has organized company to man.
ufacture and introduce new concentrator
which, If it shall do what is Gained for 1t,
will cause revolution in mining in Colo
RADIO and the West.
1t has been ascertained that the pay Of
the deputy sheriffs retained to keep the
peace at Bradford, Wood River, Idaho,
some months ago, amounting to about
$4,000, wa. not properly county charge.
But the county having paid it, the Ter
ritory will now be called upon to reimburse
the amount
A man lost $4oo at the HALEY station
Idaho, says the Nesvs.Miney Of the a6th.
He was in the waiting room, and took out
his pocket book to put down on slip OF
paper the dates of the circus on the river.
He went out leaving the pocket book on
the seat. When he came back it was gone.
The money was in the book. No clue to
the thief.
All the miners who were employed at
the Mt Dialo and Holmes mine in Candle
laria, Nevada, were discharged and the
works shut down. This will result in the
closing down Of the mills in Bellevillc.
About zoo ,nen are thrown out Of employ
ment by the shutdown, and the closing
down of the mills at Belleville will swell
the number to 900.
The Hawthorn (Nevada) Bulletin says a
snow.slide occurred last Friday near Jeffer-
son Peak, and some charcoal burners who
were at work in its track had a very narrow
escape. AS the mass descended into the
heated atmosphere Of the valley it melted
rapidly, and changed from an avalanche to
roaring torrent, through which the ,nen
escaped by wading and swimming.
A dispatch from Aspen, Colorado ofthe
22nd to the Denver 7Iyibmme-R Republican,
says: The greatest strike ever made in Pit.
kin county has just been made in the Vet
eran tunnel, which is run 600 feet in the
base Of Aspen Mountain, near town. The
tunne! is twelve feet into mineral, which is
worth 5000 per ton, and the foot. wall is
not reached. Good miners say that 200 tons
can be taken out per day, worth $4,000 or
over.
! Charles Harris, who was convicted Of
killing James Randall in Winnemucca, on
the night Of the 4,h Of July, 1877. and sen.
fenced to the state prison fore ~anyears,
was pardoned by the board OF udons at
Carson, last week. Harris and Randall
were warm personal friends, but while un-
der the influence Of whisky got into dis.
pute which resulted in the killing Of RAN
dali by Harris.
The Blackfoot (Idaho) Reporter Of Satur.
day says letter from deputy U. S. Mar.
shall Manning states that Hon. F. T. Du-
bois was to leave Lewiston on the ,1st inst
for British Columbia to bring Hibbs to Ida.
no. The many friends Of the Marshal in
Southeastern Idaho are anxiously awaiting
his return. They look to him to give the
final blow to polygamy in Idaho this sum.
mer and fall.
| A Tucson (Arizona) dispatch Of the ,4th
says: Sheriff Pau! received telegram to.
day from a. Baldwin, Ju:tice Of the Peace
at Harshaw, stating that +. E. Peterson,
the mail.carrier, was shot and killed, and
the mail robbed, about six miles from that
place, at : p. IN. Yesterday. No other par
ticulars have been received. Peterson was
pleasant, inotfensive Scandinavian and
we'll liked by all who knew him.
"Pioneers" Day in Salt Lake passed OFT
without the anticipated trouble, the Nor.
mons having given up their celebration out
ofrespect to the memory Of Grant. But,
after all, the Mormons had their way about
the flags, which were set at hall. t.mast, nom.
mall; on account Of the death Of the en-
President; but il the Mormons chose to
consider it, they could interpret it in dsre.
spect to the Edmunds law. Perhaps we
shall hear this claimed as providential in.
terI.osition in behalf OF the church.
Green River (Wyoming) Gazette For
the past few days there has been considera.
bile Indian talk oririn afinu from, tina rax,o.t