The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-12-17
MONTANA ITEMS.
Diphtheria is raging in Helena.

ne recent Ire IN Livingston SWeD
away SO, 600 worth of property.
Boulder had "Gander Convention
recently. No doubt "the goose hung
high"
Gen. Harris has turned over tn,
Surveyor Generals Office to Genera
Greene.
Work on the Butte branch of tho
Northern Pacific has been suspended
until Spring.
The Garrison Assembly OF the
Knights of Labor has boycotted the
New Northwest, Of Deer Lodge.
An Incorporation with a capital oil
$4,000 has been formed ut Park CITY
near Billings. to build and operate a
roller process Touring mill
The Alpha AMI Omega gold mine
located at Virginia creek, about thirty,
five miles from Helena, was sold frs,
of the month for 800, 900.
Anaconda is the largest town in the
United States without residen,
minister of the gospel. What an in
yltins field for some Jealous man of
God.
The Merchants National Bank
received five silver bars from the
Drum Lummon yesterday, aggregatiny
$4,000 or onefifth of the monthly
out put from that justly celebrated
mine. Herald.
The Jefferson County Sentinel SAYS
that Soule Bros, Merri.nan and Ben
nent have located 4 carbonate magne-
STA mine on Warm Spring creek, which
is at present attracting considerable
attention.
The Montana Improvement CON-
pany has shut down its Wallace saw
mil, near Missoula. They feel that
they cannot furnish lumber at the
present low prices and take the chances
at being compelled to pay the govern
ment stumpage and be troubled with
lawsuits besides.
The Chicago Telegram says: "Mon-
iana yet retains the license on com
mercial travellers. These imposts are
barriers to commercial freedom and
are founded on the same pernicious
theories As the protective tariff. and
utterly vicious and indetensible in
free. government
Ceur dAlene placers having played
out the Helena Assay Office seems to
he idle. 1t would be better for the
Government to remove that establish
ment to this city. because Butte is not
only the largest in the Northwest, but
It is the centre Of the gold and silver
producing country.-Miner.
The Alta mine, owned by the Hele-
ma Mining x Reduction company, has
by actual measurement, twenty-seyen
feet, eight inches of fine concentrat-
ing ore, fully two-,hirds of which is
ready for the smelieI without under
gong any process whatever. This
great mine several years ago was pro-
nOunced worthless.
There are rumors of rich placer
discoveries in the Big Hole country.
1t is said that ground was discovered
by George Orr and Barney Hughes
who. IN one day, took out with com
mon rocker, $Iao in gold, and that
BILLY Edwards, in one week, took out
alone 5000. The mines are on the
north fork of the Big Hole river, about
one hundred miles from Butte.
Says the Minneapolis Tribune: .srhe
Northern Pacific has just landed in
ST. Paul an experimental shipment OF I
Montana Irish potatoes. 1t was for a
long time thought that the distance,
and the effect Of competition from
nearer points, would render it impos-
sibe to market the splendid potatoes
grown in Montana at Minneapolis or
ST. Paul. This idea has been happily
dlspelled, and dealers in Minneapolis
or st. Paul unite in saying that they
can find ready maket at remunerative
figures
The Boston x Montana Gold Min
ing company cleaned up over $40, 600
last month, at an expense, gross, OF
$s9,s4S, making net profit to the
stockholders Of over $4,000. This,
We understand, will be divided among
them, as dividends are the order OF
the day. The treasury is supplied at
present with four or five months
dividends. The company have made
a net profit tor the eleven months of
ss47. 500, and with the close of the
year will have made net profit of 4,
per cent. per annum on the par value
Of the stock, which is $40 per share. '
Herald.
For some time parties have been C
IN the Grow reserve making surveys !
To allotment of land, tn b