Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-06-23
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Montana Mention.

al Livingston.
A revival Of interest in the gas ques-
tion is now feature of Butte.
The Meriden Cattle company has
increased its capital stock from 5000
to $4,000.
Jack Doe and Dick Roe appeared
before his honor, Judge English, at
Helena, sixteen times In one day last
week.
A rod and gun club is being organ
lied at Fort Benton. One Of its main
objects will be TO protect fish and
game.
Bishop Brewer had cordial recep-
ton at the hands Of the Episeopalians
of Butte. He found the church there
in prosperous condition. with
promising outlook for the future.
Herman Hart will leave Glendiye
in a few days. He intends to stop at
different points along the road for a
short time, and will probably sail for
Sitka, Alaska, the last Of next month.
A fight between a coyote and large
Angora buck on freshman creek re-
suited in victory for the goat. VIM.
Kearns, the owner of the Angora
herd, watched the fight to the death.
A New York editor is fishing for
Montana trout near Livingston. His
name is w. e. Harris and he has sue
ceeded in catching some nice strings
of Rocky Mountain fish OF which he
will duly writeto his paper, the Angler.
In the middle of June snow chung
to the lofty mountain sides at Cooke
City. At that camp Harry Gassert
and James Howell are Running tun-
mel 800 feet TO tap the Morning Star
lode. Prospects are reported favora.
BILE there.
At Maxwell & Prices saw mill in
German guleh near Butte, a workman
named Clark fell upon busy buzz
saw and came near being cut in two.
He lost an arm and was severely in-
jured otherwise, but 1t is believed, will
recover,
The skin Of California grizzly
bear has just been added to Editor
Mills curiosities at Deer Lodge. The
bear was killed at the head Of Peterson
creek by Yellowstone Charlie, who
says II is the first Of the species he has
seen in Montana.
The 70. has been repaired and
coaches are now running through
from Helena to Benton. The super
intendent of that line. J. NJ. Powers,
says there will be no further trouble
now and passengers and mails will be
carried as usual.
The Piegan Indians are committing
depredations and stealing horses on
the Blackfoot reservation, and a re-
monstrance from the Blackfeet has
been signed and forwarded TO WASH
ington. Indians know how 10 kick
as well as the whites.
The Billings Water Power COM
pany has been Incorporated. The OBJ
ject Of the company is the establish
ment and operation OF water works
near the city Of Billings for city uses
Its capital stock is $40, 600, and the in.
corporators are Henry Belknap, Perry
w. Meadow aud Herman II. Mund.
: An amateur botanist tells the En-
A terprise that among Montana's many
4 wild flowers Is the arnica plant. Its
: bright yellow blossoms may be seen
q growing In the most rough and rocky
e places along the valleys and the stalks
o are full of thick oxidation that has
e all the properties Of the arnica OF
4 medical science.
The Comptroller of the Currency
< last week granted n charter for First
8 National bank at White Sulphur
a Springs to Messrs. Potter, Moe, Lep-
o lev, Parberry, Hershfield and Dawson.
Z The new bank will commence BUSH
: ness in about three weeks with large
capital subscribed principally by stock
men, and Mr.. James H. Moe will be
the cashier.
The certificate Of incorporation was
filed last week for the Sheep Mountain
Mining company. It's capital stock is
$4,000, divided into 1000 shares at
$40 each, and the incorporators are
George II. Geer, Lucius Whitney,
Walter Matheson and Edgar b. Camp
all Of Billings. Its object is the work
ing Of mines In the New World dis
trict, Gallatin county.
Some excellent samples OF rock have
been brought out Of Orc Elmo district
recently. A number Of new loch-
tions have been made and all the men
In the camp are engaged in prospect
ing. representing OF developing. Orc
Elmo is probably the most promising
new camp In the territory and some
OF these days will take boom ahead
that will n sio nish other amps.-New
Northwest.
A. q. Carter, the able assistant OF
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