Great Falls tribune., 1885-06-25
sorrel- Horse, Afraid of Nothing and
Bob-Iail Dog.

solrel- Horse, Afraid of Nothing and
! Bob-Iail Dog
! SHIPPING Wheat TO ENGLAND. We
are now shipping wheat from Gala
tin Valley to England, the first ship
ment having been made from Bozeman
last week It seems almost incredi-
sle, but such we are assured is the
fact The consumers of Montana
seem to have such an unreasonable
preference for States -four that there
is not sufficient home demand for
our own superior product. We are
really manufacturing as good flour in
Gallatin county as is produced in the
world, yet, strange to say, it has to so
a-begging for market, while thou
sands OF barrels are shipped annually
from the east and find ready and re-
munerative sale in Montana markets.
Courier.
STRUCK A BoNANzA.-Jackson Bros,
who took the contract for the excava-
ton of the Union Block, on Main
street, Helena, struck a bonanza when
they got that contract. They took
| the job, agreeing to remove the dirt
at Is cents a yard. The total amount
they received for excavating was
sGG6 .45, and out Of this, clear of all
expenses, they made s3331 But bet
ter still, they found streak Of pay
Dirt in the excavation, which is in the
famous Last Chance gulch. They
took ont seventy one loads of this pay
dirt and washed it through sluices for
the sold it contained The result more
than answered their expectations.
From the seventy one loads Of dirt
they got S504 in gold dust, which they
sold to the e. S. Assay Office here
Total gain on the job, 1886. II any
one can beat that job of excayating
we want to hear from him Herald.
4 PROMISING INDas7RY.-The cattle
interest is now creating considerable
interest among our moneyed men, a
great many of whom are turning their
attention in this direction. The fact
that the calving season is now over
and the per cent. Of increase for the
past season was SO unusually large,
and that nearly all the cattle men are
now shipping or preparing to ship to
the eastern markets for beef, and that
| they will receive handsome prices, is
making the average man who has
money to invest feel like taking in
some Of the fat things of the country
himself A great deal of attention is
being paid to the shipping of blooded
cattle, some very fine grades, and a
class that costs plenty of money, are
being sent to the various ranges
throughout the Territory.
Independent.
LAMBS LosT.-Col. Hudnutt is in
receipt of advices from Flat Willow,
hieagher county, stating that the re-
cent heavy rains have had most dis
astrous effects upon the flocks in that
section The storm Of the 7th inst.
was the most severe upon the sheep.
The band OF the Montana Sheep Co.
was scattered in all directions by the
storm of the 7th inst, but 700 had
been recovered. Later adyices state
that this company had lost 1000
lambs by the late storms. Col Hud-
mutt himself had lost Is lambs, and
Miller and Perkins, who had charge
Of Dew tits band, lost 600 lambs and
200 old sheep. Cameron. Jacobs and
Tressler, and other parties in the VI
entity suffered also. The loss fell
most heavily upon the young lambs,
which were chilled by the rain and
died from cold. Some old sheep, how
ever, were lost, as the storm was most
exceptional in its severity.-Herald.
A SLEEK GAME-The good-natured
and unsuspeeting bar-keeper at the
bee Hive" saloon at Walkeryille IS
the latest victim of the confidence
men, and the manner Of his taking ID
i is one of the latest schemes Of tie
sWindlers. Some time ago a man
| about the village who gave his name
as HALEY made the acquaintance OF
the barkeeper, and dropped in and
out, taking a drink when he felt like
it and paying for it when it suited his
convenience Yesterday Haley en-
tered the saloon in company with
couple of friends and called for the
drinks, for the payment Of which he
laid down a haIf-dollar piece. After
a glance at the coin the barkeeper
/ threw it back, declaring it was coun-
terfeit. Haley denied the charge,
and $50 bet was the result. When
il came to show down it was ascer-
tanned that the coin had been eleverly
covered with tin foil in such a man
ner as to give it the appearance OF
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