Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-07-19
Montana Mention.

reached Fort Benton.
Bishop Brewer held Episcopal SER
vice at Townsend last Sunday.
A ball was given TO the wool grow
ers at Fort Benton on Thursday even
ing last.
Frank White, Of Calgary, was at
Fort Benton last week buying Mon
tana sheep.
An effort is being made to have the
Teton bridged between Choteau and
Priests butte.
In Choteau county the assessing
valuation of sheep has been reduced
from $3.50 TO 50.
General Gibbons advancement is
well received in Montana where he is
very well known.
The Dillon Tribue moves 10 amend
by striking out "cattle kingsH and in
sorting "beef barons."
In notable case OF assault against
J. w. Greenwood, Of Park City, a
Billings jury rendered verdict of not
guilty.
The body of +. d. Reynolds, who
was killed by falling 500 feet in the
Alice mine, at Walkerville, has been
sent east at the request Of his friends.
The Gazette intimates that Billings
is stuck on Col. Sanders and magma
nimously offers to run him for mayor
of that city. The colonel has no
hankering after fame be prefers his
profession.
p. F. Lindgren q Co., Of Selfish,
Missoula county, have equipped and
launched the first steamboat on Flat
head Lake, in the shape Of a steam
yacht of twenty tons burden, called
the U. S. Grant.
A string of reasons yard long Is
given by the editor for emitting to
publish the Tranchant on the week
following the Fourth. His statement
that he had been making a bushes
trip to Helena was sufficient. That
was enough.
Up to the 10th inst. the Northern
Pacific had shipped this season $780,
900 pounds Of wool from the Helena
depot, all from upper Lewis and Clarke
and Choteau counties. There is
much more from the same district yet
to hear from.
The Corbett party of English hunt
ers are on their way from London
and will reach Montana this month.
They will outfit at White Sulphur
Springs for the seasons hunt. George
Grayson IL preparing to accompany
them as guide.
Another dam will be built In the
Big Blackfoot, near Missoula, on the
? site Of the old dam which was washed
{ away by the spring fresbet this year.
. A boom will also be stretched there
: and a saw mill with capacity Of
10000 feet per day will be erected at
the same point
or the entire number of United
States assay offices, that located at
Helena ranks second In importance
the New York Office standing first on
the list. Six hundred deposits OF
precious metal we're made in the Hell
ena assay Office for the first SIX months
| OF the present year.
Helena, very properly, proposes TO
give Gen. John Gibbons reception
when he goes west on his way TO his
new post The Herald says: "Gib-
bon's wound at Big Hole, while brave
ly leading the gallant Seventh infan-
try against Chief Joseph, was the last
TO leave its mark IN Ais battle-scarred
body. The Capital City will hardly
permit his uninterrupted trip through
Montana"
A wager Of $3.50 side has been made
between Henry Potter and the Cham
pion Sheep Shearers Crew, Of this
valley, Mr.. Potter betting that he can,
with his team, drive from the court
house at White Sulphur Springs TO
Livingston and return In twenty-four
hours. The trial Is TO take place July
SOth or within five days thereafter.
The distance to be travelled IL not less
than 100 miIes.-Husbandman.
Neihart Is quite duh now and will
doubtless remain 40 until after Il IL
determined whether Broadwster Il
al, will buy the mines bonded by
them or not. The lease will expire
August Sist. In case the sale IL not
made Messrs. Chamberlip, Wells. Me-
Intosh a CO.. the present owners.
will put on u force OF men and pro.
pare for the shipment Of large lot Of
high grade ore now on the dump.