The new North-west., 1885-05-22
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

An order has been issued at Fort Macleod
to shoot horse thieves on sight.
Judge Galbraith will deliver the G. A. r.
oration at Butte on Memorial Day.
The total loss to insurance companies at
Billings and Miles City from the recent fires
will aggregate $4,000.
A Miles City belle wears what she calls a
"Bad Lands necklace" It is composed of
the rattles of "A rattlesnakes.
A company has been formed at Glendive
to operate small steamboat on the Yellow
stone. 1t is called the Yello wstons Packet
Company.
Tom Coryell is reported in Wyoming ex-
amining the Wolf creek mining district. He
says he is in the employ of Butte capitalists.
-Eaterprise.
J. w. Cobb, the ex-propristor Of the Rust
Ter, who was so badly burned at the time of
the Billings fire, is not expected to survive
his injuries.-H Herald, 18th.
We learn that Mr.. J. w. Cobb, formerly
proprietor of the Billings Rusaer, and who
was so badly burned at the late Billings fire,
died on Sunday last.-Iadependent.
Capt. Chas. A. Woodruff, Acting Adjutant
OF General Gibbon, who was wounded three
times in the Big Hole battle, is now Captain
of Csmmissary at Fort Vancouver.
Sir A. T. Gait will visit Benton this month
to see about building a railway from Medi-
cine Hat, on the Canadian Pacific, to Ben
ton. The distance is 155 miles, across prai-
rie country.
G, II. Gould, Receiver at the Land Office
at Miles City, has handed in his resignation,
whether voluntarily or by request is not sta
ted. There is a chance for aspiring Custer
county Democrats.
Among other new features announced for
the coming Territorial Fair at Helena will
be tive balloon asccnsiens by Prof Hunt, of
Cleveland, Ohio, to take place on the 26th
and 9th of August
Gov. Potts received a telegram Monday,
stating that his horses had arrived at Que
bee, after frightful passage in which two of
them died. They will be here about the lat
ter part Of next week.-Indedendent 18th.
1t is runored that Guy Y. riatt formerly
Of the Independent, is shortly to be united in
young lady. Who the lady is, affiant saith
not. Guy is to be wished much joy.-Iade-
pendent
Harnan and Murphy, the middle weight
champions Of Idaho and Montana, are ad-
vertised for prze-fght to the finish to take
place at Eagle Rock on the 3lst inst. A
special train will be run from Butte for the
occasion.-Miner.
William Fly started from St. Paul for
Springdale with 1000 cattle early last week.
As they came from Missouri or Illinois the
quarantine proclamation viii hang up the
shipment on the eastern border Of the Terri
tory for ninety days.-Iadependent.
Telsgraphic advicss indicate = change of
station for the two paymasters Of the United
States Army stationed in Helena. Majsr
John e. Blaine, whs has been here since '75,
will 60 to New York, and Major Clayton
will 60 to Baltimore.
Bannack, the ancient capital, is showing
new and flattering evidences of renewed life
Tue mines surrounding the own are locking
exceedingly we'll More men will be EN-.
ployed at Bannack and vicinity this season
past.-DHlon Tribune.
The Tribune has advices from Wood River,
Idaho, that the charge made in the Haily
Times OF sho tage in the accounts Of Geo.
b. Smythe, Jr., retiring railroad agent Of
place, is entirely untrue; that there was Ne
shortage, and no difficulty whatever in salts
factorily settling up and turning over the
station to the new agent. s. L. Tribune, 17a.
That veritable humbug, CDR. Foot, Jr.,"
who infested Helena and Butte for q time,
and has since been I'm Salt Lake, receives the
following notice in the Salt Lake Democrat
Of May u: "Sevsral runors were on the
street this afternoon that "Dr. Fost, Jr ;" had
skipped by the hight of the mosn." One
thing il certain, CDR Foot, Jr.," was not In
Salt Lake City to. day, and inquiry elected
that he and three trunks had gone to Port
land, Oregon. The rest of his delectable
"Institute" il still here, and sho uld be shipped
after him. What Portland gains, Salt Lake
can afford to lose"
1t is not generally known, but 1t is a fact
nevertheless, that the Yellowstone Packet
Company has been formed and the stock
agreed to be taken by a number of enterpris-
ing citizens Of GIendive. 1t is the design to
secure small beat of light draught which
can navigate the Yellowstone at all stages of
water, when clear of ice. OF course a boat
of such dimensions would not have a very
great carrying capacity, so barges are to be
built, and freight will be towed in this man
ner. 1t is the design to operate on the Yel-
lswstone to Buford, Poplar Creek, ETC., and
connect with the Missouri river boats. s.-Glen-
diue Independent.
Since the reduction of wages to $3.50 per
day has been resolved upon on Wood River,
= large number of skilled miners have left
for other camps, and more are leaving every
day. The reason fer this is that they can do
better elsewhere. Even though they may not
be able to get more than $3.50 per day, they
claim that, at Butte for Instance, or in Tusca-
rora, the accommodations are far superior to
what they are here, while the surroundings
are preferable. 1t is therefore evident that
If any large quantity of skilled labsr is to he
kept here IL must be because of ssme addi-
tional Inducement not now held out. Exact
iy what that inducement should be, it is for
tho mining men to determine -Hdiley Times.