The Mineral argus., 1885-02-12
MONTANA NEWS.

The Billings Post, is four years old.
At Helena, -four sells at Sa.Io to
81. so per 100 pounds.
The yield o! the Drum Lummon
mine is $4,000 per week.
A Helena livery stable man sports
a 81 600 landau, drawn by 81, 200
span OF horses.
Montana consumes over 200 Car
loads Of coal oil per year. or about
GOO, 900 gallons.
More than one-third of the men,
beers composing the Montana Legisla-
ture are bachelors.
Frank Guyett OF Miles City was &C
cidently shot while out hunting. His
leg was amputated.
The Montana historical society con-
templates the early publication of an
other volume Of its compilations.
The Montana photographers, led by
those of Butte, have petitioned the
Legislature to remove the S3s.so an
nual license required Of them.
At the annual meeting of the NJ. 4.
Historical Society the following Of
ticers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Wilbur +. Sanders;
Vice President, Granville Stuart; Cor
responding Sec'y, Cornelius Hedges;
Recording Secretary. W. Z. Cullen;
Librarian, VIM. +. Wheeler.
The u. S. Assay Office, located in
Helena, does the second largest bust
ness in gold and silver of any similar
institution Of its kind in the Union.
The grand total of gold and silver re-
ceived there during the year amounts.
in round numbers, to nearly million
of dollars.
According to the testimony taken
by the Billings board of trade, taken at
the Crow Agency. the Crows signed
the lease impelled through fear that
they and their children would r.n the
risk Of starving, and the unanimous
voice of the Crows says the lease must
be cancelled.
/ Montana has thirty one newspapers,
all jealousy watching the material
interests and prosperity of the terri
tory, as follows: Helena, 7; Butte, 8;
Billings. 3; Bozeman, ,; Livingston, /,
Miles City, 2; Glendive, :, Missoula;
?; Virginia City, ?; Deer Lodge, Il;
Dillon, I; Fort Benton. I, Maiden, y;
Townsend, 1; White Sulphur Springs,
1; Sun River, Stock & Mining
Journal.
While the Legislature is memorial
izing Congress in relation to the reser-
vations in Northern Pacific lands, deeds
and contracts. would it not be emin-
emily proper to ask that all land grant
companies acquiring the right to titles
for public domain shall take out pat
ents for the same so that they snail be
subject to taxation? A most excel
lent measure of this character is before
Congress and it should have the en-
/ dorsement of Montana-New North
west.
The repeal of TIE Commercial Trav-
elers' License is being agitated in the
Legislature. II not repealed, 1t should
certainly be amended. The license is
now the same in all counties, which is
n,anifestly unfair, and virtual quar-
antine against the less populous coun-
ties. The only objection to its repeal
appears to be that it furnishes large
revenue-which we eventually have
to pay. II the license system is to
continue, either a Territorial license"
should be adopted or the counties
should be scheduled and propor;iona:e
rates OF license established. In either
case heavy license tax should be i'm
posed where drummers sell to any
other than regularly licensed dealers
in the line Of goods in which they dea!
in the respective counties where they
! 90 business New Nor;hwes.