Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-08-01


their cultivation and growth will add
very pleasing feature to that resi-
dent portion of our city.-Bozeman
Courier.
A glaring red placard in Chinatown
on West Galena street attracted the
particular attention OF crowds OF
Chinese to-day. The insignia covers
space Of about six feet in width and
five feet high and is closely covered
by Chinese printing and bordered by
Autographs aud impossible dragons
and wild eyed monsters of unrecog-
nizable species. Possibly it may refer
to the late tragic death of Opium Jim
who was so cruelty killed by thugs
last week.-Butte Town Talk.
General Agent Murray, of the tele.
phone exchange has just returned
from an extended journey to Missoula
and FrenchtOwn, at which places he
has established exchanges. Direct
telephone communication can now
be had between this city and Missoula
distance Of 40 miles, and French
town, twenty miles farther. 1t APP
pears astounding that message can
be heard at such great distance, but
such is the fact, as can be readily
proven by a practical test.-Butte
| Town Talk.
Hon. p. w. Meadow, Joe Ander-
son and Jack Nye have pooled num-
Der of their quartz claims in the Still
water region and have agreed to give
an interest in them 20 +. S. Case,
capitalist of Waudena, Wis, in con-
sideration OF his putting in a smelter
on the property. A. II. Thomson,
who represents Mr.. Cases interest, is
arranging to ship ten tons Of ore from
these leads to Newark, y. j., to be
tested, SO that the proper treatment of
the ore may be determined on.-Bill-
ings Gazette.
Interest in the Silver Star district,
Madison county, has revived owing
10 rich strike in the Iron Rod mine,
which had been closed for several
years. Recently, however, p. Largey,
of Butte; who is one of the owners of
the property, put smell force of men
to work in cleaning out the bottom
level OF the mine. In short time
streak of very rich ore was discovered,
that is increasing in size and richness
as depth is attained. The Iron Rod is
owned by Montana company, and is
now down 800 feet.
The Northern Pacific passenger
train, on Saturday last, ran into and
badly demolished j. III. Nixon's herd
of thoroughbred cattle, killing valu-
able Short Horn COW outright, and
bruising and breaking leg Of an inn
ported Holstein COW valued at $500.
She was the finest animal Mr.. Nixon
had In his herd of recently imported
Holsteins, and her loss-if II should so
result-will not only be one to Mr..
Nixon, but the territory. An ordinary
COW would have been shot on the spot,
but Mr.. Nixon promptly cared for this
valuable animal, conveyed her 10 his
stables, placed her in a swinging posi-
ton, had her leg properly set, and is
endeavOring to save her.-Bozeman
Courier.
In the excavation work on the site
Of the new Auerbach block on Main
street, Immediately below the inter-
section of Broadway, gold nugget Of
the weight of seven and one-half
ounces was the comfortable find of
Thomas Purcell this morning. Mr..
Purcell has the excavation contract,
and one OF the stipulations is that one
half the proceeds from the auriferous
earth and gravel taken out and wash
ed shall go to him, aud the other half
to the owner of theground. The mug
get is very handsome one, and Mr..
Purcell, in parting with it to Mr..
Auerbach, received at the rate of $40
an ounce for IL, or $3.50. The ground
10 all to be removed and sluiced, and 1t
is expected that hundreds, II not thous-
ands, OF dollars will be cleaned up
from the rich gravel which the work.
men have ncovered.-Helena Herald.