The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1886-06-03
MONTANA ITEMS.

| The Yellowstone river has been
crowdng its banks for some days past.
| Two office seekers have already an
nounced themselves in the New North
West.
Quite number of prospecting par
ties have recently left Butte for the
Big Hole country.
A two.year-old child of J. w. East
mans, Bozeman, was drowned in Boze-
man creek while playing near it.
| The Townsend Tranchant failed to
appear week before last, serious illness
of Editor Stevens being the cause.
A roller process Touring mill will be
built at Park City this summer and
completed in time for the fall crop.
The Missoulan has entered upon its
fourteenth volume. 1t is one of our
best exchanges and deserves continued
prosperity.
The Crow Indians have notified the
sheriiiof Yellowstone county that they
have number of branded horses that
do not belong to them.
Joseph Corley, an Irishman, was
killed on the 25tl ult. by heavy rock
striking him ON the head while at
work in the Mullen tunnel
Yellowstone valley towns experienced
a young hurricane on the evening of
the 26th ult. Two houses in Billings
were blown down and several roofs dis
lodged.
The freight for Benton merchants
received on the steamers Rosebud,
Helena and Bachelor, amounts to
10, l66 packages, or more than seven
hundred tons.
l.. III. Rosecrans. of Benton, met
with II serious accident while duck
hunting II few days ago. His gun re-
coiled with such violence that il broke
his collar bone.
The Peerless Jennie mine, near
Helena, was recently stocked, and a
Judgment of $4,000 standing over it
lifted. Capital has also been raised to
develop the property.
Indian Agent West, at Poplar creek,
has been in office but about six months
and II special agent is investigating
charges against him, and his successor
is en- route to take his place.
a range fire ON the south side of the
Teton between Muddy and Deep creeks.
started about ten days ago and lasted
until number of miles of valuable
pasture lands were burnt over.
A. NJ. Esler returned this morning
from the Cuur d'Alene country. He
says the works of the Helena Concen-
triting Co., at Wardner, are progress
sing toward completion rs rapidly n
possible. lie also reports lively times
over there and the country populating
very rapidly.-lIerald,: 18th ult.
The Yellowstone river sometimes
yields up its dead even at the expira-
ton of many months. The remains
of Mrs. Boyle, who was drowned last
fall near the mouth of the Big Porcu-
pine, were found IA few days ago some
ten miles below in the river from that
point. The body of one of the soldiers
drowned while crossing the river AT
junction was also recovered last week.
l--tiazette.
On the evening Of the 18th ult., the
citizens of Billings rendered recep-
tion to +. V. Smalley, editor of the
Northwest Magazine, published in st.
Paul, Minn. Mr.. Smalley has done
more toward conveying Il correct idea
of this western country to eastern read
ers than any other journalist i'm the
Northwest. and the railroad people
who are alive to their interests seem to
appreciate his services.
Calumet: Choteau is now located
upon an island. The Teton river. at "a
point about four miles above town, has
cut through or run over the thin parti-
ton of land that separated it from
Spring creek, and is now throwing so
large body of water into the creek
that the river channel below is left
quite shallow. The Two streams join
ing. completely surround the Choteau
bottom, forming an island about six
miles long with AN average width of
one aud one-half miles.
Morris Susmau, with that keen per-
ception which has made the Hebrews
the chief fnanciers of the world. came
to the front in great shape yesterday.
Some Crows brought in II young live
bear. which they offered to sell. Quite
Il number of Christians tried To- buy il
fIr less than -. Which Wa tine price
the Indians demanded and firmly adj
hered to. Susuan took in the situa-
ton AT Il glance and paid the - with