The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-18
THINGS TERRITORIAL.

that there is a hay famine in Northern
Montana.
A mineral and mechanical department
ui,I no added to the Montana college a
Deer Lodge. :,
The Territorial Fair association vii
offer a prize to be competed for by tn
territorial base bali clubs.
The Helena Independent is about t
omen branch Office in Butte.
The Montana Stock Growers associa =
tion will meet at Helena, Aug. 70.
There are serious obstacles in the way
of driving cattle to the Canadian Pacih'
from Montana ranges.
new silver m. ming district has beer
found on the Big Hole. The ore assays
s627O in silver, and $50 in gold to the
ton.
JB Billings and c. B. Ward are under
$1,000 bonds at Virginia City for assault
ting and almose killing F. r. Merk, OF
Twin Bridges.
A 81 900 stallion belonging to j. u
Sarter was killed near White Sulphur
Springs last week by a barn blowing
down upon it.
MIR T. c. Power is booming Judge
Wode ford .!e rate 10 congress and thinks
he would be the strongest man the repub
licans could nominate.
The Alder Gulch Consolidated mining
company is working day and night now,
cleaning up the bed rock uncovered by
the summers ground-sluicing.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows will
meet in MiSsoula Aug. 25th. Probably
50 to 70 gentlemen from all parts of the
territory will be there on the occasion.
Last week, nugget weighing about
$50 was picked up in Henry Filings
fun in upper Alder gulch. We under
stand that the prospects are good for a
big cleanup from this claim this season.
.-Madisonian.
The foundation for the new concOntra-
tor at Wickes was begun last week, and
the machieaely will be in operation i'm
thirty or forty days, This will double
the present concentrating capacity of the
works, or make it $50 tons per day.
The additional smelter is nearly COM
plete.
lion. VIM. H. Claggett told the Helena
Independent last week that he expects
TO yet see the Northern Pacific main
line cross the mountains from Thompson
Falls, pa IS down the streams and rivers
TO lake CGur d'Alene, traverse its shores
and rejoln the present main line near
Rathdrum.
Last Sunday morning about l:30
cave occurred in Green's tunnel, thirty
miles north of H lena, or the Montana
Central, and John Hays VIM. H. Bush,
and Samuel Tillery were instantly killed
JOHN Powers severely Injured, and R. II.
Br derrick, J Inn Hayden, and Thos.
Scott more or less hurt.
The Helena Herald notes the large
number of Post Office robberies that are
being disclosed and charges them to the
Democrats The largest of these thetts
is one of 100000 in the Chicago Post
Office, committed by an old Republican
employee and exposed by the new
Democratic Postmaster.
Montana still maintains her enviable
position towards the head of the gold
and silver producing states, and has
made wonderful progress in that re-
spect. The increased production is sup
posed 10 be an indication that generous
nature has become aware of the fact tina;
a senatorial contest will take place in
Montana before long.-Globe.
The appearance of Delegate Toole, who
arrived yesterday in the city, returning
rom his arduous congressional duties |
lem N strated that his first experience
# Washin ,tOn life agreed with him, bit,
Unless Col. roole exchanges his silk tile
or the broad sombrero of the plains be-
ore meeting his Montana constituents
lie will henceforth be lost in political
oblivion Globe.
We understand that the party which
Tas organized at Hunters Hot Springs |
few days since TO penetrate and ascerta-
n the length and situation of a cave re
emily d severed in that vicinity, were
urprised to find it occupied by mount
in lioness and two cubs. They succeed
d in killing the lioness and secured the
ubs alive, which are now on exhibition
t the Mendenhall Houes at the springs.
Gazette.
Prof. w. w. Wylie, superintendent of
'ublic instruction, has issued a circular
etter to county superintendents, school
Ulcers, AM teachers, calling attention to
he congressional enactment approved
day 20, 1886, making the teaching of
and the nature of alcoholic
thinks and narcotics, and special in
truction as to their effect upon the
human system, obligatory in the public
schools Of the territory,
On Saturday ni-ht when Coles big
lephant, Stmspn. was brought up to the
rain to be loaded at Billings he broke
Dose, and monopolized the space in tropt
+ the city hall while he showed the
atives some heavy weight bucking that
'ould make any cayuse so and hide his
ice in shame. The big wagon contain
ny the museum of curiosities from
entral and South America happened to
e in Samsons way, 81 he kicked it over
nd demolished it; causing a loss Of about
1000.
A. Fort Assinaboine special to tine In
dependent says Little Poplar chief the !
rec Indians. who figured so conspic-
ously in the Northwestern rebellion.
las shot and instantly killed about one
lille east OF the post by halfbreed c
AIMED Ward. The killing is supposed to |
ave been done in self defense, as Poplar $
ook hand in the firing with six /
hoOter oil the same pattern as was used
y the mounted police, when Ward !
pened fire with a Winchester rife, /
ring three shots, each of which took
fect, one through the head and two !