The Dillon tribune., 1886-09-03
MONTANA CONDENSED.


John Ross, All old miner, died in Butt.
Monday night OF rheumatism OF the heart.
General Logan and party passed III, oush
Helena Monday on their return from San
Francisco.
y special from Billings says tina, sliyh,
showers have checked the timber fires there
somewhat.
y new tri-weekly paper, the Montana
Democrat, at Miles city, published by Put.
nam \ Martin.
The Butte club won the match OF the
cricket game between the Butte and More
land clubs hy II.
The Welcome Lodging lloasc, at Butte,
took fire twice last Sunday believed to be
the work OF an incendiarv.
Missoulian: Bell mining company stock
to the number OF 10000 shares was sold
at shcrtl's sale this week for $455.-s.
The Gold Hill mine 1T Butte is making
Il fine showing OF native and black copper.
The foreman SAYS he will make Il S 100000
mine OF it,
Mile. Ioc trapeze performer at the
Comiquc Butte, fell distance OF twenty.
five feet last week, breaking her nose and
injuring her spine.
The mines Of the Northern Pacific coal
company ut Timberlnc nave been closed
down. This action is regarded as a vic.
tory tor the locked out men.
Carney, Butte lunatic OF DR.. Mussig.
brod's asylum at Warm Springs, escaped
Monday but was captured Tuesday in
Butte, and taken back to the asy lum.
The result of the lot,-ton Of ore from
Henry Filings Silver Belle mine was so
satisfactory that miners have been set to
work to take out another batch .M0.iiw-
Nit'W.
\ big strike Of high grade ore is reported
in the Isiac.cycd Nellie mine at Anaconda.
The ore assays from forty to sixty per cent.
lead, and from fifty to one hundred ounces
in silver.
The Territory stock grower, last week
at their meeting appointed a committee to
ascertain whether any member OF the as
sociation have eva<icd the governors quar-
antinc proclamation.
Henry Buck, of Bitter Root valley, has
homc.rai>ed apple ut the Minneapolis fair
which measures twelve inches one way
eleven the other and weighs ten and !, halt
ouncc>.--Intcr. Mountain.
\ TT. Custer special says that Il small
hand Of Picgans made Il raid last week on
a band OF horses belonging to Crows, and
have gone north with them. \ troop has
been ordered from Fort Custer to give
chase.
Edgar l.. Huston who escaped from the
Ter, itorial Peni:cntiary several days ago
was captured Sunday IS miles from Deer
Lodge. The prisoner was wounded III
the hips while making his escape, and
crawlcd over eight miles on his hands and
knees.
5. \. IIriys, lately with IIumbcrt and
kennett of Helena was found dead in bed
Tuesday morning. lie went to bed with
two companions, in perfect health. The
inquest says death was due to congcs-
ton. lie has been in Helena five years,
and came from Mobcry, Mo. lie was IS
years old, and highly respected.
Operations at the Williams mines has
with George Wickc> in charge.
The first coke taken out is o! Il fairly good
quality, though Il satisfactory test has not
vet been made. Governor lla,,>cri> back.
iny the enterprise, and if the quality OF the
coke proves as good as i, anticipated work
will be continued with viz livingston
En/rrty1~'.
rhos. H. Sw"pc the man who first To-
Gated the anaconda mine, is in Helena.
lc is now Il rich man, having made his
money mining in Colorado. During the
summer OF 1891, he WAS a poor miner pros.
pcctiny in the Butte district, and located,
among other quartz claims, the Anaconda.
lie lett the district in the winter and the
Anaconda fell into the hands of another
Tospcctor.
The anniversary OF the Silver Bow Di-
'ision No. . Uniform Rank, knights OF
'ythias, took place in the knights OF
'ythias hall last evening. About fifty Sir
Knights and their ladies were present
fine orchestral music was furnished bv
'lcssrs Frank Marsh, George l',tschen,
VI Orton and Van Orton. Speeches were
made by Col. Brethcrton, Lee Mantle and