Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-02-06

The Butte Cinnamon celebrated
New Years day with the usual CHATTER
of gongs, fire crackers. foul smells and
sweet meats.
Last week $40 pounds of speckled
trout were brought to Bozeman and
disposed Of The seller claimed that
they were caught with hooks in
Henry's lake, but there is a strong
suspicion that net has been used.
Jacob Wertheimer. proprietor OF the
Merchants hotel in Deadwood, died
on January 27tb. of bronchitis. No
one who has ever been to Deadwood
was Inacguainted with the genial
"Jakey" and many will mourn lhis
loss.
National Park Assistant Superin-
tendeDts Erret and Cannon caught =
trapper setting his traps for beaver on
the Gardiner river, near the boiling
river bridge, one day this week. The
trespassing party was ordered to leave
the Park, which he promptly did.
The death of Stephen +. Burke, .
promising young pugilist" Of Butte,
Is announced. While ut work in the
Anaconda mine mass of earth fell
upon him, infiicting severe Internal
injuries resulting in his death, which
occurred last Sunday at the Sisters
hospital.
Mr.. Sam Mcdowell, during his re-
cent trip, in the interest of Dunn's
Commercial Agency, visited about 800
mercantile firms In Montana. Out Of
this number. he informs us that he
found only two men whose last
months business did not exceed that
Of the corresponding month, the pre-
vious year.
Monday evening, about 7 O'Clock,
Ed Armor. proprietor of .he Union
House, Bozeman, while under the
jovial influence Of the cup that cheers,
was fiourishing revolver and acci-
dentally discharged one of its cham
bers into his left thigh. The hall en-
tered from the inside and passed out
on the opposite side, just above the
knee. No bones broken.
Gov. Hauser has gone to Washing
ton with Col. Sanders to labor for the
admission of Montana. Hon. w. A.
Clark will soon join them in the
work. They are three men who rep
resent the wealth. intelligence and
enterprise Of Montana. men who have
lived and Iabored with the territory,
and are fully able to tell all about her
needs and her prospects.
The good news is received In Butte
that the Montana copper company's
works and mine are soon to start up
again with full force of men. Sally
Raunheim has been appointed general
manager of the company's affairs In
Montana. and left New York for the
west Monday. On his arrival here ar
rangements will at once be made for =
resumption Of operations.
p. II. Kelly. of st. Paul. tells q
Pioneer Press reporter that the law in
Montana requiring commercial trav-
elers 10 pay SIS every three months in
each county In the territory for the
privilege Of selling goods is relic Of
early days. when lot of outside scalp
ers had control. and improved every
opportunity to fleece every one they
came across. The system Is injurious,
, both to the outside jobbers and the
people of the territory, and ought to be
abolished.
A correspondent from Lewiston
writes the Billings Gazette that: ION
January sOth. at Gabriel Dumont's
ranch, We miles from here, six Cree
Indians arrived from the northwest
to hold council with Gabriel Dumont.
, one of RieI's lieutenants. They report
about thirty lodges of their tribe near
Fort Assinaboine. There Is trouble
ahead and another rebellion In the
early spring is looked for. They claim
to be starved out. The commander ct
Fort Maginnis has been notified Of
their presence here and stock men ars
on the lookout, fearing the Crees will
run off their horses"
| On the night Of January s6th. sayl
the Miss oula Times, q snow slide In
Echo valley, at the head Of WiIlo "
creek, four miles from Mullan. killed
A. p. Richards aud Simon Christians
SON. who Were sleeping in tent. 1. c.
Sargent and William Harris occupied
cabin about forty yards distant. The
slide came within thirty feet Of the
cabin. No other men were In the val-
ley. After digging out the bodies
Harris started for Mullan for assault
J auce. During the day another slids
occurred. again burrying the bodies
and striking the cabin. Harris not
J returning, Sargent, believing he could
no longer sstay in the gulch with
, safety. made pair of snow shoes And