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The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01

FERGUS COUNTY is not given IL separate
Existence in this publication as there is not
now, nor will there be such county until
December. 1SSi. The county was created
at the Fourteenth Session OF the I.egisla.
lative Assembly, but the 81 atstica matte
relating thereto will be found embraced in
the report on Meagher County. Within the
past year the population has doubled. in
the territory that has been set aside as
Fergus County. The good ranches have all
been taken up and the mining industry il
prosperous, both ut Maiden and Yoso
The assessed value uf the cunsty IL about
2,SOO,OOO. Reconsideration can be given
as there arc No records to refer to. Tie
county has one newspaper The Mineral
argus, published ut Maiden. It il AN ex-
ce!!el't newspaper.
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01

grown in the States there is not the slightest
question. The human family are found to
have from one-half to three. quarters, and
in some instances double, the lung cxpan-
sion here that is possessed in the States
and the great ability Of our horses to per.
form long and faticuing journeys assures us
fully that the same condition is true OF tn.
animal king dom. Something Of the superb
ority of the Montana horse is Of course due
to his bunch grass and to his gravclv, hilly
range, to which he becomes accustomed
from birth; but our raritied atmosphere
Possesses the most potent influence. The
hard, gravclly footing builds upa wonder.
fully strong hoof; the solid nature OF the
grass, being free from sponyv, watcry sub
stance, makes u MUSCLE than is very
strong, and the colt that learns to frolc
up hill and down expands his chest to meet
the requirements ofsuch feats and superior
endurance is a natural consequence. And
we feel confident, ten years hence, the best
long distance horses and those most noted
for service and longevity. will be produced
in the high attitudes 81 the Rocky Noun
tains."
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01
:,s,a5s,soo!..
That's the Output ~ the Silver City for
1855.

The output Of the camp for 1855 has
been as follows:
Anaconda mine, copper......Sl3,5G $50, 900
Othercopper"re, shipped East 3.O4S,SUO
Matte and tailings, coppcr...... 2,OOO,OOO
Silver ore shipped East........... 100000
Bullion, by express. 100000
Total 35s, 800
These figures are derived from the actual
shipments. There were shipped from
Butte. during 1855, 2lS, III tons OF copper
ore; 12,lo5 tons OF matte and tailings
and 523 tons III silver ore. The Pacific
Express has carried out Il the camp for
the year, 375, 900 pounds OF bulion--gold
and silver-cr more than 1000 pounds IL
day.
This places the camp in the front Of
precious metal producing camps OF the
world = leading Leadvi'lc hy nearly
$3,OOO,OOO.
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01

HIGHLAND, located in the mountains in
Silver Bow County, is great gold pro.
ducer. 1t is now chiefly owned by r. A.
Leggatt, Of Butte. who has an immense
plant there. Highland was discovered by
Thomas H. Rutter. on July %, 1865. The
gulch was opened and the district formed
on August .15th. with I. H. Eutter re.
cortler. The discovery company were T.
II. Rutter. Dan. Parker, Fix. Coleman, Job.
Coleman and Mcssrs. Crawford and Lipley.
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01

Tue special article ii this issue On THE
Cattle Industry" is from the pen 81 w. II.
Dunno. Of Miles City. who has excellent IA
cilities for obtaining information upon this
subject. After his article had gone to press,
he found that in consequence Of a
change 81 figures by the railroad men,
a few changes should he made, as follows
The receipts from the East should be about
$4,000, instead Of "about 10000" In
stead OF 10000 hea. brought from the
West it should read $4,000, all brought
over the Northern Pacific. Instead of 1876
600 head brought in by trail it should read
lO0.O 900. In addition the Northern Pacific
carried $4,000 head OF yonng stock cattle
to Dakota and Montana in 1855. The
shipment Of dressed beef for 1885 was
1000 instead OF 5000, which will raise the
shipments from 81 900 to $4,000 head. Al
will be observed, these figures do not mate
rally change the general totals. .......M
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01
John o'Neill. Hardware, Deer L,dre.

Mr.. O'Neill is extensively engaged in tho
the general hardware trade and has a com.
plete assortment Of shelf and heavy hard.
ware, stoves and such agricultural imple-
ments and tools, as are customarily kent
by hardware dealers. The store and bust
ness ia under the management of c. s. Gar.
rett, live, energetic business man, who
makes it a cardinal principle to deal with
the utmost fairness with all,
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01

A cORREsI'oxDENr of the Great Falls Tri.
bune, who knows whereof he speaks. has
the following to say Of Montana as an
Agricultural Country" ''The bench lands
for many miles around are rich and easy
Of cultivation. Comparatively littlc has
been done to cultivate these lands as yet
But the crops that have been taken from
them have yielded surprisingly, both as to
quantity and quality. These benches that
are to-day covered with the nutritive prai.
rie grasses, upon which thousands OF hor.
ses, cattle and sheep subsist the livclony
year will, in the near future, be covered
with fields Of waving golden grain; trees
will be planted, neat and substantial hous.
es will be erected, and in time the lantlsca pe
that now looks SO vast and monotonous
will be covered with verdure that will sur
prise old Montanians, while Eastern PEG.
pie who come will be delighted to remain
and make their homes here. Hundreds Of
old-timers pooh! pooh! at the
idea OF farming being made an uni.
versal success in Montana. Mining and
stock.raising are the only things that can
ever succeed according to their notions.
Notions! yes, and that is all they are; and
very foolish and narrow notions at best.
may not be much OF a writer, but can see
quite plainly that the future history oi this
Territory will be a grand combination
Of agricultural, stock-raising, mining and
manufacturing interests; such combina.
ton as no other State in the Union has
ever seen or ever will see. There are many
avenues open to manufacture in the Terri.
tory, and the facilities ut Great Falls Tor
such purposes are unsurpassed. Already
men OF means are beginning to see as a re-
suit that the town rejoices in fine roller
process Touring mill OF nearly 100 barrels
capacity per diem, two large saw.mills, one
OF which has hath and shingle factory and
planing-mill in connection, and the other
has planing-mill and sash, door and
blind factory. The town also boasts OF
brickyard, where very good bricks are
made. There is considerable talk Of wooden
mills, reduction works for reducing ore aud
refining works for refining bullion. Mon.
tana is a splendid wool.growing country,
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01

" as large, in value. as the copper product:
Silver, So, 100000; copper, Ss,GOS, 500.
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01

establishes its reputation az the greatest
mining camp on earth.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-20
The Clock Factory

Another member of the United Clock
company, the corporation which has had
representatives throughout the northwest
looking up favorable location for the
manufacture of clocks. arrived in the
city last night. The gentleman is Mr..
James b Weaver, OF Cincinnati, acting
secretary Of the company, ana he, accom-
panied by Mr.. W. B. Ferguson, president
of the Bushes Mems association, DR.. J.
W. Stewart and an A RGUs represen-
tative, visited the watch factory on Rock
river this morning. Mr.. Weaver de
clared the building as especially fitted for
the manufacture Of clocks, and thought
it would need very little repairing to
TO make it serviceabe, The large mum
Der of windows afforded sufficient light
while the several floors could accom-
mOlate all the machines and work
men necessary to manufacture on
large scale. Be says that
Mr.. Cartwright president of the com
pany, is fayorably impressed towards thi,
site, and the company will decide upon
Rock Island as a location for the works,
provided our citizens offer them sufficient
encouragement and support. Mr.
Weaver is in consultation with the bust
ness men this afternoon, and it is to be
hoped that some tangible and satisfactory
result will be arrived at.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-20
Savil.e Johnston's Kansas Land Excurs,on

Those who have any idea of invest ting
their savings in the safest of all places
Ian IDS and who want the best lands.
should call and see what | have TO offer
before deciding on their plans.
have for sale lands which do not bear
the profits of several middle men, but
which may yet be had at the low prices.
which, in a very few years, will be a
thing OF the past. 1t would be useless
here to attempt to enumerate or describe
these lands; call and see what ] have to
show.
If you wish TO see for yourself what
have to sell, shall make such rates of
fare as will enable you to visit these
lands at a merely nominal cost. My ex-
cursion of March 10th was only an open,
ing wedge, and in the matter of railroad
fares, as in prices and assortment of
lands, acknowledge no competition.
For maps of these lands, prices. rail
road fares. and for any information in
these matters, call at my Office, over
American express Office. ARGUS block.
Money to loan in sums to suit borrow
er, on good real estate security, from 6
TO 8 per cent interest, long time, liberal
term OF payment
Iowa lands for sale, cheap as ever, and
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-20
Another Mnrdar

Supt. Royce, of the c., p. |. & p, res
ceived telegram from Morris, Ill yes
terday, stating that Daniel Hartnett, a
section foreman on the c., r. | & p,
was murdered Sc Patrick night The
particulars state that he attended a cele>
bration at Morris and started home up
the track about q. m. A few hours
later he was found lying near the track
with a bullet hole in his forehead and his
coat sleeve torn from his right arm The
arm was uninjured. He lived until five
O'Clock the next day and it is believed
that he met with foul play, as he is known
to have had trouble with one Of his men,
who made threats against him This
case adds to the excitement of the rail
way tragedy and extra precautions will
be taken TO bring the guilty parties to
Justice
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-20
The Museum.

Next week the rink will be transformed
into vast theatre aud museum New
stage and scenery and ample seating ca
pacity have been put in for the coming
Of Lifts World Museum and Theatre
company and Congress of Living Won
ders, which will open on Monday even
ing and every afternoon and evening for
the week. THIS is truly wonderful
company, comprising as it does so many
refined novelties and performers Of over
thirty-five stars The museum will offer
to the public many curiosities among
which will be the wonderful tattooed
man, Albino girl, fat boy weighing over
six hundred pounds, and many others.
The stage performance will be full of re
fined fun and merriment and can not fail
10 please the most fastidious, represented
~ II will be by twenty star performers OF
acknowledged merit and ability. Among
them arc Billy Prcvilie, Mr.. and Mrs.
Han, sketch artists, Walters and Car.
r3Hs Negro musical sketch artists, the
Sesfon s@iBs, The trained dogs, etc.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-20
County Building,
TRANSFERS..

12-Jas. r. Johnston to VIM. Clark,
nj net, 80. Is, 2w. SO.
Thomas M. Wilson to William Wilson,
lot 6, block 1. Mouse & Candies add,
ton, Moline. 800.
Alanson Sinnet to Joseph Williamson,
nj lot go, block 3, Sinnet's addition,
Rock Island, 81, 100. and Joseph Wills
Hanson to Pauline Snnet. same, 81, 100.
Karoline Thrig to Christ Schreiner, WI
lot s, block 4, Thompson & Wells add,
ton, Rock Island. $1,520.
13-Luther 3. Pearsall to w. w. Pears
sail, tract in Sc corner, sci, ID. 49, Be.
800.
First National bank. Moline, to j. S.
Keator, pit lot 4. block 10. old town, Mo
line. $14, 1891.
Hiram o. Warren to Chas F. Bladel,
Ell lots and 8. block 20, lower addition,
Rock Island, 1925.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-20
RETICKER RETURNS.
What he has TO Say About the Canal's
ChaBces---Present Outlook
Encouraging.
Sheriff John NJ Re,icker returned from

Sheriff John NJ. Reticker returned from
Washington last evening, where he has
been for several weeks laboring in the
interest of the Hennepin canal, as one OF
the county committee, composed OF MAJ
JIM. Beardsley, Aid, c. J. Larkin, b. d.
Buford, Esq, and himself. Sheriff Ret
icker's departure leaves no representative
from this county remaining in Washing
ton, Maj Beardsley having accompanied
him to Pittsburg, where he stopped off to
attend to legal matters, and Messrs. Blu
ford and Larkn having preceded him
home.
1.-The canal is sure of success if the
members who have pledged themselves
TO its support do AS they have promised,
said the sheriff in reply to an interroga-
ton from an Argus reporter this morn>
ing, land We have every reason to be-
lieve they mean what they say"
when will vote be reached on the
project"
Probably within week or ten days.
whenever the friends of the measure deem
it prudent to bring it up.
us there anything new concerning the
route?'
Nothing; the only route which can
now he chosen is the Rock Island, under
the present bill The champions of the
cause are working for the canal, and not
the route, but the Rock Island terminus
is generally acknowledged the best, and
is the one reported in the bill
What has been the effect of the intu-
ence brought to bear by the Knights OF
Labor organzations?'
Good; their petitions have all been
productive of results favorable to the
bill, and have helped us a great deal"
"Do you think the Rock Island delega.
tons work will effect the passage of the
bill?"
Most assuredly. The Knights of La
Dor have brought great pressure to bear
which has been largely instrumental II
bringing about our present encouragin:
condition
Where is the opposition mainly 10
Gated Mt present.
In Missouri and Kentucky and tn
south and some in Wisconsin. but W,
believe we have sufficient majority OF
our side to insure the bills passage
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-20


Mrs. Elizabeth Dexter, wife of Simon
Dexter, died at her home in South Rock
Island at O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Deceased lacked three days of being &c
years of age, was born in Holland, and
had been resident of the county for
thirty-three years. She had been mar
RED forty -four years and leaves hus,
band and five children two boys and
three girls, all of whom are living:
Andrew, Simon, Kate, Alice and Leticia.
She was a good and true woman, and no
higher tribute could be paid her
The funeral will be held from the
Christian chapel at o'clock Sunday
afternoon. Friends are invited.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-20
Those Coed Old Days

The Davenport Democrat produces the
following bit Of the early history of Scott
and Rock Island counties. 1t will be of
interest to surviving pioneers:
managing in box of old papers yes
terday, Mr.. Harvey Leonard came across
this note:
BUFFALO, July 10, 1887.
FRIEND HARvEY:--I wish you would
90 down to the foot of Ripley street and
get Levi Cotton to row you over to Ste
phenson Then you 60 to Tim Babcock s,
at the hole~in,the>wall, and tell him to
send Newell, Joe Conway or Bernard
Smith will know what | want If you
see Bill FrizZell or Joe Knox, tell them
will be over soon and have that game of
poker. Tell Barrows to make me one of
the party. | Just had drink with Cor
don; he says it is awful dry down at Pine
keeps his money, when he has any, in
his hat Yours,
WILLIAM b. WATTS.
J.. =. If the mail fails to come within
ten days. ! will send this up by Joe
Topin. B. W.
Did You send Over?' asked the scribe,
alter reading the note. La! ] don t
remember | suppose so-we'd do any,
thing in reason for each other in those
days Wern't more than 200 to 300 PEG,
pie in Davenport. The place he calls
Pine where Gordon lived, was town at
the mouth of Pine Creek, few miles
below Buffalo. Those were brisk days
for the boys who lived here All men
TONED in the letter arc dead excepting
DR.. Barrows and mysdf" The pioneer
was soon buried in deep thought and the
scribe went his way.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-20

as good as were ever put on the market.
Terms and prices given on request, a
postal card will do as well as letter and
costs but cent. Write to me for ma ps
etc.
Kansas Are you farmer Why not
get your own farm while land is cheap
and terms of payment liberal, better buy
than rent We can show you Kansas land
at no expense to you, if you buy, and If
you don't buy it costs you only You fare,
and that at my special reduced rate.
SAvILLE JOHNSTON.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-20
Select Knights Attention.

All members of Eureka Legion No. 81,
are hereby commanded to appear in full
dress uniform at A. o. U. w. hall,
Sunday afternoon, March 81, at o'clock
sharp, to attend at Burtis opera house,
Davenport, memorial service in respect
to our late comrade. kellogg Nichols.
W. II. JUDGE, Commander.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-20
Hard Coal Market.

Pea coal, $500; CRATE and egg, So. 25;
range, nut and No. 4, $3.50 per ton;
screened and delivered all best quality
of anthracite. Extra carriage charged on
orders of less than one ton. Blacksmith 8
caol, Connellsville coke and charcoal.
1908 Second avenue E. e. FRAZER.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-20
Public Notlce.


The tax collectors office for Rock ISL
and is now open in the county treasurers
office in the court house, where people
are requested to call and pay their taxes.
GEO. E. LAMBERT, Tax Collector.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-20
Court Cuttings.


17-Assumpsit: Ferdinand Biekle and
Chas w. Negus Israel Liberman. Mo
ton for adjournment of trial. Motion
allowed and cause reset for trial on the
% inst.
March 1S-Appeal by defendant. City
of Rock Island W. L. Coyne, suit dis
missed by agreement at plaintiffs cost.
Same same, same order.
Distress: VIM. Mill David Waddell,
dismissed by plaintiff.
15-Assumpsit: Ellen B. Nonrse v
Gust Eklund, dismissed by plaintiff.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-20

We recommend Ely's Cream Balm
where cure for catarrh is called for, it is
in most eases a perfect cure. Peck Bros,
druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-05-06
Administrators Notice.

An persons having claims az tnst N. P Ian. caster. decelssS are required to exhibit tn, u with the ksary vouchers to me, at my resi- dence in Wilcox. Arizona, within four months after the first rublicatio" of tbis notice.
 MRS. x. | LANCASTER. Dated April 20, I886. Administrstrix.
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-05-06
First Publication March 28, 1886. ApplicatIou for a Pasent.-Ne. SSa
U. s. LAND OFFICE,

TUCSON, Arizona, March 21, Ie86
 Notice is hereby given that the Grand Cential Mining Company, by E R Gage, Superintend. ent, whose postoffice address is Tombstone, o. chise County, Arizona, has this day filed his ap- plication for patent for e6 linear feet of the Moonlight mine or vein, bearing gold and silver. with surface ground GOO feet in width, situated ir Tombstone Mining District. County of CocEiSe,~ and Territory of Arizona, and designated by the field notes and official plat file in this office lot number f77 in said district; said lot No. I75 being as follows, to wit:
 Commencing at the initial monument of the claim at post, 4x4 inches and marked "l. N. Moonlight NJ. C. No. I" situated on the N. E center end line of the south extension of the Grand Central mining claim, lot No 43, ,Swhence U. $. mineral monument No. bears x. 2o' F w. o3s feet distant;
 Thence S. 77' IS E.. 300 feet to $. E. corner of claim, to post 4x4 inches. set in monu- | ment of stone, and marked ''M. M. C. No. 2;' Thence N. I2' 45' E. oo feet to N. E. corner | of claim, to post 4x4 inches, set in a monu- ment of stone. and marked 'M. M. C. No. & l Thence N. 77' IS w. S.s feet to the intersec. | ton with the E. side line of the Grand Central mining claim lot No. 4a, N. 23' IS E. 6s feet from the s E. corner of claim. and 300 feet to the N. center of claim, to post 4x4 incEes. set in monument of stone, and marked ''M. M. | C. No. A.
 Thence N. 77' IS w. 39. feet to intersection with s. end line of lot No. 4a. at point N. oo' | IS w. 5I.2 feet from post marked ''G C. No 4, and 2oI feet to N. w. corner of claim. or the Sidney line, whence witness post bears N. 2I' E. 49 feet distant being marked ''W. C. N. Nj. C. No. 5"
 Thence from point of true corner s 2I' W. G. feet to S. w. corner of claim, also N. w l corner of Grand Central South claim. lot No. 43, to post 4x4 inches and marked ''M. M. C. No6."
 Thence S, 77' IS E. 800 feet to the place beginning.
 Magnetic variation IF 43' E.. containing Grand Central claim, lot No. 42.
 The location of this mine is recorded in tke Recorders office of Cochise County. Arizona in Book I, Transcribed Records of Mines, page a27. The adjoining claimant i, the applican herein only.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any portion of said Moonlight mine or sw face ground are required to file their adverse claim: with the Register of the United States Lsnc l office at Tucson. in the Territory o Arizona, during the sixty days period of pubh cation hereof or they will be barred by virtue O the provisions of the statute.
 B.M. THOMAS. Register.
 It is ordered that the foregoing notice of Alp plication for Patent be published for the perioe of sixty days, in the EPITAPH, a daily newsps per- published at Tombstone, Cochise County Arizona. B. M. THOMAS. Register.
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-05-06
B. Nj. THOMAS, Register.

It is ordered that the foregoing notice of Alp. pication for Patent be published for the perioe of sixty days, in the EPITAPH, a daily newsps- per, published at Tombstone, Cochise County Arizona. B.M. THOMAS. Register.
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-05-06
Miners Friend"s Dynamite. BEST IN THE WORLD. It will break rock for the money any other expo sve We claim Maximum Quality, Efficiency, Safety
 and Minimum Price Address
 ~ y Manufacturers Association, FL. PASO TEXAS.
REPRBSB BN1Ta

Tie Heca Powder Co.'S Miners Fend Dynamite and Electro Goods
 for blasting e5 ::t ' Burey RockD O. Pneumatic Drilling Machines Air Compresors
 and other machinery. ~ ~ .a :... The Corcoran Wind Mills Pumps and water supply materials Park Bros & Co.'S Best Cast Diamond Tool Steel, Moline Flow & Co.'S Flows and Cultivators Fairbanks Co.'S Scales Hand and Push Cars Trucks Letter Presses
 etc <~.."f' s...5 The Westinghouse Machine Co.'S Automatic Engines The Halls Safe Lock Co.'S Patent Safes Vaults Fronts and Bank
 Locks The L. Mott Iron Works Plumbing Goods Ornamental Goods Berry Place Machine Co.'S Supplies for Mills Railways Mines Fact
 ories, Machinsts and Engineers John Russell Cutlery Co., >a Grant Locomotive Works, (and other manufacturers)