Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-01-29
Montana Mention.


cision of the supreme court at Helena
against Yellowstone county, in favor
OF Custer county, was lick lin the
neck Of Yellowstone"
Reports from the Shonkin range are
to the effect that the cattle are doing
splendidly. Parties who bave travel
ed over the range say that thus far no
dead cattle are 70 be seen on the
prairie.
A Miss oula woman was tanning the
corpse Of her husband, one day last
week, and being asked by the neigh
bors why she famed a dead man in
the middle Of winter she replied:
my husbands last words were, wife
wait till I'm cold before you marry
again."
The death of Col. James ID. Chest
nut, OF Bozeman, is announced. He
came to Montana from Indiana many
years ago, and was highly esteemed.
He entered the volunteer service dur
ing the civil war, and served until the
close, retiring wit the rank of lieu
tenant colonel.
The subject Of reservoirs is one that
should be agitated. In case Of fire in
the back part of town the wate supply
is inadequate. The subject has often
been mentioned and the matter of
their construction should be brought
before the city council at its next
meeting.-Benton River Press.
H. A. Pease, of Bozeman, had dog
to which he and his family became
greatly attached. and without which
hunting birds was robbed of half its
pleasure. About year ago the dog
disappeared and all clue to his where
abouts has been undIscoverable until
recently, when the dog was seen in
Miles City. Mr.. Pease has made
every effort to get possession of his
dog, but has so far been unsuccessful.
-Bozeman Chronicle.
Information received from Glendale
is to the effect that Alex Oleson lost
his life last week by a snowslide on
Lion mountain. 1t appears that he
was on his way down the mountain
from the Cleopatra mine, but left the
usual trail and followed q path of his
own-a dangerous route. An inquest
was held Friday before George 4. Tar
bell. justice Of the peace, resulting in
verdict in accordance with the facts
above stated. The coroner's jury ex-
onerated the company from all blame
in the matter, as Oleson had left the
route provided by the company,
which is securely guarded against
sDowslides and accidents on the
mountain.
Letters received in st. Paul yester-
day from Hon. Charles Gibson, Of st.
Louis, manager of the new syndicate
which ID to have charge OF the Yell
lowstone National Park, state that i'm
provements on an elaborate scale are
to be made In the Park this spring.
There will be at least six new hotels
erected, covering all the main points
| of interest In the Park. General Pas
senger Agent Fee. Of the Northern
Pacific, has been so importuned for
dates for excursions by eastern and
European agents that he left yester-
day for the east for tour Of the excur-
sion agencies In that section of the
country. He will be gone three weeks
at least, and while away expects to
arrange matters 30 that there will be
no conflicting dates. The announce
ment was made yesterday that the
National Park stage line next season
would be opened by Wakefield d
Haynes, c. w. Hoffman having sold
his interest In the outfit to +. J.
Haynes, the efficient photographers Of
the Northern Pacific, and who has
large interests Ia the Practitioners
Press.
The Montana Central railroad COM
pany has been Incorporated with the
following well known citizens Of Hell
ena. Charles A. Broadwater, Charles
w. Cannon. Nicholas Kessler, Will
lam B. Raleigh and Benjamin +.
Potts. They have filed q certificate Of
Incorporation In the office of the sec
Rotary Of the territory Of Montana,
under the title Of "The Montana Gen.
trail Railway Company" for the pur-
pose Of locating, constructing, operat'
ing and maintaining railroads IN
Lewis and Clarke county. the route
designed being as follows: From .
point In said county about one mile
east Of the junction Of the Northern
Pacific railroad with railroad extend
ing therefrom to wickes, and running
thence by the way Of Helena In .
northerly direction along the valley Of
Prickly Pear crssk and the Missouri
river TO some point near the north
easterly corner Of said county. with .
branch extending nom a point at or
near Helena In o southvesterly direc-