The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1886-05-27
MONTANA ITEMS.

SNOW - stlu tIiilt h''p III
Great Falls now contains 16i buildings.
Bozeman horses are afflicted with nasal
gleet.
Butte is making arrangements for its an
nual fall fair and races.
II looks as though the abandonment OF
Ft Ellis is more than possible.
Treasurer Gilbert, of Madison county.
recently lathered his fifteenth offspring.
A series of articles on Helena and Mon
tana are now being published in the Pioneer
Press.
The postoflice at Great Fallsis to he con
vorted into money order office the LIST of
next July.
Peter Roman has been confirmed by the
senate in his re-appointment as agents for
the FIatheads
T. &. Power has sold his magnificent resi-
eicnce in Helena, to Thos. Cruise. Consid-
Grafton, Slo,oo0.
L. :. Topping, anthor OF the CHRONICLES
OF the Yellowstone" is now n boomer of
the Cour d Aicne country.
Fifty miners are reported at work in the
| Biz Hole basin. and considerable gold
mined thus far this season.
The owners of the Gait mine, Neihart,
have contracted for the running of n 800
| loot tunnrl on that property.
The damages for right of way of the
| Rimini branch of the Montana Central
has been appraised at 81 1920.
The Northern Pacific railroad company
have contracted to ship $4,000 head oi
Eastern cattle into Montana this year.
There are 600 men working on the grade
oi the Montana Central. Contractors are
1 pnyii,g sss23l,rt' my soi-<1rnrAon hands.
4 little two-year-old girl of NJ. Susman's,
Billings, ate some concentrated lyc last
week, and will probably die from the effects.
one hundred and fifty men are now en-
gagged on the Utah & Northern putting
down tie, for the Northern Pacific third
rail.
Miles CITY is kicking about the size of the
new y. p. depot now being built. The
Journal compares il to IA supply house on
n side track.
The Helena Library Association have
offered to transfer their property TO IA Free
Public Library Association tn be started
in the near future.
Great Falls is suffering from thieves that
show = decided preference for boats. 1t is
nuch safer to get ont oi the country with
, boats than horses.
\ woman beater was hung in efgy at
, Miles, city last week Had the brute been
. hung some good would have been done
= humanity in general.
The Union Pacific * buildns a hotel al
Beavor Canyon, on the Utah x Northern
q for the accommodation oi Park tourists
+ that travel that route.
! " assrs. Hardy, S,ibcn 4 sweet, oi this
d territory, hay, just completed the purchase
81 G..50D bead 81 Oregon cattle paying
therefor Si5o,ooo in cash.
Til, Northern Pacific survey corps are
now engaged running line from Clancy 10
a.e ca,t side oi Red Mountain, thence 10y
,.ay oi BASIN aad BoHldcr to Butte.
tNenty-mont hs-oid chiid named Win
s, taf- found piece ni bread saturated with
- stryehniae. prepared for rats, ate it, and
;. ua- stvel by prompt medical attendance.
j. The Northern Pacific western bound pas
y ..psar train of the i7th inst, ran of the
- trtsl IT IT. Fbi- Tho sleeper was turned
g. uret. oAe paesrug r killed and several
J wounded.
+ An e<ch4a.r says that II the Northern
) Pacific directors follow the advice of Gen
Grad Manager Oakes tie mileage to the
d branch system Of the road in Montana will
% be greatly increased.
Tn. Granite Mountain Mining 90. paid
tb.iF ti-htreuth dividend on the 18th inst,
n which aggregated sloo,oe0. This makes
4 Sl2p 900 that has been paid this year, and
.- $ .pop 900 IN thirteen months.
"a Thomas King. an old irontierman, IS On
.e = mountain tributary to the Iellowstpne,
= ,ap,arinl aud training mountain lions for
r, eastern mcna ,eries. Kin. is an old and
= slgces ,iul hand at the hazardous employ
uast. Following il I'm the Black ilils years
y a-3. lie -as7 there - heavy demand ior
. i., wares. and they bring large prices. -
r. E>chsa-..
Livingston Eaterpti.e: Ranchmen NJ
y port the loss of considerable stock in thi'
u virinity from the effects of a poison weed
. supposed "a D. 'drk-pgr. II is estimate,
ihat par firm south oi thr river has lost n
I.i-l .ar.v head of horses from this caus
dut,az I'll. past i.w weeks. while numerou
other smaller losses are reported anon
m cattle and horses iu other iocal.ties.