The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-01
THINGS TERkIToKiAL.

Arrangements are already being made
tor the presentation to congress of
memorial setting forth the claims of
Montana to become state. A committee
of citizens to present the memorial and
to labor for the passage Of a bill in &C.
cordanee with that end, will probably be
selected and will go to Washington some
time during the winter. There is much
reason to believe that the admission bill
will become law at this session says
the Independent.
The Anaconda smelter has resumed
operation. There are $50 men at work
and seventy-five men were denied the
privilege of going to work as they could
not be used. The steam stamp is crush
ing three hundred tons of ore per day
and all the machinery of the concentra-
tor Is in motion. The company has
enough concentrates on hand to run the
furnaces two weeks. The copper market
was greatly depressed over the resump.
ton of the Anaconda works but it is
hoped that it Will rally. Dealers appear
to fear the results of the resumption Of
these great works.
1t is reporteda. Bismarck that seven
Indians, Big Thunder, the Crow chief,
anon the number, were drowned while
attempting to cross the Missouri river at
point about 100 miles north of Bis
marck. Big Thunder was one of the
most famous chiefs of the Crow nation,
and his son, White Eagle. Is said to have
been with the party when the accident
occurred. The Indians we've crossing to
JOIN a band of their tribe which had
started out to Wreak vengeance on the
Sioux who killed a number of Crows
several days ago.
Said we'll known railroad man to the
Independent: It is noticeable fact that
since Charles Francis Adams became the
president OF the Union Pacific company,
it has been most successful and pro-
porous organization, especially when
compared with the administration OF
President Vining, whose sole object was
TO discourage as well to retard the de-
velopment of the territory through
which the road runs and hinder the con-
strnction of the several branch lines
then in contemplation. The policy
which now prevails is just opposite, or
vice versa, and instead of discouraging
western enterprises it enters them with
helping hand. Several branch lines
will soon be surveyed and contracts let,
and work started toward making the
Union Pacific the greatest system in the
west. This should have been done lone ago
but on account of the heavy debt owed
the government, as well as the poor man
agement, the scheme fell to the ground |
and has only just recently been taken up |
again. 1t is the intention of the COM
pany to build lines throughout the north
ern part of Colorado through Utah and |
Wyoming into the southern part of Mon
tana, (the organization of the Union
Pacific and Montana railway been made |
for this purpose as well as through the |
northern and central parts of Idaho and |
into Oregon. which, when completed,
will probably make the largest and long
est line ofrailway under one management
in this country. 1t is indeed gratifying
to know that at last there is an able a1d |
efficient head operating this gigantic
company, and that he is building up a
- ';t;-~t;.-. v>oIinv over. former /
administrations, as well as shaping it IN |
the right direction, namely toward |
Montana and the Northwest.
Gov. Hauser few days ago paid S..
600 for so ARES ofland just above Rimini.
He has since decided it to the Helena
and Red Mountain railroad, and it is ex-
pected that new town scheme is afoot.
The owners of mines and mills in and
about Helena have petitioned the United
States Treasury Department. to take steps
and recommend to Congress the cree
ton of a refinery. in addition to the assay
office in Helena, for the purpose of sepa-
rating gold and silver, and reducing the
ore output to the shape of mint bars. The
petit )ners represent that the produc-
ton of the country tributary to Helena,
in 1885, was $751; OO,O 600. and will be in
creased this year. They ask for the re.
fnery, that they may have conveniences
and equitable treatment. similar to that
'f other sections, and give strong and
numerous reasons to sustain their petit
ion. The most well.known and repres-
,Dtative mining men of the Territory are
Imong the signers, and The Miner
notices that the names of Messrs. w. A,
;larke Marcus DAILY. and other Butte City
men of capital and business character. 1t
5 expected that Delegate-elect Toole will
I'VE this enterprise his best aid and in
lucnce in Washington.
John Ticknor, formerly clerk of the
Cosmopolitan, Helena, and captain ofthe !
ase ball club. fell down three flights of
tairs in Syracuse few days ago and
'as seriously ifnot fatally injured.
The Rod & Gun Club secured 1856 live
igeons from Ogden several days ago and
ad three plunge traps set which work
admirably. ]. R. Harris and Frank
onley were Captains of the teams
'ven each side--ten birds to the man. :
larris' team got 40 birds and Conley's
losing by eight birds. II. Harris. =
ohn F. StTauhal and James Petty each u
IT eight out Of ten, and the score rang
from that down to three. Some of !
Ie boys don't feel at all proud of their AS
ork, and there isn't leather medals y
lough to 60 around. The shooting was y
'or but the sport was immense, and
ere will be plenty Of pigeons around
'xt summer,-New Northwest.