The Dillon tribune., 1886-01-30
GLEANINGS FROM THE ROCKIES

GLEANINGS FROM THE ROCKIES.
A count Of the saloons in Portland, Or
egon, shows IA Of them.
The small State Of Nevada pays $4,000
a year for rent Of armories for its militia.
In Placervlle, Gala, the Chinese are re-
building the part Of town lately destroyed
by fire.
The newly discovered mines in Nevada
have been named the Senator Beck and the
Senator Evarts by their owners.
The Tryner jewelry house Of Denver
has made an assignment. The liabilities
are $4,000 and assets about $4,000.
An anti.Chinese petition in circulation
in Santa Cruz demands that Congress
shall abrogate the Burlingame Treaty.
Anthony Copeland, who was caved On
in the Jackson mine, at Ruby Hill, died
soon after being dug out Of the debris.
At Salt Lake last Monday Marshal Col.
lin was acquitted Of the criminal charge Of
shooting McMurrin, Mormon avenger.
1t was clearly in self defense and justi6able.
The Eagle Rock (ldaho) Register says:
The big ditch that is soon to be opened on
the north side of Snake River, below town,
will cover nine claims OF from 50 to 100
acres each.
The Phoebe (Nevada) Record learns that
Mike Aharan, but better known as Black
Mike" was killed at Sprucemount on the
26th of last month BY worthless char
acter named Myers.
The citizens of HALEY, Idaho on the 10th
inst, organized strong anti Chinese
league, and passed resolutions that the
heather mast go, peacefully and law.
fully" as the Times puts in.
Norman II. Camp, formerly superin.
tendent of the U. S. Assay Office at Boise
City, Idaho, was sentenced to serve five
years in the Territorial prison and to pay
fine OF $4,000 for embezzling $4,000
Government money.
The people of New Mexico are making
some objection to their new Governor,
Ross, and beside accusing him of land
frauds and other irregularities, they say he
is "rattled' and imagining himself the
successor OF the Aztec kings, is trying to
establish some of the customs Of Morte.
yuma.
In his annual message to the Legisla.
ture, Governor Warren, Of Wyoming,
gives rose colored report OF the affairs
in that Territory and predicts great things
for its future. The financial matters are
in excellent condition and he claims pop.
ulasion of $4,000 with a steady increase.
Our sister Territory is to be congratulated
upon the hopeful outlook.
A writer in the Occur d'Alene Record.
at Murray, Idaho, urges the annexing of
Northern Idaho to Montana instead of
Washington, as has been contemplated,
He urges this on the ground that Montana
and Northern Idaho are both mining coun.
tries, while Washington is almost solely
agricultural, and therefore the laws of
Montana are more likely to be suitable.
The Slice, State says Clarence GRAY.
who is sentenced to be executed at Win.
nemucca' Nevada, on Friday, January
,9th, appears to be indifferent as to his fate
lie complained OF being i'll the morning
after he had learned that the Board Of Par.
dons had refused to commute his sentence
and for the first time since he has been in
iai! refused to eat any breakfast Satur.
day he seemed livelier than usual. how.
ever, and made the Jail resound with song
~ CHEYENNE dispatch says: An old
hermit living a few miles west of Mort,
P1atte' where he has kept dog ranch, was
found frozen to death on Sunday ,,orn;na
last. There We're thirty-two dogs around
his dead body, and the officers were forced
to Kill seven OF them before the docs a.