The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-12-29
MONTANA NEWS.

MONTANA NEWS.
The commissioner of the general lands
office allows Montana only $4,000 for
surveys for the coming year.
The old agency buildings on the Crow
reserve, sixteen miles south of Waterloo
station, on the Little Rosebud, are to be
sold January 1st.
DR.. A. Lamme, an old and respected
citizen of Bozeman, died IN that city last
Saturday morning. His funeral took
place on Monday and was largely at
tended.
William H. Hcald, of Delaware, has
been appointed examiner of nation ;,
banks for the state of Oregon, and the
territories of Washington, Idaho and
Montana
Judge Bach gave a decree for 81 900
with interest against the North Montana
Cattle company in the foreclosure suit
brought by the Farmers Loan aud Trust
company of New York as trustees for the
Courier: Joseph McKeown, with Buff
falo Bill of Timberllne, has been mining
coal west of Cokedalc and shipping it to
Livingston. The vein played out recently
and Joe has struck new one quarter
of mile down the gulch that is opening
out in fine shape.
At the recent horse show at Madison
Square, New York City, a Montana range
horse took first premium as saddle
horse. The animal was raised by Messrs.
Elmhirst & Lindsay, at their Mlzpah
ranch in Gallatin county. One other of
their range horses received honorable
mention and was highly commended.
Courier: There are four gentlemen in
the valley who are feeding three and four
year old steers for the winter. Charles
Anceney of Moreland is feeding 800 head,
J. N. Brown of Bozcman is feeding 106
head. Nelson Story 65 head and James
Kirk 60 head. Mr. Brown and Nelson
Story are feeding chop feed. Gallatin
valley is thus preparing 531 head of
choice steers for the spring market
The Toston smelling works have closed
down, the lease of Hauser & Co. having
expired, and the familiar smoke over the
upper valley is no longer seen. We are
told that the Toston Smeltiug Co. will not
resume operations before May next, fur
ther than to secure ores, fuel, ETC., for
continuous work next season. The stop
page will result seriously to the residents
of Toston and affect to a proportionate
degree the whole surrounding county,
Trancnant
Chief Engineer Barclay, accompanied
by the world renowned railroad builder,
Donald Grant, has returned, having been
to Lethbridge, and nearly completed
their work. Mr.. Barclays party is now
driving pegs in the Fort Benton valley
for the Gault railway. He and his mer
are close -mouthed and will not give any
information, but they are working hare
and rapid. 1t is supposed that Mr.. Gran
accompanied Mr.. Barclay for the purpose
Of seeing the character of the work, in
order to bid on it. Mr.. Barclay was one
of the leading engineers on the Manitoba
Husbandman: We were this weel
shown the document bonding the Snow
Drift mine at the head of Thompson
gulch to NJ. L. Powers. Messrs. Davi
and johnson are by the terms of the con
tract to receive 81 900 on Jan. 1st, ant
are to turn over to the possession Of MI
Powers the property, who is to sink
shaft 100 feet and have the privilege o
removing two tons of ore from the dump
and on June 1st is to pay the sum of $24,
900 for the property. Mr.. Powers is a
old California miner of large expericnc
and is backed by ample capital to execut
whatever he undertakes. He will com
mence worke at once.
Husbandman: The Blackhawk min
of Smiths camp is now proving the bon
ANA of the Castles so far as Yielding read
money is concerned. Two men are no
taking out and loading $35 of ore per da
and Smith Bros. have contract for fv
hundred tons for which they receive S.
ton on the dump. The mine is now ope
so that the teams can drive IN and loa
and the supply is said to be inexhaus
able. The ore is manganese iron carr,
ing some lead and silver, and purchase
by the smelter company at Castle for
flux. One can readily understand Il
value OF the mine when it is known tn
there are millions of tons in sight.
i A special from Washington says TIL
Mr.. j. G. Howard, special agent of Il
J Indian bureau for the allotment of Ian,
! in severalty to the Glow Indians, has ju
) returned from his fall and summers wo
, on the Crow reservation. He allotted ii