The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-12-08

Choteau county. Rowe tracked them to
Arrow Creek and thence toward the Ju-
dith Gap, overtaking them finally near
Sage creek. When they saw he was de-
termined to overhaul them they went out
on a level piece of ground, dismounted,
made breast works of their horses and
leveled their rifles at him. They allowed
him to come near enough to talk and then
made HIM halt. They said they did not
propose to he taken alive. They cautioned
him not to follow them further. Russell
said he knew every pass in the mountains,
and that it would take bloodhound to
trail them and dandy of sheriff's posse
to effect their capture. It IS certain that
they are making their way to the Yellow
stone.
| Agent Br:scoe. of the Crow agency,
reports: The Crows will number 1900.
Hereditary disease and the change from
a nomadic life to houses, and an all meat
diet is playing havoc with the health of
the people. Allotments of lands to each
Indian, the agent thinks, are too large.
Forty acres would be enough The fuel
question is perplexing problem for these
Indians. The marriage of white to Indian
women on the reservation is another evil
which should if possible be checked.
The white man who would now marry an
Indian woman is low enough to commit
any crime. With the exception of
Thomas Stewart, the interpreter, all the
squaw men should bc ordered off the
reservation. One of these "squaw men,
claims the right by virtue of the interest
of his wife and children to pasture 10000
sheep on the reservation.
The North Montana Cattle company
formerly known as the Montana cattle
company is again in trouble. The prom
inent men interested in this company in
clude Russell B. Harrison, son Of the
president elect; w. II. III. Miller, formerly
law partner, of Gen. Harrison
j. C. Johnston, of Washington; John S.
Blair and J. X. McCannon. The two
last named were formerly assistant attor
ney generals of the United States. The
Farmers Loan and Trust company, of
New York, before Judge Bach at Ben
ton to foreclose a mortgage given to 1t as
trustee for the bondholders of the North
Montana Cattle company. The suit is
based on alleged breaches of the terms of
the mortgage. The bonds issued by the
cattle company are $750.O00 in amount
and are held 10y the above named trust
company. The breaches alleged are
failure to keep defendants herd up to 22,-
900 head, as agreed, the failure to pay
interest on the bonds and the sale of
cattle by which it is asserted the number
was diminished, The North Montana
Cattle company was formed In June,
1886. 1t succeeded to the business OF
the Montana Cattle company, and issued
bonds to take up the Indebtedness Of that
concern.
Helena Herald: Workmen under Mr..
Nj. H. Keele, who has contract for sewer
excavation on the West Side, on Saturday
made what bids fair to be an important
discovery. While working on "a trench in
, Lawrence street, opposite the residence of
Thomas Cruise, they encountered some
quartz about eight feet below the surface.
Mr.. Keefe happening around about that
time picked up a piece of the iron stained
rock and saw that it was gold ore. He at
once proc ured notice of location and
posted it over the discovery, claiming
1900 feet of lode. Subsequent explor-
ations developed several specimens of
, free milling gold ore, which were at once
taken to the an assayer and tested. The
result was showing of considerable
amount of free gold, but the exact value
We have not learned. From present indi
cations the lead is two to three feet wide
and trends towards the property of Mr..
Cruise, who if inclined to prosecute the
D search for its continuation, may find a
| valuable gold mine in his back yard. A
o number of people visited the ground this
morning to see such newell sight as a
gold mine in a public street and number
: of ore sharps looked at the rock and pro-
h nounced 1t veritable gold quartz. Some
e hold the opinion that the lead runs with
the street. east and west, while others as
: before stated, claim that the dip is south
9 ward, toward Mr.. Cruse's property.
! Red Lodge Notes.
J. w. Taylor is away to Billings for
y freight with three four-horse teams.
Freighters from this point find it pays
to haul coal sixty-five miles for the