Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-09
| CHASTITY DISCOVERY.
The Dead Body of an Unknown
Man Partially Devoured
by Coyotes.
More About the Great North.
ern Road-Political and
Other News.

OhEAT TAILS, OcGODer 7.-lSpeclal t(
the Miner by Rocky Mountain Telegraph.
iI-Walter Donaldson brings news of the
finding of the dead body OF man yester
day under circumstances which sug lest a
dark and undiscovered crime. Donaldson
was going along the lower belt road when
at place about twenty miles from here
his attention was arrested by a strong
smell. On looking around he found that it
proceeded from corpse which was en-.
closed in long rough pine box. The box
was covered with a few inches OF
clay and had evidently been broken through
by cattle walking on it. Coyotes had evi.
IDENTIFY preyed on the corpse, which was
nearly stripped of flesh. Near the body
was plaid waisteoat. The place where
the body was found is four miles from
Peck q Lacy's sheep ranch. The indica.
tions are strong that the body cid not re-
ceive ordinary burial, but was perhaps in
tered hurriedly for some mysterious rea.
son. Coroner LaGd will proceed to the
place tomorrow with Donaldson, who is a
lumberman.
John R. Barrows who enjoys the de-
stinction of carrying Fergus county against
strong Republican candidates arrived here
to-day. He brings the first full returns
from the county on which the Republicans
placed such hopes. It is confirmed that |
Carter's majority is 24O and Powers 4S. |
Senator-Elect Mcnamara (Democrat) re.
ceived 704 votes against 544 for William
II. Watson. Philip Sanders Democrat)
is elected county commissioner. Maurice
Sullivan made splendid run for
sheriff defeating Cleary (Republican) by
1872 votes. Miss Fannie Corbett
defeats by 20 majority Mrs. Rebecca Pow
Ellis, Republican, for superintendent of in
struction. All these figures are exclusive OF
5he vote in Hallbert, where 80 votes were
asst, of which Carter got 10 and Maginnis
l3. Nothing has been heard from Bar
'ette, where only 10 votes were cast last
7ear. Fergus went 132 Republican. Mr..
5arrows, who resides at Ubet, made a spir-
Fon in canter, receiving 603 votes
.goinst 574 for Won Tobel.
Hon. Paris Gibson returned from st.
'aul to-day, where he has been on business
i much Importance connected with the
ew railroad deal and the interests Of 4
treat Falls. He says the new financial
peration has been received with great d
lvor in New York, where some of the v
lrgest stockholders in the Manitoba rail.
ne psrIu oi Linn u pa 1I1,ouo IuUzr-
5ts OF ali concerned in the project which
leans the establishment OF one OF the h
reatest railroad systems in the United
tates.
The press in New York, Chicago and else h
here speaks approvingly OF the under "
king which has taken the country by sur t
rise. ut is now CERTAIN" continued Mr.. .
ibson, "that the Manitoba railroad will !,
Q extended from here to the coast. 1t will c.
roceed from here up the Sun river valley,
hence over the Rocky mountains. The 9
uilding OF this railroad will be of the high b
It Importance to Great Falls. 1t will give t.
8 access to the great lumber regions OF the q
[issoula valley and to the rich mineral .,
'gon tributary to Spokane Falls"
Advices from Maiden, Fergus county,
;ate that new 2O-stamp mill will soon
3 placed at the Spotted Horse gold mine
hich is owned by Helena parties. The
sspest shaft is now 200 feet and there are
70 drifts from it. 1t is proposed to use
le Boss process in the new mill. v