The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-20
GOSSIP IN DEER LODGE
The Fight Between the liDine Hon and
the Northern Pacific.
GsreAA Intsress Taken In the Matter ~
the County 8esA-A Newspaper
Changes E-asads-Other Sews
and NOtes.

and NOtes.
Special Correspondence Of the standard.
DEER LODGE, Oct. 19.-The transfer of
tho Deer Lodge Times il an accomplished
fact. II passed into the hands OF Nat Y.
and Lon Hoss. Nat Y. Hoss was formerly
connected with a paper at Stevensvilie
and latterly with the Tribune at Missoula.
Lon has for some time been n typo in the
New Norfhcesf office, consequently both
are experienced men. Both
are young men Of good character and
they command the respect of the commu-
nifty. All feel that they will make a sue
cess OF the paper. The first issue of the
paper under the new regime will he made
next Friday and the succeeding issues
will he ON Tuesday or "Wednesday OF each
week. which day has not vet been deter
mined. The paper will henceforth he
called The Ne,p State.
Deer Lodge now is the fight between the
mining men and the Northern Pacific
railroad company: As nearly everybody
or another i'm the mines i'm Gro Elmo min-
nR district, consequently every one has
Wore Grs or less to say upon on the theme,
just at this time was the decision of Sec
Rotary Noble last week i'm the Texas or
adopted by Secretary Sparks that the
railroads should show the non-mineral
character of their lands, could not be ap,,
allow patents to issue to Inc Northern Pa
cinc lands IL applied to them. as the
and SELECTIONS made before the adoption
of the rule by Secretary Sparks. Thomas
&. Merrill is i'm Washington and as he is q
him, and so he autographed the danger as
he saw it, But there il not immediate
danger: Thomas II. Carter telegraphed
take no action i'm the matter of the North
crn Pacific lands until he could come on
the mineral character Of the lands which
had already been filed, and Noble replied
that he would take no action until Mr..
lowed to- present his proofs.
All this trouble has been caused by the
surveyors; II they had reported the lands
the case, they could not have drawn their
pay, and as they could not report the
t tnaa mi IA Hsr c"srse and ian repo r"sf them ihsnP's sa
mountainous timber lands, which brings
them within the railroad grant.
Tie serious question in the case Is
whether or not AS a matter Of law, title to
these lands did not vest in the railroad
AS soon as tho surveys and maps
a decision of the United States supreme
court, almost to this effect ant least.
If the land department cannot give
these lands to the miners, then there is n
higher power to which an appeal can he
made, and that is the of the
The principal mine i'm which Deer Lodge
il interested and which is affected by the
state OF auairS now exlstffig Win the rail-
road company, is the Champion. II is the
bonanza of the Oro Elmo district. An i'm
mence amount of money has been and Is
being spent upon il. and nearly every man
and ONE woman i'm Deer Lodge who has
been able to raise n dollar, has it's stock.
Consequently, IL IL goes to the railroad,
disaster will follow to many of our peO-
pie. There are many other valHable prop
critics i'm Gro Elmo district situated upon
d SECTIONS. i'm which men have invested
their all. The questions involved are
thercfore important.
United action will ut once he taken by
mining men throughout the railroad grant,
whose titles are thus cloudcd, To have this
question settled. 1t is u calamity to have
the evc~r-recurring agitation upon the sub
ject, but IL would he almost arr unthinka-
BILE calamity To the people OF this great
state to have this great railroad corpora
ton steal the mines of the state that are
worth more than the railroad itself.
The board of county commissioners he
fore a~djourning yesterday entered into
tract for building an iron bridge across
Deer Lodge river mt Deer Lodge, opposite
the brewery was let to q. T.. Peppard for
$3.50 and the contract for the one across
let to the same man for S2,244, the latter to
he combination.
Mr.. Furay, clerk and recorder, has is
cers-clect and they were mailed by regis
tered letter this evening to those who have
not called i'm person.
II was published that Mr.. Furay intend
s %as 10 q T %i sa a to & 8e , %iii p so eass to t visi;
his father, who In now 81 years OF age, his
mother having recently died. and after re-
manning away a couple of weeks, will re-
position already rendered. Mr.. Puray has
made ono of the most efficient officers
Deer Lodge county ever had.
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