The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-29
NORTHWEST NEWS.


y ne OutteO St0t63 I0nO OmC8 NJ Eufn0s
Or, took In $13,000 the hrst three months
chat the oflce was I'm running order. Such
figures show the extent OF the Eastern
Oregon country.
John r. Gilman, who was recently exc
cuted at Empire City. Or, for = most bru-
exonerated his wife, against whom some
people had entertained suspicion a. hav-
ing been q party to the crime.
Says the Oregon Blade: "There will be
about 1000 head of cattle, $500 head OF
horses and $4,000 head OF sheep fed In the
Eagle Valley this winter. This valley In
very small, but IL can furnish more alfalfa
and timothy hay than any other spot on
earth and IL just as good Tor fruit and
vegetables. There has been 1000 tons of
hay sold there this fall.
Noah Armstrong, owner of the great
race horse. Spokane. il mt Seattle and re-
ports that his famous steed has won for
b season clear about $4,000.
Tacoma discovered the other day. when
Il experienced n $4,000 fire, that it's fire
engines were not well located; and Seat
tie has had the same experience in the
past. All the cities in the northwest
should look To il to see that facilities for
fighting fire are substantially increased.
During the past few lays the govern
ment horse inspectors have been examin-
ing the cavalry horses purchased by
Estes & Galbraith under government con-
tract and accepted IL. The whole num-
her purchased here was a, and the in
spectors were highly pleased with the
horses presented, stating that i'm 25 years.
experience they had never found horses
that averaged so well ms those furnished
here. This adds great credit to the gem
tlemen who have done the
and the fact that this Is the second year
In which horses nave been purchased
here is no unworthy comment upon the
stock raised in Beaverhead county,
Jefferson County Sentinel.
II is the general opinion in mining cir
cles i'm tins section lately that the Granite
and Bi-Metallic companies will I'm the
spriDG build n large sinelter, and people
are now trying to guess where the location
for the same will he. 1t seems quite nee
essary that these mines should have a
smeltcr, and II they should consolidate i'm
the construction OF the same, as u IL uI-
derstood they intend doing. ~ would no
doubt he a grand success. Inc b'-Netal-
lie company VIII nave sneir additionaI ~
stamps on ore IN the SPRING and
1t is understood the 1ranite people intend
putting in ~ more stamps Mt the Granite
m''i. fnakih9 ~ MI s'",nPs Una. viii DE
HroppinR on o'es ., sue S'oni'o anu Ii-
hietaiiic mines. "hen tne ioca.ioh TOT
proposen s,heiter IL se,ec'eu u VIII III All
proosspii''S 10 as hi"c" s"rprise 10 the
people as inc Na,nscy NM size was, ana
az preseh. J. wou'u ne na.aIsuous 70 mem
sioii any ioca.'oh 'ia' ~'"'i. iihe,y oe Sc
III .he ih'ho'a'e S"i"S'-f "ftpso"T9
Aou.
The Granite Mountain output Tor the
week enuinR Decefnoer 20 WAS o. Dars OF
ouiiioh. conta'hi'R .s'ooo ounces hhe Sill
Yer ana 1919 ounces me Roid.
Three assays made by j. q. filc. the
Granlte assayer' Tor John WhitinG, OF
aInpics from his recent strike In the
Montana, Red Lion district, runs as fol-
lows; No. i. Iis.ao ozs. silver anu $2.5:i
gold; No. 2. HOG ozs. silver and $500 gold
No. 3. lib ozs. silver and Sl12 gold. Mr..
whiting now thinks himself a millionaire,
and II the above result continues one
tenth as good he will have millions. Mr..
Whiting refused n bond on the property
Tor 10000 the other day.-IhdhpsbuTg
Aod.
A strong effort will he made at the next
session Of The commissioner to secure the
crrek IN Ne;hart. The ,,roposed route IL
much shorter than the road now travelled