Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-05-23

Mrs. John pevine yesterday passed safely
through "a grave surgical operation. n-cc~-
-ary to save life. The operation wac per
formal by Dr. Stone. oi II. shaw. assisted
10y pr. Morris. The patient j. recovering
without the operation delivery would have
been Impossible and the patient would have
died sun River sun. DIR. Stone has many
friends IN this section who will he pleased
to- learn Of his professional achievements.
The principal item of note in last week :
ioings in mining circles has been the con
summation Of the deal transferring the
famous spotted Horse mine at Maiden to
Helena capitalists for "a consideration OF n
hall million dollars. The details "f this
transaction were exclusively given to indie
pendent readers last sunday in special
dispatch. Yesterday shipment of 100
pounds of gold bullion was received from
Maiden. the result Of "a two months run on
ore from the spotted Horse.-Indcpendcnt
There seems To he an unnecessary hitch
in the matter Of getting &. q. ID. express
packages from Helena via Great Falls. The
American Express Company refuses {"
forward package, unless charges are prepaid
AT the Falls. A number Of our citizens
have been inconvenienced recently 10y this
awkward state Of affairs. II this company
has not sufficient enterprise to establish
an agency here or make satisfactory ar
rangement with the Stage Company. then
our people will find il necessary to order
their expre-saee via Billings. How this
region misses the Wells Fargo Go.
W. :. Powell. IA big cattlcmas from the
Judith Basin, arrived in the city yesterday.
1t is two years since the gentleman was
here, and he expresses surprise at the many
signs Of progress Throughout the town.
Speaking Of cattle he stated they are in n
hourishing condition, especially the range
cattle, whose calves are healthier than
those ON the ranches. The Judith round
up begins next Monday, in which seventy or
eighty cowboys will have II high old time
for the neat three months. Rain and snow
in abundance has fallen in the Judith coun-
try. and IA season Of great prosperity is an
ticipat-d among the ranehers.- nlepend-
ent.
Hon. Granville stuart was u passenger
on Mondays coach. destined for Helena To
participate in the meeting Of the stockh"ld
er- Of the Maginns Mining company, to he
held in that city ON the 10Th inst. The
stockholders of the Spotted Horse will hold
n meeting nj the same time aud place. and
n proposition to consolidate the two com
ia uies will be considered and in all proha
bility favorably acted upon. such an ar
rangen,ent will insure IA vast amount al de
velopmsnt work in the Montana and oro
Cache properties. and bring them to the
front as reliable producers.
During the past week ab"ut twenty thor
oughly experienced miners and quartz mill
men have passed through Lewistown, DIES
tined for Maiden. where they have been en-
ployed by the new spotted H"rse company
in the capacities of mine and mill foremen
and shift bosses. With men in these posi-
tons whom the management knows pos
sess the requisite qualifications for the
work IN hand. there will he no hesitancy on
the part of the company To crowd things
II we are reliably informed there will lee
from loo to 81 miners employed by this
company within the next sixty days. There
is every indication. now that capital has
taken hold, that Warm springs mining dis
trict will soon be one Of the largest produc-
ing districts in the territory.
The sage (brush) editor of To- Billings
Gazette comes To the rescue Of the officials
Of the Billings ps.stoffice in the matter Of
the stribution Of the mail. and says: 1T
is the order Of the postoffce department
that the Billings mail shall first receive at
tentisn upon the arrival Of trains at this
point. This ia why the mail for the north
IL not sent out prior to $50 a. M" We
don't believe the Billings postmaster has
received any such order; il so. il should he
countermanded. Seven or eight Thousand
people in this section have rights that the
postofiice department must consider and
representations that are equal to those Of
Billings. il not superior. Deprived of rail-
road facilities, they must necessarily wait
several days longer than a railroad town
for mail, without having it. unnecessarily
delayed at a distributing point. II the
Billings postmaster or his deputy will com
msnce distributing the mail AS soon as il
arrives, the northern mail can he disposed
Of before the citizens Of Billings make in
quiry for mail. Two or three hours gained
by the coach would take it through the
worst portion of the bad lands north Of
Billings, enabling it to reach the Judith
country in good season. The delay is I'M
necessary and should he remedied forth
with.