, 1889-02-07

West is practically thing of the past,
and when completely exhausted the lands
| held must rapidly rise in value. With in
| creased value per acre will come smaller
| holdings, and more thorough cultivation,
which in turn, by giving greater social
| advantages, and adding TO the home
| qualities of the place will again increase
he value, so that the day 10 not far dis.
| taut when the country will be nearly as
densely populated, and the land nearly as
| valuable ms in the agricultural regions Of
the East.-Buuch Grass Realm.
Mr.. Geo, Bates, of the FIRM Of Hoffman
| a. Bates. who have the contract for the
bridging on the C9ur d'Alene branch, is
In this city. He is now preparing to
] start work, employing men and letting
contracts. etc. The number In feet ot al
trestle work over the reservation will be
about 5000, 900. or 10000 900 feet of
| timber. This does not include several
| Howe trusses which are to be constructed.
| ---Farmington Register.
Waiting under date of January "a. from
Little Falls, New Jersey, James Madden
| says. William Madden, who was for
many years resident of Sprague and
| Spokane Falls, Washington territory, and
an engineer in the employ Of the N. 2. r..
January 1S, 1889. He was member OF
the Sprague division No. lat, b. L.. e.,
and Sprague lodge No. 40, A.. f.. and A..
VI. lnterment took place on Sunday, jan
uary 20, In Laurel Grove cemetery, near
Paterson, New Jersey.
At Santsquip, Utah, John Anderson
aged 33, has for some time past trained
his S-year.old girl cousin to the use OF fire.
arms. He would place the muzzle OF an
empty gun to his head and the girl would
pull the trigger and snap the weapon.
he lnaIa1 n NTH h,,nk oh n
and playfully placed the muzzle in his
mouth and asked the little girl to pull the
trigger She did SO, and Anderson 3 head
was blown TO pieces. He was despondent
and had taught the girl to act as she did,
with the deliberate intention Of being
killed.
What contrast in the treatment of
their militia force between Washington
| and Dakota territories. The former. ac-
cording to the Spokane Falls REVIEW, is
well maintained, well equipped and we'll or
ganized-thaDk TO the liberaity of the
legislature, while Dakota's governor--not
the Legislature, recommends the nom
maintenance, non-equippment and prac-
tical disorganization OF Dakota's splendid
fellows. Well done Washington terri
tory. Support your boys in blue. and if
it comes to pinch they will stand by you
sine dubio.--Fargo Argus.
Mr.. Phelps. a Spokane rustler, visited
Ceur 'Alene City, and, after looking over
the ground, decided to erect lath and
shingle mill adjoining Mr.. Oshier's saw
mill. The machinery for this new enter
prise has arrived and will be put in place
in week or two. The gentleman from
Spokane will have large field for the
sale of his products, and for these two
large mills the Times predicts unbounded
success. The machinery used Is forty
horse power boiler aud engine. and the
capacity of the mill is estimated at 100,-
900 shingles per day--C@ur d'Alene
Times.
Major Washington Mccormick was ac-
cidentally killed last Sunday at Stevens
vile. A special telegram from Missoula
says: Dnring heavy gale the ioof on
one of the buildings on the ranch became
losened and Mr.. Mccormick assembled to
weight them down, when heavy wind
raised the roof from the entire structure.
carrying hin with ii distance Of forty
feet, falling heavily upon the frozen
ground. When rescued from the debris
the major was found to be unconscious, in
which condition he remained until his
death. An examination showed that one
leg was broken near the thigh and the
skull fractured by the terrible fall. Ma
jor Mccormick, or 'Wash," as he was
oldest residents and largest property hold.
ers in the town of Missoula,
=, George Wade, ]. j. Bond and NJ. d.
Fulkerson, owners OF the Alice mine in
the Big Creek mining district. have re.
Gently struck rich lead of silver ore, which
it is claimed assays S400 to the ton,
though the extent of the lead is notknown.
This claim is in the vicinity of the Cur.
lew mine, owned by the Helena & Victor
Mining company, who have already erect
ed hoisting works at their mines and have
sunk shaft to the depth of 300 feet.
These gentlemen. so we have been inform
ed, will put in concentrator in the
spring. These mines are located about
six miles southwest Of Stevensville. and
the prospect of q big boom here in the
near future is very Hattering. Truly. the
mining interest of Missoula county is yet
but in its infancy, and we promise that
the Bitter Root valley, with its hidden
stores OF wealth. will yet 'stonish the
Tribune.
The /. IL. M. Gold Mining company's
interest in Independence creek presents
better Inducements to capitalists an safe
and desirable investment than any other
placer ground we know of in the two ter
ri.ories. Its natural facilities with abund
ance of water and good fall for the same
together with the other items will render
1t lease expensive for working than many
other hydaulic placer mines. As we have
before mentioned in the columns of this
paper, 100 acres OF ground have been tried
and have been proven to be rich In gold
deposit; the same has been secured and
decided to the company. There is at least
sufficient ground for ten years of expensive
working, and now is the time to secure
an interest; we learn from the secretary
(Juhn Cornish) that stock has been bought
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