The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-24
NORTHWEST NEWS.


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A concentration il to he erected i'm the
spring NJ the Curlew mine, near Victor.
The strike made last fall is said To he the
richest eyot, and il il believed the main
ledge was found. IL was uncovered in
digging . ditch for the new concentrator.
-MissoNft0n.
News has been received at Portland of
the shocking death of Wesley Fields, n
pioneer Of Washington, mt his home near
WaitsbnrR. While ON his farm he was at
tackled by an enragcd bull and was gored
% death. He was chairman of the county
commissioners of Columbia county and
highly res pected.
A Washington dispatch says Represent
ativc Carter will remain I'm Washington
during the holidays and will devote him
self tn working with the ways and means
cs mmittee to secure more tariff Oh lead
and sustain the present tariff on wool.
The Washington state delegation will also
remain i'm the city during the recess.
Paul Breteche, u well-known Sinking
Water stockman, has purchased the EN-
tire herd Of what il known M the shield
brand Of cattle. This is the herd over
which litigation WAS threatened during
tie summer on the part Of q foreign syn-
dcate which imagined that it's interest
here had been illegally dealt with.-Bd-
iRgs Gasettc.
James Toohcy. better known Ms "Mon-
tana Jim,' who killed T.. T.. Erwin mt
Stanton Neb., last week, was formerly &.
resident of Fort Benton. The Great Falls
Leader says that he married u ne9rcss at
Benton,a daughter of "Aunt Leah Ward"
and WAS constantly u ttinR into trouble of
sone kind. growing out OF his domestic
relat tic ms. While q worthless fello ". he
nsver displayed any vicious or dangerous
qualities while living ut Benton.
The bonds issued by the city OF LaGrande,
Orc, to build waterworks will he con-
tested by taxpayers. who oppose the inn
p~rovemcnt. The journal Of that city il
informed that ex-United states Attorney
General G.. n. Williams of Portland has
been engaged to assist i'm resisting pay-
ment Of bonds. There must he u whole
lot Of money backing the contest, i'm fact
more than the value of the bonds, as Mr..
Williams In a h~iRh-priced man.
A Salem dispatch says: The dead body
of n women. supposed to he that of Mrs.
Hoffman,. n escaped two months ago
from the asylum, was found Friday after
noon over a mile beyond the fair grounds
in an unoccupied house. This woman
came 10 Oregon as a tramp from Minnie
sofa about two years Y and was com-
mitted to the asylum. where she remained
until her escape. Search failed to find
her, and she died from exposure.
A special agent OF the government land
office ia travelling over this country, says
the Nehalcm. Ore. Journal, looking into
various shady transactions and queer
proceedings on the part OF settlers and
timber land claimants. Ii is tn he hoped
that he will visit this section and see the
character Of The land which has been so
largely taken by timber men. Let him go
over the land i'm townships 4 and 5, and
see What n gigantic steal has been ac-
complislissl and how this very indulgent
government has been swindled.
The copper mines of Josephine county,
Ore, says the Grants pass Courier, merit
more attention than they are receiving.
The applicat ON of electric " as IL motive
power and illuminating agent has created
an enormous demand for copper wire.
Capitalists are seeking investments i'm the
copper mines of Mexico. We do not ur-
derstand why a copper mine i'm Josephine
county. with present railroad facilities.
could not he worked with profit. Our
mines arr. gene ally acknowledged equal
il not superior To any i'm the state.
Citizens of La Grande. Orc., are talking
earnestly of raising "a large sum of money
To he expended in experimenting for ar
tesian water. II "a How could he struck
the water works could be put in for 3d.
600. Baker City has IA splendid system of
water works and the water which is pure
comes from artesian wells. There are
several wells at the base Of the noun
tains which were sunk from 80 tn 100
feet when "a flow was encountered. The
first well was bored n half mile out and
after going down 400 feet the drill was put
10 work at the foot of the mountain with
the result as stated.
The Trout Greek Gold Mining
pany having purchased the extensive bars
i'm jeff -rson sr yer canyon g n tructel n
ditch from south Boulder river, carrying
the water TO the same. during the past sea-
son at n cost Of $4O,OOO and will work the
same next season. There is II feet of pay
gravel on these bars, and IL is understoS Il
that they will yield handsomely. 1t will
b that there Wa a sta M
pede 10 this point Ina 1876. But Inc best
ground hal prior to that date been 10 -ated.
This finally fell into the hands of n. j.
Idell, of Pony, from whom il was pur-
CHI Used last pear.-Hssb0ndman.
jaime A. Clark has secured an option
on the bond he'd by Tredennick. Or~chel
and Andrews upon the Rara Avis, Tails
man and Acme lodes. i'm the New World
district. TIL bond is for 100000. and by
it, provisions the owners OF TN property.
Messrs. Fraser q DOING n. are TO receive
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