The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-23
NORTHWEST NEWS.
Topics Of General Interest In The -Four
New States and Elsewhere.

The output Tor the week ending March
~ was IS bars OF bullion, containing 300
ounces fine silver and l35 ounce fine
gold.
The Denver Times relates hat an in
fernal machine loaded with dynamite was
discovered by the police under a business
block on Wayne street. The box was
connected with electric wires all ready
for battery connection q half block dis
tant. There was enough dynamite in The
machine to have blown he building TO
atoms.
While the ice has pulled its freight from
Fort Benton and the region OF the Upper
Missouri banana belt where the effective
chinook holds sway, says the Fort Benton
Rirer Press. il still fingers in the colde
and more southern latitude OF Bismarck
and vicinity. and no boats need be ex-
pected up the river until the latter part OF
April.
The Maineur, Ore. Ga-eUe says: j. f..
Rounseville. attorney-at-law of Boise City,
was in town Monday, and while here he
filed - mortgage in the clerks Office of
$4,000 against the Idaho Mining and Ir-
rigation company i'm favor of the Farm
ers' Loan and Trust company of New
York city. This assures the completion
Of one of the largest irrigation projects on
the western coast.
Alexander X. Sinclair of North Yakima,
Wash, who has made a trip up through
the Natchez country, looking after his
stock, reports snow enough in the valley
for good sleiRhing still. He says stock
are in better shape than could have been
expected under the unusual circumstances
and the stockmen are better fixed for hay
and fodder than in most localities.
An army Of men may be seen at work
every day now at the Elizabeth West
Granitel enterprise says the Philipsburg
Nal. The shaft is now down about $50
feet. and all operations are progressing
with rapidly and favor. About all the
machinery from the West Granite has
been moved to the Elizabeth, and most of
il is already in position. A large shaft
house is under way of construction and
will he completed in a week or ten days.
The Gold Coin syndicate is pushing
ahead their work with all possible speed
says the Philipsburg Mail. The machin-
cry is about all in position now n yester-
day they commenced the sinking of a 100
foot shaft on the Gold Coin claim. This
shaft will be "A two-compartment. with
four feet in the clear. Six more men
were added to the force this week, maxi
ing in all sixteen now employed, and as
the developments are mad more men
will b engaged.
The Silver City, Idaho irdtanche says:
w. +. Summercamp, ST., went to Wagon
tow on Wednesday last to look at his
bonanza and returned in the evening.
The mine * still producing rich ore, and
has widened out to - feet i'm width. No
one here envies Mr.. Summercamp by
reason Of his property, because lie has
spent years and a large amount of money
in finding il. He Is justly entitled to re-
ceive the congratulations of his man
friends, who wish that he may realize
largely from il as he surely will.
Stock losses about Ridge, Ore, are not
as severe as first reported, say n cores
pondent i'm the Pendleton Tribune. Brad
owens. sheepman, only lost 100 out of
1000; John Owens, 300 out OF l,JO0. Cattle
men have lost very heavily on account of
the cattle being very poor when winter
set in. +. Is. Oglc is the heaviest loser.
His loss is 20 out of $50 head of cattle, n
Is out Of 80 horses. NJ. G.. Kearney lost 10
out of so cattle. 5. j. and Ed. L. Carney
nave only lost one colt out of 100 head of
horses and five out of 10 head of cattle.
Some of P~hilipsburg's business and
mining men are seriously considering the
subject of building a custom smelter for
the treatment of ores i'm this district says
the Philipsburg Mail. This matter has
peer discussed more or less among the
miners and business men for some time
past. but never with the earnestness that
now seems to be connected with the sub
ject. Messrs. &. II. Cameron and William
Weinstein are the prime movers in the
matter at present, and they are deter
mined TO make il a success. A company
will be formed for the purpose of raising
funds for putting i'm the plant, and once
in operation its future success will be as
sured.
The Rocky Bar, Idaho, Bulletin says:
Jacob Recscr yesterday received a dis
patch from Salt Lake stating that the
money for the purchase of The vislu mine
was in Mccormick bank in that city
ready 10 be paid over when the proper
papers arrived there. The deed was for
warded from here some time ago. but ow-
ing TO mail Irregularities did not reach its
destination as soon as il should. Mr..
Woodrow is the purchaser and he GER
tainly has secured "A good mining prop
erty. which will now be demonstrated in
a short time, rs the mine is doubtless AT
this writing in the hands of men who are
able and willing to place il in good work.
ing shape.
Those farmers living near the cities or
the railroad lines can easily make enough
to clear the running expenses of their
farms by dcvoting a portion of their time
10 market gardening, says the Rocky
Mouat0ia HuSbondmdn. In the past more
than one-half of the vegetables used in
Butte and Helena nave been shipped
ther. from points outside the state lines,
simply because there vas not enough
grown in Montana to supply the demand,
Nothing would please us more than to sec
the farmers so engage themselves as to
supply this demand and get the benefit of
the thousands Of dollars that go out for
these products which can and should he
raised in the state.
Letters received at this Office from east
ern parties indicate an immense immigra'
iton into northern Montana during