The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-23
NORTHWEST NEWS.


States and ELSEWHERE.
The Scandinnvians Of Helena have
commenced the building OF N church
which In % cost $1,000.
Shortly bcfore the recent fiond n los WAS
suld ON the hanks of the Ochoco Oregon
When the rush of waters came the land
was washed AWAY. leaving the pur-
chaser nothing TO show for his money but
a decd to n portion OF Ochoco.
II is suggested that Tacoma should
IL will then he 100 years since Captain
Vancouver Of the British navy, sailed
into Commencement hoy and saw Mount
Tacoma, which he named ''Aftcr my
friend. Rear Adinira Rainier"
VIM. Wood and james Suthcrlin, of
owl Sunday last, says the Rocky Mountain
HusbandntaH. Mr.. Woods bird vas
wounded, and an effort will bc made to
keep it for n pet. The other was killed
and has been sent to n taxidermist to
mount.
chuck Jerry's ranch near SnOhomish,
wash., committed suicide recently. He
placed the muzzle OF n shotgun to his
breast and pulled the trigger with his toe.
He had been suffering from some lung
trouble for some time and had become de-
spondent.
II is stated that Congressman Wilson is
of the opinion that only one of the cities
of Washington il likely to get nm appro-
priation during this session of congress.
He is, therefore, DESTROYS that Senator
Squire cease his efforts in Seatt1e's behalf
and give Spokane precedence. Notwith-
landing all the political prizes captured
by Kings county, hcr people arc reaching
out for this one also.
VIM. w. Webster, says the Rocky Noun
taia Husbamdman, writing from Fort Ma
ginnis under date of February A, says that
the winter is even better than last year i'm
his vicinity and of course all stock il doing
well. The coming wool clip bids fair to
surpass the eavics clip i'm the history OF
Montana wool growing, and is sound and
healthy; in fact the brightest we have
ever known il to he.
The hogs raised by the farmers of Kan
sas, Nebraska, Iowa and other states arc
not fattcr nor better than those raised in
Montana, but they raise them in greater
numbers. The time will come, however.
says he Rocky Mountain H~usbandman,
and we hope that il is not far distant,
when that portion of our state best
adapted to growing Of corn will produce
pork enough to supply the consumers OF
the state.
Montana is a most excellent place To
enter the business of c~ultivating straw
berries, says the Rocky Mountain Husband
man. The climate is we'll adapted to the
growing Of this fruit, the size and quality
of the berries being very fine. They are
late coming into market. but arc all the
more marketable for his reason. We
have a most excellent home demand. and
At the time our berries ripen hey are
gone in many other regions, and the grea,
cities cast will furnish consumption for
any surplus VIC may grow.
One of the leading citizens Of Chinook,
says the Fort Benton Rirer Press, was
hung in efiigy ON Mc(;innis Hill at that
place night before last. The dummy was
deliberately gotten mp and adorned with a
silk hat, and had pinned OH il the legend;
"Hung on Various Charges" After
hanging all might and part of the day. II
Was yesterday taken down and crematcd,
II is said the man had been abusing his
wife and daughter. He is now looking
for the vigilantes with IA shotgun.
From reliable authority. says the Rocky
Mountain H~usbandman, we learn tina,
there are sold i'm Montana nO less than
four car loads of eggs, 400 cases to the car
shipped in every month during the fall
winter and early spring. This is equal Il
$1,000 dozen, worth about fourteen thou
amount of money, which Ia sent out OF thu
state for "a product that our fartner
should supply. Farming in Montana will
not have attained it's full development
until il supplies this demand for eggs ana
the scventy-flve tn eighty thousan nd dollar,
49,
annually is distributed among the tiller,
of our soil.
IL is said that about 100 men are work
ing over tho old ground i'm Alder gulch n
Virginia City, which yielded $7O,OOO,O0O il
gold from 1863 to 1865 inclusive. Tn,
early-iay work was done by sluicing, bu
tho miners were not good judges q
ground, as the miners now make NOR
out of the old ground from the patche
that were left. The gulch was original,
divided up into 100 foot claims. but no,
many claims are owned by one person
The gulch has been worked for n distanc
of Is miles. At the upper end the gold
coarse, and some nuggets worth from $50
to 500 have been found. The lower eigl
miles of the gulch yield gold that is con
~parativeiy fine, n nugget of 3. u rarity
The gulch is not really tn he turned owe
to Cinnamon by any means.
The ranchcrs of Idaho, says the She
shonc Journal, have just begun to TAX
advantage of some fine sites that natur
has provided and are building reservoir
for the purpose of storing surplus water
he used for ~irrigatin9 purposes when ther
is not sufficient water in the streams. III
people Of Toponis have just begun wor
on u reservoir. the site of which is nes
the ranch of n. II. Woodwork on Littl
Wood river. The railroad company hs
given cheap rates on all lumber to be use
in it's construction, and the lumber can /
laid down at Toponis ut ~ per thousan'