Fergus County argus., 1890-10-02


creek. The young lady, no doubt. il kinder
To the sheep than the average herder.-
River Press
W. J. Dunn, of Castle. who recently
bonded some valuable prospects in the
Moccasin mountains at the instance of
eastern capitalists predicts n wonderfully
rich camp in the new district. The hills
are literally covered with high grade
carbonate float. The country has long
been known to he mineral but heretofore
prospecto ors did not understand the crop
ping and passed them by. Ii is not inn
probable that next year will witness a
stampede To the Noccasins. Helena Jour
nal
dispatch from Washington states
that Col. Sanders and Mr.. Power expect to
get a ruling which will allow the census
enumerstors in sparsely settled regions
additional compensation. In nearly all
the northwestern states enumerators were
in some districts Obliged to travel great
distances and many only received com-
pensation at the rate of - 81 per day.
The chief OF accounts at the census office
recognizes that this is entirely inadequate
and will recommend increased pay Tor
such. Great Falls Leader.
q. -. Cofiman aud Lee u. Forsythe. rep
resenting a syndicate at White sulphur
Springs, arrived in I.ewistown last week
and proceeded to Maiden, where they com
pleted IL deal for the plant Of the Maiden
Reduction company, purchasing the same
from NJ. NJ. OBrien. We understand they
will order II fortyhorse power boiler at
once. They expect tn have the smelter in
opera tien by the first of January, ana. will
treat ores from the Judith and Moccasin
mines They have also purchased the
Wickes coal mine below Maiden. They
pronounce the coal Of a high character and
good for cokng purposes.
John Chourettc and John Coplette were
arraigned before Judge Brassey last Thurs
day for sn assault upon John Burgee with
intent tn kill. The defendants pleaded not
guilty and examination was set for the FOL
lowing day. DIR. Lapalme testified that he
was called in attendance on the injured
from the wounds inflicted that he could not
appear in court, whereupon examination
was continued until this morning at Ia
o'clock. Ii has since transpired that the
defendants assa ulted the wife OF the injured
man and treated her SO roughly that she
gave premat ture birth to child, which died.
A eoroners jury examined into the matter
-. l,at off,
Articles of incorporation have recently
been filed for the Yogo Mining and Re,luc-
ton company by John Potter, Louis Heit-
man, Max Waterman, Louis Pepin and j.
NJ. Geroux. The capital stock is S5oo,o0
divided into 500. 900 shares, the par value
nf which is one dollar each. The company
has two claims located at Noso. one on
Middle Fork and one ON Wolf creek These
are principally gold-bearing One, IL siN-
foot lead. assays as high us Si2l per ton.
Another, a large deposit, assays SIG in
gold and five ounces in silver, aud one of
the other claims shows lead of free mill
ing gold and silver. also lead vi lead and
silver about % per cent in lead being the
average The first block of 10000 shares
will be sold for less than lo cents per share,
but the price will soon double. Husband
man.
James smith, a lad about ~ years old,
was arrested last Saturday On the charge
of stealing $40 from VIM. II. Lewis, an
employe on T.. A. Husons sheep ranch.
Lewis had taken oil the clothes he usually
wore and placed them in his Iced, putting
ON some old clothes for the purpose of dip
ping sheep. When lac again made a change
he discovered that his money had been
taken Suspicion at once rested on the
boy, who had taken horse and started
for Lewistown. Arriving here the boy pur-
chased IA watch and chain of W. q. Nor
man. a six-shootsr and three boxes Of
cartridges, a pair of cowboy boots, hat.
and "A lot of cigarettes Of W. W. De Witt. |
After getting thoroughly equipped he start
ell on his return home. Lewis came to
town on Saturday. had IA warrant ISSUED, |
and, accompanied 10y Under sheriff Shaules,
was seon on the boys trail. lie was over
taken between the Horseshoe Bar ranch
and Deeried and brought back to town.
From Mr.. Lewis we learned that the boy
confessed he took the money. About i2o
of the amount stolen has been recovered.
The boy was arrnigned before Judge Bras
sey Monday morning, pleaded not guilty.
and examination was set for Saturday,
Oct. I, at lOa m.