The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-31

unfortunate man had been covered mp.
they immediately set tn work tn rescue
him. hut only succeeded in huding ms
dead body some distance below the poant
whcrs, he had stood at the beginning III
the accident. The occurrence Ii "a very
sad one, as MIR. lrcton was u man of great
energy and enterprise, and ~ citizen uni
vcrsally esteemed for his many excellent
traits of character Boise Ctf1 St'f's"'"".
-FOUR special dispatch to-day from Bos-
ton regarding the formation Of a SS,oo.op
sheep and land ~coInpan hy Mr.. l.. &.
Libby, of Burnham, Maine. IL of special
interest la the people of Cliotcau county
i'm general and Fort Benton i'm particular,
AS tine headquarters Of the company VIII
without doubt bc I'm this city. and its
landed and live stock possessions in his
county. Mr.. &. f.. Libby. son nj l. 4.
LibbN il now and haas been on the large
sheep rancl, located in this county. and
purchased by Messr-. Libby. Merrill AZ
90. of Messrs. Gibson n Johnson last sum-
mcr. The ranch formerly belonged Z"
the pioneer wool grower of Chotcau
county. Mr.. Henry Macdonald. The new
company ~contcmplates purchasing a large
amount of land and live stock. and will
become the heaviest wool growing com
plny i'm Montana. Chotcau county is the
banncr woo~l-producing county of the
state. and Fort Benton the greatest wool
shipping point.-fO.f Bc,.toa Rire' Press.
The following account of a "Trip along
the NRtli1i.ttlIt lake ana tIe NgulitsttiIt ElNfT
10y three hardy prospectors will prove of
interest. Ii was printed upon their return
home 10y the Aberdeen Herald: "Messr>.
DE Ford, Buckley and Scamnion hav. re-
turned from ~ long cruise in the northern
country, where the white mans footsteps
seldom go. They had many interesting
bits tn tell of their explorations. The trip
was "a prospecting tour for mineral. Leav-
ing the Indian reservation they travelled
10y cano. mn the tluinault river. alive with
the famous G%luinault salmon. bluc-backs
and stccl-hcads. The Quinault lake they
crossed in the direction of its greatest
length. and are enthusiastic in their de-
scrirtion OF the natural beauties of the
scenery. The waters are as clear, they
say. az crystal. and lie in the heart of "a
beautiful country that SOME day will he
the finest summer resort i'm all of north
west Washington. About the lake they
found the canoeing difficult, il being me-
c..ssary i'm many places tn drag their
canoes over the shoals or jams. They
travelled for AN entire day above
the lax by canoe. After leaving
their boats they continued on foot FOR
three days to- the hills of the Olympic,and
had the experience of "a snow storm on
the 18th of August. In several localities
the parties washed out specimens of gold.
and are all of the opinion that gold can
he found in paying quantities when the
bedrock of the river il reached. The
party discovered in the foothills "A human
skeleton, and as the Indian who was with
them was sIIr,. no Indians visited that To-
cality. they concluded it was the remains
of ON white man who had got lost i'm
cndeavoripg to cross from the sound. Mr..
DcFord of the party. who has IN doubt
crIissd i'm this little, unknown part of the
world more than any other man.. il "a
great believer in It's mineral resources.
He claims tn know of the existence of free
milling gold ore one days travel from
salt water on the west side that will assay
~ to the ton, and also the locality of SINH
lar ore not far from Hoods canal that
will yield So per tom. He has had assayed
red iron ore that was brought from this
country that assaycd 30 per
cent. pure iron. Some day when his part
of Washington * no longer a terra incog-
nita. the wealth of this locality will he
one. of the wonders of the world"