The Anaconda standard., 1890-07-19
The GREAT NORTHWEST
Topics Of General Interest In the -Four
New States and Elsewhere.
Coronor's Inquest In the Case OF
the Miner Killed In the Drum
Lummond Wednesday-Opium
SmugQled Across the Line.
MONTANA.


Sixty carloads of Sand Coulee coal
went east over the Great Northern on
Wednesday.
Another trainload of wool left Fort Ben
ton for Boston via the Great Northern on
Tuesday last.
The Fort Benton market is well sup
piled with fresh Missouri river fish which
retail at from 3 to Is cents per pound.
Ii is reported that, by the direction OF
the agent. the Grow Indians are about to
settle on the Clarke's Fork and Red Lodge
creek.
The Farrell brothers, who were recently
arrested at Choteau on the charge of un-
lawfully branding cattle, have been re-
leased for lack of evidence.
Jack Lee of Fort Benton is the proud
owner of three young gray eagles, which
he secured from an Indian the other day.
Jack will try to domesticate the birds n
the beef supply holds out. q diet To which
they take kindly.
CFour men, named John Dillon, j. VI.
Hennessey, Frank Iva and John Kelly,
were arrested at Missoula Thursday
charged with grand larceny in robbing
John Corrigan of 81 800 Frank Higgins of
$50 and Dan Heyfron of $50.
Frank Sink, lately from Big Hole basin.
was thrown from horse at Great Falls
and had his collar bone broken. The
horse was running i'm a race and became
scared at some dogs, shying to one side,
and Frank was thrown to the ground.
Frank Harris and Thomas Joyce re-
turned Tuesday evening from four days
unsuccessful search for the body Of
Charles Mudgett, who was drowned June
2s last. They dragged all the eddies in
the river between Benton and the Marias.
Conductor Powell and Brakeman Hol-
man of freight train No. 54, east bound,
were struck by the Pryor creek bridge
below Huntley station, OH the Northern
Pacific. Holman was knocked Oft the
cars, run over and killed, and Conductor
Powell is seriously injured.
CJames w. Matkin died at Great Falls
Wednesday at the age of 81. He was
wagon master i'm the well-known Dia-
mond company, and in 1868 was shot by
an Indian. He was widely known and
much esteemed throughout Northern Mon
tana.
The case of the Boulder Valley Ditch,
Mining and Milling company;vs. Frank
Farmham is on trial at Boulder. The
case is somewhat i'm the nature of test
case and is being stoutly contested and
will practically settle a number of cases
where the occupants of ground claim that
they purchased in good faith of some
of the appointed agents of the Townsite
company.
A meeting of the board of trade was
held Thursday at Bozeman to protest
against the Power bill disposing of the
Ellis reservation TO the highest bidder.
The citizens want the land thrown open
to homestead settlement or sold i'm tracts
of not over 160 acres. A committee COM
posed of Bogert, Koch and w. w. Alder
son was appointed to draw resolutions 10
this effect to be sent to Mr.. Power.
The Milk river general roundup is now
working on the south side of the Bear
Paw mountains, and is having a good
branding. The losses last winter were
insignificant, and the grass is good, says
the Rirer Press. About 10000 head of
steers will be shipped from Big Sandy in
the fall by the parties interested i'm this
roundup, exclusive of the North Montana
Cattle company, which intends shipping
all cattle fit for market, probably about
1900 head.
An inquest was held at Marysville
Thursday over the remains of Thomas
Wallis. the miner killed by an explosion
i'm the Empire shaft of the Drum Lum-
mond mine. The testimony given by the
men who were working with him was in
substance as follows: A charge had
been placed i'm the Empire shaft
and having missed fire, the deceased
and his working partner, j. Is. Gil
bert. were endeavoring to withdraw il
when il suddenly exploded. The flying
boulders lacerated the face and scalp OF
Wallis i'm a horrible manner, and the
conclusion produced hemorrhage, kill
ing him instantly. Although terribly cut
up, the skull was not fractured. The jury
found that death resulted from accidental
causes. The deceased leaves n wife to
mourn his loss. The mining company
took charge of the remains and will
defray the expenses of interment. j. B.
Gilbert, who was working by the side of
the unfortunate man, is in pitiable con-
dition as n result of the explosion. One
of his arms is badly fractured and his
body is badly bruised. II seems mractl-
lous that he did not meet the fate of
Wallis. Gilbert is an experienced miner.
There were several others working near
the point where the explosion occurred,
hut fortunately escaped injury. The
miners are stricken with grief at the
fate Of their fellow laborer and the sad
condition Of the more fortunate one. The
horrible affair has cast a deep gloom over
them, and il will require some time 20
forget the sad sight that met their gaze
and took from their midst one of their
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