The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-05
NORTHWEST NEWS.


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last year..
Arbor Day is On April 5 when all people
in Montana having homes are expected to
set u trees. |
The docket for the April term of the dis
trict VI in Fergus county contains but
criminal and IL civil cases.
The Miles City base ball boys turned
out in full at the grounds yesterday and
did some real hard work i'm the way of
practice, from which it is plain TO be seen
that the boys will put up a much stronger
game this season than last.-Yeliorsfone
Journal.
DIR. Gelsthorpe, formerly of Miles City, |
is the happy father Of twins. This at
Great Falls, where even the ordinary
functions of maternity partake of the
boom element that pervades that dis
tended municipality. On this occasion
Charley Webster, who is one .of the god
fathers of the village, doubtless remarked,
at beats - how business keeps up
Yellowstone Journal.
In addition to the buildings i'm progress
the following will also be carried out
soon: Minot block, two additional stories,
$4,000; Boston syndicate block, S3O,OOo;
John Lepley, brick block, $1,000; Bach,
Cory & Co., brick block, $4,000; Preston
King, stone and brick block, $4,000; First
National bank building, $4,000; John
Bridges, stone and brick block, 5000;
Hotter Lumber Co., two buildings, $1,000;
Theo. Gibson, brick row of flats, $1,000
Great Falls Leader.
The Rirer Press of April I has the fol-
lowing account of an important stock
transfer: "W. p. Turner, Dr., of
Lucille, Montana, and G.. p. Grimes OF
Paris, Mo-, have bought all the sheep and
sheep ranches Of Elizur Beach, north OF
the Sun river, and Mr.. Beach has quit the
sheep business. The properties consisted
of the Lake place on the road from
Augusta to Choteau, and four ranches on
Spring ~coulee, i'm the vicinity Of Flow
eree's horse ranch. All the ranches have
good sheds, cabins and other improve
ments and the ranges in the neighbor-
hood are excellent. The sheep number
5,4OO head, 1000 Of which are thorough
bred merinos, said to be the finest in the
state; $4,000 was the consideration"
From the Spdngie Record: The North
ern Pacific officials are unanimous in
their statement that a very large immi-
grafton from the east may be expected in
this section this spring, and they ought to
know. They say that while the bulk OF
last years were laboring men,
who had barely enough money TO carry
them to their destination, this seasons
arrivals will be composed largely Of farm
ers with capital sufficient to buy, improve
and stock up farms; of tradesmen who
come here from the crowded east to gain
a wider field and better their condition;
of manufacturers who have heard of the
wealth of raw materials produced in this
state; and, lastly, capitalists who seek
and will find a ~remunerative field for in
vestment.
The Great Northern surveyors have
reached Neihart with their preliminary
survey. says the Great Falls Leader. This
work has been pushed with all possible
speed and it is supposed that they will be
gin to cross section At once. The push
that is being put into the work shows only
plainly enough how much confidence is
put in the Of the country. A re-
port comes to us-and il seems TO be well
supported-that n force Of surveyors will
soon be sent out TO locate n line through
the Judith to tap one of the most wonder
full stock sections in the state and also Ia
reach the rich mining country ranging
through the Dry Wolf, Running Wolf,
Yogo and Middle Fork districts to the
mines of Castle. We heal also that the
Montana Smelling company OF Great
Falls have contracted with the Cumber-
land to supply their works with the lead
used in connection with other ores.
From the Seattle Press: Undoubtedly
the largest stump in the state of Wash.
ington is the one located just below Sno.
homish City, on the farm of w. S. Clay.
II is a huge cedar and its diameter is ~
feet-a surface sufficient for 40 men to
stand upon. The tree was burned down
some sixteen years ago, and its wood was
used for fence rails, shingles, etc. There
was enough material in the tree to fur
nish rails for the fencing of a large Texas
farm. The stump WAS photographed
when five horses, standing abreast, three
feet apart, and 30 men were upon IL
Such a photo is now in possession of the
writer and others In Snohomish. A cir
Gle whose diameter is 20 feet would be o:
feet i'm circumference and contain an
area of sl4 square feet. Tho tree belong
ing to the big stump was 10 feet in height
aud its volume was, therefore,, 6,314 cubic
feet. This was n giant. Poetry ha,
lauded the majestic oak, but its size l,
often cclipsed by washington's cedars.
The Neihart Gold. Silver, Lead Mining
and Reduction company is in the field
with. apparently, some splendid proper
ties in the Little Belt mountains. The,
have mines in Iogo, Barker, Neihart ant
Carbonate, and claim merit for all o.
them. On some Of these leads consider
able development work has been done
and a few OF them are as yet only pronis
ing prospects. The officers of the com
pany are John A. Hay, president; L. NJ
Darlington, secretary; A. &. Hay. treas
urer: Emmett X. Carroll, general mana
ger; James Mari, superintendent O
mines. The capital stock Is S1,00O.000 a
n valuation of 81 per share. or this stool
the company has placed on the marke
$4,000. Ia he sold at 10 cents a share for
working capital, and they are interestinI
some of our people in the enterprise. Tn
first work will be pushed on a large gol
and copper lead in iogo that shows o
the surface a width Of 20 feet, and fror
which assays of 10 per cent. copper an