Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-16
MONTANA.

II. I. Ritt, writing from Baker
/ % the Great Falls Il75uHs l. author.
/ ity for tine statement that Tin or. has
been discovered In that camp. VIVA.
Z Sticks. Nm. Phillips ami VIM.
/ Reilly are tine fortunate finders, he
stys. They have yrUs-Cul the vein
twelve feet without finding the
I farther vail. The location j. about
three miles south ~ town. and about
half q mile west Of the itua mine
and j. in miCami-Ud granite. The ore
and formation both, when compared,
are identical 90 ihat OF the famous
Elta TIN mine Of the BLck Hiilz.
Assays have not yet been obtained,
bat there Is no doubt it WEI run as
high, II not higher than tHr ltta
specimens which have uCgn cTntaf-
et with il, land il average, : per cent.
lit continues according % surface
indications one Of the largest tin
mines in the world has been
struck in Barker. Like the Black
Hills tin mines, Il carries q large.
per cent Of luumIline, which, %
course, renieHs 10 ilse. The only
thing that now depends upon lis
being tin mine Of value Is To de-
termine IT, extent, which is about
all there is % bC done 20 any tin
mine ever discovered west Of the
Mississippi River, for any tin ore
that will yield 3 per cent or more
viii pay. The tin mines Of Corn
wall pay but . Ter cent. and gll. 900
tons Of ore now on the dump Jf
the Harvey Polk tin mine averages
? per cent, and the Eta ore. with
which this has been compared.
averages : per cent. This discovery
= believed % be only the first 0f
many yet 20 he made. anu n no dis
taut day the Belt Mountains will
compare in all mineral resources,
with perhaps the exception Of gold,
with her twin sister. tine Black
Hills OF South Dakota.
Helena, Mont, oct. Two
colored soldiers deserted from Fort
Shaw last night, and stole some
hOrses from R1anch, the govern
ment scout at Fort Shaw. One u
their rifles was found under the de-
pot ut Cascade. The scout captured
them at Hardy, six miles from Cas-
cafe. While returning with them.
one Of the de>ertsrs jumped aside.
pulled n revolver ami shot Rlanch
in the abdomen. Rlanch fired
twice, the second shot taking effect
and killing the soldier. who now lies
in n guluh at Hardy. The other
soldier escaped.-HcTd'd
NEBRASKA.
Omaha, Oct. ia special to the .
Bee from Hastings says that great .
excitement prevails ia Wheatlaud /
township. south Of Hastings, over /
the mysterious disappearance Of I
John Springer, the school teacher Z
at that place. He started yester-
day at the usual hour Tor the /
about three mil,s dis |
tanT. He generally makes the trip /
on horseback, but this time he /
went on foot. He had a tin buck /
et with him. The children hai I
gone 10 school and waited .
till near noon, but the teach
er did not appear. They I
then went and reported to their /
parents. The people with whom |
Springer boarded, knowing that he |
had left for school, Immediately /
started in search and were soon .
Joined by large number Of neigh
bors. About half n mile from Bla-
den the tin buckle, was found, and (
q short distance further the ground I
was torn up As in n scutlle. Near
by was a small mud-hole and in the
hole were prints Of feet and a revolt
yer. As soon as these marks were 4
found the people came 10 the con-
clusioD that n murderhad been com
mittsd. The body has not been
fOund.-Hcrdd.