The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-12


don & Financial Trust Syndicate ac-
quired the Elkhorn properties. Another
London syndicate has purchased the
Mtnah group and now the Jay Hawk COM
pany, OF England. Is negotiating Tor the
PetttnRiii group. In Beaverhead county.
This company already has y adj
totntne the famous Jay Gould. which,
wntie is mas NOT dcveiopfsi intoa
osves tnuscataons OF YET ueveiopin9 inton
paying properly. Inc ncw acguisition Us
IN tlse Sipono 0issrtcts ana IN the ShciniSS
OF the Lone fnne mines. Inc purcnosc
prace Tor tho festin9fii mine - NOS ssaseus
anu as YET tne SAFE u not ehtireiy co"'-
paesesi.
Every few years Uncle sam change the
stations occupied by his 'boys IN biue.'
II will he six years on Sth OF next
June since part of the Second cavairy
look station MT Fort Waila waiia under
OF len. Sohnt' hatcn' says the
soiio wanna c"'o"' u reH'iiics,s c"'io
rom Montana. wnere u had oeen TOT sew.
erai years, n took the places winch nau
Deen occupied ny inc rirst cavalry SINCE
the faii OF 1878 me firs. cava,ry 'ook
the stations IN Nloht;sha Saca.eSi W VIC
second. When 1ehcrai iasch was ~
tired the conmanu rune seconu cavalry
developed upon Ten. Nh; ows,txer, VINO
retained the tsDsithoh uhtii retireo' atout
two years ago, when he was succeeded ny
the present conlnhander: Coi. IN. zen
dcnian. On wednesday reiiaoie teie-
graphic advices were receiveo Nv uhe
garrison from washington lily.
That ABOUT. the ISL OF
Ma the Second cavalry Will change sta
tons with the Fourth cavalry now IN Ar.
izona. Inc horses anu equipments Oh
each regiment Will nc tert IN eharee OF
Ruarus n tue tr"Hsier y. troops ir"'"
walla walla to Arizona, and from Arizona
to walla walla, will be made by rail.
During the time the Second cavalry has
had charge of Fort Walla Walla, many
extensive, permanent and valuable addi-
tions and alterations have been made to-
the quarters for officers and men. and the
stables for horses, roads have been built,
trees lanted, water works and sewerage
improved. until il Is now one of the hand
soonest, most convenient. comfortable and
complete cavalry posts i'm the United
States.
The winter has been n hard one on
| stock in WASHINGTON and many of The
| largest cattlemen have received a blow
| from which il will take "A number of favor
able seasons tn RECOVER. saws the Yakima
| Herald, To estimate the per cent of loss
| is difficult. Snipes & Allen, p. j. Flint,
Baxter n Sherman and other large cattle
| raiecrs will lose more than 80 rer cont. of
| their hands. while the loss of the Mckee
| company and many of those with "A few
| hundred head who had plenty OF feed will
| mo co,unnr,tiveIv I;vht. The loss ON diff
Z. rent range. varied. The cattle on the
Mckee range doubtless suffered the least,
| while the mortality on the Cowychee.
Lever Yakima and Horse Heaven ranges
was the greatest. I'm tho Natchez, wcnas
| and Ahtnnuun valleys the cattlcmen ucn-
| orally Ind sufficient feed, but had the
| severe weather lasted n week or ten DAYS
| longer ali the hoy i'm the country would
| have been exhausted, The loss falls
principally OH a few, as the farmers with
barn-yarrl stock or small herds of range
! cattle mainly had ample provision for
caring for their stock and their losses
are slight. With the commencement