The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-05
NORTHWEST NEWS.


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Henry Ems, Of Altadena. whose home ID
at the foot of the mountains, ran across q
lion a few days ago. Ems
waved a valise at the brute. and the latter
couldln't stand such a modern salute,
turned tail and Ned.
H.. McCauley, q the Virginia City
AadisoaiaN, who has temporarily taken
the position Of driver on the Bozeman and
Virginia City stage line from here to Bess,
had a rough initiation into his job. With
the wind blowing i'm his face at the rate of
about 40 miles am hour, and one of the
worst divides i'm the country to cross, 1t is
not surprising that il required five hours
time i'm which to make the 12-mile drive to
Ennis. His checks. ears and nose were
somewhat blistered by frost, but not so
severely as to prevent him from going on
his regular trips.
A year ago last January the United
States fish commissioner sent to Judge
James G. Swan, of this city, 300 Holsters
from Woods Hall, Massachusetts bay, to
Ire planted in Puget sound. These were
carefully placed by Judge Swan at three
points Scow bay, Point Hudson and
Point Wilson. There were also planted
$4,000 live lobster eggs. OF late many of
these HOLSTERS have been seen ON their
feeding grounds, and there is every reason
to believe that they are thriving and doing
well, and will i'm time contribute materially
to the wealth of the fisheries OF Puget
sound.
A correspondent of the Yellowstone
Journal narrntes tho following: Billy
Cathay and Vance Pennell, both wild
cowboys, started for Miles City about four
days ago with n bunch of beef cattle for
BrandcnburR. They made the ''double
L" ranch the first day, the second maxi
ing S~tafford's. While they were corral
ling, three wild Texas cows broke out of
the corral, running like wild buffalo.
Vance and Billy right after them. but
three was one too many for them, SO
Vance and Billy brought two cows back
mt the end of their long lassoe-. One old
outlaw Texas COW succeeded in getting
away and next morning Vance and Billy
started on u search for her. They fol-
lowed her tracks through the snow for
about ten miles, when they gave her up
and went back to Stafford's. When they
got there n messenger had arrived with a
dispatch from Brandenburg, stating that
he was out OF beef and to put wings on
them and fly to Miles. Vance
went after the outlaw, followed her up
Tongue river to the mouth of Otter creek.
up Otter creek to it's head. then over to
Powder river, where he got on IA cold
trail and gave her up. He says he thinks
she has gone to Texas.
The return to Seattle of Samuel +.
Brackins. who. for Is years, has been sup
dosed to be dead. has brought about
startling discoveries which point to the
commission of n crime, says the Post IN
feHiOeace.-. The story told by Mr.. Brackins
is that at the time of the Neg Perces war
i'm 1873. he disappeared suddenly and was
supposed to have been killed in one of the
engagements with the Indians. Previous
to- his departure or disappearance he pur-
chased of James Mcknight several
blocks of land i'm South Port Townsend.
He made no disposition of this property
and several years after Charles Case, who
now resides at 1,GOs Front street, pur-
chased three blocks of the same land.
Afterward Case discovered that his title
was not clear and he employed Messrs.
Blake & Drew, Seattle attorneys, to look
up and perfect his title. After considera-
bile advertising and search for the lost
up the quest when n man, claiming to he
the original Samuel Z. Brackins, ap-
pcared and, for a consideration of 500,
signed the deed and gave Mr.. Case n clear
title to the three blocks of Port TOWNSEND
real estate. The appearance OF the real
Samuel f. Brackins.. who for many year.
has resided at ReddinG, California;, and
who has just arrived in Seattle, brings out
the fact that n forgery has been com
mittcd and that the property i'm his name
has been ~wrongfully and fraudulent,
transferred. The above is tho story oi
MFR. Brackins, as told to n reporter yester
day. He has placed the matter in the
hands of Deputy Sheriff Woolery, who |,
endeavoring to get at the bottom of the
facts i'm the case, and important disclos
urcs are looked for in n few days.
The drivers on the Virginia City and
Dillon stage line-Charlie Potts ant
HI sStEoIk iisAh AZ kuSkNS oNk shhs>
OH the bench beyond Sheridan, during
Mondays blizzard, says the Virginia Cit!
Modisonian. The former, who was eI
route to Dillon. had succeeded. after con
siderable difficulty. i'm crossing the hill
met Strong coming to Virginia City. am
told him of the almost impossible condi
ton of the roads OH account of the fear
full storm which prevailed. Strong. how
ever. expressed his intention of yin (
get Trough, but Potts, after much pei
suasion. induced. him to go back. sayin
that il was as much as his life was wort
to cross the hill through the blindin
snow drifts. Turning around, Stroni
followed Charley but. in less than fiv
minutes. both were out of sight of eac
other. Potts. looking around to see
his companion was coming. was surprise
to see nothing of him, and came to TN
conclusion that lac had rcconsidcred hi
determination. and endeavored to max
his way to- Sheridan. He was more a.
tonished, though. when. on nearin
Point of Rocks. four miles from wher
they met, to see Johnny jogging along !
front of him. headed for Pony Gilbe TT
station, The storm was so blinginG h
although hey were probably at no tim
more than 50 yards apart. ne ther coul
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