Fergus County argus., 1890-12-25

- There we're 600. 600 pounds of wool
shipped from Big Timber the past season,
= valued at eighteen cents per pound: %. 900
mutton sheep shipped, valued at 50. 10 psr
head; 10000 stock sheep sold To Dakota
parties at AN average of $3.50 per head
and nine ears Of cattle shipped at u value
of S;,5 per head
\. X. Frame aud family passed through
town last Saturday en route to Maiden to
spend the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. g.
n W. Gardner. Mr.. Frame j. keeping a hotel
at Robinson, one Of the promising camps of
the Castle mining region. lie has great
" faith in his town and the Castle mines lie
thinks there will be boom next spring.
The State Teachers association will hold
its annual session in Helena commencing
on Dee. -. A redured rate of oneand one
nth fare for the round trip has been e-tab-
: lshe,l Tor all teachers desiring To attend the
meeting We eare ia receipt of an artist
A ically arranged and beautifully printed
programme Of the exercises to be given, the
work of the Journal pub. 90. of Helena.
World Wide Missions" published
monthly at New York, contains AN excel
lent portrait of Rev. ". W. Van Ors,lel OF
the Methodist church and a brief sketch of
his work in Montana. Brother Van as hs
is Familiarity styled all over the state. is an
old timer, but is still an active "rustler" |
aud is doing good work ia the Masters |
vinenard.
W. 4. chamberlain. of the firm of Chan,l- 1
Ter n Chamberlain Of Deer creek passed I
| through town last Saturday on his return
from visit of several months to his old
home in New York city. lie was looking
hale and hearty, and reports u very enjoy
able time among the Gothamite-. He
didn't stop to attend Sitting Bulls funeral
| while en route.
A Ayoungster known as Percy peWalfe
was in II horse stealing scrape at Billings
some time ago and was helped out through
the influence of Judge Fraser. whose sym
pathy was aroused dy the scamp's youth
and apparent innocence OF evil intent The
boy is in the soup in Fergus county now
and is under $500 bond to await the
action of the grand jury OH the charge oi
horse stealing billing. Gazette.
~ fitn strlhe oi ore IL reported Tor the s
Running Wolf Mining co. 1t consists of
the discovery OF "a contact vein ore. three
feet OF high galena and one foot of sand
carbonates. The average assays of this
ore have been d? per cent Of lead and 30
ounces of silver per ton. This is "A close h
corporation and the stock is owned entirely (,
by few fortunate people in Great Falls I
Great Falls Leader. +,
Lewistown is rapidly growing at present i
and is now the second city in Northern {
Montana. We have always believed the h
energetic city OF the Judith would take IA h
squirt some day and shake off the drag-nets e
that have been holding her down for So long n
a time. She is in the center OF one of the "
richest districts in the state sud we trust q
her present activity will continue and her Y
great resources he steadily developed c.
Great Falls Leader. :,
Richard Giles of Maiden WAS ia town =
Tuesday for the purpose of taking out a
patent on his mine in the Cone Butte dis
trct. This property is known as ihe"Cave'
lode, and is owned jointly by Richard and
Vincent Gies. The mine is located nearthe G.
tunnels on the property, one Of which 4,
passes along the ore body for distance of u
goo feet The assays from Sl2 to $40 u
in silver and about 20 per cent lead.
of II ear load Of ore was made
first of the month to Newark. Nsw Jersey. ii
from which returny have not yet been re- 4,
reived. Mr.. Gies has been Offered u good p"
figure for the property but says it il not
ior sale at present. Those who have seen 81
he mine say it is "A great bonanzn.
Last Saturday "a man named Pat Riley VI
got permission from Jailor Conway to talk u
10 John Schneider, one Of the prisoners ~
rs the noon hour approached Mr.. Conway
started to close the Jail, az he desir Ell to- T.
'ome down town. lie kindly requested W
Riley to go out, but the latter persisted in
staying. His patience becoming exhausted m
Mr.. Conway finally walked toward Riley, Il.
y hen the latter made n move as il to draw
/, gun from his person, then made another la
move toward a boy who stood by. In an
instant Mr.. Conway discovered that the y,
10Y had large revolver strapped to him. l..
He quickly grabbed the revolver from the u.
'heath as ths boy was passing him and y.
lealt Riley "a blow over the head ana q
showed him into the cooler" where he wac q.
Kept until the following day and released. J..
Hon. Perry W. Meadow. of the world re- u.
,owned spotted Horse mine, Fergus county, ~.
'rrived from the great property this after n
,oon in private conveyance accompanied q.
~ two men and bringing over two hundred /.
md fifty pounds ofgold valued at $50 Ooo. !,
The geld was Immediately shipped east .o "
he Philadelphia mint by express. This 10
80, 900 was pounded out OF the Spotted
Iorse mine ore hy The mill in forty days
un, which equals 81 300 per day Mr.Mc
Adow informs us that I he mine never looked
'.tter, or as well as it does nov, and he il
ery glad to again he the happy possessor
Il a property which he considers well worth TN,
many millions of dollars. Owing to the ,
arcity of water. and also because Mr.. Me
dow does not wish to remain in the
all winter the mill was closed
own "A few days ago for the winter. In the
,eantiBe Mr.. Meadow has a force OF men VA
mployed getting cut ores, running levels, ~"
nj otherwise developing the great property. p'
le will spend about three months in South '''
rn California, enjoying comfort and rest. \
n early spring he will again return and Chi
i've his personal attention to the working wit
I the mill aud mine. MrMcAdow's legion pri
friends in Montana and elsewhere are re rof
'icing with him in his good ortune.-Great
als Tribune. lail