The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-10
NORTHWEST NEWS.
Topics Of General Interest In the Four New
States and Elsewhere.

present.-Lirinysfoa Enterprise.
The plans and specifications for the
great dam at the Black Ea9le falls are
now an exhibition AIT the TOWNSHIP office.
Mr.. Tanning. the chicr engineer, il in the
city and will remain eight ar ten days for
the purpose of talking and explaining
matters with any of our local contractors.
IL il intended tn have work commenced
within ten days after the signing of the
contract.-G reaf Fails Leoohrr.
Banker Filing is i'm receipt of "a letter
from Congressman Carter advising him
that u ~tri-weekly mail service has been
ordered from Red Bluff tn Pony. A half
loaf is much better than no bread, and
the people will bc thankful for what they
have received, but the traffic and cOnsc-
quent correspondence between the two
contingent points dcmand IL daily mail
service which will most likely put on be-
fore many months.-1he Madisenian.
The Deer Lodge Mining and Smelling
are making many improvements
about their property in Zoscl district. The
erection of "a boarding house and shaft
house il now under course of coIistrtic-
ton. Four men are working i'm the mine
stopping ont ore preparatory to- shipping
"a car about the 10th. superintendent
Long will he able tn he about his duties
next week after "a months attack of rlIeu-
-Siirer state.
One of the best signs of the opening
year is the fact that the quartz mines,
upon which. our future prosperity largely
depends, are all improving as develop
mcnt progresses. 80 far from any symp-
tom of exhaustion being apparent, there
is not one that is being systematically
worked that il not showing am increased
value with every thrust of the drill. Many
generations will pass ere Madison county
mines will he eNhaustcl.-Ihe MADISON
ida.
MIR. Rcccc Anderson and party of four
men arrived from the Spotted Horse mine
at Maiden this morning with another
large shipment of gold bullion, which was
Immediately Expressed tn Helena. The
Spotted Horse IL a steady and sure pro-
Queer, and it's output is only limited by
the number of stamps which are i'm use.
All that is necessary to- double the output
is to increase the number of
Rirer Press.
j. =. Halteman, president OF the Amcri-
can Ruby Mining ~onpan after starting
the organization of another company to
work the High Tariff, Surprise and Good
Morning claims, left for the coast for "a
few weeks sojourn The new company
have filed their papers for record, and
upon the return of Mr.. Haltcman the or
Ranization will he completed. The claims
are all centrally located and have each "a
good showing. The new company will
incorporate with 5OO,UOu shares. the most
of which has been subscribed for. The
gentleman will return here about the first
of January and give the matter his per-
sonal attcntion.-Siire State.
Yesterday, while engaged i'm haltoring
and breaking "A colt at ID. n. ChurchilI's
ranch, at Tim, James Mathcson met with
n painful accident. The colt il large and
powerful and reared, taking MIR. Mathe-
son with him. On coming down the sec
ond time the horse ripped him, but at the
same instant no threw the animal, but I'M
fortunately the horse fell on MIR. Mathc-
son, crushing him against "a wall and
breaking his shoulder blade. He was
brought to the Park hotel, this city, and
his wounds dressed and he is now resting
rs comfortably as could he expected under
the circumstances. MIR. Matlcson is well
known as n horse trainer in Washington
aud Oregon and before going to MIR.
Chnrchilfs was engaged at the fair
grounds.-G,e1f Fats I,ibuHr.
A dispatch from warLncr says: The
scene of the fire is dcsolatc inthe extreme.
The intensely cold weather seems to give
thc burnt district IA most gloomy look.
Those who were burned out have had
time tai look about. The destruction of
buildings and property was complete.
But little was saved in the way of stocks
Of goods. &. B. High,r X ~Compauy's loss
was 5000. with Si,U Insurance.. They
began clearing away the debris this
morning. and will begin rebuilding AT
once. The public sentiment il strong,
and almost every business man in town
has already gone Ia work with "A will, and
n city of tents will rise from the ashes of
Wardner.
~ Nlss y III NV S"'
of the Oregon Short Line and Utah North.
crn railroad companies, against the
Northern Pacific, judge. Deadly has ISSUED
n temporary injunction restraining the
Northern Pacific from uureasonably dis
terminating against the complainauts IN
the interchange of freight or passengel
traffic, and requiring the defendant to lie
liver the freight turned over tn il at thi'
city Ia points on it's lin" on Puget Sound
, whether il originated east ar west of th'
; nincty-scvcnth meridian, and to transpor
passengers presenting through tickets
!. issued at points east of the lO5th rneri
, dian. Plaintiff il required to give bond
, in SlnO.Ooo for the aymc of damage
r and the costs of the injunction.
$ Tbs New York World asked Govcrno
y Toolc to wire them n brief forecast of tn
!, outlook of the year, to he published in tn
4 New Years edition of that paper. III
responded to this effect: The new yea
is full of inviting prospects for Mountains
A mild and genial winter has placed o,I
large stock interests ont of jeopardy. OI
= mines are more prolific than over. Tn
mineral output already exceeds that q
amy state or territory. and for 1880 will nj
proximatc Sio.OOU,ouO. Agriculture is raj
n idly advancing, and with the increase
facilities for irrigation now i'm contempls
q ton, will become more PROMINENT. pop
- lar and profitable. Wages are good AN