The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-30
The HOTTEST on RECORD
Townsend and Surrounding 'Coun-
try Emerge From a To-
phetic Season.
Mountain Streams Dried Up and
Endless Litigation Over
Water Righta
The Wool Clip OF Mcasher County Large,
But the Market il Decidedly
Unsatisfactory.

TOWNSEND, July q. - Especial Until
the welcome changes, which finally occurred
Yesterday. this upper Missouri valley has
for nearly four weeks straight been wrapt
! in hot winds and an intensity Of daily sun
heat never before experienced siuce it's set
tlemer Day after day, for hours at a
stretx..., Thermometers have indicated
upwards of 100 in the shade, making as high
Us l12 several times. And yet. owing to
our dry, oxygenated air, no sunstrokes or
other injuries have resulted, except in the
tapping up of tho small mountain streams
10 severely as to cause general water-right
warfare all along the line of our irrigating
ranchers. So numerous, in fact, have be-
come these Justice court and jury trials at
this point, that the country now has to be
secured for distance Of forty miles around
for "disinterested' and "knownothing''
Jurors.
Fully 100000 pounds of Meagher county
hiph grade woods are being hauled into this
point weekly for storage here until the
present terribly confused markets Of the
east shall get rid of pending tariff bills and
clip Of Meagher county focks this season
was exceedingly good, both in quality and
quantity; yet, in consequence of the protec-
ton hobby and humbuggery of Mckinley
and his petty but numerous small Hook.
middle and old-state growers, nothing but
the extensive sale Of mutton wethers has
saved many of our mountain sheep men
from extreme embarrassment again TINS
season. Various prominent wool growers
Of this county are emphatic IN their ex-
pressed belief that wool should be stricken
Entirely from the protected list, when, as
.free.raw,' It would quickly forge for it
self broader, more reliable and more sat
sfactory market in the interest of the pro-
Queer, to say nothing of the vast savings
it would bring to the millions OF wooden
wearers.
All the big freight teams (and they are
many rolling in here laden with products
Of the farm, the range or the mine, are
promptly reloaded with supplies, machinery
Or general merchandise for their return
trip, proof positive that as distributing
and shipping point Townsend Is one OF
great Importance, commanding the natural
" tributary business of wide area Of
country, reaching out at all points, and of
diversified products as we'll as require
ments. Several quite important sales and
options on mines in the nearby Park dis
gether with the late rich strike in the
over tunnel of the Gold Dust mine. have
inspired renewed interest in that direction.
Yesterday the Carpenter Brothers of the
Mountain Glen, ut the mouth of Deep
Greek canyon, closed the sale of that charm
UR SpOU dllu tSov8N0 w AtAVy<1s %
Reed Il Provard, for $8,QM. Monptain
Glen is one of the lovelielt spots TIL all
Montana, and is, we learn. to be greatly
Enhanced in attractiveness by the erection
bf a costly villa and other buildings, in
bluding laboratory, as the new purchasers
are experienced miners. mine experts and
intercollegiate, lately from Colorado, with
abundance of means, and have selected that
charming Glen spot for home and head
quarters.
Charlie Hossfeldt, one Of the land prin-
bes of Eastern Jefferson, in bringing on an
pight-mile water ditch from the Missouri
canyon, above Toston, has struck into a
ough, ugly cement in the closing section,
Ehich is putting him to heavy expense and
most annoving delay. He has worked q
pie force of men and teams all season.
Commissioner Tierney, who has recently
listed both Castle and Eeihart, thinks the
after camp thu fartherest advanced of the
wo, has more men at work on mine devel-
pment, more money in circulation, and
cling invested in both mines and town
property, etc. Well, Neihart is the oldest,
nd has got a completed railroad within
inc miles of her treasure banks.
The McCormicks, Bergs and Hensleys
re now rustling for the necessary trolling
took" for putting on daily service on the
'ownsend and Castle stage line the coming
Eeek.