Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-01-08
MONTANA NEWS.

Great Falls wants an opera house.
The salvation army is making a raid on
Butte.
Oil, gas and water have been struck in
the srtssian well at Chinook.
Tuck Lambert, an old time prospector
and miner OF the Barker and Neihart min
ing districts. who has for "a number ofyears
past been in Alaska, returned a lew days
ago. We have not seen him but learn from
a gentleman who met him in Great Falls
that Tuck has quit Alaska for good. He
says it is a hard country and that Montana
is a paradise in comparison with it.-River
Press.
Jack Leslie went to Wolf Greek several
days ago to take charge Of the Woodhurst
and Morrison mine. Though the mine lad
been worked all summer under the manage
ment Of q prominent expert ne material
result had been obtained. As soon as Mr..
Leslie assuined charge he went to work con-
trary to the previous orders sfthe~ scientific
expert, and struck a iour-feet body OF gal
ena and carbonate OF very high grade.
This is the first body of Gre encountered
this year in that mine, though thousands
OF dollars have been expended on 1.-THE
Monarch.
Another band Of the Blackfeot Indians
was down from the agency the first OF the
week, in charge OF John Aubrey. This band
is composed OF s~ixty-five young bucks with
forty-six teams, and they are after freight
consisting OF supplies, etc. This speaks
well for the management OF the Indians at
the agency for while the young bucks Of the
other tribes are going through the demon
alizing ghost dance these braves ire engaged
in peaceful pursuits and getting paid by the
government for their labors. Mr.. Aubrey
informs us that there is no appearance oil
the Messiah craze at the agency.-Ft. Ben.
ton Review.
Mr.. John Neubert, Of the Teton. told us
lately Of having lost two calves. His son
went out to look for the cattle and found
fourteen large gray wolves had killed and
were devouring the two calves. Heimmed
lately rode in and told his father, who went
out and poisoned the carcass with strych-
nine in the hope OF killing the gang. He
went back the next day but only found one
dead wolf, although the calves had been
devoured. He attributes his i'll luck to the
poor quality OF the medicine, which ought
to give better results. Mr.. Neubert says the
wolves are very bad aleng the Teton and
Marias, and that he is convinced they arein
creasing there, notwithstanding the bounty
offered by the state, and the efforts OF
stockmen to kill them.-River Press.
w. A. Smith, ofSmith Bros. reports that
he was very successful in Chicago with his
sheep, they having melted s2.73 each. But
what is of more Importance to Castle is the
fact that he has been successful in getting
good machinery for the Alice company
which will he put in on the Bondholder.
Until the machinery is ready the shaft will
be sunk hy two shifts, and mules will work
a whip" to lift dirt taken out. The shaft
which is how over eighty feet deep, will be
sunk to the $50 level before any eross-cut-
ting is done. Mr.. Smith was successful in
| placing the stock of the company in Chicago
and in getting a number of people there in.
tsrested in the camp. He is a ~rustler, and
undoubtedly will show up a large ore body
on the Alice company's claims by April.
We wish we had a hundred men in the camp
ar able and energetic AS Mr.. Smith, then
the camp would move, railroad or nc rail.
road.-Castls Reporter.
A Butte variety actress named Clyde
Raymond, attempted suicide in the Theatre
Comiqus on January End. The girl had
just takers part in a play in which she
carried a pistol. At the close, and while
passing off the stage, after the fall of the
curtain, she stopped suddenly, cried out,
We'll, goodbye. and placing the weapon
against her breast was in the act of dis
charging it, and ending her career, when
one OF the actors, seeing her intention,
Knocked the barrel of the pistol aside am,
the ball instead OF entering her breast pene
trated her left arm abov We the elbow, infiict,
lug a pain full hut not a dangerous wound
She was disa rmed, and carried to the dress
ing room, where a surgeon dressed the in
iured arm. Clyde is rather a prepossessinl
looking girl and Judging from her csnversa'
tional powers and bearing was reared IN
the atmosphere OF a refined home She il
said to be the daughter of n wealthy lum'
herman residing in Minnesota, where she
is reported to have married a disselute
man, whose conduct and abuse drove hel
to her present mode OF life.