The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-10
RAY OF THE FALLS.


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From Wednesday, Daily.
The W men brought down by Sherif
O'Neal and Under Sheriff Charles Craw
ford on Saturday were w. A. Long AM
George Blanchard. Both were arrested
at the instigation of Major George Steel
Indian agent. Long keens a saloon a,
R"bare and it is alleged sold whisky tt
Indians there. Blanchard is accused q
operating on the reservation.-Rivei
Press.
One of the electric light companies
have left several pole holes open and de
not seem IN any hurry either to place
poles in the sockets or ill them up again
In case OF an accident 1t is possible tha'
either the city or company interested
might have "to pay the piper" 1t is q
much travelled and poorly lighted part OF
town, therefore the danger is great
Something ought to be done at once.
A. D. Vance, who was formerly proprie.
tor of the Cascade stables, is purchasing
an outfit of clothing. furnishing goods,
etc, to take into the Flathead country,
MIR. Vance has spent two months in look.
ing over this vast undeveloped region to
the west Of us and has finally determin,
ed to settle at Bad Rock, 10 miles above
Demersville, on the line of the Great
Northern. Of course Mr.. V. is very
sanguine of the future of the Flathead
country and considers a goodly share of
this worlds goods await the coming of
the pioneer.
A rather unique case was up before
Judge Race yesterday. 1t seems that T.
y. Casey and a party of friends were play
ing poker in the house of $. d. Ander-
son, in West Great Falls, when a dispute
over cards resulted in a general row.
Anderson had Casey arrested for disturb
ing the peace and quiet of the neighbor-
hood, and the Judge promptly fined him
$40 and costs. Casey, out of revenge,
swore out a complaint against Anderson
for allowing gambling in his house
withouta license, and as he pleaded guilty,
the Judge mulcted him in the sum of 80.
We understand that the laudable eff
lorts Oh Prof. banks to conduct the
schools in a systematic and decorous
manner has called forth the approval of
very many in the city. The overcrowded
condition of the school renders the task
of the professor and his efficient corps of
teachers all the more difficult and there
fore the more pralseworthy. 1t is SIN
cerely to be hoped that the present con
gested state of the school will soon be re-
lieved. 1t is injurious to the health of
scholars and teachers and renders the
highest results of education less feasible.
The Savage mine that was settled for
yesterday by the Savage Lode Mining
Co., is one of the most promising proper
critics in the Belt mountains. The mine
was discovered in 1885, by r. s. Frlzell,
and the property has been held by him
from that time till the present. There is
a shaft 30 feet deep on the lead showing
eight inches of solid galena ore, averag-
ing from 100 to 800 ounces in silver.
The MIN is located about GOO. feet from
The famous Whipporwill, and just above
the Star Mining company's ground.
There is n doubt that if work is pushed
this property will become one of the
best mines in the Belt mountains.
Monday night the fireman on the in
coming narrow guage passenger train
discovered one of the new two-story
houses recently built by that company in
Willard to be on fire. He INN ediately
gave the alarm but before the flames
could be stayed they spread to the adioin-
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story buildings especially built by the
narrow gauge for their employees were
in ashes. This works a hardship on the
railway employees as they were getting
ready to move their families into th-iI
new quarters. The fire was probably the
work Of an incendiary, as no one had
been in the buildings for the proceeding
three days.
George ID. Patterson, one of the com
missinners of Choteau county, " las in thu
city yesterday, and in a conversation with
the TRIBUNE expressed the opinion tina
the office he mas The honor to hold is no,
at all a desirable one. He has been
''roasted" by beth republicans and demo
Gratis, and says he does not now hardly
know where he belongs. The canvassing
board racket and the expert examination
business have kept him In HOT water for
4 month, and he will be grateful when
matters in Choteau county settle down to
their ordinary quietness. We are not par
nouncement, but can safely say that Mr..
denomination for the office of county
comm. ssioner. He would be- willing t.
let 20 right now if there was any grace
full way Of doing it.
The Diamond R Mining C%o.sbirped two
car loads of ore to the Montana smelter
for treatment, and the result has been
highly gratifying. Yesterday a TRIBUNE
representative was shown the exact
figures of the assay which are as follows:
The first carload of $3.50 pounds netted
an average of 80 ounces per ton, and the
second carload of 35,164 pounds, an
average of 90.4S ounces per too. This il
certainly rich ore and will prove a big
bonanza to the owners. The company is
pushing development work as rapidly as
possible and have over twenty men al
work. They are stopping in two places
and in a few days will begin IN a third
Men are at work sinking the main shaft
100 feet further and teams are busy haul
ing ore to Monarch. 1t was a busy scene
that greeted Mr.. Z. G. Maclay, the presi-
dent, when he paid the mines a visit this
week. He expresses himself as highly
gratitied with the outlook of the Diamond
R property.
Herbert Mellen passed through the
city yesterday from the penltentarv on
his way to Great Falls, where he intends
to locate. Mellen was granted a pardon
two weeks ago, but the documents neces-
sary for his release did not reach Deer
Lodge until Sunday. Mellen says those
were the two longest weeks of his life.
He was sentenced to ten years from Fort
Benton about four years ago. He was in
the employ of Moses Solomon at that
place, and during q temporary absence Of
the proprietor, he stole d boat and load
ing it up with all the goods he could pile
in, he and a pal started dOwnthe Missouri