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The Supreme Court Decision.

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Judge De Wits decision yesterday in the
Prescott Metcalf suit for the possession of
the May and Edna mine in the Cataract
district created a good deal of comment
upon the street yesterday among mining
men, and opinions pro and con were ex-
pressed. Come men were very emphatic in
saving that it was not a proper decision,
while others upheld it on the basis of Cali
fornia law that a prospector must not neces-
sarily be a surveyor and should not lose
his claim by reason of the fact being re-
corded in the wrong county. Others say
that if a man finds . claim and desires to
know il it has been put on record, he natur-
ally seeks the recorder of the county where
the prospect is situated. Should he find no
record he naturally concludes that it isopen
strictly complied with in this respect was
the opinion of many It appears that some
time ago, whilo prospecting in the Cataract
district, Mr.. Metcalf picked up a piece
of float on the green sod. He liked
its appearance and had it assayed. 1t
showed 500 to the ton. He investigated
the records of Jefferson county, but found
no record and Immediately filed upon the
ground. After he started to develop it, it
wal learned that Mr.. Prescott had recorded
his location of the lode claim in Lewis and
Clarke county.
This case recalls an incident several years
ago in the palmy days of the famous Pen
obscot mine, above Marysvllle. Upon a
cold Now Years eve Nate Vestal stood guard
upon his claim with two dozen miners
armed to the teeth with Winchester rifles.
He had a warning that a party would Mt
tempt to jump the claim. Unknown to the
Vestal guard somebody planted u location
notice Just as the last sigh of the midnight
wind WAS heard and, simultaneously Vestal
made his location. Then a famous race
for Deer Lodge was begun. Two men
mounted or strong steeds dashed away
on a narrow trail, from the noun
tain summit, through timber and
down ~ravines, lear ing across and
fo.ding streams. They were off for one
purpose and great would be the reward OF
the one who reached the recorders office a.
Deer Lodge city first. Fortune favored
Vestal's courier, for though his opponent
had the fleeter horse, he got of the trail
and Vestal's man reached his destination
two hours in advance of his rival and held
the famous mine which produced q fortune.
Mr.. Vestal sold tho mine afterwards for
100000. The tailings from the mill were
utmost MS rich rs the quartz. They were
worked over by Mr.. LOngmaid, who cleared
up a snug fortune, yer to some foreign
country and is now a millionaire.
This incident and its connection with the
case in the Cataract district is only men
toned to show that particular precaution
was taken to nave the location notice re-
corded in Deer Lodge county. where the
mine is located, though it is just a short
distance across the boundary. The distance
to Helena WAS much shorter. but q location
notice in this county, 1t was thought, would
not hold in law.
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S, C., ASHBY & CO..
Main Street and Sixth Avenue, Helena.
GRATIFYING INCREASE.


Northern Pacific Earnings for December
Make That the Banner Month of 1890.
The following is the statement of gross
earnings of the Northern Pacific and Wis
Central lines for December. 1899,
with a comparison of the earnings for the
corresponding month in 1889:
1890. 1889. Increase.
Freight ......... 1898, IO2 81 334,1Gi S60s, 33s
PASSENGER and
n miscellaneous. 723,015 622,OW lOl, ola
Total ...... g.. 1855, III l,g55.764 500, 1853
Mileage 5,I22 4,55 667
The showing of freight earnings Of the
Northern Pacific road lion ia a remarkable
The increase for the month was $685.
1876, a gain of nearly So per cent. over De-
cember, 1889, making that tho banner
month of the whole year. And this increase
as shown by the daily reports.
The last report, issued yesterday, was for
January 2. This shows the total Northern
Pacific earnings for that day to be S92.9sO,
as against S52. 956 for January 9, 1880, being
a gain of $4,000. or Is per cent.
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The attention of all dealers in wood ID
called to city ordinance No. 30, requiring
every dealer in wood to furnish every pur.
chaser OF wood a certificate from the in.
spector showing tho amount of wood deliv.
cred.
The inspector will DO at his Office, No. g..
Lower Main street, during the hours be-
tween 8 and ii u. N. and 2 and I p. IN.
j.. ID. BEARY,
Inspector Of Weights and Measures.
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MarsbaPs sale.
Notice is hereby given that on Saturday,
Jan. 10th, 1891, l will sell, at Aliens stable.
on Breckenridge street, Helena. to the high
est and best bidder for cash, the following
described property, now in the city pound:
One red COW, with broken horns.
T.. j. CRoNIN, Marshal.
Jan. 9Th, 1891.
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Assignee's Sa1c--B Bargains.

The stock of goods formerly owned by
Mrs. NJ. M. Styles, jackson street, opposite
opera house. must be sold at once regard
less of cost. Store now open. All sales for
cash. s. CARPENTER, Assignee.
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THE MINES Of MONTANA,
Flattsring Reports Of the Output
ana Value Of the Ruby and
Josephine Mines.
Gossip About tho Supreme Court
Ruling on Location
Notices.
Interesting News From All Parts Of the
stste--Rich Mines and Promising
Prospects Everywhere.

1fr. Joel T. Smith. OF this city, a well.
known mining man, has been making
money rapidly within the past few months
ont Of two mines OF which but little Is
heard. He, with J. W. NcGrif. a Cali
fornia capitalist, and MI. b. Morse form a
CLOSE corporation which Ia operating the
Ruby mine. II is situated midway between
Radsrsburg aud Elkhorn and has a body Of
shipping ore from six to eight feet wide.
There il no water to contend with; in fact,
water has to be hauled a distance Of three
miles for domestic purposes. With O COM
mon within q carload of ore ia taken out
every day. Since October 0, 4 there has been
shipped from this unpretentious mine
ssventy-two cars Of ore that average $500
per car or $780, 900 for the whole. The shaft
Is sunk right on the vein and
everything that is taken out - smoked for
shipping. The shaft ID now IA feet deep,
and Mr.. Smith has no idea yet OF the ex-
tent Of the ore body, though ne says y 10
tho working Of this mine. The ore is a soft
carbonate and q valuable dux. The output
il purchased by the Ryan Smelling COM
pany, Of Tacoma, where the ore 10 in de-
mand for mixing with the dry ores OF South
America and British Columbia from which
places ore - Snlppe0 IN DaIIahC ~ . b'liiHR
cost and without duty.
Ihe Josephine, in the Cataract district,
il also owned by Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Nc
Grit and il has acquired the distinction Of
q bonanza. Since the first day of last No
vember, when ore shipping was begun. the
output Of the Josephine has been two cars
per week which run $500 to the car. This
property was developed under bond by Nh.
Smith from December. 1883 to May, 1880
when IL wal shut down and the bond of
$50, 600 held on it WIS taken up.
Il has paid for itself since and the out
look for the future Of this property can be
better Judged when II is known That a COLI
tract has been let and work 10 now progress
ing on . two compartment shaft to be put
to q depth Of 400 feet. The output OF the
Josephine also goes to Tacoma. Thirteen
men are employed at this mine. and eleven
at the Ruby.
Mr.. Smith thinks that northern Washing.
ton is the coming mining country. He was
mp there recently and secured a bond on the
Little Emma mine, at the Little Dalles, IN
the sum Of $4,000.
Mr.. B. Morse has just opened the Jo-Jo
mine in the Radersburg district, having
struck four feet Of good shipping ore. lie
has begun shipping. The shaft is down
eighty-fve feet, and trusting to the general
character and course Of the veins in that
section he expects to find a larger body at
further depth.
John Heating and p. b. Clark are taking
ont ore regularly and shipping it to
Tacoma.
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The Big smelter Dam.

About three o'clock yesterday tho water
gatss Of the immense dam wers closed and
water for the first time flowed over the dam.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-10

New England shoe store, II south Main street
is where the crowd gathsr to buy shoes.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-10

Fatal accident to New England Shoe compa-
ny's stock-it is badly cut.
Tho Wolf & Periolat Fur company. OF Chicago,
will be pleased TO have the public 'eo their fur
fashions at the Hotel Helena. on Friday. Satnr-
IL, IS and IL.
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AMUSEMENTS.

fale Of necessi ty this month at the New Eng
ana Shoe sto,e.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-10

Candidates for your hilh favor, New England
Shoe company, il $. ain street,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-10

All kinds of miners boots and shoes at
great discount this month at tho Now England
Shoe store.
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Notice.

silk and wooden hosiery made tn order,
Knitting Factory, 2l3 south Main street.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-10

We gdvise early buying ms our prices create
lively demand, New England Shoe store.
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Free concert at The Louvre tonight.

Go 10 Hotel Helena on Friday, Saturday, Mon
day, TUESDAY and Wedne, day, Jan. 8. 10, u. ID
and II, and see What is nav in fur fashions. II g
Wolf & Psrioiat bur company, OF Chicago, show
heir goods on the above dates,
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Marsbal'S sale.

A fried oyster with every drink or cigar
at The Fashion.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-10

a fried oyster with every drink or
cigar at The Fashion.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-10

A fried oyster with every drink or cigar
NJ The Fashion.
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If noise produced largely by the strains
of a hand organ and the rafting of pieces
of sheet iron behind the scenes makes a
play, then Little Puck should receive re-
spectful consideration. Besidesthis it is a
queer collection of familiar ciiestnuts from
Hoyt's farce comedies, though lacking the
brightness of his dialogue. 1t is replete
with the gags and devices iii makeup in
troduced by Shakspere in his early days,
and as a natural consequence those of the
audience who laughed kicked themselves
for their merriment after they had left the
theatre. The horse-play is all right when
we'll constructed and we'll played. but Little
Puck is a different matter. With the broad
suggestiyeness, the chestnuts and the noise
eliminated, nothing would be left of it. Mr..
Frank Daniels is probably the best actor in
the cast, though his histrionic talent is
largely confined to his ability 10 kick other
members of the company when they are
looking in another direction. The other
members of the company are hardly worthy
of mention. Clowns and loudly dressed
dolls make very bad work of acting. They
depend for applause upon either the gro
te%squeness or tho vulgarity of their cos
tunes. Altogether il was a bad perform
ance of a very bad play of its kind. Even
the efforts made in the direction of singing
were sufficient to condemn n much better
rendition. The audience. which was very
large, left the theatre with the hope that
Helena will have no more Little Pucks. Be
sides the torture Of the play. several people
weIe subjected to thei nexperience and I'M
eentlemanly conduct of the young IMAM on
the door,"
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Deer Lodee-ElIiston Mines.

The Monarch Mining company is shipping
two cars of ore to Omaha each week and is
working two shifts.
The Big Dick mine is shipping one gar of
good ore each week to the smelter at Great
Falls. This claim Is owned by Messrs.
Mossberg, Albertson, Mcdonald and Mo-
Neary.
Mike Petry is the owner of a rich mine
and shipped a car Of fine ore on Tuesday
last.
The Comstock mine, which is owned by
Gus Thornton, Thos. Porter and others is
producing and they are making regular
shipments.
zosEL
There is q great deal Of activity at the
Zosel mines near here just at present. A
company Of citizens secured q six month
bond on the Emery mine which had previ-
ously been leased to w. l. Higgins. The
amount Of the bond is $4,000 and q good
force OF men are now at work.
William Zosel bonded the Carbonate Ex-
tension to Charles Meader, Of Butte, and J.
G.. 6haubut, of this place. to-day. The
bond is $4,000 and expires six months from
date. Work will be started up III this prop
erty at once. -Silver State.
Mining Notes.
Hon. John A. Woodson has a fine speci-
men Of ore from the Legal Tender, Castle
district. IN exhibition at The Helena.
1t is said that while j. X. Pardee, gen
eral manager of the East Granite, was in
the city a few days ago., he sold to -four
Helena men shares in the new company in
blocks of 5000 each at 80 cents per share.
The Caur d'Alene (Poorman) mine has
been stricken from the st. Louis stock
board.
The Ben Kimbsr mine is looking fine and
ore is being shipped every week. /.
The Bonanza, Placer district, owned by
Sprague a. Hall, is said to be looking very
we'll.
The Crescent mine is rather quiet nova.
days. A rumor was circulated a few days
debt, but this WAS denied by Mr.. Hall.
Some complaint has been heard about the
management of the Crescent.
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On Sunday evening a German play DE
Walzortonig" will be presented by first
class local talent Mt the Harmonic. The
music will be under the efficient direction
of Prof. Dionys Romandy. After the per-
Torrance a ball will DO given. The Har-
monia has recently been decorated in 4
way that will surprise all. 1t is well adapt
ed for entertainments and will doubtless
be filed on Sunday evening by lovers Of
German dramas.
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Beginning Monday, Dec. 8, and continuing until sold, we shall
offer our entire stock at cost. We have now in our ware-rooms, at
Main ST. and Sixth ave, alarge and elegant line Of seasonabe goods
which this sale offers an excephonable opportunity to purchase at
prices never before offered in Helena.
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Mons buckle ~src,ies. 70 cents. al ii 3. Main.
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FOR STUDENTS ONLY.

We have the best selling books on the
market. being d complete line Of works,
giving eanyassers a chance to select such
book or books as will be most advan-
tageeus to their interest. We give most
liberal commissions.
Students intending to canvass during
vacation will be started in the business
with complete outfits free Of charge.
Write US for circulars descriptive OF
our complete list, from which you can
make selection and we will fthen fur
nish outfit free.
THE YOUTHS FRIEND PUB. CO.
II Public Square,
Cleveland. Ohio.
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We are glad to report that. during
l the past year. none Of these trouble:
L have visited our society and ".
believe that we are one step nearer
perfection 1T the present time thar
ever before. \
Our increase III membership
lfduring the year has more thar
counter balanced our loss BY grad.
| uationand not returning to school
Tie one admirable characteristic 81
our society is that it seems to allure
only those who are inspired with an
earnest desire for society work. II
lis to this fact that we owe our general
success and prosperity, because the
new members are soon as deeplysen-
gagged ID society work as. the old
ones; and it follows that, where all
are engaged, the work is sure to be
accomplished.
Our society has given no public
program this year. This may cause
some censure, but latter all the regu-
lar exercises are much more valna'
bic, because the. public program, it is
true. makes a showing Of our literary
ability, but the general benefit to be
received from society work is not SO
much to make display Of out liter
airy talent, as to prepare us for the
vocations of life. Our society is
ready at all times to assist in any
undertaking which may be proposed,
when there is any good object in
view.
1t is generally known that it is
the duty of the societies to procure
d lecturer for commencement week.
We will have no lecturer this year
and, while it is lnotcur object to CEN
sure any one, we only desire to state
that no blame is due our society, as
it did everything possible to secure
the cooperation Of the other society
and, when it was evident that no
help could be procured, the society,
although the time was growing short,
endeavored to secure a man at their
own risk, but were not able to pro-
cure. any suitable man. Although
they failed, the assurance that, ut
is better to try and fail than not to
try at all,'' is on this occasion of
much consolation to Columbians.
Taking a general view, it cannot
be other than remembered that this
year now closing has been one of
much advancement in the G Columbian
Society. We do not hesitate to say
that we voice the sentiments ofevery
member when we say that we are
satisfied with the past and that moth
ing but bright prospects CLEAN in
the future. We owe our success not
to any miracle but to that never tir-
ing zeal with which every Columbian
is naturally gifted. " " 49,
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The Uni epsify Daily.
The student.

Who kisses pa and ma goodbye,
And wipes d teaTlet from hisIeye,
And tells his sister not to cry2
The Would-be Freshman.
Who looks Oh Sophomores with awe,
And tries to learn De Moiyre' y law,
And for his class shouts loud 9shurrah 2'95
The Freshmen.
Who kicks the football out the lot,
And throws to second like shot,
But reads his Plato with q trot 3
The Sophomore.
Whowears young Galways on his cheek,
And sees his girl eight times q week.
But cuts his Latin and his Greek
The Junior.
Whose student life Is almost past?
Whose knowledgelie supremely vast
Whose die, like Cesar's once, is cast Z
The Seniors.
Who makes i speech mid great acclaim,
And writes B. A. behind his name,
Then goes to seek his share of fame
The Graduate.
Nc lMicke,a Repie'c.
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\ Cyclopaedia for the People.

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has. cost the publishers, A. ]. John
son & CO., Of New York, more
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IA library, however elaborate
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complete without it. A college,
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prived of this prolific source d
knowledge, must ever remain in
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CLASS Of 81
COMMENTS ON THE SENIORS.
Their Names, their Courses and What They
Expectto Do

With i membership Of fourteen,
the present senior class Of the
West Virginia University is the
largest that has ever graduated from
the Institution. All have maintained
a high degree scholarship through
out the course, and We feel confident
in the prediction that they will in
the future years reflect credit and
honor upon themselves and their
Alma Mater.
The class contsins the best math-
ematician the University has ever
graduated; the first lady graduate;
the first graduate of the Engineering
Department; as well as some briiz
liant orators and elegant writers. !.
81 is all right! This years com
mencement visitors will be well en-
tertained and the stage of Com
lnencement Hall will present on
Wednesday such an array of talent
and ability as has seldom appeared
before West Virginians. 4
Following are the names of the
class, with their respective degrees
and homes: l.f~@ :.
Hattie E. Lyon, A. B., Fredonia,
N. II; g. r. Duvall, B. S., Martins
burg, w. Va; J. R. Trotter, A. b.,
Aurora, w. Vas A. B. Cooper, A. B.,
Parkersburg, W. VAC. /. White,
A. B., Morgantown, W. Va; Dewitt
White, A. B., ,Morgantown, w. Va. ;
NJ. D. Post, BIS, Romine's Mills,
w. Va; g. S. G. Hayes, B. s., Bel
ington, W. Va u. E. Davis, A. B.,
Vaudeville, w. Va; >. u. Galford,
B. s., alkersYille, VIVA; F.. G..
Ross, C. f., Dunkarl, Penna; G.
Nee. Lemley. G. E., Burton, w. Va. ;
e. d. Lynch, C.. E., Graigmoor,
w. Va, P. C. White, A. b., Morgan
town, W. Va, .&.@,M A., !. +,
By glancing over the last para
graph twill be seen that there are
seven candidates for the degree Of
IA. b., four for b. S, and three for G. +.
AS to future occupations, one will
be an editor; three will teach; four
will be ministers; three, civil engin-
GERS; and three expect to be disci-
plies ofIBlackstone. A " t-
The officers Of the class are, c. r.
Diiyall, President; j. r, Trotter,
Secretary: and P. c. White, Treas
{ urer. AL r. t3- 81.