Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-05

The Silver State Mining mpan OF
Barker. Mont, was Incorporated Satur-
day by VIM. Albrecht. Thomas Gahagan
and Herman Afiierbach. The cnpitalstock
is $500. 900. divided into 500. 900 shares.
The principal office will be at Great Falls.
Tribune.
The house has passed Carriers bill con-
firming the treaty with the Grow Indians.
This throws open to settlement under the
homestead and mining laws. 1900 600
acres of the Crow reservation west of pryor
creek, and appropriating about $500. 600
to pay for it.
As an evidence of the rapid change of for
tune in this western country. we note the
late Mr.. A. G.. Garrison's estate in Butte
City was appraised the other day at S44.-
40. Three or four years age Mr. CARR
son was a resident ofChoteau county, with
out means. and "rustling" in the Sweet
Grass Hills for a living-River Press.
A meeting Of the Dry Wolf Mining Gem
pany took place in Great Falls last Mon
day evening. The meeting was called for
the purpose Of letting a contract to sink a
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down so feet. The intention is to run
levels boil ways on the vein when this con-
tract is completed.-Neihart Herald.
The Cumberland now has a force of about
twenty-five men employed on the new
smelter, and daily teams can be seen pass
ing through our streets loaded down with
lumber. This mammoth plant will be
1 ruahad To cnunnlafian "a faaf ~.
men can do it and by May LIST the smoke
will be seen rolling heavsnwards, giving
new activity to our prosperous lamp
Castle Reporter.
On February 22, while the Neihart stage,
en- route from that point to Monarch, was
travelling the most ~perilous part OF Che road,
the horses became frightened and ran away,
throwing the driver from his seat and bruis
ing him somewhat. The passengers, eight
in number, jumped for their lives. Ont
lady and two gentlemen were bruised con
siderabiy, but no one fatally injured. Tn
team ran about three miles, and were stop
ped without damage to either coach Of
horses.
Messrs. Guthrie and FalIiet, of the vel
known firm OF railroad builders, arrived in
Great Falls on Wednesday OF last weel
from st. Paul. and Immediately took thu
train for Monarch. They came for the pur
pose OF making arrangements for the i'm
mediate construction OF the branch lin,
from Monarch to the Barker camp, FOL
which they nave the contract. The road
will be completed within sixty days and til.
immensely rich mines of Barker opened to
the world. Details are being arranged fol-
the construction of the Neihart branch ant
it will be let soon.
Mr.. Jos. A. Coram who is interested In tn,
Butte * Boston company, said te a Tri
bune representative yesterday that WORK
on the new srnelter for that al
Great Falls will begin early in the spring
to be carried to completion at the earlies,
possible day. Mr.. Coram passed through
the city yesterday ell route to Chicago, IN
will return to this city within ten da VS.. In
speaking Of Great Falls he expressed tn,
opinion that we would have a permanent
population Of 10000 by the first of .JaRu
AIRY next, and that that would be but thu
beginning of IA most remarkable growth
He takes the ground that this will not only
he the site OF all the great copper smclter.
OF the state. but that each of them must
have refinsries in which the matte will be
reduced to the pure stuff" the coppera md
silver being sepa Electricity is the
important factor in this process, "and ne.
where else in the world" said Mr.. Coran,
'san it be produced SO cheaply."-Great
Falls Tribune.