The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-27
THE E B
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.
SATURDAY DAILY,

SATURDAY DAILY.
The machinery necessary to sink "A
400 foot shaft on the WhIpporwiii mine
at Neihart has been ordered and will he
On the ground in about three weeks.
w. Young has received the contract
for cutting the stone 10 he used in the
front Of the new johnson building on
Third street south, lie will commence
work III o a week. Ground will be
broken for the building la two weeks.
MIR. Johnson has decided TO have the
front entirely of stone without the usual
iron decorations, This will increase the
cost OF the building some but greatly
improve its exterior appearance.
Major Sherman of the Ccrnucopla, got
into camp about 1870 a. IN. Yesterday,
says the Neihart Miner. and announced
TO all Of us that what might have been
q serious affair took place "a few hours
before at that mine. The old boarding
house recently used as "a sleeping apart
ment, had taken fire and was utterly
destroyed. The night shift, composed
of eight men, were asleep in the build
ing. and so close was the call that none
Of them succeeded in saving any Of their
personal property, and a few got out
with their hair and eyebrows singcd.
Each individual lost more or less in
money, ,aluables and clothes. The
origin of the fire is unknown. The ma
jor purchased a full equipment of beds
an bedding and all are again supplied
for the coming big strike in the Cornu-
copia.
SUNDAYS DAILY.
The new First National bank building
at Barker is completed and the bank
will commence business about the first
of next month.
j. G.. Farher. the proprietor of the
Boston Coffee house, has leased the Bfis.
tol restaurant and will move into his
new place of business tomorrow.
The members of the Presbyterian
church are considering the feasibility OF
charging their place of Worship. Plans
for the same have been prepared which
will be acted upon later.
The 12-foot span on the north end OF
the Fifteenth street bridge was con.
ncctcd yesterday and the other spans
will be put in place in rapid succession.
The contractors hope TO have the bridge
finished by the LIST Of April.
Superintendent Klcpctko reports that
one of the furnaces in the big sincltcl
will be ready for firing in about a week
The conccntrator ~ in working order
but has not yet been guagcd. Scvcra
tons of ore will be shipped in Il few days
for Il test run.
T.. W. King has recently made a lucH
ton of about sixty acres OF land nrai
Hardy as three placer claims. tie IS rN
hibiting IL sapphire found on the grounC
and firmly believes he has discovered
some fields that will rival those If tho
Montana Sapphire company.
The chances for the resumption o.
work on the Mountain View spur in Tho
near future are not very t'attcring, says
the Inter Mountain. Major Dawson
said today that he understood the con
tractors had concluded not to RESUME
work until they could do SO on the bash
Of 81 per day.
The prospects of Il fight between Geo
Kcssler of this city and Jim Williams o
Salt Lake are very good. Last nigh
.1",i thn. Knneiar iii mo,t HIM f.
oot go nS,;h" tho Gnht ~ t,l,n niacn n;the
/" p,tta GnIar n.ateiin or S,It Lake.
H. winnor3 g. t.to oil tho receints a
tmn th;rds IF tbnm ne NAV he aprerd nm
on, provided Williams will enter Iii
aug ~ ~ p""'
Inter Mountain: Base ball matter
are beginning to llvcn uD in Montan
and the knights Of the willow and sphcr
are anXiously awaiting spring. 1t is tn
intention this year to have an inter
Hutte, Helena, Great Falls. Missoula
Anaconda phiIipsburp. Bozcman AN,
Wardner. Idaho, The Missoula cham
r,ons are the frs, to move this year AN
viii soon order new uniforms. II
about time the Butte bail tusscrs Shout
make a move.
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