Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-30

ance before a Lewistown audience. Rocked
in the Cradle OF the Deep" was sung by Mr..
Smith. the piece being SO well adapted to
the attorneys fine voice that the rendering
was highly appreciated. Mr.. Brassey fol-
lowed with 1.-THE Last Shall Be First and
the First Shall Be Last" a humorous reel
tation which won great applause. The
question Resolved, That pursuit affords
greater pleasure than possession" was then
debated by III. r. Watson and g. W. Cook
for the affirmative and Prof. Parent and
Judge Meagher for the negative, followed
by several impromptu speakers, most of
whom championed possession. The adj
dresses with one or two exceptions were
good and well received. The question was
decided in the negative by a jury Of five.
The duet by Mrs. War; and Miss Bach
closed the program, it being the gem of the
evening, response TO an encore being a
necessity.
Last Saturday Judge Murray took pos
sion Of the pOstoflice, placing Allison SAM
uels in charge AZ deputy. Mr.. Gray retains
the express business and has established
his office in Mr.. Little's drug store, oppo-
sue Il. =. It"tT III - VI 'ihg hac
made "a very good officer and since change
was felt necessary by Mr.. Murray. he could
have doue no better than employ MT
Samuels, who has acted in the capacity as
deputy for many months and given uni
versal satisfaction. The Office il now of
the third class, the appointment being
made by the president and the emolu-
ments, including rent, etc, reaching nearly
81, 500 per year.
DIR. Stone returned from Geyser last week
accompanied by his wife. The doctor re
ports a stage accident at Surprise creek,
the debris of which he came upon early
Tuesday morning. Breaks would not hold
the wheels on the sleet roads and the con
veyance was badly wrecked. First a stage
seat. then another, Il few newspapers were
found and at the bottom of the long
slope the stage itself lying on its side with
rather a sorry appearance. The only
passengers were two Swedish girls, who
when the stage commenced travelling at I'M
usual speed, jumped out, lighting on the
top of the driver in deep snow. No one
was hurt and the accident WAS looked up
on from the humorous side. Passengers
and driver with mail bags in hand had
iourneyed onward.
We received a pleasant call last Thurs
day from Little Dot" the Castle mining
queen. She had just arrived from Chicago
where she spent the summer. She was on
her way to Gilt Edge to Join her hus-
band, who has been prospecting in
the j Judith range for several months past
and who has some good properties. Lit
tie Dot says the fall in silver will keep
Castle down for some time but that she
has great faith in the camp. She now in
tends to give her attention to gold mining,
and expects to make her homei in the J Judith
mountains for some time to come. She is
energetic and well informed as regards all
ores, and will no doubt perform an i'm
portant part in calling the attention of
capitalists TO the mineral wealth of the
Judith range.
r. a. Ammon of New York, came over
from the Gilt Edge Monday and in CONVEX
sation with an ARGUS representative ex-
pressed himself in glowing terms of the out
look for a great mining camp at Gilt Edge.
He said that j. It. Arlington had pur-
cUdeti tue tltlEt lhltrtHAE VI II. o.. cntT-
ard in the company and that the latter
gentleman had retired from the manage
ment. The company will be entirely reor-
ganized, Mr.. Collins succeeding himself as
president, Mr.. Arlington remaining vice
president and becoming general manager,
r. A. Ammon secretary aud auditor and
Geo. b. Beardsley treasurer. Offices will
he established in New York and all bullion
shipped direct to that point. BY the first
OF June next a SOC ton mill will be in opcr.
alton at the mine, which will be run by
electricity and the ores precipitated by the
same power. The plant so far has cost in
the neighborhood of $40, 900 and as
much more will be expended in the next
six months. Mr.. Ammon said that all tbs
bills from abroad had been paid and that
at the end Of this month the men and con,
tractors at the mine would be paid in cur.
rency. No checks will be issued hereafter,
currency being used exclusively. The gen.
] tleman was not entirely satisfied with the
[ prices on supplies purchased in Lewistown
and said that unless more reasonable
E terms could be secured a company store
would be opened at the camp. Lewistown
can be made the supply point for the min
ing interests of that section if the people
D.. will but see their own interests sufficiently
: to accord the company the terms they
ask. Mr.. Ammon has had experience il
the mines of Colorado and California and
says this is the biggest thing he ever saw
He will probably remain in this section
: about "A week longer before returning &c
, New York.