The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-15
DOWN IN OLD VIRGINIA
The People Are ALIVE 10 the Needs Of
the Hour.
TO PROTECT MINERAL LAND
Zones OF Big Creature Found In
the HIlls-It Is Thought Ranch
man Has Met Death In a
SnowslIde-MlnIng News.
snecIal correspondenco Of the standard.


record of the ancient capital is not re-
plete with happenings of startling inn
port, the spell of stormy weather which
has been upon us having induced state
of ouietudc unusual even for this quiet
burg.
The event of greatest public interest
was the meeting at Armory hall to receive
the report of the citizens committee
which was appointed some three or four
weeks ago to act in behalf OF Madison
county settlers in the matter OF entering
protest against the issuance of patents to
the Northern Pacific Railroad company.
Chairman A. j. Bennett reported that the
committee had secured and published a
list of the claims on which the company
had applied for patents, and had pre-
pared form of protest for use by those
who wished to adverse its claims. he also
read letter from Congressman Hart
man, stating that the secretary of tho i'm
terror had ordered a suspension oil the
issue of patents under the act OF July,
1894, and that it was probable that his
(Hartman's) mineral land bill would be-
come n law by Feb. 10.
Mai. Henry Filing also addressed the
meeting, complimenting the committee
upon the good work they had done, and
urging the importance of immediate and
| concerted action TO thwart the big steal OF
| the grasping monopoly which is aiming TO
! secure much of the best mineral land In
Madison county. The following petition
was then introduced and adopted, and the
meeting adjourned:
| To Hts ErceIencH, John T.. Richards, Governor
| of the state ~ Montana:
| We, your petitioners, the citizens OF Madison
| county, Mont. in mass meeting assembled, re-
spectfully submit the following facts for your
| consideration:
First-The Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany has applied for patents to about 2oO.OO
| acres OF land in Madison county, great portion
| of which is known TO be mineral land anu al
OF which is within the prescribed six-mile limit
| OF any mineral location. Patents to these lands
| will issue unless protest is made on or before
the 18th OF the present month.
| ACCOMPLISHING TO the deep snow In the
mountains aud foothills 1t is absolutely impossi-
be. at this season OF the year, To make surveys
| To ascertain the exact location OF the many
| mining claims situate within, or contiguous 20,
| the tracts claimed by tie railroad company, ana
! for which patents are asked.
Third-The fourth legislative assembly OF the
state of Montana has by joint resolution all'
| thorized and directed the chief executive of the
state TO enjoin the secretary OF the inter or
from issuing Ia.ents TO the Northern racine
Railroad company for any lands in Montana I'M
Ill the character of the lands claimed shall nave
leen ascertalneu ny uuly duthollHcu "s0H'S vi
| the government.
-Four h-Believing that no other means can
be d. yised to save our land from the clutches OF
a G aspin. corporation we earnestly pray maj
unless the issue of pal ens be suspendedb by order
| f the interior department, the remedy ior Inc
evil complained Of. which the legislature has
plac ID in your hands, will be applied without
delay.
The city election was held on Moaday
and resulted in the reelection OF NJ yo'
Morr without opposition, and the cleo
ton of Robert Vckers, John ). ,. Allen
and Henry S. Gilbert as aldermen from
the First, Second and Third wards, re
spectively.
At tho first meeting of the new council
on Thursday night the following appoint
ments were made: Marshal, Eugene
Stark; clerk and attorney, w. A. Clark
police m lgistrate, Julian A. Knight; com
mittee Oh fires, Allen, Buford, Nickers
on streets and alleys, Kohls, Gilbert, Al
len; on finance, Buford. Filing, Gilbert.
I There were four bidders for the job o
$ printing the new city ordinances, viz
Miner. 500: Madisonian. $3.50; Inter Mount
4. ain, Sl20; Independent, SIP. The contract,
. which is for go copies, was awarded 4
2 the Independent.
Comrade AL Gloyd informs the STAND
Q ARD reporter that there will shortly be
consolidation of Custer post No. 3, Sher!
=. dan, with Frank Blair post No. 6, Virgins
= CITY. The gradual falling of among tn
/. old veterans makes this action necessary
as well in other parts of the state as here
:. The surrender of Custer post will Ieav
y only one post remaining IN Madison
n county.
N As was intimated last week, work IN
q been resumed on the Easton mine, an
10 the pumps were reset after being out onl
3 a few days. The force is not a large one
u about 10 men, and It is not thought that
b, will be increased until the spring opens.
I, George White. whom the STANDAR
Al readers will remember had his leg bail
crushed by the upsetting of a wagon nea
;. Rochester on Oct. 20, has been removed
y Virginia City in order to get better surg
" cal assistance than Is obtainable ut hi
II home. He hurt the injured limb agair
"A recently. and his advanced age+-75 year
IS makes his condition precarious one.
sr Some weeks ago a man named Hun
phrey, a ranchman near Red Rock, disal
peared from there and his absence wa
= not discovered for some time. scare
n party was instituted and went where
e was known he had gone togather up som
l. cattle, but the searchers could find n
= trace of him. They found an immens
r snow slide, however, and 1t is feared he
buried beneath il. In this case, his bod
A will not be recover ell before spring.
Last fall William Thompson and BE
n. Kellogg found the remains of a mastodoi
y or some other mammoth mammal OF pr
!" historic times, on the upper Nj ldison Va
- ley. They are going out soon To dig Il
n aud bring their trophy home. They hat
"a ! one piece of the vertebrate which Is over
y | feet long, and il has circumference
SIX inches At one end and II inches At Il
n other Being broken they cannot &c
ID what the entire length Is until they G
hume the balance of the beast.
: VIM. Farin and Pete White, in fro
Rochester this week, say that all the m,
IN that camp are buslly employed th
winter. Several parties have leases
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