The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-11-23

most severe SIOrI0S cEoi sAoA'AnS "nAH
locality. It must have been a frag-
ment of some Dakota zypher, that in
some way tore itself loose from the
main body and few off at a tangent
through Montana. One Of the brick
chimneys Of the Episcopal church was
blown down.
Martin McLain, the local Ii Hung
Chang, and Prot. c. Bovee this week
consummated a deal whereby they be-
came proprietors OF G. NORTH tom
serial parlors. They contemplate a
few improvements which will make
their establishment one of the best OF
its kind in Montana. The combination
is a strong one and will undoubtedly
do q hourishing business.
During yesterdays blizzard George
Henderson's tunnel house at Summit
was burned. The fire started at noon
while the employees were at dinner, and
was caused by a stove which happened
to be in close proximity to the wall.
The wind was blowing a hurricane at
the time and nothing could be done to
save the building. The loss to Mr..
Henderson,, including the tools and
miners clothing stored in the building,
will amount to about 5000.
Dan McCloud left Leiterville Sunday
fo, <ho cold fo11c nf Co,4h Afpioo
His destination is Johannesburg,
where his brother went about a year
ago. His brother is running a diamond
drill at that place, for which he re-
ceives $15 per day. Nh. McCloud is
an experienced drill man and has been
promised a position Immediately upon
his arrival. He will write an occasion
al letter to the MAD1soN1AN. which he
has ordered sent to his address in South
Africa.
A ten-stamp concentrating mill will
be placed on the Cook property in Will.
liams gulch in the early spring. The
vein on this property is we'll opened
and discloses a body of ore having an
uniform width of three feet and a val
of about thirty dollars of which three
fifths are gold. two-tifths silver. There
are no stringers and no special pay
streaks, but the entire vein is solid pay
ore from wall to wall. The vein crosses
the gulch and is opened on both
sides by tunnels in the mountains; or
the east side there is 300 feet Of stop
ing above the tunnel and on the ives
side 500 feet. Driving these tunnels
from 300 to 500 feet further will max,
this n of the largest and best mine
in Montana.
The town was full Of celebrities thi
week. Prominent among them wer
NJ. L. Wines, the bright Dung publ
prosecutor of Silver. Bow county, VIII
is now serving his second term. MI
) Wines is one of the council for Morgar
( Jones, she man who is to be tried 70
: murder December 2. Bob Smith. VIII
fOrsOOk the false idols Of Democracy I
l become the leader OF the Populist pan
ty, and who ran for congress on tha
% ticket last year, was here as was ais
Henri Burleigh, Of Dillon, who. by tn
I way, is thinking Of opening an Office
: Virginia. Mr.. Burleigh was twic
elected county attorney Of Beaverhea(
Edwin Norris of Dillon, who has ser,
. ed as city attorney Of the metropolis
Beaverhead, and who might be said
be the ~favorite son Of the %unfortunat
Democracy OF our sister county, havin
twice received the nomination ft
county attorney and been repeated
rendered a place on the legislatiy
ticket was here also. Bozeman co
+ tributed Judge Luce, who ran for
a place on the supreme bench last We;
e against Judge Hunt, and whose ell
quonce seems to come from the pit
a his abdomen so deep and sonorious
his voice; Walter Hartman, who o
G jects to shining in the reflected glo1
y of his distinguished brother, and wi
is an able lawyer, and G. +. Hall
o way, county attorney of Gallat
county.