The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-16
DOWN IN OLD VIRGIN IA
The Latest Gossip From The States
Ancient Capital.
THINGS ARE BUSY THERE TOO
Placer Miners Sre Getting out
Their Tools he Approaching
Spring Is making People Get
a Hump on Themselves.

Special Correspondence OF the standard
VIRGINIA CITY, March 11.-After two oil
three weeks of tho most excessive quio-
tude that ever fell upon the ancient CAPT
tai, things are beginning to shape them.
selves into more active form, aud brIskcr
times seem to be ahead. The few weeks
of fine weather with which we have been
favored of late seem to have drawn out
the alternating crowd, and preparations
for the usual spring work are already
begun. Placer miners are getting out
their tools and preparing for the early
season of ground slulcing which they feel
sure of having TINS year; gravely range
prospectors who have been in the city for
several months, 'waiting for the snow TO
go of" are figuring on their bills Of sup
plies for active operations when it is gone
quartz prospeclors are on the qui vIve TO
seek for new mines stockmen are already
turning out their cattle and horses to
rustic for themselves on the foot hills and
valleys; and, in some instances, the
farmers have begun turning over the sod,
preparatory to the spring sowing.
Society has also partaken of the prevail
ing ennul, and except an occasional dane
ing party given by the Lotus club, and tho
weekly meetings of the Virginia City Lit
erary society and the Saturday afternoon
club-the latter composed conclusively of
ladies, there has been really nothing to
disturb the monotony of existence IN Vir-
ginia City.
The county commissioners finished
weeks session last Saturday. Their prin-
cipal business was settling up with the
outgoing county treasurer, Henry =. Gill
bert, and inducing the new one, Jacob
Albright, into Office. Mr.. Gilbert's ac-
counts were, as usual, found correct to n
cent. He is one of the democratic officials
OF Madison county against whom no polit-
ical opponent ever had a "kIck coming"
One OF the good things which the board
accomplished during the term was the
purchase of a poor farm. Ii has been
freely charged that the cost OF maintain
ing the county poor has been more per
capita, under the present system of car
ing for them, and that the hberaIity of
the county fathers IN tins respect has been
an incentive to many who wero not needy
nor deserving To seek county support,
The place chosen was the ranch of A. Il.
Rodgers, in the Ruby valley. about 10
miles from Virginia City, and the price
paid for It was $1,000. County charges
will all be removed thereto as soon as the
necessary arrangements can Toe made,
Another new enterprise will be started
IN Virginia City IN short time, Banker
Helena Filing having put his shoulder TO
the wheel 10 build a telephone line from
mere TO Silver Springs and Sheridan, and
II the cooperation Of the people of Twin
Bridges can be secured, to that place a 81.
1. Benton Letter has already begun tho
construction of a line from Leiteryille IN
Sheridan, and this line Will be added 10
the circuit.
Another telephone line Is talked of at
Twin Bridges. one from that place 10
Whitehall. or at least TO GAYLORD, when
that town shall spring into existence. Tho
complexion of these enterprises will give
Madison county what Sue has long needed
speaking communication with the rest
of the state.
The killing of the bill to segregate a
portion oil Madison county and give IL 10
ValIa'n was hailed with universal Joy by
our people, and those vino worked To that
end have hearty thanks from that quar-.
ter.
On Saturday w. II. Raymond and DR.
A. a. Amsden started from the RUBY val.
ley TO Whitehall with a band of about 100
horses, which they will ship 10 the Cb,.
cago market. These are a splendid Lon of
animals, and represent some of tho finest
and most fashionable equine families i'm
the United States.
Another case OF thugism occurred ahout
hali Inie below town, when doe Turn-
bun, printer. was knocked down and
had his pockets fled OF their contents a
small sum OF money and some papers.
Tue blow, which was on the forehead
was SO severe A. TO deprive TuruBuu OF /
consciousness for about six hours. There /
10 no clue 10 the assauaut.
biIi shields, prospcctor, we'll known