The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-09-14
THE HARRISON ESTATE
MAY BE SOLD.
Death Of Mrs. Rlinn at Twin Bridges
-Echos of the Fair-LOcal Happen
inss Of the Week-PersOnal ana
General.

GeneraI.
A deal of considerable Importance is
on in this city to-day, and in all proba~
bility it win be consummated by the
time this article reaches the public.
BY it Chas. w. Rigiy, a well-to-do
young Englishman will become the
owner of the H. C. Harrison ranch
property which consists OF about 1000
acres of fine farm land, near Harrison
Mr.. Rigly and Mrs. Harrison arrived
in the city Wednesday.
Hon. Alex Metzel, superintendent OF
the Horse department at the Twln
Bridges fair informs the MADISONIAN
that the first premium horses were as
follows:
Jno. Wilhart Percheron stallion,
Bowman: A. NJ. Parker, English Shire
Day Star: Alex Metzel general pursose
horse, Fortune; Alex Metzel, Driver,
Defiance: J. H. Shoemaker, thorough
bred filly: S. B. Page, matched team,
NJ. H. Lott Norman Stallion; M. H.
Lott, Cleaveland Bay stallion; E. M.
Pollinger, Standard Bred stallion,
Linwood Jr: E. M. Pollinger, Standard
Bred Filly, Donna; E. D. Marsh,
Morgan Stallion, Baby Diamond; A.
McAlister, French Coach Stallion,
The Judges were: Sim Estes, c. H.
Padley, and Jas. Selway.
The Butte Water Company has pur-
chased during the week, all the farms
on Fish Creek. The company is after
water not farms, but were forced
to buy the farms to secure the water
rights. A large force of men has been
put to work and within a month the
, company expect to have their reservoir
which is situated about 20 miles from
: Butte, fed from the pure waters OF
Fish Creek In the solution ct the
/ vaxatious water problem, which has
always been troublesome, Butte has
I been forced to come to Madison county.
Among the arrivals at the Madison
!, House this week were: Ed. johnson,
Kansas City; J. A. Barker, Toledo
Ohio; w. C. Mandell, Reidsville, N. c.
. Miss Pickens and sister, Thos. Thex-
:, ton, ]. G. .Prindell, T. NJ. Fitzgerald
=. .. Miss Bailey and sister, Wallace Green
Ennis; Jas. Harvey, V. Il. Paissant,
J. c. Lewis, DR.. E. Rochette, w. Trey
II ortten, Butte; w. Clancy, Summit
k Ike Boyer, r. H. Floyd-Jones, Helena;
5, Frank Stradling, Miss Julia Williams
:, Harvey Lewis, G. f. Reel, Ray Clark
is Pony; G. Rockingham, San Francisco
y Al. Fisher, J. j. Lawn, H. F. Nichols
s. w. G.. Deitz, Red Bluff; J. H. Monck
s. ton. Wilmington, Del. Chas Monigan
J. B. Chappelor, White Hall; Gu
Murphy, Home Park: c. r. Grain
= Granite: Don O. Spaulding, Meadow
OF Creek: O. D. Woodman, r. J. Rut
'y ledge. Chicago; D. H. Andersen, Jerse
~ City: F. S. Metzel, York Ranch: I. }
;, Farrell and son, Farrelton: Henry Sun
20 mers. Fred johnson, Homer White
nd Lyon: J. J. Rosenberger, Sheridan
nd F. V. Thomas Dillon; J. NJ. Sigfried
ID, Bivens Gulch: o. D. Bogort, Missoul;
or Chas. w. Rigley, Mrs. Harrison
Die Harrison: Miss Alice Franklin, She
Die idan. Arthur Thatcher, Adam d
'.a .a Potter, St Louis, Mo. w. c. Mile
W. and wife, Laurin; J. A. Mcdonald an
no family, Portland; Jno. Vincent Hughe
en-. Mrs. Wilson Green, Ennis; A. L. AM
ith erson, Dillon.
' I.1 The Aurora at Silver Star was boug
-. last fall from w. w. Merk by NJ
md James MacFarlane of Butte, and
AXE under the personal supervision OF NJ
, OF P. B. Handlin, an old and experience
try. miner and also from Butte, says Il
ew the Whitehall Zephyr. The ore val
''a At is principally in gold, although
ars. carries some silver and lead. L
property is about three miles from 5
yer Star, and the development consl'
Dill of an incline shaft OF 1S5 feet with drl
Of of 100 and 265 feet. A tunnel has a
pes, been run 800 feet to tap the shaft, viii
te., it is expected to do soon, when
his workings will be conducted through
.;nr I The ore body is from eight inches
'iee.