Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-24

LIVINGSTON Ootobor 81 1000


Livingston, October 81. 1893.
Hon. T. NJ. Swindlehurst returned from
the Bear gulch mines Wednesday even
ing and speaks very highly of the -four
lshing condition of that camp. The 40
stamp mill. which will soon be completed,
will be one of the best In the country.
The company has already begun the
erection Of a cyanide plant and will
shortly erect 30 good substantial cottages
to be used by the miners. Already 100
new buildings are under construction, in
Guiding an eight-room office building for
the ~ornpany which will be heated by
steam. The town of Jardine will soon
be lighted by electricity. Two %dyna1nos
viii be placed in the new mill. one for the
purpose of lighting up the mines and the
other to furnish light to the town and
the mills. The new tramway built from
the Revenue mill will carry the ore from
the mouth of the mine to the mill for ?
cents per ton. The payrolls of the Bear
Gulch Mining company moun to
about 1900 a month, and the miners re-
celNe as good wages as are paid any
where in the state. Operations have be-
gun on the old placer grounds in the
camp and 1000 feet of bitches nave been
constructed for the purpose of carrying
water in order to work the ground. The
placer beds embrace an area of go acres.
w. j. Haverstack was convicted in the
district court on Thursday of assault in
the second degree. The charge against
HaVerstack was the OutgroWth of a
shooting ARRAY which occurred at oke-
dale about a year and a half ago, when
T1lsNlstack shot and instantly killed
! lohn NnhaI a ,1iypn 111Iinu u iI1y11Eny1
quarrel with E. B.. Water, a saloon-keeper
at that point. Haverstack attempted to
shoot Water, when Maller grabbed him
around the arms to prevent him. Haver-
stack threw the gun over his shoulder
and sent a bullet through Makers brain.
Haverstack was tried for murder in the
first degree at the January term of
court. but he was acquitted on a tech
n%ieality. He was re-arrested, charged
with assault in the first degree, and this
time was convicted. The defendants
plea was insanity.
Mr.. Ware B. Gay. manager of the Mon
tana Coal and Coke ompany at Horr,
closed a contract with the General Elec-
trio on Wednesday for electric
motors and q full equipment for the new
electric line soon to be operated betWeen
that point and the coal mines at
Aldridge. The order includes dynamos
for lighting the mines and the town of
Horn. Contract was also made for the
erection of a large machine shop at Horn,
which will supply the needs OF the COM
pany and do odd jobs for the people of
the surrounding country. A steam heat
ing plant has been placed in the build
ings OF the company and also a read
ing room and bath annex for the use of
the miners.
A special train will leave this city on
Monday morning for Butte. 1t is 'ex-
pected that q large crowd of Livingston
people will go to Butte to welcome the
Montana soldier boys home. They will
be accompanied by the Livingston brass
band.
The ladies of the Degree of Honor gave
a social and cake walk at the Firemen's
hall on Thursday evening. The affair
was a grand success. Mr.. Allan Watson
and Mrs. Gray won the prize in the cake
walk. A large attendance was present.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. NJ. II. Lashorn
gave a reception and luncheon in honor
of Mrs. j.. D.. Bowers. prior to her de-
parture for Marysvjlle, Mont, to join
her husband. 1t was a very pretty al
fair.
John f. Smith and Mrs. Amanda Shaw
of this city were married at the home of
Mrs. Stoel on Tuesday by Rev. Robin
son.
Hector Mcdonald has filed action
against the Livingston Water Power
mpan for 1887, due for wages.
During the absence of J. w. Kelly. as
sociate editor of the Post, the position
will be filled by A. M. Anderson.
Not for years has there been such a
rush of business on this division of the
Northern Pacific as at present.
VICTIMS OF ELECTRICITY.