Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-15
STATE


There is but little snow anywhere along
tne Rocky mountain division at present.
Al one lime last month the depth on the
occur dAlene divide reached 6 feet, but
TINS was reduced by half in a short time.
Missoula and St. Regis there is
only a skim Of snow. and at Saltese,
where January generally finds about eigh.
1eet, there are only six inches. The ro-
larry snow pillow has been at Wallace for
several months, but it has made but one
trip all winter. The tract has been kept
clear by the use OF pilot plows and
Hangers n the season has beaten all
previous records. There will probably
be plenty of snow there before the winter
closes, but 1t Is a record breaker to come
up to the second week in January with
only one snow pillow trip.
AT a recent meeting of the stockholders
OF the Hamilton Flour Mill it
was decided to go ahead with the contem-
plated building of an elevator, plans for
which had already been prepared, and
work will be commenced at once. The
elevator proper will be S0x3O feet in di-
mansions, 81 feet and 8 inches high with
a capacity of $4,000 bushels. Underneath
the main building will be spaces for bins
The building will be erected close to the
flour mill n will be pushed to compile
ton.
The Great Northern is raising their
track at Priest RIVER. and will work a
large force at that place all winter. AS
there is even more need of such work at
this place. it is not unreasonable to sup
pose that the company will undertake the
work here at an early date. When the
grade is raised at this point, the Mirror
lake trestle will be cut out and the line
changed from where the road strikes the
lake to a point near Naples to avoid
heavy grades near Moravia. 1t will take
a year to do the work.-Bonners Ferry
Herald.
A Mining deal of considerable magni-
tude was consummated in Phllipsburg
last Wednesday,, and the Gold Elsie. a
prominent gold property owned by Henry
Wyman of Rock creek, will next week
be formally transferred to New York.
The mine is located near Wyman's
ranch on Rock creek, about sixteen miles
west of P%hilipsburg. The ore bodies are
large and easy of access. A good road
leads to the mine and everything essen
tial for economical mining, such as tim
Der, water power, ETC., is within each
reach. All mining separations can be car
ried on by tunnel, n no expensive hoist
ing plants are required.
IndC BlIllNRS Will udNC q Ice CAtJ Z
livery of mail during the present year IL
one of the certainties, says the Gazette.
Perley r. Lance of Helena. postotfice in
spector. was a city visitor a couple OF
days his week and took occasion to COM
pliment Postmaster Babcock on the good
showing made by his office, saying that
il the receipts continued, and there is no
reason why they shouldn't. that Billings
would be a $40, 900 office after next March,
which would insure the city a free dellv-
ery system. The Billings p%ostoffice has
been growing rapidly the past two years,
along with the growth of the city. and 1t
is a matter of congratulation to note that
it will insure our people a free delivery
of mail.
The suit of Custer county aga1nst w.
7. Anderson, formerly of Livingston but
a resident of England, for back taxes
on cattle grazing on the Crow reserva-
ton has been settled by the payment of
AZ. 727. %. the amount Il for being 49,
100. The case was first called in Judge
Knowles court at Helena, that official
deciding that the state had no right to
tax property on servat1on The CIR
cult court reversing this and the case
hack for a new trial, since which
time negotiations for settlement have
been pending. Since this case was decid-
ed Custer county has collected nearly 500
ono in back taxes in similar cases.
Thomas C. Cotter refused q cents for
ion 600 lbs. Of his 1900 clip of wool. Of
fered by Mr.. Hallett representing Jere-
miah Williams & Co., of Boston. Mass.
Mr.. Cotter's clip will be about 100000 lbs.
this wear. says the Miles City News.