Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-01-02


A deal has been closed for the pur-
chase of the Copper Cliff near Bonita.
Missoula county, to a London syndi-
cate.
shipment OF high-grade ore, aver
aging 200 ounces and assaying 1900
ounces. has just been made from the
Octopus near Bevins' Gulch, Madison
county.
The Baltimore mine, in Boomerang
Gulch. operated by Mr. Owsley OF
Butte. is making regular shipments OF
high-grade copper ore to the smelters
at Butte.
1t is found that a spring near the Big
Sandy flows small percentage OF
crude petroleum, which is said to be OF
as good quality as that of the Flathead
oil prospects.
The receipts Of gold at the assay Of
flee at Helena for the last two months
show an increase of $4,000 over the
corresponding months year ago The
total gold received was $469, 1851.
William Williams. a miner at the Bi-
metallic, at Phillipsburg, was instantly
killed, and his partner, Sidney Davcy.
was seriously injured by blast In tho
east drift Of the l.50O-foot level.
The Spectator company OF Butte has
purchased the Fourth of July group at
Pony. The property adjoins the Boss
Tweed and Clipper group. a property
recently purchased by the insiders OF
the Amalgamated Copper company.
Kitty Belmont, living on Main street
was held up by three young men at
Boulder and compelled to hand over $42
The men We're all armed. They warned
her not to give any immediate alarm
The word received at Havre that Fort
AssiEnibOine has been selected for re-
tcntion as a permanent post Is good
news. This great military post fur
nishes splendid market for the ranch
men,
&. +. BlOmburg, accused of the killing
of ". $. Millspaugh with stone, sew
eral years ago. at the Stone Creek
mines, was acquitted by a Madison
county jury. The jury was out twelve
minutes.
Articles OF consolidation OF the Nip.
per Consolidated Mining company, one
of the Heinze concerns, were filed il.
New York several days ago. The in
corporators are Stanley Clifford, Arthur
p. Heinze and r.. s. Harvey.
Daniel McAdam was arrested at Glen.
dive by Stock Inspector Twible FOR
driving horses out OF the state without
having them inspected. He pleaded
guilty to the charge before Justice Ray.
and was fined $50 and costs, which H.
paid.
Out of a total of 1872. 900 taxes Que ror
II or re
delinquency, since then more than
$4,000 has been Paid. leaving only $1,000
to be advertised as delinquent. This
years collections is the best ever made
by the county.
Ed &. Anderson, charged with killing
elk in violation of the game law, had u
preliminary hearing at Bozeman and
was bound over to the district court.
Witnesses testified that the elk was
shot in the latter part of November,
close to the part line.
Prof. Cooley, of the Agricultural col
lege, has received many inquiries from
persons interested in bee culture since
his Introduction of foreign queens into
the college hives. He will advise bee
culture and give practical reasons for
it's maintenance in this climate at the
farmers institute.
Active work is in progress on the new
dam for the Grass Valley ditch near
Missoula. The timbers are out, and IL
the weather is favorable the actual con-
structiOn work of the dam will be be-
gun at once. The contract for the ex-
cavation of the ditch will be awarded
soon, when the engineers have COM
Dleted the survey.
Charles Gordon was instantly killed
at Dillon by the accidental discharge OF
Il pistol. He was sitting in chair III
the Montana saloon. He tipped his
chair back. There was an automatic
revolver in his pocket, which fell out.
The bullet entered his right side and
ranged upward, logging against the
shoulder.
Forty linemen, VINO have been at
Boulder for several days placing insu-
IatOrs and strnging the six wires on
the two lines of poles that are to con-
vey electrical energy from the Missouri
river east of Helena to Butte, have gone
to Reavertown, eight miles north. They
are working towards East Helena at
the rate of about a mile a day.
THE Loss HEAVY.