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WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From our Riegular Correspondent.]
WAsmNGTON, June 13, 1885.
The Washington Monument seems
determined to keep itself before the
public. It is again surrounded by a
scaffold and undergoing repairs. Not
time but lightning did the damage,
and though the actual injury to the
shaft is small, its significance is alarm
ing. The monument, reared at such
an immense expenditure of time,
money and mechanical energy, is a
tempting target for thunderbolts. It
was a piece of presumption, perhaps,
to penetrate the lightning's lair in
such a square and pointed manner,
but the offense has been committed.
The top of monument is in the upper
realms, and since an aluminium tip is
not sufficient defense against its
neighbors, the elements, it is to be
supplied with anything it needs in
negotiations for peace. To have this
lofty structure rent and shivered, or
sent sprawling over the Potomac flats
for want of proper protection, would
be a humiliating catastropho. A body
of scientists examined the monument's
injuries, and agreed upon measures
to protect it from lightning in the fu
ture. Sarely it ]swithin the scien
tific range of an age which burns
electric lights and runs electric motors
and talks with electric tongues, to
save the monument from electric des
(cration.
One of the clerks in the Monument
office, glancing up at the shaft on
Saturday morning as he went to his
desk, thought he noticed something
wrong about the summit. Investiga
tion with a field glass showed that a
stone just below the capstone had been
split, and that a little corner of the
capstone had been chipped off. The
rent in the stone is four feet four
inches long, and the work of repairs
will take but a short time. The crack
will be pressed together, holes drilled
through the stone, and the parts fast
ened by bolts. The chip which was
broken from the capstone was dashed
to the ground, and has now, together
with about a ton of refuse marble
chips lying on the ground, which were
supposed to be parts of the identical
chip from the capstone, been gathered
by relic hunters.
The National Conference of Chari
ties and Corrections, which has been
in session here for a week, has just
adjourned. This was the twelfth an
nual meeting of the association, and
said to be the most important one ever
held. The President and Miss Cleve
land attended one of the meetings of
the body and expressed words of en
couragement and sympathy in its
work. One of the subjects discussed
by the delegates, and dwelt upon with
particular emphasis, was the care and
treatment of the insane. One special
ist thought the word insanity should
be substituted by soul-sickness, brain
sickness, or some more appropriate
name. Dr. Golding, of the Govern
ment asylum for the insane, divided
the inmates into eight classes, requir
ing as many varieties of treatment,
and homes of as many different kinds
of construnction, each of which he
described. "Build for the convales
cent," said he, "cottage homes at a
distance from all sickening sights and
crazy sounds. Fill the grounds with
traps for sunbeams, green banks, with
their birds and flowers." He thought
that in this country of almost limit
less extent, an asylum should have an
acre of land for every prospective
patient.
Among various addresses made by
the philanthropists, all ini advocacy of
some method of ameliorating the con
dition of the helpless or delinquent,
was one by the new assistant Secre
tary of the Treasury, Mr. Fairchild.
He strongly advocated the establish
ment of postal savings banks. He
drew from his experience of four
years in the district attorney's office
of New York, a terrible tale of suffer
ing which followed the wholesale
clksing of private savings banks, and
declared it to be his belief that it was
impossible for State or National Gov
ernment to so supervise private sav
ings banks so as to insure safety to
depositors. But he said there was no
reason why the National Government
should not receive small deposits
through its postoffices, thus affording
the poor man absolute security for
his earnings, as is done by almost all
the enlightened governments of the
world.
EXCURSIONISTS AND COWBOYS.
The following extracts about the
cowboys are taken from the letter of
the special correspondent of the Min
neapolis Tribune, who accompanied
the recent - conductors' excursion
throughl2ontana:
At Medortj of eourse the cowboy
was i great iorce, and the ladies of
the party one and all fell in lovk with
him, not with any one indivfdhal cow
boy, but with the general class. There
were not enogh lowboys to go round
all the ladies, so each one stood the
center of an admiring party (hus
bands being away in the background)
to whom he distributed cartridges
and tabs of fringe from his pantaloons
as souvenirs. The conductor's lIdy
killing capacities are proverbial, but
when he comes in corepetion with the
untamed cowboy he finds himself
side-tracked with some rapidity. The
ticket-punch stands no show with a
Smith & Wesson 44. When-the slaugh
ter house inspection was over the cow
boys gave an extempore exhibition of
lariat practice, which was well worth
seeing. They lariated cows and pon
ies, they lariated dogs, .they lariated
each other, theyadriated the ladies'
hearts and carried them away hang
ing from the "'fraid straps" of their
saddles. In fact the air of Medora
was full of whirling lariats until the
train moved out, and for every lariat
in the air there were half a dozen
handkerchiefs waving from the win
dows of the cars. * *. * At Glen
dive there were more cowboys. But
the stay there was a short one, and as
we pulled out a crowd of half a dozen
cowboys trottea out from the depot
and prepared to race the train. As
we got up steam their trot quickened
till there was nothing to be seen but
a cloud of dustwith a broad brimmed
hat peeping out here and there, and
the flash of a six-shooter in the sun.
For a quarter of a mile there was
nothing but dust and yellihg, and the
crack! crack! of revolvers, till the
train was left behind, when one by
one they reined up, and, cantering
close to the cars, took cigars from
hands stretched out of the windows.
It looks a horribly dangerous amituse
ment, for a misstep on the part of a
pony or a trip on the end of a tie
would be almost certain injury, if not
death. But the cowboys seemed to
like it, and they are ahead to the ex
tent of the cigars.
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.
Pat Hughes' new residence is nearly
completed.
Religious services were held here last
Sabbath afternoon and evening.
Rolfe & Parker will shortly commence
the erection of an office building here.
WYork on the school house, which was
suspended for lack of material, will be
pushed ahead now at once.
When completed, Phil Gibson will have
one of the most convenient and pretty
homes in this portion of Montana.
Phil Gibson received a telegram, Tues
day, stating that Mrs. Gibson was en route
here, and he left immediately to meet
her.
The loss of stock, which was occasioned
by the late unprecedented storms, while
being quite heavy, will not make the per
cent. of loss any more than is usually fig
ured by stockmen.
Messrs. Carter & Clayberg, of this city,
have been retained through Messrs. Fitz
patrick & Teshereau, of Quebec, Canada,
to defend Louis Riel at his coming trial
at Regina in the Northwest Territory.
Independent.
No one doing business should imagine
that they are losing anything by liberal
advertising. They will all gain in the
long run. A liberal expenditure for print
ers' ink is oftimes the corner-stone of a
large fortune.
The Helena & Benton coach upset in
the Prickly Pear creek in the canyon, a
few miles above Carterville, one day last
week. The coach was crowded,but luck
ily all escaped personal injury, although
they were thoroughly scared.
We acknowledge the pleasure of a call
from Dr. Earnest Crutcher, formerly a
resident of the Territory, but who, during
the past year, has been residing at Lou
isana, Missouri. Mr. Crutcher will re
main permanently in the Territory.
Harry Rivers, business manager of the
Butte Daily Town Talk, and the city edi
tor of the Miner had an encounter one
night last week, in which the Miner man
got banged over the head with a chair,
and will go into the hospital for repairs.
News from Sun River states that a new
channel has been washed out near the
town, and fears are entertained that that
thriving burg will hereafter be on an
island of the river.-Independent. The
above is a fabrication, and without foun
dation.
Owing to the almost impassable roads
between Helena and Benton, several per
sons have requested Mr. W. F. Wheeler
to take them down to Great Falls and
Benton by river. He will be ready with
a substantial boat to leave Stubbs' Ferry
on next Wednesday morning.-Herald.
It is quite probable that Great Falls will
be an exceedingly lively place within the
next sixty days. There is always a calm
before the storm, and if we are not in the
midst of the proverbial calm at the pres
ent, we will lay aside alliprophetic claims
hereafter. When the storm comes, it will
be a regular Kansas cyclone. -
Several parties who have recently re
turned from Neihart say the camp is dull.,
It is evident that a freeze-out game is be
ing played There is no doubt as to the
worth of the camp, but it requires just so
much of this monkey business before any
new camp gets down to business. When
the proper time comes .Neihart-will be
one of the flrstmining.eamps ofathe west
On another page ef this Issue wremene
tioned the fact of a large number of dead
csttle being found in a lake Msbout five
nihes :rom bere. It is said the lak conx.
tains no w atp sexcept during the rainy
season, an; thn js very shallow -not deep
enough tod1owdsayoungcalf. *The dead
cattle number nearly twi hundred and
are all in the same position, .with their
tongtes run out full ¶igthl It seems
quite sI able that they were struck
by lightning, as was first supposed, but
seenms more likely that they stampeded
and after unning a long distance and be
ing heated, hdank a large quantity of the
water, causing3 their death. While this
version of the cause which produced their
death may not be correct, it is more prob
able than to suppose that so large a band
of cattle were killed by a stroke of light
nng.in
We mnentioned in our last issue of the
presence in this section of a party ;. th
some sort of a prospecting rigging, who
bad no confidents or made known their
business to anyone, and were inclined to
make a very savage and unsatisfactory re
ply to any questions asto their intentions.
After numerous inquiries we have ascer
tained that the party is here in the inter
est of a wealthy syndicate, who are mak
ing this preliminary move before making
any investments, to ascertain the area of
this field and the quality and quantity of
the coal. Nearly a year ago a party
under the guidance of James Hubbell, of
Custer county fame, visited the coal fields
of Sand Coulee, in a manner quite as mys
terious as this move, and it is surmised by
the knowing ones that the outfit now here
was sent by these same parties. This is
merely a supposition, but there is no
doubt but that the parties who are back
ing this prospecting outfit intend to make
investments here, providing everything
proves satisfactory, which there is no
doubt will, as the excellent quality and
almost inexhaustible quantity of the coal
is an established fact.
PERSONALIS.
Dr. Fairfield is located in Great Falls.*
Uncle Jesse Taylor, of Choteau, is re
ported to be quite sick.
Mr. Harris, of Sun River, who has been
very low with fever, is improving slowly.
W. F. Parker, of Fort Benton, arrived
at the Falls Monday and will remain sev
eral days.
Charley Blackman, Henry 1owles and
Sol, of Sun River, stopped over here a
day or two last week. They were on route
to the Judith and Musselshell.
Prof. S. G. Murray leaves this morning
for the Sun River country in general and
the promising townsite of Great Falls in
particular. Hle expects to he gone for
some time.-Independent. Mr. Murray
and Mr. IHughs arrived in Great Falls
Wednesday.
SAND C('0[LEE SABBATH SCHOOL.
The attendance at the Sabbath school
for the second time this season was so
well attended that it might be worthy of
mention, the full number being twenty
eight. It is under the superintendence
of Mr. James Walker, ably assisted by
Mr. Bywater, Mr. Bundy and Mr. Lee
acting as teachers, Mrs. Esther J. Griffin
as secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Tames
Walker having charge of the Bible class.
The infant class is presided over by Mrs.
Geo. F. Field. It is hoped that within a
few weeks others may join and the mnm
hers increased so that by fall the attend
ance may be so great that a Sunday school
concert might be given, which would be
interesting not only to the scholars but to
the older ones. *4*
SAND COULEE, June 22, 1885.
ROYAL 8
AKI
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A marvei of purity.
strength and wholesomeness. More economical
than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in
competition with the multitudeof low testshor
weight alum or phosphrte powders. goldonly in
cans. TOAL BAXICG PowDnR Co..107 Wall at.,
New York.1
Mu r Sale I
The undersigned offers for sale, or
will trade for cattle
one Sao of Good Mules.
For further information apply to
ANN DOCKERY,
Great Falls.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
BRIDGE; NOTICE.
Al! parties knowing themselves indebted to
the Sun Rives r J~sgu., fo, .toll, are requested
to Gall and settle forsameto April lst ,8e with
outforther notice.
JNO. T. ATHEY, Agent.
April 15, 1865
LAST NOTICE.
We again wish to call attention of all aes
still owing aocount. on the books of Ge
St eell, Dyaes Mintiey and peet & Co.,
Sun Bfver, and r Steell. Montana.,
that we to be
ma de eare yoiueslves
ea' v ta O. 10 T. A'rlEY, Atg;ni.
DELAINE RAMS.
140 140
I have for sale One Hundred and Forty Thoroughbred Delaine Merino
Rams of the well-known Campbell stock. They were shipped from Vermont
one year ago, and are all two years old. For quality and length of wool,
these sheep cannot be excelled. I will sell them at prices to suit the times.
This flock of thoroughbred sheep can be seen at Great Falls during the
present summer.
Great s PARIS GIBSON.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
MONTANA STOCK SHIPPERS ATTENTION!
TI-IS Company is again in the field seeking for a share of your patronage. Our
line extends from Maple Creek, N. W. T., to Chicago, St. Louis and all points
East. Our stock cars are new and of the latest improved pattern. Our track is
first-class and our trains make fast time. Our yards are large, water laid on. We
furnish fodder at firsi cost, which makes the price exceptionally cheap, and our
freight rates are low.
You need not fear any trouble with the Customs, as our arrangements are made to
prevent delay or annoyance.
To those who patronized us last season we offer our thanks and ask a repetition of
their favors, and to those who did not favor us in the past we ask you to give the
new line a trial this year.
Correspondence solicited
ROBT. KERR,
Gen'l Freight Agent,
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA
Inflated Prices on Goods Discon
tinued at the
MONTANA ':-: NATIONAL
Bank's Store at Sun River,
A Large and Cowplete Stock to Make Selections from.
Mail Orders From Responsible Parties Solicited.
JNO. T. ATHEY, AGENT.
Succ sur to
JAMES GI5SON
.at rDealxn
Harrvare, Tinware, Granite
IroRllYre, Coal & Wcza
Coen anI Hezatjui
Force Pumps. Pose. Etc.
Tin Coofing and Spoutin
A'pocir!
Sun River, Mont
theodore Fisher,
Manufac.urer and Dealer in
IAiness, Stock Sarddles, Chaps,
Bridles, Fancy, Spurs, Bitf, Etc
New Work Manufactured to Order.
Single Buggie and Double Carriage, Harness, Heavy Work Harness, Bitting
and Breaking Harness. Gook workmanship guaranteed.
Repairing Neatly Done. All Work Warranted.
Sun River; - - - l Montana
GREAT FALLS.
MEAT MARKET
C, N. Dickinson, Prop.
A €hoice Line of Meat Kept ConstaiitIy on ilad.
YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED.
ORISS & HARVEY,
Blacksmiths AND Repairers.
Horse Shoeing a Spebialty.
We desire to thank our friends for past favors and will be thank
ful for a liberal remembrance in the future
Phil. Gibson GeorgeW estervejt
GIBSON & WESTE-WELT
Rail ulatab ad n
Owe 4 Ns T A E ULC
FORT SHAW LIVE STOCK COMPNJY.
F GEO. HELDT, .Vat *(left hesulder
Secretary.
P. O. Address-Ft. Shaw, M.T.
RANGE--South side of Sun Ear qarrop rijut
marks itwo qarundere ou to inLeft
River.
Hors" brande, mn left shoulder, Horses brandeCf on righthig
Also owners of cattle branded-,
A. Pam bru'i. - James Adams
Range-South xAW-sa
side sun river.gve
Ear marks - otOo
same as cut uRie
lorse braml; on left shoulder.
Horses brand same as
cut
RAiteg - South
lowing brands
G on left kip
Thomas Ciary. Horses bra"
F ad sameas cut.
RANOR-S an
River
Post Office- John Laird
Sun River
P 0 Addrees
-Florence, X
COX & THEBO. T
[Animal branded same as above on left jaw]
Owner of L band on lift hip.
The Cochrane Ranche Co.
laurrETD.]
Main Office, Montreal, P Q
President ............ ...Hon M H Cochrann
Vice-Prey:................... James A Cochran.
Meso , C' on left Shoulder. Sec and 'reas................ J MI Browning
- on left hip Underbit oat
Pan left hip. of leftear oft
Range--Teton, Willow Creek and Deep Crock. of left ear of
P. 0. Address-Chateau. Montana. lp boa1882
Well broken saddle, draft and buggy horses Doubl. dew
constantly on hand and for sale
brnedt-Ifter
Will H Clarke vent-Iniert
* d~oaleftjaw
Vent-Inverted R on left hip.
Range-Between Kootenai and Belly river.
Address-Fort Macleod, N. W. T.
Also owners of cattle with double dewlap and
square and compass on right hip.
Mount Head Ranch Company.
[unIrrED]
Range-High
ricer.
lap and down
RANCFER. Hoe jrand
I~ANQ~I~'.-HL connect-.
RANGE-Sun River ed on left
Also owner of M brand on left shoulder shoulder
Wellbroken s addle horses, draugh and buggy
teams always onhand and far sale 'heap.b ('or
respondence solicited. Address A. G.CLARstE, Go(rair Lavnxes, Manager
or WILL II. CLARKE, Helena
Floronoe.
1885 SEASON 1885 W. P. Turner& Sons.
STALLIONS,
The following highly bred trotting and run- TOOGBE HR-1
ning stallions will make the season of 1tais at Yearling ulls For Sale.
VAUGHN'S RANCH, SUN RIVER, MONT PRICE $60.00
PROSPECT. Also owners of the following brands:
Color-Dark bay: one hind foot white, small Pon lift ribe.
star on forehead, white snip on nose; stands he WT on left shoulder.
hands high; weighs l'fi)ls; sired by Blood Chief. W on left shoulder
he by Blood's Black Hawk; dam Susan Jones Ton left thigh.
(pacer), by Ashland Mainbrino, son of Hambrino RANGN-Marias Valley.
Chief. Fee, $10 season. P. O. Address-Fort Conrad, via Ft. Routes.
GREAT WESTERN.
Color-A richsealbrown, tan flanks and muzzle; MICHAEL OXARAR r.
stands 171i hands highi weighs 14l0ths. Sired by
General Knox, Jr., he by General Knox; dam, the
Childs mare; breeding unknown.
Fee $25 season.
ROYAL CHARTER.
Color-Bright bay; foaled 1181; one hind foot
white to fetlock; small star in forehead. Sired
b9Consul by Almont, dam by Cummings' son of
IHenry Claly,
Fee §95 season Branded same as cut
Alscowner of horses branded on left thighs
ALL DAN E. Rg between North fork of usnriver anp Dep
Color-Bay foaled 1d61, star andmall strip in Post office Augusta, Montan
forehead, both hind and one fore feet wbite to fet- Vent-Brand inverted.
lock. Sired by Sun Dance, b War Dance he by FOR SALE: Well broken saddle, draft and
Lexington; first dam Idlewild by Walnut Bark driving borers.
Fee X25 season Also several blooded stallions from 1 to $
CORSAIR. handshagh
This Norman stallion is eight years old, stands Ed. Mathews.
17 hands high, weighs 1650ths; color, dark iron
gray, and is in every way a fine representative
specimen of his race. Fee $25 season.
All mares not proven with foal canbereturned cubet bsa rasl
next season free of charge. Mares kept for $2per anf
month. Accidents end escapee at owners' risk, B a 'atk at
but care will be taken to prevent the same Byas,
Season Comniences May 1st, and Ends
August 1st.
For further information apply to
ROBERT VAXGHIIN, At Dupe
Sun River, Mont.
Hielea lltol Stage Line
Coach for Helena leaves Sun Riv..
er every evening at 8 o'clock,
except Sunday eening.
Coach for Fort ton leave Sun
River every .morning at 4 o'
clock, except Monday monmhg
J M POWERSMa8iiger.
RNGE SouthºP Sonk ji
PATENTS .ddelrec
Obt , and s all PAE BIINE a ome
or ta-r;ateattended to ,for MtODERAT PEEBo.
Ou ilc is o tot ti.-$. Patent Offie*,
and we a obi inleas time than those
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