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1 ^Pl'LICATION FOR A PATENT.
U. S. Land Office at Boeeman. i
Territory of Montana, Sept. 13,1881. f
Notice is hereby given that Josef Brown, James
Gmirlcv. Jacob F. Spieth and Charles Krug,
whose 'postoffice address is Bozeman, Montana,
except Josef Brown, whose postoffice address
! is Gardiner, Montana, have this day tiled their
j application for a patent forjY4001 fourteen hundred
I linear feet of the "Tip Top ' Quartz Lode Mining
Claim, mine or vein bearing gold and iron with
; surface ground live hundred and seventy-four
! feet in width, situated in Sheepeater, so-called,
j [unorganized) mining district, county of Gallatin.
! and Territory of Montana, and designated by the
! field notes and official plat on file in this office as
I Survey Number Forty-Eight, in Township Nine,
I south of Kangs Eight east, approximately of
j Montana meridian, "said survey number forty -
eight being as follows, to-wit.
Beginning at N W location corner, a post six
inches eiiua'e, in mound of earth marked 1-48 for
corner No. 1, from which Sheepeater initial po.nt
] bears N 81 degrees 5(5 minutes, W 2479.4 feet, and
I a blazed pine tree 10 inches in diameter marked
1-48 B. T., hears N 22 degrees 30 minutes, E 4.5
I feet thence S 74 degrees, E 574 feet to post six
I inches square in mound of earth marked 2-48 for
corner No. 2; thence S 16 degrees. W 1400 feet to
I post six inches sipiare in mound of earth marked
3 48 for corner No. 3. from which a blazed spruce
tree marked 3 18 B. T. bears N 66 degrees 53 min
utes, E 27.5 feet, thence N 74 degrees, IV 574 feet
to a post six inches square in mound of earth
marked 4-48 for corner No 4: thence N 16 de
grees. E 1400 feet to the place of beginning.
Magnetic variation 19 degrees 15 minutes E,
18.45 acres.
The location of this mine is recorded in the re
corder's office of recorder of said county, in book
j 4 of mining claims page 42. The adjoining
claimants are the said Brown, Spieth, Gourley
! anil Krug, on the "Mountain Chief Lotte" on
j South.
j Any and all persons claiming adversely anv
I portion of said "Tip Top" Quartz Lode Mining
Claim, mine or surface ground are required to
: tile their adverse claims with Die Register of the
I United States Land • (lice, at Bozeman, in the
County of Gallatin, Montana, during the sixty
i day's period of publication hereof, or they wifi
be barred by virtue of the provisions of the
statute.
O. P. CHISHOLM, Register.
Li ce & Armstrong, Att'ys for Applicants.
Bozeman, Montana. sep20-70d
N otice for publication in a
NEWSPAPER.
Mining Application, No. 29.
United States Land Office, j
Bozeman, Territory of Montana, V
Septeinber 9th, 1884. )
Notice is hereby given that Bear Gulch Placer
Company, a corporation organized under the
laws of the Territory of Wyoming, by J mes
Gourley, its attorney in fact, whose principal
place of business and postoffice address is Boze
man, Montana Territory, has this day filed its ap
plication for pafcmt for 93.12 acres of gold bearing
placer ground, lying and being situated within
the so-called Sheepeater Mining District, (unor
ganized) county of Gallatin, territory of Mon
tana, and designated by the fi- ld notes andoffic
f *I plat on fi'e in this office, as survey No. 43,
.iiineral district No. 2.12.69 acres thereof being in
Section 24, Tp. 9 S, It 8 E, the rest, thereof being
on unsurveyed land, said land being described up
on said survey as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at location corner No. 6, at a stone
6.20, 14 inches in the ground, marked 1-43 for cor
ner No. 1, from which the east quarter poet of
section 24, Tp. 9 S, K 8 E bears S 43 degrees 08
minutes east 919 feet, thence S 73 degrees 50 min
utes, E 220J feet to location corner No. 7, a post
5"x4' set 2 feet deep in mound of earth
marked 2-43 for corner No. 2; thence N 33 degrees
13 minutes, E 1650 feet to a post in mound of
earth marked 3-43 for corner No. 3; thence S38
degrees 10 minntes, east 1400 feet to location cor
ner No. 1, an old stump, at which a post 8''x4'
2 feet deep set in mound of eartu marked 4-43 for
corner No. 4; thence 8 32 degrees 30 minutes, W
700 feet to a post in mound of stones marked 5-43
for corner No. 5, from which a blazed fir 27 inches
in di imeter marked 5-43 B T hears 8 35 degrees 30
minutes, W 28 feet; thence N 86 degrees, W 950
feet to a post in mound of stone marked 6-43 for
corner No. 0: thence S 6Ï degrees 26 minutes, W
14im feet to a post in mound of earth marked 7-43
for corner N«. 7; thence N 74 degrees 22 minutes,
W 2050feet to a poet in mound of earth marked
8-43 for corner No. 8; thence N 40 degrees, E
1100 feet to corner No. 1,'he place of beginning,
magnetic variation 18degrees 25 minutes east.
The location of this mine is recorded in the of
lice of the recorder of said county of Gallatin, in
mining records book 2, page 545, filed on the 2d
day of April, 1883.
There are no adjoining claimants.
An> and all persons claiming adversely any por
tion of said placer mining ground are required to
tile their adverse claims with the register of the
United States land office at Bozeman, County of
Gallatin, in the territory of Mont na, or they will
be barred by virtue of the provisions of the
statute.
Li ce A
V. I . V I1IOI1VUA1, UUgin
Akm äYROXü» Att'ys for Applicant,
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N otice for publication in a
NEWSPAPER.
Mining Application No. 81 •
United states Land Office, f
Bozeman, Territory of Montana!
September 13, 1884. 1
Notice Is hereby mane that Joseph Brown,
whose postofllce address is Gardiner, Gallatin
Countv, Montana, and Jacob F. Spieth,
Charles Krug and James Gourley, whose post
office address is Bozeman, Gallatin County,
Montana, have this day filed their application
for a patent for 1500 liucar feet of the Mountain
Chief l ode, mine or veiu, bearing gold and
iron, with surface ground 585 feet in width,
situated in the so-called Sheepeater Mining
District, (unorganized) County of Gallatiu, and
territory of Montana, and designated by the
field note; and official plat on file in this office
as survey No. 46, .Mineral District No. 2, in Tp.
9. S, R 8,'E, uusui veyed land, said survey No.
46 being described as follows, to-wit;
Beginning at NW location corner at a post
4 feet long set 2 feet deep in mound of earth
marked 1-46, for corner No. 1; from which the
Sheepeat. r initial poiut bears N 47 degrees 05
minutes, W 2330 9 feel, thence S 74 degrees, i.
300 feet to a point from which discovery shaft
bears S 16 degrees, W 125 feet, and from said
point 285 feel to post 4 feet long set 2 feet
deep in mound of earth marked 2-40, for corner
No. 2. from which NE locution corner bears S
74 degrees, K 15 feet, and corner Np. 3 of sur
vey No. 47 bears S 74 degrees, E 361 feet, theuce
S 9 degrees 15 minutes, W 1500 feet to p- st4
feet long set 2 feet deep in mound of earth
marked 8-46,fore ruer No. 3, from which SE
location corner bears S 74 degrees, K 15 feet,
thence N 74 degrees, W 585 feet to post set 2 feet
deep in inoiiud of earth marked 4-46, for corner
No. 4, from which a blazed fir tree 30 inches iu
diameter marked 4 46 B T. bears îj M degrees,
\\ 20 5 feet, also a blazed fir tree 36 inplies in
diameter marked 4-46 U. T. bears N 34 degrees,
EH 5 feet, thence N 9 degrees 15 minutes, E
1500 feet to corner Ne . 1, the place of begin
ning
Magnetic variation 19 degrees 45 minutes E,
containing 20 acres,
The location of this mine is recorded in the
recorder's office of said Gallatiu County, iu
book 1 of mining records, page 445.
The adjoining claimants arc Joseph Brown,
et.al upon the Graham Lode, survey No. 47.
aud the Tip Top Lode, survey No. 48, on the
north.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of said Mountain Chief Ixule, mine or
surface ground, are required to file their ad
verso claims with the Register of the United
State? Land Office, at Bozeman, in the Terri
tory of Montana, during the sixty days period
of publication hereof, or they will be barred
by virtue of the provision of the statute.
O. P. ClllslIOLM, Register.
Luce A Armstrong,
Bozeman, M. T., Att'ys for Applicant,
Sept.20 60d.
TICE.
Treasury Department, i
■* stroller of the Currency. >
ASUiNGTON, August 25, 1884. )
lice is hereby given to all persons who may
claims against "The First National Bank of
<?ston," Montana Territory, that the same
fte presented to Charles A. Baker, Receiver,
the legal proof thereof, within three months
this date or they will be disallowed.
J. S. Langworthy,
tv and Acting Comptroller ot the Currency.
(d0t-wl0t )
J-^AVIS WILLSON,
" y [Latp Register Bozeman Land Office.]
U. S. LAND AND MM ATTORNEY.
Over Sebree, Ferris & White s—same floor with
U. S. Land Office.
Main Street, Bozeman, Montana.
My second term of office having expired, and
niv successor appointed,! take pleasure in announ
cing that, with an experience oi eight years as
Remitter of the Bozeman Land Office, I am pre
pared to practice, and to tranaact all businessthat
may proper!v come before the U. S. Land Office;
the assisting of claimants in correctly presenting
their claims for record; the preparation ot all pa
pers ander the Homestead, Preemption, Timber
Culture, Desert, Mineral and Coal Laws; the pros
ecution of contests of every character. Also con
veyances of all kinda made, and abstacts, plats and
pWratafc.«.«™
THE CATTLEMEN'S CONVENTION.
Brief Digest of the Cattlemen's Conven
tion at St. Lonis.
The first national convention of cattle
men even held m this country convened
at St. Louis, Nov. 17. Delegates were
present from nearly all the western states
and territories, several eastern states, Mex
ico, England and Scotland. Col. R. D.
Hunter of St. Louis, originator of the
project, called the convention to order.
Col. C. Rainwater, of St. Louis, was made
temporary chairnflfn, and Tbos. Sturges,
of Wyoming, temporary secretary. A
resolution was offered as to the method of
making up committees on the credentials
and permanent organization—the western
delegates contending for one representa
tive from each stock association aud east
ern delegates for one representative from
each slate. The former proposition was
carried by the western delegates. At this
point Gov. Crittenden aud Major Ewiug
appeared before the convention and wel
comed the delegates in behalf of the state
of Missouri and the city of St. Louis.
At the second day's session of the con
vention a heated discussion and delay en
sued in regard to the basis of representa
tion. Cary, of Wyomiug, said he repre
sented not only the largest association on
the floor, hut the largest in the world, the
Wyoming cattle association, representing
20,000,000 head of cattle. This is made
up of fourteen minor associations, each of
which might he considered entitled to
representation on the committees. He
called attention of the convention to the
fact that this gigantic concern had the
same voice and no more than a dozen
minor associations owning, perhaps, a sin
gle small herd of cattle. However he did
insist on a full representation from each
of the fourteen minor associations.
At the third day's session the report of
committee on permanent organization was
read and adopted. Gen. Brishin, chair
man on resolutions, presented a report em
bodying 1,200 names of accredited mem
bers, which was adopted. The following
permanent oflicers were then elected :
Ex-Gov. J. R. Routt, Colorado, president;
Gen, N. M. Curtis, New York, first vice
president; Amos T. Atwater, St. Louis,
secretary; J. L McAtee, Maryland, assist
ant secretary; S. W. Booth, Texas, read
ing clerk. One vice-president was also
appointed from each state and territory.
The chairman was then presented with a
gold-mounted ivory gavel by the North
western Live Stock Journal of Wyoming.
Wood, of Missouri, offered a resolution
providing for the appointment of a com
mittee of five to consider the question of
the formation of a national association of
the cattlemen of the country, and to draft
a constitution and by-laws for the govern
ment of such organization, and commit
tees appointed, which was adopted.
Fourth day.—The committee on forma
tion of national association reported a
constitution and by-laws, designating the
proposed association as the National Cattls
and Horse Growers' Association of Amer
ica, witli chief office at St. Louis; annual
meetings to be held the third Monday of
each November. The full report of the
committee was adopted. The preamble
and resolution offered by Judge Carroll,
of Texas, urging the importance of me
morializing congress on the subject of a
national cattle trail extending from the
Red River of the South to the Northern
boundary of the United States, after con
siderable discussion was finally passed.
A resolution was introduced by Moore, of
Colorado, and adopted, requesting the
secretary of the interior to restrict all ex
cept Indians in Indian Territory to the
limits of their respective reservations.
Fifth Day.—Convention met and after
a series of motions and debates on minor
subjeefs, the convention unanimously ex
tended congratulations to president-elect
Cleveland and vice president-elect Hen
dricks. It was agreed to admit the dele
gates accredited from the. regular cattle
associations in Old Mexico on equal terms
with other delegates.
Sixtli Day.—Governor Stone of Colo
rado, chairman of the committee on reso
lutions, reported favorably the resolution
of Milne of New Mexico, with reference
to arid land lying between the ninety
eighth meridian and the Sierra Nevada
mountains, urging a memorial to congress
for legislation permitting cattlemen to
lease the land in tracts of suitable size for
grazing. The preamble of this resolution
set forth that uuder the existence of the
laws of tenure, the ranchmen of that sec
tion cannot be. made secure, not being safe
in proceeding with improvements, such as
sinking wells, building resorvoirs, etc.,
that would redeem land from uselessness
and would result in doubling or trebling
tlie wealth of the oattle interest. The
question was ably discussed both pro and
con, it being argued by those favoring the
resolution that the proposed lease at one
cent per acre would be an annual income
to the government of $12,500,000, while
it was opposed with the equally strong
argument that the measure was in the in
terest of large owrers to the prejudice of
the small, and one that would work a sub
stantial repeal of the homestead laws;
that leasing the public domain would
have the effect of throwing control of the
rap* interests «to tfee bamlsof foreign
capitalists and build op great monopolies.
The resolution, however, was adopted.
The convention then adjourned sine die.
Immediately on adjournment of the
convention, the members of the new Na
tional Cattlemen's Association met and
organized by electing the following offi
cers: P. D. Hunter of St. Louis, presi
dent; Gen. Brisbin, first vice-president;
Amos T. Atwater, secretary, E. C. Moore,
treasurer, both of St. Louis. One vice
president from, each state and territory
and country represented was then elected,
together with an executive committee, and
St. Louis designated as the place of hold
ing the nex convention.
SEWS OF THE WEEK.
Blackleg has appeared among the cattle
at Rock Creek, Oregon.
Two severe shocks of earthquakes were
felt in Connecticut on last Sunday.
A cyclone in Lousiana last Saturday
uight caused considerable loss of life.
The Grand opera house in St. Louis was
burned on the 23d, entailing a loss of
$150,000.
In a conflagration at Lisbon. Dakota, on
the 23d, Samuel McCormack and twenty
horses were burned to death.
The cattle men in convention at St.
Louis contributed $1,200 for the sufferers
in Virginia and West Virginia.
Iu a collision at Perdido, Ala., an engi
neer was burned to death, six passengers
killed and many persons wounded.
The sanitary commission of Paris have
ceased to hold daily sittings and the
cholera epidemic is considered ended.
Blaine has rented the house of Secre
tary Windom, in Washington, and is ex
pected to occupy it in about two weeks.
The democrats of Richmond, Va.' cele
brated the election of Cleveland by a
thank-offering for the benefit of the poor.
A destructive wind storm prevailed
throughout the east Monday causing con
sideiable damage to property and loss of
life.
The North Chicago rolling mills were
shut down last Saturday, owing to dull
trade, throwing 1,800 men out of employ
ment.
The St. James Hotel at Jamestown, Da
kota, was burned on the 22d. This is the
third hotel destroyed by fire in that place
within a year.
Acute typhoid dysentery is the medical
name given to the fatal scouragc which
has recently broken out in the western
portions of Virginia.
Total number of stamps, stamped envel
opes and postal cards used during the
year in the United States was 2,167,130,
396, valued at $41,515,877.
Mayor Brooks, of Denver, has issuetl an
order to the chief of police directing that
all gambling houses in that city be closed.
Several arrests have been made.
M. II. DeYoung, the San Francisco
editor whom young Sprcckles tried to
murder last week, continues to improve in
health, aud is now probably out of danger.
The counsel for Miss Finney, better
known by lier stage name, Miss Fortescue,
has accepted an offer of $50,000, made by
Lord Garmoylc, to settle a breach of
promise suit.
John A. Kasson, American Minister to
Berlin, has announced that Henry M.
Stanley, the African explorer, has been
appointed technical delegate to the Congo
conference for America.
E. E. Johnson, Northern Pacific express
agent at Ainsworth, W. T., charged with
the embezzlement of $18,000 sent by
Todd & Fulton, Portland, tr his care for
N. Bennett, has been acquitted.
Capt. Hiram D. Bodine, clerk in the
postoffice department at Washington, com
mitted suicide, owing to despondency
over the prospect of losing his position
under a democratic administration.
Charles Lane, business manager of the
Western Reserve Democrat of Warren,
Ohio, was painted black by masked men,
who entered the office, daubed him with
ink and pied all the type in the establish
ment.
On the 25th the president appointed Geo.
B. Anderson of New York, Indian Inspec
tor, vice Barr resigned, and Charles F.
Ashely, of New York, agent of the Colora
do River Agency, Arizona, vice Clark re
signed.
At Edinboro, Pa.. Charles C. Williams
shot his wife dead, shot her step father
and then committed suicide. The act
was caused by jealousy of tlie step-father
who was the divorced husband of Wil
liams' wife
Policemen Grant and Devine of New
York were committed for trial on a charge
of highway robbery and attempted shoot
ing. Two other policemen who failed to
arrest the guilty officers were suspended
by the mayor.
A large crowd of the anti-liquor clement
of Bladcnsburg, Ohio, made an attack
Saturday on Chapin's saloon. The prop
erietor was struck on the head by a stone
and his skull fractured. All the liquor
was thrown into the street and when a
physician arrived Chapin was dead.
Two men, named Ryan and Walters,
sailed from Victoria, B. C., iu a sloop a
few days ago with nineteen Chinese, whom
they intended to smuggle into Washing
ton territory. The sloop capsized and tlie
whole party was drowned.
At a democratic jollification at New
Castle, Pa., an explosion of sky rockets
occurred killing several persons. One man
was struck ou the chin by a locket and
when picked up the stick was found pro
tuding from the back of his neck.
Richard K. Fox. proprietor of the Po
lice Gazette, W. M. E. Harding, sporting
editor, aud Charley Johnson, proprietor of
a Brooklyn sporting house, have been ar
rested on bench warrants, having been in
dicted for aiding and abetting iu the Sul
livan-Greenfield boxing match.
Judge Deady, of the United States
court at Portland, has issued a mandatory
injunction ordering the Northern Pacific
railroad to give Wells, Fargo & Co., such
facilities as are granted to other express
companies, over all the lines between
Portland and St. Paul, and on all branches.
News has been received at Fort Smith,
Ark., of the killing of John Wood by
Stephen Fletcher (both colored) at Round
Mountain, in the Choctaw natiou. Wood
eloped with Fletcher's wife. Fletcher
pursued, overtook them, blew out Wood's
brains and returned home with the woman.
P. T. Barnum, who, a few weeks before
the election, declared that if Cleveland
was elected he would sell out his entire
estate at 25 per cent less than its assessed
value, has come out over his own signature
announcing his readiness to keep his word.
It is said a syndicate is forming to buy up
the property.
The business failures throughout the
country for the past seven days, reported to
R. G. Duu & Co., number in the United
States 248; Canada, 29; total, 277. This
is a striking increase as compared with last
week, when the total was 236, and the
previous week 214. The increase is
mainly in western states.
The City of Tokio, which arrived at
San Francisco on the 25th brought fifty
six cases of exhibits for the World's Fair
at New Orleans, Commissioner Knowfler
and two Chinese accompanying them.
Forty-six other cases were sent from
Shanghai direct to New Orleans by steam
er.
The commissioner of pensions has noti
fied the treasury department that $10,
000,000 more will be needed to pay pen
sions during the present year. Seven
million dollars have already been disburs
ed on this account during the present
quarter. The total of $17,000,000 called
for is about $6,000,000 in excess of the
estimate.
A Salt Lake special of the 24th says ;
The Gentile tax-payers began suit to-day
to resist the collection of the special tax
voted by the Polygamists of the seventh
ward. They allege that the tax is illegal,
and that the school is conducted in the in
terest of the Mormon Church, by Mormon
teachers exclusively. This is the first test
ever made in Utah of the sectarian school
laws.
At Lloydsvillc, O., at a democratic
demonstration Saturday, an explosion re
sulted by which Orville Bowley, William
Barnes and Joseph Loper were fatally in
jured and two boys named Daniels and
Denner were dangerously hurt. The three
young men first named had all their
clothing torn off and their faces aud bodies
horribly mangled, and Bowley's arms
were torn off.
The Wheat Crop.
The Northern Pacific Elevator company,
which owns sixty elevators along the line
of the Northern Pacific railroad have al
ready stored 1,000,000 bushels of wheat
in their elevators and expect to receive 1,
750,000 bushels more. The farmers are
taking an advance of 50 cents per bushel,
and will wait until spring before sending
their grain to market, preferring to depend
upon the future, rather than accept the
present price for their grain.
County Seat Trouble in Washington.
At the late election in Lincoln county,
Washington territtory, it was voted to re
move the county seat from Davenport to
Sprague. After the election an armed
mob of 40 men took possession of the
court house and records at Davenport aud
defied the authorities to remove them.
They held the situation until the 25th,
when Sheriff Cody and 80 men, armed
with Winchester rifles, left Sprague to
overpower the mob and take possession of
the records. When the mob caught sight
of the sheriff aud his posse they immedi
ately surrendered and allowed the records
to be removed.
A Large Story.
At W'heatland, Cass couuty, Dakota,
excavators discovered the remains of a
huge animal that was buried nine feet un
der the ground. Railroad workmen are
getting out gravel at the gravel pit near
the water tank, and were surprised to find
a large boue embedded in the solid clay
below the gravel bed. Upon investigation
other bones were found. One man was
offered $25 for a tooth, but he declined to
MUit.
MONTANA NEWS.
Helena is now lighted by gas.
Miles City now lias a third artesian well.
Tlie taxable property of Deer Lodge
county is $3,550,600
The postoffice at Enterprise known as
Belknap, Missoula couuty, lias been dis
continued.
David Godfrey was held up iu Helena
last week for $50 in money his watch and
revolver.
The docket for tlie next term of district
court iu Yellowstone county contains
twenty-two criminal eases.
J. D. Sears, a boot and shoe dealer of
Glendive, has made an assignment to Pe
ter Gallagher of that place.
Territorial Auditor Joseph P. Wool
man collected iu Helena aud remitted $110
for the Bartholdi Pedestal fund.
Gem Ke, a Chinese merchant of Deer
Lodge who has a "little foot" wife, is re
joicing over the recent advent of a son.
While skating in the rink at Billings
Mrs. E. A. Schiffler was so unfortunate as
to fall and break the wrist of her left
arm.
Walter Collins is reported to have the
best claim in the Little Rockies, and it is
estimated that it will not pay over $4.50
lier day to the mau.
Rev. W. H. Maxfield, of Butte, met his
death on the 20th inst.. from the effects of
a dose of carbolic acid given him through
mistake by his nurse.
Thos. F. McKinney, Henry Miller aud
Wm. Zifp were sentenced at Missoula to
eighteen months in the penitentiary and to
pay costs of prosecution for cattle stealing.
While a resident of Jefferson county
was returning from Flathead Lake a short
time since he fired upon and killed a fine
call belonging to a neighbor, having taken
it for a deer.
Judge Coburn has decided the Custer
county tax cases brought against the
Northern Pacific company directing a
modification of the assessment so as to ex
empt the land, road-bed, etc. This is in
effect a victory for the Northern Pacific.
The chain of the bucket in the Gregory
shaft at Helena broke yesterday morning
and killed John Thomas and William
Wilcox, and broke the leg of another miner.
The bucket of ore fell about four hundred
feet, striking the men nt the bottom of tho
shaft.
Inter Mountain : Twenty or so long
years ago Mr. Kelly, of Deer Lodge, vow
ed he would never again attend religious
services until there was elected a demo
cratic president of the United States. He
can now don a Cleveland hat and waltz to
church.
Benton Record : A large amount of
counterfeit money was put in circulation in
the way of campaign soap. A mau who
takes money for his vote is not apt to scan
a bill too closely, and when he finds sub
sequently that it is spurious, he is not in a
position to squeal.
John C. Stone, Nieh Smith, Frank Hub
ble and Owen McKeoue, railroad men,
were examined before Judge Matheson at
Billings, for illegal voting at the late
election, and were held in the sum of
$1,000 to appear at the next term of the
district court. In default of bail they
were committed to jail.
Last Friday Mr. C. O'Brien, formerly in
the employ of the Northern Pacific Re
frigerator Car company, left Helena with
the avowed intention of going to Butte.
Since that time nothing has been heard
from him. He had on his person over
$200, and left a wife and child in Helena
in destitute circumstances.
Ezra Craig, who killed "Yellowstone
Jim," was exonerated by the Lewis &
Clarke grand jury as justified in self-de
fense. The man killed was a tough, who
had broken in the glass front of defendant's
saloon, had knocked one man down with
a chair and was assaulting Craig with the
broken chair when he shot him.
Helena Herald : It is rumored from
Lake Superior that the Anaconda mine at
Butte has been "bottomed"—dug out.
It is also rumored that the Calumet and
Hecla Company of Lake Superior has
offered Haggin & Tevis niue million dol
lars for tlie Anaconda plant. Of the two
rumors the latter is most probable.
J. C. Scott, Esq., of St. Paul, represent
ing the mercantile agency of R. G. Dun
& Co., was in the city this weekglooking
into the financial standing of our business
men. He stated that during the past six
months there has been about as many fail
ures iu Missoula county as in all the rest
of the Territory.—Missoulian.
River Press: Little Dog was the Indian
killed by the Cheyennes at Judith Gap a
few weeks ago, instead of Antelope Shirt,
as reported. The latter, we are informed,
is like the Police Gazette—illustrated witli
cuts. A few daj*s ago lie and another In
dian had a row, in which lie w as carved
up with an axe. He carries his nose in n
sling.
According to the report of the grand
jury of Lewis and Clarke county the es
cape of Con Murphy is attributed only to
•n imperfection in the finish of the jail.
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there having bceu left uuder the wash sink
a boxed up apartment of which the guard
was ignorant, it having the appearance of
solidity. The prisoner removed the boards
and concealed himself therein until ttie
cells were locked up at night and made
his escape next morning whilst the guard
was opening up the jail.
Big Horn Sentinel : While a party of
soldiers ot Fort Custer, Montana, were
out picnic nig last Saturday, near that post,
two of them—Private Burks, of G Troope,
and Private Keels, of I Troope, 1st Caval
rv—got into a quarrel about some beer
they had with them, and after a few' hot
words had passed between the two men
Keels went to his quarters iu the post, re
turning to tlie picnic grounds with his
carbine. He found Burke lying in a tent
and without any further warning fired,
the hall entering Keels' mouth and passed
through his head. Deatli was almost in
stantaneous. Burke was arrested, placed
in the guard house and will be tried by
court martial.
A Montana Romance.
St. Paul Day: Two young men of
Celtic origin, named Thomas Milligan and
James McNulty, are co-partners in the
ownership of a cattle ranch about 50 miles
southwest of Helena, Montana. Their
cattle do not roam over a thousand hills,
but in the round-up their stock makes a
creditable display. In other words they
are moderately well-to-do in a worldly
way and, with energy coupled with their
know ledge, hope to some day be classed
as "cattle kings." They reside on their
ranch, and last winter they concluded to
look around for wives.
Women are scarce in their neighbor
hood, and accordingly they answered a
"personal" in the columns of the Chicago
Times of two women who desired corres
pondents. In due time answers were re
ceived, and the result was that eventually
the young cattlemen became engaged to
the young women, and Nov. 5 was agreed
upon as their marriage day. However,
when the day arrived on which the swain's
were to start for Chicago, cattlor theives
stole several head. Here the inclinations
of the heart and the monetary considera
tions were in opposition, for it was neces
sary to pursue the thieves. However, with
a Damon-like trust, McNulty deputized
his partner to go to Chicago while he pur
sued the thieves. It was agreed that Mil
ligan should get married and on his return
should bring McNulty's fiancee to Helena
where the latter would join tlie party and
have the ceremony performed
This plan was faithfully carried out so
far as time allows, and the happy groom
with his wife and partner's fiancee have
been guests of tlie leading hotel iu Minne
apolis for some days. Mr. Milligan is un
usally ciiivalric to both ladies and as far
as outward appearances count is as attent
ive to one as to the other. Does he buy a
present for his wife or accompany her to a
place of amusement, the unmarried lady is
an equal beneficiary. The trio will re
main iu tlie city tor a few days longer and
then go westward to Helena to join the
anxious ranchman.
Alaska Gold Field.— The Ancon
brought news about the explorations of
three prospectors on Stewart river and
on the Y ukon. They started from Chil
cat, Alaska, in the spring of 188*2, and
proceeded to the mouth of the Stewart
river, up which they canoed for about
200 miles. Navigation was moderately
easy on the Stewart river, there being
stretches of 100 miles where protages
had to be made, and no portage is over a
half a mile in length. During their trip
up they examined over 100 streams, in
all of which they found gold in paying
quantities. The ground was frozen in all
places, there being a thick covering of
moss through which the sunlight could
not penetrate and in spots this was five
and six feet in depth. The beds of
streams where water was running were
found to be frozen solid. The prospec
ors report that on account of the frozen
nature of the soil the dirt could not be
operated. These men have been in these
regions, which have been regarded all
along as uninhabitable, over two years
in the winter time, they going to the
mouth of the Yukon by dog-team for
supplies, the distance traveled each way
being nearly 1,500 miles. Two of the
three remained at Juneau City, and the
other is on his way to San Francisco to
purchase a schooner and bringjsupplies
by way of Y ukon to their claims on
the Stewart river. This would indicate
that their statement about the impossi
bility of operating the ground on account
of frost is somewhat of a blind. They
found places on Stewart river where
the Schiefflin Brothers had been opera
ting. During the two years that the
party of three were in the interior the
lowest the thermometer registered was
55 degrees below zero.—San Francisco
Bulletin. _ «
St Paul Day: S. W. Dorsey and Gen.
Brisbin lost their watches and money at
the Southern Hotel in St. Louis the
other night. They were room mates,
and, when they discovjg&k the loss,
neglected to lock the doors and search
each other. Perhaps they will never
rediver their valuables. Brisbin will
probably recompense himself for his
losses by raising his rents on Montana
property. Dorsey can take in a new
partner into his cattle deals and get
even.