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IT IS THE ONLY LINE Running Pullman Sleeping cars, Palace Smoking cars and the finest Dining ears in the world, via the famous RIVER BANK ROUTE, Along the shores of Lake Pepin and the beautiful Mississippi river to Milwaukee and Chicago. Its trains connect with those of the northern lines in the grant] Union Depot at St. Paul. NO CHANGE OF CARS Of any class between St Paul and Chi cago. For through tickets, time tables, and full information apply to any coupon sicket agent in the northwest. ^•8. Merrill, A. V. H. Carpenter, General Manager. Genl Pass. Agi J - T. Clark, G. H. Heaffubd. Genl Supt. Asst Genl Pass. Agt Milwaukee, Wis. ^N . II. Dixon, General Northwestern Pas ***t%t < r Agvutv St* Fault Minn* ;t 1 3 1 I ( ( it, 4 [no. 30 . | A rr L 1 C, \TIO> FOU A PATENT. l . S Land Office at Bozeman. 1 . Thin îitoiîy of Montana, Sept. 13 , 188 -;. ( Note •(» is ! ,* refiy "hen that Josef Brown, James Gourl* v. j a cot. F. spieth and Charles Krti*:, Whose ';,(• m ïllice addret-s is Bozetnan, Montana, J i,S. i Brown, v. lies** pestotfiee address i- t ■ •. i'( * :imt, .»loiiiaio*. have llii's day riled their il ion î *o a patent fur| 1 iooi fourteen hundred linear f«»rt o f lii** "l ip Top" tjuartz Lode Mining Claim, mim* or vein lie arid" "old and iron with t*urfac( • irroi mil live hundred and seventy-four fi*i*t in width, situated in Sheepeater, so-called, [uiioraanized ! mining district, county of Gallatin, and Territory of Montana, and designated by the field notes and official plat on tile in this office as Sunoy Number I'orty-Kight, in Township Nine, south of lU.ngo tight east, approximately of Montana meridian, said survey number forty eight fieing us follows, to-wit. Beginning at N W location corner, a post six inches squa e. it) mound of earth marked 1-18 for corner No. 1, from which Sheepeater initial po.nt hears N Hi degiees 56 minutes, \V 247Ü.4 feet, and ;t bl.tzeil pine tree 10 inches in diameter marked 1 18 B. 'i\. hears N 22 degrees 30 minutes, E 4.5 feet thence 18 74 degrees, 1-1 574 feet to post six indies square in mound of earth marked 2-48 for corner.No. 2: thence S l(i degrees, IV 1400 feet to post six incites square in mound of earth marked 3 18 for corner No. '5. from which a blazed spruce tree marked 3 48 B. T. hears N 60 degrees 53 min utes, E »7.5 feet, thence N 74 degrees, W 574 feet to a post six inches square in mound of earth marked 1-48 for corner No 4: thence N 16 de grees, E 1100 feet to the place of beginning. Magnetic variation 10 degrees 45 minutes E. 18.45 acres. The location of this mine is recorded in the re corder's office of recorder of said county, in hook 1 of mining claims page 4g. The adjoining claimants are the said Brown, Spiet h. Oourley and K nur, on the "Mountain Chief Lode'' on South. Any and all persons claiming adversely any portion of said " Tip Top" quartz Lode Mining Claim, mine or surface ground are required to tile their adverse claims w ith the Register of the I'niied States Land dice, at Bozeman, in the I ounty of (.ailatin, Montana, during the sixty day's period it publication hereof, or they will be barred by virtue of the provisions of the statute. O. P. i IIISHOLM, Register. Luce «fc Armstrong, Att'ys for Applicants. Bozeman, Montana. sep30-70d I no. :!1.) N otice foii pliilication in a NEU. SPACER. Mining Application No 111 UNITED -TATES I.AND OFFICE, 1 lSozi.MAN, 1« rritory of Montana^ September Li. 1884. ) Notice is hereby ma-ie that Joseph Brown, whose postollli-e address is Gardiner, Gallatin County, Montana, and Jacob F Spietb, ( lia îles K ru g and J ames Gone lev, w hose post otlice address is Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana, have this day tiled their application for a [latent for 1500 linear l'eet of the Mountain ( bid' * ode, iiime or vein, bearing gold and iron, with surface ground 5s.i feet in width, situated in the so-called Slice,-eater Mining District, (unorgainzcii) County of Gallatin, ana territory of Montana, and designated by the Held n j tes and official plat on tile in this office as survey No. 46, Mineral District No. 2, in l'p. it, s. R 8, E. unsmveyed land, -aid survey No. 46 being described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at N \\ location cornel at a post 4 fed long set 2 fed deep in mound of earth marked 1-40, for cornet No. 1; from which the -heepeai r ini'lal point bears N 47 degrees 05 minutes. \\ 2:;36 51 feei, thence S 74 degrees, • o00 feet to a point from w hich discovery shaft hears - 16 d* grecs, \\ 125 feet, and from said point 285 feet to post 4 fed long set 2 feet deep in mound of earth marken 2-46, for corner No. 2. from which NE location corner hears S 74 degrees, I J5 feet, and corner No. 3 of sur vey No. 47 bears S 74degrees, h 3(1 feet, thence S !) degrees 15 minutes. \V 1500 feet to p -st 4 fed lung set 2 feet deep in mound of earth marken 3-46, for c rncr No. 3, from which 8E local ion corner bears S 74 degrees, E 15 feet, thence N 74 degrees, W 585 fed to post set 2 feet deep in mound of earth marked 4-46, for corner No. 4. from which a blazed flr tree 30 inches in diameter marked 4-46 B. T. bears N 74 degrees, \\ 20 5 feet, also a blazed fir tree 36 inc-hcs in diameter marked 4-10 15. T. bears N 34 degrees, E 44 5 feet, thence N 51 degrees 15 minutes, E 1500 feet to corner N< . 1, the place of begin ning Magnetic variation ill degrees 45 minutes K, containing 20 acres. Tlie location of this mine is recorded in the recorder's office of said Gallatin County, ill book 1 of mining rewords, page 445. I be adjoining claimants are Joseph Brown, et.al upon the Graham Lode, survey No. 47 and the Tip Top Lode, survey No. 48, on the north. Any anil all per-ons claiming adverse! v any portion of said Mountain Chief Lode, mine or surface ground, are required to file their ad verse 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 w ill be barred bv virtue of the provision of ilie statute. O. I*. CHIsHOLM, Register. Lit K & A liJlSTKOMI, Bozeman, M. 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I To the Congress of the United States: ; Siii ce the close ol" your last session the Aruer ; ican people iu exercise of the highest right j ol suffrage, have chosen their chief magis ! träte for the four years ensuing. When it is remembered that at no period in the coun ; try's history has the long political contest j which customarily precedes the day of the national election been waged with greater fervor and intensity, it is a subject of con gratulation that alter the controversy at the polls was over, and while the slight prepon derance by which the issue had been deter mined was as yet unascertained, but the people everywhere patiently and quietly a>*aited the result. Nothing could more clearly demonstrate the strength and wisdom ol our political institutions. Eight years have passed sin e a controversy concerning the result of a national election sharply call ed the attention of congress to the necessity of providing more precise and definite regu lations for counting the electoral vote. It is of the greatest importance that this question be solved betöre conflicting claims to tlie presidency shall again distract the country and 1 am persuaded that by the people at large any ol the measures of relief thus far proposed would be preferred to continued inaction. FOREIGN RELATIONS. Our relations with all foreign powers con tinueto be amicable. With Belgium a treaty has been signed whereby the scope of pres ent treaties has been so enlarged as to secure to citizens of either country within the juris diction of the other equal rights and privi leges in the acquisition and alienation of property. A trade mark treaty has also been concluded. The war between whili and Peru is at an end, and for the arbitration of the claims of American citizens, who, during its continuance, suffered through the acts of the Chilian authorities, a convention will soon be negotiated The state of hostilities between France and China continues tobe an embarxssing feature of our eastern rela tions. The Chinese government has prompt ly adjusted and paid the claims of American citizens whose property was cestroyed in the recent riots at Canton, and I renew the rec ommendation ol my last annual message that the con toil indemnity fund be returned to China, The true interpret tion of the recunt treaty with that country permitting restric tion of Chinese immigration is likely again to be a subject of your deliberations, and it may be seriously questioned whether the statute pus-ed at the lust session does not vio iate the treaty rights of certain Chinese who left this country with return certificates valid under the old law and who now seem to be debarred from landing from the lack of cer tificates required by the new law OUR COMMERCE. The recent purchases by tlie United States of a large trading fleet, heretofore under the Chinese flag, has consi ieraoly enhanced our commercial importance in the east and in view of the large number of vessels built or purchased by American citizens in other countries and exclusively employed in legiti mate traffic between loreign prrts, under the recognized protection of our flag, it might be well to provide a uniform rate for their regis tration and documentation so that the bona lide property rights of our citizens therein shall be duly evidenced and properly guard ed. Pursuant to the adviceof the senate at the last session we recognized the flag of the international association of the Congo as that of a friendly government avoiding in so do ing any prejudgment of a conflict in terri torial claims in that region and subsequently, in execution of the expressed wish of con gress, appointed a commercial agent tor the Congo basin. Tlie importance of tlie rich productive trade of the Congo valley has led to a general conviction that it should be opened to all nations ujxm equal terms and an international conference for the consider ation of this subject was called by the empe ror of Germany and is now in session at Ber lin. Delegates are in attendance on behalf of the United States and of the results ofthe conference you will be duly advised. The government of Corea has generously aided the efforts of the United States minister to secure suitable premises for the use of the legation, and as theconditions ol diplomatic intercourse with eastern nations demand that the legation premises be owned by the repre sented power 1 advise that an appropriation be made for the acquisition of this property by the government. The United States al ready possesses valuable premises at Tangiers as a gift from tlie sultan of Morocco and as is stated hereafter they have lately received a similar gift from t he Siamese government and t he government of Japan stands ready to present to us extensive grounds at Tokio whereon to erect a suitable building lpy the legation, court house and jail, and similar orivileges can probably be secured in China and Persia. The owning of such premises would not only effect a large saving of the present rentals, but would permit of the due assertion ef extra territorial rights in these countries and would the better serve to main tain the dignity of the United States. RELATIONS WITH EGYPT. The failure of congress to make appropria tions for our representational the court of the Khedive has proved a serious embarass ment in our inetreourse with Kgyyt, and in view of the necessary itimacj of diplomatic relationship due to the participation of this government as one of the treaty powers an all matters of administration there affecting the rights of foreigners, I advise the restora tion of the agency and consul general at airo on its former basis, as I do not conceive it to be the wish of congress that the United States should withdraw altogether from the honorable position they have hitherto held with respect to the Khedive, or that citizens ot this republic residing or sojourning in Egypt should hereafter be without the aid and protection of a competent representative With France the traditional cordial relation ship continues. The Bartholdi statue of Lib erty Enlightening the World, the generous gift ol the people of France, is expected to reach New York in May next, and I suggest that congressional action be taken in relation to the spirit which has prompted this gift and in aid of the timely completion of the pedestal on which it is to lie placed. Our re lations with Germany, a country which con tributes to ours some of the best elements of citizenship, continue to be cordial, The United States have extradition treaties with several of the German states, but, by reason of the confederation of these states under the imperial rule, the application of such treaties is in in of to of a m to it a is not as uniform and comprehensive as the interests of the two countries require, I pro pose therefore to open negotiations for a con vention of extradition to embrace all the territory of the empire. It affords me pleas ure to say that our intercourse with Great Britain continues to be of a most friendly character. The government of Hawaii has indicated its willingness to continue tor seven years the provisions of the existing recipro city treaty and such countenance, in view of tfie relations of that country to the American system of states, should in my judgment be favored. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS. This government is in frequent receipt of invitations from foreign states to participate in international exhibitions, oiten of great interest and importance. Occupying, as we do, an advanced position on the world's pro duction and aiming to secure a profitable share for our industries iu the general com petitive markets, it is a matter of serious con cern that the want of means for participation in these exhibits should so often exclude our producers from advantages enjoyed by those of other countries. During the past year the attention of congress was drawn to the formal invitations in this regard tendered by the governments of England, Holland, Belgium, Germany and Austria. The executive has in some instances appointed honorary commis sioners; this is, however, a most unsatisfac tory expedient, for without some provision to meet the necessary working expenses of a commission it can effect little or nothing in behalf of exhibitors. An international in ventors' exhibition is to be held in London next May. This will cover a field of special importance in which our country holds fore most rank, but the executive is at present powerless to organize a proper representation of our vast national interests in this direc tion. I have in several previous messages re ferred to this subject and it seems to me that a statute giving to the executive general dis cretionary authority to accept such invita tions and to appoint honorary commissioners without salary, and placing at the disposal of the secretary of state a small fund for defray ing their reasonable expenses would be of great public utility. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS The legislature of the last session effected m the diplomatic and consular service con tain changes and reductions which have been productive of embarrassment. The popula tion and commercial activity of our country are steadily on theincrease and are giving rise to new, varying and often delicate relationship with other countries. Our foreign establish ment now embraces nearly double the area of operations that it did twenty years ago, and the confinement of such a service within the limits of expenditure then established is not, it seems tome, in accordance with true econ omy, and a community of 60,000,(400 of people should be adequately represented in its inter course with foreign nations A project for the reorganization of the consular service and forecasting the scheme of extra territorial jurisdiction is now before you, if the limits of a short session will not allow its full con sideration, I trust you will not fail to make suitable provisions lor the needs of the ser vice. It has been customary to define in tlie appropriation acts the ranks of each diplo matic office to which a salary is attached; I suggest that this course be abandoned and that it be left to the president with the advice and consent of the senate, to fix from time to time the diplomatic grade of the representa tives of this government abroad, as may seem advisable; provisions being definitely made, however, as now. for the amount of salary at tached to the respective stations. THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. The condition of our finances and the ope rations of the various branches ot the public service which »reconnected with the treasury department are very fully discussed in tue report of the secretary. It appears that the ordinary revenue for the fiscal year ended June30,1884, were from customs $195,007, 489.76; from internal revenue $121,589,972 51; from all other sources $31,866,307.95; total ordinary reveuues $348,519,069 92. I concur with the secretary of the treasury in recom mending the immediate suspension of the coinage of silver dollars and of the issuance of silver certificates, and this is a matter to which in tonner communications I have more than once invoked the attention ol the na tional legislature. It appears that annually, for the past six years, there have been coined in compliance with the requirements of the act of February 28, 1878, more than twenty seven million silver dollars and the number outstanding is reported by the secretary to be nealy one hundred and eighty-five millions, whereof but little more than forty millions, or less than 22 per cent, are in actual circu lation. The mere existence of this fact seems to me to furnish of itself a cogent argument for the repeal of the statute which haj made such a fact possible, but there are other and graver considerations that tend in the same direction. The secretary avows his convic tion that unless the coinage and the issuance of silver certificates be suspended, silver is likely, at no distant day, to become our sole metallic standard The commercial disturb ance and the impairment of national credit that would be thus occasioned can scarcely be overestimated. I hope that the secretary 's suggestion, resnecting the withdrawal from circulation of the $1 and $2 notes will receive your approval, as it is likely that aconsidera ble portion of the silver now incumbering tlie vaults iu tlie treasury might thus find its war into the currency. While trade dollars have ceased, for the present at least, to be an element of active disturbance in our currency system, some proyision should be made for their surrender to the government In view ot the circumstances under which they were coined and of the fact that they have never had a legal quality, f here should be offered for them only a slight advance of their bullion value. The secretary, in the course of his re port, considers the propriety of beautifying the designs of our subsidiary silver coins and fo increasing their weight that they may bear a due ratio of value of the standard dollar, and his conclusions in this regard are cordially approved. In my annual message of 1882,1 recommended the abolition of all excise taxes except those relating to distilled spirits. This recommendation is now re newed. In case these taxes shall be abolished the revenues that will still remain to the government, in my opinion, will not only, suffice to meet its reasonable expenditures, but will afford a surplus large enough to permit "such tariff reduction as iray seem to be advisable when the result of recent reve be of of ot in of of if of nue laws and commercial treaties shall have shown in what quarters these reductions can be most judiciously effected. One of the gravest of the profileras which appeal to the wisdom of congress for «olution is the ascer tainment of the most effective means of in creasing our foreign trade and thus relieving the depreesion nnder which our industries are now languishing. THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT, Of the varied governmental concerns in charge of the interior department, the report of its secretary presents an interesting sum mary. Among the topics deserving of par ticular attention, I refer you to his observa tions respecting our Indian affairs, the pre emption and timber culture acts, the failure of railroad companies to take title to lands granted by the government, and the opera tions of the pension office, the patent office, the census bureau and the bureau of educa tion . Allusion has been made already to the cir cumstance that both as between different In dian tribes, and as between Indians and the whites, the past year has been one of un broken peace. In this circumstance the president is glad to find justification for the policy of the government in dealing with the Indian question, and confirmation of the views which were fully expressed in his first communication to the Forty-seventh con gress. The secretary urges a new enactment ot state for th« punishment of crimes com mitted on Indian reservations and recom mends the passage of the bill, now pending in the house of representatives, for the pur chase of a tract of 18,000 square miles from the Bioux reservation. Both these measures are worthy of approval, I concur with him also in advising the repeal of the pre-emption law, the enactment of statutes resolving the present legal complications tending the lapses of grants to railroads and the funding of the debt of the several Pacific railroads under such guaranty as shall insure its ulti mate payment. The report of the Utah commission will be read with interest It discloses the results of recent legislation looking to the prevention and punishment of polygamy in that Territory 1 still lielieve if that abominable practice can not be sup pressed by law, it can only be by the most radical legislation consistent with restraints of the constitution, GEV. ORANT. I recommend that in recognition of the eminent services of U. S. Grant, late general of the armies of the United States, and twice president of the nation, congress confer upon him a suitable pension. Certain of the measures that, seem to me necessary and expedient. I have now, in obe dience to the constitution, recommended for your adoption; as respects others of no less importance, I shall content myself with re newing the recommendations already made to congre-'s without restating the grounds upon which such recommendations were based. The preservation of forests on tlie public domain, tlie granting of government aid for popular education, the amendment of the federal constitution so as to make effective the disapproval by the president of particular items in appropriation bills, the enactment of statutes in regard to the filling of vacan cies in the presidential office and the deter mining of vexed questions respecting presi dential inability, are measures which may receive your serious consideration. As tlie time draws nigh when I am about to retire from public service, 1 can not retrain from expressing to the members of the national legislature, with whom I have lieen brought into personal and political intercourse, my sincere appreciation of their unfailing cour tesies and harmonious co-operation with the executive in so many measures calculated to promote the best interests of the nation; and to my fellow citizens generally, I ac knowledge a deep se"se of obligation for tlie support which they have accorded me in the administration of the executive department of the government. [Signed. | Chester A. Artiidr. Washington, December 1, 1884. The Geysers in Winter. In September, 1884, we had a few win try squalls, some snowstorms in Octo ber, and then a delightful winter sum mer (if that term is admissible) set in and continued so invitingly warm and sunny that a tour through the National Park seemed the proper thing to be done. IVhile the quadrennial political storm was still raging, all kinds of ru mors about the election reached the Park. At last, on Tuesday, Nov. 11th, the mail carrier, C. W r . Atkins, brought the news that Blaine was elected with out a doubt. So pleased was Superin tendent Carpenter at the good news that he accepted the proposal of Miss Nellie Henderson that we make up a party and visit the great geysers at the Firehole river. Later news seemed to act unfavorably on the superintendent's resolution and he declined to make one of the party. But Miss Nellie being equally willing to accept the people's choice, either Cleveland, Butler, St. John, Lockwood or Blaine, and anxious to see the geysers in winter, adhered to her resolution, and on Nov. 12th Tom and Toby might have been seen slowly ascending Terrace mountain at sunrise, assisted by the Babe, who had a cable attached to the pommel of the saddle and fastened to the pole of the double seated buckboard. The Babe under the guidance of his master, G. G. Hender son, took the conveyance along when the more venerable beasts in the rear had to climb the slippery steeps on their knees. Ole Granberg, Old Liberty Cap and the lady aforenamed, crawled up the rocky ribs of Terrace mountain be hind the vehicle, while the other gentle man rode the Babe to keep down the saddle and to help it to drive its sharp shoes deeper into the slippery soil. The party then consisted of one lady, three gentlemen and three horses. Tom, Toby and the Babe, though not volun tary visitors, were nevertheless of suffi cient importance to be recognized as the party of the second part in this winter tour among the geysers. Having gain ed the summit of Terrace mountain the "party of the first part" were seated, aq* mit the and a ror. as has ble for of of of it er to Babe released from his leading string, and away we went through parks, can yons, basins, and over mountains until 7:30 p.m. we descended from the sum mit of the Firehole river range, and saw the lights blending invitingly from the windows of the Firehole hotel. Mr. Henderson and the Babe had got in some half hour ahead of us, and Mrs. Henderson met us with a smiling face and a hearty welcome. We sat down to a supper that would have satisfied a London alderman or a German empe ror. Our first day's drive of 40 miles over the mountains was equal to 60 miles on the level roads of the Missis sippi valley. On the morning of the 13th our party, with Geo. W. Marshall as pilot, started on foot to see several basins to the south of his hotel, which has been seldom seen and never des cribed. I ought to state that Mr. Mar shall is an enthusiast on all matters re lating to the Park and its innumera ble objects of in terest and but for his guidance, what I am about to describe would be a terra in cognita to me and to others. I now un derstand one of the secrets his popu larity with tourists. He knows wbare everything of interest is to be fourni without loss of time. lie adds to the enchantment of these wonders by the earnestness of his admiration and the eagerness with which he seeks to en thuse others. He has also the good sense to keep the most beautiful nooks and basins hidden from the vandal and the specimen fiend who is continually seeking that he might destroy. Going south and up the Firehole river we came to Effervescent spring close by the river. When a stick is thrust into the spring anywhere it immediately effer vesces like champagne when it sparkles and froths on being poured into a glass. The Malls are a light, beautiful blue and the rim is a solid border of silica. About 300 yards south of the Efferves cent spring we entered the first of the four Chemical Basins, similar to what has been called Paint Pots in other parts of the Park. The first Chemical Basin contains a large number of bowls filled with paint of every hue and all degrees of consistency from the liquid that splashes to the mush that slowly and heavily bubbles as the liquid becomes exhausted. In nearly all of the bowls we found every shade of green that in dicates the presence of arsenic; also sulphur in large quantities, and when these minerals blended the colors were beautiful beyond description. The fourth and last of these Chemical Ba sins attracted the special attention ol Baron F. II. von Lindern, of Amster dam, Holland, who visited the National Pari» in October, 1884, to such a degree that Mr. G. W. Marshall, by permission of Superintendent K. E. Carpenter, gave it the name of Lindern's Basin, and the largest bowl at the head of the Basin, Lindern's Flower Pot. This bowl con tains a rich cream-colored paste of the consistency of half-churned butter. This immense mass of boiling mush extending over an area of 30 feet in cir cumference is literally covered with flower-shaped bubbles of every conceiv able form—morning glories, lillies, roses, sunflowers, bluebells succeed each oth er like the infinitely varied forms in the kaleidoscope. An instant the rose ap pears in full bloom, and then the modest lilly becomes a tempting strawberry, a tiny buttercup, a ripe orange, or the dimple on a maiden's cheek, all this phantasmagoria occurs without haste and yet without delay. About 200 yards southwest of Lindern's Basin we came to Microcosm Basin, which to us was the most wonderfully beautiful spot we had seen and in so small a space, the circumference being only 120 yards. As the name implies it is a world in miniature. Here could be seen rivers, lakes, oceans, forests and mountains, active and extinct volcanoes. Some of these mountain peaks were simply vents, emitting dense columns of steam and puffing like a steam engine going up a heavy grade with a train of cars; others were, during eruption, belching forth lava which in heavy masses ran down the slope of the mountain sides, filling the valleys among the foothills to overflowing. Ætna, Hecla, Vesuvi us, Cotopaxi, etc., resembling these vol canos in form. The Bulldog and the Cannon Ball were peculiarly interesting, the sides of the former would slowly move and open like the jaws of a bull dog, then belch forth its lava and sud denly elose with a snap like the closing of a trap. This performance was re peated eight or ten times during erup tion. The latter a pointed pyramid, while in activity, threw out balls of thick mud to the height of several feet, at intervals of a few seconds, a dozen or more charges were thus fired, each one accompanied with a dull thud. Great underground rumblings were heard and terrible earthquakes shook the thin crust, which broke under us in several places. There is an auriferous region in this little cosmos, at the western end of the basin are two mountains, the smaller one being shaped like a candle extinguisher, forming a perfect peak and the whole mountain gleams in the sun like a mass of gold. The other has a vast crater shaped so exactly in its cavity as if the other had been project ed out of it and set down on its base as it descended. The interior of the pa rent mountain bore the same golden hue that marked the exterior of the off spring. Mrs. Marshall broke through the thin crust, but being as elastic as steel she sprang forward and upward like ed sin has has from are from This of years at lon in to ran up. than are flic west on He a was As 30 of no < a J. line the the and ury the try like a bird on the wing, and thus escap ed serious injury. The Microcosm Ba sin has been so seldom visited that it has escaped mutilation. Mr. Marshall has carefully concealed its existence from the ordinary pleasure seekers who are so apt to poke sticks into everything from mere wontonness or curiosity. This basin should be inclosed and no visitor admitted except unarmed and accompanied by a careful guide. Walks of plank should be laid down to insure safety and to admit of prolonged and careful investigation of the dynamical aspects of this little world. Liberty Cap. MONTANA NEWS. A little girl named Mabel Parson's, 5 years old, was run over by freight trucks at Batte and Killed instantly. In the case of Jessrang, lynched at Dil lon last year, the following entry is made in the court record: "Sent to a higher court." A few days ago a war party of Piegan Indians, under Little Dog, left their agency to raid the Crows and avenge the death of Little Dog's brother. W. W. Garland, publisher of the late Miles City Record, lias been indicted for criminal libel against T. J. Bryan in an article published last August. Three cars for carrying ore from the Parrot mine at Butte down to the smelter ran away Monday morning, and at the crossing of the Utah and Northern jumped tlie track and were badly smashed up. The people of Dempsey creek district, Deer Lodge county, this year built a school house and will lia v e the entire amount collected from them this year in taxes. Their special school tax amounts to 17 mills on the dollar. Cow Boy: Deer are more numerous than usual this year, and large numbers are being killed in the vicinity of Medora. flic evening train last Monday ran into a hand of about two hundred a few miles west of here and killed two. A man was arrested a few days ago near Mandan and taken to that place for trial on the charge of setting a prairie fire, and afterwards discharged. He started for Glendive, but before reaching there was caught in the cold snap and badly frozen. He is supposed to have been crazy. R. M. Beard, of Missoula, who left that place about two months ago in charge of a pack train loaded with 750 gallons of whisky for the Canadian Pacific country, was killed and robbed of $4,300 near Goldin City, B. C., on the 28th tilt. There are at present 87 patients in the territorial insane asylum at Warm Springs. As to the percentage of cures effected, Dr. Mitchell says that of the new cases about 30 per cent are cured, while of the cases of long standing the proportion of cures is no greater than 10 or 15 per cent. Two Chinamen convicted of opium smoking at Virginia City became contu macious in durance; and, refusing to saw wood, were placed on bread and water < iiet. This they a so declined to take for a couple of days, but finally the pangs of hunger overcame their objections, and they now roll it like a sweet morsel under their tongues. But they won't saw wood "alle same." In the district court in session at Miles City the following were sentenced to the territorial prison at Deer Lodge : Andrew J. Williams, larceny, two years imprison ment and a fine of $500; Robert Johnson, burglary, two years imprisonment; Thos. Donovan, burglary, imprisonment for five years; Win. Quinby, larceny, one year imprisonment and $100 tine; Geo. Mc Cown, larceny,one year imprisonment and line of $100; Joseph Landre, one year imprisonment and fine of $50. The well known Montana horse, Billy Spanker, is one of the animals captured in the eastern part of the territory recently in the bloody encounter between cowboys and horse thieves. Spanker is now at Fort Keogh along with fifteen other horses which were siezed by Maj. Blow, special agent of the custom's bureau of the treas ury department, because they were brought from Canada without duty being paid upon them. The Montana race horse was ridden by the horsethief leader who, in the fight mentioned, was shot from His back A doctor in the Yakima (W. T.) coun try with a practice of 31,200 has only collected 316 in cash in the last twenty months. The rest has been takei^in or ders on stores, saw-mills, lime-kilns, tailors, undertakers, and well-diggers. One account of 37 was taken out in fid dling, and the fiddler could only play one tune. •• . *. * Rampant Orangemen. „ St.John, N. B., telegram, 3d: The attack of Orangemen upon the Redemp tionist Fathers continued three days, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday last. They were brutally driven out of Concep tion Bay amid bootings, stone (K-ltiiig and violent execrations*. Greut indignation exists among Roman Catholics, and tlie protection of the government for its citi zens has been invoked.