The Anaconda Recorder and New Northwest from Anaconda, Montana • Page 2

Jas. H. 'ills, Editor and Publisher. tSSUED rIERY FRIDAY. -Weloker, the famous restaurater of Washington City, is dead.

-The New York Engineering and Mining Journal is running a series of very interesting illustrated articles on hydraulic mining in California. -The St. Louis Railroad Bridge shows an extreme difference of 6J inches in the elevation of the crown of the arches in hot and cold weather. The spans are 500 feet long. -A correspondent of the Salt Lake Tribuse fondly speaks of Salt Lake as a "lost --rimii the Pacific Ocean in the heart of a continent." It makes a fine anatomical scare-line for a two-column letter.

-Twelve cubic feet of quartz unbroken in the lode weighs 1 ton of 2,000 pounds; 20 cubic feet of quartz of ordinary fineness after being taken from th9 lode is equal to 1 ton. A cubic foot of quartz in the lode weighs 166 -A letter to the Salt Lake Tribune published elsewhere states the Utah Northern is to be extended for Soda Springs direct." This does not coincide with the promises of its extension to the Montana Stage Road. Which is correct -Secretary Delano has appointed exCongressman Shanks, of Indiana, Special Commissioner of Indian Affairs with authority to regulate matters in Indian Territory. This is probably the best thing done in the last forty years in relation to Indian government. -The provincial papers which have been so far publishing more or less voluminous telegraphic summaries of the Beecher trial are beginning to "squawk," and appealing to the News Association give us a rest." The exposition of the Holy Slobber has become monotonous.

-General Crook, who has straightened up more twisty Indians than any other officer who has had command on the Pacific Coast, is now in command of the Department of the Platte, with headquarters at Omaha, and that means peaceable Indians or dead Indians. The Arizona people are apprehensive Crook's departure will be the signal for fresh outbreaks by the Apaches. -The Portland, Oregon, Bulletns of March 27th published a sensational account of the loss of the steam tug Ruby in Puget Sound during a terrific storm, and the drowning of J. A. Sawtelle, Mrs.

Fanny Morgan Phelps, Miss Lizzie Morgan, Little Vivia and Mr. Jerry Crowell, well known Salt Lake actors and actresses. It transpires they were not drowned nor the tug sunk; but it was a good advertisement. -The Missoula railroad meeting was averse to any subsidy to to a narrow-gauge North and South. but if one is to be given favors a reasonable subsidy by counties to the Northern Pacific Company.

It is an unfortunate fact that Missoula county is so remote from any line of North and South road that would accommodate other portions of Montana, and we wish for their sake and all others that the building of the Northern Pacific looked less unpromising than it does. -Thomas Moran, who painted the superb picture of the Yellowstone Falls and Cation, afterwards purchased by the United States for the Capitol, has just completed the "Mountain of the Holy Cross," a Colorado picture, and it is pronounced a won- derful piece of painting. The name is derived from a vertical gorge in the moun- tain side intersected by a horizontal rift in both of which the snow lies after the sur- roundings are bare, the snow showing an outline as of the passion cross. The pic- ti ture is on exhibition in New York. Pacific Hall was thronged last evening on a the occasion of the First Universalist Church sociable.

After the musical exerci- ses a burlesque spelling match, drawn out' to a tedious length, was performed on the stage. Noah Webster and Josh Billings officiated as umpires, and the standard i works of Nasby and Billings were the au- thorities which were supposed to govern i the match. Ladies and gentlemen, cos- tume, represented the characters of Nasby, Sairy ()amp, Mrs. Partington, Artemus Ward, Emperor Norton, Anna Dickinson, Mark Twain and other celebrities. Thet orthography was of the most eccentric character and furnished considerable amusemeat for the audience, the gentlemen who I represented Billings and Norton, and the manager of the contest, doing the leading comedy business.

Virtue was spelled i beeclhertiltors, and this treatment of the word was one of the hits of the evening. Emperor Norton won the prize, an inscribed tin medal about the size of a i soup Francisco Chronicle, 10th. -As will be seen by the Court Proceedings, a nell. proaequi has been entered in I the Callaway fee case. The situation is I this: At the time when this case first came I up, District Attorney Mayhew was notified that the Secretary would admit the facts.

I On his return after this term had commenced he was advised that the attorneys retained for Mr. Callaway, Messrs. Sharp Napton and Louis McMurtry, would require him to prove the facts. After the preliminary proceedings in which defendant's demurrer was argued and ovearuled, Mr. Mayhew asked a continuance of the case on the grounds that there was not sufficient time this term to procure the presence of Mr.

H. S. Howell, Express Agent at Virginia, who biled the copies of laws and whose evIdenee was essential. Defendant's attorneys raised the point that Mr. Howell's name not being endorsed on the indictmnent as a witness in the ease, a continuance could not be granted on account of his absence.

A asohie proseqiii was then entered, I which gives the District Attornej the opportasnity of again bringing up the case before a succeeding grand jury. Changing the Course of the Tiber. About the time of the Christian era, the Emperor Tiberius appointed commissioners to investigate the reclamation of the Roman field and the turning of the course of the Tiber. The commissioners recommended that the evil be met by stopping the supply of water from the principal tribataries; thus the Clanis was to be turned into the Arno, the lake Volinus was to be dammed up, dbh Nar was to be out up into smalR rivulets high up in the Apeanines, and lose. tnlf Ia a swamp.

Deputations tbeem the towns and districts litliy to be by these hebaurbuarvied to Rome and id their objectionabefore the Senate. the.pd sad pr- tha wi ll bernain tot te ittoy Am-e lis lieawge. seer as uemesetst I a satstelasg t-' 'be wheat sevb When it was reported the gold had touched 1.17 and that niel Drew went on the streets the next day and adjusted his accounts enormous losses, we were unaware of the vast influence the transactions had exerted upon the mining industries. True, we could see the benefit it would have been to all miners to have gold temporarily at 1.17, if they had had any to sell, and what a nice margin it afforded to bankers and others who did have it. But that was not all.

The gold corner did us a double service. Even Jay Gould has done the mining communities a vast service while merely working for his own interests in squeezing dollars lars from his rival, Drew. It broke the quicksilver combination between Drew's company and the Rothschilds, beat the stock down to 75 cents below par, forced stockholders to order their quicksilver sold to meet stock engagements and broke the prioo in California until it is now quoted in the San Francisco Commercial Herald, of April 8th, at 70 ets. to 80 cts. per pound.

During 1874 it rated at $1.35 to $1.55 per pound, gold, and sold here at $1.40 to $1.65. The stocks held here the past winter cost laid down $1.68 cents and it was sold up to $1.85 and $1.90. The present quotations show a decrease of about 50 per cent. in cost prices and we presume our dealers will avail themselves of the depressed markets to lay in full stocks. In all placer mining and milling of ores quicksilver forms a very important item of expense, especially in -milling, and the increase in price during the past few years, through decreased yield to some principally by a large monied monopoly controlling the products of Europe and America, has materially and disastrously effected the mining interests.

In Nevada it forced at least two large companies to put their property under the Sherift's hammer who were making money when quicksilver sold at 60 cts. to 80 cts. It has exerted a disastrous influence wherever low grade ores were worked, eating up what otherwise would have been profits and compelling, in many instances, the abandonment of their reduction. If quicksilver shall remain at the rates now quoted, and there seems no good reason it should not, except through a combination monopoly that is becoming more difficult to maintain as new and good cinnabar mines are being developed, we will witness all over the coast a revival of mining industry, the operation of now idle mills, the erection of new ones and their success. If the reduction in price shall be permanent it is worth millions to Montana, and we can remember with complacency the famous gold corner in which Drew was driven so close that he loosened his grasp on the greatest and most hurtful strangle the mining industries have had.

MONTANA MINERAL PRODUCT FOR 1874. From carefully collected and compiled statistics of the amounts of gold and silver sold and shipped from Montana during the year 1874, Professor Raymond, U. S. Mmieral Commissioner, will publish ir. his Report to Congress the following as the gold yield of Montana Silver, refined 16,766 Silver ores, shipped out of the Territory, 1,580 tons, valued at 474,000 Copper ores.

40 tons, valued 6,000 4,163,204 Although this is a small amount compared with the amounts reported years ago when the richer plaicers were yielding enormously, it is still a large product and is nearly all placer yield. In 1873 there were but 671 tons of ore shipped in 1874, 1,580 tons were shipped-about two and a half times more-and it was only limited to that by the scarcity of transportation after miners became convinced of the advantages of shipping the higher grades to pay for developing their mines and got well to work at it. There is more high grade ore, worth, say, $300 on an average per ton, now on the dumps waiting shipment, than was shipped altogether last year, and it is the judgment of men conversant with the interest tkst 10,000 tons will be put up for shipment this year if there is transportation enough to carry it to the river or railroad. If but 4,000 tons are shipped it will add over a million dollars to the product and the indications are fair the placers will yield a million more than last year. The copper ores mentioned were shipped by Mr.

Stickney from the Muscleshell mines. Among the more important matters reported is that of the manufacture of Montana coal into coke which is now in common and successful use in the foundries at Helena in melting iron, and is likely to become of vast importance in smelting the iron, copper, and silver ores of the Territory. The coal mines of Dearborn, Bozeman, Greenwood Summit, and Deer Lodge are likely to become as valuable as the quartz leads, and the discoveries so far are but the natural out-croppings of the vast bed of coal or lignite which geologists affirm underlies the greater portion of Montana. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. Letter from President Cass.

NovnraRN PACIFIC RAILROAD CoMPANr. Secretary's Office. 5n Fifth Avenue. Raw YoaR, March 25, 1875. Hon.

B. F. Potts, Virginia City, M. T.DEMA inclose you a newspaper slip giving an account of the recent meeting of the bondholders of this country. We had, perhaps, the largest meeting in numbers of the kind ever held in this country--a meeting of very intelligent and sensible men.

They listened very attentively to all the statements regarding the condition of the Company now, and the suggestions, as to what might be done for it in the future. They went away, I think, with the conviction that the entgrprise was a good one -worth taking care of and that the road may be completed without the aid of Congress, but thatitecompletion would require much more time than with Government aid. You will note that a Committee of bondholders was appointed with the view of protecting the interests of the bondholders generally. This really means the cotpletion of the road. Several plans have already been suggested -one of which I am sure, if it is adopted, will result in the running of trains to the Yellowstone in 1876--especially if aid an be got from the Territory of Monana, such as lhau beon frequently shadowed to mse.

There canot be aquestson, ip my mind, Kta i he people of ioetanma ae illing 4p eontsituate Ip say efficient to pro. ssdte thq gariet biliding ofsaralroamd into $the of the way to 4pit Rsto give smekk id nad speletaecetto tals4ia comsan terums as itsiaes4 to thou their otlJect5 and be tenapempaane ee lo alrosd convention. By telgrph to the Nsw No3TU-WEST. HELENA. April 22, 1875.

The Indepeadeat of this morning has the following report Accordingtoannouncement, the delegates to the Territorial Railroad Convention convened here yesterday in the Court House at precisely 12 m. W. J. McCormick ascended the stand, called the assembly to order and briefly stated the object of the Convention. On motion W.

L. Irvine, of Deer Lodge, was elected President and A. H. Beattie Secretary. On motion the President appointed the following committe on credentials and apportionment: C.

Hedges, J. J. Davis, W. J. McCormick, R.

T. Ford, J. R. Weston and Granville Stuart. The Convention then adjourned till 2 p.

m. On re-assembling the committee made the following report That the citizens of Meagher county in attendance be invited to seats and participation in the Convention and recommends the following. apportionment which is based upon one delegate to 65 votes in each county, which gives Lewis Clarke 30 delegates; Deer Lodge, 25; Jefferson, 11; Gallatin, 10; Missoula Meagher, Choteau, 3 that they have examined the credentials of the following delegates and find them entitled to seats in this Convention. Lewis and Clarke County. A Davis, Tatem, Wilson, Sargent, Comly, Corbin, Bullard, Roberts, A Sands, Hedges, Lowry, and Lawrence.

Choteau Ford. Missoula McCormick. Gallatin County. Bogert, 1) Pease, Thomas, A Cockrill, Clark, Davis, Howell, and Vivion. Jeferson Weston, McCauley, II M'Hill.

Sanders, Cook, Hligley, Fred Dell, Jas. Smith, Slosson, and Crane. Deer Lodge County. Granville Stuart and Irvine. The minority report was also read as follows: The undersigned members of committee on credentials and apportionment beg leave to submit the following That the find the counties of Lewis and Clark, Deer Lodge, Jefferson, Gallatin, Missoula, and Choteau are represented in said convention and that the said counties are entitled to the following representations: Lewis and Clark, 15; Jefferson, 10; Missoul, Deer Lodge, 12; Choteau, and Gallatin, R.

(Signed), DAVIS, McCORMICK. Here followed considerable discussion on the apportionment, and the matter was on motion re-submitted to the same committee and in a few moments they reported unanimously the apportionment first submitted in the Majority Report which was voted upon and carried. The same committee was requested to report upon an order of business and resolu tions, and the convention adjourned to meet again at 10 a. m. to-day.

Madison, Meagher counties were not represented. Special Report of Thursday. The Convention met at 10 a. m. A permanent organization was effected with Granville Stuart President; II.

R. Comly and Capt. Cooke Vice Presidents; J. V. Bogert, Secretary; A.

Ii. Beattie Assistant Secretary. McCormick, of Missoula, and Bogert, of Gallatin, offered separate resolutions which were referred to the Territorial Committee; said resolutions favoring the N. P. R.

R. above all other projects. Yivion, of Gallatin, offered a resolution to appoint a committee of one from each county to be known as a Territorial Committee to gather and compile statistics of their counties, showing their wealth, resources and report the same to the chairman; Ion the receipt of which report the Chairman is to compile and publish it in paumpetfrorwarding a copy to any and all R. R. Comnpanics desiring to, or who will, build a road to any poiiit in the Territory; that said committee at that time invite proposals from railroad companies designating to what point in the Territory they will build their road, the amount of TerniItorial bonds, and at what time said bonds must be issued which they will require as a subsidy, and the time their road will be completed to the point designated.

Adjourned till 2 p. am. Utah Northern Extension. Correspondence Salt Like Tribune. FIANKLIE, April 8, W.

Moses Thatcher, of the Utah Northern Railroad, were here yesterday, having been up the country examining the route for the railroad. They state authoritively that the road is to be continued and run to a point in the Gentile Valley, opposite Cottonwood Creek, by the 1st of July, and that the work will be done by section contracts for money. They will not try to humbug the the managers heretofore have done, by giving vouchers for stock and Co-op. orders. The route chosen is for Soda Springs direct.

It is also said that the depot will be removed from Half-Way and Richmond to Franklin, but the people are not much inclined to trust in the railroad directors' promises; they prefer work. It is snowing like New Year, and half mud and the rest slush, water, and a small modicum of frost. This is the country which is nine months winter and three months late in the year. WANDERER. The New American Cardinal NEW Yona, April Count Marefoschi fulfilled the mission entrusted to him by the Pope of announcing oclcially to Archbishop McCloskey his elevation to to a Cardinalate.

A number of the clergy and laity were invited to witness the ceremony, including the Right Rev. Bishop McCloskey, of Louisville. The Count, after presenting his credentials from Cardinal Antonelli, written in Italian, read a brief address in Latin, to which the new Cardinal responded in the same language. Monseigneur Roncetti, bearer of the Berretta from the Pope, made an address in French, in which he said the elevation of the Archbishop to a Cardinalate was.no more than a fitting recognition of the position this country rightfully assumes among the nations of the because of its wonderful ioensmnts of commerce, of invention iliatever regards material progress wuit displays, but that these things are far from engrossing the minds of this people to the exclusion of the interest of religiesi and moral order. key rplied in Frenels.

The Carinal signified his Mroke of April SSd as tls day sfor the pubite ceremony of receiving the Bervetta intruwted to Eonr "tikeetti. NOTES. OF THE DAY. Every Wier person you meet calls it Aprile. John Mitchel died in the house in wiich he was born.

Coal has been found in Utah within 25 nmiles of the Utah Western Railroad. Correctly seem like a hard word yet they all go down because they can't spell correctly. A whirlwind at Schuyler, April 7th blew down several houses and the Platte River Bridge. Prince Blucher, son of the famous Field Marshal, died at Radman, in 8, at the age of l8. Chavez, the successor of Vasquez has taken to the road in lower California in regular Hounslow Heath style.

The newspapers that have exhibited the most violent grief over the death of John Mitchel have all spi tied his name wrong. St. Louis paters are exulting over the revelations of the lew city directory, which furnishes enough names to give a population of 400,000. Nine IHartforl ministers, invited to unite a couple in marriage at one of the hotels in that city, assembled for the purpose April Fool's day. The Chicago Thibuno says that Fred.

Grant proposes to secede from Sheridan, throw up his commission in the army, and start a first-class bank in Chicago. New Jersey has a lunatic who uses a couple of pounds of tobacco daily, not in the way of chewing or smoking, but actually devouring itas food. The contract for iron work of the Centennial buildings at Philadelphia has been accepted by the Watson Manufacturing Company of Paterson N. .1., for about $500,000. It is proposed that a library association in discuss the question "Does the Lord love a man who spends at a church festival the money he owes to his washerwoman 2" In 1809 the funeral expenses of Senator Malbone, of Rhode Island, cost only $52,21, inclusive of eleven gallons of wine.

Senator Sumner's obsequies cost altogether $35,000. The new literary magazine publisher at Washington, styled The National, had the misfortune to die witn the issue of its first number. It had no material basis and precious little intellectual. Susan B. Anthony wants to find the author of the story which placed her in an improper attitude toward Theodore, and proposes to be a mother-in-law to him in all that the name Free Press.

A paper in Southern Illinois regrets that it went to press "one day too early to record the death of John Bates." This is not quite as cool as the paper which said "Just as we are going to preis, John Smith is being run over by the cars." When a common Japanese goes into the presence of an oflice-holder he must say Great and distinguished child of the sun, deign to put your foot upon my neck." There's some pleasure in holding an office in that country. The site the Drexel Building, corner of Wall and Broad streets, New York, costs at the late of $14,000.000 per acre, a price for real estate unequalled in America. The rent roll of the owners is said to be very profitable, It is estimated at $110,000. A young lady in Indiana got up at midnight, foddered the cows, split some wood and got the water on to wash before she awoke. That's the kind of a girl for a man to Imarry.

ShleXd go out sonic night andI hlOe two acres of Free Press. At the result of the earthquake at Eureka Nevada tile othler day, in aileitiomi to pi-ing several galleys of type ill tle Fentimel ofice, one of the lintel stonles tile door in the rear end of tile press-room was shaken down below its fellows some four of five illches, wvhiech will probably necessitate thle reconstruction of that portion of the building. "General Spinner," says the Graphic, "has handled o'er fifty-five thousand millions of dollars in the fourteen years of his official term, and the losses amount to less than one dollar on the million. He goes out of office in quite moderate circumstances. The Old Testament has some very pertinent words on the unprofitableness of profanity.

If a greenback had accidentally adhered to the General's hand he would have sworn the vignette from its face and thrown the signature into illegible contortions." The Brooklyn Argus has been permitted to copy the following letter from a moral young woman: Mr DEAt Lucy-I think I won't come to Brooklyn this spring. I understand there is something going on there that hadn't ought to. Papa won't let any papers come into the house, so I don't know what it is but I see the parson at the postoffice every morning reading his mail and laughing fit to kill himself, and I think it must be something awful wicked. CAROLINE. Bret Harte's New Book N.

Y. Letter to the Buffalo C.nrter' Bret Harte is putting the finishing touches upon a new novel, which will appear in a few weeks. This work will be somewhat similar in scene and character to those introduced into his previous stories. Mr. Harte, himself, however, says that it will be superior to any of them, and if that is true we may look forward to a rare treat.

The author says that he had laid his manuscript aside for some time, but accidentally picking it up one day became so much interested, and found it was so good, that he decided to lose no time li having it published. Already some 50,000 volumes have been subscribed for, s9 that Mr. Harte and the American Publishing Company of Hartford will doubtless realize a big profit from the promised book. By the way, the poet-novelist is about to appear in a new character, that of playwright. His first drama will be produced at the Fifth Avenue Theater when complete.

The Amount of Westward Emigraltaoa OxiAme, April to Nebraska, Wyomitig, Utah and the this tipringis contianes without abatement. The Union Pacific Railroad is compelled to employ the passenger coaches of connecting roads east to knove the popple westwardas fast as they Iere Two and sometimes Three trains are dispatched daily. WTirty-ilve thousand we carried from here Adoing the firstseven davs4J Sthis mouth. Eight hbudredl emigrants are I here t. and will leave bp special rtrnto.uIDht ring The mnothof Arlear snilitarsa alone seeived X000 settl r.

'''t isteat elsv fexe-a is- hc -ale kmt thuadieee Ira is lihtol -moXg cALIPORNIA. A Xsistanian Only Half Eachanted. Esxvoa Ngw I am making the Grand Rounds I meet Montanians yeerywhere and it has occnrred to me a few "PER86N ALS might be acceptable items to many of your readers. Every one who lived in Helena in '68-8 remembers "Two-bits-fresh made to-day," Robinson. He is now proprietor of a lunch stand at Olympia and in prosperous circumstances.

Bryant, the pleasant and handsome fellow who kept the soda and news stand, is successfully ministering to the Walla Wallaians in the same line. Mrs. E. S. Mansfield and two children are at Cloverdale, Cal.

Mr. Manslield is at the Society Islands, but is expected home this spring. He has a beautiful ranche about four miles from Cloverdale. Paul Boulon, the distinguished manipulator of the entrancing bow who ministered to delighted dancers and theatre goers on Wood Street, is, with his father, at Ukiah, Cal. Scott, whose memory is hallowed to the old members of the Helena club parties, is at Santa Rosa and renders like service to the light fantastic toes of Sonoma valley.

Hollis Mansfield is, I learn, also, at or near Santa Rosa. Col. M. B. Harrison, erst of Deer Lodge, is, with his family, at San Luis Obispo, where I had the pleasure of meeting him the other dhy.

He is practicing law successfully. Bradley-" Brad for short-one of the most popular performers with six horses who ever appeared on an Montana at San Luis Obrispo abd drives south from there on the Coast Line Route. Jim. Caldwvell. an old Montana jehu, drives on "the othe'r side" from Taylor (Wm.

H. I believe) is the Division Superintendent. I almost thought myself back in Montana as I went over the road the other day. As showing the salubrity (2) of the climate. I will mention that the stage costume of our friends above mentioucd is the same as that worn in Montana.

At Guadalupe I met L. F. Carpenter who was in Montana in '63 and went through" the Port Neuf Cafion massacre. Zera French, who kept a restaurant in Helena in the early days is in San Bernardino. In fact I scarcely visit a place but that I find myself saluted with Well! I'll be and find myself addressed by some old Mot tanian.

What makes it still more agreeable is that they all speak so well of the country and especially well of the people of Montana. One whom I met in Lompoc aVowie(l that in all his wanderings up and (lown Montanians were the most cordial and friendly people he had ever met. Perhaps it might be more interesting to say less about Montana and MORn: AliOlT (AL.IFORNIA:. Well, if I could have all liy old friends here I would say that on the who'e I liked the country. I like it better for what man has done for it, however, than for its natural attractions.

The climate (lifers froni that of Mortana as the atmosphere of a frost proof cellar does from that of one of your frame Unildings. You never need a fire in the damp, chilly cellar. Oh, no but on the whole wouldn't you rather live in the dry atmosphere of the frame a fire 2 The fact is the thermometer does not indicate warmth or cold as it is felt by the human system, a fact which seems not yet to have dawned on the averalle California intellect. Their notorious State pride would, I believe, prompt some of them to shiver out of their boots rather than dander this eautiful climate by haviwo a fire. Having made their statement with reference to the genial clime they are disposed like the benumbed boy riding the b-b-borrowed horse to "st-ttick to it if they f-f-freeze to death." THE suEST AihE SOLD.

As to fruits those ottereci for sale in 2lontana are of better average quality than one finds here. Of course you have to pay more for it and are unable to get some varieties. From letters received I find there is an impression prevailing that we can have all varieties at all seasons. This is a mistake. Those friends who have envied my ability to luxuriate on strawberries need envy no longer as I have not seen one in the three months I have been here.

The California Oranges are sour and not as good as those shipped to Montana. Pears are out of market and peaches, plume, cherries, grapes, and ill of that class are. of course, not now to be thought of. Green peas have but recently made their appearance. If there is anything a Montanian likes it is FRESH OYSTERS.

principally, I apprehend, because it is so difficult for him to obtain them. is one luxury we can obtain here. The California oyster is, if full grown, about as large as an old-fashioned copper cent and reminds a person of one in its taste. I have "coppered" my stomach several times with these bivalves and am not exceedingly fond of the game. The regular old canned "cove" creatures that the Montana boys play freeze-out for are preferable.

But I DO LIKE CALIFORNIA. Every country has its disadvant ages and even Heaven wouldn't be warm enough for some people. I like the people because they manifest a cordiality like that of Montanians. I like the traveling facilities, the scenery, the amusements, the enterprise of the people and the grand future. All of these are good enough without praising, although the extravagant panegyrics of Californians would lead one to suppose that such was not the case.

A person is apt to look with suspicion even on a twenty dollar gold piece if it is recoinmended as the best in the world." When time and opportunity afford occasion I will put in a better prepared appearance. Yours truly, OCCIDENT. SANTA BARBARA, April 4, 187T. AND ONE TIIOROIUILY ENCHANTED. (We transgress Instructions in publishing the followmg from a personal letter received after the foregoing was in type.

It is too good writing and too happy a conceit to go under the Failing for the present to make the South American trip, I have made a change of base To this place-2, miles trom Virginia City-but I do not yet despair of some day dating my setters to thyii' 'w Nonua-Wasy from the Tropicel Ah, me! It nearly broke my he-rt to leave San Francisco. I had been there enough to fall desperately Not with any of the diapled deities thereof, but with its beautiful climate, Its blossoming flowers and bud ding fruits. its balmy airs, its grand rolling, surging ocean. and its placid, sail-flecked bas. its star-lit nights and sunny.

mornings; even with its petting rains and dust-whirling, wheezy afttrcoon winds, San Francisco 1- "i all my fancy painted it," And asear tying locomotive with mrany a wail of regret whirked as away from the leautit i scene, I felt indeed that it was Ftldibe Itow-lag and screaming like amwe feed eat flroth the lIcarenly PrneeoW Iron ost aeAs 'edrotede the fay togtee ass osice nore the reaediag pihtor and then with aruse a swaoo to the font hillse rou eahto ha vgastls, groleaahfarm wereneke its reatsy'e pasitorelaudi, aeleatenus sak an whiggri vdd and disdfaintelly dahtho It. Oil whbtri windows; the emerald is turning to brown; the birds have hushed their welcoming notes; the crisp frost on the rails is complaining under the busy wheels; the ice and snow kings here spread their immaculate robes over tree and mountain--Heaven's tears are frozen in theirfoants, and gentle Spring is far away in the valleys. We are at the very top of the Sierras. Winter, gloomy and hoary headed. has clasped us in his embrace.

HOW LIKE THE rIVING OF A LIFE Has been of this day! Chilbood with its perfect freedom, sunny, happy, guileless hours merges into Youth with its half drawn nestraints and minature troubles, King Baby is dethroned aid princely youth abdicates to Manhood with its strifes, disappointments, hopes, fears, regrets and for the by-gone days as their fast fading shadows tell of a never return. Manhood goes ere we habe ceased clinging to Youth, and its deserted pleasures. Up, upthe rugged hill of life we climb-toiling, struggling through the labarynthian mazes; nearing, ever nearing, yet dreading to reach the summit I The rosy checks have paled or bronzed; the merry laugh is hushed or husky, furrows are deep where the dimples were and the golded brown hair has turned to white. T'e are at the Summit. 5 HARRY.

SI.vznR CITy, April 4th. The General Right of Way Bill. AN Act granting to railroads the right of way through the public lands of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rli-re eentattresof the United States of America in Con-press assembled, That the right of way through the public lands of the United States is nereby granted to any railroad company duly organized under the laws of any State or Territory, except the District of Ciolnuhbia, or by the Congress of the United States, which shall have filed with the Secretary of the Intetier a copy of its articles of incormoration, and due proofs or its organization under the same, to the extent of one hundred feet on each side of the central line of said road; also the right to tape. Iroat the public lands adjacent to the lute of said road' material, earth, stone and timber necessary for the constraction of said railroad; also onnd adjacent to such right of way for station buildings, depots, machine shops.

side-tracks, turnouts, and water-stations, not to exceed in a mount twenty acres foe each station, tea the vxet it of one etation for each ten mike of its road. Sec. 2. That ary railroad contaiaty whose right of way, or whose track or rcad bed upon such right of way, passes through any cuttyon, p10s or decilel shall not prevent any other It. company from the use and occupancy of the said canyon, pass or a-file, for the purposes of its road.

in coitmon wit li the tio-id fiit located, or the crossing of other railroadhs at gradi. And the location of such right of way through ally canyon, pass or defile shall not cause the disn-e of any wagon or other public hightway row therei tn. nor prevent the location through thi same of ialy such wagon road or highway wtrere each road or highway may Le necessary for the public acc omumo dat ion ali where any change itt the location of sn ch wagon road I is taeceseary to permit the passage of such tileroai turough any canyon pass or ieftle, said railroad comparry shall before entering uion the ground occupied by such wagon road, cause the same to be reconstruc-I ted at its own expense in the most favorable, location, and in as perfect a mauur as the truiginal roadt Iroriied, That such expenses shall be equitably divided between any number of rnhiltoold companies occutpyinI and using the same canryo lts, or defile, Sec 3. That the Legielatitre of the proper Territory may provide for the matlier in which private land' and possessotychtitis oli tii public -nds of the Unitcd States ma' be condimtned; atad whst scctil provision' shait not have been made, such co'idemnatione nay be made in und coy-danece section three of the acct entitled lAn act to aid itn the construction of a 1 railroad and tete-irph line from the Mi souttriver to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the goiernetiret time use of the linme for postal, military alnr otter putoposes approved duly let, eighteen hundred and approved duly second. eighrteen htundr- and sixty-tour.

Sac. 4. That any ratlroad company desiring to scatre the benefits of this at, shall, taithilt twelve ntotihsi after the location of any section of twenty mules of its road, if the same ie upon surveyed latds, and, it Supon unstrveyed lands, within twelve months itter the survey thereof by the Unityd Stateo, tile with the registerof the land officefor the dist iat where cacti laimil located a profile of its road; and upon approval thereof by the Secretary of the Interior tie samre shall be noted upon the plats in said ofuice; and thereafter all such over which such right of way shall pass I shall be disposed of subject to such right of way I-Prorided, That if any section of said road shall not be completed within five years after the location of said section, the rights herein granted shall be for; felted a- to any such ncimticatlelted se-tion cf said road. SEc. 5.

That this act shall not apply to any lands within the limits of any military, park, or indian reservation, or other lands specially reserved from sale, unless such right of way shall be provided for treaty stinitation or by act of Congress heretolore passed. ScS-. 6l. That Cottgraso li -reby reserves the rightt at any time to tier. atiend or ri'eie-el act, or any part thereof.

Althoril. March II. 10Th. A Montana Replevin. Montana creditors don't seen to be serionsly hampered by the law's delay in compelling their delinquent.

The case of Watson vs. Brown, recently tried at I)eer Lodge. illustrates the convenient simplicity of practice under the Montana code. Brown owed Watson for a mule. The debt was past due and as Brown was driving his team, including the purchased town, on his way to the lumber-mill, Watson'accosted him and alluded to their financial relations in a manner indicating his desire for a settlement.

He said: "Brown, when a nian sells ye a mule and waits twice as long as lie agreed to for his pay, why don't ye see him?" "See him reolied Brown, "Darned if I don't see him, and go him a mule better The interview resulted in a positive promise by Brown to pay for the mule, and an emphatic pledge by Watson to take the mule out of the team, in default of payment, on Brown's return from the mill. As Brown waspassing Watson's place on his return, Watson hailed him Ye don't allow to pay, hey Yer jest dang'd right, I don't said Brown. Without a word more, Watson, proceeded to "replevy the mole. As he seized the driving-rein and cominenced onharnessing the animal, Brown promptly felt around by his right hip and, producing a territorial injunction undertook to serve it on Watson. Waston seemed to that the injunction was void.

lie just kept at work unharnessing the mule and let Brown fire away. At the sixth ineffective shot the injunction was vacated, and Brown confessedjudginent. "Ito, WVatson said he. my ear," said Watson, indicating the locality with his thumb. "Reckon I'd better fork," said Brown.

"I'm a waitin'," said Watson. So Brown counted out the cash, Watson relinquished.the mule, and the case was Courier. That's a good one. The writer is talented. Hle had not only to rely upon his genius for the really fine delineation but on his imagination for the facts.

The incident occurred in the and northwest portion of the lobes of the reporter's brain-and was probably induced by a drink of Buffalo water. The Dictionary Busmneas. lWasbhieton Star. Had the lexicographers any thing to do with iaciting the present spelling match mania '9 Certainly the dictionary business must be looking up of late. At any rate the idea is an excellent one, and it ought to be popularized.

When a city superiotendent of education and iditor of an edumatienal jmn nal out Wea eoijesaea that he has all his lile under the delusion that "allege "Is spefled with a and the chiefof the iRhYork-Assoelated PFses comes to grief 'on thae word uinnuendo," and ex- essator Carl lSeburtm. "iplan 194s1i with oc exenatoIr (atd ex-Vice aidetl niaeGratz Browwn get on canograsph icl," the netdrawer upe rough-draft ofaran Wider, nl il eporte-d. tm a nd k. imdl Neighbors' News. J.

W. Young, and Joseph Richardson, went north Monday morning, and will be absent a few days. It. is understood the route for the twenty-five miles extension of the Utah Northern vAill be determined upon during this Lake Herald, April ills. An unmitigated scoundrel, with not the fear of God, man nor devil before his eyes, has suggested that Corinne change its name to Johnsonburg.

Could anything be more diabolical The first outfit of the season rolled out this morning. It belonged to Brooks, who purchased and rigged the outfit mplete at Henry Lewis'. lie goes straight through to Virginia City, and the present good weather indicates that he will have little trouble in the Bcrryman Bogers are getting their teams and wagons ready for taking on freight, and will pull Gut in a very few Mail, Sth. A son of C. C.

Househ, of the large forwarding house of HIousel in Oinaha, camne out with Mr. 1'. J. Kiesel, and will be in his employ this summer as check clerk at the forwarding Messrs. Joseph Richardson and .1.

W. Young returned to Ogden yesterday from their trip over the Itah Northern. We understand that the route of the twentyfive miles extension of that road has been fixed upon, and work will be commenced as soon as the snow LkeI- 9(1. The Corinne M4' says the freight yard is filling up with prairie schooners and that trains are coming up from the South to go into the Montana and Idaho trade. Frank Kenyon has gone "down to the 13ay to purchase a Gordon press and left Harry Norton in charge of the It is feared the April cold snap has ruined the fruit clops of California.

At Los Angelos there was ice an inch thick on the 7th of April. While there has been talk in N. P. circles about extending- the road this season. nothing will be done about it until arrangements can be made to push it fort-live Trbibnc.

An item from Salt Lake April 7iii says: At the Church Conference to-day Brigham Young spoke for an hour, condemning the free school system and severely criticising the Government in allowing Federal ofticers in Utah. Ile appeared vigorous and in good health. The Laramie Bolling Miills are now making railroad iron, the first manufactured in the Rocky Mountains. "Occident and Onward went eastward in their Palace car last week passing Corinne April 11th. The first boat this season in the upper Columbia was to leave Celilo April dl.

An extra stage line is to be put on by Harry Abbott between Wallula and Walla Walla, and the navigation company design running a boat to carry railroad iron. Jas. W. Smith (colored) familiarly known as the Old Colonel a California "'49-er" and resident in Walla Walla since '61 died April 1st at the latter place. The Grangers have started a blacksmith shop in Walia Walla.

Perryman Rogers loaded yesterday at the forwarding Louse of Itardeubrook McCormick and will roll north to-morrow, with the following freights: For Helenah. Black pounds; Gani A Klein, pounds; T. C. Groshon, pounds; Frid. Greene, pounds.

Deer Lodge-r. L. Bonner A 15.00 pounds. Corinor' )ibi, I (1. Three of the who stripped at Rawhint-, Wyoumino short tinie since.

on account of havmn' thie small pox, have died of that sdiseaseo beng on" df the number in the hparty. At 6 o'clock tins muoi nin' -i special hpassed west with thirteen ears full of emnigramits. It is estimated there are 17,000 emiigrants between Omaha and this point, and 12,000 waiting at the former Iplace yet for Maiul, 14Gi. Virginia City Items. Flom the 3io rtaman.r.ptl; MIr.

Chas. Atkins has secured a nuiform rate on freights to all Montana towns over the 1. P. I. R.

and Virginia is no longser subjected to an excessive discrimination. Virginia neglected to put us any ice the past winter. Rev. F. Kelleher taking steps to secure the establishmentin Virginia City of a Sister's Hospital for Madison county.

Miners in Adobetown and vicinity are sluicing the gravel that has been drifted out during the winter. Fred. Gates and his sister came in from Wigwam Gulch on Sunday, having walked about twelve miles on snow-shoes. The trustees of the M. E.

Church have awarded to Messrs. Herndon Donaldson the contract for constructing the new edifice, which is to be completed on or before August 1st. They perform their work for $3,250. The land, which has been selected at the southeast corner of Van Buren and Idaho streets, costs $150. On the 24th nIt.

the Postmaster General ordered the appointmont of J. E. Closton as postmaster at Gaffney, in the place of James Al. Page, resigned. II.

S. Howell, has ordered from the States iron pipe for the use of the Virginia City Water Company. From the Mladisuoean. Arprii 17. The city assessment for 1875 foots up $96,000, which is $10,000 more than last year.

From a reliable calculator we learn that the estimated receipts of the Internal Revenue for Montana Territory for the year 1874-5, ending June 80th, will reach $30,000. This, for a thinly populated Territory, may be put down as not so slow. Charley Beebrer, of Big Hole, is in town and reports that he successfully fed 180 head of cattle through the late cold snap, and further, that the young grass on the Big Hole Valley is tall enough for horses with long teeth to nip. The Board of School Trustees for the Virginia city district have made the selection of the site for the new School House. It is the block opposite the Model Garden, on the south side of Idaho street.

It 1 large enough to afford extensive playgrounds for children, and is regarded as a location suited in every way. An Original Douneut.The fallowing unique and original filed; in the ofice of the County a claim toa quarter section oland. In thx 1igures "21," the cliat donb I neferatea setion of ta number "March Natis to t21 eonureta I the eea yteak ap oer, ui at a at I ato that long Helena Items. From the I((ri The archives of the Territory, to ether with the office fin nitute of the and books and papers belog iug to tile Chief Justice. of the Supirne Court, were delivered here yesterday afternoon and stored in the Blake At two bits a head, '3 wete netted for, and turned over to the Ilelell- Ltirarat the Court Ilouse spelling Mitch.

E. G. 'taci Co. :0 hear. soon as the wires are up.

thali the ib-st hibt has alredlv left Bismnat for Cii rrll. Mr. Court wright lee. purchaiei a onehalf interest in the (erti deviloied feet, roil int n' ds to ita a tp imill. the tu O(i Mondiiy, 12th the iaiim H1 mule traius, umiibering i5 wa ogti a 1 mtil -s irot id the Missouri at tha I creek lerry.

A good day's tot-. Forty thousand yallons of cotil oil hrtve been bought in Pittshurg this season il aitHelena market. A. 31. A oolfolk and family s.tirted ti-ni Columnbiat, foe '4ontana ttn the 15th inst.

Mr. Miller. of Kessler Miliei, has I ato patches of barley which have already at1tained a growth of two incies ill bright. Where are the "etc inal summhter" Mr. D.

A. Steele was awiardtil the cl tract for building, a brick retidence for Mr. Chas. Duer on lioattay. i.

DCin ou residence. items by aaph. Olen John A. 1i o1J nl, I lr hi; tire Otiier i otdi ty Ia large audiene'. the 9ltd.

The follio-iingn Wietrs wete ed for the ensting year: W. F. oiileis. Presid'at; utile Stuart, Vice Pl0id V. E.

t'iliii. Correlpoliti i i Steel ate: (C llctordiuig Scretar': S. T. Iflater, I Treasurer: Il. umley, Liia ri ni: a ii nunci of active and honorary members were cit tMtr.

E. Willet, has resigned the i- tel-ship of the 11ozem1 i'i lid 'allcc ati. tIeturns to atuirtnia. Missoula Itc'rra. Sco itheiston ilnArl Pat Connot is iin tiit hospital a sufferer from Bright's disease.

Flathead aike called Piitidieritiiiii George Gerber cotiieiticed brewing this week. The ltinouitian coltaits an article on the philosophy of county government which betokens famniiiarity with the subject and makes a number of suggestions for the Legislature to consider which are worthy of attention. Expenses will always niaturally increase. Any system that will insure as good government inth execution of the laws at reduced expense is al wa y-scpertinent for cotisider' tion. XW.

J. makes a puite strong argnment against subsidising any railroad and urges instead the inyestmeut of aliy aid Montana has to give it industrial mlainfactories. Suparintenitnt ofthe Assay Oeitc i fl'rt Aerl To lth Editor of Ie Ibt -i--i DiEti' StI a few teehiks I hose to be with you once Sit tnid it bn of sit, uterest to our iieople at IBlehna, y-tu 'i my state in your paper that the iltice vicat 'I by Gen. Jobh E. laine as Si-t tiint i-dent of construction of the V.

S. Assay -i te, is hilled bs tmy humble self, havi-tob in p-t ptniited to ithis pisi tion (oily a few ti- vs a'o by Se-ci-tary lhii toti. have the Assay out-ce edit ati teal for awnik. ver-vti-ilv II, L. SE'TON 'CIOLUZALE (I GOODSC.

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Q.ILT EDqE. MVOINTOAjAA All Our Tobaccos Strictly Warranted. OFFIC AumULN Corner An Vine Sts. ST. LOUTST MO.

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