12 Jun 1891
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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1891
Page
1
Listing of individuals and firms with occupations and addresses including Howell H. 8 Land and Mining Attorney in Helena and Sillouly & Herbers blacksmiths in Townsend.
W J Penrose editor of the Butte Mining Journal was shot and bludgeoned on a public Helena street. No motive or suspect found as crowds discuss the crime. Main street Helena aging debate on paving materials and the city’s finances.
Temperature and magnetic observations will be recorded with a purpose built instrument and stored in the geological survey exhibit for the world’s fair. Prof White and government officials call the exhibit novel and important for global scientific attention. A pneumatic tube line is planned between New York and Philadelphia for rapid mail and parcel conveyance at four miles per minute.
Black Hills Times notes McGreggor reports his tunnel reached 400 feet into rock with granite encountered and expected lode tapping within 100 more feet. Townsend Placer Mining Company prepares to sluice as water abundance proves ore value. two stamp-mill projects planned on Belle Fourche Redwater or Spearfish streams aided by railroads. Estimated milling and transport cost is 1.26 per ton. a five-stamp mill processing 720 tons daily at 1.50 per ton ore could yield solid profits.
The bulletin reviews amendments to the Game and Fish Law restricting bison, quail, and elk hunting dates and banning speckled trout sales, with penalties for explosives. It then reports on Barker branch railroad progress near Fletcher’s ranch, anticipated grading near town, and timing for track laying and Burke service, followed by a satirical note on editorial mistakes in Sioux Rapids.
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