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# NORTHWEST NOTES
John O. Toole was killed near Shafter, Nevada, last week by falling rock, while prospecting.
Copper ore of good value has been struck at a depth of six feet while men were doing location work on the Jay Gould group at Ely, Nevada.
The bill of Senator Clark of Wyoming increasing the fees of witnesses and jurors attending the Federal courts in certain western states, has passed the senate.
The body of Harry Norwood, aged 40 years, one of the best known men of that section of Nevada, was brought into Ely on the 28th from near Mizpah Junction, where it was found. He had evidently frozen to death.
Death Valley Scotty has been heard from again, his latest feat being to hold back the citizens with a rifle while he forced a Chinaman to eat his mid-day meal in the middle of Main street at Rhyolite, Nevada.
Andrew McMillan, a prominent Dawson county, Montana, rancher, pleaded guilty in the Federal court at Helena to the unlawful fencing of the public domain, and was fined $400 and sentenced to jail for twenty-four hours.
Many applicants are personally presenting themselves to the governor of Nevada for positions on the state police. It is proposed to use only the men of best character and tried service, in the hope of making the force the most efficient possible.
Senator Clark of Wyoming has introduced a bill to authorize the secretary of the interior to grant mining leases of allotted lands on Indian reservations for any period at his discretion. Under the present law, leases are restricted to a period of one year.
While engaged in drilling an artesian well near the Billings, Mont., sugar factory, the drill encountered a strong flow of gas at the depth of about 200 feet. The presence of the gas was not known until one of the workmen struck a match to light his pipe, when the gas ignited.
R. Rice, a farmer of Eureka Flat, has the honor of owning the second largest turkey ever exhibited in America, says the Walla Walla Statesman. The big bird is occupying a pen at the annual poultry show in Union hall this week. The bird weighs exactly forty-eight pounds.
The remarkable progress made by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul in the work of construction in Montana during the winter was shown last week when the first train between Forsyth, in Rosebud county, and Harlowtown, in Meagher county, was run through to the latter town.
After an existence of a little more than seventeen years, during which time $1,650,000 was paid in death claims, application was made at Helena last week in the district court for the appointment of a receiver to wind up the affairs of the Montana grand lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
A number of Seattle persons have been caught in a "get rich quick" scheme promulgated by Oregon promoters. Under promise that they could acquire valuable timber lands from the California & Oregon railway upon payment of small sums, well-known persons have subscribed sums ranging from $25 to $100.
During the recent special session of the Nevada legislature the state prison was given $53,000 for improvements, the state orphans' home, $6,000; the Mackay building at Reno, $5,000; the lieutenant governor's salary was raised from $1,800 to $3,000 in order that he may comply with the duties necessitated by the new police law.
For violating the sixteen-hour law, the Northern Pacific Railway company was fined $100 by Judge Clements at Helena. The case attracted considerable interest because it is considered a test of the law created at the last session of the legislature to prevent railroad employees from being obliged to work when they are really incapacitated from efficient service.
Dr. J. G. Johnson, aged 59, pioneer physician of Butte and one of the best known medical men in the northwest, is dead. Death was due to diabetes. For twenty-six years Dr. Johnson was at the head of the staff of St. James' hospital, in Butte, in which institution he breathed his last.
Application for a receiver for the Goldfield branch of the State Bank & Trust company has been made in a suit filed against that institution by G. Urbenaga, a depositor who seeks to recover $1,713, which sum he deposited on October 15, eight days before the bank closed its doors.
Governor Sparks of Nevada has announced that he will appoint W. Cox as superintendent of police created at the special session of the legislature. Mr. Cox was the governor's representative at Goldfield when troops were sent there. Other officers provided for will be announced later.
Senator Nixon of Nevada informed President Roosevelt on January 30 that the new constabulary of Nevada could be organized and ready to take the duty of policing Goldfield in three weeks. This will make it possible to withdraw the United States troops now stationed there.
A. J. Schaffer and Jacob Youngblood, bankers, of Hamilton, Wash., were arraigned in the superior court at Mount Vernon last week, charged with larceny by embezzlement and receipt of deposits after the bank became insolvent.
