The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-26
MONTANA NEWS.

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/ The Mantaaian reports 4 painful accident
Ito VIM. Thompson. Of Virginia City, who
4 was thrown from lis horse Oh Monday lasf.
and had his leg broken.
/ i. ID Porter, of Iron Rod. came IN Tuesday
evening with sixty ounces Of retorf, the re-
suit OF run Of twenty tons Of ore from the
Clipper Lode.
/ Mrs. III. il. Warren ard two children left on
last THURSDAY 3 coach. To spend the winter IN
their former home. il, Quinry. Illinois. This
is loss to orr sati.I circle ii The Capital that
viii be very greatly felt and generally re-
| GREETED.
i Mrs. Nv. G. Barhley left on the same coach
/ for visit to friends in the East to return
again, we are glad to say, III a few weeks.
I "A young man camped on Fish Creek was
last week the victim OF a daring robbery. On
going into his camp to dinner, he was ac-
eosfed BY two men. one Of whom presented q
1 gun at lis hegd and commanded him to hold
up his hands. They then relieved him OF
about $50 and appropriated what grub ne
/ had on band, and ordered him to depart
which he did,. The robbers are supposed to
be deserters.
/ Dix thousand pounds of leather, the pro-
/ duct of the Pioneer Tannery, on Mill Greek,
was shipped the past week to Boston.
| n. @. Bailey has lost nerd Of horses, and
also the herder. A protracted search has
failed to discover either.
The reports from Silver Star district con-
! tinne very lattering. The miners there are
doing well and have every confidence Tor the
future Of that district.
Beck Hamilton, Esq. late Of Silver Bow.
has located permanently in Virginia City.
Mr.. Lindecker and John Krgan sustained
narrow escape by the caving of a mine in
Madison county a few days since. They We're
buried for two hours, but rescued without
serious damage.
Col. w. Milnor Roberts, chief engineer OF
the Northern Pacific l,nilroad. has returned
to this Territory, from the East
The supposed road agents recently captured
by Deputy U. $. Marshal in the Boulder val
ley and taken to Helena. were brought to
Ralershurg few DAYS ago for examination.
Tie First National Bank of Helena has just
received $4,000 of it's avn bills. of The demo-
mination Of S. each, signed by S. I. Hauser
President, and ID. c.. Corbin, Cashier. The
bank now has its full circulation allowed by
.law--$90, 900.
A new post office has been created at Green
Horn station, Lewis and Clarke county, with
John Reynolds p. Nj.
A man by the name of Jackson Moe, said
to have been discharged soldier from Fort
Shaw. was found dead in a saloon IN Helena
recently, the result OF the excessive use of
liqnor.
The Rocky Mountain Voealisfs" gave one
Of their splendid concerts at Helena on Friday
night last to crowded house, and We're asked
to repeat the same.
The Helena Reduction works are progress
sing finely. Tia work is under the general
Superintendent of Mr.. Chas. Rumley.
The newspaper famine recently spoken of
byfhe New Northwest, rs likely to occur in
this Territory, has reached the Pioneer, which
comes to us this week printed on brown
paper. but as usual well done. and containing
many fresh uews items from the West-side.
We copy the following:
The Nez Perez Indians on the Lapwai re-
servation must deny the soft impeachment Of
Ito! the poor Indian" They have 5000
horses. 1.250 cattle and 120 swine. Their re-
servation contains 2400 square miles, and
they cultivate 1866 acres. They raised this
season 800 bushels of wheat, 800 Of corn,
3, Loo of oats. 200 of barley. 800 OF potatoes,
$50 Of turnips and 800 OF onions. So says the
agent. J. NJ. Montelth.
A magnificent bridge over the Hellgate, at
Missoula. is in contemplation by our citizens,
and already about $1,000 dollars are sub
scribed, 81 600 in all will required. which, no
doubt, will soon be raised