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The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-27

tr,se silver ores and argentiferolls galeHas
are abundant il, many localities. III several
instances ores are shipped alI the way to
San Francisco, at cost of sometimes $50
per ton for freight alone. When this region
is brought into the world by railroad. there
will be large business in shipping ores
and bullion, such ~ has sprung up in Utah
and Nevada.
There are smelling works in successful
operation at Augusta tot which yo,l will
shortly receive an account) but most OF the
metalInrgical operations in this direction in
Montana have been successful. There is q
deartil of skilled wOrkmen. The mill-men
of Reese River. Cerro Gordo. Georgetown.
Eureka and other districts where refractory.
ores are amalgamated or smelted do not
seem To wander hither. I saw ore shipping
to San francisco the other day. which could
be freai ed on the spot. il the man who had
fried it and failed had only known how to.
build and run d common Reese River rever-
beratory-to say nothing of such improved
apparatus as that OF stetetelt or Bruckner
The trouble Is the isolation 6f Montana: aud
the panacea is you see, the railroad.
H. w. r.. #G
The above is the second letter written
from Montana, by R. W. Raymond. Esq, to
his paper, the New York Engineeriag and
Mining Journal. Mr. Raymond looks at
matters practically, and speaks plainly. We.
fIIIcf his laftare N, aU he courinf1p1 $50 81,
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-27
Sending Gold by Mail.

The New York Times OF August 10Th thus
alludes to the shrewd management OF some
of the San Francisco dealers in money: i
Uncle Sans mail bags have recently been
used to break down one Of the odious mono
poles that afilict the Pacific Coast. 1t ap-
pears that the Managers Of the Central Pacific
Railroad colnbiued with Wells. Fargo Il CO.. $
Express, in which they are large stockhol-
dcrs, to advance the rate OF gold shipments
to the East, thereby raising the price OF ex-
change drafts to the exhorbitant figure of enc
and halt per cent. The banks soon discov-
erred that they could send gold through the
mails for less than one-third of that sum, and
thereupon reduced their rates Of exchange to-
one-half per cent. and shipped their gold by
the mail bags. nicely packed IN round boxes
similar to German match boxes, and just
large enough to held double eagles. In this
way upward Of 1000, ,OO0 in gold have been
shipped East within the asst few months.
The result has been to break down The rail-
road and express combination, and they have
now concluded to transport gold at the old
rates. The monopolists are Of course horri-
ned at what they >call the ssabuseo OF the
postal service, but the people are grateful to
Uncle Sam for furnishing them with such a
convenient weapon against ext0rtion.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-27

MAGyITuDK or AMERICAN CITIES. Accord
ing to the census returns, the following Is the
populations OF eleven Of the largest cities in
the United States. The sum of the whole is
not quite ~ much as the population Of Lon
don. New York. 927 1856 Philadelphia, 673, :
725; Brooklyn, 4O6Ug7; st. Louis, ,yG3 l;
Chicago. $50 $40; Baltimore. 2s3, ,O70; Boston,
253.g24; Cincinnati, 2ls,eoO; New Orleans,
1s4, ,6ss: san Francisco, o.351; Buffalo,
11S.O5O.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-27
BEST COOK IN THE TERRITORY.

The propristors and their employees make il, not
only their duty, bt their pleasure, to hsvs their
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-27
ADVERTISING RATES:

Card is Five I.inesj Square Ten Lines, OF TINS
type
Local Notices Is cents per line for the first inser-
ton and Ii cents for each additonai insertion.
~ Transient advertisements must be paid for
in advance, and all job Printing when the work
10 delivered.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-27
DIRECTORY OF FEDERAL OFFICERS
or MONTANA.
Times and Places Tor Holding Courts i'm
the Territory Of Montana.

d. SUPREME COURT,
At Virginia City. first Monday in ia uary and sec
ond Monday IN AuIust
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS.
First Disfrict--At Virginia City irsr M ,nday IN
April, fourth Monday in july, and hrst Monday
in v vembers
Second Dtstricf--st Deer Lodge. first Monday ir
NAV, first Monday in SEPTEMBER, and irst Mon
day in December
Third Distsies--At Helena, first Monday in March
first Monday in July, and drst Monday IN oc-
tobsr.
TERRITORIAL coURTR.
first Dssrict-In Madison County al Virginia City,
first Monday in April, s,efnd Monday in July
and second Monday in November.
Iu Galatin Count y,sat Bqzem N, s6rst. Monday In
March ard ifth Monday IN October
In JEFFERSON County. ut Radershurg, second Mon
day instIay, and frst Noaday IN October
Second DiSirict--Deer Lodge County, at Deer Lodge
City, third Monday IN April first Monday IN
SPIT mber, and first Monday In December.
In Mtssoifla Comfy, a III Mssoula, fourth Monday
il Juse aaad second hloHaay IA November >
in Beaver Head County, Bannack, first Monday in
June, aI,d thiTi Monday tn October.
Third Dfstrict7in Lewis and CLARK Gounty. ut tel
ena first Mondiy March, first Monday in
July, and lour h Monday i'll October.
In Meagher County fourth Monday in May aud
fourth Monday III November.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-15

The Calaveras Chssaicle Of july rst tsll.
the following On Saturday afternoon l.st
one OF the narrowest escapes from . f,;.h.f.f
Heath we have ever been called uron - "a.
cord, occurred in this vicinity. vo,r.
man, whose name we are unable N ls..n -
been engaged In her1ing cattle ON StocLsor
hill, near town. 1t is well known that an;,.
a number of shafts, some Of them Of immsnss
depth, have beer sunk in that elevated rl.s
teau, although they were oil abandoned vesr.
since. The mouths Of most Of the shafts sra
so hidden by q thick growth of underhrush
| and choked up with evergreens, a. TO rena.r
them scarcely discernible from the surround.
ing surface. On Saturday afternoon last
while the herder referred to was looking out
tor his stock as usual. the horse which he was
riding broke through the growth surround
ing the mouth Of a shaft, and gained the
very brink of the pit before being aware Of
its proximity. The horse and his rider die
covered their peril at the same instant. but il
was too late to recede. The affrighted ami
NAL endeavored TO rear back on his launches.
but the effort caused the treacherous earth
to give way beneath his fore feet and with a
neigh of almost mortal terror he slid head
foremost into the terrible abyss. Absolutely
paralyzed with horror upon discovering the
peril OF his situation, the man was for a mo-
ment powerless to attempt to avert his SEEM
lngly inevitable fate hut as he felt the horse
sinking beneath him he intuitively raised i'm
the stirrups and with desperate effort threw
himself backwards from the saddle, striking
on his back on the extreme edge of the shaft.
The oozy, crumbling earth was insufficient
to bear his weight and with thrill of mex
pressible horror be felt that he was gradu-
ally slipping into the frightful pit. Fortu-
nately some of the overhanging branches
were within reach and he clutched them with
the agony of despair. AT the same moment
the ground gave way beneath him and he
was suspended in mid air over the shaft with
only twig between him aud certain death.
The branch bore his weight, but was il sufi-
GENTLY strong to enable him to extricate him
self from his dreadful position Nearly
overcome with the horror of his situation his
strength was rapidly failing, and the expert.
ment, with it's issue of life and death, must
be speedily tried if ut all. With a suoerhu-
man effort he gradually drew himself up
wards, hope and fear lending him unwonted
strength. The firm wood held and the man
was soo7 out of danger The body of the
horse was removed from the SHIFT, the next
day, by means of ropes.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-15

In the recent census of Ohio one man is re-
turned as a Chinaman, born in Alabama,
and named Daniel Webster
The union Democrat., 1871-07-15
Josh billings ON Cours.hip

Courtin is a luxury; it is the pla srell Of
the sole. The man who has never courted
has lived in vane. He has been blind man
among landscapes he has been def man
in the land of hand organs and BY the side
OF murmuring canals. Courtin is like two
little springs of water that start out from un-
der rock at the foot of mountain, and runs
down hill side by side, singing, dancing and
spatterin each other, eddyin and frothin, and
kaskadin. and hidin under the bank, now
full of shadder, bimby they jine and then 90
slow. am in favor of long courtin it gives
the parties CHARGE to find out each others
trump cards. 1t is good exercise, and is Just
as innocent as five Marina lambs.
r
Perhaps it is best I should state some good
advice to the young men who are about to
court with view to matrimony as was.
In the first plHce. young men you ought 10
get your system all right then find a young
woman who is willin to be courtod on the
square.
The next thing is to find out how old size
is. which you can do by asking her. and she
will "a she is nineteen years. and this You
will find will not be far out of the wa.
The next is to begin moderate, ga once
every mite in the week for the first six
months, increasin the dose as the patient
seems to require.
1t rs a fust rate way to court the girls
mother little on the start, for there is one
thing woman never despises, and that is a
little good courtin if it is done on the square.
After the first year you will begin to like
the business.
There is one thing always advise, and
that is to not swap photographs oftener than
wnnst in daze, unless you forget how the
gal looks.
Occasionally Won want to look sorry, and
draw in your wind as tho you had a pain
this will set the gal to teezing you to find out
what ails you.
Evenin meetins are good thing to tend.
Il will keep your religion in tune, and il
your gal happens to be there by accident.
she can ask you to go home with her.
As general thing / wouldn't brae on
other girls much when I was courtin. Il
might look as though you knu tew much.
II you court three weeks in this wa, all the
time on the square. if you don't sa it is the
sleekest time of your life you can 90 to the
cheap store and get measured for plug hat
at my expense. and pay for II.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-15

BoUGHr BIS 0wN BooTs-They tell a good
story of an old fashioned miser He was
never known to have anything in the line of
new apparel but once then he was going
on journey, and had to purchase new
pair of boots. The stage left before day, and
so be got ready and went to the hotel to stop
for the night. Among a whole row in the
morning be could no. find the old familiar
pair. He had forgotten the new ones he
hunted and hunted in vain. The stage was
ready. and as lie looked carefully round to
see that he was not observed. put on nice
pair that fitted him, called the waiter, and
told him the circumstances. giving him ten
shiilIngs for the owner. The owner never
called. The miserhad bought bis own boots
The union Democrat., 1871-07-15

lazy chap has found out that working
between meals is unhealthy for him.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-15
Oak Flat
AND
COUlTERvllLE STAGE
LINE.

S5ortesf and Best Roule Tor To Senilfe Fdlley.
rWSHE SONORA AND coULrEKvILLH STAGE from
MI and after MONDAY. Sent. 18th. lS6S. will lease tn
City Hotel Sonora. Mondays Wednesdays ana Fridays
at O'clock A. NJ. passing through jamestown. Mon
tcznmA Chinese Camp. jacksonville. Big Oak Flat and
6arrote and arriving at Coulteryille same day at
o'clock.
Returning. will leave CITY Hotel Couterville on Tues
DAYS Thurssys and Saturdays connecting with Stockton
stages AZ Chinese Camp.
Daily Line Of Stages le&ves Sonora for Sacramento
Marnhy's, Mockelumne Hill and the Big Trees.
6. SHoUP, Prorrietcr3
Soacra, Sersemhe 18th. lseS-d.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-15
AscARRD DURLlsT.
A ssLitsle Affair." ia Louisiana that Eailed
for Want OF Nerve

On certain occasion since the beginning
of 1871, in the little town of 0auchita City,
on the banks Of the 0uachita river, about
twenty-five miles above the city of Monroe,
two gentlemen johnson and Jonesl, con-
Guided to play one game of seven-up at So.
| They took their time aud interspersed the
game with several drinks. They finally fn-
ishe6 the game. johnson being the winner,
raked in the money.
Jones studied about it while. lie made
up his mind that it was not right for john
son TO take the money, as they were neigh
bors--not gamblers, any way-and they
were only in fun. lie said
''fou are not going to take the money, are
you -
ayes. indeed, I am, /" said johnson.
SWELL, u said Jones. ''you had as we'll take
it out of my pocket"
Now, Jones. take that back"
81 shall not take il back. and if you are
not satisfied, help yourself in any way you
choose"
"But, Jones, insist that you take it back,
because don't STEAL myself"
Il shall not take it back and now repeat
that you had as well have stolen that money
out of my pocket. If you wish difficulty,
you can have it any way you like"
well, then, We will shoot it out" said
johnson.
Every we'll, SIR" said Jones, ''mention
your time and place."
Without further ceremony all the arrange
ments were made for the duel to take place
that evening" Many of the neighbors were
there, and at once concluded to have the
fight come off. They knew johnson, who
proposed the shooting, would hack out I'M
Ia hop no oraH Hrox
the other hand, that Jones would stand up
without finching. The seconds loaded The
pistols with blank cartridges and informed
johnson of the fact, but did not let Jones in
to the secret. They did this to make john
son stand, which, of course, made him fear
less, bold and daring. He went to the APP
pointed place, aud Jones was there, cool and
calm. The moment for action arrived, and
all parties took their positiors-the distance
being ten PAGES. The pistols were handed
to johnson and Jones, in death-like silence
every one being serious as death. The count
commentators !"
"Stop I" said johnson. at is understood
by all parties tLat there amt no bullets in
these pistols ~
Jones, hearing this. and knowing nothing
of it before, rather staggered forward reel
ing, looked into the muzzle of his pistol, and
cried out. "I'll be id if there ain n bullets
in mine - and at the same time pulled down
on johnson.
This was too much for johnson. Tie
broke for the nearest house, which was about
200 yards. and they say be doubled up like
four-bladed knife, ard has not been seen
since, but sent word back that all might
''shoot it out" who choose, hut he wanted
none in his. Jones won the field against all
odds.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-15

JUVENILE PREcocIrY.--"To be young"
declares Lowell, sis surely the best of the
most precarious gifts of lfe," and in another
place he asserts that the company of children
'heats all other recipes for prolonging life. :"
But, as some one else says. there are no chill
dren now. The genus jucenis has disap-
peared in this fast age, and mankind leap
suddenly from infancy into young men and
women. Formerly misses made their entree
in society ct eighteen or twenty years of age
Now. if they have not come out by fourteen
or fifteen they think themselves decidedly
backward and behind time. Daughters now
adays have gone the rounds of fashionable
frivolties at the age when their mothers were
exchanging short for long dresses. 1t is
melancholy spectacle to look in upon an
evening party. and observe how pale and
wan are many cheeks which should be rud-
DIV with the bloom and glow of youth
Thousands OF children can be found every
night gathered together at entertainments
long after the hour when a regard for health
suggests that they should be fast asleep in
their trundle-heds. Ambitions mothers
crowd their daughters forward, encourage
them to take on the airs of adults when they
should still be romping schoolgirls, and pre-
pare them for an early debut by submitting
them TO the forcing process of education,
which embraces the accomplishments with
out the substantial requirements. They in
tensify the natural desire Of their children to
break away from the leading-strings of child
hood, and sport themselves as yoang ladies
and gentlemen.
This is all wrong, and should receive the
severest censure of the pulpit and the press.
We need look no further for an explanation
lol. Il
opment, and early decay Of our American
women. IF they ever exnect to attain the
health and vigor of their English sisters.
they must be kept back, as the latter, from
the wear and tear of life and society until
physically nrenared to nnderrn IL
The union Democrat., 1871-07-15

A Young woman in Sacramento, is threat
ening to get divorce on the novel ground of
s'prntracted festivities She savs her hus-
band celebrated the marriage BY getting
drunk, and hss kept rp the festival ever
since.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-15

Josh Billings defines thurrerbred bizzi-
ness man as "wun that knows enuff abont
stealin' so there kant ennybody steel from
him. and enuff about law SO that he can do
his stealin' legally"
The union Democrat., 1871-07-15

A servant girl. hearing tie LADY of the
house ask her husband to bring "Dombey
and Son" with him when he came home to
dinner, laid two extra plates on the table for
the supposed visitors.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-15

An organist of church at Milwaukee.
Wis.,. has got all the young folks down on
him. by playing at wedding. 'sput me in
my Little Bed. He said the bride told him
to play something appropriate, and he
couldn,t think of anything more appropriate.
The union Democrat., 1871-07-15

"Cufee. what do you tink dc NOSE useful
ob de PLANETS. de sun or de moon % "Wel,
Sambo. think de moon orter take de first
rank IN dat FAR ticker" "Why do you tink
50. Cuffee ?" "Well, ] tell yon kase she
shines hv night. when we want light. ind
the sun shines By day, when we don't!"
The union Democrat., 1871-07-15

so necessary is finn to the mind, that late
philosopher says if you should build schools
without Fairgrounds, nobody would get be-
yond short division in lifetime.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-02-11
Unanswerable Arguments.

Established facts silent arguments which neither pen
tongue shake and it upon established facts that
the reputation of lIosetters Stomach Bters as health
preserving elixir. aud powerful remedy. is based. When
witnesses forward in crowds year after year. and
the statements of the beneficial effects of mei-
cine upon themselves disbelief in its efficacy Is literally i'm
possible The credentials of this unequalled tonic
tive, extending peri Of nearly twenty-five years.
include individuals of every class and residents of every
cline and refer the prevalent among the complaints
which aict and haraSs the human family Either multi
tudo of people strangers to each other have annually been
zed with insane and moveess desire to deceive the
public, Hosteters Btters for less than fifth of a
century. have been aordng such relief sufferers from
indigeston fever and ague blioInes general debility and
disorders other preparation has ever impaired
To-day, tce the eyes Of the reader upon these lines tens
Of thousands of persons Of both eyine upon the
bters defence against the ailments which the
present engenders and their confidence is not mis-
placed The local potons which interested sometimes
endeavor ios upon the sick in its stead everywhere
meeting the fate that is due fraud and imposture while
the demand for the great vegetable specific is constantly
increasing. Feb 41m.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-02-11

ATTENTION is called to the advertisement of
Mr.. II. F. johnson, successor to Comstock b
Martin in the forwarding and commission busi-
ness at Red Bllff. Mr.. johnson will attend in
person to all business entrusted to his care, and
we bespeak for him the patronage of our mer-
chants.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-02-11

GREAT REDUCTION. N.-Since the 25th of January
last, the California Steam Navigation Co. have
been taking all freight at SIP per ton dead
weight, laying their measuring sticks aside
Shippers will find this change TO make a great
difference in freight charges.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-02-11

CHANGE OF MAlL.-We are requested by Post
master Hartman to inform the public that the
Humboldt mail closes at 8 oclock P NJ, Tues
day night. Under Mr.. Cffords contract he is
OBLIGED to leave Weavervie every Wednesday
morning in order to make the round trip every
week
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-02-11

The OBsEQUlEs.-The remains of Mr. James
Garrison, deceased, were conducted to their last
resting place in the Weavervlle cemetery, this
(Frday) morning at 10 o'clock, by the mem
bers of Beacon Lodge No 3OO I. 0. G. T., of
which Lodge he was worthy member. The
procession presented fine appearance and
showed that many of our best citizens belonged
to the Good Templars. The ceremonies at the
grave were very impressive, and everything was
conducted in orderly manner.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-02-11
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

VINO He SAW AND WHAT HAPPBNED Not long
ago Mr.. c. Frck, of Mud Valley, made tour
through part of this State to spy out the land
with a view of changing his residence in the fu-
ture. He returned Thursday the I'd instant and
furnished us with the following: At Santa
Rosa, H. Chandler, formerly the operator here is
in the Telegraph office at that place. E. Neblett
is doing large business there and desired to be
remembered to old friends. Ned is not mixing
in politics. W B. Brown is blacksmithing and
seems to have lively business, S. R. Short,
formerly Of Lewiston is living near Santa Rosa.
but Mr. Frck did not learn his occupation.
VIM Herdle is still at Santa Cruz butchering
and doing well. D. Kinds has bought into
Touring mill at Santa Cruz Increase Adams
formerly of Lewiston, is living near Santa Cruz,
married some time ago and has been farm
ing but is now going into the dairy business
NJ. Oberdeener has bought drug store at Santa
Clara and is lacated there. Frck saw George
Sargent at San francisco. George had just re-
turned from White Pine and gives that section
hard names. ME Frick says that he saw many
more Trntarians and that all of them stated
that Old Trinity was the best place they had
found, yet many expressing desire to return.
As he was returning home by way of the rail
road, the locomotive got looee from the train
some distance the other side of Chico, and went
on leaving three cars and most Of the passengers
behind on the plain. Their impetus such
that the cars for miles, but gradually
slackened and finally stopped. As might he ex-
pected, there considerable alarm when the
condition of things became known. The cons
dnctor being much excited that he yelled
frantcally after the errant engine to come back.
although it had long been out of sight and was
several miles away. The people with the en-
gine learned the facts in time to return and take
the missing to Chico before dark. Mr.
Frck thinks that Mud Valley suits him well
as any place he saw.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-02-11

From Mr.. E. j. Hills we learn that the farmers
in Hay Fork Valley have just commenced plow-
ing, the cold frosty weather having prevented
their doing so sooner.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-02-11

A COMMUNICATIONS in regard to the Indian Res
ervaton at Hoopa Valley will be found in an
other. We will have something to say about
the matter next week.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-02-11

CHANGED His BusNEss.-H. Y. Fitch, former
ly Of Trinity Centre, has sold out of the ink bust
ness and engaged in the manufacture of soap in
San Francisco.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-02-11

DAILY MAIL.-A petition for daily mail SER
vice between Shasta and Weavervlle is being
circulated in this and Shasta county, and OBJ
tanning many signatures. This is something
which is greatly needed here, and we are glad
to know that the prospects are favorable for the
petition being granted John Martin is interest
ing himself in the matter and paid a visit to
junction City few days since on this business
He says everybody there was glad to see him
when they found that he was not on a collecting
trim
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-02-11

Coon RoAD.-Mr. James Z. Carr tells us that
the road over Scots mountain is in good travel
ing order.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-02-11

WE have on hand very interesting original
story written expressly for the JOURNAL which
will appear next week.