The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-23
MONTANA NEWS.

/ The Independent states that Mr.. q. S.
Kelly has departed for the East, having dis
posed of his mercantile business, but retain
ling an interest in mines and bitches.
johnny O. Rourke OF Blackfoot has gone to
/ Nevada. fora short time. He will then visit
the East, and interview the marriagable
young ladies. Hope you'll s.gobble them
/ Johnny THE mines in Bear and Deep
gtlehes are doing well. Those camps afford
good winter diggings MIR. James Il.
j Brown has leased the Commanche mine and
the james Stuart mill at Philipsburg. Col
fIiyen will soon start up his works there, and
/ Mrs. Obin of Deer Lodges aboutto start q
fouiadrytso that Phillipsburg may be said to
be looking up.i 81 .s2ss .5.1 ,g.,,y
from the Montanian OF the 10th I:
/ twenty-five men will winter in Vipond
camp, taking ont ore for shipment in the
| early spring. The ore sells on the dump at
| from sSs35 to $50 per ton; the cost for hauling
to the smelling works at Argenta is $50 per
ton. This is a good showing tor the value of
| the orein that district. - California, Nesada
and Utah miners are visiting the rich lodges
! Of Madison, with view to investing .----~----
i. ID, Porter came in Tuesday from Iron
| Rod, bringing with him 1913 $40 ozs. OF re-
tort, the proceeds from thirty-nine tons OF
| ore from the Clipper Ledge. thas not been
a very good week for the clipper. During
| the storm last Saturday son OF J. "a. john
son was out hunting cows on the Madison
range. As the Storm increased he became
| bewildered and wandered away. Notreturn-
| ing at dark his family became alarmed and a
party started oHt with lanterns in search,
He was found in the hills toward the head
of Granite creek james Gormley, ESQ.,.
has been app0inted Deputy Sheriff of Madi-
son County, under Sheriff Deyarmon. ~
Mr.. Stone, an honest, and worthy citizen Of
Madison County, living on Camp Greek,
while Id the city on business, was robbed of
about one hundred and eighty dollars in cur
rency. III is supposed that he was drugged,
and while under the influence of the potion
his pockets were picked.
From the Northwest of the 18th inst:
Mr.. Thos. II, Irvine, IT, few days since
shot, on Dry Cottonwood, a bald eagle of
enormous size. It measures over eight feet
from tip to tip of extended wings and its tai
ons have a grasp Of eight inches. 0 I
y Messers. Robt. Fenner, and /. L4atoreade,
Of Bear, a feW.days since, boughta one-third
interest in the famous Magee-Allen ground,
III Deep. for $1,000. It's one of the best
claims iii Montana. 3
I, Mr.. Ed. Larabie, on Sunday, brought his
herd of LOCO sheep from Dog Creek to the
valley to winter 8 ls5
Mr.. G. B. Simmons, one of Montana's best
men, has returned to Laporte, Ind.
Mr.. I'll. H. Zenor is appointed Deputy
Treasurer during Mr.. Kennon's absence.
Our townsnaan, Mr.. G. S. Olin, has gone
TO Philipsbnrg for the purpose of starting
foundry, in which to cast dies, Shoes stamps,
ETC., for the mill at that place. He expects
to have it In operation in about two weeks.
Mr.. James FL. Brown has leased the CO.
manche mine at Philipsburg, and has men en-
ployed taking out ore. 1t is expected to
raise several hundred tons from this mine
during the winter. We learn that Mr.. Brown
will start up the mill as soon as it is placed in
good order, which will be at no distant day.
Last Sunday morning the snow was - in
ehes deep on the. level, at Demsey Creek,
but it has disappeared, except in a few places
where drifts have accumulated.