The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-18
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10 Helena Is l4O liiltn--f4 W Liz inoeoaa -
q Lit1le Blackfoot, SO from there to Hot Springs
i and 5 thence to Helena.
Il Asst. Engineer Roberts is pushing the Lou
Lou Fork surveying rapidly. the party are
4 now at Warm springs, some miles from the
u summit. Mr. Roberts reports the route thus
far abnntlantly practicable, having found no
grade to that point that will exceed 40 feet to
i the mile. Tile stakes mark 0 miles from Mis-
i soula to the frat Bitter Root crossing and
4 more to the Fork.
Al few days ago Mr.. Tom Harris. of Bitter
4 Root valley, laid before us a well grown de
lliciously favored peach. matured on his farm
as sample Of what may be done In that di-
reetion in this county. sssfslt
4 Potatoes are selling at 80 cents per bushsI,
delivered, in MissouIa.
Asst. Engineer Bettner and party, Of the
". P. r.. r.. Co., completed the survey Of the
route assigned TO them, last week. they
started at Dearborn crossing, on the Helena
and Benton road, and surveyed Cadotte's and
!. Lewis and Clarke's passes, and then follow
I ing the windings Of the Big Blaekfoot, united
L. -
Both passes above mentioned require con-
siderable tunnels, and Mr.. Bettner confesses
that road might be constructed over that
route; but it does not fatter the project, and
has probably seen all OF the railway it ever
1 will. inasnlueh as any other route examined
offers superior grades, advantages and feat
ares, in every particular. The line started
I 10 nc ,5,r
crossing OF $500 feet. Cadotte's pass was
found to be $500 feet above sea level; Lewis
and Clarke's, e.0s9 feet the intersection Of
T. 2. Roberts line on the Hellgate, 2,951 feet
| The difference between Dearborn crossing
and the latter point, is $40 feet, in favor of
| the latter.
From the Independent OF the 18th: Mr
Vim. Palmer, a farmer OF Deer Lodge county,
is capturing wild mountain sheep, for the
purpose of DEMONSTRATING them. He has al
ready captured five, which are doing well.
4 party recently assembled Mount Powell.
near Deer Lodge City, graphic account Of
which is given in the Independent.
Last week Mr. Robert McMinn, OF tho
American Bar Company's diggings, below
Brundy's old mill, bought Mr. John Nc.
Graith's interest, consisting of one sixth and
one-third Of one-sixth interest in the mines
and ditch. The price paid was S2,5OQ
The mines Of BiacAfoot and Carpenters
Bar, in Deer Lodge county, are being profit
aDiy WORKED WORKED 4.
Il. l.. Brown, a well known printer Of this
Territory, has taken mp land in the vicinity
of the geysers, built q house, and expects 30
make nome In that wonderful region.
From the Daily Herald Of the past week we
eondense the following. James Whitl,teh.
the Montana quartz king, will soon return to
Helena "a So
Fifty or sixty lodges Of F,athead indians
are on their way to the Yellowstone for q
buffalo hunt.
Mr.. Gil,,afriek. whose hui1dtng wss de-
stroyed by fire in Helena, is erecting sub
stantial stone building on the old site.
Mr.. Eexford, ranehman OF Lewis and
CLARK county, has threshing machine which
turns out four bushels of grain Per minute. 81.
Can't. Andrew Dusold. deputy II. s. Mar
shall. arrived from the Boulder valley. bring
mo with him on the overland coach four
s.raaa .ee,tss,, .,xho,, ha cant,,rad an tba
night Of the 18th instant at Boulder city
They gave their names as Daring, Speerllng,
Geogan, ana Bean.
Jno Heating, of Radersburg, had gold
bar cast at Rumiey's assay Office recently of
the coin value of nearly $1,000. 1t is from
the Heating lode, near kaderspurg.
Marshall Wheeler, who has been absent in
the States about two months, returned to
Helena few days since. 81
The recent heavy SHOWS in the mountains
will afford a month or more Of coed mining
during the fall
fine herd Of Hooded cattle will he sold al
nublie action in Virginia City on the a7th
instant.
trho ro,,r, laf,;a. md ,,en+1o,,,on ~ us,a,,.
are talking abont ORGANIZING q literary society.
=. waa,os,,au ,ast ! ,;tt,a n;r1 - ~ e.n
fo~a of p;ao.n e,,.h fol, ;nto har S.ther,.
la rool, a,,r,a ona uas ,a,.r;e,, ! WOW ,,,;.h
great velocity. and falling upon the DUNN of
rocks. causing a fearful scalp wound. CON-
pletely divesting the skull OF its f'eshy.coyer-