The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-25

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FROM OUR TRAVELLING CO.
RESPONDENT.
Editor Aeant Goa,is,s.
= On leaving the busy, busflinc act;r;f..
metropolitan lite. and vending orr s. :
the scenes OF more peaceful but no lass !,
y porfanf rural pursuits. we were pleased
y observe the immense preparations under Il.
q e secure II the coming harvest IN unprre
- aen1ed yield Of The golden grain.,, 4
z Aatftile Crcek, wlierH TIE soIi Ii probabIv {,
e perior 70 snyI yet under cultivation i, 4
1 wiley IA It's adaptablfIfy to the production
q the cereals, the ranchnlen are putting j
g Intensive crops. and present appearances j,
3 dlcafe: that the amoantI OF grain raised tn,
I year VIII be largely in excess Of the Weld I
10y previous year since the settlement of III
: saney. a large number OF new. location
: nave oeeli made, and the new ditch now =,
yer construction will afford irrigatinp facili
lies 20 large tract of land, which. for fertili
y. Is unsurpassed by any in tile valley.
Ai1nongil the season is unusually backward
ne farmers have nearly completed the sow
IT, q lneir grain, and as the ground Il Il
tne best possible conditien the prospects g.,
favorable for successful farming season
froeeeding down the valley to the Yves,
0aiiaeln, we found agricultural operations +
more advanced condition. and. with var,,
lew exceptions, seeding has been completed
several days; and the citizens Of Hamilton
W now turning their attention to local in
i provements. Its in contemplation TO build
iree bridge across the West Gallatin at or
near Hamilton. and new county road bas
been surveyed, which, it is claimed. viii,
effect saving Of five or six miles travel in
the Journey between Hamilton ard Bozeman.
among other improvements in view are the
erection o. suitable ediiice fir church pur-
poses, aud the building or 4 CONNEXIONS
nall by the Good Tenplars to meet the re-
qulfeinents OF their rapidly Increasing mem
bership.
IN response to the call for a Protection
meeting, a large number of the citizens OF
tlie valley assembled ut Dunphy's Hall ut
hamilton III Saturday to devise some means
ior"fle better protection of orr homes from
the lnc'lrslons OF tile IndaHs.''s Considerable.
delay WAS experienced in getting the meeting
organized, IN consequence of the r,reyalence
81 an idea that some aspira is for political
prefernent were intending to mike politi-
cai use Of the meeting. This impression
however being corrected, the meeting pro-
ceedeu 70 the transaction Of the important I
business that had brought them together.
ollf' as You have doubtless ere this received
the proceedings from Mr.. Jno. Potter tba
secretary of the meeting. need not com
nent on the affair any more than to re-
mark the singular nnanimity of feeling and
interest manifested throughout the entire
meeting, especially on the introduction Nv
Judged. Il. ID. Street of resolution ey-
pressing as the sense OF the meeting that the
row Indians We're wholly and solely respon
lais iof the raid into the Gallatin Valley [
asst summer. After the meeting subscrip-
ION list was opened for the purpose Of raj j
ing funds 70 provide for the employment Of 1
cpnts TO watch the mountain passes and &
warn The citizens in case of impending dan i
er, which was literally signed by those pre- t
ent. !
While on the subject of Indian affairs y
nay mention that considerable fear is felt Mt a
'aliatln City. caused by the circulation Of i I i.
aport that tie India had been burning and II,
estroylng property ut the Mission, and had Il
riyen all the whites from the j elowstone Il
alley. ant III consequences Of these runners +.
'veral of the settlers have determined 70 re- i,
'ove their families from the valley. In the q
plnion OF year correspondent, it would be L
boon TO Cd community if means could be | st
,vlsed to punish the cowardly ruffians who I'll
en- 70 delight Jill needlessly salarniine our 10
omen aud children with their wildcat sto- Ii
rs OF pine and bloodslled.
G the order of the tlay at
e Three Forks, and the mslsie Of the ham
er and saw is heralding the future great
S Of the burg at the head of the eMigl,ty
ssour.'' Tia