The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-09
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On Thursday last ne laid aside for d time
tho cares and perplexities OF Office lifeg and
i,itlulged x ides tarosigh Tic settlements on
the East Ga1latin aid its vicinity wi1aeai
view to extending the circulation lot the
COURIER, as well as to observe thei progress
DC our. hIsplie friends sinE those localities,
The farmers on the East side of the valley,
although not so tar advanced as their bretln-
rem on the West Gallatin in their agricultural
Operations have about cef1pKaf dstheiIss seed
81 81, d and haSe made pfeliatakidh 10 produce
'eexxhTsasordinary crops. tie expstsed cohstrnc-
ton Of the N. P. r. r. through this place
having induced the belief that there will be
70 largely. augmented market for theirpro-a
duce whilesthe works are in progress. Many
of the ranchmen have seeded over . hundred
acres .witl grain. and some have as much
AS twieetllat number soMns .andbresent APP
Dearances Indicate that the produce OF the.
valley this season will be at least tWo-tlirds'
in excess Of that Of former years. A NUM-
Der of new locations have been entered, and
their devel opnsent will add materially to the
Importance Of tie agricultural interest i'm
this section. sa
Arriving at the twilight hour Attic crn-
bryo manufacturing emporium of Eastern
Misunderstanding Hill--we We're royalty re-
hceived andf entertained by &. Nielsen, ESQ
and his amiAb1e lady. ana INFORMED that one
of those social gatherings that are soaefiac-
tual in knocking off the rough spots stiper-
induced upon our natures by the '.ba tie OF
life'' was Oh the tapis. in the festivities of
which we were invited to. participate. ~ On
arrival atsthe scene Of Inerfigeat. we found
goodly number Of the beauty and gaHantry
OF the place assembled; the merry dance
| commenced, and was, ontinnesl without
intermission-except to partake of a sn,mp-
tuous collation-until the rising suliFrealiind-
Fed the meirymakersi of the necessity ola
return to the sterner pursuits OF iabtf.s The
affair was gotten up as Il complmentry4to
PARTY Of Bozema1 ladies visiting the town.
aud the Spriaglillians made ample amends
Eier 4faeirsserrg joke ev.theg Bozemal 5eonr iii
ftl1e matter Of the "gsld discovery" BY their
gallant attention to tile belyes OH this ocea-
sion "A. 4T4eafsS
/ op!liiS I'M posSCSscS VIC VI ehC. ftiest
! sites in the Territory for manufacturing ptr-
poses. with magnificent facilities foi% w;iter
! power, VII eli. not being subject to the refrl-
1 sera;ing influenc of winter, arc available
all the year round. The l-is;on FIGURING
Mills. under The iIi..,nAgt3nent OF the enter
pli-ina proprietor, 4 Fierstort, Esq. con-
/ tinuess to supply tAe aarket with its well
/ Known MN; aIr. 1'lfos. Crane is putting
III, new blacksmith and machine shop; and
| the people here seem determined That their
! town STALL not Tie left behind III the Onward
nstret u improvement and progress.
/ REECE CREEK
is QUO Of the naostesl'r settlements in
/ ne GalIafin Valley. The community here is
sen posed iigai great g,tasaEes Of Mormons'
| who have church organization, aud last
1 week held their seni-aunual conference al
this place. They appear. to be thrifty, IN
/ dustrious people. whose principal antipatlEcs
are directed against the pollygamic praclises
Of tie.sItaii REase OF tlie Mormon hierarchy
AtLodge of Coco. Tempiars has also been
organized with liattenagS prospects. ISIS
H. a ntinibef Of ranches have been located in
The vicinity Of Flatliead Pass. and the loca-
tsrs ar basiiy engaged in imprprllg tiseis
,rroparty,