Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-11-07
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.
from the Helena U.raf,1 !

The Masonic Hall building is be,ne roofed
The U. S. business Is cleared awav IL tbe
District Court.
Travel il good OH all the sta re lines. :ma
the overland coaches are crowded.
Charley Curtis was ont with an aristocratie
tandem team OH the Helena bouleyards III
day.
The Indian delegation left for Fort Peck
yesterday, The Diamond II furnished the
transportation.
n &C. .-.. pS,srtI5 al c
leave Gorinne for ,Nnntana after the 9th Of
ios' s 49, tlfuIitn.
Major Simmons, agent of the Teton Sioux
and the InlIan tribes about Fl. Browning,
left fol his post of duty this morning.
Among the passengers booked for the
Overland Coach tomorrow is Jesse Armit-
age, who purposes two months trip to the
States.
The U. p. r. r. Co. are building snow
pioW which will weigh fifty tons. Another
heavy argument against a snow blockade.
The streets of tile metropolis have pre-
The arrival OF lrcights have been very con-
siderable, and mercantile sales have been
quite large.
Capt. j. H. Davis. of Virginia City, while
recreating with shot gun and fishing tackle
! few days since, in the Upper Stinkingwater
valley, discovered what subsequent develop
ments has proved to be an extensive ana val
liable coal deposit. Conside, able excitement
naturally resulted from this discovery, and
something OF a stampepe to the locality was
the consequence. Other veins have since
been found, and Madison county rejoices
over her future prospects. Our congratula-
tons are extended to Captain Davis, and 10
the county in general.
g HoMEsrAKE'' BAR.-Ths is, the name.
given toa new placer, recently discovered
by Merlin i'll & Sykes, OH tile north branch
of Spring creek, above Jefferson City. Tile
character OF tile gold il coarse and several
ounces have already circulated i'll jefferson
county. Four dollars per day, we arc told,
has been made with a rocker. A ditch is
now Being dug from Clancy creek to cover
the new mines, and another seasons employ
ment will be given under it to large num-
Der OF men.
g. G. Huntlcy, accompanied by s. s.
Huntley, passed through Omaha OF the 23d
Of October, bound for the West.
Frank Taylor is back again, looking hearty
is ever. Can't realize that he was sick at
yorinne must have been some one else.
Major G. s. Jones, agent OF the Flatheads,
$ spending few days in tie city.
We learn that Hesssrs. RumIey, Bell & Co.
consannnated the sale OF valuable
liver interests at jefferson. r4'he amount
.aid Tor the property runs well up into the
thousands. Mr.. Il. NJ Esler, of this city,
) the purchasing agent, and the property
,asses 20 the ownership Of New York capl-
3lisls.
From The Helena Gazette.
Major Bruce, Iii the last Avant Courier,
Imports the Railroad policy with great zeal
nd energy. He cI;llns the credit-which
fe freely accord OF being the original pro- !
oser OF the North and South line. 50 lar
$ we arc able to judge, the people OF Mon
ana are nearly unanimous i'm fayorsof thel
|tah connection. The Press east of the
fountains arc a unit In support OF the meas
ne and hone show greater ability liz its
lpport than Majpr Bruce, the new editor of
le Ayant Courier. Let all friends Of the
God work push II on, and II viii De certain
j win.
NOVEL BET yesterday we met a couple
citizens OF Jefferson county, one a Rcpub- 4
call and tile oIhera Democrat, whom we
ave known for Gears III our Territory, as
SC friends. We were much snrpriord to
sar eur Democratic acquaintance a busilag
amer. calling him all tile ugly and abusive t
ames that the English language could COM Il
and, which the other took fe,'yl meekly. d
Upon inqtiriilg, we lalrlled taat both oesl- 4