The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07

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svisltors. We hope Dir. Clagett will make ii
effort to give those who have disposition /,
] improve the approaches to this section an.
provide for tIls accommodation Dc the numer
Gus visitors, we are satisfied wilIsmake tri,
| 70 geyserland during the coming and follow
ing summers, q more permanent and fayora
Bile showing than Is allowed BY the bill II
| its present shape.
TOE cRow INDIANs.
"A correspondent of the Herald. writing
from the Judith Basin, uses the following
language In regard to the River Crows. /
will apply also to the Mountain Cows.
THE RIVER CROWS
Are Situated on Arrow creek, twenty n,ile'
from Cottonwood. Asa tribe, tile Grows arr
far IN advance Of all other Indians this sec
ton Of this country. They are better hunt
.ers, better warriors, better marksmen, more
industrious, superior workers ia the original
devices. more acute upon the trail, excel i.
Judges OF human nature and lead, generally,
in all Indian matters.
1AEIR LODGES
Are larger, better made, more elegant I'm the
abstract 2 and are all filled with robes and
ft,rs, the fruits of the winters work. They
have not lost pusy thus far this winter from
exposure. If SO be there is i lazy man i'll
camp, the soldiers or best rnen OF the tribe
rustic him out to see thst the stock is proper
" cared for. rs they are often driven TO waldr
and 70 spots in the mountains and canyons
where the best feed may be btained.
In speaking of 4 tribe of the hostile Sioux,
the same correspondent says:
There are two or three scouting parties Of
oGAIALAH SIOUX
.floing' the country between the Yellowstone
and Lower Muscleshell, Their operations
have teided towards BeEeman, and from
thence northeast to 'fhirty-five-yard Greek,
thence north along the Crazy Mountains.
They war upon other Indian tribes and also
On the whites but owing to the great depth OF
snow have not augmented Il cir list Ut afro
cite to more than All occasional scalp or the
stealing of il few horses.
! BY Mr.. CLAGErT: y
4 BILL
70 enlarge and complete the pententary in the Ter
rltory Of Montana
Be IL e,sctcd by the Senffe and Hpuse OF
Of the United States of AnseTs-
IA IN Congress Assembled,
That it shall be tie duty OF the Attorney
General Of the United States to cause the
Of the present wing Of the peni-
entiary in the Territory Of Montana, BY
laving the two upper tiers Of cells finished
ccording to the D ans upon which said wing
vas erected, and to cause the central build
ng provided for III the original plans and
pecifications for said penitentiary to be erect
d and completed ard fir this purpose there
hall be appropriated. out of any money in
he Treasury not otherwise appropriated By
w, the sum Of thirty-fiye thousand dollars.
Who Shall be OUR Next Delegated
The sa1nes Of prominent gentlemen OF
early every portion Of the Territory having
ecently Eeen put forward BY the press in
onnection with the Delegateship for the
ext term. every one of whom probably has
bility to represent our interests in Congress;
desire, BRIEFLY. to lay before your readers
be name of one other whose cl inns the De
aocracy III convention assembled should we'll
onsider before rejecting. The coming con-
sst will be holly contested BY our opponents
I'D with the prestige OF victory in the last
lection In their favor, they will enter the
oming campaign with great confidence.
Having er lii view their late defeat, the
democracy IN their next Territorial ConyeIl-
On should diyest themselves Of all sectional
"a personal prejndices, and present for the
,ffrss ges Of the party the name of that can
date who il the least objectionable IN Ill
,ctions !, + the Territory and toa1l claims Of
emoeratic voters. And soIo more fully
,mrs t,D to the standard of availability than
i'll seJ. II. Il Street, Of Gallatin County,;
gentleman well known for his high attain
tents Id the field of political science; his flu
ICY Of speech; his infiexible honesty and
tegrity ,ahd earIess eh 'nuneiatlon q corrnp-
Oh wherever fo,fad; With i spotless record I
Democrat Of lifelong standing, 2 more /
failable candidate certainly cannot be select
|. true to purity principles At I'll times and |
ader all circumstances; yigoro us on the
ump and wise IN the deliberatise A sseIEDiY;;
is with just pride we put forward his name /
one of the representative Democrats o. T
agtern Montana. Hut tie Eastern Metro
lis will not, because Of her peculiar locs.
jill. urge his elaims to- the extent of creating
satisfaction elsewhere, nor insist on his
after being convinced that success
ii tie tier assured by some 9th selection.
itnot anne however, that the agricultural
ID stoek growing interests should be direct
represented. i. ri. Il.
ich and Extensive Guild DiscoE-
cries in the RIack Hills.
Sioux CRY, Feb 1S.
Reports of the discovery III richtleposits Of
id iii the Black Hiils continue b reach
IN. and causes great excitement zen
.ii,an just arrived from spotted Tails reser
ton. brings rich specimens oi quartz, md
III the Indians have large quantities Of gold,
III confidently asserted tllat these naihes
III prove l,y Iar tile rIeileet ever disco cred,
ID there viii undoubtedly b great rush
Il, 40 ~ M. r.1N Hal In as.s,, & 81, u