The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-04
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4 From the independent:
i We are pleased to know that Granville
Stuart. wlo7has been confined TO his room
4 for several days IN critical condition. has
partially recovered, and will be about IN j
few days.
/ Tic Cameron Mill at Cable will start up
next week. 1t is expected that 300 tons Of
ore will be crushed before tie mill is shut
down. The ore now being taken out is said
to BIZ very rich.
Dance Stuart s Co.'S planning mill is run
ming regularly, turning ont all kinds Of
lnonIdings, sash, doors, iiooring,,. building
material, &c.
Mr.. L.. E. Morrill, OF Bozeman, has been
stopping in town for several days. He re-
mains In town another week
Mr.. Paul Peltier, up from Bear, reports
the mines at that place as doing az well as
usual for the season Of the year. Business
men and miners are alike confident that the
coming summer will be one Of prosperity in
that g,tlch.
Judge Dance infends going to tho other
side VT the mountains within 4 few days for
che purpose Of purchasing supplies, employ
Ing men, and commencing work OH Boulder
and Alta mines. These are among the best
mines il the country and have paid their
owners handsome dividends for several
tearg. N
From the New North-West:
They are manufacturing splendid shingles
atfhe Deer Lodge Planning Mill.
J.
FOR a week past blowing has been going
sota ii, Judge Dances field adjoining town,
The roads are so bad between Mead's and,
the Divide that the stage was delayed several
hours Thursday.
A letter from BIackfoot says Alaska is
nowhere to that place for snow, and that
there will be plenty of water IN that camp
/ his summer.
q Mr.. j. Sydney Osborn, of the House of
Osborn Il Den ie, left for the East some days
age. whittier he goes to purchase goods for
the firm. They intend buying very largely.
Welhad magnificent Northern Lights On
Thursday night. of blue; red and purple
colors- They flashed high Id the sky and
pointed up the Deer Lodge. It is only Old
Borealis going out to welcome the Iron Horse.
'Aint that so?
For several weeks past Gas we have been
notified BY some ct our. subscribers) the New
North West packages for the lower'country
have been short from one to four papers
This seemed strange to us, for we remenl-
bered distinctly writing the very names miss
ing, BY = correspondence in the Pioneer
we see that mail pilfering has been going on
between Missoula and Cedar for some time
back. and that those who have had hand in
itare advised to 70 slow. That accounts for
it. Now. those who like to read so well as to
resort to unfair and unlawful means to. oh
tain the news, had better subscribe fora pa
per and have one Of their own. There are
seven newspapers published ia this Territory
either one Of Whichis worth five times the
subscription, price to a resident, andswhoever
don't take mt least one paper certainly stands
IN his own light. IL.
! e.haVe letter from Forest City giving
the particulars of a sad accident hat accur-
red lii Deep Guich. OH the 18th inst Mr..
Constant Cornellier, dit Gralllchamps. "a
Canadian from st. Ambrose. Toilette Co..
Province Quebec, while engaged with his
three Brothers stripping a pit on No. above
discovery: was suddenly cayed on and Instant
" killed. The bank was but seven feet in
height. but he was working close to the wall
and in a shopping posture when the cave
came. striking him on the head with such
force as to. crush in his skull. He was a
young man. GO years of age) of temperate
and industrious habits, and beloved and re-
spected by his numerous acquaintances. His
four remaining brothers in that camp have
the sympathy Of the whole community in
this their great bereavement.