The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-01

SALT LAKE CRY, Jan. Is.

TO the Editor. Of tAs Avant Cour.er:
The season here is remarkable. While you
are chilled with hoary winters storms, we
are enjoying the bright sunshine of sum-
ners sun, and are tanned by the gentle
breezes of May. The grass is becoming
green, and the early flower Is peeping out
from its winter home.g III y. @Se +naf4afa@s4ae
Nothing of interest has occurred since my
Hast, save the manifestations by the Legisla-
lature of their desire to shake off the restrie-
tions imposed by Uncle Sam upon each of his
wards. - N g1@ % s@#gszaa@
On Saturday the House of Representatives
passed, unanimously, a bill calling for an
election OF Delegates on the Goth of January,
1879, to frame State Constitution. The bill
will be acted upon by the Council to-day or
tomorrow. and will be passed by that body.
What Congress may do with it l am unable
to say. Doubtless great efforts will be made
by parties here and elsewhere to prevent au
admission. Still. the effort will be made, and
but few days have now to elapse ere we
know the result.
The local sensation of the past week was
the shooting of one Doyle by one Began
both desperadoes-and had each met with the
fate of Doyle, society. if not the world would
have been better off. As it is, the death of
Doyle furnished an occasion for the first Irish
wake ever had in the City of Saints, and, ii
reports be true, it was most artstically per-
formed. Beegan is now in jail, and the
Grand Jury is now in session. This latter
body would seem to be industrious, it we are
tojGdge by the number ofindictments. Should
they sit much longer, land should half of their
findings reach trial at the hands Of petit
jury, our court WILL be occupied for year OF
more. t3s5fEz&7s&sa5 GEl'sy 1#@ #gsH
3 The fine weather has caused very many of
ye honest miners to again return to the
mines who had come into the city tor winter
quarters. The result will be that your Wan,
derer will soon have mining news to chroni-
Gle from this quarter for the readers of the
COURIER. y "+@ s.h 7i'*@7%s '579"f~ T-
The hustle, activity and stir on every hand
betoken an active approaching season; and
the knowing ones predict prosperous year
The Utah Central and Utah Southern Rail-
roads have not been delayed an hour from
their schedule time during the winter by
reason Of snow on their lines. D
The Ogden Journal says that work has
oeen resumed on the Utah Northern, and
will be vigorously prosecuted to q compile
ion to Soda Springs. Il 50, this will be
rood news for Montana, for by it you are
made, as | understand it, one hundred or
more miles nearer to rail-, ssr a+.~s
Your paper reaches me SC. sirregularly that
will be pardoned il ask: Did your late
act upon the Montana Central
Turing it's session ~ II not, they, have made |
great mistake, for these Mormons VIII, III |
ess than two years, have a road from Soda
springs Oh the north to st. George on the |
outh--a continuous line of railway from
lorth to south through Utah. The contin- |
led blockade OF the e. 2. K. z. necesgitates
more southern line, or the trans-shipment |
" rail- from San Francisco to New 7 ork, OF I
Asiatic products must cease. Let Montana
wake up to this enterprse-it is OF more i'm
,ortance than the n. 2. r. r. to every ma
erial interest and industry of her citizens.
Viii she awake? We shall see. v 3 ~ E@&z|
Yours, WANDERER.