Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-06-20
TERRITORIAL NEWS.

TERRITORIAL NEWS.
From the Nep North Vest
Salt Lake crickets are pIayin havoc with
the crops on Little Blacktoot.
Everybody is busy in the Blackfoot camps,
no extra men, aud great deal OF money
coming out.
Geo w. Iryin Esq. will shortly begin the
Government surveys. for which he has z
contract.
Pilgrim Bar miners contemplate patentipg
their claims and laying them over on account
Of the high price of water.
The old Bailey bridge across the Deer
Lodge river, near Gold Greek, was swept
away last week.
James Burnett was injured by the caving
of bank at Blackfoot on Sunday week.
Fortunately, the heavy portion of the cave
fell clear OF him and his injuries are not SCI
rious.
George Clerk, sentenced to I'll 9 Peniten-
| tiary for one year. was pardoned out June 9th
for good behavior and meritorious conduct
while in prison.
Fears are entertained that the Flatheads
win not peacably submit to their removal to
| the Jocko reservation.
Hon. w. Fl. Clagett has been paying an
extended visit to Missoula and the Jocko
country.
Half dozen ladies i'm Deer Lodge county
have declared their intention to become male
citizens and the New Northwest advises
candidates to 'stake into consideration this
new element in local politics, for not only
these six. but a host Of others, may deter
mine to have say at the polls.'' s.
From the independent:
i Gold Canyon. miles southeast OF Black
foot, which was discovered several years ago,
promises.to be lively camp, the most salts
factoryyresults haying been obtained from
the mines.
Some sixty or seventy men are now at
of the claims are now paying better than ev-
/ er before.
| Several large freight trains have arrived
during the week, laden with goods for our
merchants.
Times in the Beartown mines are reported
to be better than they hays been for four
years past. Merchants are doing good
business, and money is generally abundant.
Pounds q Green are running twenty men
night, and day at their mines on Carpenters
Bar.
| Miners are realizing 50 per day at the
mouth OF Bear.
From the Gazette:
A miner on the left Fork of Canyon Creek,
| Mr. MHa. Wilbur; was very seriously injured
Monday morning by being blown Hp with a
charge of powder, which he had put into
some rock to blast it. After having fixed the
blast and touched match to burn it, he re-
NAMED in his position over the charge, until
the explosion took place. One of his arms
and one side of his body was badly hurt.
and it is wonder that he was hot killed out
right.
The Radsrsburgers are preparing for a
grand celebration, to come off on the 4th u
July, whom gay time is anticipated.
The yantilburg mill, one half mile below
Springvilie, 10 turning out from rs to so sacks
of -four per day, but in four or five days will
have capacity of 140 sacks. They are man
ufacturing superior article Of flour, called
the ssYantilburg STAR
From the Herald:
4 Hon Sam. Word, of Virginia City ia on q
brief visit to the metropolis.
| Judge Ewing. of Philadelphia, to whom
or an association of capitalists represented
by him, was bonded the Specified Trout sill
yer mine, at Phillip.burg, arrived by yester-
days overland coach. The Judge is accom-
panied By his lady. ss
Major !. +. Dennion, of Pittsburgh, repre-
senting the foreign interest in the French
Bar Mining Co., arrived from the States by
last evenings coach. The Major, it will be
remembered, visited our Territory last au-
tumn, and during his stay in Helena made
Imany warm friends. n
The examining committee, consisting Of
superintendent of Public instruction Hedges,
and several county school superintendent.
on the examination of applicants for the ap-
polntnent to the Naval Academy at Anna
polls, on Saturday announced that Master
Richard Barden was the successful candi-
date. Richard is bright, intelligent young
man, and is a great favorits with all who
know him, and we feel assured that he will
always be an honor to our Territory He
will probably receive his appointment and
leave for the East during the month OF Au-
! gust.