Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-03-14
w est Side Items.
From tie North Vest. March Sth.

West Side Items.
From the North Vest, Merch Sth.
Gee. Perry, Pioneer. has fought an Interest
With Sullivan, Spinner & Burrier. in Pike.
Peak guleh. They have 4. 900 feet Of ground
and Z, 900 feet dumping ground, and will put
/ I'M 4 two feet Hume as soon as we atler per
Units. having ALREADY ordered one hundred
/ u feet boxes. Fhey have the use of the
water coming from Pilgrim Bar, Of which
there Is an ample quantity flnmiDg. ii
Or. +. y. Woodruff, OF Nillow Creek, this
week maile sale of his interest iii Original
lode, Butte. 70 Judge w. b. Dance and others
for q fair figure. 'Doc' still retains some
mining Interests on theWest Side acquired
several years ago. S
Mr. b +. Hopkins, metallurgist, who has
been examining the lead property of the
National Mining Company Of New York City
at Butte, returned a few days ago., He Is
very much pleased with the ores there SO far
as he could examine them, and believes the
leads when developed will prove rich. He
is sufficiently well satisfied of this to recon-
mend the company to put on force this
spring, develop their property and ship their
ores.
Mr.. G. o. McLain, of Blaekfoot. who has
with his wife and boy been wintering at
McGabes en-. the Cedar Greek road, returned
on Monday to get ready for the season s
mining. The company of which he and
rhos. E. Pounds. and Frank Green are men,
bers own the OHIO ditch (the largest one at
Backfoot) and all the old Carpenter Bar
.dig9ings. except the claims of Duffy q Co
They intend this season working In ehn oulch
and after working that out will go ovec the
old ground, cleaning up the hills and gnlches
that have already paid $loO per day to the
hand. II is good ground to have yet; s3ts
Walter w. johnson, surveyor. came over
ON Mondays coach to survey placer mining.
land for Messrs. Ed. Ii. Irvine & Co., near
Caral,oo, preparatory to patenting it. isfr
Capt. John II Rodgers has hired his min
ers tor Pilgrim Bar So per day.. That ap-
pears to be the standard price at Pioneer and
Pixies Peak. lait flt:lad +.
Missoulian, March 7tii 81 f.5ef# tsss@,#.
During the quarter ending February 2Sth
Treasurer Stone paid off three of the Missoula
County 10 per cent. bonds. amounting IN
the aggregate to something over $3.50. These
are the first Missoul. county bonds ever paid.
The Indians in Bitter Root Valley have
killing cattle belonging to the
settlers. These are the Indians that General
Garfield came all the way from Ohio to
move but didn't. a9. &i4 50 se3H as3is
For the benefit Of those, who in Montana,
pirate of hard times, we publish an extract
from letter written by Uncle Billy Stevens,
at Ploche: .259d s sss
sk <tH ss3lq PIocHE, Feb 4th, 1882.
sa Businessis very
luli mere at present. and [ think will continue
10, for some time to come. would not adj
rise any one to launch out for this country
low. There are hundreds in this town now
% whom one square mealin three days would
DC a great luxury. and would astonish their
tomachs very much. This may appear
TRANCE 70 outsiders.
Independent, March 7th: s' sa 6
Past Mastar Ell. s. Stacilp,le was the re-
ipient on last Saturday night OF one OF the
NEST, neatest. best gotten up Masters Jewel |
We have never seen. It consists OF compass
nd fourth circle. enclosed iii band, with -
-, ss-s-yv-eis
quaer and compass, and twenty-four fnchi
auge embossed and surmouuted by square
nd letter &c. penIalt fr,m blrs. all OF
bid gbli. Ii was presented as t..stilil,ny ut
ne unaninors 1--we aud estsa'n prevaa:i. In
ne Lodge towarl Mr. s. for his services DIR
ig the past two years as Master. IS
During the winter months the far ners in !
his valley have made many improvements
pom their ranches, in building houses. barns
tables, etc. Many acres of land have been
nclosed with substantial fences, and num-
er of new dwellings, have been erected that
re al k crsdt be t, the Gu: try ani TIVE G. :
,rprise of the owners. 5I ss# 4fz
Last Wed day Mr.. VIM. Walker, oi
empsey Creek. met witha severe accident.
[e was makingla pin. and unfortunately made
the axe striking the hack OF his,
1T hand. inll Getting severe wound. The
ords of the middle fingers. We're cut, which
ill render the hand almost useless. s3.l
Only three companies are now working in
Cedar, but -htrs will begin work in week |
r two 1t ilraported tn at pay gravel has
cen found on the jenkins ground. Ii this
e true there is no longer doubt that &c lar |
will he 600 camp for wears. sSa& - fFqI