Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-09-26
FROM VIRGINIA CITY.


FROM VIRGINIA CITY.
ss.
VIRGINIA Ctrt, N T. sept. "a, 1873. e
Editor Of ths Ar9at Cgserssr9 s
Judging from tl,r n,,i,po r.,,.o !, i, .4....s
since nv arrival here.if wonia .,,.,sss ~,
nc endemic kno,,n " i "a ,tn,s.., o. ~
VI inflicted itself ,,nnr IA le.,,,., o;ts =
Ms,nfana for havx MT 81, ~. ]. ,..s
| = zSss# 81 - i .Sssk ssslsS - ~
49, e uncs sustle ana excitement - have
Desa mai''fesf here sluring the past few days.
business appears g " brisk. money circn.
a. lrtssa1 general feeling Of contentment
seems e pefssaic the community, mining
opesaat' ons afe July IS successful as during
We pass lour or I'VE years-in fact. belieye
ktle pleld nom the placers Of Old AlsIer', il
somewhat ~ excess of that Of 1871 and ".
4 number Of substantial improvements have
been added TO the city, and eycryt hing indi-
Gates that Virginia holds within her limits all
the elements OF stability aud prosperity
From the Summit 70 the mouth Of the canyon
the miners appear TO be doing we'll, and a
large quantity Of ground that ia former years
was considered worthless il now being ex-
tensively and probably worked.
a column Of gloom was cast over thiscom-
munity on Saturday night last by the an
nouncemcnt that Mr.. Charles st. Clair, one
OF the Oldest residents oil this place, who had
been " lying IL for some months, had departed
this lie, Mr., 81. Clair was one Of the first
settlers IN Montana, having come across the
Plains with the Minnesota Pioneers in 1882.
TERRITORY evar si,,cs Il. Z. =.
and resnonsibilifv q; Il ,,r.,,;. = = -.
70 the satisfaction OF those wifi, vnsa
ness be was entrusted. Thc d.caa =, s =.
buried tf,fs afternoon WIN Mason;c ,.n,,a. -
Id having been d prominent .nd go. : :
member Of that Order. and 3 ,,,a CO..
cortege wendell its way TO the capoa,.-v i.
was plain to be seen that he was mar No..
ordinarily esteemed by his fellow.c;,iyen.
Every house Of business was closed. am, -
the procession, escorted by the Summtt VIZ.
ginia and Nevada Lodges Of a. FAAzM
aud headed BY the Virginia and Aaoha,o,v,,,
brass bands PLAYING the .t.T,ead Macon i.
moved on its mournfnl march. the evidences
of genuine sorrow and heartfelt grief. were
depicted on every conntenance. Poor Charlie
Stay his soul receive that peace which, il nm
known ia this troublesome world. and his
many virtues be remembered over his few.
very few, SHORTCOMINGS t..ss sg#sy. & fa
l. From grave ia on J from, ,,,,.,... J,
Is the course If. ey;stsn.e ..a -
are no excant;o, - en- -, s..'s' . ~
people, with that v;va.;t, -,
culiar to the denizens ~ ,h;s n,.aa.,.a5. II
ready con,,,o,,oaa III. 1890 ''"'s a.
aud for the nert s;r ,,an,ts ~.
youth and beauty fas well as ! I.r,. 49,,
who have long since forf:.;fa,, ho,,s ..,,,,
duh care away with ..,rinning t,.e, NJ -
strains.n The f;rxt hon 81 ~. saaso,, .a,,,.
place on Friday nioht IN t,,a hosn;,a,,,,,
of Adolc nnd.r tho s,,.,o.,;.;,... ]. ~
Darby. and ILelieve tho next Il - i. -,
Thursday evening Ia th;s citr ~ ! 1890.
The season NAV he sa;d ~ h.,.o -.
That II will, he : .n.oassf,, =, $40
person acquainted. with Tho ha,,t. - -.
Social City,, will donht. go 'I.'s9. ~
Messrs. A. f. Foster. W. Hall and ..s,or,,,
Adams, who have been ,..,lo,no,, fbe Na,;ar,,
Park, arrived home this EVENING and - t,av
nave spent more time IN Wonderlan ~ th,n
my other. tourists that have visited + this
summer, and. con.eouentIv ar. sunnos.d ~
snow more about it. they are bescieetl On ali
hands for description of the 1narye,s OF ,i,at t
'egion. Asneither of the gentlemen eyer In
iuige in "Munchausenisins, their reports
will doubtless be considered correct, which is
more than can be said of some tourists that
vot OF. m n .3ae Fl, $3.50
Virginia has started I'm earnest to omen a
'een held here Friday, at which 81 900 was
ubscrioed for that purpose, and to-day post
RS are out advertising for men to 90 to W ork