Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-09-19
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Independent. SEPTEMBER IS.
We learn that a man named Robert Norris.
was injured last Tuesday by Il cave iii the
above Pilgrim Bar. lie had both legs bro
ken and all ankle dislocated. He is under
the care of Or. fiernan, of Pioneer.
Mr.. Fl. S. Clark, OF this city, visited his
ranch, situated between Blacktoot and Hell
ena, a few days since, and while there was
shown by the person who took it out, ST. in
beautiful coarse gold taken from lie bottom
of a pit four feet square. The mines are
about three miles north of the stage road,
and are shallow. As soon as il .ns known
that good prospects. had been obtained.
miners began to arrive from other camps
and quickly lid claim to all adjacent ground.
The Cole Saunders mill, at Plilips1urg.
Is again in operation. crushing float rock,
and small patches of ore from Il number Of
miaes will be tested. II the tests are salts
winter. There is not mncll work being done
upon the mines at present at that place and
it is uncertain when they will be worked sys-
tematicallv. There is some talk of putting
the James Stuart mill In operation soon, but
this is not certain.
Rodgers, Broadiis, Francs & Go. cleaned
up about 100 ounces Of gold from their claims
on Pilgrim Bar ON last Sunday.
Ratterton & Co.., on the upper end of Pill
grim Bar, cleaned up $3.50 as the result Of
one weeks run, ending last Saturday.
From Nsv NORTH Vest, Septens5e, Is 8.
Doc. Woodruff met Mr.. II. Jorlon at Butte
few days since and was informed by him
the Pipestone strike pays better than aatici-
pated. Tie discovery shaft was sunk to bed
rock, showiner three feet of gravel with
scoarsc gold on the bedrock.
Despite the warm weather snow still ling
ers on the mountains. There are banks of
snoy on Nit. Powell, below the timber line,
several hundred feet long. so to 100 feet wide,
and 80 to 40 feet In depth The north side of
the mountains south of Cable vet show great
hodies Of snow. and the mountains toward
Flathead Lake have their night caps on since
last winter.
Mrs. G. e. Birtisey and Miss Clark OF Black
/ foot returned from the National Park 4 few
days since, having made THE Grand Rounds 8
/ the first ladies who have done soup the X ell.
4 iowstone from Bozeman and down the Matli-
son to Virginia. They were very much
pleased with the tour. and doubtless have
some qualification In their having been the
j f1rst ladies to accomplish the journey.
On last Saturday afternoon Court Van al.
stine a lad Of ten years, hose father lives ID
i Ophir Gnlcli, was thrown from horse, break.
4 ing both bones OF right arm near the wrist
4 The little fellow was brought to Deer Lodge
{, Or. Whitford set his arm he has been on tht
4 streets with his playmates every day since
| apparently taking little accntnt Of his acct
dent, and We learn Is doing finely.
Gentlemen from Blaskfcot inform US tha
a Mammoth Cave was discovered some tint
since OH tie right fort Of ophir Canyon
til rec miles above BIaciIoot, which promise.
TO develop as 4 snbterraneaIl g riosity OF con
siderable magnitude. e was explored re
Gently By i party Of three miners who enter
ell its recesses for fourth Of a mile IN Nha
appeared the main Chamber. and which
showed Numerous cayelns and side chambers
i none 81 which were explored. The party
not having lights and feeling some aneer
tainty III prosecuting investigations IN the
& q funeral gloom. secured some line specimens
of stalactites Of sta1agnites and returned a
the light 81 day. a party ct Blaekfooter'
were preparing to MAKE an ex piorafion fhi'
week with facilities ior determining rs ex
: tent and character, al account Of which NJ
had thought 10 have f5r this Issue. but dill
n,t receive. By another week We hope u y
8 advised oil the result Of the explorations.
LoRD ApAIR, Earl Of Dunras en- anu lady