Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-07-04
TERRITORIAL. NEWS.

a. 3 HENDERSON.
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
The Gazette Reports business opening up
lively i'm Helena since the arrival of new
goods, &c.
The Helena Engine Company have received /
their new uniform from New York.
A rich silver lode has been discovered in
Ten Mile District. near Helana, by Hoyt,
Bro. & Go. The crcyice of the lode is twelve |
feet wide, and the rock assays S456 per ton.
The Democratic County Convention OF
Madison made the following nominations
For Councilman, 0. B. Barber; for Sheriff,
Thos. r. Farrell; for Clerk. A. v. Cory
for County Comm issioner. Geo. S. Bates for
Probate Judge, n. D. johnson. strong
ticket.
The Madison County Republican Conven-
ton was held in Virginia City on Saturday
last.
On last Friday a barn belonging to Mr.. Joe
Meltcn was burned at Bannack. Two horses
and one mule were in the stalls and persisted.
From the North Vest. June IS:
! Mr.. Oliver Barnes, a we'll known and es-
| tcemed citizen, was very seriously and dam
gerously injured while at work at Antelope
gulch on last Tuesday. In crossing high
ffume he fell and received internal injuries
that seriously enaanger his life.
! On Monday evening Mr. James Rose, who
has mining claim at Pixies Peak. was
caught in a cave just as work was ending for
the day, the falling, earth and rocks dislccat-
| ing his left ankle.
The Missoulian says: According to a law
| passed at the last session of the Legislature.
each township required to elect two justices
of the peace at the general election in Au-
| gust, and one each year thereafter. Parties
i interested will do well to make note of this.
From French gulch we learn that there
are now at work about seventy white men
and four companies of Chinese, The season
there is very backward. The first clean ups
were made last Saturday and were very sat-
tisfactory. 1t SHOWS almost every day. which
renders mining very disagreeable and it can-
not be prosecuted with the sigor which usu-
ally claracterizes mining operai IONS
Mr.. George w. Irwin, Government Sur
/, yeyor, with Mr.. Koch of Bozeman as assist
ant. start to-day 70 begin ttcir surveys, COM
mencing near Warm Springs.
4 4 hons5rs at Pixies Peak, Disguised With
4, II
is nots) says: "a man who can summer IN
this country cau.d winter anywhere in the
, war!H.r
4 man nancd Mantle one Of the tefe-
graphic repair company, was shot sfsa killed
) Is another member Of the party near Pleas
AMI Valley, on last Saturday or Monday. III
was from N;tlad City or vicinity.
d Extensive preparations lave been made ii
Helena for tho proper celebration OF The
Fourth Of Jus.
j The Helena Gazette sars: ave have mol
procured lie figures Of gold operations il
:, this market this season; but we have the bes
assurance that much more gold has been solo
] or deposited in this city than had been up tt
! this date last year"
Mr.. Russell. a few weeks ago. commences
!. sinking on silver crevica. in Ten Mile Dis
!. trct. and at the depth OF rs feet had. at las
l accounts, taken out 60 tons of very rief
/ metal, for which Fe was offred $4,000 or
the dump, but he refusedit This new ledge
. will probably turn out to be one of the mos
!, valuable mines in Montana. -Gazette.
From the Independent, Junr IS:
There are only about fifteen white ME,
working inthc Vicinity OF Rocker.
But four claims are being worked thi
season on Silver Bow creek Fred Isele frs
above Rocker. and Dan Haffney. second. EN-
lploy Cinnamon. Tie Purcell boys, who ar,
working on the upper claim. employ Whit
men and say that two good white hands ar
worth six Cinnamon.
: German Gulch miners are now all busy
the high waters having subsidized. The fiume
are all running finely, and business is good.
The high water carried of the bridge OF
the upper crossing OF Race Track creek.
The mines at Carlboo arc paying first-rat
and there is plenty of wafer. A rich '.strike'
has been made in Boomerang gnich by Harr.
it IIaike & Go.
t, Three fumes are running in Spring Gnlcl
IS by Nessrs. Smith, Zenor & Nelson. The
is employ twelve mon, and have most f1atterin!
n prospects.