Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-05-09
Territorial Ilens.
The farmers are all busy. seeding.

| The farmers are all busy seeding.
The proprrery or having a Fair Of then
own is again being agitated by Deer Lodgers
"a fire in Phillipsburg last week destroyed
five vacant sfou es standing between the Co.
manche and Degenhart stables.
Cr;ckets have already appeared in Dee,
Lodge valley, ard farmers have fears that
they will seriously damage the crops,
Rev. L. B. Voolfolk delivered lecture
UPON the .Origin of Civilization. in Deer
Lodge Monday evening last. for the benefit
of the Library Association. t.s5z.4lf,
2 The Herald learns that the "Granite.' lode.
Ten Mile District, is looking most promising
of the many silver iodes of that vicinity, Il.
Fl. Gilmour is the lucky owner. ? s.Ao
The first Touring mill established in Deer
Lodge yalley--that OF Morgan Evans--was
completed and started in operation week
ago. Its capacity is 50 sacks per dag.
| Work will be RESUMED in the mines at
vipond as soon as the road iscompleted, al d
shipping Of rich. ores to the great smelling
works Of the world viii be commenced
/ The Northwest says: "A handsome fire
balloon, inscribed mo Railroad Subsidy;'''
was sent up from Main street on Thlrsday
evening, and sailed smoothly away Missoula-
ward a star of promise hearing the glad
tidings that Right had triumphed in the
battle at Virginia. ID sssE p
The bridge which crosses the Big Hole
river at the mouth Of theupper canyon, three
miles above the mouth of Divide creek, is $50
feet in length. has tive spans and stands on
four piers, is substantially built and will
stand any ordinary rise OF the river without
| danger. ST. s3na9 IL fs1a .sAs.l@saao
+ lAeorrespondence Of the Montanian says
that at Iron Rod, .wo mills are running.
Trip & Ainsiey on Clipper rock. and Por-
ter u Brothers. mill in He'll Canyon. on Mug
get ore. There is something over hundred
toms of ore OFT ION this last named mine tina
| is very rich in free gold. Several parties are
working the mines on contract, A contract
for extracting quartz from'tlle Clipper miiie is
1now under advertisement There i. some
| very rich ore in sight on the drifts which can
be easily extracted. Y aIassts aas s.ifae
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The North West gives the following items
from Phillfpsburg: It's generally under
stood there that Col. Saunders anu Col. LYON
have made sale Of an interest IN the Speck-
tefed. Trolrts the probability of which is
strengthened BY 8 notice published elsewhere,
Quite q ire occurred in. Phillipsburg on the
I'D. Some one about Mr.. Degenhar.'s stables
was burning some rubbish III the street from
which the fire communicated to buildings,
and four houses and stables on the west end
| OF Main street were destroyed Mr e. q.
Waterbury while out hunting few days
age ieIl and was quite seriously hurt. He is
now at Gird's ranch and improving slowly.
| An anonymous letter from .Phillipsb,lrgs,
says u number Of prospectors have Just come
| in nom Willow Greek and the Rock Creek
digglnss some Is miles West, and bring favor
| able news. They are confident Of plenty OF
| ten-dollar digginss and ground enough that
win pay - To- s. pei day for so0of miners
four Or 1--WE months il the year. MerriIi
Ulleryi& Go. are taking toct some very rich,
free middling ore from tho Aquilla lode, and
other parties are busily sinking on their
lodges with satisfactory results.