Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1875-12-16
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ready to drop their stamps by Christmas.
Mr.. Thomas Robins, who captured the
stolen horses and Wallace, and made quite
a gallant record, on the Big Hole, some
months ago, is in town for final proceedings
against the coveys.
Henry Brundy was in with a wagon-load
of fish from Big Blackfoot Wednesday, in
Guiding some salmon trout weighing six and
seven pounds. Trout sell at % cents, white
fish ALTO cents per pound.
The I'd annual session of the Deer Lodge
County Teachers Association will convene
at the Court House, Wednesday, December
Goth, slld cotinue three days.
From the Benton Record.
Messrs. Peck q Terry are building a new
boat 1or the Upper Missouri trade. She will
be 2lCfeet long, by So beam, and A feet of
hold, ind will have three boilers 81 feet long
by 80 inches in diameter; cylinders 16 inches
in diameter and 6 feet stroke. Their new boat
is to beready to launch near the 10Th of March
and will start for Fort Benton as early as
possible after that date. She will be named
the OK. Peck, in honor of Col. Peck.
From the Helena Independent,
Arnold 6 Chisholm have discovered a
coppe' lode in Show Shoe gulch, from which
they lave taken fifty tons of ore, which they
sold to the First National Bank, Helena, for
$50 per ton on'the dump.
David Johns and Capt. Hersto are down
twenty-five feet upon a copper lode near
Blackfoot, and have refused $50 per ton for
their ore.
Enoch Dye is sinking on a copper lode
near the head of Carpenters gulch, that
promises well.
Collins, Marcure & Dye have taken some
very rich copper ore from the s'ox died''
lode, in the same vicinity.
r. Johnson and t. Davis, have a good
copper lode in Snow Shoe.
A shelter is needed very much in the Vi
entity of Blackfoot.
Three tons of silver bullion was removed
on the 10th, from the Helena smelter to the
to tho First National Bank.
Mai. Horn was to deliver a lecture on the
18th, for the benefit of the Helena Library.
Subject, Etc.
A large piece of valuable quartz, contain
ing ruby silver, has been taken out of the
Emma mine, and is on exhibition at Cans Sc
Kleil's store.
Mr.. L. Auerbach returned from Meagher
county last Thursday, and was in Major
Blaine's ambulance, which upset, but was so
fortunate as to escape without injury. He
made a trip to the ~neighborhood Of Camp
Baker, where he is wintering his large flock
of sheep, consisting of the Cotswold and
Merino breeds, which are said to be among
the finest in the Territory. The reporter
was shown some samples of wool from his
sheep, which is remarkable tor fineness of
fibre, softness and elasticity-qualities which
constitute wool of the first grade.
| From the Avant Courier.
The people Of Bozeman recently held a
meeting" to consider the subject of Immigra-
ton, at which the following resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, We, the citizens of Bozeman,
in the Gallatin Valley, Territory of Mon
tena, knowing the great agricultural, min
ing and stock-rasing facilities of. the Big
Horn, Yellowstone, and Gallatin Valleys,
and feeling the want of immigration, that
our natural resources may be developed
and desiring to encourage the surplus
sinew and capital of the East to the settle
ment of the vast area of rich and inviting
country mentioned, and believing that the
time has arrived for systematic action in the