Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
From the Herald, January 81. |

From the Herald, January ~.
Messrs. Woolman and Largey. Centen-
,;.I Commissioners for Montans, are tax
inc ini,iatory steps towards the coilection
of a Territorial cabinet of minerals ana
fossils for exhibition. Publicity VIII DC
given to their plans SO soon rs they are
perfected.
r,txEE NEW STEAMBOATS, FOR THE UPPER
MISSOURI TRADE.
gentleman writing from PittsburS 10
QUO of our merchants states that there are
three steamboats, now building in that CITY
specially adapted and intended Tor the
Inner Missouri trade, which means hight
draft and feet boats. One of them IS fof
the company at Benton, and one tor CON-
,nodore Kountz. The owners OF the other
we're not stated, but the machinery oil the
Miner will go into it. The steamboatmen
begin TO realize that something better than
second and third class boats are needed 10
retain the freight traffic of Monta ma, and
seemed determined to supply the want al
once. We repeat that the Missouri fivef
route is the natural channel tor the oulk
of Montana freights, but shippers have be-
come tired of the old. slow, and unreliable
hulks heretofore mainly used, and Will
hereafter patronize none but fiist-class
boats.
From the Madisonian, Jan. 3d.
n F. Williams. attorney and counsellor
at law. has moved into the office formerly
occupied by Judge Spratt, where he Will
sell legal advice at the usual rates.
Bob Vivion, of Bozeman, is in town
He came over to assist Sol Star in opening
and letting the bids for Territorial! print
ing. It is stated that the Herald "cut un-
DER and got away with the ''take.'
Reports from different sections say that
but little damage has been sustained by
stock, thus far, this winter. Up and down
the valley of the Stinkingwater there is
an average depth Of about three inches OF
snow on the ground, which compels stock
owners to feed. If this should continue,
straw and hay stacks will rapidly disap-
pear
From the amount of currency on hand
It Dahler and kl.ing's banks, we are led
% believe that parties can obtain currency
1t easy rates, on acceptable collateral o:
rood names. There Is little demand for
currency for the purpose of buying dust
,r bullion now, which makes the accumI.
alton of grccnbacks unusually large. Our
bankers are fully prepared to supply cash
n large or SIZE all sums to those Who need t, |
The Patrons of Husbandry IN Frickly'
Fear Convention assembled, on the 9Th ii-
tant. resolved-That the Territory Of
Montana would be benefited by voting q,
uhsidy Of $4,000. 0Go, running thirty
ears at per cent interest, to build a rail
oad commencing at a given point OF tie
;. P r r and terminating at Helena. II
s hoped tina. the next Railroad DeIcsa-
ion' elected to the Legislature from
Helena will not sell out for 3 chance to
.ain temporary capital honors
from the Mon:anisn, January 18th:
Some California parties have examined
he iodes of the Bryant district. and re-
urned recently to San Francisco with
great expectations. They intend to or
anize company Of the wealthy capital !
SIS that they represent, and erect a silver
aving mill like the best in Nevada. The
onarza in this district is extensive and
lch enough to please their eyes.
During The recent fortnight Of extreme
old ~e~thor tho cattle suffered frem
nirst We have been informed that
unaber died or the range near The .Teffcr F
On. The rancanlen Of this county learn
4 that their lighthouses were not frost /
roof when the thermometer was more +
IAN forty degrees below zero Potatoes
nd vegetables in large quantities were
estroyed. Some parties built fires il
heir root houses to save the supplies {
Tl.ich they contained.
Alex. Metzel, who stands in the from I
an1 of the stock growers of Madison
ounty, came down from the Upper Pas I
amari this week MIR. VI. has been in /
correspondence with parties in Kansas
lily and Chicago, with a view to engaging
D the shipment of beef from this Terri
Dry to the East. From the information
through this correspondence, he
) convinced that. with a railway in the
ountry, Montana beef could be shipped
o ti,. States at rates that would insure a
et profit of at least three cents per pound
o the shipper. Mr.. Metzel has had an
xiended experience in the business, and
nows whereof he speaks. ''How long
ii! how long," shall We be ostracised
rom fortune by lack OF a railroad.