Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-06-11
the TERRITORY.
Deer Lodlce County,

I. the TERRITORY.
Deer Ledge County.
l[Fron the New Eorth-West, June 4th.]
! Bailey & Hammond . few days since
sold mining claim on Pilgrim Bar for
l$1, GOO.
M. George W. Irwin, Under Sheriff,
retiring from the position June 1st, Nj.
Howard 81. Zenor has been appointed
thereto, and entered upon the duties.
MI. G. g. Olin. who has established .
successful machinist business in Helena,
Is over on visit home, and will enjoy the
verbal attractions Of the valley village .
few days.
Beartown 10 holding up well, despite
Vigorous working for many years, and the
general opinion is that the product this
year will be greater than any during the
past several years.
Quite number of Deer Lodgers repre-
sented 1t Moose Greek on the LIST. The
impression Of miners is that it will be .
good camp, although the gulch is 20 fiat it
will haye to be pick and shovel work. The
gold il coarse and sells 1t $2l per o. The
colored men picked up . $3.50 nugget, and
are making good pay. Discovery Com
pany are now putting in Z fume, having
run up . drain. There were so men pres
ent on representation day. Mr.. Richard
son. of the upper valley, has moved in
with his family.
Madison County.
From the Madisonian, juno 5th.1
Mrs. r. O. Hickman, after . winters
visit to her parents and friends In Indiana,
returned home on Thursday mornings
coach, welcomed by her many friends.
! There is rumor that the present stage
route of Gilmer 4 Salisbury between Calf
ney and Franklin, Utah, will be changed.
1t is proposed to run on the old road up]
the Stinkingwater, which will make
through coaches pass through Virginia.
City.
Gov. Potts has appointed Preston Scott,
of Helena, Notary Public. and has ap.
pointed Edward Chatlin, Of San Francisco,
Commissioner of Deeds for Montana, toI
reside in that city.
A letter from Trapper City says: BENZ
Harvey, one of the partners in the CleyeI
mine, has sold out to Armstrong for $35,
1000, cash down." The letter also says
that Sc, 900 cash was offered for an inter.
est in the Trapper niue, but the offer was|
not accepted.
Assayer Bohm has melted and cast
bricks during the week Of weight and val
ue a. follows: For Seigchrist, Bunny and
Others, two bricks, of coin value of 81, O75;
for Dahler's bank, ISL ounces, coin value
|$2,500
We have been shown q petition, signed
by some of the citizens of Upper Sinking
water valley, praying the Board of County
Commissioners TO revoke the order for the
opening up Of county road across thel
S,inkiDgwater by the way of the Fuller
Hot Springs.
Missoula County.
From the Muscular, June 2d,l
D. ]. WEIGH returned last week from an
Extended trip in the Eastern cities, where
he purchased an immence stock Of goods
for this market.
J. B. Lebeau, proprietor of the French
town mills, was in town on Monday, and
reports temporary depopulation of the
Frenchtown country for the Nine-Nile|
diggings.
Whiting, whose abridgement Of person
al liberty was chronicled last week, in the
gray dawn of the Goth ult. took the wings
of the morning and fey away to freedom.
Since which time he has not returned to
hrs bed and board, although earnestly
sought for.
r. w. Nicol went up the canyon last
week loaded with -four for German gulch
and Silver Bow at IS per hundred 81 in
advance of Bitter Root prices, and low
freight at that. {
Sam. Bowers. q longtime resident of
Missoula county, started for Baker City,
Oregon, some two weeks since by the
Ceur d'Alene route. i
In last weeks issue mention was made
Of fattering prospects having been obtain
ed from St. Louis gu,ch, one of the tribu
tarIes Of Nine-Mile. Quite stampede was
the const quence, and many Of the parties
have returned, all bearing uniform testi
mony OF the unquestioned richness Of St.
Louis gulch. This gulch has about forty
claims Of 900 feet each, when it forms
canyon for about half . mile, and again
opens out into basin.
Helena Items.
Daily Herald
The commodious two story brick ad- !:
ditios to st. Johns Hospital Is now under
roof and will soon be ready for the plas-
tcrers. 1t is expected the building ~ill
be ready for use by the let Of July. The
Sisters of Oharity xre deserving Of much
praise for the industry they exhibit and !
The good they are doing.
At the request Of many citizens. Joseph
P. Woolmsn, OF Helena, is announces .
candidate for the Republican nomination
Of Sheriff Of Lewis and Clarke county.
Kemp Bros. shipped East last week 2.
81 ounces Of silver from their mill at
Lewiston. II
Capt. Fuller, U. s. Collector Of Inter-
nal Revenue, has fled his bond in the
sum OF SO, 0O0. 40 disbursiag agent forl
he Helena Assay Office. . Il
s. N. Fitzgerald, stockgrowcr OF East II
I'm Montana and merchant 1t Emigrantl
iulch. has been several days In the ethyl.
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