Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-05-21

+ People up there appear to be taking som
= interest in lodes lately. The eountry
played out when ores from two-foot lode
only avera,ce 500 to the ton.
Albert Klhnhof, q native of Prussis
}. employed at Nelson's digglngs on Nevad
, Greek had his left leg broken below tn
d knee by mining accident last Thursday
J. From the Montanian, May 14th.l
d The parties that prospected Bartol
r gulch last year remained there during til
q winter. and snow their confiGen in tn
y result by working again this season.
= Ono article of export fromthe Territor.
= consists of eggs. One firm in this cit.
; shipped over one thousand dozen last year
and the String demand make them activ
= a. the present time.
F. Bohm melted a gold brick for Dab
ler's bank yesterday which weighed Az
t ounces. The coin value was 1857.
e Messrs. Gideon & Root, of Iron Rod
: cleaned up this week 80 ounces of silve1
! and gold bullion from the Capital FRAUD
r lode.
u Filing has been building new banking
! house by a painting process, which has
converted the present edifice into one OF
; " lutte granite That is the way the blocks
appear. The improvement has been eu
: great that others will adopt the same
means to make old buildings as good as
new.
Miss Anna Volstien owns q portion of
the property which was taken for street
in the Court House block by the city. The
jury assessed her damages ut $3.50 On
Monday the officials of the city rendered
her this sum, which she refused to receive.
!. The city fathers arc proceeding TO make
the pubic improvement in this neighb0r-
hood, and allow no obstacles to delay
them.
From the Benton Record, May ISL
1t is now generally believed that Cor
man and Kccsec were murdered by Little
Mountain, with the assistance, perhaps.
Of another AsslnabOin Indian named
Sport.
There is an unconfirmed rumor in town.
which originated, we believe. at the %
mile Springs, that three murdered men
were found in the pass between the High
wood and Little Belt noun aims.
Jerry Potts, from whom the AesiaaGo;nsI
stole thirty-five or more head of horses, IA
few weeks ago, accompanied Major nges
and party TO Belknap, where he recovered
Is head of the stolen sock, and has fair
prospect If getting the remainder MS soon
as he can establish his ownership. 1t is
about time the Government ceased to treat
these theiving Indian scOundrels as pets.
them from the action of 'ne law
which should apply to every horse thiefin
the country.
1t is probable that if tho favorable stage
Df water in the Missouri this season had
been forseen, we should have had steam
boats At Benton by the first of May. II is
not uncommon for the river TO rise even ,
earlier than il did this year, but in former
years it always fell again long before the
June rise. This season. however, it has
not, up to the present date, fallen more
han few inches, and as the second rise
aust soon set in, we may confidently ex-
,ect high water until the snow in the
is exhausted. The Oldest resi-
lent of this locality has no recollection of
he Upper Missouri being SO favorable to
during the first half Of the
month of May Us it Is this season.
From the Madisonian, 18th inst
Mining operations have fairly commenc-
d Washington bar.
Lener & Co. are working . gulch at Q
Sterling with fiattering prospects.
The water in the Jefferson Is nearly orI
Luite Is high rs at any time last year.
Johnny Fletcher, on Norwegian, has
iartcd up his flume, and is doing good
york,
Considerable placer mining will be done
, the vicinity of Bannack this summer. G,
Quite q number of quartz spectators lca
re in Bsnnack, talking quartz and exam 10
hing many of the lodea
The farmers on Upper Willow creek
ave most Of their crops in, and the grain
coming up nicely, already showing quite
reen over many fields.
Messrs. Haller, Allen & Co. are bring
g ditch from Boulder to bar on the -. -,
,fferson. Just below the mouth Of the tirst =
entioned stream.
People intending to SO to heaven on
e 18th of next month-the Millerites'
Up We 60 dsy"-are respectfully advised
Il to 60 round by Helena
Work On the new Methodist church j.
ing pushed. The force Of stone-masons
Q laying up the walls rapidly, while the
rpenters keep up with their part
The big ditch from Willow creek is
pidly approaching completion. When
isditch il finished it u confidently hoped
II q new impetus will be given 10 thing
and about Norwegian.
''Elk Horn" 10 the name Of new quartz Ke
strict located up the 0rasshopper. Steel
Co., FaIhn & Mead, Shineberger b Re
is and others, are engaged in prospect \
Z the l0des in this district. ~
The recent SHOWS aud rains have started
} wafer from the mountain, aud there 10
v . fair supply coming down Alder
lch. Most OF the claims arc running.
the prospect looks bright for good -.
Il Of tbs precious. -
In outfit containing seven or eigh4 pas -,
gers lift to-day tor Helena, Montana "
usual everything was purchased here,
} combination Of the passenger, and :.
: expect to have healthy and hilarious |os =
> on the road. Most q them arsIfsci
rsers 10 the country, and lately r..
d from the east-[Corinne Mail