Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1876-08-31
TERRIT T0RIAl- NEWS
From the New North West.


courtesy Of Judge Dance favors us with q
series of concentrated parcels showing the
condition to which he reduces them. Our
inexperience in such matters prevents iudg-
ment as to the treatment, but experienced
men inform us the method is success, that
it will do good work as far as the capacity
of the WORKS will permit, and that it will
make money for Mr.. Oin and be of great
benefit to the miners.
From the Helena Independent
At auction sale by Curtis & Booker which
took place last Saturday, G. w. Gerow's
ranch was sold to Mr.. Bellville for So, 500,
and the hay brought S7.75 per ton. Rather
good prices in dull times
Lieut.. Quinton, at Fort Ellis, is recruit
ing for the Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth
cavalry regiments.
At a recent meeting of the citizens of Hell
ena, the following resolution was adopted:
Resolred, That it is the sense of this
meeting that the county ofLewis and Clarke
do vote subsidy Of three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars in county bonds, with
proper restrictions, drawing interest at seven
per cent. per annum in aid Of the construction
of a narrow-gauge railroad from Helena to
Fort Benton.
From the Helena Herald. ~
The Helena Smelter, under the superin-
tendence of Mr.. Pat Flynn, is thus far rum
ming successfully. Eighty-three hundred
pounds of bullion were turned out in forty
eight hours. H
The Postmaster-G General has ordered the
re-establishment Of the Postoffice at Iron
Rod, Madison Co., and appointed David
A. Largey Postmaster.
A Postoffice has been established at Dear
born, and Hurbert A. Milot appointed Post
master.
"The Postmaster-G General has ordered the
discontinuance of the Postoffice at Emmets-
burg, in the county of Deer Lodge, and Ter
ritory of Montana, in consequence of there
being no longer any need offhe office"
From the Bozenan Times, sT
A gentleman In BoZeman, pretty well
posted, informs us that from the best cal
culation that can be made. there will be har-
vested in Gallatin Valley this fall, 2,SO0,O0O
pounds of oats. ss
Lieut.. Schofeld, recently of Fort Ellis, has
been transferred from the I'd. to the 7th Cav
airy. sta
Lieut.. John Wilkinson, who graduated
at West Point, from Montana, has been
transferred from the, ,sth Regiment of Cav
airy on the Rio Grande, Texas, to the 18th
Cavalry, with leave of delay en-route.
Itappears, from the lateness of the season.
and the low stage Of the waters. that neither
Of the nosrs 81, lie lie Yellowstone will be built
this fall We learn that the material shlppeo
from ST. Paul has been landed at Fort Bu
ford With this view of the situation VIZ
may safely conclude that no considerable
number Of troops will winter on the. Vel
lowsone and that the supplies called fol
will not be needed this winter, except
small proportion. On the opening of nav
igation in the spring the material for bot
forts on the Y Yellowstone will be shipped, an!
the work prosecuted with yigor to com
pletion. We do not state this with positiv
knowledge of the facts and 'situation, br
we believe the result will carry out our col
clusions. When winter sets in the campaig
will probably end, and the troops be sent
convenient posts for quarters till the opel
ing Of another campaign,
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