Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-03-09

ILLS supposed they were surprised and dis
patched before they We're appraised of the hos
tlie Intent OF the Indians lurking in the
neighborhood. The party-consisting Of
John Cochrane and brother, Charles Buck
ner, and a man called Smithey-outfitted at
Benton about a fortnightago and leftimmedi-
ately after for their field of labor. 1t is only
within the past few days thai the report
came of their fate. We learn that sN, Bel
dler, Deputy US. Marshal, accompanied
by a few brave men and asquad of military.
will visit the scene of the reported tragedy,
ndascertain the facts and particulars relat-
ing thereto.
The Good Templars are taking steps to
build a Hall in this city. One of the Lodges
in this city now number an even hundred.
Our friend G. S. Harrison, of Butte City.
gave us a call this morning. Through him
we learn that, although the town is lively,
money is at the presant time very scarce and
will remain so until some of the principle
lead owners are enabled to realize on sales
OF orc. He is of opinion that the La Plata,
owned by Larry & Downes, is the richest
silver mine in the United States, except,
perhaps, the Comstock. Among other val
liable silver mines in that vicinity he men
tons the Centennial and Travonia. There
are also several rich copper leads-the Par
rott, now being worked by Freeman &
Parks, who sell ore on the dump at from $50
to 500 per ton; The Mountain, owned by
Poznainsky Bros, and the Banker, owned
by Prof. w. Egbert Smith. Mr.. Harrison
has been stopping in Butte since October last,
and now returns to Clancy for the purpose
OF removing his family over, with the design
of permanently locating.
Messrs. SWEET and Sieben, famous stock
men, have arrived here from Sun River
country with a herd of sixty odd Of beef
cattle. Mr.. William Guthrie, Of the Main
Street market, purchasing the SWEET bull
locks and a portion of the Sieben herd. They
are probably, as a whole, the finest beef
herd, exclusively grass fed, ever seen in this
Or any other market at this season of the
year.
Harry j. Norton proposes to start q new
daily paper at Silver City, Nevada, in opposi.
pIOl w UuC Il IlCS, WIFI HIGH IlC WAS IHCCilU
ly connected.
From the Benton Record.
1T is reported that a large fleet of macki-
naws will soon leave the head of navigation
for t3 e Black Hills-as soon as the ice is out
of the river.
From the Bozenan Times.
The Presbytery met in Helena February
26, and was opened with prayer by the Mod
orator.
Rev. T.. B. Crittenden was chosed to be
Moderator.
After a lengthy discussion Of the needs of
Presbyterianism in Montana, a report was
made out and the Clerk ordered to send it to
the Board of Home Missions.
Very little business that would be of gen
eral interest was transacted.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resozued. That this Presbytery hears with
pleasure of the increasing prosperity of the
Gallatin Valley Female Seminary, at Ham
ilton, under the charge of Rev. L. B. Crit
T tenden, and recommend him to the people
of Montana as an experienced educator, and
} one to whom parents can safely entrllst their
children, assured that they will be faithfully
, instructed in the various branches of educa-
: ton taught in schools.
; The P~resbytery adjourned to meet Oct. 6,
1876.
Mr.. James Dewing one of the party
5 wounded some time ago at Fort Pease, arriy-
eel in Bozeman last Saturday, 10 days from
Fort Paase. He renortS that when Tho