Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-08-31

Basin, chasing the wild bovine of the plains.
AT the election of Diamond school dis
trict last Saturday, Mr.. w. r. Ford was
elected Trustee, and Mr.. III. H. Barnes was
reelected Clerk. @5Hf4
THE Philadelphia wool market on the 25th
inst, was as follows: Colorado, washed, IL
@22; unwashed. l7@20; extra and merino,
pulled, 3o032; No superfine, pulled, %
035 California, fine and medium, lSG025 !:
coarse, 16020.
+ A CoTswoLD buck, the largest and proba-
bly, the finest sheep in the Territory, is
owned by the Cook Bros, Of Smith River
valley. He was imported by them this sea-
son from Canada, and Notwithstanding his
hard journey he is looking well, and weighs
about 100 pounds.
Mr.. JOHN HIsHs is milking twenty-three
cows,and besides supplying his customers at
Diamond from week to week with butter, he
is manufacturing an excellent article of
cheese. We noticed some of his cheese at
Mr.. Marks store last week, which looks as
pretty and tastes as well, as any we have
seen Ill lIll5 uliikCt lOF uially Il udY.
Mr.. II. B.. BRAINARD has bought Mr..
James Brewers one-half interest in the
White Sulphur Springs, and has leased the
other interest for the season. These springs.
under the management of Mr.. BrainaTd,
have been better patronized than hereto
fore. Mr.. B. intends adding somenewrooms
and bathing apartments to them, and MAX
ing some other improvements, which will
materially improve their value and the con-
yeriences Of visitors.
Or the many successful mining operations
in Meagher county this season, is that Of
Messrs. Kinney, Shields & Co., of Indiana
gllch, who are among the most triumphant.
They have had a good head Of water and
have done excellent work with it. They
have stripped a twelve-toot bank from 1900
feet Of this gulch, and are now cleaning up
bedrock. We expect to hear Of some good
clean-ups by this company. The Indiana
gulch gold is OLA very fine quality, and sells
at the banks with the Thompson gulch
gold.
TTERE are more buffalo in the judith Ba-
sin than have ever been seen in that section
since the settlement Of this country. It is
thought that the movement of the troops
and the Sioux in the Yellowstone country
has caused them.to stampede into the Judith
Basin for safety. Fears are entertained that
they will continue their march to the Mus
cleshell and damage the pastures thereon.
The grasshoppers have already dealt a des-
tructive blow, having almost entirely de-
voured the grass. The recent rains, how
ever, will bring a fresh growth and add
much to the dlllapidated condition Of this IA
vorite winter resort of many of our herdsmen.
OF the Indebtedness Of Meagher county.
$685. 600 is a bonded debt upon which u per
cent. per mum is being paid. These bonds
arc IN the possession Of Eastern capitalists,
who consider them q safe aid good invest
ment. Twelve per cent. is double the in
terest being paid by many Of the States on
railroad bonds, and is entirely too much for
our county to be paying: A special law
was passed at the last session Of the leglsla-
ture. authorizing Meagher county to call in
her bonds and issue new ones at a1ower
rate of interest. IT Montana railroad bonds
bearing Z per cent. could be sold to capital
lists, thereis no reason why Meagher county
bonds will not find ready sale at s per cent.
We are confident that the taxpayers Of this
county would favor a reduction of this in
terest from y per cent. to s per cent, and
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