Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-02-24
~TE NEWS,
From the New North West.

OF pure sllver-valued at S9,OOO-the result
OF one weeks run of the North West mill at
Tower, went threw by express on Wednes-
day That's business; 81, 500 a day from
one tenAstamp mill running constantly ON
ore from one lead and plenty more down
stars is good enough for any country. Gen
eral Nettleton informs us some of the ore
yielded by mill process over 5000 per ton.
In reply to an inquiry ''if the North West
owners We're not sick of their investment?''
ne had not strength enough to say eyes"
Col. O'Bannon of the Hope mine was ex-
pected to arrive Thursday evening with
$4,000 in silver bullion from the st. Louis
mill.
Philipsburg school has appropriated $64 rs
and New Chicago school $52 Is for school
apparatus. Pioneer will also appropriate
soon. There is a decided revival in school
matters in this county, largely due to the ac-
tive andintelligent effort of Superintendent
Addison Smith.
From the Avant Courier.
a party of seven persons arrived here a
few days since from Fort Pease, p. w, Nc
Cormick and Taylor Blivins being among the
number. We had cali from Mr.. Bliyins.
and were higly gratified to meet him in the
flesh again, having some time since published
his demise as the result of a Sioux bullet.
but he was only wounded, and will vet live
to make some of the dusky warriors bite the
dust. lie informs us that forty-one men
were left In the stockade, u sufficient num-
Der to stand-off the Sioux. The hostility of
the latter, and their frequent incursions in
the vicinity Of T ort Pease prevented the bows
from hunting and trapping to any consider.
able extent, otherwise they would have done
well during the winter in the collection of
furs and robes.
From the Helena Herald.
Aspecial to the Helena Herald. from Boze-
man, states that a large body of Indians are
in the vicinity Of Fort Pease, and that an
other man named Jessey, had been killed.
The County Commissioner are holding a
session tor the purpose OF providing for the
maintenance of the insane, which the Legis-
lative Assembly failed to do.
From the Mtssoulian.
Jerry Savage was up from Nine Mile Sat-
urday. He has been engaged in running a
drain to the lower patent ground this winter,
and says that he has had goodprospects ever
since he struck bed-rock-prospe cts from
which he could pan out wages. Nine Mile
will undoubtedly be a better camp next sea
son than it was last.
A correspondent signing himself "Gow-
er,s writing from Beartown, says 'The
opinion is that this will be as good a quartz
camp as has ever been struck in the Territory,
several rich deposits of quartz having recent
ly been struck. 1t is understood that nego-
tiations are about to be entered into for the
erection Of a fiye-stamp quartz mill. The ex-
tent and richness Of the leads found are not
definitely known, but the owners are salts
tied, and willing to spend money and
labor in their development. Thus far
the winter weather has been exceedingly
good, milder than it has been for years.
Stock men throughout the vallies have not
had to feed so far, but should a necessity arise
are well supplied.
From the Montanian.
From a private letter received in this city
from Butte we have been permitted to Gull
the following: "The good feeling at Butte
is steadily increasing. Work is progressing
with activity upon the mill, and they are ex-
pected to start up in about six weeks-one
ofthem, the How mill, in less time. Those
who have mines are developing them and
getting out ore, and there will be plenty on
hand to keep the stamps pounding away for