Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-05-18

cine.' #
Miss ELLA FINN, who has been visiting
for several months on the Missouri Valley,
returned to Diamond Tuesday.
ANOTHER match has been made to come
off at Brewer Springs ON the 2sth instant.
Geo. Patrick's sorrel gelding is matched
against Brainard's blue gelding to run five
hundred yards for $75 a side.
CONSIDERABLE more pipe has been added
on to that, formerly used upon Gold Hill.
This will give a pressure of about 200 feet.
The Little Giant is in position, and work
will commence on the both inst.
Mr.. Jos. ALLEN, who is passing through
this county in the interest Of the Helena
Herald, called upon us this week on his re-
turn from Smiths River. The Herald has
many warm friends in Meagher county, and
its circulation is increasing rapidly, as Mr..
A. assures us that this tour will double their
former list.
The government ferry ON the road be-
tween Fort Shaw and Camp Baker will be
in operation this week. Capt. Browning
has a detachment of soldiers repairing the
boat. Tuesday last was the day set for
placing their large wire-rope in position,
and the citizens of that vicinity We're to turn
out to assist in the work.
THE firm of Cooper & Proctor, cheese
manufacturers of Smiths river, has dissolv-
II Mr.. no,+o rrs11 ao,,&;-,,o -, 4ho nhonrn
business, while MI. Cooper will devote his
| attention to farming. Mr.. c.. and Mr.. Van
Camp will put in a large grain crop this sea-
son. Mr.. Proctor proposes to turn out
double the amount Of cheese of any previ-
Gus year.
Mr.. F. M. DENNIS gave us a call last week.
Mr.. D. spent the winter, prospecting for coal
in the Muscleshell. He and his partner, Mr..
Carpenter, has a mine situated about fifteen
miles from the Judith Gapp, near the foot
of the Little Snowies. There are three
~stratas, one eighteen inches and two about
two feet in width. They crop out OF the
ground for a half mile or more, and the
quality of the coalssis excellent, indeed.
WE would refer our read ers to the adver
tisement of J. Laney which appears in Thu
issue. Mr.. Laney is a capital manager o
that noble animal-the horse-and is Away:
on hand and attentive to business. Hi
stallion "John Morgan" is well and fayora
bly, known, having made two successful
seasons in this county. It requires no wind,
encomiums to recommend him-his colts, il
all the prominent herds in this vicinity tel
of his remarkable powers of transmission
Mr.. Laney in a special card invites all owl
ers of stations to meet him at Canyon Ferr.
and Canton for the purpose of comparin;
points, and talking horse generally.
ADvICEs from the proprietors OF the Butt
Miner state that the material for their pape
t will be on hand, and that the new publics
! ton will make its appearance about the frs
: of June. The Miner will be q valuable au1
iliary to our industrial interests, and has
wide field to labor in. Mining is one Of til
! permanent interests of our Territory, an
= upon its rapid development depends, in
measure, the increase of u wealth an
prosperity. The Miner will be a tri-Weekl.
and will be furnished at ST. per month, or {
for six months. Subscriptions may be sci
) to Mills 6 Kessler, Butte City.
6 THE Smiths river Wool-groWers have a
n ranged a novel and convenient method
sucking lambs. There are always some tn
+ the ewes will not own, and must-be raised |
" ~ YsZ ~ ---.-- ~ -.---