Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-06-22
TERRI ITORIAL NEWS!
From the Rozeman Times

W A'0 hi'oo soine recent inquiry re-
gardlng crop prospects in this part of the
Territory, and find that if no future accident
happens to injure the crops, they will be
very fine. The winter wheat looks snlen-
did-better than ever known before at this
season OF the year, and the spring a. Wheat a
oats, etc, look very promising. The grass
hoppers have not injured the growing crops
very much, and the alarm from them is
about over. The farmers have fought them
successfully nearly everywhere where they
Threatened damage. Many farmers in this
county now regret that they did not sow
more seed, as the prospects for a good crop,
is so fair. In other parts of the Territory
the damage from g~rasshoppers appears to
have been much greater than IN Gallatin
county.
From the Helena Herald. i
The Secretary Of the Montana Historical
society has in his possession q COPY of the
Boston Gazette dated Mohday, March y, 1910.
A bear story from eastern Montana.
Harry Kea, while at the roundup on the
Madison during the late storm, discovered
twolarge cinnamon bears eating the carcass
OF a COW that had fallen over the creek bank.
lie lassoed one and started to camp with it.
but the animal had not been broke to lead
ndpulled on the rope until his saddle be-
came loose; about this time around-up man
happened along and took hold of the lariat
and held the bear in statu quo until Harry
went downto the brush andcut asclub, with
which he killed the bear. Harry wanted
some bear meat, and this was his only
change, as he had neither U nor pistol.
They took the bear to camp and had a feast.
From the Helena Independent III
Strawberries in Cursis' garden are ripen-
ing, and they will soon be in marketm great
abundance. I.tF F4ffa-i4H N !,
From the Butte Miner.
Several prospecting parties are leaving
town tor the new discovery Of placer mines
in Hail Columbia gulch. This gulch was
struck several years ago and abandoned, but
late development shows there is considerable
good wages ground left, and the old ground
is now all s;pken up and being worked.
Messrs. Dunn, Macheemi &c Col, thellessees.
of the Hattie. Harvey copper mine, are ship
ping y to Is tons Of copper ore per week to
Glendale. where Messrs. ArmstrongJ&gDah
Ter buy and reduce it. We are pleased to
note That Messrs. Armstrong & Dahler' are.
making q success Of smelling copper ores,
as it will tend to encourage others in putting
up works of this character. .G
From the New Northwest.
Hon. A. E. Mayhem goes to Missoula
Hon, VIM. Fl. Claggett to- Phihpsburg; Il.
L. Napton, ESQ, to Bitter Root, and Geo.
W. Irwin, Esq, to Butte TO- deliver the 18th
OF July orations. While we are sorry to
have the gentlemen absent, we congratulate
OUR friends on acquiring the services of ex-
cellent orators for the; glorious, Fourth.
Onscach 18th of June for several years,
until last Tuesday, Violent and destructive
storms have swept scross from Mount Pow
ell to the main range. This year it was a
glorious day, but IL terrible storm tronbled
the night.
From the Missoulian.
A number of gentlemen of Lewis and
Clarke and Deer Lodge counties have signi-
fled their Intention of visiting us at our
county fair on the 18th OF next September,
and it is to be hoped that all who have pur-
posed coming win come. The public-spirit-
Ell gentlemen whopHJ ollr fair movement on
foot were actuated by no motives of gain
indeed, they have taxed themselves without
stint that nothing may be wanting for its
complete success. They haveibuiltt ascom+
modious, two-story fair building have con-
Structed as fine a. track ass there is I'M file