Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1876-12-21
TERRiT ORIAL NEWS
From the New North West, Dec X

Mr.. Foster informs us the Butte ena !,
the new Helena wagon road is in fair 90,
dition but that the other end is sc,ro.,.
practicable yet. 1t will cost several tho.
sand dollars more to make it a good biah
way. Aside from being shorter routs :,
Helena the road will afford good commnn;
cation with Gallatin Valley from which Rn+,
will draw heavily in grain andproduce.
w. A. Clark, Esq. returned from Rptt.
Tuesday evening bringing down the nro
duet of seven days run of the Dexter MI,
which we think is probably the best run q
a ten stamp silver mill that has been m,0,
in the Territory. There are 10 bars. w4;oh
ing 600 pounds, $50 fine, and of a currenor
value of over ST., 600 This was nilled +
seven days from about SIS tons of ore. Eiob
bars are from La Plata ore, and two ho,
from Pollock and Moulton ore. The min
is running steadily and satisfactorily in Al
particulars.
From the Missoulian, Dec. 13.
&. B. Hartman was down from SkakahO
Saturday. He states that there is a goodlv
nnmber of grasshopper eggs. in the upp.r
end of the valley for next years seed Which
will certainly come on unless there is som.
good reason why they shouldn't.
Jacob Baker was down from Skalkab0
Saturday. Mr.. Baker is well known anon,
brewers as the only person in this couu,r
who cultivates the genuine two-row variety
of brewers barley, he having sent to Ger.
many for the Seed, and not letting It, ont fl
other cultivators. Last summer the grass
hoppers appeared in his fields Just befor
the barley ripened and cut off the heads y
Singular as it may seem, new heads formed Y
on the stalks in place Of the old ones. and
he had q fair crop. ~. sa| q
From the Benton Record, Dec 49, ID
Our Highwood neighbors seem. to eniu
their country homes and rather shun thM
temptations of city life. At all events the N
seldom come to town. -t- f,si3-,.
81 From the Bozeman Times. Dec ~
A petition has lately been in crculatir N
In Bozeman, and largely signed, address n
to the Secretary Of the Interior, ,represcmM
ing that the contractors, awarded the con
tract for furnishing supplies to the Cror
Indians, have made default, that the Grow,
are suffering for necessaries and are, prayinr NJ
that action may be promptly taken in thu
premises. .,ss.. Is ,;,. m
ll@F from the Helena independent. Dec l6 M
3 Mr. Tandy, owner of some placer Minis
in Scratch Gravel, four miles north of Helema
was 50 fortunate as to make lucky find ID
MS ground on Monday last. The; digging
are very shallow, and during the past fh Nj
had been poughed up to be ready tor eart hi
IN II the Spring. On the day mentioned, Nil
randy was walking over his claim, when M
his eye happened to, catch something tla
looked like a. s'colorp of gold. Wishing
TO test the matter he Kicked the snrroundn. M
dlrt from the glittering object, when 10,
beautiful nugget was broughttov view, whid E
when put on the scales weighed 27 ounces
worth S564.a ,Ihegnugget was fiat, and in @
shape resembles a small biscuit, is II Ve1 IL
the quality OF gold and nearly pure 4scrath M
Gravel isnoted for its nuggets, but we BE-
ilevc that this is the; largest one ever found #
VINO says ,our. placer. mining is played out @
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