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Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-04-14
General Items

n ,,,v at Med,s'o, California; .. ). "." b,
:. = ~, and will b. read, TOT n"' ''
'', y, ' contributing SO apiece the ~. ,sns co.
,..,. Of Greedy. Colorado nave
s '" hSSuse.
A man in Salem. several oay' whic. b.
.,roved $4,000 of MORTGAGES "''' "
s s.HI .eaios, poor people. ,,..
"a =, ,ne xarai Gns pageant in - D "a :.
r.-ss tnere was a team o. Nv .- -,
ven drawing . small pine 'o'''' "
heels. ,a White
sewn Palms, seven miles beyond " !" ' ~.
Waller is now the terminal s'a' ~" " =. i,
sau,neru Pacific r .iiroad to"af" 'n' WV
''Orado. g fssx;c,
,,.s IN, TO The Z. n,e"n,al block u p"'. ~.
no., No." . ;. fo,, ~ diameter and three iee'
s s y :, ~ y. i3hs / oo6. and is worth 1884,
~, - .as so ,e,, down .i'af, $50 feet dep al
Gold Run eel. the other day, sna , wa.
..s,sd through lie big tunnel, d's'an'
|of 2 600 feet, ,e, hat life enough % c's~1
m, mon the bank, w"ere be was 'ou"o
dea' IT.,
A San Francisco dispatch says: ne
s,a,emcnt il au,horizeh on seme -"'l'' -
ant, crit; that the 'Iauds Pm t'e CUSTOMS a"'.
amounting 10 rom $5.OOc,G c'o $7'o"''
Iooo per y..r have b c" porps'r"fr" mere
Additional telegrams from Fort re''e'
man state that General Crooks v'c'cry
lover Crazy Hpra'. was complete and TN"
In ny of the Indians who escape'' mu-
s,.i ~ as all their provisions, ammunition
etc., was as destroyed.
A u liner named Munson recently "o"'
lin III. Globe: inning district. Ariz'na'
sol,dd mass Of metallic silver ore lynn OF
the surface If the ground and we'ghn4
2 zoo pounds. A careful and low as.ay u
il shaved it l., b. almost mass VI pur'
silver. and worth $2O,OtN at le"st.
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We are gratified to note. even at this
late day the interest taken by the indie
pendent ip the matter of navigating the
YELLOWSTONE. 1t has suddenly become
in the enterprise, and says it
twill do more for the prosptrity of Mon
tana than all the subsidies we can vote
from now to Christmas. In that light
The people Of Eastern and Southern Mon
tana will regard it in the future, and if
some isolated inland towns want y railroad
they can build il.
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TalE BlG hlsbbkN s5UlNl'lk 4 .

The Helena indie enie' he past wee k
has published several edit",isl Is IN r gard
TO Inc richness of the Big Horn country
in the precious metals. an therefore claims
that it was the first paper to 'irect alter
tention to the rich mines in Mat sectiun
Willie we are glad to haye the supper, Of
the In,'ep+ndrnt in rorerly setting forth
to the world the undOubteh ri. hness and
vast exte.t of tn mines Of E .stern Mon
rama, We cannot bur regard its assumption
as being the first paper to dirc a'te'ti"n
To their existence. as pi.c Of arrogance
ard cheek eli .racterisic Of The Pig, i'm
editor Through the persistent eff"rts If
the Cheyenne papers and the PIC aud
Plow; published a, tn place. in direct Z
att, ton to these mines, backed BY ind.e
putablc evidence of the ex lstence If gold
IN paying quantities III the Big Horn coun-
try. an expedition Of over eco men was or
ganized in Wyoming in 1870 for the pur-
pose of prosD' citing and developing the
mines in that region. The expedition was
50 harrassed by Ind ms that the uien had
little CHI nee to prospect. but they found
gold on the Big Horn and all Of Is fri
butaries. Since 1871. this piper has AL
MIDST every week alluded to these mines.
and IN 1919 IN expedition Of one hundred
and fifty mrn WINS organized here and
Quilted by our citizens 10 prospect the
mines ON Big Horn, Powder and Tongue
Rivers aud Goose Greek. Before r. aclI-
ling the diygings the expeditio was con
fronted by formidable army Of Sioux
Indians, and after sixteen days hard fight
ling returned 10 the sctt ements Since
then the Pcasc e>pe i'ion has left thi,
place a, d built fort at the mouth Of the
Big Horn; which was intended rs head.
quarters fct miners who lnt'nded pros
pec'ms tue Hig Horn and tributaries
Ag; IN the Indians inlerfered and caus. d
the abandonment of the Fort.
We have given these facts for the inf0r
nation of the editor of the independent
v ho at this lac day, aft writing i've
articles relative 10 the mines on the Biz
Horn. jumps upon his desk, flaps his
wings and rxclaims TO the world ID t 1.-THE
| Independent WAS the first newspaper t.
direct attention to the rich mines on the
Big Horn" The next thing We expect
TO b. ar from the ver,la3t editor of the
independent is. that he his discOv, red
that gold exists in Alder and Confederate
eulches. However far behind the times,
il is gratifying to have the Independent
take AN interest in the Biz Horn country
From the evidenc. of Gen, Sheridan aud
a score of practical miners there is NJ
doubt but that it is richer country than
the Black Hills, and we mny reasonably
lexpcct that the bulk Of the emigrants IA
latter will move on ibis way. The sew.
eral military expeditions now moving
against the Indians. operating in concer'
will enable miners to thorough, prospect
and work the mi, les on Big Horn. Ton.
que ard Powder rivers and their various
tributaries without fear Of nOlcstatmn
from hostile Indians. We think the fact
will be demonstrated the m, z season
Thar East. rn Montana las rs rich mines
rs liave ever been discovered in ,hIs Coun
try or Aus,rxlia
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~ = (:lkAND JURY AD-
JOCRNED.
A fem nest in . TEAPOT.

The U. s. Grand Jury, after session
Of twenty-five days. adjourned Tue,d'y
W. bout any indictments. A Virginia
Civ special to the Independent says:
1.-The evidence in regard to the Crow
Agency was weak AID ~afery, and didn't
amount IT, anything at A." Easter"
Montana was ransscR d 'rnn! enc end 7"
,h. other f"r witnesses. and 4 ,cxon went
over 10 t sufy Tue men our "eixhb"r
Wilkinson hid Ills ing. rs on, VII"
would swear to c,rruptIons al The Grow
Age cy; th,t would star''e the wor' !.
."l consien Story and Cl'pp toa dun
geo, for il. were on han and spoke their
title pieces, The rip -enortlox individuals
who v, re in p0ssrssiOn Of X ow'edse
thai weighed upon their consciences, and
81 y lei for an opportunity t" emt"'s""'
themselves before u u. 5. Grand Jury
relieved ;h,ms, Ives before the late jury,
nd still all tue evidence was weak and
watery-not amounting - anytli'hy.
The exp+nse of this frui.'e>s invcsti
CATION, brought tout by the grou"ilSss
cha, ges Of u..principlea newspapers and
falls. assett ons inside b, discharged tm-
pi-yces anh per DUAL enemies Of he COM
tractor anh agent at the Crow Agency,
will fall pretty heavily on III govern
ment. Th.. Ma,liso.ian says the exp nse
Of the jury amounts u So 800, and III.
witnesses fees will he at least th.'
much.
lhe Madsoni' and Times h W made
serious cllarg pcatedIy against Gen.
uIapp aud Mr. ~ lson Story, md claimed
mat al, they said and m.l..h more could
AMI wOul,! be prOveI before the late
Grand Jury. they claimed thai the,
based some Of their asser'iO' upon inf"r
ma ion ub,ai, ed from certain individuals
TMse rowing individuals hnvs bee
TIC ore the U. s. Grand Jury and on 'heil
o aths have testified that these papers
baye wantonly lied, q wclIas IL. me Ives
|i!tney gave such Information to TIE
editors Of me Madlsoni. ~ and Tunes.
| L, >sew Of the testimony abducted BY
The Grsnd Jury in regard to tn charges
., fraud pei pc rated ~ the Crow Agency
these newspapers are placed in very
unenviahle pOsi'i"n, q position that nj
honest man, aud especially a journalist
who is supposed 10 shape public op'iilo'
to some extent would like TO occupy.
T:ey have escorted 10 every means, low
and contemplate, to sully the good tame
and blast the rel utation of honest ~ l.
aud public spirited citizens, and hsx
sigma " tailed. TIE odum they woul.
cast upon others IS rebounded and Gov !
4 the It's gators with in amy They slar:i
convicted by their own witness rs puall.
deta:ners In unsso!tby Of pubic ca ii.
dence. They cannot evad,. the intany
the, have br,ugh. upon III nIseives. or III
any man"er justly III ,nseiSts before the
people IN cndcavori"g to ruin others,
they have destroyed themselves in III
ewes all honest men. HE VII" SOW
tue win shall reap the whIr wind =
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From the East to the kie
Horn.

i w. L. ,. Morse, who has spent tw+nt,
6v" years Of his life in mining d,str,cts i
all of the western States and Territories
Iinclu ing in his circuit Oregon. luahs
N vada. Utah, Wyoming, California.
ORGANIZING at Sioux City y comp ny +"
one hundred picked men. with ann
transportation ahd provisions to subsis
the party four ,:1o,t' hs. for the Big Il or,
c"u"try on prospecting tchs.
The Journal SAYS:
I'm 1865 this old niiirer. who was th.r
lde!ving in III" diggings i" Nevada organ
lid company Of sixteen. exclusive ii
himself. and start ed out through the or. b
" stern portion Of Utah for the Big Horn
Country TIL" Company succeeded in
getting within about sew, nry-fiye or on.
hundred miles Of where t.tev designed II
60, when the Indians drove them bac.
and thy gave up all hop at that time of
getting into 'he n curtains.
During all the years Mr.. Morse w.>
mining in he country, round abou, the
Big H.'r" Mountains. lie says the d., E.. l..
if"r"i"ns always had IN eye IN hat coun
try. aud much ~ they desired 10 inter- i,
and prosper fcf goli. they .,rvcr found
an opportunity Ola account OF the Indian.
who appeared to be ever present IL torn
back all parties that started that way
No company Of miners has ever been il,
lie Big Horn M%u tains TO Thoroughly
prospec for gold. though q 'ew ind,vidu
lis have, At intervals, succetdet in getting
n for . few days at time. and these NJ
Ways reported very favor ably as regards
prospects
Will Mr.. Morse does no, run down the
Black Hills country. Ii, meyer, heless|
!ives it as his op'nio" that n. ee ounces ufI
'old may be found in tie Big Horn Noun.
aims to every ounce found IN th,. Black
ILLS, labor in att 'ininx il being equal
lh' former cou try is further w.st. lnl
'e"pe contemplating . TRIP from the
East, but the difference is more than mad.
'p. be thinks. by the advantages il po..
essss over III. Hills In The matter Of mi.
ne prospects.
The ''Great Divide" is the title Of a newt
york just out. It ,re,'s more particular
Y Of The National Park md -urround,nc|
ounny. We will give vt sou,e future
MT an exIen led notl of ,n,s wmk
II authcr Is the E n Of Du.raven. who|,
viii b. remembered pad th,s country \
's'', .cc mp"n'er by Dr. Henry K axs
y. btoth'r"f the ale Cano" If Wes,
lln's er. and p IOted by Texas bch. OF
sne We tame -llIerad. |,
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-04-14

A terrible calamity almost IN earth
quake vas the explosion Of fur powder
magazines in the outskirts of Sail LAX.
City on the 9Th inst. Besides eeyeraI
lives lost. it IL sid th IL the br skaye ~
glass alone would amount 70 $50. OOO
The most probable exp..nal ION II III
cause g an aci VI wsat"n mischief o..
the part Of twO boys. VINO hal been GU,
hunting. and discharged their guns or
rides st the magazine to see he eff,c,.
A n0ng other cffects.- there 10 scxrc.,v
"a ouyh LETT ut ether boy 10 b. visible or
ja>tlfy iuarrxi.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-04-14

l, looks i" uu,si i. I'epp.c Il thcI
deal ii bush .l6il lh. -
been waiting t"r some weeks I" hear the
astounding dlscl"< uics OF the Virginia &, !
Grand .Lnrv, and mpw it turns out tia, il
hasn't any disclosures 10 make of AZ,
Kind. Tn fact IS, we are not surpr!> d
~ Judge Blake D ing mad. The Juag.
thought he had "A big thing buf it seems
he hadn't, and the disa poi"'ment has
come v'ry near tr'.aki G bis heart.-Tln.
dependent.
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Greek is the ='.i,t,ss.
Democratic Delegate for Mon
t3n0

W. a. Clark. Chairman of the Demo
cratic Central Committee. publish. . the
f'll'win in regard to calling Terrific
rial C"nventioa:
After Consultation with the lea.,;n,
members OF TIE Drmocr tic party, / am
p rsuaded thai IN view Of the Uncertainty
II obtaining representation for M.n,.n.
u 10. st. Louis Convention, that it would
~ u"w'sts T. cali Convention for the
purpose Of = kct,ng a Delegate. The
I rr',ori"l Central Committee will make
ne sci elton r. d /" due tim Iw,l Grill
ne members Ut the Comm,,tee ,oce,he..;
Vt me purpose. W. A. CLARK
Chm .Terr-~Dem en-. Com
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-04-14

The California Senate has passed two
bills of IN extraordinary nature IN regard
to the press One requires that the sig, a.
tur's Of writers shall he affixed to articles.
and the other that newspaper shall re
tract any statement proven To b.. libellous.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-04-14

II has be- n announced Sevc.a' mrs il
!. our local columns that a number of tn
; cntrrprising citizens If Bnzcma" La, in
Iaugdara'e freight ard passenger Ii,
on he Yellowstone. and that PERHAPS i,
less than month gomds would be deliv
red I" MOntsna merchants from this new
avenue Of inla"d commerce. We regar(
'ins enterprise ~ by far the NOS, ,mpor
tant movement hat has been undertake,
~ our citizens i" their efforts to prmu,t
quick and reliable It's sr0r,atIon. Besides
supplying present need c"mpara' lively
ind'spesabir 10 the reside Is Of Soutl,
Eastern Montana. it will contribute in an
important degree to the development OF q
district of country that co, tain, more
fyoad 'Aan I'll the rest Of Territory, and.
indeed, Tor that matter. than any OF. er
portion Of the continent; A riety oi
Causes are conspIrlng to give 10 the enter
prise greater value than its most enthu.
si'stic supporters ever thought Of accord
ing it. The military operations now
going forward will free it from the pres.
enc OF hostile savages. and enable enter
prislng and industrious settlers to open
It's valleys TO civilization and give i's rich
and luxurious grasses to the cbcks an !,
herds which WILSON cuver It's hills. Wm.
by the reputation Of the golden ire .suycs
in the Big Horn country, imn,Igr.t on
will crowd TO it and spread over the Ter
r'tory augr:tnting the sources of Industry
md increasing capital and labor,
Yhe country. free from In 'ians and set.
iemcn's bringing up in the Valleys, will
enable. in lew years. our people 10 lie.
nand 'hese railroad facilities for which v e
ave ber': almost ready t. pl-dg all VIZ
ave and mortgage the future 10 obtain /
There can be no ques ion of he TACT that
he .pening Of the Yellowstone couDtry
the most important event in the history
ft,e Territory.
The navigation of the nYer. while incl
entail to, is yer indispensable to the sue
cssful prosecution Of the undertaking. II
endtrs il al accomplished fact. The in
ue'cr which it will x. ri upon tie r, s,
t The Territory is bound to BE- bensfi. ,al
Id good. Our commercial facilities Will
,crease commercial wealth Industry isl ]
ways ready to take advantage Ut oppnr-
unity. For years the Missouri MS been e
ar only avenue to the East. In e wing It II
rival lhorOugh,are We do not limit it's !
Importance, but aug,iicnr oul resources OF i
'ealih and increase the demand which ~
'ndcrs II al csc, initial medium in iurih, +.
y the development Of the count ~ and ID
a''a'nk 1t into . grea, aud prosperous u
Late. -tlndcpcnden,. II,
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-04-14

r;,'; =" siyoe. = tori" chef If The =,
Louis Republican Is mentioned IN c' -.
NJ; .'' "a.. VIII 3. be officr of Governor ct
=. m -. our. II u hardly probable thu, ~ ~
~. JOURNALISTIC strategist 10 ,h,o~ >u -,
y" away by diving into the dir,v n..' :,
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-04-14

lAsr.te the opposition Of the Mai,;eo.
num- M"d'so" c'dnsv gave a hau.,soms,,
majority for the Railroad Act. H.,
s syn psrr,, 'wo years ago chided the
G :; with lack of influeocr because
Sa'a''n county went IN opposition to -,
~ VS. on the capital Que. ton
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Black Hills Items.

There are five thousand men In the
Hills.
Two .re three practical journalists have
gone i, to The Black Hills with printing
materia'.
twenty $. YER leus:;alles were recently
counted on the roaI from Laramie t.
Gus er City.
Custer City correspondence: "Th's II
the devils own country: II you have
grain cf charity IL your soul. send mt
SIS.
A freight attached odometer TO his
wagon " ,ctl before leaving tie ,B'afk
Hills. and the instrument recorded 24e11a
miles. AS the shortest dis snce between
Gust City and cheyenne.
The Hills are mainly occupied by OF.
miners. who are working very hard
They Lave 10 ti.aw Out thu ground by
burning Mgs. and then gather up the
t,r. and Gerry 1t to water. where the,
wash il our.
The Black Hills creeks that arc paying
the larg S, pr sn, are Spring, Rapid
Caste Dead Wood. White Wood, Sand
and Iron Creek. All these ere Ks ar.
d vie ding h ndsOme re-
Greek is the boss
Omaha Bee. 25: "A very healthy ard
numerous family arrived ut the n>fe,
yesterday en- route TO the Black Hi,ls
The domestic Quit numbere seventeen
.'ather and mother and fifteen chjldrrn,
ne Of est '"g"ter, an i"fant Of eight. e..
summers. Weip.cd OF nound. >,
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twenty SIX persons IN S.rfa Chr
county, Cal. own t.,gcther yer one r7;l.
no "c'es ut the hes, farming land mud
l<S persons throughout the State con,,oi
8 500 NO acres o"''"'
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a Nevada s''e p ma, who had tri i and
socce' ded with sheep. said: ..sheen .,a
~. ..e1 man = eoveremen, bo.d, YOU can
year ot1 coarv every six mo. Ills h.1t' :.
=. "s !; IS INC bond, aud the bond " l,f, =, h; =
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Freight Mates
CHICAGO.

NaICA0O, NprlS6
The hight 10 rogress hes wcen be Isws
posl and The Obi AZ. = Ail0h saiar.ad
'veT tee Cas'fofsiia business, his b, sa ] .
AID akc rate. freixhl i,oiu
NV N6rE u S.a Fsaccisco we're Ct
~ CO.. yesterday.
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ne or Glory for s.. Louis just publish.
~ SHOWS population for that civ If ,nnr
hundred and eighty nine thousand ona
hundre' and eighty two.
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On the 9th nit. = terrible STOW storm
swept over some portions Of Missouri. At
st. Joseph i FIJI 70 The depth of twelve
inchea All the railroads Leading to that
place were blocks AIDED.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-04-14

There will be 'h'r'y-'yo # the Gov.
e!"me"ts It he world repr.se..t. 4 at III.
Centennial, nrs,fies our own
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... .ns 81 81 jos ph Herald h.. ice, M.
-, 49, " = company compo.ed If ~, .
M.;;. fs e.. = KIN yor IT 81. Josen,. nh
s cs.; .no z: " me.-. W d. o.r ;epa :
IT,. u VAST sna jos pA Thompson. 'Oe'
1t The lesq'ng ne~su.ns,. o =. - On.
!. -. VT valley. -.nd win 90 d,nh, ' ne, MS
- po''' 70 9, d,r the, new m... .'"'a'n
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ma. = ~. W.. = ~ . 'ofs Congress 10 cleo, ma,
n ~; G,s oy POPULAR vo:s Inst, j q 9o,!
'u...'ns ,aim tor their coape,sSss : !. e
:; !. . '.''.'o''oa'', would nave the nh .S
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-04-14

a party OF Denver men with more time
man money are going to walk to the
Exhibition. They expect to
do th" disQnc,. within 90daya
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-04-14

HE dOu,s e mm,,iee On Teytismjl.
hsvs decided % report adversely Oh tbs
u J dividing OAkoa. and MAKING aao b. =
Territory called fem'iA
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-04-14

BAY rd Ts' lor is."n thu editorial staff
OF the NV York Tribune.
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CROOKS CAMPAIGN
uETURN-,OF BIG HORN
EXPEDITION.
OVER ONE HUNDRED INDIANS
KuLED-OROOK LOSES
FOUR MEN.
rs,.c;., Teievram 10 the Leader
Fort RENO. March o. J
Via Fort, FErTERMAN. 7
March 81 \

March Is.
We arrived here to-day after one Of
h. hardest campaigns eyer experienced
in the West. We succe. DID IN breaking
nm Crazv Horses band Of Cheyenne an,
Minnrconj"x; killing more than one o""
bred Indians, and burning their village
on Little Powder river. An immense
amount of ammunition, arms and sup
ulies were etor. in the Indian village.
Our ca. ualities were rs follows: -Four
men killed and eight wounded. Snow
has talltn every day during the campaign
an, the wealth, has been intensity cold.
The next move will b. TO strike Sitting
Bull. who il supposed to be camped al
fhe mouth OF Powd' river. Col. Stanton
ehie' Of scouts. leaves for Fort Fetterma'
t,-day and viii reach there Sunday,
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=
busi'e ss after April 30, 1876. The ,a1es
embraced within the provisions of the
law above quoted are the following. viz,
Kect'liers."..:;..;:... 500 &C
Dealers, retail iQuOr............... 2s m
De'!ers, Who'll. sale liquor. 100 m
Dealers in malt liquors, wholesale 50 %
Dealers in malt liquors, retail, 20 m
Dealers in Leaf tobacco ...... d M
Retail drah rs in leaf tobacco. 49,. 5O0 n,
AID on sales Of over 81, 900, fifty
cents TOR every dollar in excess
of $1,000
Dea:' rs III manufactured tobacco 4 M
Manufactures of stills. n ~
Ana Tor each still manufac,ur.I M M
And lor "a n worm manufacf'd 0I m
Man"!'clurcrs OF tobacco. .... IN m
.ManuIacturrrs Ut cigars... IN M
Pe.'d.crs of ,o,accO, frst elsa. w
<more than two horses or otner
dnISHA'Sy. .,......... m =.
Pe'idltrs Of tobacco, second ,.,... " w
Two horses or other an,malss
Pt'l''ltrs of tObacc., third clas, % W
(one horse or other a,imaN -
fed"'erS OF tobacco, fourth class w
(on loot or public co, veyance, N ~
trtwcr, OF l"ss than 500 barr, Is 81 m
Brewers Of 90 barrels or more 100 01
A"y person. so liable, who shall fai, "a
comply with the foregoing requirements
Will be subject to severe penalties.
PERSONS Or firms liat IL to pay anv Of
the Sp cial Taxes named above musf an.
ply to THOMAS P. FULLER, Collecttr
|of Internal Revenue ut Helena. Montana
a. Pay Tor ard procure the Special Tax
; amp or Samps they need, prior to Nav
!, 1876, anu without .urth.r notice.
D. D. PRATT,
commissioner of Internal Reyt nue..
Office of Internal ktvtruc.
Washington, D. c., Feb. l, 1876.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-04-14
NOTICE.
u. s. INT'L REVENUE
Special Taxes.
MAY I, 1876, 10 APRIL 80, 1877;

The Revised Statutes of the United
States, Sections 3232, 1887, 323e ami 1920
require every person engaged in any bust.
ness. ayocation, or employment which
renters him liable to a Special Tax TO
PROCURE AND PLACE CONSPICU-
IN HIS ESTABLISHMENT
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS A STAMP
denotiny the payment of said Special Tar
for the Special Tax Year beginning NAV
l, 1876, before commencing or con,inu,n1
business after April 30, 1876. The ,aIes
embraced within the provisions of tho
law above quoted are the following viz,