Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-29

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Mr.. Duane Doggett and Miss Mary Rainty
departed their homes on Sunday last for
Helena, where they are to be joined in mat
rlmony. Having lived within sight Of each
other and grown up together, they have had
all opportunity of learning and loving each
other well, and w predict the match a good
one. The HUsBANDMAN extends congratu-
lations to the happy couple. and wishes
them q long and useful life of happiness.
The officers appointed for the new school
district on upper Smith river having failed
to qualify and perform their duties, the CEN
sus has been taken in Diamond district, as
heretofore, and the apportionment made &C
cordlngly. Mr.. Walters, who is much inter-
ested i'll the matter; was over this week to
make some arrangement. The trustees of
Diamond district have agreed to employ a
teacher for that section, and have set apart
800 for that purpose. The school is to be
a three months term, and be taught on Cam
mas creek.
Dun faithful correspondent, Jack Mccoy,
who babe adieu to his friends in Meagher
about W years ago for the Black Hills, re-
turned a few days since. He had many adj
ventures with the Indians, and some hairs
breadth escapes during his stay in the Hills,
but the immigration there the past spring
changed the order OF things, and so Jack,
thirsting for ''fresh fields and pastures new"
set out for the Big Horn mountains. Not
finding that the Eldorado sought he came
on through to the Yellowstone, where he
joined Towards army, then in pursuit of
Joseph. in the capacity of messenger. He
has from time to time furnished the readers
of the HUsBANDMAN with many important
facts respecting the country through which
he has travelled, end RECALLED them with the
scenes and events of his %journeying. We
are pleased to welcome him back again to
civilization.
THERE are but few placer mining enter
prises in Montana that exceed in magnitude
and have in prospect a greater reward for
the money and labor invested than that of
the Consolidated Flurne Company, of Con-
federate gulch. 1t was in 1868. we believe,
that the beginning of this work was made.
At that time, however, there were two CON-
panies-the Fremont and the Hard Up. AZ
ter year or two of rustling among boulders
and some disagreeable having about dumps,
side bitches and drains. the two companies
consolidated, and; in 1872, organized under
the name of the Consolidated Flume Com
pany. For several years the new company
labored with inexperienced managers at the
head, but finally the property got into better
hands, and John Nanno, who was one Of the
original proprletors of the Hard Up COM
pany, gave up his business in town and took
personal charge of the fume. Messrs. Nan
no, Stafford, Hitchins, and Buckingham tor
a year or two, labored hard and under the
disadvantages usual to companies whose
capital consists mainly Of muscle and nerve.
Since then the progress Of the work has
been attended with more favorable results.
Last year they cleared off a considerable
lot OF bedrock, which yielded so well as to
enable them to clear off the Indebtedness of
the company. This season the result has
!, been still better. They stripped a piece $50
feet long by 200 feet wide. We were not in
formed as to the exact yield of this little
spot of land, but as the amount taken from
the main tlume was nearly $4,000, the total
, weld of the season can hardly fall short of
, $40, 600. The labor of the season was CON-
, pleted last week. and we are glad to learn
!, tbat all Interested are Dleased with the re-