Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-09-20
inc at IS per 9Slb sack.

ID No indictments were found by the Ter
4 ritorial Grand Jury for the First Judicia
District at its session this term.
a The Home Park Rancho of Sedman &
McGrcgory has turned out nearly two
hundred pounds of butter weekly during
this season.
:: About 120 pupils were present at the
! opening of the Virginia City Public
+ Schools on last Monday.
q Mr.. John A. Spencer has contracted for
the building of stone fire-proof on the
site Of Templars' Hall, which he purchas-
ed recently.
The County Commissioners have entered
into contract with Ed. McCann for the
construction of two bridges on the West
side of the Ruby river, near Cicero.
l AS a positive evidence that the business
of Virginia City is increasing, we notice
the shipments of one firm alone, Raymond
Bros, for this season will exceed 100000
pounds.
We are informed that on account of the
INSTRUMENTATION manifested by the Ban
nacks who are accompanying Gen. How
ards command, it has become necessary
to disarm them.
Judge Don L. Byam was visitor to our |
sanctum yesterday. He is interested in the
mines Of Emigrant Gulch, and is deriving
a handsome profit from his diggings.
Those shade trees of Tom Farrell's have
not taken very deep root yet; but the at
tempt to carry one of them off made fei-
low so tired on Tuesday that he had to lay
down in the gutter and rest for Il couple of
hours. He ought to have been better
braced for the effort.
Butte Miner, 1ltl inst.]
There is much sickness in town.
The greater portion of the machinery for
the hosting works and pump at the Alice !
Mine. as well rs all yet required for the
MILL has now been received.
Within the last two weeks sixty tons of
copper ore has been shipped to Corinne by
he Butte branch Of the First National
Bank of Helena.
The population of Butte is now 1900,
according to the estimate of those best in
ormed about the matter, and is still rapid
Y increasing. There is not a vacant
uilding anywhere near the business part N
f town, and although dwelling houses are
eng built in all quarters it is Il difficult
natter to rent one. r
We learn from Mr.. Purvine that Mr..
of the Hecla Company. Glen
ale, has succeeded, by combining pure
lica with the fire clay procured from the P
eighbOrhood of Aliens coal mine, on
ost Creek, in forming a compound from
hich fire brick of the very best possible
ality can be made. The brick. made
ON this compound Mr.. Purvinc cOnsid-
s fully as infusiblc as the crllcibles in use n,
the laboratories of chemists and assaycrs.
The 5O-ton-per-day smcter at Glendale
now finished and ready for work. 1t TIL
)uld have been fired up before this time
d ii not been for the difficulty expert
ced in procuring transportation from
apper to Glendale of the vast amount of
9 needed every day to keep both furnaces
sy. The distance is only nine miles.
as $3.50 per ton is offered the work
lst surely be remunerative. Mr.. Sigsbee
Butte, has contracted to supply the
eded amount of ore, and should he sue \
ID in doing so both furnaces will be kept
annually at work. In that event about
tons of bullion per day would be the 8
Id of the two smelters. In addition to
two large snelters which are cupola
naccs, there are two reverbcratory fur
cs, one having three hearths for work
galena ores. already completed and -
v in operation, and another of two Z
rths in course Of construction, and to
employed in smelling the copper ores
Butte.
Herald
liner & Salisbury are about to COM
Ice the building of large stone stable
heir recently purchased property, on
corner Of Rodney and Breckenridge
cts.
mall game is coming into market in ca,
siderable quantities, and is retailed H. 'p'
wagons at fair prices. Ducks are
at 80 cents per pair; rabbits, % cents
|; chickens, the sale of which are pro-
tel, are distributed gratis to dealers
regular customers. Fresh brook-trout
ut 20 cents a pound, several hundred
mt being disposed of at that figure.
independently
are Informed by one of the managers
he Fair that number of horses from ~,
ornia and Nevada are on their way work
to take part in the purse races during Civ
'air. There is certain to be more fine
IS on the ground, a greater number r.
tries and better time made than ever
e.
the office of S. F. Molitor, assayer.
w one Of the incest and cleanest lit
lies of dust we have seen for manv a
IL was the snug little sum of 129
IS OF gold, the result of a IA days. -
n Mr.. John r. Quigley's claims on ~
'nter's bar. Of late years John has
'ed somewhat extensively in mining,
ne above is sample clean up of his
nter's bar mine. Nj.
/. Walsh, of the British Mounted Po-
as arrived in Benton to meet General A
of the Siftinr Phil Con,,,;,,:o