Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-12-27

GEO. BROOKS, OF Jefferson county, and
DR.. Blake and Chas. Oldham, OF Helena,
have been spending the past ten days. hunt
ing and fishing, on Smith river. They have
dressed and packed down several hundred
pounds of fish and j~ack-rabbits, in ice. At
last accounts they had gone to the Copper
OpOlls mountains in search of larger game.
WE learn from Ed. Ryan, one of the
princely stock growers of Gallatin county,
that there are a couple of gentlemen (he had
forgotten their names) OF the Gallatin val
ley from the Sun river country, with $40, 600
IN cash, to invest in stock cattle. They have
already. WE believe, purchased one or two
small lots, but we failed to learn the figures
paid.
ONE Of the largest fiochs of sheep in Mon
tana is owned by N. Sweetland, Of Deer
Lodge county. When it arrived in the Ter
ritory two years ago, the sheep were badly
afflicted with scab, and we are pleased to
know that he has at lastsucceeded in cleans
ing them. A recent letter from him says
81 have moved my sheep to Sun River val
IVY WlCIC lICJ nave a ialpC IaHSC, piCIty
Of good feed and are looking we'll"
THE ball given by DR.. Rotwitt On Christ
mas Eve, at Canyon Ferry was very largely
attended. Helena, Diamond, Centreville
and the Missouri and Smith River valleys
were we'll represented, and it was one of the
graaaest gatherings OF friends from every
section for a general merry-making and Ell
joyment that has happened for a long time
There were 10G tickets sold, and the affai
was both a pecuniary and social success.
AT the regular communication of Dia
mond City Lodge, No. Z, A. F. s. A. M.
held on the evening of December 22d, 1877
the following officers were duly elected t.
serve for the ensuing Masonic year: Leo
pold Marks, w. M; II. III. Barnes, S. w.
Samuel Anderson, J. W.; David Butter1ield
Treasurer; Gilbert Ecker, Secretary. Th
installation will take place this evening.
ONE OF the most needed Improvements i
the county is the building of a bridge owe
Smith river, at the crossing just above j. G
Sarter's farm. In the spring and summe
season that stream often rises too deep TO
fording. 1t is very rapid, and in high waite
TO ford it is a dangerous undertaking. w
heartily endorse the economy practiced b
our County Commissioners, and appreciat
their desire to avoid the expenditure Of tt
county funds, and would lot bring this ma
ter to notice were it not that the lnlprovi
,,o,+ Z, oc.o,tiol1u ,,ooocenru RyY aytani
ing the abutments into the stream a lit
distance, it can be spanned at one stretcl
This is the proper season to do the Worl
and by letting the contract to the lowe
bidder now, the bridge could be complete
by the time the ice goes out in the spring.
A GLANCE at the proposals for carryll
the q. 5. mail, printed in another colum
shows that there has been some changes
the lines in this county. The route fro
Helena to Diamond Is. extended through
the White Sulphur Springs. 1t is not stf
5 ed whether or not the trip is to be made
one day. If the mail is only to reach ID
q mond in one day and go on through t
next, it is no improvement over the PR
5 ent regulations, The mail should by
r means 90 as far rs Camp Baker in ore ola
Passengers from the Post cannot afford
be a whole day coming twenty miles, a
O then another in reaching Helena and it
G very vexing to the officers at Camp Bai
o to nave to send their important documei
J. through by courier. We had hoped to
q the mail extended AS far as the forks OF
: Muscleshell, carrying from Helena to Bal