Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-04-05

Ihetter for his trip East, possessing .n'
yigor and enterprise OF man o1 nA'1 AAS
years .ao- 80,
Nev North W,ss.-Ihese are 1900 Iots'
Including fractions, in the butte low" '
site Of which between 800 and 9oo nave
l,een taken. and still going at the ra'e OF
five to fifteen a day and with a. nuo"
comus,ilion as for the earliest seiec'e'
locs,iona Ordinary businessmen re n's
Eare held at from $500 to $1en- wh'ie q
tcou,,e of choice corners can't be ooash'
short of $4,000 to 5000:
Drs. Mitchell and Mussigbrod nave
commenced work upon the new insan
retreat.
Meagher.
IIusbandman. & Hornbuck"
will move their sheep to the table ianos
upon Duck Creek.
Some parties lately crossed at Indian
Creek ferry with AGO heal OF sheep
supposed to be on the way 10 Smith XIV
Ter.
The Smith Bros. Of Smith River,
Ft:ve had forty al of lambs dr'ppeo
|a!rt ~.
The Indian Creek Ferry boat has been
recovered.
Hunters claim that mountain sheep are
living from the effects of scab. supposed
TO have contracted the disease from do
mcstic sheep. Some few cattle. chiefly
bulls, have died here from sceb.
HeraId.-L. d. Burt, of Camp Baker.
has purchased $500 head OF sheep for his
Smith River valley rancho.
Gal,atin.
Herald. -Gallatin county, which hs>
done most towards reducing it's debt, has
little or no excuse for having any debt
1t has 10 pubic buildings, bridges and
gra'les Ike Missoula. and by
the time these were suppl, d to the same
extent there would be very little differ
ence in the financial condition of the two
counties.
Madison.
Madisonian. WIN. J. Wait IS post
master at Tony.
Freighters arc fixing up their outfits,
a, if the present favorable weather con-
inues, cool will be delivered month
earlier than usual.
Lewis and Clarke.
Herald.-Kellogg's party of surveyors
l,ve lief! for the Muscleshell.
Errors in nast two years statement of
he couaty debt have resulted IN showing
.pparent increase. The expenses of last
ear AMI year b, fore were exceptionally
Ugh. Upward of $4,000 were expended
asst ycar on roads. In 1879 the jail was
'uilt. The Charge OF the insane assumed
" the Territory rclit yes US of oyer
5000 expenses. Probably expenditure
n roads Will be 5000 less, while we
Low of nothing to increase our burdens.
We may furry expect to cancel $4,000
f our debt the coming year, and ought
> be able to refund all OF our Is per cent.
onds at nearly par in 10 per cent bonds.
observation-disclosures and Votaw arr
cid for trial for deadly assault upon
harles Miller.
Choteau.
Rccord.-The telegraph line between
ELENA and Benton will be placed il a
'mplete repair during the coming sum
Ter.
The County Commissioners determine I
have permanent bridge at the cross
& of Muddy creek.
The report shows reduction of So, 616,-
in the county debt. Net receipts from
wnsite fund 50, 400, but the debt was
so materially reduced, Notwithstanding
,4S3 expended for road improvements.
loIeau, with taxation of but 1G mill.
the dollar. is living within her income A
d saving money.
The prospects for an carly freightins
'son are very encouraging. The ice ?.
oKe up on the 18th inst, lcaying un -
uaiiy high water. Saturday night q
Il len freshet brought it nearly up to r
IN water mark. Everything indicates r
'ery early spring; and it is predict, d i
1t The rainy season" will be over be.
e the lst of May, and that the summer
fall will be unusually dry.
Herald. On the 9Th Fort CIagett was 7
arly destroyed by an ice. gorye-Powe1
20. lost all their goods aud Baker &
part OF theirs. at loss of $4,000.