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Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-15

Farmers of Carada appear TO appie'
ciate and set higher value upon ia"
roads than some, at least. of the farmers
lof the United States. A correspondent
Of the Farmers Advocate, in touch'ng
upon this subject and telling what inc
railroads have done for his town. says
that. .1nstead of getting s. or Wv Iof
two year.olds, $50 for good YOKE o.
oxen. 75c for lambs and all other KINGS
Of stock in the same proportion, we cal,
get from $l7 to $2o tor two year -olds' anu
800, and in some cases, $500 for ;okt
of oxen; and still, people say it Is hara
times. Potatoes, farmers used TO get al
most nothing for now bring 40 to 5oc's a
bush.l. The .,anadisa Meat and FRO.
|duce Company has lessened the supply OF
beef. which had been greater than the
demand, by taking so much to foreign
markets, THIS must consequently IN
or. ase the demand, as what the Mcs'
Company takes is not consumed in our
country. From 81. 600 to $4,000 have
been paid for potatoes in this town in the
last few months; prices are no" Az 10 IA
cts. per bushel We could not get this II
we had no railroad.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-15
EMIGRATION.

Letters like the following are of sufiici
lent general interest to Call forth replies
from our readers to whom we submit it:
MILL SPRINGS, Wayne Co., KY
JOHN P. Bruce, EQ.. FOREMAN. n. T.:
DEAR SIR-At the solicitation of mum
Der of my neighbors who are preparing
and expect to emigrate West next Spring
I write you.
1 would take 1t as a great favor If you
would give me, as near as yoa can. yor
views as to what few families of in dus.
trious farmers could do in your county
with capital Of from two to five thou
sand dollars each. Give the price of I'M
proved and unimprOyed land Uhe best);
what is the production, and where mark
eted? The timber and wafer, schools and
churches, society. population of your
county and town. At what per cent. car
capital be used safely? Is the mercantile
bu mess profitable or overdone? Is it an
average healthy country? Is there any
water power? Is it usedf For what pur
pose? What are the politics? Are yor
still an Old Line Wing?
Please answer as fully as you can. al
your earliest convenience, and you vii
truly obllge one that knew you long, LONG
ago. Very Respf fully,
l.. 4. LANIER.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-15
The Territory


hev. Mr.. Shippin's son is building fol
the ,mm!ssion business al Butte.
Ona-of the Helena banks will soon
open business at Butte, while one prom.
iscs from Virginia.
The Madisonian says: A joint stock
capital OF $4,000 has been subscribed by
the capitalists of Phlllipsburg to buy and
complete the Belmont Mill.
+ Atthe City Election, on Monday. Fl
;. Howell was elected Mayor, ID. w. Til.
ton AMI J. D. Thorn IS Councilman in the
First Ward, George Gohn and H A.
Pease in the Second, and s. r. Buford
and n !. Butter in the Third. i. yery
light vote was polled.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-15
From the BismarcktD r Tribune, oath

From the Bismarck D.T) Tribune, oath
A scoundrel names Chapman undertook
t. blackmail Senator Window and failing
filled charges Of corruption against him
in the Interior Department aud c4usca
the charge to he made public through the
Washington Union. Mr. Window laid
the whole case before the Senate and
asked "A committee of inv, srigation, v hich
committee should consist of Democrats
only. The Senate by unanimous vote
refused to lend dignity to the charges b.,
them, and all Of the leading
Democrats in the Senate expressed thu
highest appreciasion Of Senator Window
aad unbounded cOnfi seacs 10 his iaseg-
rity. The charges were intended to af-
Il Ct the Senator's election Ii he did moi
Tome down." but he was Reelected
Without opposition.
The North Pacific Company are now
fnrwsIding the iron for 8 IS mile extrn-
sion next year, on the west end Of the
road, and In Case the bill extending the
time for completion passes will build 2O5
miles west from Bismarck ext season.
Col criltenden, OF the 18th Infantry.
has been detailed member of tho ambu.
lance board IN place II Col. Sw,itzpr. Of
The Bid Cavalry, who has been or cred TO
HE rcgim M.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-15
MINING ITEMS.

The Centennial mill shipped $4,OOt
crude bullion last week to Helena, INT
result of run from tie burlington Lode
second class and averages 50 OF. to ton.
The Butte Dexter Mill is working the
La Plata ore with good prospects.
Walker Bros. claim is being drifted
The width of vein matter at bottom OF
shaft is 30 feet. Three feet of this is high
per cent, the remainder sho wing 1907
A cut through drift shows 80 to 30 OF.
to the ton. This mine will erect 20
stamp mill in the Spring.
In reply to letter OF inquiry. the follow
ling reply from Mr.. Charles Rumley, II
relation to the United States Assay Office
lin Helena. has been received: The rules
of the U. s. Assay Ollie require that al
gold and silver bullion shall be melted in
bars, the finenrss and value Of both god
ami silver stamped on each bar, together
with the Government stamps. All lips
and grains, if any, shall be accounted fol-
to the deposition. Charges, one eighth 81
one per cent. Any Information relative
Ito the busint SIS of this office will be fir, ely
given to your readers by mail or other
wise.''
The Hn-bandnan says. Mr.. David R,f
he, prospector. hunter, trspper and In
dian trader on our eastern frontier, came
in from Shield s river Tuesday. Mr.. r.
has been prospecting in the Muscleshell.
Yellowstone and Clark's Fork country
for the past two years. This winter he
went n. far east as Heart mountain near
Ily two hundred miles distant. and found
good silver quartz.
The Lexington nine near HeleDa. pro
duces n ton of ore wl,ich Samples anil as
says $3.50 silver, aid 20 per nt Of COP
per.
The NJ ,disonian asserts that the mos
Encouraging reports continue to come ir.
from Pony. Tie town is building ul
rapidly, new discoveries are reported al.
most daily, and the lodes that are opened
are improving.
| A late run Of 200 tons of ore from TIT
Pyr' nces mine, at Cable. yielded $4,000
THE nine looks well. Two men are en-
gagged in taking out ore, and another run
will be made this month.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-15
THE SCHOOL ENTERPRISE

Thanks 10 the Territorial Legislature
the Governor, and especially to the mem
bers Of the Legislature from this county
the Act authorizing the Trustees of BOze
man District to issue bonds for the pur-
pose of building a suitable public schoo
house has passed aud become law, The
proposition will be submitted to the quail
ned voters OF School District No to-
ratification on Saturday nex;-,he I7lll-
when, for the credit Of the good people
Of Bozeman and for the sake of the hun
dret.s of chill .rcm in the district to whom
the enterprise is Of vital and lasting i'm
pOr'ancc. il is To be hoped not a dissenting
voice will be heard nor an Opposing vote
cast Since the proposition assumed its
present form we have heard no com.
IIa'nts or opposition 10 il, and we cannot
Imagine that any plausible reasons car
possibly lie urged against it. Ira III,
proposed building and school is one OF
The greatest ueIds Of this town and com.
munitY. r, on r~s 40 argument to prove
mat we owe II 10 tie youth Of the place
mat suitable rooms aid proper ticilitie.
Tor their education should he provided
and that apart from these all-importan,
considerations, the erection o. such a build
ing AID the establishing of such a graded
school as is contemplated will be the bes
financial investment ttat we can possibl,
max for ourselves in a business point OF
view is evident
IL is emph: tica'ly home enter.
prise. Every dol ar of the money in.
vested will be paid out and expended here
ii VIII pass right through the hands OF
our own Merchants, mechanics and labor.
crs, and after The building is completed
and tic school put in ac i've on ration il
VIII be the means Of increasing our oopu
laiion, stimulating business, and adding
materially to. the taxable property of III,
district. Let lis give the law hearty aud
unanimous ratification on Saturday next
We are Informed that the trustees vii
probably Call meeting 'or the purpose OF
getting an expression of the tax payers OF
the district in regard to tie location IF tn,
proposed building.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-15
THE ARMY.

From our exchanges we compile the
following data regarding the army:
Maximum strength. $4,000 men, organ
ICED with 10 regiments of Cavalry, % OF
Inf ntry, 5 OF Artillery and Indian Seouts.
Privates. 16 ,665-C COMMISSIONS Officers,
2l6S. nc i've. and 800, retired-Non -COm-
missioned Officers and Musicians 8345-
an additional total Of 1O,SO2.
This, its duti.s considered, gives on
army relatively smaller, saws General
Banning. than that OF the 400 men of
1860. At that time there were " Posts
and III regiments west of the Mississippi,
and but s Posts and regiments north of
parallel 80 and east OF the Rocky Mcun-
tains. Now there are ll2 Posts and 32a
regiments west of the Mississippi. 80 OF
which Posts and IA of which regiments
are within the limits above described
i. e. 81 Posts and IL regiments more than
In 1850.
Since 1860 Colorado, Nevada. Dakota,
Arizona, Montana and Wyoming-an
area of sol 426 square miles-have been
ORGANIZED into Territories and States.
Besides there are the Indian Territory
and Alaska. IAN area of 646.381 square
miles, with an Indian population of 2S0.
|000. Add to this consideration Of The
facts that since 1861 theie have been con
|stracted beyond the Mississippi 4700 miles
|of railway needing protection, while the
Texas frontier also demands guarding,
and it will be seen hat the army is small
Indeed.
The Military Commission. appo. nted te
|consldvr tie qu' s,ion of army reorganiz'
ton is met hy the proposiiiop--shall it be
reduced to 10000. or raised to $4,000 o.
rs, 900 men. The number Of regiments
may be reduced and the strength of com.
|panics increased to 200 men each in time
|of war, and the Qnarter-mas,er ard Com
|missary departments may be con s0lidated
It Is stated as the idea IF most of tao
commission that the cavalry should be
reduced, the infantry increased. and the
Indian Bures U Transferred 10 the Wal
Department.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-15
Military Matters.

Letters from Department HI adquarters
intimate the withdrawal of the local Co s.
|Of the End cavalry to the Dakota POs's.
1t is probable that the 7,h Infantry Cos.
row at Ellis, will be ordered to Tongue
River with tie Cayalry on the 18Th of
March.
The seeond new Post will be located
upon the Big Horn at the mouth of the
Little Horn, within the limits Of the
Crow Reserve. The selection of site h as
just been made, and the bull ling will be-
gin early in the season.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-15

act in which to plant the trees and make
final proof shall be extended the came
number Of years as the trees planted on
the said claim were destroyed in the man
uer sp. Gifted ia this section.
The planting of seeds. nuts, or cuttings
shall be considered compliance with the
provisions of the timbcr-culture ac';
Provided, That such seeds, nuts, or cut
tings of the kind and for the purpose
contemplated in the original act shall oe
properly prepared end cultivated; and in
case such seeds, nuts, or cuttings should
not terminate and grow, or should De
destroyed by the Expectations OF
yrasshoppers, or from other inc
yi'ahlc accident. that the ground shall
be rcplanted or the vacancies filled within
one year from the first planting: Pro'i-
ded. further, That parties claiming the
benefit Of the provisions Of this act shall
prove, " two good aid ere dible witnesses
that the ground was properly prepared
and planted in such seeds, nuts. or cut
tirgs, and were 50 destroyed by inevita-
Die accident in such year.
Ii shall not be necessary to plant trees,
seeds, nuts, or cuttings in one body, pro
vi ed the several bodies. not exceeding
tour in number, planted by measurement.
aggregate the amount required and in the
time r,quir' by the original and amend
i ed act.
Each and tverv person who, under The
provisions OF the act entitled IAN Act to
secure hOmesreads TO actual settlers on the
public domain y approved May twentieth,
|eightecn hundred and sixty-twO, or any
amendment thereto, having q homestead
on said public domain, who, at any time
after the end Of the third wear of his OF
her r. sidence thereon, shall, il addition
to the settlement and improvements now
required by law, have had under cultiva-
ltion, for two years, one acre Of timber,
the trees thereon not beil 6 more than
twelvc feet apart each way, and 10 good
thrifty condition, for each and every
six teen acres of said homestead, shall,
upon due proof of such fact by two crcdi
be witnesses, receive his or her patent for
said homestead
No land acquired under the provisions
OF this act shall in any event become liable
to the satisfaction of any debt or debts
contracted prior 10 the issuing of certifi-
- ,e therefor
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-15

Officers who hsve bGen in the Northern
country for . year or two. assert-anf
claim to base their assertions upon ths
word Of scouts. hunters and tTappers who
have speni years on the frontier-tIlst thu
Indian If to day Is not tie Indian of fen
or tven i've pears ago. They say hat ths
Indian Of today will stand 6re aud thai
ane Indian il - good. II tot better. q
fighting. as one white man, VII. ress Il
was fora,erly believed that ono we'll.
aru.ed white man eoLld ''s'and Of f.om
aye to twensy lGdl4ns.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-15

The private telegram received BY S. w
Langhornc few days since TO the effec
that two judges, Field and Clifford. hav,
withdrawn from the electoral commisslol
is Mlieved to have been . canard.
Tie news spreai gloom over tie entire
community and men of all political creedl
express. 4 profound regret on Aarnimg ii
import. A feeling Of relief, however
is felt on the suggestion aud general i'm
preston to-day. that the tel. gram was |
Helena sell.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-15
NARROW-GAUGE DIARY.

ga. mr. .iiroad goes out at g.
9:30-T. rrible sputtering-train com
ing. Fourteen men sanding the track
Ton of sand wasted-engine don't budg
a foot. Unloaded one paper Of pins
she moves! Moves an inch!
| 9:45.--Great enthusiasm, and Richard
SOIL orders one bottle Of wine California
Three men get ready to reload the pins
when she movcs-back again.
1o:l5.-More sand, and ten men t
scotch the wheels-but she don't move
SO they don't scotch.
| iO:45 WHATS to be done? Director
hold council. Send for more sand.
11:15-A Arrival of sand.
1l:45-Englne sticks, and off she goc
"a foot Scotchers scotch her-passen
gers get aboard-pins loaded; now W
start!
10 1j-Ran yard -scotchers gen
for Said. Richardson orders out the bulls
Try il again-bulIs liitcbed front of In
gine--bOld her taut Till sand comes.
12:30.-Sand out. Bulls can't stand ii
Bulls and all run back to depot. Tim
for dinner.
Up. m.-WhIstle sounds-pins left fo
next trip--all abcsrd-new bulls ready
pl Ety sand, and off she goes-down grade
with thanks to the bulls.
2l5-Sudden stop somebody spit OF
track! Perfect outrag! Threw her of
the rail-pins time. freight, AID railroad
busted if you don't look out.
3p. -Weil-managed road bull-sta
lions every twenty feet to pull her VI
grade aud case her down hill. One bull
yanks her back to track-all right; bull
flaps his tail and off we 60.
3:15.-COme to up grade. Half incl
to the mile. Stopped agaln-pins going W
in price and not pin at Franklin. Direct
ors soirg i; sane-damages to pay on pins
and interest OH bonds due in 30 days.
4p. m.-Dulls ahead pull, and passen.
gers behind push--grade conquered. .grca
results-dOwn we go-and off tile track
cars and sll. Gus, those pins! Too heav,
for winter.
4:15-Sent for more bulls. Newsbo,
came aboard. Bought Wisconsin paper
1t assures us thus:
1.-THE reports from the various Narrow.
Gauge Railroads cannot be very cncour-
|agirg to peop'eot Dodg, vile, Argyle
and other places that are expected to ali
in the construction of such road from
Freeport up the p, catonica Valley. Sine,
the snow fell these roads have been wors,
than useless. not averaging a trip week
a. d nccessitatipg the carrying Of mail ant
other Important articles by team.''
4:3O.-Bulls arrived haul cars back
All 0. X. again-sudden stop. Strucl
quarter itch sn-w bank. Bulls escaped
to hills.
5p. m.-All shoye'ing through drift
more talk about the pins. PAsscnge
asserts they were unloaded down the road
Dir otors dlsmayed.
CWp y. M. 10 9p. m.-Still here, ant
all stending. Give it up; walk to Frank
lin. Too late for stage. Ho'el bill $50.
Top. M. Guess III go afoot next time
Want 10 vote subsidy 10 narrow gauge
You betl
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-15
How She Helped Him llu

~" SaSC 1ACAVCO kAlUU lDDt.
Il hardly know what kind of an otf.r
ing to make you for the coming Christ,
mas, 'fmdly lisped a young Chicago fell.
low to his true love, In her fathers n.rlo.
one evening last week.
''You don'ig''said she.
! NO. said be.
A pause OF several moments here a.,
place, when suddenly she laid her ,;,,,'
head uc'n his shoulder and murmnrea.
IAN offering. did you sayl"
Yes. DEAR" he repliel, Il cant con,,;,.
wla. II d Of one TO nakeyou.''
b -hem." said she. clearing her th,o. /.
And then she pulled forth in silv.rv co. !
/ ngn0tes: 'SOO-
Edward, dear. w-woulsln't an en- s...
ment ring b.hc an of er-riney,
Il was an awful thing 10 do Via, -
do. hut he didn't seem to care for ,l., '"s
was 50 glad and besides i. was Lean Va !.
yet esl
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-15

Looking through the report of the Sec
Rotary of the Interior for the fiscal year
jus; passc !. we find that during the ye IT.
ny settlement and pie-empt'on (pre-emp-
ton requires 81 Is per acre), the numbei
of acres disposed of was 6. 524, 1926; thai
during the year the new surveys Of LAND
brought into the arena. for settlement or
presumption. 81 ,8O3 ,5I73 acres; and that
there stall left unsurveyed at least 1882.
665 ,2l4.50 acres, or in sill 1,154 ,468, 1913
acres open for settlement.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-15

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA 1877.
Florida has been counted for Hayes
States counted down to Louisiana, which
lis referred to commission. Decision ex
pccted Friday or Saturday.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-15

The Walls WAla valley and tho snake
river country, are becoming somewhat
potd for ratsiRg n,x sestl Ths past year
In re has been sbEui "a. 600 bus hels Tais-
ID co. 600 Of ihisis raised 10 the Snake
i've, equality. sad u. 900 in the WallA-
Wai.a valley.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-22

1t will lie recollected that Gen, Dana,
superintenle lent of the Rock Island & St.
Louis divi-iou of the G, B. 4 Q. r. r.,
some time ago discovered and broke up a
gang of tn Osterberg thieves in the en-
ploy of thu: road and who had beer rob-
bling freig / trains, The practice of rob.
bing pack ges, groceries, liquors, etc., has
become Sc general on all roads that ship
pers have to resort to double casks, boxes,
etc. etc., to get their shipments through
without loss. The nuisance has become
intolerable all over the west, and freight
trains are infested with dishonest employees
to such an extent that the revenues of the
roads are beginning to suffer very consid-
erably. To obyiate this the q. b. Il O..
have adopted the plan of sealing every
car, when locked. This is done by the
station agent where the car is loaded, and
the conductor who delivers car at any
station with the seal broken has to account
tor any loss that may haYe occurred. Cars
can only be sealed or unsealed by station
agents-and all the train men have to d.
is to deliver their cars at their proper
destination il good condition. This is
good system, and one which should b,
adopted on all railroads.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-22

The members of the G.. A. r. 10 Moline
who got up on their ear because THE AR
GUS insisted that their organization is and
always was a political machine, are re-
quested to read the following from an edi-
torial in the New York Tribune of the 18th
inst If they dou't believe that paper what
will they believe?
From the Neec York T756ans, May IS.
1t is pity that one of Gen. Grants last
acts before leaving the country should have
been in the line OF his commonest and most
unfortunate mistakes. He was all the
while getting into difficulties through trust
ing to the questionable people who hung
about Lin. This time he has been seduced
into the Grand Army Of the Republic, just
when that organization seems to be verglng
into sort of commission agency, whereby
MIR. Drake DeKay may make Lying. The
general should not have forgotten the way
the Changers ended, nor FASTENED to con,
meet himself, now that he is out of politics,
with an organization which, having been
purely political for some years, seems at
| present degenerating into something pure
| ly personal. The net result Of it probably
|
himself to be used as the N Gch needed ad
vertisement Tor poor business,
The members OF the Grand Army of thC
Republic IN Baltimore have refused to d.
what would seem to be graceful and sol
diery act They have declined by a larg
majority to decorate a monument to con
fedefate dead in testimony of their bravery
IF this is merely churlish refusal to re
cognize the maniiness and courage Of tn
confederate soldiery, ii will be far iron
finding approval with the mass of the me
who fought on the Union side. The frs
r to forgive the men who wore the gray wer
the men who wore the blue, and We ven
ture to predict that on the coming decora
4 ton day, Union dead and confederate dea
will be alike rememb ered and honoreC
even more generally than they have bee
before. These Baltimore gentlemen hav
: simply succeeded in raising doubt whetl
t err they fought in the war at all.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-22
A Trip TO the Mountains.

The Rocky Mountain Tourist is the title
of large quarto just issued, with the
compliments of the Atchison, Topeka x
Santa Fe Railroad, " printed by Knight &
Leonard, Chicago. 1t is profusely and
elegantly Illustrated with the grand scenery
of Kansas and Colorado, and incidents of
pioneer life, accompanied with interesting
descriptive matter. The main object Of
the publication is to attract attention to
the railroad mentioned and its connections
via Pueblo to Denver. This is the best route
by which to reach the mining districts of
southern Colorado, and large numbers OF
people are going that way this summer in
pleasure trips to the mountains, or in trips
for health or business For further infor.
nation, OF for copies of the Tourist, OF maps
of the route, address 7. j. Anderson, gen
eral passenger agent, Topeka, Kansas.