Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-03-08

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as foreman, in either of which positions he
did credit to himself and gave satisfaction to
us, departs, this week, for a visit to his old
home and friends at Crestlit,e, Ohio.
MIR. GEo 2. REEVES, jeweler, of Helena,
has invented a shoelaeer, avery valuable
improvement upon the present mode of lac
ing. The fasteners are attached to the out
side OF the shoe, and are more durable and
easily adjusted. Mr.. Chas. Rumley is asso-
ciated with him in the application for the
patent right. Mum & Co., of the Scientific
AnMasca7, are their attorneys.
WE regret to learn of the heavy loss sus-
tanned by Messrs. Graves & Sharp, of Deep
creek, in the death Of their fine jack. He
was a valuable animal, and his loss will be
seriously felt by the people of that vicinity, as
well as the owners, who paid 81 200 for him
last year, and who estimated his worth at.
thrice that sum. His death is supposed to
have been caused by injuries received some
time since.
MIR. LEN LEWIS sustained a severe loss
one day last week. twas occasioned by his
flock of sheep stampeding over a small
ravine where the banks were so steep that
when they jumped into it they could not
climb out on the opposite side, and were
run over and smuthered by those coming
behind. The loss is thirty-six head killed.
No blame is attached to the herder, as it
was one of those %infrequent and unavoida-
BILE accidents which occur.
MIR. j. A. HARRIS, writing from lower
Smith river valley to a friend in this place.
states that at q recent meeting of the citi-
zens of that settlement, for the purpose OF
considering the question OF building a scloo
house, it was determined to build the same
by subscription, and the sum of $3.50 in cash
and labor was readily contributed. The
building will be 1Sx24 feet, andit is estimat-
ed that it will cost $500, the balance OF
which will be easily raised. The trustees
will the erection of the rouse as
soon as the weather will permit. They ex-
pect to be ready to open school by the first
of June.
Mr.. III. r. CONNOR, who recently return
ed from Pony, informs us that it is the bust
est camp he has seen in the country. 4
large number of leads have been found
which are proving to be rich in gold. Th'
, building of dWelling-houses, stores, hotel
and saloons is going ahead at a rapid rate
considering the winter weather. Severa
mills are being erected. A shaft has beer
sunk on the Strawberry lead to the depth 0
seventy-five feet, being against one wall
The width of the lead is not yet known, tn
other wall not having yet been found. In
quartz is very rich and is easy to get out
y MI. Moerland, the proprietor, is erecting
e tifteen-stamp mill, which will be ready t
start ND in a few weeks. He has let a col
+ tract for sinking l75 feet on the Lead tn
n~art;es to receive one-half of the quartz tai
0 en- out of the shaft.
IT has been suggested by the Helena II
dependent that it would be we'll If tn
business interest Of our town would CON
II bine together and build a quartz mill, ft
the purpose of doing custom work. In
IF would be enterprise. 1t would enable OF
IN landowners to develop their property an
create new life and activity in our commt
nity. Who will be first to move in IT,
% matter? Who will take the lead and mai
q an effort to carry the work into execution
:, There is plenty Of capital in our midst, al
we believe that the investment would pro-
IL profitable in more ways than one. II
+ well understood that there are many III
70 leads in this vicinity, upon which Wol
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