Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-07-26

ROCKY MOUNTA
TIE White Sulphur Springs are fast be-
coming popular as a pleasure resort. The
lame OF their medical qualities and pleasant
surroundings Is spreading fast, and there
are double the number of guests visiting
there this season than at any time previous.
JOHN and William Smith, successful wool
growers of the East side. spent several DAYS
IN town this week. They have moved their
flock to Lake creek. They are making a
canvas corral, and propose leading a migra-
tory lite with their flock the remainder Of
the summer. 3tsa
MIR. A. KENT, who examined the new
pass up Beaver creek, the proposed route of
the new Benton road, p%ronounces it entire
~ practical, and says it can be opened at a
small cost. The road beyond the range is
already partially open, and has been tray
cled by light teams.
THERE is great activity in our beef trade
lhls season. There are more buyers in the
territory than has ever been before. Mon
tana's fat cattle are attracting considerable
attention among eastern shippers, and there
are no fears but what W. will always find
ready sale for our surplus beet.
SEVERAL lots of beef cattle were purchased
ON the Missouri valley last week by the rep
resentativcs of Mr.. Hunter, who is buying
tor the Chicago market. The price paid
was 500 for three and $25 for four year Odds.
MI. Hunter has purchased q thousand head
in Gallatin and u thousand in Beayerhead
county. His herd will probably be the larg-
est driven from Montana this year.
LAST Monday our young folks met at the
Templars' Hall, after Lodge hours, and had
a very pleasant little hop. Those who par
ticipated assure lis that they had a delight
full time-more fun and more dancing than
they have had for some time-and all for
nothing, too. 1t was an impromptu affair,
and gotten up in honor Of Mrs. J. McLaugl,-
lin. who has been visiting in Diamond the
past week.
OUR enterprising merchant, Leo. Marks,
has been receiving lots of goods, some large.
some small, every few days since the arrival
of the first boats at Benton, until he has a
large salesroom and spacious storehoues full
to o%verfiowing. His stock is large and
complete, consisting of farm supplies, gro
ceries, etc., dry goods and clothing, all of
which he proposes to sell in competition to
Helena prices, notwithstanding the panic.
SOME of our upper Smith river stock men
got quite an Indian scare last week. A
party of fourteen were out on the head of
Shields river, gathering stock, when they
discovered a party of about thirty Indians,
and without waiting to ascertain whether
they were friends or foes, stampeded for
home. Cole Puett, who was with the In
dams, came in a few days after, and reported
them to be Flatheads, most Of whom were
squaws and papooses.
WE AVE often reminded our readers of
the danger of turning horses loose with
ropes around their necks. DR.. Parberry
lost a good horse last week in this way.
The animal caught the cork Of one of his
shoes in the rope, and when found his head
was SO mutilated as to render his being
shot necessary. 1t is much the safest and
best to tie a horse by the fore foot. If it be-
comes necessary to tie by the neck the rope
should be tied so as to slip il caught by the
foot, which is so liable to occur during fly