Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-07-18
Montana in q Nutshell.

DR.. Mcdonald is delivering course o
chronological lectures in Helena.
Since the LIST inst shipments of bulio,
from Butte amount to lob IL pounds
valued at Sl9,SOG.
Mr.. John Goewcy has purcha :ed ant
shipped to his Chicago house this season
$4,000 buffalo robes.
Mat Carroll, for aany years u member
of the firm of f. G. AaClsy 4 Co., has re
tired from the corr N,hy.
On the 1stinst. the Butte an Philips
burg postoffices We're enriched by the ad
dition of a money order department te
each.
The roads are 50 bid at Sun River that
freighting and sta: ing is impossible
Frei ght tor Helena is blockaded ut that
point.
Mr.. John S. Mills, for several years fore.
man of the Ne,c Nmtk- West, has located
in Helena for a se,tsol. Mr.. J. S. Roberts
takes his position on the paper.
The Deadwood Times mentions consid-
cradle excitement in the Hills over reported
twenty dollars day Iii ygings, recently dis
covered in the Bear Paw mountains.
Robert G. Walker, of Helena, late Pay
master, has been re-appointeel Paymaster,
with the rank of Major, and placed on the
retired list Of the army, to ds tie from June
22d. 1878.
Mr.. Frank Rodgers and Mr.. Leander
Duncan made match to- vrestle on the
18th inst, in the open air, sol newhere near
Butte. for $50 side. A fol felt of hun
dred dollars has been put up.
Several of our citizens have given good
deal of attention to transplan ting and cul-
tivating the native trees in tt cir yards and
gardens, and We see that in most cases,
where the prop'- care has t'een bestowed
upon them, the experiment is quite success
Hail stones as large as hens eggs fell at
the White Sulphur Springs July 3rd. The
storm was terrific, though Of short durs,-
ton. Fifty odd window palles about the
premises were broken. SIEVE raj lambs Of
LII. Ill uClly AOCN WClC N1llCu stilu d
number badly Bruised
Mr.. Marcus DAILY, Superintendent of the
A lice, has let the contract Of sinking the
m ain shaft OF the Alice mine 100 feet deeper
than it is at present. The contract was
IA ken by Patrick Clark, f. Rooney and
four Others w',ose names we did not learn,
1t $500 per foot.-Batte Miner.
Frank Frisbie, of the North Western
Company, Philipsburg, has lately perfect
I'd a ''safety" apparatus for shaft cages.
which is said to be superior to any similar
heretofore used. The new
safe ty" was tried tor the first time
couple of weeks ago, when it worked like
I chaim.
Bai ney Mcguire, an old-timer and first
class miner, recently took look at the
newly discovered diggings on the Gallatin
liver near Gallatin City. He got some fine
pros ,ects on bar, and thinks there will
yet he found some excellent mines in the
nou ltains and foot hills of that section
hide pendent.
1t is stated that Vim. Lupold, whose
,abin was robbed during his absence on
he ound-up, lost $500 worth of jewelry.
..... Strawberries are getting plentiful upon
'ur mountain sides. Parties 60 out from
Diamond frequently, and return with buck
It's we'll filled with the small though deli
,ior.s rit.-Husbandn,aa.
}. W. Dorsey is here to provide mail SER
ice on the route from Bismarck to Tongue
liver, which is ordered to commence July
st. The Dorsey partners are out about
Is. 900 a year OH this contract, but then as
hey have 900 other contracts they will
" obably make up on others what they
ose OH this.-Bisnarck Trisunc.
\ new landing has been found on the
Missouri river, six miles above Carroll, |
Which is superior in every respect to the
I'D landing. The bank IS firm and gray
lily. and the river sweeps by in a deep
hannel. but does not cut 1t is near the
Joint Of the hills, which may be easily
and from which the proposed
Dad follows dividing ridge that is graz
lily and firm in the spring, avoiding the
ooleys and bad lands so much dreaded
heretofore. There is large forest Of cot
timber at this place, which makes
'uilding easy. Carroll will perhaps be
bandoned for this place.
l. G. Baker & Co.'S agent, N. Comfort,
5 en- route from Sun River with 800 head
# cattle, and Chas. Price is driving over
800 head from Deer Lodge valley, all to
Ill the various contracts OF the firm with
he United States and Canadian Govern
dents. These cattle are estimated to
ring $40 per head, making the handsome
Tim of $4,000. At the recent letting of
Indian contracts in New York, this firm
ias awarded the following: Beet for Fort
eek. flour and transportation for Fort
'e1knap, and transportation for the Crow
Igeficy. Benton Record.
On the night of the 9th ult., the stock
de at Fort Clagett was broken into by a
mall party Of Sioux, part of the main
ody now operating in the Milk river
ountry, and several horses and mules
lken out. The day previous fifteen Sioux
varriors corraled, near Bich creek, w. B.
NTH, one of the owners of Smith 4
reynolds wood yard, located near Dau-
hin's Rapids, and endeavored to converse
18th him. Smith refused to be Interview
1, and having good horse and gun, sue
eedeG in reaching Clagett, from which
oint he took skiff down the river TO his
ONE, where he found his corral had been
roken into and all his horses stolen the
light previous, probably at the same time
lagett was plundered.- Record.