Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-05-16

COOPER, RILEY, HoAGLAND & PoGrE.
VINO have been engaged the past week
washing up their winters dunn. have
cleaned up oyer $4,000 and are not vet
through.
Up to this date three boats have arrived
at the head of navigation, and the cargo of
the first has reached Helena. The Coulson
line is first. The Big Horn has returned to
Bismarck, loaded again, and is now we'll on
the way of her second trip.
IL. IL. CLARKE, proprietor of the Pricklv
Fear House, has been making additional
improvements to his hotel and barns. and is
now prepared to give the very best accom-
modations. This house is only six miles
from town. and is a good stopping place.
last the sky, which was clear
and gray and gave every appearance of a
dry summer, became overcast with clouds,
and the copious showers which have pre-
vailed since that date have made a decided
change in the aspect Of affairs. Miners.
stock men and farmers all wear a cheerful
countenance.
MAJOR HIGGINS, who has been on a So
journ at Helena the past two weeks. return
ed by Mondays coach. While there he Wis
tied the famous Penobscot mine, from
whom we learn the following particulars:
The main shaft on this lead is down to the
depth GO feet, the.tuli width of the vein-1G
feet-after whilh the shaft is narrowed to
tive feet and carried down 20 feet further.
The rich vein Oh the hanging wall is APP
pearantly better for the last 20 feet. and
there are no indications of it's playing out.
The district is full OF men. A daily line of
coaches runs between the mine and Helena.
A FEW days ago a gentleman was riding
up Camas creek when he discovered a dead
COW. Proceeding at once to Thompson
gulch he informed Mr.. Bruckert, who went
direct to the spot, and on arriving found
tour more dead that were yet warm. On
examination 20 or 30 head of sheep of the
flock of Burt, Auerbach & Klein were found
dead near by. This stock is supposed to
have died from eating a poisonous weed,
known to exist l1igh.up in the mountains in
that vicinity. Deaths Frequently occur
among stock turned'on that range when
not accustomed to it, but seldom among
those which run here the year round. All
that is necessary to prevent such casualties
is to keep the stock well down toward the
valley until the summer becomes more adj
vanced.
<t}RoM the tlattering accounts that come
from the Smith river wool growers, we are
led to the conclusion that the lamb increase
on that valley this season will number at
least j 6,000. With a majority of the flocks
most of the work is over, and the result is
about one lamb to every eve. The Walker
Bros. had their lambs to come early and are
about through. Len Lewis flock is about
through. The large number of twins make
up the losses. DeLacy IL Mcfarland, Smith
Bros. & Mcdonald. Ford & Potter, DR.. Par
berry, J.. 0. Hussey and the Cook Bros.
f1ocks are also about over with the landing,
and all are pleased with the results. The
Burt, Auerbach q Klein flock is the latest,
only about halt of their lambs having drop
ped but thus Ear they have done well.
Oscar Stephens, who is in charge, is highly
pleased with his success.
The upper Missouri river transportation
companies we understand are offering $27
per head for four-year-old beef steers deliy-
cred at Carroll. This is not as much as we
had anticipated our stockmen would be able
To raaliZa. Most of them received S25 Der