Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-05-02
Montana News.

appointed Deputy L. 5. Marshal tor Cho-
/ teau county.
On The 18th, 10Th and 18th inst the First
National Bank of Helena receited 1900
: ounces of silver
James c. Orion sustained a severe trac-
ture of the collar bone by tall in Virginia
city on the 25th ult
The contract has been awarded to Geo.
A. Baker tor furnishing grain to the troops
ut FITS. Shaw and Benton
The machinery necess Try to start wool
grading and packing house in Helena has
. been shipped from San Francisco.
? Con. kohrs. OF Deer Lodge, has been
making large purchases of cattle in Mis-
soula. He will drive them to Laramie.
Mr.. S. +. Lar:,be, of Deer Lodge. met
with a severe loss lately in the death of
5 his fine thoroughbred brood mare. Widow
, McMeckin.
Five bars Of sire. of the valUe of $1,000
were received yesterday at the First Ma
: tional Bank from Butte and Philipsburg.-
independent, eth.
II. NJ. Jacobs I.'Grssshbpper''), recently
dumped" Butte, victimizing his employer,
Charles p. Warren, to the tune of Sl25.OO
just before leaving.
From announcements published in the
Salt Lake papers, it appears that the week
ly shipments OF silver bullion received from
their Butte mine by Walker Bros. averages
$4,000.
Twenty-eight hundred ounces of SILVER
from Vipond-the first received from that
district-was delivered at the Z. S. Assay
Office Thursday. More bullion from that
direction is to follow.
Lieutenant Chance left st. Paul on the
9th of April with PIP recruits for Fort
Shaw. They have since been ordered to
wait at Bismarck for further orders, the
9TH Infantry in Montana having been or
dered to Dakota.
L. {. Power & Bro. are shipping to Ben
ton on the steamer Helena corrugated
iron warehouse, to be put at the head of
navigation. The building is to have a
length of 30 feet, width Of 80 feet. and is |
to be two stories in height.
The hurdy house at Butte has been
closed. Mrs. Mitchell. the proprietress,
was indicted by the Grand Jury of Deer
Lodge county at its late session. When
the case was brought before the District
Court, Mrs. Mitchell plead guilty, and was
fined $780,
Surveyor-General Mason leaves Helena
this week under orders from Washington.
on an inspection tour of public surveys in
Montana, and will be absent on that duty
for five or six weeks. w. L. Mcfarland,
chief clerk, will be in charge of the Office
for the time the Suryeyor-General remains
in the field.
Custer county on March 1st. 1878, was
out Of debt and had cash balance on
hand, over and above all liabilities, Of
Sl,Ol5.3l. This is the only county in the
Territory out of debt and its county COM
missioners and other officers are entitled
to great amount of credit for the excell-
ent manner in which they have conducted ,
the business Of the county.
Last night Cole Saunders brought in
from the Montana Company's works 2G73
ounces OF silver. The same company last
week sent in to the First National Bank
:, TO ounces. 1t is believed that " hen the
has its new l0-stamp battery and
pans eo'npsctca; their shipments VIII be
equal to those of the best silver-produc;ng
camp in the Te: ritory.-Hcrud, Sd ult
Last week George COIN purchased of \
Sedman Il McGrcgory, of Home Park
Ranch, 12O head Of graded steers. They
are 4 fine looking lot Of cattle and are
fair sample ofthe graded stock which these
grazers are raising upon their ranch.
Messrs. Sedman q McGregory are among
the foremost of Muntalia cattle-raiscrs, and
the excellent condition of their herds is a
good Indication that they thoroughly TN :.
lerstand their Observation-Disclosures
Messrs. Alex. Mckay and Abe Thurgood !
went over to their mines ON Bivea's gulch
his week, and will commence operations
here for the season in few days. Their
works arc among the most extensive on 8
he gulch, and they anticipate better re-
llrns this year than for several years past.
Other miners on Biytn's are getting ready '
or ground sluicing. and the indications are y
hat the yield from that place will far ex- O
ICED that Of several years past.-Madisonian :
The quartz interests in and about Silver
star and Iron Rod have highly encourage
ng prospects. The mills of Dahler Il Lar
yey, at Iron Rod, w. w. Morris l. Co., at
Silver Star, and Charley Hineman. are all
1nnning day and night on tirst-class ore
Jas. Slaven is starting up his reduction
works. and all the arastras are or will be
'unning in few days. The Silver Star a
district will contribute plenty of money to .
he worlds wealth this year.-Mddisonian I
At Twin Bridges; MI individual named
John Watkins, lately attempted suicide by
hroat cutting. The cash was made with
he best intentions but it missed the ,jugu-
ar vein, and with proper care he will re-
,oyer. lie is now under close guard, this :,
'recaution being necessary to prevent the
Unfortunate from laying violent hands up
mind is unsettled; but we were not in
ormed as to the cause of his dementia.-
Butte Miner. :
Yesterday VIM. Milestone, OF Jefferson,
When returning to his home, had the mis-
ortune to break his stirrup, which fright
ned the horse, who, making several
jumps, succeeded i'll unseating his rider, 8
Who was thrown violently to the ground,
esulting in his receiving some Commissions
N the head. 4 carriage was sent out one /,
nd half miles to the scene of the acct
lent, and slr. Milestone brought to the
ity and treated by a surgeon. The MUIR
IS received are not serious, but quite pain - -
goth ult. 4
Quite throng of people were yesterday
4 attendance in the Probate Court room.