Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-04-18

rlno rams. it being their intention to usf
none other than t~horoughbreds another sea.
son. MIR. Goodale is expected to arrive a,
Carroll with a large flock Of thorough.
breds by the 5th of June.
"DAcoTA," the thoroughbred stallion,
owned by Smith Bros, and now making
the season at RAIDERS ranch, near Camu
Baker, will be in Diamond a day or two
next week. and will visit Canton, Centre.
vile, and &. Bar Smiths ranch, on the Mis-
souri, valley, about April %. Those of our
friends who have good mares, and wish to
improve their stock, will do well to see him.
The rates are very reasonable.
The drain in Maggie gulch, we learn. is
progressing with encouraging prospects.
Fol some time past the bedrock has been
unfavorable, and not more than five dollars
could be taken from a set of timbers. Re-
Gently, however. a change in the formation
of the bedrock on III. Conibal's claim has
brought better prospects, and they are now
taking $50 from a square of four feet in the
drain. This is u considerable improvement
on the pay heretofore obtained; quite good
enough to stay by.
In answer to inquiries OF friends from ey-
cry part OF the country as to whether rasp-
berry, blackberry, c%urrant, g%ooseberry and
strawberry sets, roots and cuttings can be
had in the Territory, we have to state that
Hon. w. E. Bass, of Stevensville, Missoula
county, Montana, has a fine assortment for
sale. He will furnish them at about the
same rates are charged by Eastern nurseries.
They can be sent by mail or express to any
part of the country, and will doubtless
prove more profitable than any to be had in
the States. We advise our frinds to forward
their orders to Mr.. Bass at once.
JAs.~K1NG arrived a few days ago and is
looking after his mining interests here. We
have not been able to learn whether or not
the operations of the bedrock tiume is to
be resumed this season or not; but from
the figuring around with prominent miners
OF the camp and the measuring, sighting
and leveling that is going on, we are led to
conclude that plans for work are being
considered. In common with many other
OF this camp we believe there may yet be
taken from this gulch as many thousand
dollars as has already been taken from the
Confederate mines. And while the mining
it out can be of but little benefit to us in a
financial way we are glad to see the work
going on. We await with anxiety the re-
sumption of operations.
The past forty-eight hours before going
to press has assumed a more winter-llke APP
pearance than we have witnessed within
the past tour months. There has been a
continuous east wind the skies have been
d by thin clouds, occasionally treating
the land to showers of snow. The miners
smiles on their faces, for the more
snow that falls the better will be their pros
poets. With the flock masters, however, it
is anything but inviting, as they expect in a
few days to have the care Of many lambs.
Thus far no harm hes been done. The
snow is very dry and flies before the wind,
bodying only in deep ravines and forests.
1t may be regarded as the greatest blessing
that could have come, as in this form it
will do less harm to lambs than rain. The
ground is hard and dry and needs to be
to start the grass and crops. l: