Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-25


John Day, Of Whites gulch, and after
whom, we believe, John Day river and
John Day valley, where the Bannacks are
now making so much trouble, was named,
was in town Sunday.
P. II. Maloney & Co. have resumed work
in their drift diggings in Confederate gulch,
the water, which caused their suspension,
having fallen sufficiently to enable them to
go to work again.
Some time ago we published an account
of a hens egg of unusual size, but now
comes All egg from Whites gulch which
measures eight inches in circumference one
way and six inches the other. Next.
Our new livery men, Marks & Patterson,
have added Il buggy to their establishment
this week, and the boys will not feel the
want OLA turnout now when they want to
take any Of the fair sex out for Il drive.
Capt. Comba, OF Camp Baker, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Comba, passed through town
Saturday for Helena, where they will meet
Mrs. Comba's mother, Mrs. Capt. Lo-
gan, who will probably return with them.
An addition is being added to the old ho-
tel building at the White Sulphur Springs,
braiging it out on a line with the new build
ings. When completed Messrs. Spencer
Bros. will open out a stock of merchandise.
r. G. Wallace, of the firm Of Davis q
Wallace, Helena, went over to the White
Sulphur Springs on Friday last and return
ed Tuesday, accompanied by Mrs. Wallace,
who has been spend ding a week at that
place.
Bulterfield Bros, On EldoradO bar, have
had a very successful season. They have
over two acres of ground stripped, and have
partially cleaned up. The dlggings will av-
erage at least So per day, which is very sat
isfactory tor these times.
J.L. Patterson, the irrepressible SHADY -
is spending a few days in town, and, with
his quaint sayings and musical voice, max
ing lots of fun for the boys. Don't they
laugh when they see old Shady. coming
coming hail, mighty day J!
Messrs. Potter and Colwell, of Butte, who
are over in this county prospecting, came ii
town yesterday. They sent some specimen:
of quartz which they had found over to Hell
ena to be assayeu, and think there are gool
prospects for quartz leads h%ereabouts.
Messrs. Schwab Il Zimmerman, of ..th'
Cosmopolitan hotel, Helena, nave purchas
ell several small houses on Jackson street
which they will use as sleeping rooms
This purchase is made necessary by the in
creased patronage which this deserved,
popular hotel is enjoying.
t Harmon Gray and Geo. Kimberly, oil
residents of Confederate, and who left i
1869, returned to this place last week. NJ
Gray has been all over the West since Il
left, and last year leased and worked
quartz mine in Butte. They return to TIL
> camp to prospect for quartz.
Jerry Malloney, who has been engage
) in rounding up JAS. Mayne's cattle ON til
;, Muscleshell, was severely bruised and h
left shoulder badly hurt by his horse stel
ping in a gopher hole and throwing hin
He was taken to the Springs. where D
p Parberry attended to his injuries.
G. A. Hampton, having shut down wol
on his grass-root digglngs on Spruce ba
and cleaned up, went over to Helena c
If Saturday to dispose of his dust. The di
" uinps have mid unusuallv we'll. and M