Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-08-22
THE TERRITORY,

From good authority we learn that fears 9
are-entertained Of an, uprising amon the =
Spokans and Pen Observation-Disclosures. :
One Of tha'best hay ranches in the Bitter Z.
Root valley is owned by Thomas Simpson, t
of Etna, who introduced the first timothy {
raised in the valley. His crops this year {
averaged about three tons to the acre, and
he thinks it worthy of favorable mention
that J.. L. Humble cut with a mower ten
acres Of grass in one day and a half.
Joseph Pardee was to have started this
week to Bannack, over the new road, to
bring in a engine for his thresher, and a
portable saw mill he is about to start in Bit
ter Root. He is authorized by Bannack
parties to do work on the Bannack end of
the wagon road, and took with him a force
for that purpose.-Missoutian.
The Heart Mountain excitement is reviv-
ing. again. Major Borchardt writes from
Miles City that it is reported that the mines
have been discovered, and many are leaving
for the new, Ehorado..
Mr.. Johh NJ. Sweeney, the popular agent
tor Woods agricultural machinery, was in
the valley last week. assisting in putting up
machines and taking new orders. Next
season he will have his branch establish
ment in this city we'll stocked, which has
not been done this year on account OF the
delay of freight.-1Hnes.
On August7th, David Keneda committed
suicide at Beetler's on the Yellowstone. lie
was aged about thirty-five; had been a sol
) der. About twenty months ago he had a
stroke of paralysis, from the effects OF which
he never fully recovered. Several times OF
late he has threatened to take his life, and
has attempted to brown himself. lie mas
: beer, living at Boetler's for some thirteen
: months. and last Wednesday morning when
4 Mrs. Boetler went out of the house she saw
Keneda hanging to the hitching-post. She
? went to him and found him quite dead. lie
was in a sitting position, and on m
S ton it was found that his neck was broken.
The post that he was hanging to was not
l more than four feet from the ground Lie
q claimed to be a Scotchman by birth, and
stated that he had lived a number of years
in Wisconsin before coming to Montana, anl
that he has several brothers living that are
wealthy.-Bozeman Courier.
~ Sheriff McAndreWs hands us'the follow
IS ing as an assay from the Cumberland lode
ID on Big Blackfoot, us shown blythe certlh
IF 2ate: Cold, 1921 silver, $40 per ton. Th
f. lode is owned by Messrs. Marcum, Kershav
Mt and Luce.
IN The Postmaster General has ordered tn
"a discontinuance of the Post Office at Corval
~ lis. Missoula c%ounty,f.'in consequence OF tn
postmaster having abandoned the Office an
the mail key being in the hands'of a perso
who refuses to OPEN and distribute tn
mails.n The postmaster at stevensville ha
been ordered to take up the effects OF tn
he ofice.-New North Vest.
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il TIL. Rees, of Pittsburg, writing TO Fran
o. TAYLOR, under date of August !, says: y
IT, answer to yours of the 18th ait, | WAL gi'
mr. YOU my opinion of the kind OF soas mo
,el- needed on your river for the purpose me-
ith toned. judging from what nave seen az
also what / have learned from Col. Reber
,;r- who came to see ME in regard to thesam
He gave me- history of the river, and sa
ho hat, for Sc. rhiles> above, the falls it was pc