Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-06
Custer County Locals.

%. W. y LLEN. Local I.ultOT
Frank Murray arrived at Sherman Of
tie 2Sth ult. with his teams.
Full six feet of water in the Yellowstone
below the mouth of the Big Horn.
Any one having saw mill machinery idle
could find a good place for its employment
at Sherman.
Lieut.: Ruhlen, lately A. A: Q. NJ: at Fl
Custer. has gone to Bismarck, where he
will be in charge of the Commissary:
The major part of the Crows are now
| encaniped at the mouth of the BIG Horn,
and the whole tribe will be there soon.
The General Sherman is commanded by
Captain Gonsolis; who is to al appear
ance 1.-THE right man in the light place.
Lieut.. Macklin was passenger on the
General Sherman, booked for Cheyenne
Agency. where his company is now sta
toned.
Agent Frost has decided that freight
cannot be landed On the Crow reservation.
unless it is an exceptional case, that would
''contcr not right, and establish no prece
dent
\ Beidler has been re-appointed Deputy
by Alex. &. Botkin, the L. S. Marshal for
Montana. \ says the climate along the
Yellowstone is mighty unhealthy for boat
and horse thieves.
Mrs. Warfield and Mrs. Wakefield took
passage on the steamer General Sherman.
at Sherman. bound for Bismarck. and
America. Red Clark also went down TO
meet the Yellowstone, now long past Cue
here.
Heavy rains between Sherman and Rak-
er's Battle Ground and in the country be-
tween the Yellowstone and Muscleshell
raised ali the creeks and rayines, DELAYING
tie mail from Bozeman two days:
The military authorities are confident
that Sitting Bull and his warriors will never
revisit the Yellowstone country. save in
and that the troubles with the
SIOUX are ended: 1t is tt be hoped that
they base their opinion Oh a good founda-
ton.
Us. Indian Agent Frost has ordered
Deputy Marshal Beidler to seize the wood |
;hopprd on the Crow reservation at Ter
Us Landing; also that opp )site the lower
'nd OF Pease Bottom, and to put the par
ie; chopping. off the reservation. This is
'ou%h on tie boys.
Linn Mcfarland is now running a line
standard line, tlieve it is called) and
inns to strike the river in the vicinity of
diles City. Gen. Mason, Surveyor-Gen'l
or Montana, joined him md will accom-
ANY the party. The prosl ects for having
ease Bottom sectionized this summer are
rood.
The following is the conundrum that the
eople of the Yellowstone are now trying
o solve: ''Why was the Yellowstone river
1T out OF the River and Harbor Appro-
riation bill ?" The answer IS rendered ,
acre difficult from the fact that the major
art OF Government freight comes up that
trcam, and Uncle Sam would get his
honey back by chcapencd fi'ei gifts in two
cars. Somebody answer. ,
Major Pease is making good trade with {:
he Crows, having at this date, May 2Sth.
1cured 400 \ No. robes. The Crows -,
re not exactly satisfied with some pro-
'eiiings; such as cutting saw logs and ,
God on their reservation. and desire to +,
ave a talk with the head soldier chief" ,
zen. Miles, in reference to the matter :
mall horse troubles are also constantly E
Using between them and the whites. but f
othing serious will probably arise. L
The weather this spring has been untav-
'ahle to crops, being wet and cold, with
tile or no sunshine. Still, early table
'"ctables, in the shape Of onions, ratlishes, .
G.. are making their appearance in Pease Il
ottOm, and taste as natural rs ever.
here win be iii the iieighborhcod of 200
res planted there, and this amount would
I'VE been largely increased could plows {
zen obtained and seed not have been so :
Oh priced; 8 cents for potatoes. 5 to Z
+ oats. and 81 per acre fOr blowing, max >
9 the first cost of a crop pretty steep. :,