Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-06-06

left Diamond about four years ago forOhio,
but not liking the ways of the people sun
der the genial Influences proceeded tosCol-
orado, and thence continued his ,peregrina-
tons to Texas, still failing to find the prom
Used land, he returns to Montana and will
build a home on the beautiful valley of the
Muscleshel. Mrs. Hall and children are
visiting on Smith river.
c.. E. Patterson,;a an old time cattle drover
of Idaho and Montana. but of late years a
resident and farmer of Rowletes, KY, is
visiting bis, friends Andrew & Housen Coop
err, ct Deep creek, in this county. Mr.. Pat
terson is more pleased with Montana than
ever. He says ithas improved more than
he had expected, and thinks the Territory
destined to be a great and wealthy State at
no distant day. This week he has gone to
the Muscleshell valley where he and the
| Coopers have a large herd of cattle. His VS.
it this time will be short, but We would not
be surprised if tine attractions OF Montana
were to bring him with his family to make
| a permanent home before another year.
We are in receipt of some OF the finest
samples of wool from the flock of G. & FL.
Edwards, of Gallatin, that we have ever
seen. The thoroughbred samples are very
fine and silky, and of a smooth, even tex
ture. Among the lot received is a sample
from a common Oregon eve from the origi-
nal flock of G. W., Cook & Bro, and one
from her lamb by Messrs. Edwards fine
ram. The contrast is surprisingly great.
Any wool grower can see at a glance that a
single clip will many times repay the extra
cost of crossing their flocks with thorough
bred ANS The Edwards Bros. make q
speciality of breeding pure blooded Anleri.
can Merinos, as will be seen by reference te
their card in our Breeders Directory.
On the 18th of May, Captain Clifford, &C
companied by Harvey Means and c. L. Har
ringtoh, of Whites gulch, and two soldiers
proceeded to the cabin of the man named
Murphy, supposed to have been murdered
by the party of Indians who made the rait
on the Goth, and commenced a search for TIT
missing man. They spent all of the mex
day ON the different trails leading from TIN
north fork of Smith river to Newlan creek
and though game signs two weeks old coult
, be traced with ease, 40 signs of the Indian
could be discovered. The third day the,
crossed over to the head of Newlan creel
atld followed down it three or four miles
thoroughly examining all the passes usual.
followed by the Indians, but here, too, the.
, were disappointed. All the ground havin'
: been hunted over, and much of it man,
times, farther search in this direction wa
: abandoned. From all that could be learned
it is believed tina the Indians followed dow
the Carroll road until near Big Spring creek
: and here horse tracks were too numerous t
trail them. Messrs. Means and Harringto
. have won for themselves 4 deserving repr
= tation as being skillful ''pathfinders," an
Capt. Clifford regards them as the best an
most successful men at following a cold ira
he has ever met. The promptness OF eli
ford in pursuit of the Indians, his coolne:
II and bravery in the fight, his efforts the TO
lowing day to dislodge them from the moul
tains, and his subsequent energy in scare
k of the missing shepherd, have endeared hi
e to the people of this county in a manner nj
soon to be forgotten.