Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-13
Emigrant Gulch Items,

Ed. c. Anderson while on trip to Emf
grant Gulch last week gathered the follow
ing items Of interest:
Mr.. Fridley and son are opening out tw,
ranches on this side OF the river. thirty-tw(
miles from BoZeman, and are busily en-
gagged at present hauling poles, and fenc
ing. They expect to make specially o
hog raising, having planted about eigh
acres of pease this spring for that purpose
These ranches are well watered by numer
GUS springs and are well adapted to thu
raising of small grain, vegetables, &c, ant
will produce at least one hundred tons Of
hay per year. Several other ranches are
being located in this vicinity and the crops
are locking well, with none of the small
'hoppefs to bother them.
Mr.. D. NJ. Alien Is comfortably situated
oh the opposite side of the river, where he
has fine garden which he waters from the
warm springs situated in the hills one mile
from Chico. These springs possess great
mineral qualities and are said to be the best
in the country for persons afflicted with
rheumatism.
Emigrant Gulch is duller than usual for
this season of the year, owing to the scare
ity of water which has not been high en-
ough as yet to carry off the ''tailings'' of
last season, thus furniehing employment
for limited number OF MEN, and hinder
ing those who are at work from making
very rapid progress. The ''June rise" is
expected soon, when things will undoubt-
ly brighten up and the majority of the
miners will be able to open out their claims
with sure pay before them as soon as they
reach bedrock.
Our old friend Andy Ringlesby has
the longest string of sluice boxes
in the gulch and is working hard, but has
not yet made ''clean up.'
MI. Jack Cone has a force Of meE ground
sluicing and running drift. He is not
taking out any money at present. but ex-
poets to as soon us bedrock is reached.
1t is REPORTED that party of men at
work on the O'Brien ground are taking
out twenty-five per tlay.
('ur friend and former fellOw-townsman
q. }. Batchelder, who was one of the first
to begin operations in Emigrant, is COM
fortably situated, and with his partners,
two worthy gentlemen, Messrs. Sowl and
Doughty, is running an extensive drift
which is now extended in the neighbour
hood OF twenty-three hundred feet from
The shaft which is 50 feet deep, and we are
glad to know is paying well.
MIR. Randall has his saw mill located
,bout one and one-half miles above Chico,
the camp with good quality of
lumber, for which there has been quite a
lemand during the past year for the build
ng Of houses, sluicc boxes, etc.
Mr.. Fitzgerald is busying himself at pres
mt breaking horses, ETC., for which he is
Justly noted. Any person wishing to phr-
.hase good span will do well to call on
lin.
w. II. Lee has disposed of his mining
interests and removed to the mout. Of Emil
,rant creek, where he has taken up ranch
md spends his time looking after his cattle.
rom which lie lately made a sale to Nc
Adow Bros.
MIR. E. Swan, formerly of Gallatin valley,
3 proprietor Of the leading hotel of the
own of Chico and does good business.
MIR. j. II. Aylesworth keeps on hand
took of general merchandise, and supplies
he miner and prospector with all the neces-
aries for their business.