Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1878-06-14
To the Editor Tribune.

SHERMAN. CUSTER Co.. Mt. May ed. 1s7e..So
news Of Importance to chronicle from the Glow
stone this being the quiet time Of the year.
roads bad farmers at work, and hutllittlc stir ON
the river save an occasional macknaw from abovc
The Yellowstone at this point has not been less
than three and half feet for the last four weeks.
mud bouts with 100 tons of freight could have easi
" run up. provided Buffalo and Wolf rapids wsrt.
passablc. Some work was done on these bad
amount OF good and the absence OF the Yellow
stone river from the river and harhor nppropria-
tion bill is rendered prominent by its mouth Ie-
ny made marker for where an amount shall be
spent ON the Missouri river. Thirty Thousand dol
lars is small appropriation for the upper Ms
souri,, and looks az ii 1t would have taken but IT.
tic persuasion to have induced the committee 70
have reported u like amount for the fcllowstonc,
when the effect would have been to cheaper tho
fine will probably devclopc the reason why NO
appropriation was made for this river: . ''t.t
The farmers around Sherman are all bnsily, en-
gagged putting in their crops, fencing, building.
etc. There will be two or three hundred acres
planted i'll potatoes, oats. wheat and vegetables,
and the number Of acres would bc donblcd were
il not for tho high price of seed, potatoes being
worth eight cents per pOnnd. oats seven, wheat.
eight cts. and other seed in proportion Another
tanablc. and seven dollars per acre i. freely paid
for breaking pruric that yoke Of cattle eau easi-
ly turn over. --5g ~,
the Mnsclcshel valley. which Is distant from
Sherman forty-nine miles by the road surveyc4
last fall by Capt Egan Of the I'd cavalry. To col
Ones that desire to settle i'll . body this valley
prlscnts every attraction, and i Is one OF me
best locations in the mountains for farming and
stock raising.
No news nre good ncws," when It comes to
the Indian question, and 1t Is quito relief to get
u rest on $. B. II only for the space Of week OF
two Horse stealing has Of late been Of frequent
occurrence, but the greater part Of 1t has been
done by white men. although the Crows got away
with some Of the stage companies stock, at least
three head were found in their camp and It - na-
tural to suppose that they were the thIcvee. Ar>
chic McMurly heard that his horrcs which wero
stolen some time ago were ut or In the neishbOr-
hood OF Fort Peck. Geu Miles sent word that he
would send mounted detachment with him II
he desired to go after them. So Archie started,
It IL reported. however that the CAkstnbo1nes
hnye them and have refused to come to thct! agen-
cy unless they can retain all their stock aud arms
& The steamer Gen. Sherman passed here Tor IT,.
Custer on the 18Th. River falling. ALLEN
The Chicago Milwaukee d st. Paul Railway
have reelected all their old officers. Alex Atteh-
ell is still president and John g. Gault. manager
subscriptions src being raised in this country
to defend the party under arrest for killing Lofd
Leitramli in Ireland. So -. @ rs
) War with the Bannocks has Commenced. In
the first fight the Indians came out ahead. Anoth-
or battle is expected Immediately. This u ~
special telegram June 9Th. ~ ,eg,,lfsl
Thomas D. Jones, OF Syracuse, \. Y, has inyen
ted new process for making -four for which In
few mouths he has realized an immense fortune.
II bids fair to revolItionize the aonr making busi:
ness and to make Jones one Of the richest mcu Ot
modern times. The process is very simple, ano
layk in the picking Of the mill stones give
lees clc.c surface thereby saving friction :rd Inc
life Of the nid.llirs-.