Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-04-10

nersl1ade Currier to remain in the house IN
til John returned. Failing in this, she fol-
lowed Currier with a rifle in her hands to
where John was at work posting some no
tices. When CurrIer drew his revolver on
John. Mrs. Anderson covered him will her
rifle and made him lower it. John in the
meantime seeing what was up, worked
around to where Mrs. Anderson stood, took
the rifle from her hands and shot Currier
dead in his tracks. AS the shot was fired,
Mrs. Anderson swooned and fell, having
sustained her remarkable courage and de-
%terrafnation until the danger was past
Courier.
The Penobscot employs 100 men; the
Belmont employs 50 men. ,,,
We saw yesterday at l.. H.. tiershfleId q
Bros bank four beautiful gold bars, weigh
ing 800 ounces, and valued at over $4,000.
This is the result of one hundred and sixty
tons of ore from the Hickey lode, Stemple
district, and is the property of Messrs. Cot
ter G. Hickey. The Hickey can certainly be
classed among the best paying gold mines
IN Montana.
Messrs. Mitchell, Culley & Fsrrity are de-
veloping an exceedingly rich mine in the
Stemple district. 1t is called the Gloster
lode. and is situated about one mile norSh
of the Whipporwill. They sunk 30 feet on
the discovery shaft, drifted 80 feet to the
east and % to the west. In the eastern
drift native gold is found in the ore. A
prospecting shaft was sun 200 teet from
discovery, and at the depth OF 10 feet Ia feet
of quartz was discovered fully as rich as the
bonanza of the Penobscot. The whole pop
ulation of the surrounding country is excit-
ed over the wonderful discovery, and pros
pecting is going on at a lively rate in the
neighborhood of the Gloster.-Indepeadent.
Joseph Pardee was down from the valley
Wednesday to get tools and what ne re-
ouires for work on the Bitter Root and Ban
mack wagon road. Himself and j. B. Cat
lin have taken a contract to- build a road all
the way on the east side of Bitter Root from
Sleeping Child creek to Rye creek for S.
500. This will ensure a good. hard road
and no river crossings until Roses fork is
reached. We hope the contractors may
make money but we would rather builda
GRADE from Eight Mile to Miller's creek for
the same money. We are glad, however,
that the contract has fallen into so good
hands; it anybody can do it well and make
money out OF it they can.-Nsssoulian.
Owing to the accumulation of private
business, Mr.. O'Bannon resigned his posi-
ton as clerk of the district court, and Judge
Knowles appointed to the place Mr.. Geo.
w. Irwin. Mr.. O'Bannon has held the po-
sition ten years, and his conduct Of the dn-
ties oEthe office has given entire %satlsfac-
ton. Mr.. Irvine q aalified and took charge
of the duties April 1st. He is thoroughly.
competent, reliable and courteous, and no
better appointment could have been made.
AS his deputies he has continued iii office
Mr.. Thos. nj. Pomeroy, for Missouia, and
Mr.. al. E. Graeter, for Beaverhead county.
These gentlemen were deputies under Mr..
O~'Bannon.-Neso North West.
VIM. Muth came in from the Belmont
yesterday with 81 $500 in gold retort, the re-
suit ola cleanup from a two weeks rum
Herald.
Val Wheeler starts this morning for Ar
row creek to locate a new road from Benton
to Martinsdale, Meagher county. We are
pleased to state that the county commission
ers have made the necessary arrangements
tor opening this roed in time to allow the
wool growers of Meagher county to take
advantage of cheap freight by shipping
their wool via Benton and the Missouri river
~this-spring. This is a move in the,right d.
rection and must result in benefit to Meagh-
er and Choteau counties. Benton merchants
having the advantage of cheap river freights,
two Of the leading firms owning steamers,