Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-10-30
TERRITORIAL NEWS.

TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Major Brooke, of Gallatin valley, who
passed through town last Monday, from over
the Mullen road, says there are some 2o
estray sheep lett along the route, which
some enterprising mar could gather up and
thus give himself a fair start in the wool
growing business. If they are not picked
up soon, they will die, as winter is rapidly
coming on. He also reports three wagon
loads of apples on the way, which will be
here in a few days. Maj. B. says the road
on the other side of the mountains is horri-
ble-the only evidence that Lieut.. Turner
had ever been there being seen on a tree
where he had marked his name, and the
date when he opened the Mullen road"
In one days travel over the road he had 10
cut eleven logs. We hope this state OF af-
fairs will be remedied next year.-Missou-
Ian.
Mr.. Hermann Drinkman arrived last night
from the new mines. From him we learn
that a number Of the miners are sluicing on
the bars and are getting good pay. Que
party cleaned up $l7, the result Of a half
days sluicing. A big stampede is looked
for, and a saw mill is OH the way to the
camp from Gallatin county. There are two
districts organized in the camp,-one called
Yago and the other Kan-Kan. Several side
gulches have been located, and one company
has made a new discovery across the range
from Yago. On the whole, the new mining
region looks like a success.
Ex-Surveyor Gen. Smith and Col. Miner.
who have been prospecting for sheep ranch
es, ETC., returned from the Judith country
on Wednesday, well pleased with their trip.
They have located some choice ranches in
the southeastern portion of the county. On
Saturday last the gentlemen were started
by the appearance of a large band of Indians
who were 9 dressed for war;" The Indians
proved to be Double Runners band OF Pie
gans out after Sioux who had stolen one
hundred and thirty horses from them the
night previous while they were camping in
the Judith. The Piegans overhaulee the
Sioux OH Big Spring creek, when a fight
took place tor the possession of the horses.
The Piegans were pretty successful and re-
captured about thlirty-tive head of the stolen
animals. The number killed and wounded
in the fight is not known. When General
Smith and party left, the Piegans were still
in war paint and eager to raise the hair Of
all invading Sioux.-Record.
A correspondent writing from Boulder
valley, says: s. Since the discovery of the
Mantle gold lode, hundreds of men from all
parts of the Territory have been flocking to
the Boulder mining district. Over forty
stopped at Cooks station last night, and the
road from Butte has been lined with them
for days past. The "Mantle" lode was dis
covered about a month ago by Charley
Smith and Henry Cannon, two miners from
Arizona, who afterwards associated with
them John Mantle, the Butte stage driver of
the g.. S. & Co.'s line. The lode crosses
Cataract creek about a mile and a half above
where it empties into the Boulder. 1t has
been traced to the east about 5000 feet, one
extension being located, and it seems to car
ry gold the entire distance. The richest
part, however. is on the slope of the bank
above the creek. The owners have a one
horse arastra at work and are building all
other. The gold in the rock is quite coarse
one nugget taken out OF the arastra weighed
over two ounces after being ground tor some
time. One pan of dirt. washed from the
c~Ievice. yielded between $40 and $50. The
lead is from tour to six feet Wide."-Herald.