Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-07-03


arrive at Big Horn Junction, or Sherman
or Terry's Landing. as it is known by
either or all of these names, and now is tt
have another, or at least Post-office call
ed Fort Pease, with Major Pease as the
''Nasby." Mr.. J. w. Allen moved hi.
''cross-roads' from Pease Bottom to this
place, wherefore the P. B. folks wert
cheap" mad. The affair is now settled
with Post-office at each place.
Big Horn Junction is building up rapid
~, and is bound to be place Of impor
lance in the near future. It's a ''mighty
fast'' town now.
Messrs. Brown and Davis own the ferry
and saloon. Here noticed dance in
progress, with quadrille on the floor
the female portion consisting of two
squaws, one booty soldier, and a ''soiled
dove" Next place, passing down street
is the saloon OF Messrs. Williams & Clark
They also run freighting outfit The
next place is that OF Mess,s Mccormick
4 Co. They carry large stock of goods,
and have found their present location toe
small, and are now erecting twO-story
building 2Gx46, with two wings, each 1e
x36.
MIR. Thomas c. Raymer, recently from
Chicago, is opening up fine stock of gro
ceries. Mr. RS goods came to hand ILL.,
tie before he was prepared to receive them
and he is now occupying building con.
structed of bark and brush. He hopes to
erect good store building soon, when his
wife will join him. Reed & Thornton are
the proprietOrs of saloon and the only
restaurant of the place. Mr.. Thornton at
tends to the saloon, while Mr.. John Reed
is chief ''Pot rustlel,'' and his brother
''hash Singer" The logs dish up good
meal. A drug store is needed badly just
now.
Mr.. J. A. Braden is shooting ideas to a
small school here. Mr.. B. is laboring I'M
der many difficulties, but short visit sat
isfied me that he is doing a good work.
Mr.. j. w. Allen will now have to sign
his name. switch was p. NJ He has an
excellent garden; has had peas and pota-
toes for ten days or two weeks.
Mr.. j. II. Conrad, OF 1. G. Baker & Co.,
from Benton, is here, experimenting the
transportation Of government freight to
Custer.
left the Junction very early in the
morning, in hopes OF catching the Helena
for Miles City, and arrived about one min
ute too late. But breakfast at Guys re-
pays me for my early ride. Here found
DR.. Lamme and Messrs. Harlow, Vivion.
and Wartield, of Bozeman. The
Doctor and Mr.. Harlow are busy forward
ing freight. They have already started
about fifty tons, and hope to have the re-
mainder on the road in another week.
They are, however, a little short of trans
portatiOn at present. The Doctor reports
A. lamme & Co.'s dry goods all saved,
but most Of the groceries lost. Flanders
saw mill. Cocknell's household goods,
most of Hays furniture, most of Speith 4
krug's goods, and all Of Taylor's goods
ire saved. While most of Nichols. Har-
,er's, Warfield's AN l Engletried 4 Esler's
foods are lost. A. Lamme & Co. are full
y insured Oh goods. The boat, which was
worth about $4,000, will probably prove
! total loss, and is only insured for $1,000.
Mr.. Harlow will start for Bozeman in
ew days, and the Doctor will return to
he wreck. And if the water continues to
all he hopes to save more goods and some
s the lhaa..s al,;,a---
yNo. RUsfI. JR.
.tchctah. June &c. 1879.