Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-06-26
DOWN THE. YELLowsToNE,
Caught on The Nv BY our Missionary

Caught on the ny by our Missionsry--
l noticed several new ranches being
opened on the Sweet Grass, and still there
are many more good ones awaiting tn,
hand Of the sturdy farmer. think one..oi
, the finest ranches OF the Territory lies Al
the mouth. of Upstream, and Il. owned BY
Mr.. Davis and his son.in-law, Mr.. Har
rison. The Yellowstone. and Sweet Grass
fences one side and high bluffs the other
SO, with cross fences, it is thorough y:.pro.
tected from stock on the ranges. These
gentlemen expect to put up from 400 to
500 tons of hay this season. Their grass
is now ready for the sickle. Their crops
also are looking finely. The weary trav-
eler will find their latch-string out. And
also will find that his lines have fallen in a
pleasant place. Whereof your missionary
can affirm. These gentlemen run dairy
of about forty cows. Hope to ''take in"
other friends of the Sweet Grass on my
return trip.
Mr.. W. II. Brown is erecting story and
half store-houso 16x3O with. an l., on
White Beaver, ''whlc,, the same'' is going
to be the 'sboss" house of the Yellowstone
Louis Secus, OF Sweet Grass, and Pat.
Hayes, of Custer, are doing the mason
work, and Mr.. B. is hiusef boss carpen-
ter. Here he expects to make his home,
consequently is fixing up in good shape.
He has planted nice grove OF trees near
his house, and brought water from a
spring on the ranch to his house and gar
den. MIR. B. expects to 60 to Denver in a
couple of weeks for his family.
l wish some one would loan Mr.. Coun-
tryn,an a cat before I return. This wet
weather has driven hosts Of mice into his
house. don't mind them stealing the
feathers out of my pillow when am asleep,
but don't like to have them build nest
in my ear.
Hensley Bros, whose ranch lies about
half way between saltwater and Young's
Point, have built new house on the road.
They are ''fixing up things" tor their
mother and sister whom they expect from
the States soon. There are more boys in |
this country who ought to bring their own
or somebody else's sister, and that with
out delay.
MIR. Young and lady, of Young's Point,
are prepared to entertain guests in good
shape. Ie missionary enjoyed hunt with
Forrest Young. We bagged some game,
and got thoroughly irrigated while doing
so.
Crops are bookings plendidly. Near Coul-
son, Meadows have about 400 acres OF oats
that is as fine stand as ever saw. Mess.
Newman, Clark, and others near Coulson,
Ill have fine stands of grain, and it it does
lot soon quit raining, they will need drain ,
litches to carry off the water, as they now
AVE a surplus.
Near MIR. Newman's, Mr.. Givins is teach ,
ne school, with an average attendance Of
ixteen scholars. This is part of Miles
;ity district, but the people here expect to
e set Off and control their own school af il
hrs soon. =
Messrs. Day e Hunter. have purchased a
he Meadow mill, together with teams and 8
ppul tenances belonging to the same, and Il
xpect to remove the mill to Bull noun q
lin, about eighteen miles from Pompey's q
illar. in the course of four weeks. Messrs. If
ay & Hunter are affable gentlemen, and h
Jay success attend them in their new en- o.
rprise.
Meadow & Shocks ferry has not been
running order for few days. The high
alter cut out the bank on the lett hand
de, and let their cable into the river. MIR.
loOk is now busy raising it, and expects
be ready for business in few days. ~
On account of the high water and bad VI VI
ads, the mails are from twelve to thirty N
,urs behind time. Sd