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

EDMoNsoN's ferry-boat which got loose
sometime since has been brought back, and
is in good running order again.
The trustees of White Sulphur Springs
school district advertise for proposals to
build a school house. Carpenters, atten-
ton.
WE learn from Mr.. L. ID. Burt that Fisk
g. Ingersol sold their flock of sheep a few
days ago, to Judge Hilger, for $3.50 per
head.
VIM. FORD came over from the sheep
ranch this week. He reports everything in
good condition on Smith river. His loss
was comparatively small.
The season has opened early in the min
ing camps in the vicinity of Canyon Ferry.
The water has been turned into the bitches
and mining commenced.
L. D. BURT, of Smith river, made a trip
to Helena this week, and returned with a
load of supplies. He was also equipped with
a pillow, as ii he intended to cultivate the
soil.
The Folsom Bros. have just sold their
ranch to G. G. Stubs for ST. 900. They in
tend moving to the Black Hills this spring.
Henry Folsom has just returned from that
country to assist IN driving their stock.
ONE of Diamonds old timers, VIM. Nc
Donald, now a prominent stockman of the
Yellowstone, who is sojourning for a few
weeks among his Missouri valley friends,
made us a pleasant call this week.
MEssRs. Pogue, Cooper & Vogle have
struck a back channel on their Eldorado
bar claim which prospects ST.. 90 to the pan.
This is the richest find that has been made
about old Confederate for some time.
The Flatheads made a raid on the Crow
camp and stole a number of horses, but on
their return to the Flathead camp the chief
compelled them to return the stolen prop
erty.
THE Missouri valley farmers are putting
in large crops of grain this spring, and if
not molested by 'hoppers the harvest moon
will look down upon it, one OF the most
beautiful grain fields in the Northwest.
Our county treasurer, J.. f. McClintock.
who has been spending some days in the vi
cinity OF New York gulch, reports that the
quartz interest of that section is attracting
considerable attention.. n
The contract for grading the road through
the canyon to the new bridge over Smith
river has been let to James Kenney and Ja-
cob Rice, at $500 per rod. There are sixty
rods to grade. The road will be in good
repair by the time the bridge is done.
MEssRs. GERwELL& Row, of Duck creek,
bought Mr.. Rowley's interest in the Bercaw
mine this week, for $1,000. A new tunnel
has been started and is in forty feet, and de-
velops a good vein OF ore. The new tunnel
is $50 feet below the one run last summer
The Library Magazine for March was
ready on the 2Sth-not dated in advance, as
the custom-its contents being mainly from
the foreign publications of same date, thus
giving what is newest in the literary world.
ST. 90 a year, or ten cents a number. Ameri-
can Book Exchange, Publishers, N. Y.
Phil. MILLER, of Smith river, who called
to see us last. week, assures us that he has
seen as good oats grown on Smith river val
ley as he ever saw anywhere. He has help
ed measure up many bushels grown there
that weighed from 80 to los pounds to the
sack.
The attention of our stockmen is invited
to the stallion advertisement of j. Laney in
another column. These stations are well
known throughout the county-some of
their stock is on nearly every ranch, and
cnpaE wall for thar c;roc mr. --..-