Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-12-25
OUT WEST.
How They do Business In the Golden
Regions Of the Far West.
An Interview with One just Return
ed From that Region.

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west. Mr.. Smith went through and saw
the larger portion of the mountainous
country where there is any civilization to
speak of. lie finally landed at Bozeman.
Montana Territory, where he thinks is the
richest mines in the West. The gold mines
are just beginning to develop properly.
and next spring will witness a great influx
of people to that region.
HOZeman. Mr.. Smith said. was Il town
of seven hundred inhabitants. When
asked about the newspaper prospects out
there. Mr.. Smith said paper was bonan-
IA. The town had one little paper pub
lished weekly at SIR dollars year. Local
advertisements We're one dollar per line.
and the merchants were not solicited in
any way. but considered it quite lucky TO
get small space in which to advertise
their wares at the rate of five dollars a
square for each insertion. The foreman
was paid forty dollars a week TO keep the
| devil straight. who had nothing to do
but wait upon the editor at eighteen dol
lars per week. The newspaper business
flourishes in about the same proportion
with other professions.
Society was inclined to be a little bit fast
Bravery is calculated to make a man i'm
mortal in the eyes Of the people. Fights
arc of an every day occurrence. and lives
are lost in almost every instance. Similar
TO other western towns in this respect. the
laws have but little effect, and things are
done up in hurry.
Mr. smith thinks that there is no place
like this region and expects to return there
again next spring and remain there perma-
nently. He will spend the winter with
relatives in Savannah.
Mr.. Hemphill. who was formerly located
on Frederick avenue. in this city. as a bOol
and shoe maker. is at Bozeman. and is do
ing well.-&. Joseph Weekly Gazette.
Smith can take the belt as the champion
liar among home-sick ''pilgrims.'' We
always regarded Bozenan as a flour
ishing little town. but never had the
''brass" TO intimate that right here are the
richest mines in the West" We have
all along thought BB5esAYYfssIT 10 be l,JcatrT
IL the richest agricultural and grazing
county in the Territory. and we have been !
inclined to satisfy ourselves with that. but
now find that we have been too modest Ly |
half. Hereafter we shall blow nothing less
than a double barreled trumpet. soundin.
the good news that in addition to the
finest farms. we have the richest mines in !
the West.
Smith is full-fledged mOuntaineer and
evidently knows what he is talking about.
'He went through and saw the larger por-
ion of the mountainous country where
here is any civilization to speak Of"
That is. we suppose. he travelled all the
way up the Missouri river from St. Joseph
o Fort RufOrd, thence up the Yellow
stone and over the pass to BOZeman. We
ire informed that he endeavored to i'm
himself by his bravery" but,
somehow, was rather unsuccessful. While
up the Yellowstone, he was APP
'ointed to stand guard one night, and in
he morning reported that he had shot
nd killed an Indian. The boys" how
yer. were a little suspicious. and cOnsid-
red his story rather too thin but after
making dili"ent search. found the dead
red-skin" Terrified into the short stump
{ a cottonwood tree. This discovery
5as somewhat unfortunate for the young
ero, as it damaged his reputation for !
bravery" at least with that crowd.
From Smiths account of society, one
'ould infer that it is little dangerous to |
e safe around here. Flights are of an !
veryday occurrence, and lives are lost in {;
lmest every instance And yet, he
thinks there is no place like this region.
nd expects to return again next spring. Q
nd remain permanently" We trust he :
ill come. The cannibals here are getting v
ungry for square meal" and would
refer young and unsOphisticated morsel r
Ike Henry Smith to anything else they q
an think of JUS now. '
His remarks about the ''little paper pub i
shed weekly at sic dollars year." etc.,
re, of course, about as truthful as any :,
ling else he had to say. Our only sur ;.
rise is that the CARTE should allow it. ;,
If to be so confoundedly imposed upon
Y such an arrant tool and champion liar.
, this same Henry Smith. This particular
NTH, whose name appears to be mis- :
omer. would Go well to heed the old
attn proverb Ne suto,uitru erepidam.
The most creditable thing that Cons ress p
,uli do. Immediately after the holiday
cess. would be to expel Utah's polyga- {
ous Delegate. Cannon. from the House ii
Representatives. All legislation direct :
against one OF the ''twin relics OF bar
.rism'-polygamy-will remain dead 1
tier on the statute books so long as a
OlatOr OF the law. and an open champion ;,
the lecherous crime is allowed a seat !,
III u voice among the national law-mak- ;.
s. The most etfectual way to wipe out \
lis d'soracefui, peculiar" institution, =
hose t corner stone is Dolyyany