Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-10-23

The Peii0,cstonc Journal Of 10th ms
says: The party OF engineers who hay
been surveying the Yellowstone have CON
pleted the survey from the mouth of Bi
Horn to the mouth OF Tongue River.
i The Warden of the peaitentiary, Col. W
i w. BOtkin. returns thanks through tn
.Ner North Vest to the Hon. b. H. Tatcnl
Of Helena. for donation OF reading mat
ter tor the use of the prisoners in THAT In
stituiion.
The Commissioners have decided tina
inasmuch as the county is paying for TIN
keeping of number Of prisoners. the per
sons sentenced will be allowed the privi
lege of saving the wood used by the e0urt
house officials. North Vest.
The Madisonian has information to the
effect that the track layers of the Utah
Northern crossed the southern boundary
on the fourth instant, and that within two
weeks from the date of crossing, the track
was to be laid fifteen miles into Montana.
From the Madisoninn.
AL. Mason brought in 1872 ounces of bull
lion from Pony last week. 1t was the re-
suit Of Il RIM on fifty tons Of ore from the
Ned mine, in Mineral Hills d strict.
Chauncey Barbour, late editor OF the
!Mssoufiun, has gone to San Francisco.
where he will engage in the publication OF
a paper in the interests of the Working
mems party.
Yesterday morning, the jury returned a
verdict aequitting Major Frost, on the
charge of issuing a false voucher to Horace
Countryman, for $2.475, in payment for
l5O tons of hay, delivered at the Crow
Agency. From the flimsy nature of the
evidence in support of the charge, it was a
oregonc conclusion that this would be the |
'esult. The u. $. Attorney has entered Il
,oite pros. on the other indictment, which
S merely a repetition of the charge on
Which Major Frost was acquitted.
From the Benton Record.
John J. Ellis has 5000 cords Of wood in
oom at Fort Shaw to fill Government
OntIact.
The Tingley Bros have started their
and of cattle, numbering nearly eight hum
red head, tor the Poplar creek and Wolf
oint Agencies. {
Sun river stock men have been on their
1nlal fall roundup for the past ten days
hey report that the loss OF calves from
lackleg will fully reach half the spring
randing. b
On Sunday last. party of nine Piegan i
ldians, all drunk, came ,o Rowe & Co. S
age stable at the "a Mile Spring, Assin;-
III road. and appropriated nine horses +,
longing to the company. The horses a
ere returned the next day, however, the 9 9
dams claiming that they had purchased
>eg OF whisky at the Marias river, which CT
,de them so drunk that they were not
;pOnsible for the theft.
From the Husoandman. =
Len Lewis purchased 1000 head Of ewes 6
IN G. NJ. Hatch, last week, paving $500 IS
+ head for the same IN
Mss Odella Norris, of Missouri river, in er
IDS attending the West Gallatin Female w W
nlnary this winter. bl
J. NJ. Hatch crossed the range. ria the vi
lite gulch road, a few days since. with '''
DO head of sheep. which he is taking to =
new home on Big Elk, Muscleshell val
ames King, who has had force of men
ting ont timber and grading. etc.. for =
past two months, commenced laying Of
large seven foot double flume few Of
$ since, and as everything is in readi- i ni
:, he will have it completed in a few -
ks, if the weather continues fine. He ON,
his fume blocks already sawed, and Rs
put everything in readiness for work A. NJ
spring, and will do greater execution NJ l.,
year than ever before. lie will be -
y to commence with the first rush OF
,r, and the flume. being OF mniforn, :
le, will senl tho gravel through it at :
y rate.