Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-09-18

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JUDGE MURRAY came up from the Mus
sclshell last week, and after a few days
visit among old friends departed again for
his new home, taking with him his house.
hold effects, etc. He intends abiding per-
manently in the region east of the noun
tains.
THE Musselshell river is no less than $50
miles in length from the canyon to the Mis-
souri,, and stock do not range more than so
miles east, leaving a region fully 100 miles
in extent unoccupied. yet there are some
chronic grumblers who maintain that the
country is crowded with stock.
If those gentlemen who have been so
skeptical in regard to Smith river as an ag-
ricultural valley will call around at our Of
flee we will show them as fine a specimen
of corn grown by Hank Potter as we have
seen in Montana. Mr.. Higgins, to whom
we are indebted. assures us that Mr.. Potter
has a fine garden and is confident that white
beans will be grown on the valley another
year.
THE A of the ball and races at White
Sulphur Springs has been changed from
October 10Th to the 10th. The 10Th comes
on Sunday and was chosen through mistake.
Let the public note the change. Hewins
and Yaeger have been engaged, and every
thing calculated to make pleasure-seekers
enjoy themselves will be supplied. A corn
field full Of ponies will enter for the races,
and a good opportunity will be offered for
put-up job. Go, everybody, and have a
good time.
j. E. CALLAwAY, one of the leading breed
ers of short-horns, and grower of the finest
class of beeves in Montana, whose card will
be found in our directory, has changed the
location of his brand to the LETT hip AS APP
pears in the cut, and attached a metallic tag
to each ear. Stockmen finding any of his
cattle off of their accustomed range will
confer a favor by sending him a postal card
notice of the whereabouts of the same.
THE Model garden, Virginia City, is well
supplied with a great variety of small fruit,
whose success has been tested in Montana,
and Mr.. Bartruff offers to sell roots and
cuttings at rates that will be appreciated.
Our farmers will do well, in starting in this
business, to secure acclimated plants and
shrubs besides. home industry is worthy
of patronage. Those wishing anything in
this line are referred to the advertisement to
be found in this issue.
THE enterprise now on foot looking to
the change of French bar ditch to the mines
in the vicinity Of Bedford is of VAST impor
lance to the people OF the Missouri valley.
At a recent council between the mine own
ers of Bedford and Mr.. Hauser terms were
partially agreed upon tor the construction
of the ditch and the turning in of the Bea.
yer creek water. 1t was expected that the
survey for the new ditch would commence
yesterday. If this project is carried ont il
will develop thousands Of acres Of placer
mines and make a lively camp.
Upon A blazed pine tree in the judith
mines is registered the names of a party Of
prospectors who discovered gold there thir
teen years ago, but being set afoot by the
Indians, did not stay to test the mines. The
inscription closes with, Eve leave here
afoot." The names were engraved in the
wood then traced with a pencil. and have
survived the storms of the last decade well
being perfectly leglble. The name of Jos
Sunny, Il gentleman well knownin Meaghel
county. heads the list. Since that day ht
has visited the mines OF Utah, was frs
among the stampeders to the Black Hills