Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-09-18

site side To tI.'t on which the mines no
beng worked are situated. He says. ais
TIT tie Hecla company have under co
sideri'i"n project for tt,nne'ing throus
the mounfain. work which it is believe
Wouid develop a number of mines whic
cannot be prottably reached from the srl
face. The smelters are re: lucing sixty tor
OF ore per day. and it is Intended shor;l
to increase their capacity to one hundre
tons per day.
From the Ner North Vest.
New oats are coming in: $3.50 per lC
pounds.
There is not an idle mechanic nor labor
er nor team nor a vacant dwelling hous
in Deer Lodge. while there is demand 70
each.
Mr.. James Harper. of Bozeman is tax
ing over from here to the Helena Fair AS
signee and Premium, which Mr.. Ward IN.
been handling. Assignee distanced tn
field in easy going at Butte. and is likel,
to make some trouble at Helena.
The Mullan Road to Walla Walla owe
the Cnur d'Alene mountains is now re
opened for wagons. Any load. on thi
part OF the road. can he taken over if team
enough is put on. The grades are yer,
heavy. requiring ten 10 twelve mules tt
pull load Of 1000 pounds.
Assessor Murphy estimates the assess
'nent OF Deer Lodge cotnry will this veal
reach S3.200.OO0 to S3.5OOOOO. That will
put this county ahead of all others in prop.
erty valuations. for much OF which we ar,
indebted to the thorough. impartial and
m, Iigent work Of Assessor. Con. Murphy.
From the Muscular.
Wheat has only declined 20 cents within
the past week.
We learn that during the progress OF a
horse race at the Mission on Saturday last.
one of the horses ran into fence. breaking
his riders arm and severely injnr;ng his
jaw.
We add to our list Of subscribers this
week the name OF JOSEPH! Loyola. full
hooded Colville Indian. He was educated
by the Jesuit Fathers. laboring among his
tribe. and has lived tor some years at St.
lgnatius. With Il desire to know more of
what is going on in the world he came in
to our office unsolicited. and requested
that his name he placed on our Mission
list. As IN evidence of the advancement
Of the red mar towards civilization. we
put this desire for newspaper knowledge
on record.
From the Yellowstone .Lru,nal,
Over three hundred registered letters
were sent from the Miles City post office
Turing the last quarter
From parties who have Just returned
rom the upper Tongue River We learn
hat superior quality of wild plums
hounds in that region.
County Commissioner Guy had this year
me hundred acres in oats. yielding an
vcrage of fifty ''lsIcl. TO the acre, which
'e has disposed OF ut fifty two and one
'alf cents per buslei. That is Il tolerably
'ood showing for Il young country.
A party of one hundred and fifty Man. !
ans and eros Ventre Indians from Fort
'ertliold on their way to the Grow reser-
aiio". passed through Miles Civ on
'nesday. They We're under the guidance
t Mr.. Dismounts Ahead the son of Two
'elly. the Crow chief
We take pleasure in announcing the re-
ovcry OF County Treasurer Savage who
as pr"s'iated on the day OF the tornado
fortnight since. and who has been lying
.rlolsly Ill ever since. lie was out yes
'rday for the first time looking somewhat
ale after his long confinement.
Mr.. Williamson, agent of the company
lich carries the mails between Bismarck
ID Miles City. was in town Yesterday
nj leaves again to-day. He has effected
arrangements by which the mails will be
ought here from Bismarck hereafter in
xty-iive hours. which is doubtless the
'ickest delivery VIC shall have until the
ilroad reaches here.
From the Butte Daily Miner.
Not single passenger on the outbound
erllnd coach yesterday. but instead. nine
n'lsome bars OF bullion. q
\ few days ago Il crazy man was found q
'ndering about in the ncighborlood of
'ggat's mill. Eipond. Taken in charge
the managers OF the mill the unfortu-
te gave his name us Kelly. but no further =
orlnation rs TO where he came from or
10 lie WIS could he obtained. He was
zen to Glendale and turned over to the
thorlties.
'lrssrs. McGulivray & Deery. Walla
Ala. arrived at Butte yesterday looking
Il purchaser for 5000 good grade Meri-
sheep which they have just brought in
m Washington Territory. The flock is
" at Medicine Lodge. but is pushing on
way. These sheep will shear from
lit to ten pounds to the fleece and are
lrantrtl healthy.
n difficulty Monday evening between
} miners. an italian and American. the
ner rushed on his partner to strike him
II crow bar but WAS greeted with Il
rye of buck shot at c'ose range. The
ge was so short that the man fired at
'cketl the muzzle 10 one side. allowing
charge to pass l:arlnlessly BY. Re-
I'd to their senses by this narrow escape.
iigilists entered into treaty of peace, CHI
i no one hurt Il
From the Benton Record Sept. ~.
,velsl trains started for Cow Island
week.
he payment Of the Northwest Indians
nenced at Cypress Mountains ON Mon
last.
r. r. S. Tingley has purchased 500
OF beef cattle for Wolf Point and Pop
'reek Agencies. IL
serious accident recently occurred at
Island. 1t appears that some person
.fs"ns perpetrated Il prsctial joke by
~ fire to an ice house in which II man
ii fantes and girl named Josie r..
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