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Friday June 6, 1873 - "Dr. A. J. Hunter, the pioneer farmer of the lower Yellowstone, and the proprietor of the (hot springs), visited Bozeman this week with his family. The Dr. says he has got the finest and most forward crop in the county, for money, marbles, or moccasins. He has planted about forty-five acres on his ranch and, judging from present appearances, will reap a bountiful harvest. The ruddy countenances of the Doctor and his family speak volumes in favor of this atmosphere at (the hot springs), and there are plenty of chances to secure good farms in that vicinity. He will return to the Yellowstone in a few days."
June 27, 1873 - "Yellowstone River.... With profound sorrow I beg to leave to state the rapid rise of the Yellowstone River inundating thousands of acres of its bottom lands with the unusually high water."
December 1873 - "Dr. Hunter was up this week from his Springs on the Yellowstone. The road to the Judith Basin passes by the Doctor's place, and he reports considerable travel in that direction. Dr. Hunter expects quite an influx of settlers into his neighborhood next season. It is certainly an inviting section for those seeking new, desirable profitable locations for homesteads...Dr. Hunter was up again this week. He says there is no snow over the Yellowstone valley; grass looks well, and the birds caroling from the treetops as if spring was reigning in her verdant beauty."
January 1874 - "Dr Hunter was up again this week. He says there is no snow over on the Yellowstone Valley; grass looks well and the birds caroling from the treetops as if spring was reigning in her verdant beauty."
On January 29, 1874 there was an erroneous report concerning Dr. Hunter's wife, Susan - "The sad news reached Bozeman yesterday of the death of Mrs. Dr. Hunter who resided at Hunter's warm Springs. Mrs H was well known and esteemed by many residents of this place, and the announcement of her sudden death will be read with sorrowing hearts."
Five days later, on February 3, 1874, the paper declared that Susan Hunter was alive - "Correction: Mrs. Hunter is living, and in fine health and spirits." (Actually, Susan Hunter died at the family home in Bozeman, MT in 1929.)
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