The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1865-01-14
Nevada Correspondence.

AUSTIN, Dec. Il, 1864.
MEssRs. TILTox & Co. believing that
you would BE- glad to hear from this snowy
region, will try to collect few items for
you, although fear shall fail to give you
anything new. IL could, | would give
you about fourfeet Of our new SNOW, which
has been falling by spells, every day or
night since You left here, and for the last
twenty-four hours has been falling very
ST. ably. Tie weather is bitter cold, and
all we can do is TO hug the FIRE and our fam
cies. 1 think a good old-fashioned stone
fence would fit nicely inside OF our jacket
such n day as this, but-O, hum! | can
only sit and sigh over the days of "Auld
Lang Sync," Yet our young bloods here
seem to enjoy themselves hugely. Our mu-
tual lr:en H-s iras be II rather under
the weather for the Ia, t week, but he is bet
ter this morning, think, for he is out to
buy. beg, borrow, or steal a sleigh, or get
!umhe. to make one, for sleigh tide Ia
must have; but l think he will have to
string bottles on for bells, for the old fash
oned sleigh bells are either out of fashion
here, or have not yet been imported, and
ell the ranchmen have locked up their bells
since the list storm, for fear they Tigh; get
o jingling without leave. Some frol-
ic, party or ball is on the tapis nearly
every night. until the "wee sma' hours
uvont the twal," but it is better thus than
for people to grow old before their time.
But with all their fun,. the people give
some attention to business. Mill men are
driving ahead, some crushing rock, and
some repairing their mills SO as TO be the
! L1kk Il l., -,
community when the spring opens, and nj
ners are daily wandering over the hills,
some to develope their claims, and others
! to find new ones, which they succeed in do
ing almost daily. But still they ale not
satisfied, for many talk with are anxious
TO go to your Territory, where they can
have gold diggings to work in. assure
| it il very seldom that an old California gold
mnar will be content with silver mining,
! therefor you may expect to see many in
your country iiom here in the spring, and
! friend H-s among the rest, and possibly
your humble servant, but think not, for
if the weather continues at this rate much
longer, shall be Sozen up.
The p"ice of provisions has gone up
somewhat. Beef is cents on the hoof.
Nation and pork is not to be had. Flour
has gone up from SIS, to $l6 or $l0, al
though teams still continue to arrive from
California. conversed with II teamster
yesterday, who say he only got cents per
pound. but it was worth 25 cents per pound
TO haul freight from Sacramento TO this
place, for the roads were so bad that his
wheels frequently went in up 10 tho hub,
and feed was very dear. Barley here is
from Is to % cts. per pound, and hay from
$50 to $40 per ton, but it is double that
price on the road and surrounding districts.
Wood here has beenS So per cord al! summer
now it is 50, hut money is the dearest ar
ticlc in the market. am not certain that
there is any in the market now, for there il
none to be had for lore or labor. ] saw al
auctioneer try to sell FIVE dollars the Other
day, but he got no bidders, for nobody
could pay for it. In fact, times are hard
and business is dull. Carpenters have huus
up the compass and square, ana mason:
can only work speculatively. But fear
AIN drawing upon your timc and patience
ton, heavily, so conclude by sending yol
and your readers the best wishes of.aa Ole
| BACHELOR.