The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1865-02-18

~ aiiog sand toibesquite rih incsiter with
SOo.siueraoie quantity of gold.' Thoueb n
tLigihai mas such "a reputation, | fbin
te,are. others which wiAprcre richer as
peelally in gold; the ShaproekI .hnIv o,s
quarter of "a mile nofthiof Silver Rnir cit1 ia
1 ,shu oat,recently discovered, cwillsIt tbink
i 'en'aaAy r'AH a. eclipse all ot4ers. of,tAeo .
/; ssasf, b%s % .GrLcH Mia..SStaf Mihaa..Stf 2'a .nsTafb
but little can be said witt. eert, r,a
ii Sold car, be found any Tberc n iIna nt.
BOW creek and its tributaries for > 'n dis :
tance Of thirty or or even INV m9ioi aPf 2 -a,s a
must admit, but til. tie elIeRes 'ars om' ~
thoroughly prospected its. Difficult 70 ns' tel
4 5oRs fIs well they will pay. The creek is vsr1 r
Hat, with a fall Of not over fonrf innbos ss !.
d the hundred feet, rendering drainino verS -
expensive, though it is SUPPOSED to "a NJ, ~
over twelve feet to the bedrock roo ,J, ch
even this depth bitches must be nrarIv !
nait mile long There is but Iittla W. h
IN the gulch, the gold in the hills arparent- !
70 af1sE sfast aaEIng been washed into the gulch
:. S9 ~ 'fN .sin1lf isallo h1c j.
ta 9sEd tdg HOW IT PRosrEoTs.,77.- .I, SH
'Considefable prospects cahbe afv where
had on the hill sides, and eobld w,tar he
raisedf sufficiently high for hydrariIic nnro,
poses i doubt not rich RETURNS iwonld ho
.had.i Two Or three shafts have bae,, s,,nt
to the bedrock, but whether in the deeSest
parts; do not know I;was jnfortaej bv
several that as high as Sl.a5 10 the nan
mad beenifound on tie bedrock I found
the place, where itwa, said to have baen.
taken out, and prosp@ted several pans and
the. fsslesti obtained was not over fen
eents-quitei Difference. The rea,lt 7
have arrived at is, thatthoueh thew baye ex-
tenSiYe M mes there, 10 rich rligginos will
be found; if the MINIS there nav ogS,. Tan tan
uoHhrs per day to ohe hand II will be
greatly disappointed. .andthis wiIlpot nav.
considering the expense of opening which
must necessarily be greht. 1as = ~
-. IL " 20 THE Town. ~ gE- ''g.'Et Htl
j" a large town is going up, butapparentIv
10 me Without ADEQUATE businesst6 am,
port it," j found on my arrival some forty
or fifty houses completed, nearly ali abovs
the average of early buildings in a mip;ne
camp, and during my stay of only ten days
saw as many more commenced. several
Of them largeastores.' &rI-.d ~ 80 +
.h-.aa- ay; BUSINESS rRospgecrs. 2gl. !. 7
:, met while there several business r MOI, :,
rom virginia City, who contemplated es-
El'iisnins ~ Draneh houses at Silver Bow
Lneiro heaas may, be and probably are
nducement for, any body 10 carr carrv gnoJs @ /,
here at present, TNearly every BODY SSofn1 +
here takes provisions to fast ttfem 't,so -.
hree mouths, and al theS purses saw tbora
;ere iwonderfully depleted even wb;staS
hops-tbat never, failing thermometer of ,
mining camp-fnd business very dill ,
~ oi galnoliAag ! say, scarcely any, 4,
.~ #T WORK BEisGpoNE. r-- i T
A few sanguine ones rere perscreringly
work at a drain ditch, OF winch 10 TO orr .
irec are commenced. I noticed thraa or l;
'ur ut WORK on what are called bars. b
iooiush iooiu they hardly deserve the name. and
ey toiu me with considerable pride that 81
even IN these short cold days they some u
mes take out three dollars a dayy to the 81
al an from all coud see lode claims 81
II prove remunerative, but there seems p
oe y 1aek OF energy among all classes. iJ
Is Is nIay be' owing to the cold weather du2 ST
Y my entire stay, yet could not heIp /.
ntFastIng them with the miners of Sum. J..
! under similar circumstances yearaso IN
is winter. yAg u az tfssnJ;5' e,'I'-eo r' si
'.i- '@e M1scEI1 .Ssohrsp .SSvh spdroI t7&li . or
l, inc principal mining camp is about thirtv ar
res ctaoovei iGottonwood- Johnny GRANTS nj
ShIT1Zthpongh mere Or less mining is being or
le between the two places, and even be-, ha
Cottonwood. The county reeoder's fpr
20 rs located some six or seven miles re
I'VE I'VE oiiver Bow City, at a small cluster of u
Its ieJclcihg IN the name of Butte CITY. 4 sss
a. ane a;s ;siclnlty os this are nearly all the pa
ys =: discovered up to the present, though tio
sheve'a a large field,for prospecting will Icdis
.ouhq some four miles below Silver Bow yel
=" Indications sare far better tnan, no
una nutte Oity.2 About four miles be- ed
silver bow City. the creek turns to the BIZ
III, ana ior nearly a mile runs through 3 n
lnon' at th:S pds:GGs. neaflly ali eIodes
= .he guleh or creek, and though the ~
IS nearly ootdeep, the croppinps S,l ISt
bg PLAINLY seen. Here, | think, Will naa naa
lItually he found the richest lodes of f.ino. mo-
section Hfosnm upthe wh ole M latter. ~ III
,uta say.a as a mining county, do not nro
A mueh OF it, and would not advise e. Go
ooay 10 como here, but for grazing it sha I
lot be beat Eodesv doubtless are good nl sn'.
1T will be some time before, retur rms OK PEG
oy selling, can be had. Nv 4. NEXT wa q
my impressions concerning the Pricklv P...
country, which at present seems to he + " seo
letlng less attention than, Silver Row oI
Yours truly, Z z lns .nCOH 8. ers
80 -LdalS n ,sW .4sf ,e.c u. i"'.,s o. que
IE ArLANTIc CABLE.9Mr. GEORGE s, mo,
!, secretary Of the Atlantic TefeeraDDb D min
pans, an a dispatch to Mr.. Field says ESQ
the ~, covering or tho COPPER conductsSy w er
It's four layers of gul,a nercba cos, ~ sao'
ed Ss on the 10Th of Aprl, and has s,nre sym u;
continued Slowly with great care S ana B
.ction.t Alreadyab eight sIuSarsS. to-
hayelbeeh,eonlrletnd. About six team ne
lfed fons;of wire have beeif cor,traeted SKet,
ana the drawing of ii commenced Nav dow,
- Over ive,Shuhdted tons have bas1, mod
cred .All the other material for II ! Iaor
'1s being prepared DIS rapidly ais noss;e G duh
consistent with its being n5rflI. ~ day.
particulars. Machines will Soon hd - Alar
ltlon which will complete, afont e,SStn 81 - ny,
per aweek. THE Great East ERR IS ny with
repaired for,the reception Of the rcsbss loan
Wiil be- readsito receive her freiSbt +, . lr !
mber. .a.lsfys .S,,lT ~ ~ siiSHHt IN - TIL
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