The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1865-08-12
Letter from Helena.
HELENA, Aug. 7th, 1865.


. HELENA, Aug. 7th, 1865.
Ed. Posr Since friend 'sGleaner' has
left the banks of Last Chance creek, have
never seen any communication from Helena,
and knowing the benefits to be derived from
a ,rne representation of the affairs of min
ing district, in q paper SO widely circulated
as the MONTANA Posi-, being alsoth only one
in the Territory, have conciaded TO seno
you this letter, and, If acceptable, 1 VIII con-
tinue to do so from time to time.
The town. at the present time, in q COM
mercial point of view, is called rather dulby
most business men; but the most sanguine
expectations are entertained by all, OF busy
time next Fall and Winter, when the miners
who are now working in Blackfoot and Its
vicinity. besides those across the Missouri,
in Confederate, Whites, Cement, Montana,
and several other gulches, will flock to Helena
for winter quarters. There is probably no
better place in Montana, to winter IN, tnan
PrickIv Pear creeks. being fifteen hundred
feet lower than your quiet metropolis OF
stone mansions and city government.
Gulch mining in Grizzly Gulch and Last
Chance ia being vigorously prosecuted, ana
( large runs are being made; it would require
4 an Invisible man to get at the exact figures
Y of the amounts taken out; as the miners are
either unwilling to let others know what their
~ claims pay, or afraid OF attracting tne at,en-
!. tion of robbers and thieves, OF which class
, we have not few among US; nevertheless
r. know that the last named guicnes are pay
ing well. n A.. ,,,h.s that
r are being worked, good runs are made, and
rs tho miners there express their certainty Oh
ls s GREAT success next season, when their claims
III will be in better shape to work than they are
in Confederate and Whites gulches, situate
s' across the Missouri river, about torty-nre
pc miles from Helena, begin to attract most Oh
e. the stampeders who have been drifting ABOUT
on over in this section Of the country since last
he Spring, and consequently very large pop
at lation, considering the age OF TINS camp Is
en- 10 tha, narticular vicinity Reports are con-
stantly arriving of enormous amounts stateo
TO. 10 have been taken out of Confederate ana
ca. Whites pulches, and their tributaries, to
the which. however, | cannot give credence TILL
nv see for myself.
md Lead mining is now being prosecuted on
noN q battar svstem than it was two months ago.
loo Monv ledSes on the head of Holiness, Green-
,Wn horn, Oro Fino and Grizzly gulches are being
dis sunk on, to develop them and get out quartz
low and know Of no better held or OpeIatioh
ted, for half a dozen quartz mills than Eoger1o'
county, especially at the menu u m
where, in close proximity to the best Q, NH
icle, sites, are located the Owyhee, DR.. Bigger
ouri Mcintyre, and Union lodes, all OF which nav
our been thoroughly tested and found to be enoI y
liver mously rich. The latter now has SHAFT
feet deep, and abundance of quartz lyln
re in ready to be hauled to the first mill thaE WI
from be put up. have been astonished that
some Quartz mill mans eye has been tarned
Pre- the direction of the above mentioned leso
there A fortune awaits the first enterprislns IN
COM chinist who will bring crusher to this Wei
wees ity. 90 T.,
u de- 18th, letter from Virginia, Montana, vii
give out any signature, casting reflections OF
ching gentleman formerly from Austin, as to
silver veracity in giving accounts of his rich qua
aver lodges. know not who is the person 81
!: ton; ken of as being afflicted with quartz on
,ener- train. and l-r; but can assure the anol
The mons writer who penned the letter tr
svices Virginia, that several, if not all, men {
Com have come from Reese River, are DOING W W
those and if the individual who thinks that M
.allur tana is over-rated, will! come over to Heie
pinion I will show him more good lodges thsn
/ times ever dreamed of. boMhhr