The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1865-05-13

scAty iAPossiIfc lOI e. OIlest IO ctrry out
his plans. Catawaba eapitulated yester-
day. ~, :, :, q
About 1000 Of our. prisoners, who had
been confined for a long time, were released.
They had been well treated. ssa -s
81 items from Deer Lodge Ceunsy.
s".s SILVER Bow CrY, May S, 1855
Ed. sr;-On Sunday night Maj. Al.
berta, of histrionic fame, delivered lec-
turs to a highly appreciative and delighted
audience. His subject was leads, ssblow-
outs, !" etc. He also sang ncouple Of songs,
in which he was loudly, if not ably, assist.
ed by some OF the congregation, and alto
gether it was aljolly; if not an instructive,
season. sEfs 80 t1ysSsi zt -,E.l&'
Monday last was representation day.
Dire was the confusion, and the meeting
of miners convened for the occasion broke
up in a row--the President (Mai. Conner)
pitching into the Deputy Sheriff. (John
Bigler), though without any serious dam.
age on either side. The only action of any
Importance that was had by the meeting
was to adjourn to Saturday next. saSt7T
Z Mining progresses rather slowly here, on
account of the scarcity of men, money and
provisions. p'Of -four there is none in the
market. Many miners are living ontstraight
beef and coffee, consequently they don't
like to pitch into the as though they
we're living on full rations. - ~
Silver Bow City is located on both sides
of the stream of that name. The portion
occupying the south bank of the stream
contains forty-eigh finished and one hun.
dred and thirty. three unfinished buildings,
and that on the north side shows sixty I'm
ished and twelve unfinished structures,
making an aggregate of two hundred and
five. ~ ssT&a ssi,. 'Jy.s7e- 10
The weather is delightful. The snow on
the mountains is melting rapidly, and the
frost is nearly all out of the ground in the
gulch. The lack of fall at this place will
be1very detrimental to mining here, making
it very difficult to drain the claims.
Claims are being offered and sold at va
rious prices--i. e. from q mere nominal
value to So, 200. The half of Noa SO was
sold day or two ago for 81 100. s,-..s
Central City, in German Guleh, contains
some forty houses. Endowed with rich
streak of pay dirt, a large amount of fall, q
fair supply of water, and an energetic set
OF miners, who are very confident that they
have "good thing," this gulch bids fair
to become one of the richest and most pros
porous mining camps in the country. Sew
eral claims are already open and sluices
running thereon, and before ten DAYS
elapse there will be great number in ope-
ration. A ditch two hundred feet in length
will drain the ground to the depth Of twen-
ty-four feet; so you can see that it is not
summers job to get claim opened. 1t il
thought that within week some rich leads
will be discovered, as parties are now PROS
pecting therefor with affair prospect of sue
cess. "a: -s.s s..- l-is0lssr. ~ Z i q
Some persons arrived here from Ophir
last night, and report the upper part Of that
gulch to be very rich. Two districts haye
been organized, and Gov. Pollinger is Be-
corderein one, and Lew. Robinson in the
other. Many are on the road for that place
from here to-day, and more are going to-
morrow. Reports are seven feet to bed
rock; eighteen cents in the grass roots and
ninety-two cents on the bedrock. ySi sssg
Igive you the prices of staples: Flour,
none; beef, Is and % cents; bacon, 70
cents; potatoes scarce, 35 cents; coffee, 81;
sugar, Is cents; rice, IS cents. .G"~ g1
rgat Yours, si WASHTADo. q
FRox TIE UPPER CoUsrRr.-The Walla
Walla Stafesnap of March 10th says:
4 A party arrived in town from the Keote-
mai mines this week. They left FishervilIs
on the lst of February, and say that pros
tpectors were returning from the upper Co.
lumbia and reporting that the Columbia
i diggings were a humbug. This party con.
irm the former reports in regard to the bill
diggings. .'',s} - 80 ~.
| The pack trains that started fol, III,
Kootenai mines a week ago from this city
have been compelled I'd lay by ON the Ton
chet and Snake rivers, on account Of col,
and stormy weather. ~. g. I.
L @. D.. Smith took the oath. and sntere,
|, upon the duties of his Office as Secretar
and Acting Governor of Idaho ut Lewiston
, on the 4tb inst. The seal and arehive
were delivered into his possession. Smitl
:. seems tc have created quite an impression
: in bis favor. .sss = 3s.
Kyger & Reese have purchased lot Q
: ground Of E. ii. Barron, short distapc
!. below town, and intend to commence q
\ once the erection of large distiller
: thereon. js' s 81j-
. Snow has been falling almost continual
!, on the. mountains for the past twelve dayl
!. Nearly two feet fell during one day la!
g week. 1t varies now from six to ten fe,
!, in depth, according to altitude, on the di
: ferent roads across the mountains. =
II AtBurnt river, on Friday last, the me
= curry stood at 81 degrees below zero.
!. Grand Round Valley, same day, it s.oc
I, at 80 degrees below zero. - .2t5
~ GovERSAEsrSALUTE.--General Wriehtr r
pi ceiyed an order yesterday from Gener
2 Mcdowell to FIRE a salute Of one hundr.
.; guns IN this city, at meridian to-day,
~ honor OF the capture of Richmond. Gel
s. eral Wright has requested the Sacrsmen
N Light Artillery to IRE this salute, whi
d, request will probably be complied with.
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