Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-03-07


ia conjunction with a revenue official, sent
here from Washington, is insii,uting a sharp
practice among the merchanls-confisca-
ting al goods that have not The proper
stamp upon Ihem. One mans enli:e stock
Of tobacco and cigars, amounting 10 fifteen
thousand dollars, was taken, leaveing him.
self and family, consisting of wife and
five children, without means of support.-
A number of other seizures of from three
to ten thousand have been made If these
things had been done IN summer, inslead
Of mid-W inter, il would not have been so
bad, bot al this season it seems very lard.
Flour is worth S23 to S25, per hundred ;;
corn meal, $50 10 s24 Sugar, 65 10 90 cts
per 10; coffee sl,l to sI,22 per 10 and
Other things in proportion. The probabil-
~ is, that all these things will be much
cheaper next season, as every man who
can raise team, is going to ireie ehhng, as
soon as the roads are passable over the
ranges
Farming viii be carried on very extern
sisely, du;iug nex' season, aud it is prota,
bic there will be enough wheat grown 10
bread the people OF the Territory.
The quarz mills, erected during The fall
are working successfully, and the large
number that are expected next summer
viii make business lively. Il is believed
by those who are posted in the signs OF the
lines, that there Will De The heaviest emf
grafton 10 ltNs country tAis year that ever
has been known great many men re-
turned to-ihe States last fall 10 bring their
families out in the spring, aud many Others
have sent for their families.
The public school system has been put
iHto operation, bot have not bad an oppor-
unity OF learning how i; works The mum.
Der Of children is necessarily small, as but
few families have yet located here perma-
nentiy. Most Of the families that have
come are senlrd on ranches and are so
widely separated that il worlI be very
inconveneul to establish schools for their
accommodation.
Brother aud took walk OF 81 miles a
few deys ago. Gown the valley OF the Sink
ing Water. | was surprised 10 see such
beautiful farms as are scattered along the
way. Some of the farmers have from oae
TO three hundred acres broken, ready for
spring sowing aud planning. Yegeta bles of
The finesl kiad are raised in great abuu-
dance.
A company OF men are abou. erecting a
mil in ba a..
wheat rsired may :e made into -four at
home. This will, in great measure sup
ply the market here. Add 10 this what
will be manufactured in The Galalin and
Madison Tdlies aud there will be amply
sufficient for home consumption.
1t The cost OF living comes down, the
price oil labor will be 10 oxersd in propor-
tion, consequently The working OF the
mines will become more profitable Than
heretofore.
It was supposed last spring that The Vir-
sinia or Adcr Gnlch was about worked our.
But new process Of mining is now being
pct into operation by which there will be
more gold taken out of The gulch than there
has been before. A bedrock fume is the
only. thing that will pay here now-and
there are three companies formed for the
purpose OF constructing fumes, and they
have all made more or less progress in Tie
work
The Montana Flame Co, in which nv
brother and hold each fitih interest. has
done more than any other. We have about
1900 feet OF the hume completed and the
ditch ready for 2!O leet more. As soon as
we get he lumber delivered We will be
ready TO recon operations. In ten
or fiheen day from the time we commence
we will be ready 10 10 lake out gold. We
expect 10 employ from 40 TO go men next
summer. Is it pays as well as we anlci-
Faie We shall be worth several thousand.
apiece by next fall when we will SCI
our faces homewaro again. There are
plenty OF openings Tor man to make mon.
ey here il he has capital TO starr with
Some men make money with nothing 10
begin with, but ii is very SLOW business and
unless man intends 10 remain here mum
her OF years, il will not pay 10 come with
out N cans
Greenbacks are worth 80 cents on The
dollar. Money loans readily for 10 PER CT
month, and capitalists from New York
are in fair way 10 moRopolize everything
so that poor man has no chance against
them.
The new paper started here last fall is
succeeding very well and the editor is very
sanguine of the com pleie success OF the en-
terPrse. Your paper comes with iolerable
regularity. anu meeIs with a hearty well
come. We are always glad 10 hear what is
going on in America"
The political horizon seems TO be gloomy