The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-05-05
Letter from PrickIy Pear.
PRIcKLY PEAR CITY, Jefferson Co., Apri, 81 Il

PRICKLY PEAR CrrY, Jefferson Co., Apri, 81 1866
ED. POST: This once lively 'city" is now yery much
dilapilated, bearing ancient and melancholy look
Everything is dull and inactive Were for the county
officers who reside here, and few transient prospectors
it would be entirely deserted Last fall through the man.
agement of certain would-be politicians who held the
charter for this city and who thought of nothing but their
convenience and the attainment Of selfish ends the
county seat was located at this place This unjust to the
people of the county it involves Journey of seventy
miles 10 transact county business We hope next fall the
people of the county will be alive to their own interests and
see that the county seat is properly located Mr. Frank
Wells the gentlemanly and efficient county recorder
willing to do anything help those who live in the extreme
end Of the county and therefore has made an
to be in the Boulder valley the lst and 10th Of each
month thus reducing the distance nearly half
We were shown by Mr.. Wells the county books which
show clean kept record and specimens Of peumanshp
that hardly be excelled Mr. Wells will please accent
our thanks for favors done
Operations have again commenced Prekly Pear creek
Two companies are engaged in sinking shafts Messrs.
Nicholson Co at work the old shaft of Seahorn e.
Co., and putting in eghtfoot overshot wheel VIM
Alexander e. Co. work one fourth of mile below
and are bringing water from Mcclellan gulch From the
arrangements they are making and the weknown energy
of these gentlemen the fact will be demonstrated beyond
q doubt as to the richness of the guch
New odes are being found here nearly every day The
Clifford lode discovered By Messrs Clifford and Robinson
of Helena is attracting good deal of attention. II has
shaft sunk about twenty five feet in depth and
creyce of seven feet width II is silver lode and native
silver can be in nearly all of it, Ii is situated about
one and a half miles west of this place. Numbers have
been trying to strike an extension and enterprsng
puVoua noted Tor stkng every ledge OF rocks IN this
county has staked extension quartz boulder lying
in dry gulch which has evidently been washed there.
The Saggarus which is thought to be this lode is
also rich in silver BY assay of Professor Eaton who
holds half interest 1t shows 5000 per ton at depth Of
eighteen feet .nsN. ..f So r Yz-s IL lll.I 1t
The placer mines of Indian creek on the Missouri about
twenty miles east of this place said by those just
from there to be good Big Indian Sky High and others
about the head Of Holiness and Dry gulc also yield
ing we'll
The large steam quartz which has laid in Boulder
valley all winter just passed through here route TO the
famous Brown lode. near Nelson guch
The road is literally crowded with teams and packers
from Boise and Nevada Many, having other Of
conveyance have come through foot carrying their
backs enough to load sized mule. We glory
in their spunkits the right sort for this country learn
n conversation with many, that there large herds OF
cattle within few days drive of Virginia City, Is also
asserted by them that the excitement great in regard
10 this country that there will be left there by July
that can raise means 70 get away. So note il be-
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