The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-05-19
Prospects of Bannack.
BANNACK, May 11th, 1866.

BANNACK May 1lth, 1866.
Ed Posi-: The from the East is encouraging and
ming of better times in Bannack MIR. Hopkins of the But
ereld Company o. Dacotah) is expected here by the
25th inst and Mr. Purple OF the same Company was at
Atchison last month, shipping supplies and has mill en-
for Bannack to be set up on the Huron which Is
supposed be of the best silver lodes in the Blue Wing
district and sold for 500 O00 Professor Eaton has
sold the Wide West in the district for a large
and is his way to Banuaek uta California He has
shipped his furnaces material and machinery which
be put up and Rattenake for the purpose of
smelling silver of which he tried last fall before
returning East, with astonishing success.
Messrs Mcdonald, Clark, Gridley, Sullivan Thompson
Governor Edgeron have made large sales of property
1t reported that Mr. Sullivan has sold his property
for $4,000 Governor Edgerou for $4,000 and Grdley
for SIS 000.,
Mr. Sullivan has been one of our energetic pros
pectors and glad learn that he has at last been
rewarded for his labors and privations
Mr. Hopkins writes that million of dollars will be spent
in Baunack capitalists this season, in the purchase of
property and advises send any East for sale
This advocated in former letter. and advised
capitalists purchase directly from the honest prospecors
who have labored herd and suffered many pryatons to
develop their property and to prove its value before offer
ing il for sale; and them that they will never
rue their bargain"
Selling to SPECTATORS and brokers' who pick up thou
sands of feet and thrust upon the Eastern
runous prices has tendency 70 lower the value Of
our propery-doubtess of the kind in the world
and to reard the development and advancement of our
country for years. Let have our market at home sell
nothing but property that is rored ap and capitalists will
here seeking investment no one will be deceived
confidence will be sure rich mines will be rapidly
developed and the country attain prosperity
Mr. Reem writes that millions will be spent here this
season, for property furnaces and mills Mr. X is Of
best prospecors and he and his partner r Bender
sold $50 900 worth of property, last fall
Messrs Bender Ester Godfrey and others have formed
perhaps the extensive company for mining that has
been organized in the East for this district This
company has issued very important pamphlet in which
they forth the value of leads having had them
tested in every possible way by the ables assayers in the
East and usually with the most satisfactory results
tod to have
work. will give the facts to the public Poor may
yet the value of this property aud it object to
benefit them much lies in power. When we fail
in that will be when aside from Legitimate
pursuits to backen character and to curse the country by
| sections .-..
Mr. Fowler, of New York has also purchased property
here and is at home purchasing and shipping ma
cbnery. His early return confidently expected There
be reasonable doubt of the value of the property
| which he has selected. ....s.. ."-.
Professor A. G.. McComb Superintendent of the Gold
and Silver Mining Company of Montana will also return
to have he best machinery and to adopt best
known fer the separation Of the precious metals This
working company solely not having dollar OF stock fo
SALE but only working capital of $4,000 and Is formed
of the best and abest of New York. They mean sue
cessful business. and nothing more.
will be here early in the He is still going dowr
No. l2 Dacotah with the most satisfactory results
Then shall have a large amount of bar mining don'
by the Bannack Ditch Company and there are untold mil
lions lying in the bed of the creek which, at no dsan
day, will be taken cut
Now Mr. Editor, put all these things together, and wha
may we expect for Bannack and Montana cities ou
town. which been dying since Alder gulch wa
struck is in fact dead woy diapidated yet she only
sleepeth and will rise again, dofng her old shell
and assume a new and more glorious existence. Briel
blocks and magnificent dwellings will spring up as IL Dy
enchantment aud high order Of cizaton viii obtain
Our streets mountains and hills will hustle with business
and churches schoohouses and literary societies viii b
established The Sabbath day will be properly observed
and the creations OF the Lord nt
made these glorious old mountains swelling hills lovely
valleys and beautiful streams of pure water will o.