The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-08-25
Letter FROM BANNACK.
Bannack, Aug. Goth, 1866.

~ 'ooI .-SlnCe bne last BannacE
Lettr our people have been pursuing
the We tenor of their way, and we
werequte unprepared for the stampede
that Fetin yesterday for the Lemhi Val
ley-tte tide still rushes on, and unless
thef s counter current in few days
our tieets will be almost deserted. The
vallsTin which the new placer diggings
haveren discovered is very extensive
and IS said, that it resembles the Boise
Dasll The diggings are shallow and
the irt prospects evenly, from seven
to tffty cents to the pan on the bed
rock, What the result will be, we can
not tel but it is certain that the excite
ment3 great, and the faith of the STAN
pederBtrong. But still Bannack moves
on. he New York mill pufs away
mere nd there miners are raising the
rich qlartz to the light of day-exten-
slVe Feparations are being made for the
erectn OF furnaces and mills, and pro
gress and improvement are visible ON
whatsoever side we turn our eyes.
The Montana Mineral Land Minine
ComHny are employing a score of men
slnkiF shafts, building foundation for
a twaty stamp mill, getting out timbers
ana cher material for mill and three
sets q furnaces. The building for the
mill vii be 100 by 30 feet, and put up
In utmost substantial manner.
we are indebted to Mr.. Herman
Clark for the formation of this COM
pany Mr.. Clarke is one of our earliest
cltlzGs, and perhaps the first quartz
mine in the Territory, having built
the frst mill, and owned and run the
old water mill for long time. MANY
Thousands of dollars worth of quartz
has ben crushed under his supervision,
and hsnce, no man in this district knows
bettel how to select paying property
than he does, and his work proves his
faith in the entire success of his COM
pany He has bought about $4,000
wortt OF quartz property since his return
from New York.
MIR, Kirby, the Superintendent of the
Company, we know but little about but
he is man well versed in business and
heavy contracts. To him the Govern
ment at Washington entrusted the fill
lag ot ths contract of the revenue cutters
l1F Lake Erie. We believe that the
company have the right men in the right
place, and some of the best quartz prop
srty in the Territory. The Mademoiselle,
,ae claim of which would furnish enough
iaartnftf; 3 hundred stamp mill. There
9 Yeinl9f pure rich quartz, four feet
fife; besides ten feet of iron, They are
lsoS't,king on the discovery claim of
he tsaeotah lode, and on number four.
ls3 hh the Arizona, one of the best sill
-0r leads ~ the siue w my sli~t..,e,... -
{ which look as Well as one could wish.
'hoy jutend also commencing, in few
Iays, 20 develope some & their property
. Ehttlesnake In connection with
'rotsssor la on, hey are also manufac-
urirg fre-thck successfully.
We w-.te thus particularly of these
or1gt.igH 9ad their managers, in order
sj.fsfP fPdtttc may know what progress
asbink at Bannack, and to bring
~ eloa elements of success that
~ ;1vrr n persons and property, and
o.ls sa- false impressions abroad.
no. boast of gambling houses,
~ raHen and dance-houses, as eIe-
lc'i O1 success; no do we ever expect
? ptlnt to these as erideRces of our pros
erity. But il is fact, that all who
ave come here have found employment.
nd there is still demand for miners
nc mechanics. 1t is probable that the
ew diggings on Salmon river may do
9 much damage for year but we hope
no1gh viii come in to fill the places of
lose who have stampeded." OF course
will be a god-send to many a poor
incl, who has toiled for years in vain.
the new placer'mines are rich and ex.
nslve. We hope that they are, for we
ish to see every honest, hard working
lner prosperous, and laying up enough
least for old age.
10 not let the public be deceived, nor
overrun us with goods-we
I've enough here of most things to do
g year. 1t is not good for a commu-
y Tor any one business to fatten on
c her; but an even balance between
q g and labor is best for any people,
q will lead to the prosperity of ali
asses. This now is, the condition of
ings at Bannack, and we hope to see
Il attain the highest degree of prosper
I and civilization. SID
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