The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-05-24

The Clifford lode, discovered by Messrs. Gift
ford and Robinson, of Helena, is attracting n
good deal of attention. 1t has shaft sunk
on 1t about twenty five feet in depth. and
, shows u crevice of seven feet in width. 1t is
silver lode and native silver can be seen in
nearly all of it. 1t is situated about one and
a-half miles west of this place. Numbers
have been trying to strike an extension, and
an enterprisihg individual, noted for stalking
every ledge of rocks in this county, has staked,
as an extension, quartz boulder lying in
dry gulch, which has evidently been washed
there. The Saggitarius, which is thought to
be this same lode, is also rich in silver. BY
au assay of Professor Eaton, who holds half
interest, it shows 5000 per ton, at depth of
eighteen feet
The placer mines of Indian creek on the
Missouri, about twenty miles east of this place,
are said by those Just in from there to be good.
Big Indian, Sky High and others about the
head OF Holmes and Dry gulch, are also
yielding well.
The large steam quartz mill, which has laid
in Boulder valley all winter, has jus, passed
through here, en- route to the famous Brown
lode near Nelson gulch.
Deer creek and the numerous side Tor trib.
'utary) gulches are being extensively pros
pected, with almost uniform good results.
Credible reports of big runs are constantly
being received by rs. We shall shortly send
one of our regular correspondents to that fa-
vored locality who will furnish us with a COM
plete digest Of all the reliable news from the
new EIdorado.
o. G. Dorwin, of Silver Bow City, our ener-
getc agent, writes to US that Jacob Rover, of
that ilk, took from his claim, on the 3Oth of
April, a nugget Of nearly pure gold weighing
$l95. He asks if that will do for Silver Bow
In our conscientious opinion it will, and more
of the same sort would do splendidly. We
know the stuff is there. and that the right
kind of men will soon be taking 1t out
Mr.. A. Godbe, who has been starring it in
the (mining) provinces, has just returned
from Jefferson gulch, bringing with him, like
the Jewish messengers, to Canaan, sample
of the products of the land. He showed US
very fue, pure gold nugget worth $245.
We are sorry to learn that the damage
done along the line of Alder Grlch, by the
late foods has been not only very annoying,
but disastrous in pecuniary point of view
1t is not rare to be able to point out, within q
space of one hundred rods, damage to the
amount of several thousands of dollars, in
iicted by the water. At Highland, Judge
Potter has sustained considerable loss, de
spite Of all his resources and mining skill
but, above his claim, some men appear tt
have been ruined by the sudden and heav,
ireshet. Down at Junction and iu Granite
Gulch great injury has been Inflicted; bu
the worst is now over, and the damage i
nothing like as great as that met with, frou
the same cause, last year. All are busy re
pairing, sluicing or preparing, according t
circumstances.
A correspondent, writing from Bannac
City, says Last week, in the lower part q
the canyon; known as "Yank Williams dig
giugs." Messrs Mitchell & Sully sank pros
pect hole in the gulch, five feet square, an
took out S25 in coarse gold, but could nc
clean the bedrock on account of the water.
Miners are stampeding to the.new gulche
while millions are left in this gulch undis
turbed. There is not richer gulch, of th
same extent, in Montana, than this but, o
account of the difficulty of keeping out th
water, the entire gulch- IS yet unworket
The time is, however, not far distant, whe
men of means and energy will uncover thes
countless treasures.
There are many bars yet unworked
Tank,s district, which pay from six to te
dollars per day and, there is room still fc
hundreds of miners, with prospect of doin
rs well, perhaps, as in any other camp in tb
Territory.
Boise packers begin to make their appea
ance in our streets, en- route for the Blackfot
country.
RESIGNATION.
General Meagher informed US yesterda
that he is about to resign his official posito
IN this Territory and to take up his quarter
on his rancho, in Meagher county. A sens
Of duty alone keeps the General at his, po
until new Governor arrives in Montana.
MISSOURI RIVER TRADE.
We see that the Ontario left for Montana
the 9th ult., and that D. w. Tilton and Mr.