New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-03

Territoriul Omcinls-Origin and work
or, The "y,uiiautes r-Climate-Hard 70
Kili-The Arastrns-" Qunrtz on the
Brain,,-" specimens. Mass'r'-Priu.
cipnI Qunrtz Observation-Disclosures
Maehinery-CcnernlI Impressions Of the
Territory.
From Our Special Correspondent
VIRGINIA. MONTANA Saturday Oct. %, 1900
On nv return from Helena the weather vas
intensely cold with deep snow obstructng the mount
ain roads and Transforming the pine boughs into e1
auislte white coral Upon one bleak mountain in u
polar air met q coach with eleven shiyerng passer
gers. going North and were compelled TO exchange
horses with t. The CHEEKY drivers in buckskin gloves
merely remarked that this lightning They re-
eeiye only ESQ per month-about one third the usual
pay OF common aborers blu, find irresistible fascination
in their pursuit The driver is invariably character
always intelligent, often entertaining and witty. and
20 res?ecter OF persons. There is story oil one Win
clergyman beside him upon the box, who swore long
and loud at his baking horses My friend" expostu
lated the preacher don't swear SO. Remember JOBS
be was severely tried but never lost his patience"
Job. Job = pondered Jehu what line did he drive
for - Once with the Governor Of Territory spent
A night at a lonely desert station. His exeeliency
tainly." was the unabashed reply that is. If you
have Mt any graybaoks about yon.'
Night overlook us at log station with the inevitable
bar gold scales and great fireplace. Against the wall
hung a native potato weighing 3! pounds. Montana,
Utah and Colorado produce the best American potatoes
mon the continent BY the way, why riu so many call
this vegetable of American origin the Irish potatof
While the wind roared without slept soundly in
our robes upon the plank floor Two OF passengers
never lost sight OF their heavy yasesi they were
bringing down $4,000 in gold dust from the mines.
These large sums 10 the hands OF working miners hardly
excite a passing remark. The next morning upon
sideng mountain road coated with ice buried under
TWO feet of light snow with six horses upon the
f,u run. one wheel struck hidden rock. The vehicle
narrowly escaped capsizng and did not escape being
pitched from the drivers box fully % feet into friendly
snow bank The driver seemed to enjoy the joke untl
ten minutes later when similar rock on his side sent
him living against the brakehandle where he hung
ike Mahomets coffin until he found his lost legs and
abandoned seat The coach following ours was over
turned. dslocang passengers shoulder. Upon these
nworked roads in Winter accidents frequent and
unavoidable; and we we're glad ~ reach Virginia once
more.
Two new journals about startiugi but at present
Montana has only one newspaper-The Tginia Wsekly
Post-a little more than half large as The TRIBUNE,
edited BY Thomas j. Dimsdae and published by Tilton
& Dittes. 81 80 per year; 81 cents per copy Ii a
years supply Of printing paper received IN May the
freight from ST. Louis about 10 cents per pound but
In emergencies the publishers have procured 1t by
press at 81 10 gold per pound. Obtaining specimen
book from Philadelphia type.foundery cost them 500
Some Of their obwork in coors would be eredtabe TO
any office. Before the mails came here New'foSk
semiweeky journal cost its subscriber 81 per copy for
express charges from Salt Lake. There are only four
post offices in the Territory but Judge Lawrence. U,
Postal Agent, is establishing more, In Sumner the
tri weekly mail brings letters from New'York In 25
DAYS, during Winter SHOWS the time Is indefinite. No
transient newspapers carried 20 any point by the
great Overland mail unless paid at letter rates
few people know this the offices along the route ana AZ
its tcrmni contain cords OF detained papers bearing
only the twoccnt stamp This provision OF the law so
unjust and severe upon oil the frontier people, should be
abolished forthwith and the pay OF the contractors IN
creased II ntediul
Montana Is s25 miles from East TO West by ?75 from
North to South 1t has five large basins. all but one
east OF the crest Of the Rocky Mountains and number
less smaller valleys. Its name Is fitting; II Is indeed
Among the mountain tops" Cattle winter and grow
fat among tho bunch grass OF the valleys When snow
ia three or four inches deep they still subsst upon the
tops Of this hardy grass. Horses paw up
the snow find It, precisely as they used 10 do in BUS
ala according to that enterprisng, old time traveller
Marco Polo When 1t is too deep for this with certain
other animals they find sustenance In the bark Of the
cotton. wood. Thus Caesar reminds Antony
YEA, like the stag when snow the pasture sheets,
The bsrks OF trees thou brow eist"
Despite frosts every month in tie year the Territory
has much agricultural capacity 1t peculiarly adapted
10 irrigation and the construction OF good roads This
ysas the GaaIa valley produced 3aoO bushels oil gram