The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-04-21
[WHOLE NO. 81.
Letter from Pipestone.
PpssroNE PARK, JEFFERSON Co., April 18th

PIPEsToNE PARK, JEFFERSON Co., April 18th 1ass
Ed. POST: hisan actual fact, the is shining and
i does not snow This is such a remarkable phenomenon
Tor this place that il IS worth recording For the ma hre
weeks it has been almost impossible to get elimpss of
old Sol the clerk of the weather being evidently t ~
hnmor For the sake of variety have had snow and
wind, with wind snd snow, making outdoor work
humor. Wv ~
The mill has not yet been in motion owing 10 the
untavorable weather which has delayed its Construction
but another week will it completed and the hill. Ill
reyeroerate the music of the stamps-whch music We
predict to the milowners and the fortunate owning
good lodes here. ~e
The fume is completed and the wheel already set in
motion 1t works to charm and reflects great credit
upon its builder Mr.. J. ID. Sherrick II good sub
santal piece of work. and far as our Observation has
extended is ahead of anything have in the Terri
charge OF the mlwrght work. gentleman who thor.
oughly understand their business and who can make
things ht to demonstration. The whole mill WORK shows
that IT has been performed by competent workmeu
The snow is disappearing slowy-too slowly for anxions
prospeeors who already the hunt in hopes of str
king big things" Some new lodes have been opened
this spring. One called the Clipper, struck by Messrs
Garrett Kpp, about FIVE feet in width and uudoub
edy rich lode nearly all of the rock shows free pod
tunnel being into the Emigant aud the ore bids
fair TO 60 ahead of any other in the Park From one and
half pounds Of taken at depth Of forty feet, was
obtained cents and there appears be plenty
OF the same sort left large quantity Of ready for
crushing Workmen busy engaged in getting ore out
OF the Geneva This lode shows fully eight feet in width
and the ore Is rich From one pound of average rock
1ahoh OF n1een Ieet seven cents
gold was obtained This believe will be the working
run, and will be big thing.
Now that spring fairly opening and prospectors CON.
dnualy arriving, there is fine chance for some good
reliable to establish meat market-somethur that 4.
much needed There already enough men to
nearly two beeves per week, and still they come
Mr. Hermann of your city, paid the Park visit day
or two since and selected location for his mill He has
fifteen stamp water-ill nstead Of steam rs wrote In
my las which will be erected here during the coming
summer.
blacksmith shop is in full blast, run by Mr. T. P
Cornwall institution" that has been much needed by
prospectors
sawm iin course Of erection located in the south
end of the Park. II is built by Adams McKinstry Co.
under the immediate supervision of Mr. J. d. Sherrck
From private letters received from the East W., learn
that Judge Hosmer has been eetung through the south
ern part of New York. the mineral wealth of Montana
We also learn that through the large that section
he has been offering quartz property at dollar per
We knew that the Judge had quartz the BRAIN and was
also possessed OF large amount of wildcat stock: we
hardly thought that he would oe- quartz at such pary
figures We sorry for IT. for such operations tend TO
make capitalists suspicious that the quartz Territory
is not what il should be.
The miners have commenced work on the bars on the
Big Ppestone and doing we'll On the Little Pine
stone they report taking out per day the man
Bands OF elk, and bison reported to be near
the head of Little Pipestone. fine chance for hunters
NEWTON.