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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-28

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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-28
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.-MAY -, 1850.
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The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27
Letter from Biven,s Gulch.

BVEN's GUIcH, January pad 1866
DEAR Posf-Perhaps there are but few of your pumer
ous readers that have visited Biyens' Gulch and
having lately paid visit to the spot where as a nil
grim first efforts made to dig out the aurerous
deposits we thought that few items concerning this c
might not be uninteresting
Bvens Guch takes its rise in the same range of rnoun
ains and runs IN the same direction Mill Wisconsin
Indian and Ramshorn Creeks Its length is some nine
miles to where it enters the Stinkngwater valley Its
most direct road is twelve miles 1t has been worked and
has paid well for distance of eight miles Perhaps no
other gulch in the Territory with the exception of Alder
has ever paid so evenly and well this Certainly
there has been none in which have made their
pile in short space of time and returned to the
States as in this The depth to the bedrock on an aver
age is about six feet The gulch narrow which allowed
the pay streak to be worked by single of pits The
highest amount taken out of of the claims (which
were 100 feet each clear of all expenses was $50 OO
is now nearly worked out Some few claims which were
owned by large companies worked entirely but
are paying to the five $50 per day. During the
sion of the last Legislature company was formed and
charter obtained to bring in the water from the Ransborn
This has been accomplished during the last summer The
gold in this ulch coarc-the largest weighing
nearly two pounds The guleh has of about six feet
to the hundred rendering the working of the old ground
bedrock hunes-of which there number already con
strueted-an easy matter These fumes as far as have
been tried pecuniary success. Organic remains
animals which have long been extinct in this country have
been dug out in several places An head was
taken out in the of 1864 nearly perfect the weigh
OF which do not remember and carried the States
Large teeth have also been found similar those dscov
cred in other parts of the Territory.
Numerous lodes have been opened along its whole ex
tent the most noted of which the White Cloud and At
traction odes both silver the latter assays S46 to the ton
The victory and Saginaw gold leads both good: th
latter assays s9OO to the ton. More anon. NEWTON.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

GOVERNOR BRoss, ofthe Chicago Tribune who latev
visited Brigham Young thus dseourses OF the character
and political influence OF the Mormon Herareh
said of Napoleon, he is of the favored few born
to command" He is also of the shrewdest and most
cunning Of men; and sensible of the power money gives
and wha possessed Of business talents of the highest order
he is now it believed of the weahiest in the
nation While be lives, the Mormon community unless
he and they determine To defy the laws of Congress the
subject of poygamywil grow and prosper; but that firm
hand and iron will must long, despite his regular and
strictly temperate habits-he tobacco, liquor
Of any kindmus rembe and bow before the resistles
march of time; and when Brigham Young sleeps with his
fathers then viii come the searching test before which
predict the whole Mormon fabric viii crumbe 10 the dust
1t may and doubtless will continue 10 exist religious
sect bpt compact and tremendously effective Oreap-
izati0u its power viii when Brigham YOungs heart
is forever STILL In she settlement his vast estate among
his two score and more of wives and sixty children
there ample for quarres and suits potent enough
to break up the entire community"
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

The NEW AMALGANATTNG PRoCEss-A correspondent
at Black Hawk, Colorado, writing to the Denver News
under date Dec llth, Last week, process
was tried at Nevada which has since attracted much atten
ton II is t. B. Atwater's amalgamatsr. Mr. Atwater
forces his pulverzed through melted lead without
desulphurization This lead being combined with chem
ieas does not become OxZed and ce:nbines only with
the precious metals in the The chemicals used enable
the lead to be heated red hot temperature much above It's
melting point tits curious fact seemingly proved by the
experiment that the gaena ron copper pres the
may contain not decomposed by their passage through
the molten lead but merely deprived Of the bullion they
Eay contain. The apparatus by which this separation
effected simple cheap and light resembling somewha.
waterwheel the floats which force the under tho
melted lead the wheel revolving in trough that metal
Its weight is about twelve thousand pounds and whole
apparatus capable Of passing through twenty per day.
can be packed in single wagon. The experiment was
unfortunately brought untimely close by breng
OF pnion but will be again renewed shortly when trust
Twill be able to write you of It's Colonel Hare
said assayed some of the through tho machine
the day of the trial. and found it TO be completely
deprived of its precious metals trace of gold or
silver being left behind If further experiments prove the
success of this amagamaor the long wished for desider
atum is found"
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

NEWS FROM ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICo.-The follow
ing items from Arizona and New Mexico clip from the
Nedette of the llh inst Snow fell six inches deep
Santa Fe, the 9th ut Gen. Carleton got back from
trip to Mesilla Valley. At Albuquerque, re-
turning to Santa Fe, he eted with grand compli-
mentary festival by the leading business and citizens
Ice at Santa Fe ten inches thick. The California
Volunteer Minstrel Troupe holding forth at the EN-
change Hotel, or fonda Tie papers still quarrelrg
about ths merits and measures pro and con- of General
Carleton Secretary Arney, Judge Houghton and others
Col Christopher Carson got back to Taos New Mexico
after visit to St. Louis. Alfred Bent (son of Gov Bent
who was murdered in Taos at the time of the Mexican in
surrecton, twenty thirty years ago shot at and
killed Taos city, Northern New Mexico ON the 9th u!t
by one Greek George" who afterwards ended his own
desperate existence by shooting himself through the head
The Albuquerque " Press editor received Christmas
present in the shape of watch and chain and thirty
pounds of dried pears all of which he eloqueny acknow
ledges atength. The Prescott Arizona Miner of Dec
9th chronicles the arrival from the States of Acting
Mccormick and bride who welcomed to their 'moun-
tain home in that Apache country by series of speeches
and grand big baiILe in the evening. Mccormick will
doubtless be appointed Governor-in-chef.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27
CITY OF VIRGINIA.
[WHOLE NO. rs.

PIRACY on THE SAN JOAQUIN RIvER-The Stockton
Independent of Dec. 27th has the following On Salr
day afternoon boy named George Dyer aged seventeen
years sent of by Lee hunter with small oar-boat
containing eight quarter kegs of powder and one hundred
pounds of shot, to be taken Disappointment SLOUGH and
delivered to Tdeu, Lees hunting partner The lad was
towed down the river for distance about nine miles by
the steamer Paul Pry. The river being narrow at Nine
Mile Slough in making sharp turns the steamer disturbed
the water much that he had 20 loose his fastening and
fall backs He continued his journey by of the oars
to within about two miles and half OF Disappointment
keeping close to the shore avoid the OF the ow
boat who approached and ordered him TO stor The lad
paying attention to the order, he saws was again
with threat Of having his head broke peremporiIy or
dered TO stop and at complied Then being near
shore he ordered 10 out Of the boat which he did
stepping into the water knee deep. The man tnok the
boats to the side of the river fastened them to the tes
then took the boy bound him hand and foot and len him
The yagaoond then took away both boats robbed the e
of its and sank it The boy managed to et clear OF
as shekles waited until next morning when BY travelling
about six miles he succeeded Tuesday morning in find
ing some Chinese fishermen who took him across the river
TO Branches During all this time he was withoat food
He was captured and bound about eight o'clock on Satur-
day night he describes his oaDsor stout man with
black mustache, rotten teeth and wearing brown hat
with broad black ribbon, and of sort of faded
yellow The hoy says it clear moonlight the time
and he particularly noticed the mans hat and teeth
He thinks the river pirate foreigner Judging by his
voice which the boy says did net sound like that Of an
American Fears entertained that the boy had
drowned as the boat had been swamped with only
appearing above water but fortunately the boy and the
boat were both safely brought back last evening by the
steamer Arrow.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27
Letter from Mill Creek.

MILL CREEK, January 10TH 1865
Mr. EDITOR: Whilst the improvements that are being
made in different parts of county noticed through
your columns wish 10 have it remembered that the c
zens of this place are not dead to improvement school
district has been organized which contains forty scholars
and school has been started which numbers about twenty
pupils.
The farmers are all busy feheng building and preparing
for spring crops The time is not far distant when this val
ley will be made to bud and blossom rose Messrs
Cowan and Hall have sent for the machinery of
gristm and are now busy getting out the tmbers for it.
There are two saw-mls in this neghborhoodi but they
are not running, on account Ofthe cold weather.
dry gulch, between Indian and Mill Creek has been
prospected this winter and high dollar and
spring. Prospecting being done of bars on Mill
Creek Two or three lodes only are being worked. The
promise we'll
The Posi- is weekly visitor at domic. By the
way we should be glad to receive visit from the Editor
at any time Yours, ETC., ALIoUIs.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

MINING IN NEVADA COUNTY, fCAL-)-The following is
from the Nevada Transcript" of December 22d: THE
city of Nevada stands upon excellent placer
any found in the vicinity. In places the
ground has been worked close up to the buildings and
the city, The ground about Main street. the bridge
thought to contain considerable gold and parties have
gone to work with view to prospect it. company
running tunnel from the abutmen of the bridge under
the street. The tunnel being strongly mbered and the
dirt being through suices taken ont Although
the enterprsng prospecors may make money do not
think the work will be calculated add sodty the city
foundation. quartz ledge which shows exceedingly well
in the croppngs has recently been located in the vicinity
Gregory & CO. sawmill The owners are now engaged
for mill test. claim located on Wednesday
last about two miles east of Grass Valley which promises
to be big thing The ledge is twenty-five inches thick
and is very rich in free gold and suphurets
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

AUDACIoUs RoBBERY.-The following account of the
robbery of Wells, Fargo Co.'S Express appears in the
Virginia Union of the Goth ult About three O'Clock
this morning the Overland stage arrived at the office of
and bullion, at which time the driver missed one sack
bullion from the boot. AS could learn par
ticulars they follows The driver says were
two sacks of bullion weighing two hundred and forty
pounds in the front boot that they were there when he
stopped at the International Hotel for the purpose Of allow
ing the passengers TO get out that he went into the saloon
for the purpose of getting drink with friend as he was
going n he requested of the parties standing
keep lookout for the horses; he gone but few
moments when he returned and drove TO the Office where
he missed the bullion The driver quite confident that
the bullion the coach when he stopped at the Inter
national Hotel man arrested and charged with the
robbery when he agreed to show the officer where the bull
lion provided they would allow him leave the county
without prosecution Whether the officer agreed to this
not. cannot say; however, they went with him and
returned in short time with the bullion which was taken
to the office. The bar is valued ut SS25"
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

OIL IN CALTFoRNIA.-From the Santa Cruz Sentinel y
of Dec. 3d. learn that the first shipment Of oil from the
Santa Cruz Petroleum Company's Oil Works. in tho.
county, made Tuesday last The lot consisted Of
seven hundred gallons which assured iue art-
Gle equal to the best burning and ubreatng oils of East
manufacture The supply of Illuminating and lubrca
ting oils, as also first rate article of coal tar will bs
constant and of considerable Importance Some twenty
reOrts and large dstllery for refining the oils will be
ming night and day, turning large quantity ready for
market We leare that several parties negotiating
erect etorts and refneres at different places the San
Gregora Rancho, and other points the vci-
ity of Pescadero Ia few years California will undoubt-
edy produce not only oil enough for her but sup
ply the whole Pacific coast and the Island world.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.-In Amador county Oalifurnis
December 20th two men, Jno. Merrill and David Campbell
engaged in the shaft of the American Companys bedrock
tunnel, in Morristown broken in upon by water.
which swept them. mixed up with mud, bOuders and
gravel through the rocky and rough tunnel distance Of
twelve hundred feet dumping them into the ravne drop
of about fifteen feet from which place they carried
down the gulch distance Of seventy feet Miracu
lous to relate, neither of them had bone broken Ii s
thought they will recover.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

LEGISLATIVE FIx.-In Colorado we learn from the pa
the Territory of Colorado summoned the Legislature tO
meet at Golden City. the LIST January 1856 bat Cover
Gilpn Of the embryo State of Colorado had already
Q6th Dec) delivered message TO the State Legislature
The Secretary of the State Chat is to be) t is said
intends to dissolve the Territorial Legislature, when IL
meets Colorado has added TO the difficulty by her acoo
the Negro question which will probably not be pleas
ing TO Congress.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

CoPPERoPOLIs RAILRoAD.-Last eTenines says the
Stockton (CaI) Independent" Of Dec 2sfh we learned
that the corps of surveyors at work the line OF the
Stockton & Copperopos Railroad had reached point
about nine miles east OF the city They are surveying
three routes aiming to enter Salt Spring Valley at the Big
Reservoir by way Of Rock creek The object Of snrey
ing three lines enable he company 70 select the best
route through the valley.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

The Salt Lake 'Vedette" says "The history Of
Mexico shows that during the last forty years Mexico has
had thirtyseven different forms of government tirytwo
of which Republics and seventy-iiye Presidents
Its revolutions duriug that time have amounted
hundred Many years since Mexican proteetorate was
urged upon the United States Senate by General Houston
upon the ground that the Mexican people otherwise would
fall prey to European power. The project was
dened and abandoned But perhaps in view Of the past
and present, it would have been well.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

A special dispatch the Sacramento Union," dated
Oregon City, Dec Odd says: The Cascades brought up
the passengers and express of the Pacific from St Helens
yesterday and leaves with passengers and express this
ing. The Columbia is full of running ice. The heavy
rains and sleet which have fallen the past two days have
been very destructive the telegraph line between salem
and Portland breaking the wire the crossing OF .he
Willamette river and in many other places The weather
Is still stormy
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

A GooD WIFE.-A washerwoman mp near the 0ro Elmo
mine has erected a sort of a mill with sweep overhead
not unlike an old fashioned well apparatus with which she
stamps enough of groupings and such rock as Is lying
around loose to aketwice the wages that her husband
does who is working by the day. The couple struck y
when they married II is not every though who
would run one stamp mill successfully. even in Owy-
hee IL C1rghes Avalanche
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

COMPENSATION To VoLUNTEERs.-Senator Lovett has
introduced bill into the California Legislature for the
purpose of appropriatng of $500 900 towards
pensang the State Volunteers for the loss they sustained
by receiving their pay in geenbacks their expenses being
discussed in gold. The Sacramento Union" after
acknowledging the useful though not brilliant services
performed by the California soldiers during the war says
they have no Just claim for the relief sought by the bill
As far the officers concerned commission
went begging; but hundred were ready to fill every
vacancy; and after all that be said it admin.
ted that the United States the best paid of any military
in the world.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

The Galena "Gazette of the 18th Decembsr has the
following in relation TO the Uncle Sam lode will
be remembered that recently published statement
from the Montana Post relative great gold discOv-
cry lately made Helena, Montana Territory The
account says the discovery is immense ledge Of
almost solid gold, which gtters before the bewdered
vision of the behoder Mr. c. f. Duer formerly Of this
city, writes TO his friends here that the story of this great
discovery is no humbug. He has of the gold
from this lode and says is remarkably pure II IS
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

AsHLEYs IRRIGATION BIII.-The Denver t News un
derstands that the above bill, "to develop and reclaim
public lands requiring irrigation in the Territories Idaho
Colorado Arizona Montana and the State of Nevada -
provides for system of bitches be taken out of the
mountain streams upon the highlands and to be of sufficient
capacity TO rrgate the whole country below the valleys
the companies making these bitches to have grants of al
ternate sections parcels of land contiguous to their
works in much the same manner provided in the
various bills granting lands to railroad companies Utah
usual has share in the benefits of the bill she having
demonstrated, long ago, that government pap" is
essential to her existence and prospery-Sdh Lake Tse
graph.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

SIOUX CITY MAIL RoUTE--In reference to the proposed
Sioux City Mail route, advocated by this paper the Ore
gonian" says: We could get mails in much shorter
time and believe at less expense in this way, than
by the long tedious and crcuitous rone by Salt Lake and
California. 1t is seldom the that get anything
overland in shorter time than two months If Montana
succeeds in obtaining the mails in the pro-
posed extension of the route TO Oregon should be sought
for We might expect to receive mails through from
the East by this within three four weeks time
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

THE 'Vedette," in commenting upon the death, from
consumption of Mrs. L. Gibson lately the leading actress
of the Salt Lake Theatre which took place in the capital
of Utah the 9Th inst Mrs. Gibson exceed
ingy graceful pleasing artistic whose presentations ID the
varied range of the drama delighted crowded audiences
here for past Her industry and ambition
actress acquired for her epvable esteem well as e
feeted her proficiency in politesroles.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

THE Paeifc Road viii be completed to Fremont N few
Gays and passenger coaches will regular time
ard west and from that place The whistle OF tne
locomotive and the rattle of the trains already resooso
ing IN the Great Valley The track being laid under
the management of Mr. Durans at tie rate OF mile day
God speed the Great Road-Oaaha Herald Dec !b-
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

cHEP SrAGING--The Overland Stage Line y carrying
passengers from Denver 10 Central CITY tfory mnss nor
only one dollar This is the result OF the Buteraea Lnes
competition and from the same points Both ines are
running crowded; and wonder cheaper than stay
ing at home i-Pedefe, 10h inst
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27
MOntana Billiard Saloon.

A DAM KLESER and George Williams, Propretors.
II Billiard Tables furnished with all the most approved
apparatus required for the enjoyment of the game Pure
liquors and choice cigars always On hand Open from
A. NJ. TO II P. NJ T-I9*
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27
Occidental Billiard Hall.

ID DOCKFELLOW & DENNEE'S BUILDING Jackson
II Street Virginia City. The finest tables in town. The
bar supplied with the best of Liquors and Cigars
42+ JOHN H. MING.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

THE Grass Valley National says Several tchs OF
rock from the celebrated Slate Creak claim awaiting
crushing at the Gold Hill MIL The rock Is very singular
looking repued TO be rich Gold readily detected
in pieces Of rock picked and examined BY ms
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27
John R. Gilbert,

A ASSISTANT ASSESSOR U. S. INTERNAL RE-
n VENUE for the First Division of the Collection Dis
tret of Montana embracing Madison County Office first
door east of City Drug Store.
Virginia City, April -, 1865 36-ss"
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

BROKEN BAyKs.-The following is a list of late insol-
vent National Banks. as far heard from First National
National Bank of New Bedford Mass; National Bank OF
Hallowell, Maine
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27
D. ont, ~
lewis. Hale & Co,

NELRY AAFTf Ac'rHREES. Every description
g {e~ellJ mode s ofdef fusa the Native Gold, and
sSl.sas0 tAsticsisE teafioa 1eid to repairing Fine
80 n Aso tzs1aynz zore eiaez, Sign Of the
~ -. " -ssn Jse ssep s. fs VirEiao Ciss. " ri
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27
l.. w. FFary.

SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL DENTIST. Office
- up stairs n Pfouts g. Russells Stone Building. All
saa pseA,ens peIl6nvi " the best possible
eef aud ennoieLe sests inseftsd Ii the highest style
4 ~ Lasses and gentlemen viii iaa Tvefy arrangement
"t heir searenieuce BDs
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-01-27

WHEN National Bank receives its charter it mnst pay
into the United States Treasury equal TO It's author
lied circulation that whether il fails not its notes viii
always be he,payable.--Pedete.