The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-09-15
LETTER FROM BANNACK.
BANNACK, Sept. 9th, 1866.

s..U. - DANNAoh, Scpt. o1u, 1CVo.
EDITOR Posi-: Let us take walk,
this pleasant morning, up the Virginia
City road, passing over the divide to the
northeast of Bannack AS we ascend
the foothills, the mountain ranges loom
up in the distance; from the south along
the horizon to the north, they present
grand picture to the eye. The first
snow has fallen upon Bald Mountain,
contrasting beautifully with the i'm
mense forests of pines that wave their
green foliage in the morning breeze.
Now we are half way up the divide, at
the head of Lumber gulch, leading to
Marysville; on either side are some of
the finest leads in the Territory-the
Mademoiselle, the True Flag, the Idaho
and others. The famous Dacotah is in
full view. and the miners on No. are
busiy raising the rich quartz, and haul
ing it to the Butterfeld mill, which
keeps up its ceaseless stamping and puff.
ing night and day.
By the way, DR.. Hopkins showed US
several fine specimens of bullion lately
taken out. If you are rested and salts
fed with the view of Bannack, with the
mountain ranges and the beautiful val
| ley stretching for many miles to the
south and wesfwith the creek and noun
tain rivulets, we will proceed. As we
reach the divide, the mountain ranges
far away to the north along the Passa-
mari valley, and to the east along the
Beaverhead, loom up in view. We are
now in the Blue Wing district, and have
enough of leads and scenery to engage
our attention for whole day. After
looking at number of the finest leads
we came to the Huron, one of the best
, and oldest leads in the district, and, per
!, haps, the first quartz property sold in
New York, after No. 6 Dacotah. The
shaft is now forty-five feet deep, Of the
: dimensions of five by nine feet, and the
:, mineral looks well indeed, some JUS
, taken from the bottom of the shaft il
6 beyond all doubt, exceedingly rich, ant
there is no longer doubt in my owl
. . mind about the reality of the Huron be
. ing permanent lead, and it will ulti
= mately pay handsome profit on al
investments of the Huron Silver Minin
= Company of Montana. Thos. w. Woo
; is Superintendent of this company, an
- has had considerable experience in mir
ing, and is good financier, and we bt
lieve that he is devoting his whole tim
II to the interests of his company.
10 We will now descend an easy grad
20 to the west. 1t is about three miles
G. Taylors creek, beautiful stream wen'
is ing its way among the hills from Bal
u Mountain to the valley Upon tn
lie stream the Huron Company's train
s. thirty-six wagons is camped. 1t mao
is the trip from Atchison in about ninet
I'd five days, and their cattle, two hundrt
III and ninety-one in number, are in goo
If condition.
e- Upon the bank of this little stream
in pure and unfailing water, it is, believ
ly the intention of Mr. Wood to erect the
X furnaces at once. The confpany has
se. twenty-four stamp mill, with amalgam
ms tors, arastras and material for furnact
US all complete. Mr.. Wood has kiln
ho seventy thousand brick nearly burne
ce and will probably put up one hundr
uS anu ulty buOuSdIlu IuOTe bulS ldll
ng Thus you see, Mr. Editor, that we a
re- making some show to prove what '
have often told you-and will tell y
ne again before another year rolls arour
by in practical returns" which you ha
nd hoped to see. My faith is strong, a
en- is based upon what see, examine a
ic believe to be true, for.I wish to decei
si- no man, nor create false impressio
- about Bannack.
to 1t appears that there will yet be qu
ire camp at the new diggings on Lem
Quite number are mining there, a
he the dust that is brought into Banna
,re for goodsis as fine as our own.
en- We hear a rumor of rich diggir
ue, somewhere, more wonderful than Mel
lat Ian or Alder gulches, said to be abe
of seventy miles from Bannack. VIII
lu- we hear the truth, or reasonable
o" Proclamation to it, we will report.
All branches of industry and trade
an thriving. Perhaps the market is ov
on done in goods, but let all come who WI
in to, and take their chances / wo,
ite recommend an artist to give us tri
he We have grand scenery to engage
ley attention noble faces and some VIII
;he headed babies that will defy his mach
snt to take their true "phizes.'. ST. d
ms The ANGEL IN THE BLOCK.-It is