The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-10-06
WHOLE No. Ill.
PIPESTONE PARK,
PIPEsTONE Pa

1 L.,
EDITOR PosT: In this section. at the
present time, stampedes are the order
of the day. The latest one in which
your humble servant participated, was
to what is known as !. .Home-stake
Gulch," a branch of the Big Pipestone,
lying between the Little Pipestone
creek and Pipestone Park. 1t is some
seven miles in length, and has good
sluice head of water. The depth to
bedrock averages about FIVE feet. Pros
poets are obtained from the grass-roots
down, varying from halfcent near the
surface, to five cents on the bedrock.
with plenty of fall to ground-sluice.
The gold is coarse and of good quality.
Water can be brought into this guich
without much difficulty. The prospects
thus far are favorable for paying gulch.
number of other gulches that p- IN
lse well are being prospected, and we
are on the watch for another rush. The
great event of this section has been the
settlement of the suit between Charles
Pancost and McCurdy, Royer, Flynn
and others, concerning the ownership of
the Geneva alas Bully Boy Lode. This
case came off in Helena. before JUDGE
Munson, on Sept. II. The defendants
refusing to appear to defend their title.
the case went against them, and in ad-
dltlon to the costs and the loss of the
lode, Judgment of $1,000 damage was
added. This lode was properly opened
by Pancost and recorded. During his
absence to the States last winter, these
parties. although holding claims on the
same, and having sold their ground,
took possession of the discovery claim,
calling it by the name of Bully Boy,
and again sold the ground at good fig
ures, besides furnishing rock to the mill
to crush and pocketing the proceeds.
After the refusal to defend the suit.
which they knew they could not do, Mr..
Pancost was attacked, and had it not
been for the interference of othef par
ties, would undoubtedly have been
killed. This matter was allowed to
drop, nor would publicity have been
given at this time, had it not
been for the disgraceful conduct of some
OF the defendants named. Even the
witnesses of Pancost's were Obliged to
carry weapons for selfdefense. 1t would
have taken at one time but single vote
more for the citizens to have taken the
matter in their own hands, and dealt ont
summary justice in the shape of hang
mans knot. Mr.. Pancost has acted in a
gentlemanly manner, offering to pay his
own costs, and not to enforce the paw
ment of the Judgment, if they would
only give him peaceable possession of
what is legally his own. We have been
compelled to give publicity to these facts
that the public may see who are the par
ties TO blame, and also to warn the gen
tlemen in question to be little cautious.
An immense lode has been lately dis
covered near this place which goes ahead
OF anything yet discovered, of which we
have heard. 1t is over two hundred feet
in width, and has been opened for dis
tance OF five miles. The wall rock has
been found on both sides OF this lode.
The lode itself looks well, having hun
| dreds OF cords of rock on thesurface.
The quartz is of dark blueish color.
Arrangements are being made by expe-
rlenced quartz men to sink a shaft on
this lode the coming winter, and then BY
tnnnellng across, ascertain its true value.
The fortunate owners are very much ella
ted with it, and think that it is a big
thing. We sincerely wish it may, but
can hardly comprehend that it will prove
good. Among the names recorded we
notice that of d. W. Tilton & Co. rs
The quartz mill of McKinstry & Co.,
is making some good runs from the Clip
per lode. Herman & CO.. mill is not vet
fairly started, having been delayed by
the lack of rock, building of roads, and
other items Incidental to the starting Of
a new mill ''..
Highland Gulch is evidently paying
Ninstitution, despite the croakings of horse.
back prospectors, but no second Alder
Gulch, as reported, is there, nor do we
believe its equal will ever be found.
......s. E.... -,-.- ,.- JUSTICE.