, 1866-04-20
The Pnpestone QUART plstrlct.

PIPEsroXE PAKK March Cd, 1866.
Dear Post:-Knowing that you are always in
terested in whatever concerns the material pros,
perity of Montana, send you the following con!
rning this, as yet, small but rapidly growing
portion of the Territory.
The mail which has been so long on its way,
reached the Park yesterday Notwithstanding
the disadvantages under which they have la
bored, from the depth of snow, ana cold weather,
they haye,shovu degree of energy thhtis COM
nendab!e IN getting the machinery to its desti-
nasion Part Of the winter il has been almost
impossible for even footmsu to get in and out.I
Inc show is still some eighteen inches in depth,
the late rarm weather having settled it consid-
erably Many wiseheads predicted that
Messrs Adams, McKinstry & Co., were crazy to
undertake the erection Of mill buildings during
the winter, and that it world be utterly Impossi-.
BILE to get the mill there until Spring opened.
But with these enterprising gentlemen, there is 70
| no.such word as fail, aud.where they undertake
ANYTHING it is never half done 1t is confidently
expected that the mill will be ready for crushing
rock before the first Of April. The location for
| the mill site is excellent. Situated on Sugar
Pine creek, one of the branches Of Ppestone, in
| a grove of small pinesq surroHndes by timber, ,
aud at the foot of good waterfall, it cannot bek
excelied, SOME of the most skillful workmen,
and those haYfnglorg experience in the erection
| of quartz mills, engaged in the construction
! Of the bill The necessary timbers are all ready,
| the lumber sawed, and the mill will he set up Z
! immediately. The water wheel is twenty -four,
feet in diameter with FIVE feet breast, and is cA-
| pable Of running twenty-four stamps. Twelye,r
} additional stamps will be added as soon as they
arrive in the Spring, by way Of the Missouri.
I The proprietors also intend adding TO this, a
I small mill, to crush rock for the purposes of
prospecting any and all that may be brought
| there Machinery for two other mills will be up
the river some time during the summer, owned
\ by A. Mex. Co., which will be placed on leads
| in the Park. We also understand that large
steam mill, owned by Mesrs. Herman 4 Co., of.
your city, and which lies at some point on the
Missouri will be located in the Park, the coming
season. Hfa e'i % "a 81
| Every one that visits the Park is in faptures
over it; and wonder, for in addition to its matt
ural beauty-with an abundance of timber and
watet-no one can help but acknowledge that
| the odes are as rich as any in the Territory.
bThis is the opinion of not only those Interested
but of disinterested parties, who have visited
Fall the other quartz districts in Montana. T..
Lventdre the assertion that Ppestone ore win
yield as big returns from the amount of rock
crushed, as. any other quartz that can be pro-
New fodgs fave beed struck this winter Que,
which is eigbt feet 10 width, shows the precious I
4 metal 10 nuggets, all over 1t. The emigrant
I,now shaft down some forty feet iR~dePthi apd.
lthe rock is richer than ever Free goldIeapbe.
lobtained from any Of tire rock, and by roasting
Fin q common fire, giobules Of silver can be
lplafnly ssehL When the 'millgets o1ce At tmprks d
hi win furnish the returns of the amount of rock
crashed ahd4Re yield pefift6n -eltohttnd Fost.s
Ill 10 ---se--lIsr-7~4r9ie sgiGfsiab
FULL statistics of Whiskey manufacture ip r.
Illinois are given BY the Chicago RspablicqR,
With the object of showing that 1tKe present
rate Of taxation operates as q anpT6hibition
rather than source ofrevends, a large pro-
potion Of the distilleries hasing remained idle
] since the 50 rate was imposed. u