The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-06-09
WHOLE NO. 81.
From our Travelling corre.no.a..,
SILVER Bow, NAY "a 1886

., n, -. SALNE Eh DOW, MAY e, 1866.
EDITOR Posi-: did not write last .sssk -,;, -
laet that knew my letter would reach Won 5,, ,
puDhcanon day. was day and 9 half n,slins -
TsPps nem nrgna CITY to this place The distance be-
ese ninety miles The roads being in very baS con
dition, IT was impossible TO make what s,a % eyn
good time We were compelled to resort 10 ,hs nee ~
commonly known the Rubicon Of the TsSas sxssm
1t is said by that mythical persenage called r. .,s.
,a una. tns stream has been higher for the past
but its current runs very rapidly that il rsn5ss r. %
aihent to cross, when swollen at present In -
ing OF Stage companies must say that II has neys, 49,
my fortune to travel by stage coach with 80 81 - -
modanng company than Oliver & Co. the pionesr c0.
ny OF Montana Territory. The who run the M
cnlne lor the company, from Virginia 70 This rac.
adopt the policy of letting their teams stem slona -
the roads are good Passengers by this line Are no, 60
n - 20 pear tner weight on the ground very sell
uon Is II mat the weary traveller is startled by he an
nouucement of the man the box Of hin ~ 80.
ternhc warning ride through your own risk m.
aerstand too that the regulations of the eonin d ~,
require passenger to carry fence rail on ms b - ~
ucpatou OF using it to pry the coach out Of som. "a
co,s IN ms .ney are mot running train hand
oi tne 1raSehng public l. lobserved q vast body of
GOOD FARMING LAND
Along our line of travel from Virginia and ,-,, a. -
,e mos. OF u was unoceuPied The Big Hole valley aio
and as yet there but four or FIVE farms Ica,s S
being cultivated This valley well supplied uitb ts
valleys Of Montana and he who ee.d not be con,s,s -
arm here, upon the margin the Big Hale r;var s
country. e' III any
SILVER BOW,
Is beautiful little city. and is situated On s,s, p
creek tributary of the great Columbia the father Of "a
ter on the Pacific slope Located this place Il sI
IN the geographical centre of Montana Terrtor ,nd 80
rounded by the richest placer and lead mnss ,a, a.
country aords 1t cannot fail to rival long the most
prosperous cities OF the western interior The peoDs -
now inhabt this fair young city of the uoun,ains - =,
the proper metal and have without doubt been cas IN
the proper mould-they the hardy pioneers NJ N
he
esteemed citizen in this community is engaged IN rDs
ne pursuits here and has good stock Of goods and
hVey run OF custom. He is also engaged in
MINING OPERATIONS
and is one of the propretors of ditch which has ,aosr
been brought in upon very rich bar about miIa hslo
the city The company cannot fail With their facilities for
working TO realize handsomely from their ipyestms,t
There are other placer claims in the vicinity which a
yielding largely and hear of one from which on, 90 80
pan OF dlr 500 was obtained am of the opinion that Il
the waters were not high, Silver Bow would now he
yielding more gold according 10 its area than an ,h-
camp in Montana The Silver Bow mining district il no,
only connned to placer dggngs but has Of the finest
QUARTZ LEDGEs
that ever and among them is the ssBradvp lsd
This ledge has shaft sunk the depth of fortvavs s
and has cevce which at the bottom of the sba l. 49,,
nine feet wide The rock both silver and gold bearing
silver Predomlnating. such lode will not make The
propret0rs safe in investing in machinery then don't be-
eye in either works quartz leads Another good
ledge in this district is the Maurtius" owned by Mr. Wm
E. Harris. The rock from this lode is very rich 4, sa
the crevee IS the surface about four feet in v;s,b
and is well defined the wall rock is solid granite and i,
Is IN one OF the prettes places for working that ledge
could be situated in. ~'~e0
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN DITCH COMPANY
had nearly forgotten to mention doing more 70 drive
steam navigation from the waters of the Missouri than anv
set Of men In the world They bringing in the water
from Divide creek tributary of the Missouri river scos.
the summit of the Rocky Range, be used for mining
purposes in the vicinity of Silver Bow. OH how wish
tne Legislature was IN session that this could be
attended to. am satisfied that if the citing One were
made aware of the facts in the he would at least issue
proclamation rumOr has reached this place that Fort
has been taken by the Indians and fears are enter
tanned in regard to the safety of His Exceeney II would
De hard to part with Thomas F. now that we all know
him. OH why did he go for a soldierP
will go from this place TO Deer Lodge where sh,lI
warn the inhabitants have done elsewhere 70 look
out fer RRTrCE SMITH