The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-07-07
LETTER FROM MONTANA.

REYNOLDS CITY, June 10, 1866.
FRANK CANAL ESQ III reached this place one
week ago yesterday. found quite fOurishng
little town here. AS to the merits Of the country
/ frankly acknowledge that as yet am unable to
form any judgment. great deal of it is as yet
undeveloped, and the universal tendency to exag.
crate prospects in new mining camp leaves man
who wishes to form candid judgment very un-
certain of even what truth he hears. find great
many Nevada and Idaho men here. l am now
writing in the Office of Squire Walker-he and
Rhodes ar ranching together. Walker think
has made up to this time about $4,000. and has
some prospect of making more. Keenan, has many
ella inns hut whether he has any money ahead or
not don't know. They say his claims could be
sold now for 10000, and that one month ago he
| could have sold out for over $4,000. Dryden d
Sadorus, Hauks of Star City, and Gale Davis are
working about ~ miles from here. Sam Mont
gomery is about two miles from this place and is
said to have quite good claim. The two BOstick
boys of Hog are about six miles from Reynolds
City at place called Bear City. Buck Miller Of
Unonyille is there and says that he has good
claim. Tom Prior is here in saloon. There are
great many men who are friends of yours here
when do not know. Geo. Far is at little place
four miles off cIerking for man by the name of
Beavens He and John Versan aIe going out on
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hard time and hope the noble little fellow will
strike some luck sometime.
You must excuse me ii tEis letter is little dis
connected.
Billy OF Boston & Codys corner is yelling at the
top of his voice, about $50 feet off, 'By the Lord
Harry, &C."
As to the country let me say this. Elk Greek is
partial failure. About thirty or forty claims on
! it will pay quito well, nothing big. There are
quite number of small gulches around here
averaging about six or eight claims each, which
are paying quite we'll. Some of them from $500
to $1,000 per week to a rocker. These will mostly
be worked out this season. Deep gulch winch
heads about two miles from here and runs to Bear
City is prospecting quite well and most OF the
claims where bed rock has been struck are pay
| ing very well. This will not be worked out be-
fore another season. Deep Gulch empties into
Bear Gulch. Bear Gulch is almost undeVeloped,
the mining is deep and hence claims are hard to
open. The Bostick boys and Buck Miller thinE
the gulch very rich and that it will pay big for
five miles. Ii So that will be good mining camp.
| am going over there to stop while. All OF the
old Ida hoans say this does not begin to compare
with Boise Basin when it was struck, and my
friends who have been to all the other places IN
the Territory say that at present this IS the best
place in this country. To me the indications are
] that it is not one fourth such camp as Boise Ba
sin, still it may prove very good camp. There
are great many people in here, and the country
is being very well prospected. The climate is the
most diSagreeabe ever struck. 1t has Talned or
showed every day since we reached here. When
it will clear up no one knows, or dare prophesy.
/ The law is in the most mixed state that you ever
heard of. The laws OF Idaho were generally adopt
ed the first session OF the legislature. The laws
passed last winter are considered to have been
annulled by Congress. The laws have never been
published in due form. There is but one District
Judge in the Territory. The last Winters Legls-
/ lature gave the Probate Courts concurrent Jurls
dcton in all civil matters with the District Courts
and the Probate Judges have been acting with
considerable gusto. Bnt it is understood tnat
their wings are or will be clipped.
The County Commissioners made this region In
to Elk Township and ordered an election, at which
Two Justices of the Peace were elected and both
! qualified. few weeks ago Mr.. McElroy ap-
i peared at Bear City in this township with com
mission from the Acting Governor to act as JUS
tice of the Peace. The County Seat Of this COun-
ty, (Deer Lodge is about ffty-fve miles from
/ here.
4 There has been considerable litigation here be-
fore Justices of the Peace in reference to mining
claims. There are three or four lawyers IN TINS
place. think the anti Vigiantes have the best OF
1 it here. Next winter it is thought this place or
] Bear City will be made County Seat, and new
county created.
don't know what to say to you about coming
over here. / do not feel like advising you. This
4 NAV be splendid country and may not be. Inc
climate is bad, no mistake.
j HoratiO NJ j. Jones am told is IN Helena:
/ Yours Truly, d. ANO" AEo'