, 1866-10-12
Letter from Montana.
BOuLDER Valley, MoSrAsA,
Sent. 23d.


Nm En,roR,-As our papers are full Of glow
ing accounts in relation 10 new discoveries,
feel confident that few lines from your bum lie
correspondent will not altogether escape the no.
tice Of your readers. Highland Gulch takes at
pre.ent the lead. located between East BAnnaek
and Helena. The gold found there is coarse
and pure, but the valuable land is chiefly owned
by a few, which is generally great obstacle to
expeditiOds Developments. The richest piece ot
ground there Is claimed and worked BY negro
The climate there is very cold, and snow and ice
cover hills AMI bitches daily. This fall numbers
rush there just to see the elephant, then return
and build castles 10 the air to be inhabited next
Spring.
Green River discoveries and excitements are
next in order, but the Indians in thatsection are
very troublesome. oae report, which has every
mark of creiibility, is in c:rcu'ato that party
of seventy MIXERS were attictel, 40 o: them
killed, and the remainder Scatteced ia all direc-
tions. The existence of gold there is beyond u
doubt, So and So diggings have Peen found
and worked. But for the present Green River
will be sbandoned, as the winter is close at
hand,
T6o Wind River x4itement h,o prevail, and
IS founded upon reliable inform .tioh as to its
Fie1ness; but there to s>i2tlstrjSu' miner to
balt, and cause m,ny to return and await for
spri6g-
San River, bstweca B,ntol anil Helena, is
famous for it its richness, but the Blood Inlians
rho lnfest that section of the country, offer lit
tie indictments Is prIsp'ctor3. Pips Stone
Park and Fort Lrnihi eicitemeuts had all their
turn, AMI have every reason to believe that
there will be M IRE m)ncy obtain ID out of the
above nam d gIiII next yetr thIh there his
been the present season. Winter is stealing
on slowly hut sure, an numbers are going down
a river u Ht;NIItx bDttS. From SIS to $40
is the fare from H.lenl to s.. Joseph, Missouri.
Rumors are abroad that the Indians aloag the
river had attacked several of these boats aud
killed all ex ;eptns few, who Nude their es-
cipe to tell the sad events. As to how long
these d,prei ,tiDns will b. ealurel by the Gov
erument and its agents am unable to tell hut
the people are all Of GA. accIrl to do the Indian
b,guSlrw, anl the slpIcr they effect terms of
p rpetual petc. with tlsse savIges by the ex-
chan se OF p1SIef and lea through. Hawknn's
riles, the better for the 1ounry and people. The
idea tn It this is an Indian country is mere
farce Tie WI lie eartl is the common hJme
OF all me aII a cLr live togs her in hlrnpHy
and prosperity If they ch bo'e - d. -, bat will
these In iians comply with Ell r tn law OF God
or ma? Fnr over sixty years have they b'ea
de at with by oar Goveramant and people like
children, mlllion5 have been spent to purchase
their p.ace aal g)oi will, a1i all actions of
kinkness I've been sealed with the b1ol of 80 ne
inaoceat white victim. don't believe M)ntInt
will elect aaother mli to Congress unless he Is
in favor of total extermin alton of the slvages.
NllT5ers are letvilg f)r $ Sdt Luke, G C,lfIrail,
Oregon and walt WalIa to winter. Inleel
feel u little like eni grating myself, ami, there
fore, to adopt economy properly, and save express
charges shah forward my next con nllic Iti1n
personally. As winter advances prices Of pro-
visions and groceries rIll lower. essh biry the
best Salt Lake ahur in H.lenl tp-dry for 81 per
hundred pounds; btcon, ar cts. y h. beans,
Is cts; suIr, 30 cts ter, SI,5oi cofse, 4) cts;
tobacco, best brand ST. 90; can fruit, per crse,
Sl4; oysters, per case, s.; barley, 10 cts per ID;
beef, l2l to Is cts; pratO,s, 3@t; cattle, $50
to $50 per yoke; h prse' bring \ fair price.
The murderer, Fo ae', W II he hung OF Octo-
Der 4th The typhoa f-Ver is raging in HelehA.
The election passed. OF quietly.
Yours ever, G. b.
P. SIT is p1i'ively re7o~'el il Helena thit
the Potter fan ly w,rr droTle II the Missouri
river, also. that Walter Bray and family were
annnI tn. vi ii n' of late In lial deprelttons
upon the MtckiuFv boats. c. B. .