The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-17

Letter from Deer Lodge.

| DEER LODGE CITY, NJ. T.. March g. 1863
EDITOR PosT 1t seems to me as though your peope N,
OF this region for of the immense number of
en- route to the rich diggngs at
| BIG BEAR AND ELK CREEK
very few are from your vicinity the Backfoters and
heenaites are IN great gee at having this field all to Them
selves and laugh in their sleeves they remember Snn
River Crowds leave this place daily for the new mines
and those who return bring back the faering ac
counts Calms are held at high figure, and good many
are changing hands prices varying from $3.50 to % 600
nave yetto see man with long face or to hea- hum
bug escape from the lips of a disappointed pilgrim
Mr.. T. j. Favorte of the Radiator arrived in town
on Monday last, O"n
FROM LEWISTON
He left that place the 9th of Jaruarv travs,no ~
snow shoes and reached here da
de represents the Columbia Valley town-PortIapd aes
Umatla, Wala Waa and Lewiston-as being Completely
over run with emigrants awaiting Spring to commenee
their march to this Happy Land of-Gods Everv
steamer arriving at Portland is crowded with adventures
from every country the face of the globe hound bb
ward. 1t is impossible he reports 10 get 5eeent ano
modatons at Of the places so great was the sb
All was excitement and enthusiasm among the
TEN THOUSAND wEB-FooTERs
who coming among this season. They had rot ve+
heard of the discoveries Elk and Bear creeks ana
when it becomes known among them that mining reoion
nearly large that which they had previously heard of
has lately been opened the excitement thai
has been among gold hunters for the past ten
years will be created.
Mr. F. estimated that there will be from 5000 to 900
pack placed the route this country this sum
mer. Great interest is felt in having the
MULLAN ROAD
opened to wagon travel and large sum has been snhscrb
ed y the WessderS for the purpose of clearing the fallen
timber away constructing bridges etc. and il Is confident
y anticipated that viii be passable for loaded wagons
by October.
The Pen dOrele Lake steamboat scheme does mt moo.
with great deal of encouragement except from the tbeo
reca the practical portion of com,nnn;t
giving their undivided influence to the Muan route The
Oregon Steam Navigation Company started the MACHINERY
Of the boat to its destination but severity of the
caused the matter to be abandoned temporarily As soon
as there Is road opened Dir Thomas the great Califor
MIA stager proposes 10 put line OF first class coaches
Mr. Favorite experienced fearully cold weather
while en- route for Montana and of less nerve and
determined courage would have failed in making such
hazardous trip. Nothing heard of either Messrs wal
dron or Bacon the expressmen and feared that thew
have perished number of trains left Walla walla late
in the season. and reaching the Pen dOreille Lake they
were compelled to lay by for the winter It's reported that
all their stock has pershed Immense quantities of goods
OF superior quality are being prepared for shipment
hither and it is to be hoped the present high prices will
cease Immediately upon their arrival.
This the first time Mr. Favorte visited our valley
and he expresses himself highly pleased with and our
town. This he says is the first spot free from snow that
he has since leaving Lewiston. 1t is remarkable
fact that in this valley not four inches of has laid
the ground twenty hours a time and the aver
age temperature has been low the climate of south
ern region.
QUARTZ MINING.
Quartz interests this county are being reparad with
some affection by the most anti quartz on brain
people the Butte City leads proving themselves of great
richness and extent There thirty loads
ed shafts having been sunk depth twenty 10 seventy
five feet each have good authority for saving that
the sum of S22 900 offered for claim on the famous
" Rocker" lode, near Silver Bow. The Original" Is
being developed by New York Company and It is more
than exceeding the ancpatious the lucky owners The
Alice Brown is also of great value besides the En-
pire," (or Brady the jumpers call it, "Virids "
Union, and host of others the names of which can
not recall.
FROM GERMAN GULcH.
hear the most atering accounts There are about 400
miners at work. and they all doing well French Gulch
and Silver Bow also promising much better than il has
been supposed they would and there win be employment
for large force this season.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Mr. Chas Hutchins agent of the Flat Head nation has
been relieved from duty by Col A H. Chapman formerly
OF the oath Illinois regiment Col c. stopped in our place
a few days, and created very favorable impression
The action of Governor Meagher in committing the
sentence OF Daniels the murderer of Gartey is yery Sc
verely commented upon here and vaguely limited that
1t was done TO win favor at the hands of class and
thus secure votes when the question of Senatorshp is
brought before the people The worthy General seems TO
make bad moves on the political board. The Democrats
smile when they put to task about their conret the
Irish are dubious and the Union party don't know him. so
his chances of political gOrcaon are not as good as thew
for military distinction when he wore the bars of
Captain in the 6yh and had the influence of friends brought
to bear in his favor.
The Board of County Commissioners have ordered an |
election to take place the oath inst for the purpose
of having authority given to raise by taxation poor fund
support the unfortunate fellows were SO badly frozen
during the cold weather of January last The Comms
sioners Messrs c. j. Lucas, D. L. Irvine and H. A. Groos
deserving of much credit for their prompt action in as
slstlng the needy. Yours, J.