The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-11-16
PEN AND SCISSORS.

introduces his assistant so
l'tWe take pleasure in announcing to
our readers the name of DIR. ID. w.
Scott, whose pen contributions will from
this time, assist US to render the Leader
doubly acceptable to our patrons, and
increasingly effective for the advance
ment of the interests of our growing
city. In presenting the Doctor to our
readers, it is proper To say that we re-
tain the character of managing and
fighting editor" of the institution, and
are responsible for all that appears in
our columns. We viii ever be ready,
personally, to render satisfaction either
by way of redressing grievances, or by
defending the causes we advocate
The Doctor talks morality, ETC., in his
salutatory. Baker evidently believes
N the divinity of Derringers.
The Salt Lake Vedette says Lieuten-
ant Wells, with a detachment of 90
men, killed and scalped 2 Wallapi Indi-
ans in Arizona on the 9th ult. The
Lieutenant's motto is, whenever you
see an indian, go for his scalp" He
wears his shoulder straps with honor to
himself and his country.
Judge Cummings of Idaho, has decid-
ed that the specific contract law of that
Territory is in conflict with the Act of
Congress of Feb. 2Jth, 1862, and is there
fore null and void, in so far as it discrim-
mates between the different characters
of legal currency with reference 10 the
fact simply OF its being gold, silver, or
/ legal tender notes. He orders that all
! judgements upon contract for money
shall be in dollars and cents only, with
out specifying any particular kind of
currency, or denominations of legal ten
der treasury notes or pieces of coin.
! elLLe, dated Nov. 9TH, says The West
/ ern Union Telegraph Company's bark
/ Onward, arrived from Geghigar, Siberia,
/ last evening, bringing all the operators
employed by the Western Union Exten-
sion from that section. This arrival COM
! pletes the entire abandonment of the
telegraphic enterprise overland, to st.
/ Petersburg, for the present. The coun-
try is represented as barren and worth
less for the purpose of civilization. The
party enjoyed good health, and suffered
but slightly from the extreme cold, The
thermometer sunk 20 sixty degrees be-
lew zero at times.
The Colorado Times says the Excelsior
Reduction Works of Krauss. Reese &
Bruckner have lately treated the follow
ing parcels of ore: Forty-two tons OF
Pewabic yielded 81 50-100 ounces gold
three tons of Bobtail ore. 10 50-10O
ounces, and four and a half tons from
| the Wautaga lode, z 60-100 ounces
I. The California process" keeps steadily
at work, and it's success as a paying
method of treating refractory ores is un-
doubted.
The Salt Lake Vedctte of the 4th SAYS:
A very distinct shock of an earthquake
was felt in our city last night about half
past eleven. The shock was preceded
by noise like distant thunder, follow
ed Immediately by rumblings like those
caused by heavily laden wagons or artil-
lery passing over bridge. We have not
as yet heard of any damage.
The Omaha Republican says the entire
vote of Omaha in 1866 was 1895. This
year the legal registered vote was 1884
or more than ttcice the vote of 1866.
So rapid an increase as these figures. .ex-
hibit has no parallel in any other city
in the United States. For President in
1865, Omaha will poll four thousand
Uotcs
The Cheyenne Leader. says The av-
erage grade of the u. p. r. r. from Oma-
ha to this point. is thirty-three feet per
; mile. Upon the ascent of the Black
Hills grade of nearly ninety feet to the
mile is encountered. rr ....-sr r4rr.I.l
i. William Barton, M. D., has copyright
; book in San Francisco entitled Sui
phurets What they are, How Concen-
trated, How Assayed, and How Worked !;
with Chapter on the Blow-pipe Assay
of Minerals" n. raHrar.- ~ -. .-..5'
The Denver Tribune of Oct. 27th,
says Paul Coburn left yesterday morn
ing, in charge of an officer, for Pueblo,
where he is to be tried. for the murder
of J. w. Hammer in this city in April
last. Ii L.rE.a- ~
The Virginia E,aeaprise, CNevada,J
says The total shipment of bullion
from this city and Gold Hill for the past
week was 5.972 pounds, valued at $129,
$40 80. The total amount of bullion re
:, ceived for assay during the same period
by offices in both towns, was 75,259
ounces. ..- ..l.... -Ir
!, The San Jose Mercury announces the
; death of Hiram o. Miller, and adds that
, he was one of the rescuers of the cele-
: brated Donner party, whose terrible suf-
ferings in the SHOWS of a Nevada winter,
in early times, have become a part of
: California history.
The Corner Stone of the Masons and
Odd Fellows Hall was laid in Austin
Nevada, Nov. 2d, with imposing cere-
, monies. rr val rfr0 .II HIf
The Salt Lake Telegraph talks very
pretty TO Lisle Leslie. .c[ II i
The bridge timbers for the q. p. II. r.
are brought from Michigan.
The Telegraph along the line of the
U. J. r. r. viii be comP.e.ed by pes.,
1st.