, 1867-11-15
Montana Correspondenee.

valuable and ever welcome Journal has found an
uninterrupted and regular passage over the nov
snow-covered mountains, into this valley, The
sight Of the StatesmGn and its contents, is sudi-
cient to fll any Walla Wallian with q longing
and homesickpess for your lovely, enterprisiug
aud famous Valley, which none but one who has
lived there for a number of years, and then
forced by the hope and impulse of bettering his
condition, exchanged his home of plenty for one
among the lofty hills of Montana, can truly i'm
agine or describe. Let those, however, who are
continually planning and figuring to leave your
Valley sooner or later, remember that there is
no other valley between the 45th and 49th de-
gressed as rapidly in wealth and general prost
perity as the Valley of the Walla walla.
The thermometer, for the last fourteen days,
could hardly raise steam enough to place the
mercury up even to freezing point. The earth
just now, is clothed With drifting snow, while
cold and severe North winds howl over it during
the bright moonlight nights with dispal sound.
Mining 10 Montana, during the pasS seasot,
has been more successful than any pfetfous
year, since its first discovery. la my opinion,
Montana has established an authentic fact. and
THAT is that its mineral resources grow richer
in wealth as they grow older, and am proud
to assert that its numerous mines, both placer
and quartz, support almost double the number
of inhabitants that they did eighteen months ago,
when it was thought by many that Montana's
wealth had reached its climax. Men of all
classes, the rich and the poor, continue to pros
per. The day of trusting to luck, in Montana,
has gone by, just like the days of '49 in Califor.
mia have vanished; but perseverance, industry,
and labor, will still find a reward here.
Agriculture has been a special success. Con-
sidering the manifold disadvantages our farms
ers had to contend with, they have done exceed
ingy well. The potatoe crop has been very
large Potatoes are sold in Helena, at rs cents
per pound, retail. Oats, Barley and Wheat
wholesale at from four to six cents per pound.
Flour, at one time during the summer, was on
the rise, owing to speculative movements, but it
soon resumed its former price, and it will not
probably advance much in price for the next
year to come. Bacon and sugar from present in.
dicatous, will be very high before spring.
| am surprised to see pickles selling at the
rate of So 90 per gallon, and scarce at that
Cant Walla Walla turn out a few farmers with
wagon loads of the precious article,- but, alasI
the Mullau wagon road.
Salt Lake City sent but few trains this season
to Montana. Brigham Young thinks it bad
speculation, but | can assure him what little he
did send, such as eggs aud apples, were ditto.
One can scent the former in wagon five miles
distant, while the latter will give you the chol>
era morbus FIVE minutes after eating them, and
l venture to say that there is more of a, luxury
III f,--6s.rI 49lL---i.
10 eating the best of Salt Lake apples that
come, so far, under my observation. They may
raise good fruit, but your correspondent is Of
the opinion that Montana sees the best of it. The
only article noteworthy among this Falls ship
ments, is the onion; this vegetable finds ready
sale at from 10 to l21 cents per pound.
The dairy business is considerable of a fes-
ture in Montana. Nearly all the cheese con-
sumed in this Territory is home made. l sold
in my store over $500 90 worth this sum-
mer, which was all manufactured in this valley;
and am at liberty to state that over $50, 900
worth of the article has been bought and sold
10, Helena from this and White Tail Deer valley
both of which places combined would neither
in size or population compare with your valley
Your illusions to the manufacture of cheese, in
your issue of October llth, l hope will receive
proper attention.
Clothing, in Helena, sells, as predicted year
ago, cheaper than in the States. good suit
can be purchased at from S25 to $50. Such are
the reactions to which all mining countries be.
come subject.
The Vigilantes in Montana are fearfully quiet
Their work, if they work at all-aud have ev.
cry reason to believe they dds performed with
the strictest secrecy, and the only Information
by which we know of such an organization, is
CLEANED from the public press.
notice that teams, bound for Walla Walla
are still compelled to prefer the road uia Boise
City. Past experience bas fully convinced me
in saying that they are not alone forced to trav-
el nearly 800 miles to reach their destination
beside being obliged to stand fearful amount
of toll. The sooner we have a direct intercourse
with Walla Walla over the Mullan Wagon road,
the better for the country on both sides of the
Rocky mountains. GALLON.
ELECTION REruRNs-We take from the
Ore9onidn the following retnrns-of thslate
Eastern elections: Massachusetts elects the
; republican State ticket by 20, 600 to sc, 900
Twosthirds Of the Legislature favor the liq'
uor license law. The democrats gain 5000
votes in Boston. New York State gives q