Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-09-07
From the Montana Post.
J. w. TaylOP's Report Of Monta
m.

The Importance of that portion
of the United States producing the
noble metals, upon which depends
in great measure our Rational SOL
vency, and the ability to restore the
present deprecated paper medium
to a specie basis, suggested to Con
gross tho advisability of procuring
roliablo statistical information Of
the gold and silver producing re-
gions. An act was accordingly
passed July 28, 1866, making ap-
preparations for that purpose, in ac-
cordanco with which tho Secretary
Of the Treasury appointed Mr.. J.
Ross Browne to the districts west
of the Rocky Mountains, and Mr..
]. W. Taylor to the cast. Mr..
Browne, in his report of 500 pages,
dcvotos to Montana perhaps doz-
en- lines, and Mr.. Taylor in his pam
phlot, generously bostows nearly
two pages on tho Torritory rank
ing second among the gold and sill
yer producing regions Of the world.
If the quantity was atoncd for by
the quality Of these reports, thore
would be less OCCASION to feel an
noycd at the manner in which out
sidors seem to studiously ignore and
disparagc Montana. 1t is charita-
bic to attribute to ignorance the
sickly-sentimcntal and mErdorous-
ly-footish treaties that are made
with trcacherous Indians by com
missioners appointed from the. Bor-
ioboola Cha tract societies Of B6s
ton, or broken down hacks from the
political purlious of Washington,
but it requires a tremendous stretch
of philanthropical bonovolenco to
forgive those who unfairly and with
incorrect reports misreprescnt the
resources and condition of the
young and vigorous Territories 10
the Congress which controls them.
The difficulty in nearly all ihstan-
ces, is in appointing to these duties
men who have no practical lSnowl-
edge of the business in hand
Messrs. Browne and Taylor have
been well paid for these reports. If
the gold regions are worthy Of re-
port, arc they not worthy Of per-
sonal inspection and observation,
before submitting to Congress a re-
port based upon newspaper clip
pings, and "statomonts difficult of
belief?" Mr.. Browne did not see
the Territories and States he rc-
ported, except, tho small portion
visible from the Overland State /
Route Mr.. Taylor never set foot
in Montana and yet the reports of
these men form tho basis for Con
grcssional legislation. Here is a
sample of tho "two pages" "In
June, 1868, thcro were further dis
covorics of placer mines about 40
miles east of Bannock, on Adler
creek, tributary of the Jcfferson,
they have proved Of much larger
extent and richness, extending con
more than fifteen miles.
Virginia City is in their vicinity. "
"A still more remarkable dcvclop-
mcnt of gulch or placer rlining oc-
Cured in 1865, NJ Helena" 'Somc
of the statements in regard to Con
federate Guich, near Helena, are
difficult of belief Ii is nl.'asant
to know that Virginia City is iE ne
Uicinitv of Alder Catch, andTaiher
startling that Grizzly and Last
Chance are more remarkable than
Alder, while Congress will certain-
ly entertain serious doubts as 10 the
credibiIity Of Monianians af;cr reaa-
ing the latter paragraph lIere MT
TAYLOR strikes q vein Of nEarcs.
OF Confederate gulch, hO
states that SIS, 900. O00 q 500, coo coo
is claimed for the production of
1866, but BY way Of demonstrating
against the acceptance Of tlsis state
menf he adds. There ase many.
Inducements 70 cxageratioH n these
statements"
In making Up the csiihste iof
ssI5ntana yicld IF-T SAYS that fs
the United siates rints ard assay
officers rc;,orl & 5o55s7 % from
Montana in l6s6, j WI he ssfe 20