The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-12-28
WHOLE NO. IT'S.

a hO" SIuShlhs apparatus lnNeuleO Dg
practical machinist of Washoe: "This
mill or crusher is simply an iron wheel
six feet in diameter and weighing about
a ton, with a chilled irou surface twelve
inches in width, which will be made to
rotate alternately backward and forward
over a grating composed of heavy bars,
placed one, two or three inches apart, as
may be found requisite. The wheel
rotates in a narrow space between two
walls, and is kept in proper position by
means of iron guides placed at the axle.
allowing it to move freely in the direc-
tions proposed. BY means of self regu-
lating springs and sliding beam, an
immense pressure is brought to bear
from above, directly upon the upper per
| iphery of the wheel, and the motion is
communicated by means of power applied
to a crank in the center of the wheel,
causing it to move about seven feet back
ward and forward, as before described.
This same power which moves this
wheel also causes a little distributing
car on each side of the wheel to follow
it up with the requisite supply of quartz,
which being distributed in the proper
place, the immense pressure of the wheel
is brought to bear upon it, grinding and
reducing it to such degree that it pass
es down between the bars upon a screen
below, where that which is not reduced
to the proper degree of fneness for grind
ing and amalgamating by pan process is
separated for further treatment under
the wheel" 1t is estimated that with
one of these crushers ten horse power
engine will reduce one hundred tons of
quartz every twenty-four hours at far
less expense than ordinary mills. If it
is practical success the abundant low
grade ores of Nevada may be turned to
good account.
The Territory of Montana was last
summer the recipient of $500 stand of
small arms, battery of artillery and
few tons of ammunition from the United
States Government. We have no doubt
the Secretary of War considered that the
Territory would provide suitable build
ings for their protection. The Legisla~
ture did so to the extent of making ap-
: propriations of $500 for the erection of
an armory in Virginia, the appropriation
of 81 800 to Helena having been killed
10y tacking on 5000 for Missoula and Deer
Lodge. So far so good but the guns
are rusted from exposure, requiring inn
mediate attention, and property of the
value of at least $4,000 may become
utterly unfit for use from want of proper
care. The strangulation of the military
; bill in the last hours of the Legislature,
left the Executive without any specific
power to even appoint an Ordnance Ser
geant for each of the armories, which
should have been done. We presume
the Governor will, under the authority
vested in him as commander-in-chief,s see
that proper care is taken of arms that
may be needed at any time, and which
would be seriously injured if permitted
to remain in their present condition (;
but it is unfortunate that no provision
was made by the Legislature defining
aud limiting the expenses which the
Territory should properly pay.
1t has long been a mystery that
Chicago, the most enterprising CONNER
cial city of the West, permitted her most
powerful rival, st. Louis, to virtually
monopolize the trade of the Upper Mis-
souri, without an effort to secure that
which is at present important, promises
to be more so in the future, and which
she may possess. 1t is, therefore, not
unexpected that we find company or
ganized, with the principal office at Sioux
City, and branches in New York, Boston,
Chicago and st. Louis, proposing to run
line of steamers from Benton to Sioux
City, there connecting with the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway, saving thou
sand miles of river navigation, lessening
time of transportation and reducing
rates. The line of steamers will be put
on early in the spring and will undoubt-
edly secure large proportion of freight
and passenger patronage. The line will
open up communication with Chicago,
and that town will hereafter struggle for
the Montana trade. The company is un-
der the control of enterprising men, and
has ample capital to make it successful.
For address of offices, see advertisement
. of Chicago, Sioux City and Fort Benton
line.
We are likely to acquire another
piece of froz en- real estate without the
. investment of any cool millions. 1t il
an nnexplored Island or continentin the
|. Polar sea, northwest of Behring's Straits.
known as Wrangells Land, after the dis