The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-04-13
WHOLE NO. 1873.

"M," writes us from jefferson City, April
10th, as follows: The smiling countenance-of
that most eagerly looked for and welcome
friend, Spring." Is favoring us at last, and
each one OF our citizens are vieing with the
other to make the short sojourn of that dis
ungulshed guest profitable to themselves
Active preparations are being made this morn
ing for grand raid upon ledges in eyery di.
rection. The blacksmith's anvil ringing, the
CO Penter's hammer flying, pack animals load
ing, oxen patiently waiting TO "tote' the
tent, windlass and grub to its destination and
our main street presents lively spectacle of
animated industry.
dozen wIndlasses have been manufactured
this last week, and the following one will see
them ali planted and being worked with a
VIII, for we are determined to have our prop
erty well developed, and secure some Of the
immense capital which is expected this sea-
son. Rumor says, the Upper Missouri Mining
and Prospecting Company, have concluded to
erect machinery imm ediately on some of their
valuable property here; probably the Grego-
ry lode, although the Indiana, Ccrris Annie,
Apex and Valparaiso lOdes, upon which they
have interests, are considered by many com
petent judges to be quite as good, although
they have not been brought into notoriety so
extensively.
The Thermo-M Mineral springs in this yicini-
" are conceded to have great medicinal quail
titles, and MeSsrs. Stein & Redding are fitting
up convenient bathrooms in connection with
the handsome new house which they are erect
ing there for the accommodation of the pub
lie. The spring itself is n fortune to the
proprletors, and being situated so near this
great city (Which is TO be) we consider il great
advantage.
new saw mill about one mile from town
Is nearly completed, ready for the insertion
of machinery, which is expected soon. Also
the saw mill of Nessrs. Couch, Freeland a.
| Hedges is expected to begin work and no
doubt both mills will be actively engaged fur
nIshlng lumber necessary to our mushroom
growth.
| GETTING AT IT.-The weather of the
/ last few days has been all that miners could de-
sire The snow is disappearing from the foothills
aud Is almost gone from the gulch. In trip down
/ the gllch we found quite a number Al work a nd
| the gnlch will be alive with wOrkmen by the eud
of the week. Every person has not gone to salmon
| by a long odds. and Alder has many a million
slowed away in her deep recesses for the use OF
our boys
ASSAY OF ORE.-Professor Doughty
has made an assay of average piece of rock from
the Butler lode, IN Summit district, with the follow
| lng result: The assay was made by scorifcatOn,
| from six pound sample. Two thousand pounds OF
this ore, same as sample, contain, ounce three
Pennyweights and nine and six tenth grains value
S2i le, gold coin; one ounce. eleven pennyweightS
and fourteen and fOurtenths grains of silver value
- 50, gold coin; total, eight ounces and hfteer
penAyweights value, 1896. The rock was com
posed of the following ingredients. Lime, quartz
silver.
STILL ANoTHER.-By letters and Gil
culars received in this city, we learn that tn
Wheeling City and Montana Gold and Silver Mir
| | ing and Transportation Company organized
Wheeling, West Va. the 9Th of January, wit
a capital of : l. coo 600 in shares Of SO each and
> working capital of Sl0O,O 600 They own son
5000 feet of quartz in hot Spring District ha,
{ purchased a ten stamp mill steamboat TO tran
: port their material 10 Fort Benton, and the san
? was advertised to leave Wheeling for Benton {
I the 10Th of this month"; Among other loads owns
, by the Company are the BortOn, Hayner, San Jo
qutn and Tuiun, from which Mr. Gilbert has mad
some fine assays. Chas. II Booth is Presiden
and j. Mulrin. Secretary pro te1R. of the Compan,
COMING IN.-H. G. Randall yesterda
5 recorded the following lodes all located in II
T: Hot Spring district Gem. Lansing Vulcan, Ch
/; eago Champion, Mountain View Cslaveras an
Colossus
A GREAT DEED.-While in the r,
J corders Office yesterday, Mr. Geo Hill, the gentl
I manly Recorder of Madison county, showed US
/ finely executed deed of the mineral lands of n
e Montana Gold and Silver Mining Company .
{ which is now operating the Cbristnought Mill /
Z the Summit. The deed cOnv eys to the Compau
. "a properties. lOdes claims aud portions thereo
from different parties by their attorney l.. T. Wi
listOn- The consideration is : l4O 600 and the L
a 5. Revenue stamps on il count up 81 l4O
n CLEAN UP-Turnley's Little Clan
mill cleaned up, on last Tuesday one hundred an
eghty-three ounces being the proceeds Of the las
6 weeks run, from Whitlatch Union rock.