The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-05-18

NEW QUARTZ DIsTRIoT.-Mr. Louis
Burgher. we'll known thrOugOut the Territory a
successful quartz pruspect0r. has discovered new
quartz district the side OF the Belt range of
mountains about thirty FIVE miles from Diamond
city, in south h-easterly direction. From present
indications the district promises to lie very rich.
well ms extensive Mr.. b. hats already succeeded
in discovering me twenty odd lodges. mostly
silver bearing Some of them of enormous
width and great richDess- Two of them from
assays made by Mr. Chas. Rumley, yielding
richly any heretofore discovered. One ton of
dark cOl0red ore from the Andrew sIackspn, assay
ed at the Of e542 10 to the in silver; while
ton of light-coiored ore from the same. yielded
sl5s "a in silver, aud $50 IN gold. The Benton
lode yielded at the rate of S245 05 per ton of dark
colored The various leads resemble
each other very much, and prospect by assay
nearly as well. The secti,,n of country in which
the leads are found is represented affording eve
ry fciity for mining operations, there being plenty
Of good timber and large supply Of water. lftbe
leads out but half we'll the assays repre-
investments in this district may be considered
a safe Thing. The ledges well defined and
their average width is about eight feet. Such dis
ricts will nat hung lay idie either from the want of
capital or maciTincrN aud the csJtnDE summer will
very likely see ~" three mills ia active opera
tim in the district -. Let. ..
A BULLION VAJIT-Like all the rest
of susceptible MontanisnS who get peep at the
Ballarat lode al Highland, Mr.. X o. Baily of Ne
vada. has come back with the Basrat fever i'm
mense. Ifone-haf is true that is told Of this lode
by the most cautious practical and experienced
miners who haveseen It. II is, hey ond doubt second
to lode the continent. II is decofnposed
quartz; gold visible. but assaying average
Sl4O per ton all through The ledge is AZ feet
wide at a depth of 40 feet No. 3, north; and in
the various tunnels aud shafts varies from % to a.
according to the depth they have reached. There
is scarcely a doubt that this lcde is second Com
stock. Two extensions have been made, but the
original lode is the only sufficiently developed
TO judge ofits richness size. Yioe Ia BGllayat.
FROM THE MUsCLEsHELL.-Wel learn
from Mr Thos- p. Ames. who has just returned
from flying visit 70 the MusclesheIl copper region
Il that rather dead in that m
sequence of the late Iodian excitement. There
not dozen people in the whole region, nearly all
| having left for more populous parts Mr.. a.
not molested by any Indians is highly delighted
with his trip, aud speaks in raptnrOus terms of the
| beauty of the country.
Down THE GULCH-Pope, Patton a.
Co. putting bedrock fiume in Alder gulch
two Thousand feet long before reaching edrock,
which il strikes opposite Slater's Bar. They
working eight men. and will complete IL in six
! eight weeks. The company sluicing on Pat Nc
Governs claim cleaned up Saturday, ST. ,543
| for six days run with four men.
TRINITY GULCH.-Friday last was
representation day in the above named gulch, and
quite a number went out to represent claims. and
cry indication that Trinity will be pretty good
gulch; but up TO the present DO money has been
! taken out.
INDIAN CREEK.-Miners in the vicini-
| ty of Indian Creek are making extensive prepara-
tions for work The ditch which is being brought
! in will be completed in ten days, when slucing
will commence.
New DIsCovERY.-We hear of a new
discovery having been made ON what is known as
Beaver Greek, tributary of Ten mile. The dig
giugs are about ten miles from this place; twelve
feet to bed rock, with about eight feet Of gravel
which prospects we'll
CLEAN UP@Turnley's mill. in Griz-
ely guch, cleaned up two hundred and twenty five
ounces of retort last Monday from six days' run
on Whitatch Union