The Montana post., 1868-05-29

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an abundance of water at Diamond as to make the
temporary suspension Of work in the rich claims of
Confederate Gulch, opposite Montana Bar neces-
sary- From the Herald: Kennedy's new road
from Blackfoot to Lincolns via Mcclellan and JEFF.
fersOn, is completed. The company owning the
bed rock hume at Piegan Gulch are running day
and night shin with hattering results. The Lo-
cal of the Herald rather than creditto the Posr an
item which he claimed at first to have taken from
the Gazette states that he TOOK il from neither
paper, but took pains ascertain for himself. The
Herald says; The organ says Collector Langford
received by yesterdays coach o, 500 worth Of the
government sticking plasters, which is not So"
The fate Of the nation does not hang upon the pre-
else amount, but we happen to know that it was
-, 500. Ask Collector Langford again Mr. Her
aid \
II POSTAL ROADS FOR MoNTANA.-Post-N
master Potter received by the last coach
| sdvices from George w. Mcclellan, Second As
! sstant Postmaster General. concerning certain
postal routes that have been established for this
Territory by act Of Congress, approved March 80,
ls6s. The proposed routes are as follows; From
Helena via Silver City, Trinity Gulch, Graveny
Range, and Piegsn Gulch to Atlantic City. From
Helena via Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln to
Reynolds City. From Helena via Deer Lodge to
/ Lewiston, Idaho Territory. From Helena via
French Bar, Cave Gulch and New York to Ruby
| CT y. From Helena via Radersburg, Gallatin City
/ aud Morse's Store to BOzeman City. From Helena
via Eldorado Bar to Cave Gulch. From Helena
via Springville Willow Creek and Sterling to Vir-
4 ginia City. From Helena to Unonville 1t is
highly probable that, in some cases, two of these
-, : Pvse-D'e
mail carried over them at all still persons in most
of the places named may congratulate themselves
| that within six weeks or two months Uncle Sam
will bring their letters to them at their very doors
N MINOR ITEMs-The PILGRIMS Pro-
,rsssr, was illustrated ,-as,srda, IN, the arrival, Of
several lo.Is of nan, cousrs from, Rsnto, and the
i States A, the First National Bank they have
4os ounces of silver from the Esler Furnace loca-
| ted at Rattlesnake Weather 10 wet for items
at the police court.-- The next session of the Sd
District Court TO be held in this city. is set for
Monday, the LIST proximo.........The building near
| the head of Main St. occupied by the general ex-
press Office. is settling rapidly. The undermined
| ground upon which its foundations rest has
become so demorslized that the building is nearly
Off its supports. The defect is to be speedily rem
edied.
FROM MBLACKFoOT.-The recent storms have fur
nished an abundant supply Of water TO mines on
! the other side, we'll to those this. and
brighter prospects are the result. On Ophir Bar,
below BlackfoOt City, every claim is being worked
and from eleven to twenty dollars per day to the
man is being taken out. a number of claims
Carpenters Bar also proving excellent. Gold
OfhOme production and the spring crop is com
! mencing to lind its way into the pockets of the
merchants and business generally is revving.
SIN RIVER CRossING.-To all nersons
ooinr TO BENTON we recommend. s,op at the ,sNa-
,iouaI Hotel ius, opened by C. A. Bull &.
Co, near Sun River Crossing. The house is new,
built expressly for bctel has large dining sitting
and bed rooms is finished in the best STYLE and has
in the persons ofNI essrs Ball s. Storr, wide-awake,
sffsble, eutsrprizing landlords who "kdow how to
keep hotel" The house has been built at an ex-
pense of 81, 600. viii be opened on Monday for
quests and is not second to any hotel in the noun
tains. Travellers to and from Benton will find it
Just the place to STOP siBgly with families. A
well furnished store is open in the same building.
Recollect the National one fourth of mile this
side ofsun River Crossing.
In TowN.-Frank, of the IndeDendeut
Asmodeus like con two sticks cripped. crutcbed
and slightly emaoiated. but brim full of the good
bumor that has characterized his paper. He is er
route for Boise and starries bat a day" Nav YOU
..,,s, or, ,,oDr D;nsp aga,n snsedilv NV hoy but
not ''ou pettleS." " You have always been Prank
Min, s bs as ..fraa 10 our sanctnm but don't tall
Good lars-rnucb......Judre w. b. Dance o.
Das, I,o1gs and M,. Person. of the celebrated Ca
b, that .,Davs ont, ,ithopt sskinkaoe are also
in TOWN and report mining brisk ayaut the backbop,
of the continent.
From Saturdays Daily.
SNoW.-On the divides between here
and Blaokfoot thereIare occasional places wher,
the snovr tba. has fallen durips the past few dav
ia d-if.sd to a dspth ef three feet For nearly I
is ON tbs divide bsvond the Clarks toll hous
,,s snow IA sl,sb and one foo. in dsptb
Tuz TDrn,r prrnrp1sn Evprn1
7 IlON-OuI esteeineo cOfESsponueht n WINES