The Montana post., 1868-09-11

AssAYISe.-This business continues
good, and is constantly furnishing proofs of the
wealth of the country. Seven hundred and fifty
ounces were sssayed by Prof Steitz, at the First
National Bank Assay once yesterday.
From Mondays Daily.
FROM THE DEMoCRAT-The Common
Council of Virginia City, at q meeting, September
lst. le6s, elected Sam Word, Eco, City Clerk;
James PtOmey, Marshsl Robert P. Williams,
Policeman and Fire Warden. Those two efficient
officers, Marshall Hurst and DePniy Gage having
resigned------Mr. Corbett is engaged in making
she public surveys in Madison county. His
tract embraces the running of the 6rst Standard
parallel south Of base liue forty-two miles west,
which will about reach she Beaver Head river.
The extension VI four townships west from tine
Madison and north of the standard parallel. Also
FIVE townships along the Meridian on the west
side, embracing the lower part of the Madison Val
ley, Meadow Greek. Sterling, Norwegian, aud the
upper valley of Willow creek the base line..-...
Chicken thieves abundant at Virginia City,.
The Green Campbell & Everett mill is progressing
finely at Silver Star and will be in running order
by the first Of October.....A. VI. Libby has built
Aim small mackiuaw which he proposes launching
in the Madison and in which, a single passenger,
he intends taking trip to the sIates..... A flight
Of grasshoPPers At Virginia City last Tuesds y......
A public meeting recently held the Peoples
Theatre 70 settle some dispute about a mining
claim, but failed 10 do so.
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD
We have already mentioned the fact that Constant
Gnyot, the husband OF the "Old Frenchwomau,'
recently kiiled and robbed this city, has Of
fered a rcva1d tor the apprehension of her muir
derer. In addition to THIS. and making thou
sand dollars in sIl, reward of i've hundred doi-
lars is offered by 9Ir. VIM. Nowlan Of this
city Tor the arrest and conviction of The person
persons sailty o this fou! crime. Sensible OF the
fEghtfu. era Of murder and robbery into hich this
Territory seems To be EeIspsius, MT. Nowlan has
with cSmmeudabIe hberality. seen tit 10 oiler the
above reward. to be paid from ais own private
purse in the event Of the capture OF tile criminals,
Our exchanges in all portions OF the country, will
conf-- particular favor upon the people Oi this
Territory by announcing tina; the above rewards
have been offered. No traces whatever OF the
criminals haye been obtained.
PERsoNAL.--Col. johnson, OF Black
foot, arrived in town Friday nigh5....Dr. Mitch-
ell, OF the same place, is temporarily with
DR.. Tieru.n. OF Gold Greek is soiournng in the
mettopois-.---.Major Hanna, who has been stop
ping Tor few days ia town on his way from Fort
Ellis, leaves for Fort shaw to-day......Mr. c. d.
Donaldson, a prominent merchant OF Virginia
City, is in town.. Ger. Neil Howie took his de.
parture for the Capital yesterday. On the same
coach went Geo. NJ Pinuey. Esq., manager Of the
Posi- Publishing Company. Both OF these gen
slemeu expect speedily
OUR EXTRA-Althoughb by no means
ianciers OF prize fights ourselves, we know that
large number of our citizens are. to a greater Or
less extent and therefore we issued, on Saturday,
within thirty minutes after the conclusion of the
orem and -McArdIe night a large extra giving ali
the details Of the fs;ic encounter. We feel well
repaid for the trouble and expense attendant upon
the issue of the extra by the compliments which
our enterprise has received
FROM CABLE.--Wm. Nowlan, Esq.
arrived from Cable Saturday, bringing with
him what Al first seemed to be large loaf of Bos
ton brown bread, well done and just the thing to
eat with baked beans. closer inspection showed
il to be large mass Of splendid gold retOrt weigh
ing six hundred ounces, worth slI, 900. |
aud the result Of two weeks run upon the Cable
lode in the wm. Nowlan mill. With few such
rich loaves that, might retire and set mp a
dation.
STERLING.-We learn that Captain
Maltoy is now running Prof Eaton's mill ore
from the Red Bluff and GalenA lodes. with salts
factory results. He has sixty men employed and
is developing his mines with great rspidity. On
the 25th ult. the ten stamp water mill of Messrs.
Hall and Spsulding. situated Meadow creek |
started up. aud is running with much better
results than it's proprietors anticipated
LARGE AssAY.-On Saturday after |
noon, at o'clock, Messrs. Z. Bohm & Co. CON-
menced smelling lot of dust, and at o'clock of |
the same evening, had over l, 100 ounces of gold
worth S2o, $40 in coin, manufactured into bricks
This was quick EOrk and good deal of It.
In TRAINING.-The celebrated race
horse Amos Townsend" owned by L. II. Hersh- |
field, prominent bsnker of this city, is now in |
training for the great trottDg match 10 come of al
the approaching Agricultural Fair.
ARRIvED-Judge Knowles, Associate |
Justice for the Second Judicial District of Montana
arrived in town last nIght on his way to Black
foot.
TREATY WITH HOODS AND /