The Montana post., 1868-09-18
THE CITY
From Fridays Daily.

DIAMOND.-All the residents of this
little city over the river claim that they have the
best permanent gold camp in the Territory, and tie
good returns their mines constantly Welding
furnish good grounds for the assertion. The drain
ditch in ConfeieTate Gulch which was caused TO
cave in by food Of water early in the summer,
and the famously rich claims from which il draws
the moisture yielding up their golden treasures
in fabulous manner. During last week Williams
& Co. were taking one thousand dollars to the
set OF timbers and at about the same time Metcalf
& Co. cleaned up $500 from three fee. square of
earth taken from the bedrock. All the other
claims Ia the vicinity are doing exceedingly we'll.
The nearer the work is prosecuted to the mouth of
Montana Gulch the richer grows the pay, and the
most sauguiue golden dreams seem about 10 be
realized Work in the bedrock fume ia Montana
Gulch has been suspended IL feared that
the taiugs might interfere with the working of the
claims in Confederate. Work upon the King &
Gillette bedrock flame Is being prosecuted. Be
tween il snd FL Dorado bar in Confederate gulch
the drain bitches are beiRg opened. and viii proha-
bly, reach bed rock before the winter. El Dorado
bar itself has been sufficiently worked 10 prove IL
one of the richest gold deposits in the Territory.
Three weeks ago the California Company worked
upon it-cleaued up - 200, this being at the rate
OI 5000 to the man for every day that bad been
employed IN setting boxes, and PIPE and washing.
The giving Oat OF the water compelled tempo
rary suspe usion of operations. For some ten
weeks bedrock fiume company has been work
ing az the mouth OI the canyon. i've miles below
rock, Is still obtaining such hue prospects
rant It's owners in believing that they have big
Iulng They expect to reach bedrock this fall
and If the anticipated results Are obtained IL will
be proven that Confederate gulcb is one immense
gold deposit from its very mouth TO It's sources,
and we may reasonably expect that more gold
VIII be taken from il in the future than has ever
been done IN the past.
NOT BEHIND.-While Helena was in-
Gulgiug in prize fights. Diamond City not to be
behind It's ueiEhbor. was indulgiug ia little fstlc
encounters of its own, which, if not so bloody
were a lenst HoEs amusing than the contests of the
r r This is low i hapPsaed. certain judicial
geuIeman, be who attends 10 lawsuits Of the earth
ly goods left behind them by mortal men when
they stampede to the bourne that has Go place for
exit had occasion to send specimen of poultry, of
the male eeuder, a barber, = German we believe
living up town. The carrier, however seemed to
think that so long he Ieft the cock that crew a
BARRIERS, it made no difference about the name or
nationality, and he therefore. deposited it the
doorstep OF a knlSat OF the shears, the razor and
the liquid warranted 10 force the hair 30 grow with
ten days more less 'c'est vrqi aud took his
departure. This Saturday night. Sunday
morning Moud RaS1re, viewed the f.El bat still
allowed il 10 retain It's boxed W condition until
Tuesday, when be concluded that IL must have
sfrsyed from its owner, carrying the box in its
night. and he therefore proceeded 10 dispatch
il, throwing the head ia the back yard and
its body in his stomach That evening
the original judicial dispatcher aud the fiual bar
6arous dispatcher Of the poultry. met in the What
Cheer restaurant, the former demanding pay for
The rooster the latter agreeing give creIit for il
ut'H s.0Yuu| ne result was hNeIy nill dur-
ing which the iudicial ermine was trailed ia the
dust. aud the hair Of the barber was ON the point
Of coming out without the use OF any patent prep
arati0n ly ISLANDERS say the fight continued
ninety seconds, during which MoDs. Razore, evil
d-utly fearing be would be KukluNed, frequently
shouted, : 40 politics NO politics ~ thereby in
dicatng that he ate the poultry because il was
good and not out Of spite % It's original owner AT
the eud Of the ninety seconds, be Of the cOurtly
title said he was getting out Of breath. so am
l." replied the of bottles aud brfStles - let's
quit" And they did. The death Of the rooster
was avenged, and the digestion of its body in .he
stomach OF its consumer improved. Il was a fowl
prcceedIng-the barber claimed the fowl. and got
u, 10 accordance with the rules Of the p. r. we
may therefore consider that he won the fight: al.
though We believe he was more severely punished
Than his opponent
ROCHESTER, DIsTR1cr.-In writing
from this celebrated quartz camp. which has so
frequently elected meatioa from us, MINER speaks
as follows; The Heudrie and Woodworth Min &
Miuing Company Is now eaergetieally at work. and
under the able and discreet management Of Mr.. w
bids fair be- nay is. % the fsest in the Teri
tory The 'clean uP" for The Last two weeks was
three huured ounces OF hsauiisal retort which has
been forwarded Il, ,ir. II a. Helsua. II Is to be
hoped that this win prove sTeosaAl aasidote Eof
his present illness The above is the result OF only
two weeks crushing with their sen stamp mill Oa
ore fsosn the WassekR i@le. Since th- above
company bee1ue possessed Of the lode, they |
have beeP smiling 10 their Efforts 70 develop il
and DotSttiztandiny de simost overwhelming OBJ
siacle of hOrse - Of over thirty feet in depth.
which they were Obliged % surs4Oulsf. they have
now passed thrsusrh All iuatsfiueufx and ru lched
a depth Of one hundrei and twenty eight feet. a
which point rich vein Of Of four feet ia width
IS found averaging to pay thirty-Eve dollars Fer
toa. Nr. Hentirfs : the founder OF ne Rochester
District aad; for iis indssry and Perssversncs be
has displayed 10 developing H. i deserving OF his
J. rcsent sacoess. I assert d a fact which can
~; be gaiusaT. that Mr. HeadEie has eoatEibatei y