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The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-02-15

To promote her husbands interests,
says Parton's Life of Franklin, she
attended in his little shop, where she
bought rags, sewed pamphlets, folded
newspapers and sold the few articles in
which he dealt, such as ink, paper, lamp
black, blanks and other stationery. At
the same time she was an excellent
housekeeper, and besides being econom-
cal herself. taught her somewhat care
less, disorderly husband TO be econom-
ical also. Sometimes Franklin was
clothed from head to foot in garments
which his wife had woven ar.d made,
and for long time sheperformed all the
work of the house without the assistance
of a servant.
Nevertheless she knew how to be lib
eral at times. Franklin tells us that for
some years after his marriage, his break
fast was bread and milk. which they ate
out of a two-penny eartheIn vessel with
pewter spoon; but one morning, on
going down TO breakfast, he found upon
the table beautiful china bowl, from
which his bread and milk was steaming,
with silver spoon by its side, which
had cost a sum equal in our currency to
ten dollars. When he expressed his.
astonishment at this unwonted splendor
Mrs. Franklin only remarked that she
thought her husband deserved silver
spoon and china bowl as much as any
of his neighbors. ~. I.-..
Franklin prospered in his business
until he became the most famous editor
and-most hourishing printer in America
which gave him the pleasure of reliev-
ing his wife from the cares OF business,
and enabled him to provide for her a
spacious and well furnished abode. She
adorned a high station as well as she had
borne a lowly one. and presided at her
husbands liberal table as gracefully as
when he ate his breakfast OF bread and
milk from two-penny bowl.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-02-15

AS spring approaches II is natural for
our business community to begin to call
culate the chances for another season of
prosperity Virginia has had an exist
ence of FIVE years. and we are happy to
record that, for the most of that period,
depending chiefly upon the annualyield
Of Alder Gulch, the business of her mer-
chants, mechanics and artisans, never
overdone, has secured TO her a steady
and solid growth, and q permanent and
intelligent society. Without any of the
pretension which has marked the sudden
rise of several other towns in the Terri
tory, she has experienced a steady ad-
vance in all those material improve
ments which characterize the growth of
promising cities The great element of
her material prosperity-the gulch-has
proved at all times an unfailing resource.
Manyolof the early miners who COM
menced work upon it, unseduced by the
golden allnrements of more recent dis
coverses, have wrought LIVELIHOOD,
many amassing fortunes, by working
and counterworking the gravel beds of
the gulch. Drain bitches, fumes, ground
sluices and hydraulics have been en-
ployed to ravish this little gully of it's
wealth, until little work can be profita-
bly, done upon it. within the means OF the
miners. The deeper riches are only to
be obtained by immense sluices and
shafts, costing enormous sums, and ct
fected By joint stock combinations. We
cannot expect the same support from
Alder gulch hereafter that we have had
heretofore. Our citizens muse begin to
regard other elements of material pros
perity. What are theyf The reply of
every one is quartz, and, as n sequence,
if this fails, Virginia must go down
There is not richer quartz region than
that surrounding our city, Al that il
needs is development Hitherto, the
efforts of eastern operators; with few ex-
ceptions, ,haveproyed iailnres; notbecause
the quartz Itself was a failure, but for
want of experience in superintendents,
proper machinery or perseverance,. p No
man acquainted with the Territory
doubts its mineral wealth, or that by
proper appliances. this wealth may be
obtained. But Virginia cannot afford TO
await the,time when this. shall be done.
She needs immediate action That ac-
tion to be effectual, must commence with
her own citizens. II they are successful
capital.wiH fow in upon us and open
resources for our own city greater than
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-02-15
COUNTY BOUNDARIES.

We have Just seen a corrected map of
Montana in the Office of the Secretary of
the Territory. II is altered and arranged
by Messrs. Wade and Corbett, in accord
ance with the acts of the Second Legis-
lative Assembly, defining the bound
aries of the various counties in Montana.
Conncil Bill No. so, in stating what shall
constitute the lines of Deer Lodge Co,
says: Commencing at point where
the forty>ninth parallel of latitude
crosses the one hundred and twentieth
degree of longitude, thence due west
on said forty-ninth parallel oflatitude," /"
etc. There is evidently clerical mis-
take, which has escaped the attention of
both Houses, in defining the "one hun
dred and twentieth degree oflongitude''
as the eastern boundary of Deer Lodge
County. The Territory of Montana is
embraced by the one hundred and fourth
degree of longitude en- the east, and by
the one hundred and sixteenth degree
of longitude on the west. which forms
the western boundary of Missoula Co.;
hence the one hundred and twentieth
degree of longitude must form some por-
tiosf of Washington Territory. The
boundaries of Edgerton, Tor Lewis and
Clarke) have been changed to com
mencing at the mouth of Sun River, on
the Missouri, continuing up Sun River
to it's forks, thence up the most north
erly branch of said Sun River. to the
summit of the Rocky Mountains to a
point near where the one hundred and
thirteenth degree of longitude crosses
said range" which necessarily deprives
Deer Lodge County ofa considerable
portion of territory once contained with
in her limits, and will undoubtedly
prove Objectionable to the people resid-
ing in that County. 1t might perhaps
have been better to have retained the
former boundaries of the different Coun.
ties. Changes like the above are sure
to create more or less dissatisfaction and
confusion. at all events, members
should, in drawing up bills defining their
County boundaries, confine themselves
to such points as are embraced within
the limits of the Territory. .fE .-
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-02-15
VIRGINIA CITY, MONTANA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1856

III =
alton of the nations pl;ghted faith would
be so overwhelmingly negatived that
those who dare propose it-for it isa dar
ing venture which the GGeette only vet
half thinks at and the Democrat has
ventured to suggest for the 6rst time
would hide their diminished heads in
shame and bitterly regret their conduct.
With all kindness to our contemporaries;
willing for our reputation as people to
forfeit the advantage which suchsa ques-
tion would give us as journalist, in
opposition TO repudiation, we coniure
them not to educate the Democratic
party of Montana in favor of this most
heinous crime. The sophistry that
would place the debt of the rebellion in
the same light as the debt of the nation,
would answer as well to convince US
that treason is the peer of loyalty. The
decision of the sword is supreme through
out the earth. To its dread arbitrament
the South appealed, and lost. Repudi-
alton is national dishonor, q surrender
ing of virtue to vice, selling our birth
right for n mess of pottage. Not only
would it ruin US in the estimation and
confidence of other nations, rendering US
despicable and unworthy of trust, but it
would utterly and irreparably sbatter
every branch of commerce, manufactures
and industry. 1t is catchword for
political purposes, but can only expect
countenance and encouragement from
those who are tnoughtless or destitute
. of principle. Men may differ honestly as
to the best means of redeeming the obli-
cations of the government, 1t is best
that such questions should be discussed
and sgitared until is evoked the best
plan, but Iepudiation is a suggestion
only TO be heard with scorn and dismiss
ed with contempt by every honest man
We do not propose here to cite from the
many instances ON record where its
whole or partial adoption, and even its
suggestion. has worked ruin TO States
and nations. Neither do we have space
to quote from the platforms recently
adopted by the Democratic party, in
every, or nearly every State, pledging
themselves to maintain inviolable the
obligations of the government, or to the
amendment TO the Constitution ratified
by the requisite number of States, ,assum
ing the national debt as an inviolable and
binding obligation upon the nation, bu;
merely refer to them hoping that oul
cotomporaries win not By advocating the
measure. necessitste a discussion on the
topic. .-L.'. ..... 7.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-02-15

OUR Utah neighbors, following the
example set in Montana in substituting
the name of Lewis and Clarke County
for Edgerton County, have changed the
name of Richlazd County to that of Rich
County. The prefix Great" heretofore
a part of the official name of the City of
Saints has been dropped, and Great
Salt Lake City is now plain +" Salt Lake
City" The name of the county is also
changed in the same manner. The Leg
islature passed the acts and Governor
Durkee signed them on the Goth inst.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-02-15
An Interesting Relic of tBie NIinue-
sofa Indian Massacre.

The Dubuque Times says: The peo-
pie of the northwest still have a vivid
recollection of the Indian massacre in
Minnesota, when Inkpadutah, with his
fiends of warriors, decked out in paint
and feathers, went from settlement To
settlement, spreading terror and desola-
tion in their path, and numbering with
out remorse. green old age and helpless
infancy. Many OF the victims of that
tragedy are now sleeping in unknown
but honored graves, while many chill
dren, deprived of their natural protec-
tors, are still to be found in the country,
sad witnesses of the catastrophe which
at once deprived them of parents, home,
and all the attractions dear to child
hood.
The truth of this was well illustrated
on the 10th inst. On the cars coming
eastward from Manchester from this
point was a gentleman, now residing at
Lyons, who was driven out of Minnesota
at the time of the Indian massacre, FIVE
or six years ago. He had with him q
little girl, whom he found in deserted
cabin, she being at that time only two
weeks old. She is now a lovable little
creature, and while on the train sang
some beautiful Sunday schuoi hymns
with touching pathos. When the his
tory of the child was learned, much inter
est was manifested, and the little one
was the recigient of several small favors
from the passengers. Her preserver is
of the opinion that the child was left in
the cabin by the redskins to trap some
one, tor hardly had he entered the house
before the savages made their appear
ance, and he had the hardest foot race
on record, with the little one in his arms,
to make his escape. Who the parents
Of the child were he has never been able
to ascertain, and there is no doubt but
that they were murdered by the saw
ages.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-02-15

THE JAPANESE EMBRoGLIo.-The
change of government in Japan is likely
to prejudice, temporarily, foreign inter
ests to an inconsiderable extent. japan
has for many years had two rulers, the
Mikado, or spiritual ruler, and the Tai
coon, or temporal ruler. The latter
gathers about him the young and pro-
gressive nobility, who favor civilization
and intercourse with other nations the
former is the head of the "old fogy
or non-progressive party. This party
have succeeded in forcing the Taicoon
to resign, and placing the Mikado at the
head of affairs; and that is all about the
Japanese revolution. The triumph of
the Mikado will postpone the opening
of the Japanese ports of Osaka and
Hiega to foreign commerce. for time,
but of the ultimate realization of these
concessions there can be no doubt.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-02-15
The Montana Post.
0. W rnToH Co. -. : PUBLISHERS
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER.

PAGE l.-HOnesty; Our Business Interest," The
President Us. the General; County boundaries
Editorial Items Nevada City Legislature; From
Bepton Franklin's Wife; An Interesting Relic
Of the Minnesota Indian Massacre
PGGE 2-Telegrams 81
PAGE 3-New Reconstruction Bill; Naiursuzesi
Citizens Rights Pen and Scissors.
PAGE 4-Telegrams Shsridsn's Last Ride.
PAGE 5-POetry: Saturday Night---If we Knew
Pen aud Scissors ! Virginia and Helena Market
Reports. |.|
PAGE 6.-The Josh Billings Papers.
PACE 7.-POs:ry: Sleighing Song F'ron Phil
Iipsburgi Gov. Andrews Working Habits; Ma
toBal Debts.
PAes s-virginia aud Helena Locals; Virginia
L>tter List.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-02-15

y THE st. Louis Demotrat gives the
following statistics of the shipping trade
of Montana: .ssitm.-. = laie-- s.l
In 1865, thirteen steamboats, arrived
at Fort Benton with 600 tons of freight
at an average price of 1S cents per pound.
In 1866, thirty boats arrived with
4, 600 tons, average price, IL cents Per
pound. In 1867 50 boats arrived with
1900 tons of freight, average price, nine
cents per pound, We copy from official
figures, showing freight bills paid by
eight houses at Helena last year John
How, lis tons merchandise, $36, 800;
Kercheval, Cannon g. Co, 176 tons, $780,
800; Taylor, Thompson & Co, 225 tons,
$72, 900; Keer. Levy & Co.. 125 tons,
$4,000; King, Gillett & Co, 600 tons.
$03. 900; Morse, Wolcott & Co. 163 tons,
$52 600; Doris & Lowry, 426 tons, $780,
$40; Tutt & Donnell, 252 tons, $50, ,646.
Total amount over half million of dol
lars. One boat, the Peter Balen, brought
up 351 tons of freight, and the gross re-
ceipts for freight were SS5, ,00C.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-02-15

Walter Hale, an old resident of Cali
fornia, has been pronounced insane by
Judge Wright. of the Probate Court,
and ordered to be sent to Stockton. He
is q gardener by occupation, 4s years of
age, and has been a resident in Caiifor-
mia since 1852. His malady tends to
suicide, and he has to be fed by force.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-02-15

Mrs. Theodore Tilton writes TO the
RecOLutio5s approvingly, and says that
she desires equal rights for her four
children, two of whom are boys and the
other two girls. .-.l.
, 1868-07-31
LYONS FLEA POWDER.

II is well known that Lyons genuine Magnetic
Powder will perfectly destroy everything in the
shape Of eas, ticks. bedbugs roaches Be- that it is
perfect poison to the insect tribe but entirely harm
less to human species and domestic animals.
Bedbugs, Ants Reaches. ETC., are in every house.
This Powder is their natural death. 1t should oe in
every cupboard.
JOHN L. ROME, Esq, Superintendent of the New
York City Hospital, says: at is the only
sure article we have ever used"
NEW YoRK HOTEL PROPRIEToRs say: awe have used
LYONS MAGNETIC POWDER
for exterminating insects and vermin, with entire
satisfaction.
COLEMAN & STETsON, Astor House.
s. T. COZZENS, American Hotel.
ACKER q TREADWELL, st. Nicholas Hotel.
s. LELAND & Co., Metropolitan Hotel"
Testimony of this character might be added to any
length. Wherever il is used it advertises itself
The genuine has the signature of E LYON, and
the private stamp of DEMAs BARNES IL Co. Any
thing else of this kind is imitation of counterfeit
Any druggist will procure the genuine if you insist
you will have no other.
Sold by all druggists and general storekeepers IN
every town and mining camp on the Pacific Coast.
, 1868-07-31
MEXICAN MUSTANG IMMINENT.

The merits of this Liniment are we'll known It's
effects are instantaneous, soothing, and wonderful.
Cuts, bruises, sprains and swellngs, are so com e
mon, and certain to occur in every family, that
bottle of this Lnment is the best investment that
can be made
It is more certain than doctor-it saves time in
sending for the doctOr-t cheaper than the doctor,
and should never be dispensed with.
READ THE FOLLOWING
"I take pleasure in recommending the Mexican
Mustang Liniment a valuable and indispensable
article for Sprans, Sores, Scratches, or Calls on
Horses. Our men have used it for Burns and
Bruises, Sores, rheumatism, &c. and all say it acts
like magic" J. H. HEWITT,
Foreman for American, Wells, Fargo's and Harnden'
Express.
"The sprafn Of my daughters ankle, occasivned
while skating last winter, entirely cured in ono
week. after she commenced usirg your celebrated
Mustang Liniment. ED. SEELY,
Gloucester, Mass. Aug. LIST. 1865.
Quick and sure it certainly is. All genuine is
wrapped in steelpate engravings, bearing the sig
nature Of g. w. Westbrook Chemist aud the prioGts
U. S. stump of DEHAs BARNES g. Co. over the top
An effort has been made to counterfeit it with a
cheap stone plate label. Lo0E closely
Sold by all Druggists, and Stores at Is and so cents
and 81.
, 1868-07-31


Col. RUCKEL's QUARTZ MINE AND MuL,-A
correspondent of the Sentinel furnishes the fol.
lowing sketch of Col. Ruckel's quartz mine and
mill:
"The whole county of Baker seems to be dot.
ted over with quartz lodges, but as yet there is
very little or no interest manifested or displayed
IN the development of the numerous lodges.
One lode however, which is located about eight
miles southeast of Baker City, has been worked
for number of years with great success Tun.
nels, shafts, and excavations have been made in
the bowels OF mother earth, to such an extent n
this ledge that would be credtable to the older
quartz mining districts, such as Colorado NeyaS
us or California. Among the numerous ledges
which have examined from time to time there
Is none, must admit with a more well defined
creNce, which averages from one to seven feet
The majority of the rock of this lode is COM
Pletely spotted with free gold and dscernible to
tne naked eye, and no doubt will produce mill,
ions of dollars for number Of wears The
quality OF the gold stands paramount to any
ever saw, and coins nineteen dollars and Sfty
cents TO the ounce This lode has been success
fnlly carried on for the last ten years under the
supervision of j. B. Griffin, who is both A pen.
ueman and master miner courteous. energetic
ana perseverng, or in other words, "the right
man, IN the right place" The mill wbere dbo
quartz is crushed is located at Rakar CT tLo
superintendent of which is Capt. Coffin, 10 old
ana expert miner, with a thorough KNOWLEDGE of
quartz mill. The sole owner and proprietor
oil TINS mill is Col. j, S. Rucke, gentleman
anu scholar, possessing all the necessary quail
hcA'lons 10 extract the precious metal out of the
secret resources OF the earth. There is uudoubt
e1y not more energetic and enterprising map
to be found in the State of Oregon. No obstacle
or lmpediment, however strong, but what is
bound to yield to his iron will whenever he
undertakes and determines to do a thing no
matter whether it is developing quartz leeges,
building railroads, OF public highways, always
engaged IN some operation or other which gives
emPioyInent to a number of men. The country
in which he operates cannot helm but derive
large benefit through him."
, 1868-07-31
DIVORCE NOTICE.
TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON,
CouHTv or WArrA W

County OF WALLA WALLA I Ss'
TN THE DISTRICT COURT, SECOND JUDICIAL
IL District-LYDIA ANN SMITH Plaintiff NJ
yOHN W. SMITH, Defendant. To John W. Smith:
You are hereby notified that Lydia Ann Smith has
nIed u complaint against you IN said Court, which
WIZ come on to be heard at the next regular term
when snail commence more than two months after
the z4tn DAY OF July, 1868. And unless you appear
at sslo term and answer, the same will be taken as
eoniesseo and the prayer thereof granted. The OBJ
vorce rom you upon the ground of abandonment for
more tnAn one year and neglect to proyids July "a,
1865. N. 7. CATION,
Sz-zm Attorney for Plaintiff.
, 1868-07-31
Notice to Absent Defendant,
TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON,


IL
COUNTY OF WALLA WALLA ss'
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND
i Judicial District To G. G.lRICHARDSON: You
complaint against you in said Court, which will
come to be heard at the first term of the Court,
which shall commence more than two months after
the 24th day ofJuly, 1865 and unless you appear at
said term and answer the same will be taken as con-
fessed, and the prayer thereof granted. The object
and prayer of said complaint is to recover from you
the sum of four hundred and twenty seven dollars,
for freight hauled from Walla Waa, W. T. to Boise
City. !. r. for you by plaintiffs And further, that
your property has been attached iu the premises.
Complaint fled July IA, 1868.
J. D. MIX & L. A. MULLAN
32-2m Attorneys for Plaintifs
, 1868-07-31
Notice to Absent Defendants.
RRITORY OF WASHINGTON,

TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF WALLA WALLA. I sS'
Charles Kitchen, Plaintiff u.s. G. G. Richardson and
Vim. Vandermark, Defendants.
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND
i Judicial District. To q. G. RICHARDSON and
VIM. VAHDERMARK, Defendants You are hereby
notified that CHARLES KITCHEN has filed COM
plant against you in said Court, which will come on
to be heard at the first term Of the Court which shall
commence more than two months after the 24th day
of july 1861 and unless you appear at said term and
answer the will be taken as confessed and the
prayer thereof granted The object and prayer of said
complaint is to judgment against you for the
sum of one hundred and twenty eight dollars and
sixty -four cents and interest on that sum from the
LIST day of June, 1864 balance due for labor and
freighting done for you by plaintiff And that your
has been attached in said action Complaint
filed July 20, 1868. B. L. SHARPSTEIN,
32-2m Attorney for Plaintiff
, 1868-07-31
Notice to Absent Defendant.
TERRITORY OF wAsHMGToN,

TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON, I =,
COUNTY OF WALLA WALLA. 3d.
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND
Judicial District. To G. G. RICHARDSON and
Nm. YANDERMARK : You are hereby notified that
NJ. A. BARBOUR has filed complaint against you
in said Court which will oD to be heard at the
first term of the Court, which shall commence more
than two months after the 24th Jay of July, 1868,
and unless you appear at said term and answer the
same Will be taken confessed and the prayer there
of granted. The object and prayer of said complaint
is TO recover from you the Of three hundred dol
7, to Boise City, l. T., by plaintiff And further,
that your property has been attached in the premises
Complaint filed, July II, 1858.
]. D. MIX & L. A. MULLAN,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Wala Walla, July "a, 1868. S23m
, 1868-07-31

FoR THE WARM SPRINGS ]. F. Abbott
has put on line of stages to the Warm Springs,
leaving Walla Walla every Thursday and return
ing on Saturday The Springs are now in
charge of the Meacham Brothers, and what with
bathing, fishing, and the beautiful mountain
scenery, no more pleasant retreat can be inns
srined
, 1868-07-31

The WHEAT CRoP.-We see it estimated that
the Willamette Valley will have a surplus of FIVE
million bushels of wheat for shipment abroad.
TO this must be added some four hundred thou
sand bushels which Walla Walla Valley will
give to the markets of the world. The Pacific
States and Territories from being almost exclu,
sively mining communities, are fast taking rank
among the great grain producing districts of
the country.
, 1868-07-31

Travellers passing through the DAlles will
always find the comforts of home at the Empire
Hotel. Mr.. Smith has just had his premises
renovated and reitted throughout and is now
provided with every convenience for the accom-.
mediation of the public.