The Montana post., 1868-09-11

Pe1aeHt: Two mules and horse were stolen from
John Harrigan, at Gold Geek. two weeks ago.
A ditch nine miles in length from Nevada Greek ,o
Washington Guleh, will be completed in a few
days The scarcity of water has compelled a sus
pension Of work in Jefferson Gulch....Dur;nv ,os
present season the mines OF Silver Bow have been
doing better than for two wears before bu, are n,v
lying idle for lack of water whers yr.ter /. 10
had 90 Mcclellan Gulch, the miners are doinO we'll
,,--;-N ellaces Bar, new discovery in Pixies Peak
III 1ule, m 1as pay sIe&k two hundred feet wide,
ana Will pay from eight to twenty dollars per day
10 the nand--A reward of $500 i offered for in
formation that viii lead 10 the apprehension and
convection oi The murderer Of the Freuchwomsn.
. a SEAsoNABLE AMUsEMENT.-Some
Of our citizens are complaining OF dull times aud
that, 10 say nothing about business is difficult to
mud amusement. Fights are becoming scarce, 90
one Is being hung, aud even the murders are be-
coning scarce in this particular locality. And So
they call for something new, no matter what in
the way Of amHssmeuts. Well, here :: is IL
comes from Jacksonville. Oregon, and is thus lie.
scribed by the Journal - A new game Of chance
has recently been introduced in tEis country called
the 'hy Ia II is les Objectionable than most
games of chance in this-that there is no chance
Tor cheating Lest some OF ouI readers NAV not
understand the game, aud wonder what il Is we
will state for their benefit. that il Is very simple
and easily learned. II may be played by any
are written near together aud a small lump Of sugar
laid on each. TEer commences the eager excite
Ipeut Of waiting for fly to alight, and when he
does so, the name OF the player under the sugar
has TO stand treat all round. IL may not be very
high-tOned game, but IL makes lots OF fun"
HIGHLAND MISEs.-They are doing
splendidly. Nr. David Lockey SAYS So, and he has
just come from there and ought to know In
Cc"iey's Dry G,uich, Messrs. Charles De LOrimer *
Co. are working a Hydraulic claim night and day.
and employ twenty mes. They obtain 40 abund.
anCs % water from Mammoth gulch. Their claim
has been worked two years and Is stin one Of the
richest Highland, payiuS frou fifteen To twenty
dollars per day 20 the man. Hurlbgrt K Co.'s
claim, adjoining that Of De Lor.mer s Co. is being
worked by means Of drifting. employs four men,
and pays, GA average. twenty-five dollars a day
20 TIE band Ia Highland gulch. o. A. Lang
Tosthy's bar claim employs four aud pays on
an average hfesa dollars per day tn the hand !:
lFUHEhsrty = TUiuer's pays from ten 10 twelve
GollArs per Gay 20 the haud four men being en-
I Logged IN drifting. MaBsfelds gulch claim en-
IlUys six men, and rays fourteen dollars per day
Tle hand, and the other claims are doing nearly
we'll Messrs- Leggart, Holdeman s. Co. are Cun-
s1rUCting a bedrock hume In the upper portion ct
the gulch- bat have not yet struck bedrock.
From DIANIoND.-We yesterday had
the pleasure of meeting Mai. Davenport from DiA-
Incud. IL informs us that Messrs. Thomas. Head
s. MoGregor cleaned up from their claim in Con-
fsdsrate guIcb, last week the handsome sum OF
$4,000. Their expenses for the same time were
oaiy $4,000. On Wednesd ay last parties engaged
Ia repairing the old drain ditch, which had caved
in, tapped the main body of water which had
" backed up, 50 that il was lowered FIVE feet in
ifteen minutes. All the rich claims Just shove
Diamond are now in q condition 20 be worked In
TACT, IL Is expected that the miners will soon com
nence taking out gold from AL the drains
The TELEGRAPH AND THE WEATu~
two have not got along together nearly
Is well as Jack Spratt and his wife for day or
wo; in fact, the weather has been so hateful to
he east Of salt Lake, and between that place and
Virginia City. that 1t prevented the telegraph from
working al all during yesterday Hence it is that
We have no dispatches this morning. The rain has
low ceased between Virginia and Salt Lake but
urious storm still continues the east. Last night
vas very cold in the Montana Capital, and fresh
vercoat breeze was blowing down the gulch early !
o the evening.
OwYHEE DUsT.-A large quantity of I
,vyhee dust arrived here on Wednesday night and |
Fill be put in circulation rapidly possible. 1t
estimated that there are not less than thousand
unces ofths poor quality OF gold in the city,
nd it will be well for our merchants TO look out
OF it. 1t is of a hue character. with few small |
Nuggets and of a rather yellow color. Although |
has the appearance of being very fair gold, and |
hard to detect save by those acquainted with it,
IS coin value is really not niue ten dollars
yer ounce.
TERRITORIAL REPUBLICAN, Vol. l, |
60 1, is upon our table 1t comes from Olympia
Washington Territory, in size the same as that of
he Daily Posi- in politics Union. and in appear
nee superb 1t is published weekly by J. r..
watson and, if can judge from its introductory
neans war to the knife against the other three pa
,srs published in the same town with il. We glad
y welcome it to our list of exchanges
ITESfs.-It is perposed to dedicate the
Church on the corner Of Broadway and
wing Sts, in about a month The mails are now
uoning to Cable....-Cole. Sanders has purchased
33 feet on the Poor Mans Joy Ledge, at Phillips
'arg, and now controls the entire mine. A trial
mn on 800 tons of viii be commenced in the 81.
louis & Montana Mining Co.'S mill on Monday
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OUT.-The posters for the great Ter
itorial Fair have come out-ss Orem and McArdle
yiu from tho ring to-nigbt-in all their glory, of
Ell, black and blue. They are printed at the Ga
sae of5ce, and are excellent piece Of work.
scatter them, gentlemen. Let every store. hotel
aloou and roadside ranch have one, and full list
Il exhibitors and visitors be thus secured
PERsoNAL.-Messrs. Alex. Mayhem
md Jed Thompson are iu town nom the other
ide.w H Barrett, Esq, of Radersburg, was
D town yesterday. lie reports all the mining
iitehes fan in the vicinity Of Grow Creek. but q
arge number OF the people foolishly departed fo-
he end of the railroad. Major John Kingsley
expects TO start for Europe within a week or So
MORE SmvER.-There last night ar
lived at the First National Bank three hundred
md seventy-f -four pounds Of silver bullion from
Philipsburg 1t was extracted from the ores OF
he Hope lode by the mill Of the 81 Louis and
,fnntnna Mining Comnanr.