The Montana post., 1868-03-14
From Tuesdays Tri-wsekly.J

March 6, 1868.
Gold in New 9ork.-..-.--- l4l4
RAMsHoRN GULCH.-Like many other
mountain names, such the "Bob-tail Lode, v
''Stinkngwater river" Last Chance" or Lost
Horse" gulch, Ramshorn was suggested by q trivial
popular 'Ramshorn" owes its name to the fact
of one of its earliest prOspectOrs finding there a
nugget bearing a striking resemblance TO q ram 9
horn. 1t is twelve miles in length, and the Passs
mari valley road crosses il at Days ranch, The
mention made of fair prospects having been found
there q short time since authentic. Some two
miles Immediately below the Hot Spring Compa-
ny's mill has been staked, and placer mining will
commence as soon as the weather permits. Bed
rock is only some four feet deep at that point.
Water is plentiful, but bOulders discouraged the
earlier prOspectoTs. There some four miles vet
unstaked On the lower end of the gulch, and tire
bed rock is eight 20 ten and fifteen feet deep Prof
Mapes Superintendent of the Hot Spring Com
paDy has been actively engaged for several
months in running six by four tunnel on the
Monitor lode, and is now in 800 feet. The tunnel
has been run parallel with the lode, avoiding il
until the company reached its own claims COM
mencing at discovery. The tunnel is now entering
the vein and in short time the mill, eight stamps
with rotary erusher, will start Up. The lead has
been developed to depth of so 90 feet by shafts
and the water mill once engaged in crushing from
dicatlons in favor Of a good camp in Rams
horn this summer.
ITEMs.-Bishop d. S. Tuttle and Gov
erDor Green Clay Smith left yesterday for Helena.
Weunderstsnd the former received very numer
ously signed letter from that place asking him to
deliver the Lecture on Washington and the Union.
MIR VIM II Taylor of Wells. Fargo e. Co,
Bishop" White, of Utah, and several other con-
genial spirits left on Mondays coach for the City
of Saints Messrs Addison Smith, Collector, and
Phil McGOyern, Shelf of Deer Lodge cou nty, &C
compsnied by John ID Richie, ESQ, as legal ad-
wiser, departed northNHrd yesterday per cayuse.
Mr. X, viii probably remain in Deer Lodge county
this summer..----ColJ ] Hull says he wants the
man who found his pocket-bOok to read bis adyer-
tisement and, h convenient return it.---We have
it from authentic source that the Irwins now
playing in Cheyenne, intend returning to Montana
toe present season Sunday last the Festival
of Esther, observed by the Jewish Church throHgh-
out the world day of feasting and rejoicing.....
The telegraph line was down yesterday east oft.
KeArney.
ABOUT SwEETwATER.-We are in |
debted TO Mr. :. WINNER for the following, from a |
dispatch sent by Mr.. A. c. Basset, Sup't w. U. T. /
Co, dated sal Lake City, Marcel z. Mr.. b was |
about TO start for Sweetvater, to be absent /
month. He says the latest sdvices are that the /
is very deep east of Green River and there is
a great deal Of danger in attempting the trip at /
present. even on snow shoes. He thinks il will be
impossible for miners to get into the Sweetwater Il
country with outfits before the 10th or 10th Of April
A report comes from reliable parties that placer
diggings have been discovered on the southern /
slope of the Big Horn mountains, s5 miles north i
east of South Pass City, and great excitement /
exists in the latter place in consequences. The
above is the substance of the dispatch Reports of
the discovery of placer diggings s. miles from q /
in mid-winter, with snow two feet or /
two and half feet deer, can always be taken best
with little allowance for the attendant cireum-
tances
LoCATED--Nr. Wade, Warden elect,
has forwarded T. Secretary Tufts the deed for, and
plat of the location selected for the Territorial Pen
tentiaTy. The site is situated on the Deer Lodge
nyer, about 200 yards south of Dance Stuart s.
Co 5 store on Cottonwood Creek, in the town of
Deer Lodge. The lot is 1850 feet long 400 feet
vide at one end aud go feet at the other following
he of he e.
power Tor mechanical purposes, and the site Is said
20 be an excellent one for the purpose intended
Or the consideration of $500, currency. The pa
will be forwarded 10 the proper department at
IN early day. and the erection of the building win
doubtless be ordered at once.
FAMILY GRoCERIEs.-Oneo of the best
10 town Wholesale ard Retail Grocery Store ami
Commission Houses Is that Of Messrs NJ Knight
: Co, successors to Davis Housed & Co. They
ave a large and excellent assortment Of staple and
lncy groceries and selling az the lowest mar |
et rates. Their fine Fire Proof Warehouse gives |
lem excellent facilities for storage and shippers
all hnd them offering superior Inducements for in
oices commission. The House IS headquarters
It Fish & TOnbees popular Sterling Express, ana
ar negbbors over there will find their orders for
rye or small lots promptly and carefully hhed.
DUCKTNG.-The mining season is at ,
md. Hydraulic hose Is needed We have just |
,ceiyed limited quantity Of No 90 Dncking,
e heaviest in Montana, OF the beet manufacture.
hich we oner 81 the lowest market prices. Min
wishing hrst class article will 90 well 10 call
onee, as there Is but 4 small quantity in the | l
arket POZNAINSKY & BRO,
arl4w&twh Wallace ST., Virginia. !
FoR SALE-The Golden Gate Mill, B
D stamps. in complete running order, situated in
owns gulet, CWO miles from Virginia City, .
adison county, Montana Also, all the tuildiDgs
a appurtenances connected herewith; blacksmith 1
op, carpenter shop and mining tools. Terms q
J. T, CoSSSoR I
a asl0tw6t-wt1 Yhginis City, n T. 4