The Montana post., 1868-10-09
THE WEST.

Some of the ore in the White Pine
District, Nevada, yields So, ,7C0 TO the
ton.
The Dalles, Oregon, Agricultural Fair
closed on the 10Th of Sept.
A gold nugget was recently found near
Baker City, Oregon, worth 81 500.
Walla Walla has manufactured Sill
600 worth of gold bricks in little over
a week and feels big over it.
The Fair of the Walla Walla Agricul-
tural Society is 10 commence on the 9th
of October, at Walla Walla.
The shipments of soap root from the
mountains to San Francisco average 40
tons per month.
The Sacramento river is filIeu with
dead fish, which are slowly floating
down with the current.
FTgaro, the daily theatrical paper of
San Francisco. has been enlarged. 1t is
a success
The California State Fair was formal
IL opened at Sacramento on Sept. 18th,
with fair attendance.
Nevada has nominated the Hon. Thos.
Fitch, as Republican candidate for Con-
gress-
Gold Hill. Nevada, is afraid of the
small pOX, and has appointed a com
mittee ot citizens TO establish pest
house. &c.
The fires in the mountains of WASH
ington Territory, are driving the bears
into the settlements. Several have been
killed in Olympia.
The Narysville. Cal. Fair. which
closed on the 12th ult., was the most sue
cessiul which has been held since the
organization of the county.
There is a Chinese company OF sixty
four actors playing at Marysville The
play will probably last six weeks, if the
audience holds ont.
The Indians are committing depreda-
tions in Trinity County, California The
.I33,rD0} saws hat the condition of things
is worse than it vas ten years ago.
The Indian war is virtually ended in
southwestern Oregon. Advices from
Camp Hrney state that the Old Piuts
war chief has thrown up the sponge
y noted crsperado named Andrew
heegan. Was killed at Mokrlumne Hill,
Cal, on the 12th ult.. by VIM. Ousrl-
man. The latter was acquitted.
The construction of the Atlantic and
Pacific telegraph between Sacramento
Pleted.
Arthur Quinn. formerly saloon keep
er at the Mission, near san Francisco.
has fallen heir to az estate Ut S3.000,O00.
anu title of nobility in England.
The Legislature convened at Salem,
Oregon, on the tGth ult. The Demo-
cratic majority in the Senate is four.
and in the House eleven. :
Il. y. Bugby. OF Sacramento county.
received the gold medal at the Mechan-
les Institute Fair, san francisco, for
California wines made from grapes
grown on imported vines.
Work has been commenced on the
SoDoma County (Cal) Railroad Some
% Cinnamon are now engaged i'm grad
ing from n poiT in East Petaluma,
nurthward.
Par-pa Rosa will start on a concert
tour about the middle OF October She
intends To visit San Jose, stockton, Sac
rameuto, Marysville, Grass Valley. Vir-
ginia. and return To Ne. York by the
Overland route.
There is child in San Francisco, be-
tween five and six years of age. which /
has a head twenty-six inches aud "A halt
in diameter. This is thought To be the
largest human head on the Pacific coast
The child is intelligent and cheerful,
but unable To use its body.
The Omaha Herald says: "But one
duty remains, and that is to protect our
people from the horrors of savage bar
baTity. Give us troops and plenty OF
them. Line the Union Pacific Railroad
with bayonets. If we must have war,
let Is have it now and in earnest. The
sooner and the more of IL the better"
Captain Charles Bryant. OF Fairhaven.
Mass, has been appointed Special Treas
ury Agent tor Alaska. The greatest
wonder about this appointment is that
Bryant is known To- be somewhat ac-
quainted with the country 20 which he
is sent.
According tn the figures of the six
Chinese companies in California who
keep a record of the arrivals, departures
and deaths of the Chinese. each of it's
own district, there have arrived in this
State 101.100 Chinese, of whom 1900
have died, and 42 500 have returned,
leaving on this coast Chinese popula-
tion OF 81 900, exclusive of those born
here.
The origin of the duel is traced to the |
Gothic nations. Under the feudal sys-
tenn and during the age of chivalry, the
duel was warmly patronized. 1t so tar
prevailed among the Germans. Danes |
and Franks, that none Were exempted |
from il but women, sick people, Grip |
plies. and such as were under twenty |
one years Of age, or above sixty. Even |
ecclesiastics. priests, and monks were !
compelled tn 6ght or find a champion to
fight in their stead. Laws and regula~ |
tions were defined for duelling in most 1
of the kingdoms of Europe forms of
prayer were Likewise prescribed and /
the combatants prepared themselves by |
taking the sacrament. IL was then re-
sorted 20 as a method of discovering the