The Montana post., 1868-10-02
THE CIT Y
From Fridays 5 Daily.


BorLoEn vALLEr.-we have received a
very entertaining letter from GALLON, under
date Of September 22l, which we regret that
we cannot publish in full. We give a portion
OF IL: The grand ball at the new hotel,
which has been christened the st. Charles, was
one Of the grandest Affairs in the mountains,
and lasted until daybreak. The dancing hall
was alive with beauty, the supper tables were
loaded down with the best TO be found in
market, and great credit was awarded 10y all
to Mrs. b for the handsome manner in
which she entertained her guests. RumoT
whispered that there was to be a wedding du-
ring the evening, but none took place The
principle sensation at Boulder, aside from the
ball. has been the Indians, OF whom about
four hundred, belonging to the NeE Perce
tribe, visited the valley last week. During
their short stay they conducted their perform
ances in accordance with the following pro-
gramme: EndeavoPed to rob boy of his
saddle. sold horse one day and claimed it
back the next, alleging that the disposal Of
the animal had not been authorized by its
owner, broke into a young mans cabin and
appropriated every thing movable, personifed
ToodIes to perfection in their drunken antics,
and finally made their exit on the grasshop-
por trail, travelled by their winged predeces-
sors. The ditch on Peru Bar, upon which so
much labor has been expended by Messrs.
Nottingham, Nelson, Russell AMI ShenOn, is
nearly completed. The ditch on Peters
GuIch Is also nearly completed, and it is ex-
pected thut some encouraging news may now
be received from there. This Peters Gulch
hns given rise to some sharp practice, a
worthless claim having been sold to Charles
BesSeraF and X. Siddali for 81 600 Galena
Gulch Is almost entirely deserted. Its dlscov-
eTers are trying TO raise the wind for the
thirl time bat meeting with Indifferent sue
cess"
To CoHnEsruSDESrs.-We are always glad
90 receive news FROM every portion OF the
Territory, and shall consider ourselves under
great obligations TO our friends if they will
favor Us with it as frequently possible.
What we more particularly desire, Is items
rather than letters, in other words, brief sum
maries OF facts, rather than finely composed
letters with their figures Of speech and gilt
teriuS generulities." Ii Is not nee cessary for
our correspondents to tell US that the POsr
in the TerritOry-that it is the favorite journal
Of Montana-that il Is an estimable sheet
that il is highly entertaining, OF that IL Is the
cheapest publication in the country, for we
know all that already, and so do our readers.
It is not required that the writer should
state that he "takes his pen in hand, /" or that
he .sseats himself" or that, "thinking a few
lines might be acceptable he writes, or TO
indulge In any such preliminary passages
Let the first sentence OF the letter be news
item. and the last paragraph like unto IL, and
all between OF the same class Let these
items be brief, disconnected, and to the point,
fall Of facts and figures. To all of our cor
respondents who have thus far favored Us NE
return thanks. and shall be glad to receive
more Of the same sort.
FtNS MAr.-The best map of the western
country that we have ever seen, we noticed
Yesterday az the stage Office of Captain C. C.
Huntley. II is in size, four feet by five, and
IS the most complete chart of that portion of
the United States territory lying between the
Mississippi river and the Pacific Ocean that
has ever been published. The Territory OF
Montana is represented with unusual aeeura-
cy Of detail, and all the points of Interest
on the Pacific Railroad are given This map
was prepared by W. j. keeler, C. b., at
Washington, by authority of the Secretary
of the Interior, and is, to great extent, based
on government surveys Parties who wish to
study the lay of the land, will do well TO
call In Capt- Huntley's Office.
FROM DIANoND.-Mr. Alfred Mstealf, Of
Diamond, whom we have known long, and
whom no one ever knew otherwise, for he Is
one OF the tallest men in the Territory. ar
nVed IN town yesterday afternoon. He re-
porte that the claim il which he is interested
10 NoniedeTate Gulch last week yielded the
enormous sum Of twenty thousand dollars in
soloi hve thousand of which was obtained In
one a"y' Ihls Is, We believe, one Of the big