The Montana post., 1868-05-16
PACK TRAINs-Hirshman Bro.. re-

dry goods, hats etc. AT their elegantly htted up
Dunphy & Bently's block, on Main street
Messrs. Hirshman have among for the
purpose of establishing q permanent business, and
will receive every kind Of merchandise during this
ummer per pack trains from the west.
To ARRIvE.-A heavy cargo of sum-
mer Clothing and Ladies' Dry Goods will arrive
per pack train to day from San Francisco, for
Messn. Loeb Bros. Dry Goods and Childrens'
Clothing are in great demand, and this arrival 10
the more welcome ou account of the approaching
warm weather.
From Mondays Daily.
THE TEN NILE WAGON RoAD.-A
contract is now let for the building of good
wagon road up Ten Mile creek from Helena to .
miles from this city. and the work is being pushed
rapidly forward. Subcontracts are let for cutting
out the timber along the entire line of this portion
Of the road, and men are engaged grading at
those points which require 1t most. BY the
| terms of the contract the road is to be finished
by the 18th of June. by which time it is expected
that machinery will have arrived for the district.
1t 10 clearly the duty. il is manifssty to the in
terest of Lewis and Clarke county and the city of
Helena. tha: this road should be extended to
Butte and Silver Bow, and thereby secure much
shorter connection with Highland and Atlantic Ca
BILE district, besides q large area of country known
to be rich in minerals along the heads Of the Boul
der aud Little Blackfoot; and last though not least
an easier aud shorter outlet in the direction of Ban
mack and Salt Lake. From the southwesterly ter.
minus Of the road already contracted for, au add-
tioual section of twenty.six or seven miles would
connect with Butte, from whence good roads radi-
ate in almost every direction. except toward Hole.
ma. Some sixteen or eighteen miles Of this road
lies along a high plateau succession Of parks
that run south from Basin creek to within . short
distance OF the Butte and through which there
would be very little timber to chop and scarcely q
rock or shovel full of dirt to remove. Dy follow
ing up Monitor gulch from the second canyon. Ba-
sin creek is reached in about six miles. by sasy
grade, and by . route which q road could be
easily bult-and yet this is the worst part OF the
road yet to be constructed to connect Eeiena with
the Butte. Highland Silver Bow and the Atlantic
Cable by route at least ons.third shorter and on
much better grades than traversed the pres
eat time. We call upon our County Commissioner
upon merchants, manufacturer and business
men, and upon every one interested in the rapid
and permanent growth and prosperity OF Helena
to see that this road Is built nj an early day, and
opened to the public free instead Of toll road.
Two thousand dollars will complete the connection
and secure permanently to Helena the advantsg.
of trade that 10 now separated from her By fpi
esss of timber more than any other barrier, bu;
which will how in upon her through the channel
of this road naturally ami surely the
wat-rs seek their level.
PERSONAL POSTAL AND PRACTICAL
We had the pleasure yesterday of a call from Gen.
Clsmpitt, U. s. Special Postal Agent for
Utah. Colorado. Montana. Idaho and other frac
tiona geographical por,ions of the foot.tool' too
numerous to mention. This is the Generals first
visit to Montana, his headquarters being at Salt
Lake City, and the mail department Of Montana
being better regulated than the female department
Of our Utah neighbOrs, requiring his more constant
attention. The General did. however, have sud.
den order to report here, from Washington. and
give little matter an investigation that promised
some startling disclosures; and he forthwith absn.
doned projected trip eastward and hied him hither
in hot has:-,. As have his that 'eve-
rything is straight pin. it is too good Joke
On our worthy =. VI. to lose; and tell il. Some
months since the Postoiiics Department in
forwarding lot Of Money Order blanks by mail,
lost a quantity. Shortly after an immense swindle
was attempted with them in Indiana and detected.
and the Department has been the alert for the
| remainder. A few days since. Mr. John Potter
| telegraphed TO washington--'Send me s5, 900 i'm.
msdately to cash money ORDERS" Five thousand
dollars to cash money orders in little out of the
way town in Montana! The idea Was preposter-
Gus. dispatch sent to Gen. .Clampi,t to pro
ceed at once Helena and inv estigAts" He came.
he saw he (was) conquered. II appears that some
weeks since of firms desiring 5000 from
San Francisco thought they would turn the money
order sy stem to good account and expressage.
So they drew On San Francisco and ordered II sent
in money orders. The regulations prohibiting any
| one person from sending over three orders Of CSC
| each in day, the service Of . dozen or two
friends were called into requisiton end the orders
drawn on Helena payable at sight. The orders
came. Helena is only required to keep a reserve
| of S40O. That was but u triie. However. M
Potter raised sl4OO and tslegrsphed for funds q
above. and deserves to lose his head (ofiicaD fol
| being SO laconic at Government expense. Gen. C.
has examined the NATTER and the business men ars
| not likely to reap the reward their shrewdness de-
serves. Gen. C. expresses himself pleased with
our little burgh, and returns on Wednesday.
RETURNED-Mr. E. w. Carpenter
Gen ,ral Business Agent and Solicitor for the POST
has returned from emineuty successful trip wes
Of here. He reports that every camp he visited
labors under the disadvantage Of scarcity Of water
nevertheless goodly pile Of moaey will be taker
from the numerous gulches Ia that direction and
find its way to Helena. Carp" says he had fire.
quent and acceptable evidences Of zen
terprising" genius having travelled in that direction
although not in the employ. still in the service o
the POST. Said "genius" was extremely solicitou
for the welfare of the people. and warned then
mot to subscribe for the Posi- for soon ss tn,
canvasser got around and back to Helena with tn.
money the thing was going to bust up" whe,
Carp" made his appearance. something like tn
i following would occur: II am solicitor for tn,
Montana Posr. Will you subscribe ." "You bet
We heard of your coming and just salted dow
abou, q years subscription Took tbs Posi- eve
since came to the Territory, and dent let ul
! now. Had warning the thing going to bust
Don't believe a. word Of it, cause the Pos
a;nt the .bilkiug' kind much as some of the res
of them" All right. boys: Just 60 steady abou
six weeks and we'll show you q busting paper
ofa different character than represented to you.
| BANNACK ITEMs.-From Ed. Maclay
who has Just returned from Bannack, are please'
to learn that the prospects for this summers mun,
| in that locality very fstterng. The immens
ditch Of J. j. Roe & CO.. which brings water from
Horse Prairie. Buffalo and other creeks, distane
of over twelve miles, has been opened and drau!
icing was commenced the bars in of tb
town las. week, with every evidence of spleni,
results. The quantity of wate- promises I" be am
pl the greater mari of th. simmer far mining nj