The Montana post., 1868-12-25


House BILL No. I've are informed
by our "specials'' from Virginia City, that IL.
B. No. z, relative to the payment for publi-
cation of legal documents, was lost. This Is
as it should be. The bill provided that the
Legislature establish rate of payment for
the publication of legal advertisements and
notices SO low that il would scarcely pay for
composition. We are glad to learn that the
bill did not originate In the Legislature but
was drawn up by an outside individual, and
introduced at his request. Those who are en-
gagged in the publication of newspapers in
this Territory, have no light labor OF album
dent pecunIary reward, and instead of being
the particular objects against which legisla>
tive enactments should be directed, they ought
TO receive If not the endorsement, the APP
proyaI of all legislative bodies, "a being of
those means calculated to promote the in
terests Of our Territory. We are happy to
see that the House, with that disinterested
manhood which prompts the actions of gen
tlemen and wise legislators, ignored the bill,
and, IL died. The rate for the publication of
legal notices are already low enough, taking
ali things into consideration, and no one can
complain but the petulent, briehess attorney
whose clients can be coaxed into a lawsuit,
but can't come down with the legal costs.
The bill that was the creature of malice, a
weapon welded by spite and directed by ven
om; il now lies in the waste basket at the
Clerks desk, like thewithered and dead leaves
of autumn, which beside teaching the beautiful
laws of nature, points to the fact that there
was once something green connected with
their growth.
IMMENSE QUANTITY or QUARTZ
During visit yesterday to Mr. j. C. Ricker's
IXL works, on she Union mine, We were
surprised at the body of quartz presented to
view. We were informed that there already
one thousand tons of excellent ore ready to
be crushed, and not less than ten thousand
tons Of equally good quartz in sight, in his
immense shafts, tunnels and inclines. And
this large body of rock. sufficient in itself for
a years supply to his mill, Is being CONSTANT
ly increased by a force of about fifty men
kept constantly at work. We make this
statement not only for the purpose of show
ing the success with which The famous Union
mine is being worked, but q partial expla-
nation Of a statement which appeared in our
paper yesterday morning, and which might
have conveyed the impression that Mr.. Rick
or had no Quartz which it would pay to crush
save below the water level, and which it was
impossible for him to reach for the want of a
steam pump, not easily obtainable az this
season Of tho year. In this connection we
call the readers attention TO the fact that
the L works embrace but two hundred
celebrated ledge contains over Zoo feet,
owned respectively by the WhitIatch- Union,
National Mining and Exploring, Columbia
and Whitlatch Companies, much of which Is
extensively developed, and which, adoptsng
the figures above given for the / y l. mine,
as a basis TOR calculation, would show one of
the largest bodies of quartz in existence,
worth n & less than five millions of dollars.
We may at sorae future time give, more ex-
plicitly, furSaer igurss aud statements con-
cerning this famous ledge. nm.
FROM HIGHLAND.-From j. y. Mey-
er'sws. learn that Professor Swallows mill
is now euSar7l in crushing rock from the
Forest Queen lode, but with what result is
not known, as the figures are draped IN obscu-
rIty by those interested. The mill has not
ceased running ssInee is frst started. Mr.,
Meyers came 20 Heltna for supply of efeul-
icals to be used in a trial run Professor Swal-
low viii make Of 6fty tons OF rock from the
J. b. Thampson lode. supposed TO be one of
the richest silver lodes IN Montana. This
lode, Of which we gave detailed account
last July, l. situated on Nevih's Hill, and the
tunnel then spoken of exteEds $50 feet into
the slope of the mountRin. and EXPOSE a
creyice of Eve feet. As soou rs this frst run
Is made we SHALL hear from IL
EiEc1t1S OF 0FFIcERs.-A the lressu-
lar meeting of King solomon Lodge No. 9.
AZ and A. NJ, The Following ofhcers we're
elected 10 serve The ensuing Masonic year II
". M.-Sol STAG -
Treasurer-Sam Schwabi ,s. e--
SecreLaU-H- HeIzog.s 80. ,,s.,r~r A..
This Loige IS Ia a most notrrisnIn 3 condi~
tion, the members are Jealous ~ good works,
energetic IN prornofiut. tthe fnterests of the
noble order. snd fsitbiul in the performance
of their aecspted trusts. q a1be Oh ests who
have been selected are worthy Of the honora,
BILE stations and well qualified fcr the earnest
ana perfect dRehsFgeof their duties.
POLIcE couET.-YsstTday Oiiesr Dick Pisr
arrested a Chinaman uh oss name olike Gun
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