The Montana post., 1869-03-05

trains going through to Sacramento to-
morrow
The workmen in the Imperial En-
pire have been shut up in the bowels OF
the earth since last Friday. At the
time the men were shut in they were
about cutting the ledge. having passed
through the east clay wall. Whether
or not any valuable deposit is found,
the men will doubtless be kept impris-
oned until they have dritted through
the lead.-Enterprise 1911.
The Mormon merchant prince, Mr..
VIM. Jennings. has sold out his entire
business of the Eagle Emporium TO
Zion's Mercantile cooperative Swind>
ling Concern-ycleped institution.
This was the only Mormon merchant
who refused TO disgrace his building
succumb. Mr.. jennings was the largest
Mormon merchant in the city, and one
that welded considerable mercantile in
fiueuce with the saints.-Sdh Luke Re
porter.
We are informed that n salt plain
some FIVE miles in width by eight in
length has been discovered about 50
miles southeast OF Pine Grove. The
whole surface of the valley is of pure.
coarse-grained salt. Near the centre of
the valley is a pond, quarter of mile
in diameter. of exceedingly salt and
bitter water. The valley is in a wild,
out of the way region, yet the immense
dePosit of salt il contains may some
time be found valuable for mining or
other purposes.-NeDddd Enterprise.
The trotting stallion George ID. Patch
en-. Jr.. will return TO California imme-
diately, says the Spirit Of the Times,
having been purchased by w. Mathews
of San Jose. well known as the owner
of Stock bridge Chief. The horse will
be shipped from New York on the
steamer leaving the 18th inst. Mr. NJ.
visited New York some months since
for the purpose of purchasing Patchen,
but was unsuccessful at the time. The
sale has since been cousumated by tel
egraph. The price paid approximates
81 900 in gold.
We understand that Mr.. Lamb. Su-
perintendent of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, who arrived yes
terday from Puget Sound, has received
instructions TO close ;he telegraph line
and call in operators from every station
on British territory except this city.
The reason assigned for this extraordi
nary movement is that the line is losing
heavily-some $4,000 per year, il is
said. Under this arrangement. then,
we shall have no telegrsphic communi>
cation with the mainland; and the inn
portant district OF Cariboo and the in
termediate agricultural section, will be
entirely cut off from communication
with this place-a fact that will affect
most seriously all classes Victoria
COtOniSt.
Omaha rejoIces in a steam fire engine
called the "Durant." the manufacture
of the Amoskeag Steam Engine works
Manchester. n. II. The Times says its
workings more than realized the exs
pectations of the company. Only seven
and oneshalf minutes elapsed from the
time the fire was started until the en-
gine was throwing two streams of
water. Ii only had twenty pounds of
steam, which was after wards increased
to l40 pounds. Ii threw two streams
of water from 1 inch nozzles a distance
of $50 feet, and il threw a single stream
from a II inch nozzle $50 feet.
Messrs. Ayers u Putnam, the gentle
men who purchased the material of the
late Safeguard office in this city, for the
purpose of taking il to White Pine,
have been engaged tor the past three
days in packing up the presses, type and
furniture, and yesterday shipped two
loads to Reno. The remainder will soon
follow--when the whole concern, to-
gether with building complete, will
be sent by the railroad to Elko. Their
paper is to be called the Inland Empire,
and will doubtless soon make its ap-
pearance, unless storms should block
the way to the land of promise. The
boys" will give the White Piners a
mighty spicy 2aper.-Necada Enter
prise.