The Montana post., 1869-05-28

German Gulch, who has been paying q visit to
his old home during the winter, and Is accom-
panied by bis estim4ble wife and daughter.
He says Montana is good enough to cite to. %
Also, Fred Tuis and 7. Nicholson, partners in
| mining In the same camp, who have passed
| the winter in Europe, on a visit to their
Il former home in Copenhagen, no doubt regal
ing our slow-going brothers across the big
Il pond with glowing accounts of their new
found home in this email range of hills.
Both speak confidently of the resources of
Montana, and particularly of German Gulch.
/ Welcome home
JERRY SULLIVAN has at last struck
it. He has moved into No. 40 Main street,
and has fitted up an elegant and very con.
yenieDt store and mechanical room. Jerry
has Just received an invoice of very beau>
tiful jevelry, consisting of rings, bracelets,
pins, etc, of all kinds and descripti ons, from
| diamond down to moss-agates, which be wall,
for . small confederation transfer TO any of
our people We advise every one TO drop In
\ at No. 40 and they viii be delighted with the
CALL Mr.. Sullivan 10 not 90 proud m conse-
queuce of his new location but that be viii
| look at watches and repair them with sccu-
rscy, and pronptnez, If necessary.
INDIANS AGAIN,-Mr. James p. Nab
bet, who returned last evening from Raiders
burgh, reports that on Saturday night ak In
diAns were seen in that vicinity, evidently on
| horse stealing expedition. while travel
| ing from Radersburgh TO Indian Greek on
Sunday, Mr.. Mabbet saw q half dosen Indian
ponies picketed near the road Oh the divide.
but having important business, and no fre
arms, did not stop to make any Investigations
on the subject
ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED 0UN-
cEs.-In the last two days +. Bohm 4 Co.
have run into bars and asssyed the heavy
amount of l.400 ounces of gold, for Bohm d
/ Aub. This Is worth We believe about $50, 900
| in currency, and is the result of two days
purchase of gulch gold. Gold must be some
what plenty VIXEN one firm send 20 the States
/ in two days this large amount
DESIRABLE RBsIDENCE.-Mrs. Gold>
man offers for sale at . low hgure,her elegant,
eommodious and convenient residence ca
Water ST. This i. a good opportunity for
/ any one desiring a fine residence convenient
to business, TO purchase. Parties desiring to
| examine premises invited to call.
EXTENDED QUAKINGs.-We learn
from persons residing outside of Helena, that
the reyerberations of the earthquake were dis
tinctly felt and created considerable aPPre-
hension-
| STEAMER LOsT.-We are indebted 10
a gentleman of this city for the information
that the steamer Benton, en- route for Benton,
sunk yesterday. Both boat and cargo are q
total loss The steamer was owned BY E. h.
Durfee. We are not advised of any further
particulars or who had goods on board.
HOME AGAIN.-We were gratified 10
meet Dr.. Click on our streets Last evening.
The DR.. has been very i'll for the past month
IN Deer Lodge city, but Is rapidly recovering.
This will be source of qualification to the
Doctors host of friends, not only in this city,
| but throughout the Territory, who have
learned with deep regret of his recent illness.
From Wednesdays Daily.
A TREATISE on EARTHQUAKEs.-We
are indebted 20 the pahli.hers, Meszrs- Dewey
4 Co., OF San Francisco-for . Treatise on
Earthquake, Dangers, Causes and Palliative.
by Thomas Rovlsndson, Fellow Of the Geo.
logical Society of London, and late secrets-
~ of the Joint Committee on Earthquake
topics This, Published in . psnphist form
Of 90 pages, rs the result OF The l.bou Of IN.
committee appointed By the ely suthofatie.
of ssn Francseo, imnedistely after the late
earthquake in California. for the purpose OF
Investigation, Sc, determining what charse-
| ter of building would best Withstand the
shock. It treats the subject in a most COM
prehensive manner, and IN the whole of the
| treaties there II evidenced long, patient and
and mechanical origin of earthquakes, the
varieties of shocks, sounds and movements
| arising therefrom- The infuence OF form
and elevation on earthquake shocks; the
H character and composition of cement or NOR
| tar best adapted to Withstand the influences
of earthquakes, and . vast amount of other
information intensely interesting and very
| valuable to mankind .A .s- -.....
BUsISEss.-Tkein intelligence received
by the last two coaches from Benton OF no
further arrivals of boats, has bad tendency
TO produce q more steady condition in busi-
nez transactions for the past few days After
the arrival Of the Deer Lodge, every one hold
ing goods manifested an excessive haste to
dispose of them, indulging in the fear that
new goods would be flooding the market be
fore the week Was over, hence there was con-
siderable depression IN the prices and dispo-
sition on the part of those who really needed
i goods to wait. But n more healthy tone has
been infused into business, and il has become
Q settled fact that no goods, beyond stock
or two of dry goods. will be laid in our city
before the middle of June This cannot fan
TO be of great benefit TO the merchants be
cause il will enable them to dispose of their
/ remaining stocks at perhaps q better figure
than had the boats been successful, a. IN
/ other seasons
GEORGE MONTGOMERY set fire TO his
brick kiln last Saturday and it has 50 far
burned with great success This kiln con-
taius about 100, 900 brick, which will be
ready for delivery in 3 short time. This is
an evidences of the energy and sagaeity Of
business men of the west Few supposed il
/ possible TO make brick in this country and
until the present season they were In very
little demand, from the fact that only Tufh-
cient were made to put up cLimneys, &e-, bot
the late Ere demonstrated the excellence and
enduring qualities OF the brick made here.
Consequently from this time on brick will be
one OF the articles Of trAfic and the compo-
sition of many an elegant residence and hre-
uroof .foro f