The Montana post., 1869-02-26

day closed its little eyes, folded It's tiny
hands and sank into the slumber of that sleep
that knows no waking Thus Is it most hap
PLY relieved Of the sorrous and troubles Of .
life that rose IN ghostly premonition before
it.
uusele>heII correspondence
JAN. 81, IS6e.
DEAR Local. trust that your pardon
win be granted for my long delay, when
inform yOa thar tins Is the first OpTOrta-
nifty have hsd of sending word t. your
city. This i at present quite lively and
thriving settIsmsnt- There are at this point
from seventy TO eighty men who are all
Industrious, honest and working hard. This
is evidenced BY the lArgs packs of fGrs, skins
and hides ready for shipment in the spring,
the huge ice houses filed with crystal ice
awaiting the coming of the summer steam
boats, the tons of dried and cured meat for
transportation co the States, and the immense
rows Of cord wood piled along the Missouri
banks presume that few of your readers
aware of the existence of an infant set
element comprising within It's limits 80 much
wealth. intelligence and thrift so far down in
the wilds of the Indian eoentry. The only
drawback we have Il the Irregularity Of malls,
which, OF coarse, We expect AZ this season of
the year, and the great scarcity OF goods and
merchandise so much needed by both whites
and Indians. A few days since 4 party of
river Crows came In 20 inform us that their
tribe had thousands Of robes and we're ready 70
trade, bat TO their great disappointment there
were no goods for them at the station. A
party of men from Thompson's Gulch arrived
y yesterday, with between four and Eve hundred
wolf skis, all OF which they were dssirous of
exchanging for goods and provisions. Mr.
01a-Ia-rn- en.1 fha Of
them, paying part cash, and the balance IN
goods, which the citizens much needed and
bad the means TO pay for. The Montana
Hide and Fur Company have their stockads
and large and connections buildings in com
plete order, and are wasting golden harvest
IN having no goods IN them. The weather Is
very fine. The Indians are quiet and devote
their time TO hunting. We all look for .
prosperous season 20 our settlement ~ next
Summers trade. The mail Is starting, 50 I
c1t this short I shall in future kesp you
posted Yours, BUFFALO.
FrSm the Daily of THURSDAY.
MCCLELLAN GULcH.-We were pleased
to receive call from Mr.. ". S. Barrett,
most prosperous condition of affairs. A drain
ditch is being run from Mcclellan TO Poor
Mans Gulch, the enterprise being undertaken
and conducted by the owners of the claims IN
Poor Mans. By means of this ditch the en-
tire length If the gulch will be worksi the
coming summer In Mcclellan a great num-
Der of the mines have been worked all win
ter. The water that supplies that gulch in a
great measure fows from springs and bsars q
temperature of such a degree Of warmth that
il flows in the sluice boxes eveu in the cold
est weather. On the coolest days of this winter
earth was being sluieed- Price 4 CO. are
busily engaged in drifting, IN the lower part
of the guleh. IN the upper part, where the
pay dirt Is not deep, grOund-sluIeing is re-
sorted TO. Ii is anticipated that the CON-
ming summer will see a large amount OF
which Is now being worked has all been
worked before, and in this rs-wOrking, from
good wages TO 50 a day per hand, Is reAlued.
We regard that this will be the case with
every gulch throughout Montana, and that
at some day not far distant, last chanss and
Alder EuIches will Be populous with miasrs-
SMALL Pox.-There is little doubt
entertained by those who devote much Atten-
ton 60 sach subjects, but that the small POx
which Is now raging on the Pacific coast and
in the region of White Pine, viii ultimately
reach and touch our section Of country. We
look every day during the present mild con-
dltion of the weather TO record case Of this
most loathsoms and horrible disease Hoping
and trusting that We will not Be called upon
to speak of il IN our midst, We cannot but
urge upon our people the necessity of taking
such measures as TO them may seem meet and
proper TO prevent the introduction of the dis
ease, or to ensure = safety from il in the event
that it does come While upon this subject
We give the following card ofDr. ShUue, who
stands high As = physician of note IN the east,
which is very generous and paisevorthy:
SMALL Pox.
Any body wishing to have their childrer
vaseinated with fresh matter, free of charge,
can call at the City Drug Store, from 10 to
Il A. n. j. SHoUE.
HELENA News LETTER-The speci~
men copy of the Helena News Letter, issued
yesterday is upon our table and is in every
respect a most commeudable affair. Our citi-
Eens have been furnished with . copy and are
advised of its charact@ristics. II contains a
full and complete compendium of the local
and Territorial item. of the past week. II
cannot but be of great beErdt TO our Terri
tory and of much interest," to our citizens.
We shall allade TO it hereafter.
WHITE PINE.-There is a splendid
picture of White Pine on exhibiticn at The
Art Rooms of Mr.. Douglas, which hAs 70 b
seen in order to be appreciated. II Is one Oi
those pictures so true to life, representing
the actual condition of White Pine. Upon
it can be traced the various veins which mArk
It's surface and spots rich with recourses, car
plAinly be designated. Those who design mi
grating to that region should call and exam,
ins it.