The Montana post., 1869-03-26
WHOLE NO. 239
FROM SALMON RIVER MINES.
LOOK AT THE MINES.

EDITOR PosT From all accounts you
enjoy about the same kind of weather
at present in operation in this camp,
therefore il is superb, and comment is
unnecessary. Our mining prospects are
excellent. At the head of Nappias
creek Mulky. Henady g. Co. have horse
whIm erected for hoisting gravel, and
are doing a good business. They will
take out big money this season. Next
below them is Sanborn & Co. Quite a
number of men are employed on this
claim, drifting, hoisting, preparing slui-
ces, drains etc. There are several men,
bers of the company, and from indica-
lions, they will all do very Well this
season. Discovery company's ground
Immediately below, which paid such
handsome profits last year. will be
worked by the same company this sea-
son. They have also two bars in other
localities, which they will continue to
work. 1t is a strong company and well
managed. Below are the famous Doug
las claims, which have paid well for two
seasons and have as good promise for
the future. No work has been done on
them this winter but il will be resumed
soon. These claims are near the mouth
of Smiths gulch, where there are quite
a number of buildings and a store doing
a good business. Heatle's tiume, some
distance down the creek, is ready for
operation, and with improved facilities
will doubtless increase the yield over
last year. This finishes up operations
until we pass down to
LEEsBURG, -e.---,
q hourishing town ordinarily, but dull
at present in consequence of the snow
blockade in the mountain between this
and Salmon City, Bannack, Helena and
the world. This will continue but
short time however, and our merchants
anticipate lively trade this year. Nc
Mutt & Co., Beers, Davis g. Co., Wool-
ferson and others are purchasing their
goods in Chicago and New York, and
will be able to sell as low as the mer-
chants of Montana. .-..#.-
BELOW TOWN
The work is carried on principally by
Chinese, and as their acquaintance with
Americans is limited detailed account
of the Celestial Companies would not
be very interesting to anybody this side
of the moon. Four miles below Lees
burg is Beers, Davis & Co.'S flume-an
extensive and elegant affair. The work
was done last winter, and the hume cost
some 5000 or $4,000. 1t is now
ready for operation. There has been
no mining done with it yet. and the ens
terprise is an adventure. All the indis
cations are favorable and they expect,
and we trust they will have munifcent
reward for years to come. Messrs. Bars
rock, Beers, Davis and others have a
saw mill here, which supplies lumber
tor the whole country, and is kept cons
stantly employed when there is water.
WORK CUT OUT.
find that have occupied too much
space already to attempt in this letter
to refer to Bear Track, Sierra, Smith or
Moose gulches, and shall defer that to
another letter, as the ground / have
gone over constitutes small portion of
these mines.
POLITICAL.
At the election last fall the officers
elected were principally democrats. We
elected q democratic Representative to
the Idaho Legislature, who went over
to the Capital and fairly spread himself
in procuring democratic legislation for
this county. This county was estab-
lished and staunch democrats were ap-
pointed to all the offices-very respect
able men, and of great ability. He
also had the county seat located at Sal-
mon City, some 10 or 20 miles from here
"a city having probably in the neigh
borhood of halt q dozen inhabitants, ins
cluding men. women, children and
household pets, which population it has
with great regularity for Is
and bids fair to continue for
the next decade. Very strange to say,
the people here are indignant at the To-
cation of the county seat so remote 4.
from the population of the county. This
is very wrong, for our Representative is
a good democrat, and they certainly
should not complain. What are the
wishes and welfare of the people COM
pared to the ipse diIit of our Legislator
Verify nothing. Yours truly,
-. .r. V. HARDUP.
Leesburg, /. T., March Sd, 1859. r. .