The Montana post., 1869-05-28

are fresh In the land, arrived yesterday from
Benton, having come up on the Deer Lodge
They were very enthusiastic on reaching the
cIty, and were evidently surprised to find so
large a city and SO many people. We met q
large number of them last night and learned
that every one had secured work of some
description. They declare themselves to be
more than satisfied with the country, and ex-
pect to stay. They are heartily welcome to
our midst, and If they continue contented,
industrious and frugal, they will accumulate
wealth and become more and more pleased
with their new homes.
GOOD FOR BAsIS.-Wel learn from MI
Jas. Hslfourd that the company in which he
is interested in the above gulch, cleaned up
on Monday, after two weeks run, one hun
dred and tventy-eigh ounces of gold dust.
The ground of the company on the bar from
which this run was made will average about
$50 per day to the man. Anxiety Is felt by
the miners in this, as In nearly all other gulch-
es IN the Territory, about the scarcity Of
water. and unless there is n bountiful supply
OF ram, work will have to cease satirsly in q
short time
FROM Mr.. Fred Sandrock, lately re-
returned from Georgetown, Silver City and
adjacent camps, We learn there is great scar
city of water in that vicinity. This seems
to be the general complaint in those districts,
and much valuable ground Is laying idle for
the want of the precious fuid- The claims
that are being worked are paying fair wag &c.
No MORE BOATS AT BENTON YEr.-A
letter from Capt. De Bow, at Benton, reports
the river falling. No boats had reached Do
Phan's Rapids st that writing. Unless We
are favored by heavy rains soon, we doubt if
boats viii reach farther than Cow Island this
year.
RENovED.-Postmast c. II. Crounse
ECO, was busy yesterday in removing the
Post-ofice to the new building on Main street,
and will have everything In shape this morn
ing The ofice therefore, will be open this
morning on Main street at u o'clock.
FROM VIRGINIA CITY.-W. G. Pfouts.
ESQ, of the firm of Saml. Russell Co., one
of the best young men of Virginia City, ar
rived by last coach for little recreation in
the metropolis Billy Is known everywhere
throughout the Territory as possessing ster-
ling qualities as 4 business man. and socially
is a universal favorite.
ARRIvALs.-wells, Fargo & Cos.
coach brought in from Virginia as passen-
gers, Col. W. r. Sanders, W. G. Pfouts and
Mrs. C. S. Griffith.
LINCOLN GULCH.--From this gulch
we have the most cheering reports The
miners are all at work and doing very we'll.
From Thursdays Daily.
DIscoURAGED-Of some eighty or
ninety "pilgrims,' % who arrived by the steam
er Deer Lodge in search of work and oppor-
tunities TO mine, nearly all have readily be-
come employed There are few, however,
who after q two days search after the pre-
cious metal, have become thoroughly home
sick and disgusted with the resources of Mon
tana, and unhesitatingly pronounce it . blk,
and their journey OF three thousand miles in
quest of the 't6lthy lucre" 9 failure. Such
. party We met last evening. They were dis
cussing the cheapest mode Of conveyance 60
Benton, and the probabilities of reaching q
dowpvsrd-bound boat. They were not "golng
to stay here and stsrve;" they could see tha,
"the country was played ost;" they KNEW
pl<nty Of men Who we're working for board. ''
days they bad acquired . wonderful amount
Of information, and were satished to 20 home
again. One word before you 30, gentlemen.
Do the fair thing by Us when you &c,
back TO that beehive Of poverty. Say
that you could only get $50 OF
$50 per month in gold and your board IN
Montana; that you would rather work "clus
to hum" for SIS in greenbacks Tell them
that you went all over the country in two
days, but didn't stop to look st it. Say you
didn't see any gold cropping out between
here and Benton, 80 of course there could
not be nuch in the country. Tel your friends
in "Americs" that the air was too "thin''
for you; tell them you saw advertisement.
for lsborers, at 81 and IS per day in gold,
in the papers and posted on the STREET Corners,
but didn't ofsr your services; tell them NO
body who viii work goes begging for employ
msnt in our streets Tell them anything you
please, gentlemen, but do not do injustice to
n place you know nothing about, only that
there is such place.
BLACKFooT.-From q rich, gossipy
letter from our correspondent in this mining
camp we gather that rain has At last come to
bless the Ds of the miners and increase the
rewards of Eard labor and persevering efforts.
The same storm that is scattering moisture
over this district extends over Blackfoot.
For the last two weeks the mines have been
doing very well. On oPhir Bar some dozen
of companies have been working at good pay.
Further down the creek Ed. Smith Co e
Bedrock Plume Company, after three long
years toll and perseverlng struggles declared
their FIRST dividend last Saturday. This COM
pany have enough good pay ground to keep
them working for ten years There are sew
eral numing companies on the creek, all of
whom are doing WELL Carpenters Bar, Snow
Shoe. Washington gulches and all other
mining camps are being vigorously worked,
and the results SO far are very satisfactory.
Last week Neil Hill and party returned from
the new diggings on Moose Greek, In Idaho
Territory. which are about 200 miles distant