The Montana post., 1869-01-01

fortune to attend this lecture will not soon
forget the charms of fsStudent life at Erie
berg"
NORWEGIAN GULCH-From this min>
ing region we are favored with the following
items of interest. The Sterling Mining Com
pany commenced drifting the 22nd, and are
succeeding very well. They propose to con-
tinue work all winter. A. A. Master A Co.
are sluicing and making wages. b. kiser
made q discovery on a bar near Gold Run, and
are engaged in running n tunnel one hundred
and City feet. They get from Eve to ten
cents per pan, but are piiing the dirt to sluiee
in the spring. On this bar there has already
been over thirty claims recorded. -. In Ster>
ling, Capt Maltby is running his mill upon
rock taken from the Rising Run, lode situ-
ated in this district. This gulch will per-
haps be one of the most busy mining locali-
ties in the Territory, and will furnish employ
ment to several hundred men,
BI.LIARDs.-There is q pleasure in
store for those of our citizens who appreciate
and admire fine game of billiards Cand who
does notl) on the morning of January LIST, at
the Helena Theatre, will be played o French
carom game of billiards of $50 points up, for
$500 side, between John J. Mclean and
John n. Rodrigo, two of the best players at
the game in the Territory. Mr.. Mclean is a
most elegant master of the cue, playing with
a"nonchalence' and artistic touch that is sur
prising in one so young. Mr.. Rodrigo is
player of finish, nerve and skill, and we are of
the opinion that it will be an exhibition of
H.. e,l LsIi.n-l hafara
equalled in the Territory.
SILVER STAR DTsTRICT.-From a gen.
tleman we learn that the Bates Trevit mill
is pounding away upon the Iron Rod, and is
doing splendidly. There was a large clean
up made but our informant was not able TO
recoIlect of what amount. The Everett mill
on the Green Campbell lode Is increasingly at
work, and we may expect to hear of good re-
turns in a few days.
s. A. WILLY, EsQ.-We deeply regret
to learn that this gentleman has been very i'll
at Salt Lake City, but is at present slowly
year looks in, the roses of returning health
will tint his cheeks.
POLICE CoURT-The examination of
Felix Burgoine, who was arraigned on a
charge of larceny, occupied the attention of
the Court the greater par: of yesterday. The
case il adjourned till this morning at 10
O'Clock.
From Wednesdays Daily.
From our Boulder Correspondent.
BOULDER STORE, NJ. T., Dec -.
EDITOR PosT:-Though our Valley is slight
ly clothed with the SNOWY subIimIties of De-
cember, still we are unable to reveI in
the enthusiastic sport of sleighing over our.
level roads in those really lovely moonlight
nights, behind n span of spotted cayuses,
armed against bad cold with n we'll loaded
revolver of Hostetters patent. Snow, strange
to say, makes its visit to this valley short,1nd
almost too sweet to be enjoyed, while cur
neighburs in every direction, only too fre>
quently find themselves overdosed, greatly to
the discontinue of extensive stock raisers,
who are usually accustomed to rely more on
the hope of mild winters, than good stacks of
hay. The Christmas ball at the st. Charles
Hotel was entire success. True, the music
merited no special praise. slight lnterrup-
tIou at midnight caused many to express dis
pleasure. yet the joyful merriment was kept
up till broad day light and on the whole, con-
sidering the gloomy, disagreeable surround
ing circumstances of which forbear, for sun
dry reasons to make mention now, the guests
and participators from the Valley and the
City, from Highland and the Old Bar, to all
of whom we owe our heartfelt thanks, unani-
mously pronounced the ball at the St. Charles
No. L. 1t was indeed pleasing sight, to
notice gathering of perfect strangers, ming
hing together in the festive throng, with
countenances stamped with happiness and re-
fnement and Joined with the golden links of
harmony, peace and good will to all men.
We were favored with the company OF
some very accomplished ones of the
fair and manly from the Metropolis,
but their names are too numerous to men
tion; suffice it for me to say, they did we'll,
enjoyed themselves hugely and deserve to be
catalogued In the tables of a kind remem-
hrance. A miners meeting viii be held to-
day at Spring Bar, situated about one quarter
of a mile west of Little Boulder station, fer
the purpose of enacting laws which will pro-
hibIt selfish men from taking claims for dear
friends abroad. Mr.. 6. o. Humphries hon.
ors this valley with hasty call; from him !
learn that the tunnel, which Is to convey the
water from the head of Boulder to Butte
City, is progressing with astonishing rapidity.
Excavation is very easy, no blasting is re-
quired and foot of tunnelling is regularly
accomplished each hour, though every inch
requires timbering. The workmen are already
within 500 feet of the centre of the summit,
and wnen the tunnel is completed, it will be
I7eo feet long, and at 81 per foot, together
with incidental expenses, will cost about S5,>
&c., The enterprise is indeed praiseworthy,
and il Successful, will benefit thousands of
people who to-day laugh at the great nnder-
taking and doubt its result. I am impressed
with the candid belief that the Butte City