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, 1870-03-18

Present ottganizea mining district, VII, Il the
very lowest estimate, employ between five
and ten thousand niners On tho bars, Mills
and channels Of the strea,ns, which azo now
lnown 70 con.ain good pay. Taking yiew
outi iae their immediate camp, along tho Bitter
Ioos mountain gorge, which extends from the
divide betxeen tho bend Of the Big Hole AL
litter Root rivers, and runs no1thwata!y to
Bend dOretae Lake, distance Of $50 nanes.
with m average width Of IS miles, I'd. con-
considering the Eocd-phying And rich gold de-
Pcfits that hare recently been d:scoyeEed On
both ades Of tho range, and the limited amount
Of ,prosFe that Las been done, il is ressoa-
AID more extensive rnines will be fouud and
q ened up ct an easfv day. There WIS n3ques-
ton but that tie rings, as whole, within tho
li1aits mentioned. is gold bearing, and presents
tho best and most extensive field for the miner
aud ptospector to be found within the limits Of
the Pacific elope.
This Point, which ID now about the centre
Of the discoveries, ia 500 miles f1um Wal1a
WzllA, sua i little urer EGO milea from Helena,
70 we will hATe compehhnn in supplies from
10th quarters Ths climate is lnildes and
much more favorable to mining than any por-
there have been b1t three days during The
| wiEtet too cold to impale mining, and for it,
excellence and abundance OF timber and water
the raEee suIT.assea my portion Of the noun
txins I have seen.
I ~ regard these discoveries as tho opening
up Of most profitable and rich mining re
giou. As some Of the old plscets become CT
h.ustt d, it Affords field to all tho idle men
and vii operate llrgely 70 increase the popula
ton Of Montana Territory. write you - tn
situation seems to me- from careful aud ActuA
oEservations for The past three months, regard
less Of The sensational opinions Of II
oversanguine Of the stories Of the earlier dis
l p1stei ftampcderA~
, 1870-03-18
Litigation In Relation to tho Will OF
tho Pos{tfytgt Comen,

A curious actiou has Just been brought to
elose at Paris concerning the will OF the great
Comte left L vo1uminous viii, tho execution of
which he committed to thirteen trustccs, under
tho dire:tion Of II. Lafitte. The substance Of
the ceeument has reference solely to the pub
lication Of certain works written BY n. Comte
IN support Of the Positive philosophy; and
publication on the ground that their
enect would be to overthrow tho system
they nrc intended TO strengthen, and to
dcttroy tho authority Of its founder. Nine.
Comte Is WOMAN Of high intelligence, and for
long time shared her husbands hbors and
place between them. though they still kept upa
cor1espondepce and interchange Of ideas,
Shortly after tho separation the philosopher
made the acquaintance Of Nine. Cotlde de
Vaux, also pc1eon OF considerable ability, who
Has married to convict Her painful position
sympathy, for most intimata connection
was established between them CoIote be-
etowed upon har tho nAme OF "S2inte
Clotilde, md was in the habit Of submitting,
to her III his schemes for the deTetopment
md improvement Of the human race Sho
died soon aise1"aa however, leaving deep
Impression upon the minds OF Cemte and bis
disciples 20 much 80 that even now her por-
trait faces that Of tho philosopher on the walls
Of the room in the Rue dc Monsieur 10 Prince,
wEeze his followers arc in the habit Of asBeu1-
bling. It must not 10 forgotten that shortly af-
ter his marriage ". Comic Was attacked BY
mental disease, and placed under tho care Of
n. Eequirof, whose Treatment and attention he
80 much abused in his correspondence. Whist
Hme- Comte wanted TO provo Was that in the
latter part Of his Life IL. Cozuts Was insane,
nj d that in consequence his will should not be
cairied out. She demanded tho return Of the
MSS: which remained aftcr her husbands
death, baeing hc1cla upon the tact that many
statements in them were defamatory to her
s.li. 1herc was, moreover, sealed packet
euatsu ing tho revelation Of some mystery To-
| earding hersen, to the publication OF which
ehe greatly objected. The court, after four
fs!F' citing, came to the conclusion thss the
claims Of the philosophers widow wezo nm
founded rs regards the works md reputation
Of the deceased, but that they were 5ust con-
ce1ning Ill things relating to herself. They
| returned a verdict according to which All the
wishes OF tho deceased are to BE- executed and
Lis MSS. published. on condition th.t al pass
ages in them detrimental to Mmc. Comic arc
! omitted, and that the sealed packet containing
tho mystery is givcn ur to her or her advocate.
, 1870-03-18
The Gaming OF George Wilkes.
S,r Eo,s tHrrh 15 De.,ateh 10 he ciueiana:i Caan-
Dt7rtGi

George Wilkes, editor Of the Spirit Of tie
Times, has, it il said, for some time past, en-
tertaincd ii feeIng against William ", Leland,
lately the propGieto9 OF the St Julian Hotel,
On SATURDAY week he made partial attack
upon the latter in his paper, whereupon Lelana
called At hts Office and requested him to desist
from future articles Of the Kind. Mr.. Wilkes
refused. and said that ho should continue Civ
ing h;t opinion upon him. Major Leland de-
ported. telling Wilkes that he would then have
10 abide By the consequences. A sharp skir-
mish Of words occurred between the two, and
LelaEd departed
In the sa1I of The Times Of Last SATURDAY, in
long a1ticla upon Major Leland Mr.. Wilkes
Published the following acandalous paragraph: !:
- 1t Il hut true thst Major William ". Le-
land would xccouect anything that he might
have to 60 for = dye-donar note. He (3Iajor
.Nn. Il. Le!nud) is notorious svinaler and
scoundrcl, whose infatny is "a common as the
air he would not bo believed on oath By any
Jury in New York, and adding besstlE oowardiee
md brutisl.ucss to his dishonesty, i diseoun-
tcnanecd even hy bis own brothers for his cruel
teatmes and kickings Of Il vito who, IN aldlton
to being adorned with ere1y wonanly vi1tun,
has borne him several children
Major Leland did not again call at Mr.
Wilkes Office, but in walking up the west side
o. BroAdway yeste1lay. he met him between
North and Duya1 streets Taking OF his Glovee,
he stopped M1, Wilkes, and asked him in EN-
Thatic tones what he meant By slAude1ing
h:m.
Ar. Wilkes said: "Keep away trom me.
now. don't want anything to do With you~
and 1t the esrne time morcd his right hand
toward his left breast- pocket.
Major Leland thought he WIS attempting to
draw pistol and felt that no time was to be
lest Having Al oaken etic x with 4 knobbed
top in bis hAnd, ha struck W'ilIes violent
Ee followed the bIov s. otkefa on the hc.d,
face, and body. and, after knocking Wilkes
down, aually broke it,
Wilkes recovered himself, and Tan into tho
store No. S25 Broadway, pursued By his ant,go-
NIT. There he wxs subjected to removed
5.oNt, and his head md check bled freely.
Leland, finding that his stick without the
upper part Was but moderately effective, de-
H.ted and left,
wilkes wished his face in The store and also
departed.
1he whole aEAir Was ct very ahn-s duration
Wilkes made no complaint. and consequently
no arrest Ut Le12ud uaa InAda.
, 1870-03-18
Protest Against tho Eric tsProsectlon -
COmn1ittrcsss

The London papers pnblish tho following in
diGpant protest gainst the nachinations Of tho
sci dixan! Eric Protection Committee:
The undersigned, holders Of large num-
do mosr earnestly protest against the action
lately taken By tho socs1led E1ie Protection
Committee a. being contrary to the truo inter-
est Of tho shareholders In justification Of
their protest, they beg to state that xftar the
The dcmaud BY the shove committee Of one
chilling par ahArs,- ana thu. Stamping
OF it under tLs menace Of It being
excluded from the stock MARKET IS
rothing but \ blind, calculated to coerce
theiE most valuable lgfst Of electing new
manager Of the Eric Aailroad COMPANY, with
cot having previously been made ac1uaint ID
either With the name Of the qualifications OF
tho candidate for the management Of said co n
pauy whom the Protection COMMITTEES intsnd
to support At The next e1estion. The fact that
not less than 4o0, 600 or 5A0. 600 ehares can, By
such a Wholesale registration Is ad-
vized by the committee In fayer Of Trustees
itcurc the election Of an unknown person
Is manager Of such an important company,
without his having to buy, As IN ordinary WAY,
the required number Of shs1es which would
understood by the Stockholders, who would
thus loee through such III inconsidcrate ragiA-
Hatscn al the benefit Of high ptieca which
tlefc sbarcs would necessarily attain II bought
SUCCESSFULLY by the unknown candidate or his
rartF desirous TO obtain control Of the new
elections.
I'VE haye rcaeon to believe thlt th6 we'll
known, influential party who his been fos
n any years trying in New York to get the
management Of the Erie Company would
eheerfnIy pay large amount - bonus to
have the 4UO 0C0 or 5O0, 600 shares hc1a IN this
country registered in their name or in those Q.
theis friends, in order to conquer for the can
dia.te Of their choice the position Of the Eie
transparent pian Of the so-called Protection
COMMITTEES has no other object than TO take from
the hands Of the shareholders, without eiyinr
them any compensation whatere1, the uost
valr1ble right of electng IN unknown person
- manager Of such an important Company.
and dn paasnE him And his party from buying
tho mi. .ority Of its stock, which, II bought bT
putty ntw in power, ould 11ee the price OF
ct Ases It l,ast hfty dotlsss-
"1hc above explanation viii suffice to move
ttAt somebody else but the shareholders woaId
get tho Gnorruous bonus, which may be c.siy
CALCULATED, snd which would be gladly rsa;i 81
ed by the bo-called Protection Committee. Our
shareholders viii, therefore, do wen "a
abstain from falling into the nsw trao. l,v
tikLtly holding their shArea, tnd by refpsttur tn
tjIu any paper whatsoever or to pay any shiI-
ling feo or accept any stamping, which eere-
monials aze but blind to > scheme which
thould be denounced Tor their beneat d
r1css md the Doard Of stockhallars
un immediately diaoouatenaaco the actioa
.Ed measures lately takcn By tho protcndsd
Irtteetion Committee, u their nantznance
would iDaugurata, in tho first financial cirr3o of
the world, most DISASTROUS sJusem Of organ
, 1870-03-18
mr.. Burltn-nme's Obscquics.
~. Rss7stnru (Fth. sp cmrt.ponde,set Of Ae .ya
1.oxk N,rxId


Tho Ctineeo were rery much affected By Mr
DuIingame'a death. They hid put their whole
confidence In him, and. evidently loved him
very much. The meeting OF tho Chinese Min
listers with MEs- Buringalne VIE vetJ moving
sight Us one present described It to nc, Some
Of them, however, havo their own ideas as to
the cause Of his death. Por several days the
Chinese a1g hung from tho balcony Of tho
Hotel Klu. but one day it WAS found tLat, By
some mistake, the fiAg hAd been hung bottom
upwards 60 that the blue dragon had his head
down. The lower membcrs Of the suite de-
clkred thst this wxs the fore1unnsr OF aou,e
ter1ihle calamity, and the fAg wns hsuled down
and no longer displayed The Chinese arc so
revercnt Of tho dead that they not only wera
not reluctant to enter Christian church for
tho funeral. but, On tho contrary, were vefy
much surprised that any question should be
:. The funeral vas very simple, As Mrs. Bur
H1nSxfns Waahed no unnecessary display The
Iouezat servlce was read Ut tho hoteI At II =,
N, GF the English Clergyman, IN tho presence
y. tnh family and lew near friends. Not
: ~ !onE a1tar, tbs body was taken IN = quiet way
- 9e caapei OF tho British Fnctuy, On tho
aa1Enfh QnAx. The funeral was appointed for
an ciocx and hy this hour tho chutrh mas wcI}
@ tuieu "itn Engish md American roa;dc,,ts- of-
nesee o. NE army and nayy. and oalc;,l. and
Moeoe-Canp p 81 tho Emperor. Ths Em-
Pcror tu1nee1f did not come. aa he at 49, n.
tended, but aitc1Nerds paid hit nt .-on5o. IL.
!ence to MsA bsudinSame. Tha church xh;ch
Is pretty, neal rooan, IN tho Gspek styic iii
fine painting Of tho czuth1ion over H. .,t.r
. Was draped tn black snd when III wero asaou..
, 1870-03-18


TAYLOR Page, Thomas Hines, and Nj. '. Wilson,
eh2lked Nitn being FEuptietofs snd scoss o. reg,
tive youths, charged with being Inmates, of
gambling house, weIs aagns4 eet91e ;eeS yuss.Gs r
hr'I fcr trial before the Rec1rleIs Court, In bail
Of x.1u anl tho lAtter were nhed 9B each
,,tscn for ;lc anprcfc nston Of CnaT1es F1itz, Of
Ily<ie raEk, OF the charge Of cor Stealing. FHtz,
leayiug Of the matter, slipped ont Of <own. A
.aI fairned before Justice Summernelt Hearing,
however, was postponed fos one week, osN being
h1s Wi,iiam M Conway and Thomas jackson are neigh
boEs IN bridgeport, and yesterday got into DIS
mute about fence, during which CONWAY drew q
revolver and threatened summary annlhilatlon 70
Jacksop This led to the formers arrest, and he
was he'll for thai In bail Of $500:
james O'Mara and john FAtrtste were ar
raIgued at The instance Of one uf PlnkertonA PFC
arpcafcil to have been at the bottom OF the a0atE
The case was continued until Saturday, bail being
Amcs Shaw, charged With stealing ride, valued
at 500, from licnrJ Mcfarland, Was held for tsia
In ball Of SEQ
Thomas Hickey, for nring revolver. a. the cor:
nef OF Clark and Monroe streets, during tho pass
Ing Of tic procession In hoaor Of St. Patrick, wa
fired $a -
Jphn Solomon STOCK Hus picked up yesterday OF
Caual street In what the policemen described 70 he
4 condition Of drunkenness; but John resolustll
pensd pe1aeey s sosef saas b. fas1 his
ihc condition of the soil in Chicago was peculiar
that no man could stand by another without weak
started out without his ovefshoesi and, nndlnE
himself IN cruwd Of persons, be tegan 70 sctue
and, in few rnin1tsa moFs WA What 81 tae ~ asem Ia
not drunk, Int buckled. The Coutt accepted III
dt.c1sor Of the Board Of Public Works, that ~
person was responsible fer "buckllng," aod dis
charged the prisoner
Affairs at the Norsa Side Court yesterday wer
, 1870-03-18
WOMAN'S RIGHTS,

A Ecnn1c Physician ChnrKcd with
EyndinK tho Ikcvcnuc Luys-Shc
ClnImx Exemption Hccnu&o She In
not Allowed 10 Vote, and Declares
She will not pRy Her License Tax
Until zrcr Sex nr, Allowed Their
Rights.
FEuan tht Philadelphia stle9raph, Narrh IL
On complaint Of tho Deputy Collector OF tho
Fourth District, United States Commissioner
Eitdle Issued n warrant LAST wcekfor tie arrest
VI Susan A. Smith, practising physician OF
West philAdelpis, upon the charge Of not hav-
ing r,afd tie special tax provided for BY the To-
tefnL Revenue laws. The warrant Wis plaeed
in ths hands OF one Of the United stxtes Dep
lacy to be present 1t tho COMMISSIONER Office
at Eoon on Saturday last. Miss Smith rrou1-
i;el to appear at Tic titao specified, but failing
10 Go 60 the officer this morning w1ited upon
her, and requested her company as far cast ~
FiItl. and Liberty streets, the warrant being
ing at the Commissioners Office, the following
testimony WIS entered against her:
William J. Mackey sworn; Am Deputy Col
1ector Of rhe Fourth District Know the de-
terdAut She resides 1t No. 1o4 South Fortieth
street She "a = practising phxaic'An. Last
al physici1n, which she refused to pay, and
sid she would mover psy nnhl her sa1 wero al
lowed to vote and hold Office. She hAs not
Ea1d up to the present time, have sent meg
sengefs to coDoct it, but they were neses able
20 70 90 Cn Friday week, sent her written
| Eollee thst Il it was not paid would bring hsr
| Of it. >-' 'AS' Nv AA04~'
E1ye prescription '-@ ~ - @'>'>
Mass smith said that the lAw was m unjust
one} ano u ehe had not been Bumau ahe
auusa oeteI h4Ee been required to put in I'M
| sppeaEanec before = United Etatea Cn,,,ris.
sione9; She clsimed to 30 eSemnbe,1 ] % oq H.
ground Of her not having tho r;rht r. r,sn W LUG
The Commissioner deinandsd S5Mn ~ -
bcr appearance At court oA'' 1ot
Tho section Of the Internal Reyenna las
| under which tho warrant in thie r.s I've,
issued, reads - follows: '' "as
"fbysicaAns, surgeons, and dentists shall nsr
s10. Every person (e1cept apothecaties,
whoeo business IL ia, for fec aud revar.i ~
prescribe remedies or perform surgical opera.
lions for the cure Of any bodily disease Or Ill.
ing, shall be deemed physician, surgeon, o,
dentist"
And the penalty section reads:
That any pe1ron who ehaN exercise or car
II On any t1ade, busincas, or profession, OF dt
any act hereiniftcr mentioned, for the nxer
i cising, carrying on, or doing OF which speciA
tax Is imposed BY Law, without payment there
Of Is in that behalf required, ahan fo1 ever,
such offence, besides being Liable to tho pay
Ecnt of tho tax, be subject to fno or penAt,
of not lcsa th1n ten nor Inore than five hun
ttrd dollx1s; 1rd, II such pcrBan rh1ll 10 l
! Manufacturer Of tob.cco, suu0, OF Ggars, or
Wholesale or retail dcalcr in liquor, he ahIl b.
further lAhlo 10 Imprisonment foI term no
1ess than sixty days and not e1ocedlng tws
yesrs,"
, 1870-03-18

taking this WORK for Wa1wprtn7 Twunt9 4 frne,
Or loeherE. u you choose, hc bccSmo the su2crin-
tcnocnt Of his owp Job.
Stimulate every representation madc 10 M letter:
but the IMPORT Of the committee TO Whom It Vas
referred. Wa& made without my opportunity having
nT.nE before them my evidence cf, Of witnesses
to sustain my alleSauons; nor DO the committee,
even uron tho u.1e-slded and unfair Investigation,
cars To pronounce my statements. or any OF them.
untrue, but only Say, Tncy believe thai Ae tattnt
OF said communication Is entirely false md With
ses the q aaa
the l.st seastsnl, t6st he had invest! t!aa:ea tn.
ny sueh charges: and Ihey Believe sueh enaY,s
Inomaa ! pczsonL ihja1J, &. VINO arc iaess
and rurposes. ciuzen Of COX County sends
respectable communication 10 Its Hoard of Supef-
vlsoIa not one Item Of which J.. or etin, na a.s.
unfair and partial examination, secka 70 shelter
the aceIsed " nrTaiKning the intentions and pat.
poses 9f the x1teE of ths Ieitst And " \; SPIEL
port aud Investigation, addressed . note to she
sskRx bos ns S1ss a
nled. ny Communication having been either tabled
or dHItEa1ded, that no recourse WEE LEFT to me
i nlso SOUGHT 10 appear before the board to nn-
swer certain allegations Of Nj. Thomas In relation
TO the work Of heating the NoIUa School, now he
tug executed by the company Of which aun PIcsl-
dent: but this privilege waA denied me- Will only
say here that an prepared, before any tribunal,
10 dcfcnd that work md every part Of It. all
ready for an Investigation n any time that one L.
desired.
It further appears that Mt. Thomas, when before
tho hoard, stated that tcok him ever to Field
Letter i Co.'S, and While there asked him what Il
would te worth ro him 10 superintcnd putting u
the heating apparatus In the Court House. and salt
thought 1t WonJd be worth 6, ,0o1, and that TIL
! Was The only way IN which he fThe1as} MAS eye
approached with br1be. 1pronounce this state
ment Of HI, Thomas absolutely md wflfnlly fllsc
| On tho contrary, l asscH, aud will main
| tain, whenever called on 70 do so, tina
| when was bidder for thl
Job, and before the contract Kas let, Mf. Ihotna
cate to 1ue OF his Own Inotiou. and proposed that
| In case secured the contract under my BID, h
CThomas) would supctIntsnd this work for me TO
$500 OF woud work for me In 1t for S per day; NJ
| this while he held the posluon Of County super1n
| 1endenf OF Construction.
Mr. Thomas further offered, on tho eame ocea
siun to do The WORK Of setting tho boilers TOT N
tthe very work which he admits he ail for v q
worth, fNohis Furse, or for lhtberg} 1or $, ,soo
at the game time rc1natk1ug TINT one else eou1
do thls work for lcKs thxn 81 ,500. OF this proPoS
ton made by III. Thornas have memorandum
! msde on the SPOT, and Also have evidence that
made substantially the EaMe onct In relation u II
setting Of the boilers, under Ike cifcufstanceas
| another competitor for the contract DID he max
such IN oer TO the successful competitors, or d!
and lose 3ss by lit And did the county pay II
contractors, or Loebefg, or Tho4as5 L " Yet p r
Fy.s,ls.nt Northwestern Manufactur1up &
, 1870-03-18
:, ',1RE'cOuRTS. j,
The Lemont Homicide--lndict.
ments Found Against Sew
eral Persons.
Claims of Dower--Ths Landsrah Will
Seeking Her Child.
Superior couH.
fwfN1EAT. NATTER

CRIMINAL AA114h4
,.r san,sa ~ 80 -" a,"nsnsusd NJ + w isorn,,
being appointed foreman. After some hours OF
elaboration the body returned the fouo"1nS In
t!ictments into court:
4pE 1Exok1 uuMI1nL.
'atnes hcaas lof me 1--WE n.e,. e. ~ ~ W"s ~.
Ca1tJ, hy shootan2 nlol 1n's "s ae Ncn iea1s
homiciae at 1e1nont It would seem, from rec
affection Of the case ~ 1t appeared upon tho hrs.-
80 ~ II. nrtt.fon of fhe txo yartsA. A. ina tt,,o
ans oi tae Pcsson " u4e ~ pa'nS =. tne u"ae
resident In Lcnont, visited the saloon Of one
Michael Mccullough, where free nght was tuau-
guruteI a the consequence Of an over supply OF
IN offer to compFumlse the bill 6J the ncceptAnc
4,f lesser price, and then the night McCarfy va
Killed, and two other men, Timothy and 0auic
p1tscol!, were wounded, rs also was the Keeper
the drinking house Ready, It Is claimed, nrrd
The shot which proved fatal
Atchael Mccullough, the keeper OF the drinking
house, Was also presented for having committed
m assault uNon Timothy Dnscou, with intent TO
uuF,ler him.
One Patrick EAiu, or Kane, was also indicted rs
tly,on the other wounded mnh, Daniel Dft1colL
LARcENrEa
Two other Indictments, for larceny, wern found
Ono accuses John l1ennessy and Michael Farrell
With the larceny OF a revolver, a pair Of boots,
and a pair Of gloves; the other Il 70 the ehecs
ana some money.
MORE TAX JUDGMENTS.
Judgments were rendered yeSterdRy as fol-
Iowa:
GurhInx and Cling Illinois street from Wells to
EinpsluIry street
Giudine Blue Island avenue from Twelfth ia
Twen1x.seconJi strrSt. CSes;op0 asseasEeat)
Extending Fifteenth street from Its present
, 1870-03-18

tlcd ttn oGEan began to play = funeral Iaarr3,r
ard tho rec{Ur- md curKtea went
70 The vrStr! to meet tha body,
EHd econ rctu1rcl preceding It. The
ctflE Nas carried ia ly the paIl-bosrers,
NEo wcro followed By Ito two sons OF Mr.
IurlihGame, TIC ChiG1se Ministers, some init
nate friends, tho rest OF tho Chineso Hission,
4rd the CosTs DiplonAtique and high govern
Eent officials IN full Uniform, incluainS sone
CT the most prominent mcn Of Rusna- The
Fal-beareEs VIC n. dc West1n1nn, Adjunct
ai1niskeEof Foreign Affairs: M. do St1cnnbu-
kofi, Dkector OF tho Asiatin Department.; Sir!
andrew buchanan, the Eneliah AmbssHA-
cor; General Eleuty, Ambassador Of
Fnreo; Governor Curtin General. .ylAugally,
Russian Minister ut pekin N. do Champs,
Secretary 70 the CLinesa ADxioz and General
Ietnutz, tie American Consul This simple
English burial service was performed, while
kfouEd tho body ot tho dead American ntood
huessansr GreckA, Catholics. Luthe5Anst Pro
tcttants, MchArmedans BuddhistS, and pa
Eats, al rererenty listening. When tho Ser
vice was over and al bnd gone. the few friends
carried tho ccfhn down to tho vault Of the
Church. thcre to remain till sent To the United
States
The colin ia OF plain rood, enelosed IN an
other Of lead, which ia covered with blAcl
doth, aEd neatly trimmed with whits and kil.
Eet. Il KaH loaded with Wreaths Of Laurel,
{ csncllias, and iumortellea, but through them
might he ecen a eilvcr plate bearing the simple
] Inscription:
, 1870-03-18
discovery OF Rich Gold Fields In
MontAnn.

from MI p.anA Te11itory, has rcceiYed The fol-
Living letter from 4 responsible gentleman,
announcing tho discovery Of new and s1ch gold
fields in 3iitsuula County, heretofore almost
entirely an Agricultural region, Over eB, ooo,-
eco hsrc elIt.dy been taken from the gold
felds Of Mcntaua, and nov discoveries a1p
constantly made:
There " now no possibility Of doubt bat
that the rnires already discovered here viii
make the Hveliest and largeet mining camp in
the Tez1itay the coming. season, and their OK
Cedar Ctrek md lts tributaries, within Tic