Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-07-01
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Correspondence Of the Kcosce Courier.
I. X. l.. CRY, MONTANA TER !, l
June 9th, 1870.

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DEAR COURIER From my long silence,
you have perhaps, concluded that VIC arc
either scacsscd or got too rich to write for
country journal, and consider ourselves en-
tircy above you We'll, the latter "we take
in ours" as n slight glance at the map will
in some respects, prove the fact. The first
we hopc never to be, and the latter, Gin
truth" never shall be, for palsicd forever be
our hand and smittcn to silence be our tongue,
when we refuse to lend them in aid to our
friends, either materially or by simple words.
just here, speaking of riches, reminds us that
if Gold is riches, then we see it around us,
for we arc in tho midst of the richest gold
quartz country, perhaps, in the world. This
region and city have the quartz mills of the
l.. X. l.. Mining Company, of Adds u liar.
vey, Col. James Whitlach, and Turnley Il Co.
immediately below, in same region, is the
mills of IIcndre, Philadelphia Gold aud Silver
Mining Company and the Columbia Compa-
ny, running constantly (by steam, } and crush
ing ore, worth from SIS to $500 per ton, and
on some Of these same leads, and others
equally as good, near by, you have the Nc
Clurc the Argyle, and the Orleans, the latter
owned principally by DR.. W. L. Steele, and
from the Mcclure and Orleans, we, through
the kindness of the Mcssrs. McClurcs, Argyle
and Steele, received some rich specimens of
ore to-day, that VIC hope to show you, aud as
our friends who are rich, or well to do, on
the gold question, and seem to use the same
literally when their friends arc AROUND them
it makes us feel almost rs we'll for them to be
the owners as ourselves. This is great
mining region, and is now being fast brought
into notice. Just think, six years ago almost
the first foot of civilized man trod here, and
now three cities, Helena with population of
10000, and others of less note, with popu.
lation of $4,000 persons, and seven. quartz
mills running, all within an area Of ten miles
square, and where labor is brought down to
an equality with produce, tools, &c. This
section will work one hundred thousand men,
and pay tho owners of these mines and the
mines, the placer mines pay well, though
many Of them once half worked. Water is
the great draw back to the full development
of the placer mines Of this region, but now,
| after the great fall of snow on tho last of May
and lst.instant, water is plenty, and just haso
wo will mention that wo found at work upon
his claim, Posey Oglosby, formerly of our
section. lie requested us to say to his broth.
er, Washington, of Bachelors Retreat, that
he expected to visit him this fall. We urged
him to do ., and suggested that in South
| Carolina persons of lis color were immensely
popular and Influential, held office, made laws,
and in fact controlled tho white man, thing
he could never do in Montana This park,
or basin is very beautiful, pleasant and
convenient. Wood, water, grass and roh
mines, we could see nothing lacking to mako
tho picture perfect except woman, for you
know that tho garden Of Eden was desert
until woman smiled. Most Of the miners are
eithcr bachelors or have left their families in
the: States It'll they could fix mp for them, but
generally with. tho calculation to make a
l'sraise'' and 90 home. Alas! whas a sad pre-.
! diea,ncnt some and their homes. It is now