The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-04

| .pile.n and notwithstanding The showing
and blowing. and Sizing and frizzing, they
| are scattered along the gentle slopes and
mountain sleeps, with pick and bar, and
powder and fuse, extracting the quartz from
its rocky easements, and are either selling It
to the ubiquitous Bohm for greenbacks. or
piiing it on the dump to await the operations
tof the crlshers and anlalgamators in the
spring, when they expect to have chunks Of
retort which will astonish The natives, and
place Beaverhead in position ~ the banner
quartz county OF Montana.
| The absence OF the miners gives Bannack
the appearance OF being deserted, and very
! little OF importance is TRANSPORTING in town,
except the preparations being made for the
grand New Years Ball at the Goodrich House
where the folks expect
/ ITO Danish care and trouble
| With Joy and double shuttle;
| With polka, toe and heel,
1 And waltz and sprightiv reel
| aud other terpsichorean performances well
known to the initiated. .8&2
| The celebrated Blue Wing District is yield
ing large bodies of very fine ore, which. for
regularity of value are not to be surpassed in
the county. Mr.. a. Bessetteis working ten
men on the Brick Pomeroy, which shows, as
far as developed, from to 10 feet wide OF
quartz worth IS dollars per ton on the dump.
| Mr.. B. is working from five shafts-and from
the amount OF rock In sight, and at the above
figures, he cannot fail to make handsome
fortune from his property.
The Saint Paul, also situated in this dis
| trict. Is one OF the best developed lodes in
the vicinity, aud is owned by Messrs. Merry
& Brown, who have 8 shafts down and are
working the lode at a depth Of ITO feet, at
| which depth it retains its original width OF
crevice aud richness Of ore. This vein II
about 5 feet wide and the rock will yield
about 80 dollars per ton. The Dacota Swing.
| Kent and Wadl,ams lodss are all working
with good bodies Of paying ore in sight, and
with the cooperation of the smelling and
anna gamating works, and the resumption OF
work by some Of ths mills which have laid
idle SO long, (cause. litigationl. ! cannot
doubt that Bannack will shortly take its place
| in the foremost rank Of the bullion producing
section of eur Territory.
1 At Argenta the casual observer would be
inclined to suppose that there Is very little
done in this locality, but on going through
town the smelling and reduction works Of
| Messrs Bohm & Co. the signs of life. and in
l.dustry are very apparent. The busy hum OF
| machinery, the Changing of hammers and
stamps, the ringing of the anvil, the piles OF
rock i'm bins and corners--the constant activ-
ity apparent in every branch Of the business
from the assay Office to hesmelting stacks,
from which steady stream Of metal was
lflowing-all denote the energetic and enter
prising spirit that has succeeded IN giving an
Impetus to that important branch OF our IN
efustry, viz: quartz mining, the successful
i prosecution Of which depends almost entirely
upon the successful manipulation Of the ores
/ in establishments like this, and was highly
qratifisd at being informed by the very gen
4 siemanly superintendent. Mr.. +. Bohm, thai
the Argenta Reduction Works were prc-emi
Inently a success. Rock is being constantly
i hauled from Blue Wing, Vipond and othel
! mining districts, and when we consider tina
s in many instances as high as one hundred
dollars per ton is paid for orc on the dump
and then, as is the case from Vipond. it ha
s to be transported long distance by pact
3 mules and wagons. it speaks volumes for tn
richness of the mining resources Of our youns
aad thriving Territory. The Company ar
.iso working on the Ferdinand lode at Ar
gcnta, which has fine vein Of argentiferou
galera, worth on an average about sevent,
i've dollars per ton. As the works On thi
i mine are under the superintendent Of Mr.
Tobias Bandon an old time 'Schnm,' hat
no difficulty in procuring safe conduc
through its caveruoussrecesses, and from tn,
appearance thereof | could only wish that
mas the lucky owner.
Along Beaverlead valley there is grea
!. anxiety among the ranchmena and stool
raisers, on account OF the unprecedented
severity OF the weather. Snow Is alread,
deeper in the valley than it generally is il
: the month Of March. and should the winte
continue to be az severe as its commences
iaent. stock must necessarily suffer to al
4 alarming extent, as very few of the ranchmeI
have hay sufficient to feed for any lengthencs
lperiod Of tins. How long--oh how Ions
will ii be ere orr people shall realize tn
truth of the proverb--an ounce Of pre-
rention is worth pound OF cure-and that
= little ,.slicious Investment In the balmy day
of Summer would save an immense amour
of suffering to their stock, and conseqlsen
Ipecnniary loss to theanselvess There ar
q thousands OF tons of hay trodden down an'
81 spoiled every season. and yet our graziers in
s dalge xRnualiy in lethargic Incidence, wait
: ing like wilkins Micawber for something +
Il turn up--and if something dnnt turn M tn
winter ID make themtTilatle, then lost Is III
]. eurss III IL CAM ss sss5st is s.a II. B.
!. seaool Bls.I---v,VTe haye.receiyed from Vir
il GINA a copyof the bill amending the sthoo
{ laws,.which hss been introduced in the Leg
81 islatare BIZ Sir, ScaEls, OF Lewis and Clark
eaunsy The bill is very long and full an
Il bears every evidence Of having been thor
!. aug lsly considered and maIured. Il seem s i
Il our Judgment TO provide for al contingencies
i tint may arise ii the administration Of IA
I. scspools and districts. and X Il becomes lav
q it will give the Territory, 4 good connie
school systein. We have had but little tim
81 trsy, No ,sll flsnrntlpIl examination, bsl