The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-15
FROM OUR TRAVELLING COR-
RESPONDENT.
JuscT1os, Jan. ~, 1877.

i Leaving Mill rrek and passing UP th
u assanlaria alias sStinkingwater--vall valleV.an,
i BY Ramshor. Bivins. Harrison and Califor
i MA gnlches. we arrive at the ne MUS 'ltra D
Montana plaeers-fhe world-rennwned AIDE
gnlch. AZ ( approach my old stanpln,
ground and the old familiar scenes hiirs
! upon my yiew.I cannot bnt fail to remark h
contrast between its present silent aud semi
deserted appearance. and the busy actiyit,
/ that was so manifest there dnriug the term D
/ my pilgrimage in that golden valley. = Tlli
gulch has been heretofore known as the bes
winter camp in the Territory --lninars woule
leave in the spring and visit other places,
where the sbortness of the seasssa. and fhs
limited water supply fnrcell them to .srnaks
/ hay while the sun slone. and consequently
| high wages were obtainable; but when water
sspeteredn they would almost invariably re-
turn to old Alder. and dig around t.illars ane
patches left in tormerdays as being not worth
! the labor of working. and not ullfrequently
would. in few days. make more than the
entire amount OF their assummer's earn, gs
But now. although the season has brought
with it its regnl army Of returning prodi
gals. who have, as usual. been spending theil
substance i'll .iotons living. ard have come
back to father Alder, expecting him again ia
kill the fatted calf for them. He Is repeilant
to their advances, having perfnrce been COM
prtled to submit to the more chilling embrace
Of the Ice King. and his treasures are non
come-at-able onacceunt OF the extreme oep.h
Of the frost; and the necessary sequence in.
to use the expression of an old ..Adobeite. /"
that there will be more broke men in the
statement. however. must be taken I'm mag
mum grand sofas, and think will not apply
to old residents Of the guleh.
notwithstanding t e present inactivity,
claim owners are jtlbilant over the extreme
depth of snow in the mountains, and in an
ticipation OF a long and prosperous season,
and although now idle, are confident they
will more than make up for lost time when
the summers sun shall send the snow c,urs.
ing down the creek Nearly all the fiume
companies are going to increase their force
of hands, and are prepared td take the ear
iiest advantage Of the breaking up of VIM
ter, and the works generally will be more
pushed forward than they have
TOR many years past.
At Summit John How is sti pounding
away on rock from the Oro Cache, the yield
Of which cannot be said to be without vari-
ableness or shadow Of turning, ii being
Here we go up, UP, np
Here we go dOwu, down, down,
But coming out, like like Mark 'rwain's
watch. a very good average. and at present,
understand is doing very we'll CoyeIy d
Bro. are tapping the keystone 200 feet deep.
md have about 50 tons of fine ore OH the
lump.
There are fourteen bedrock fumes in the I
srlch, most of which have been doing well.
md have good future prospects.
Matt Roberts & Co.are running drain to-
heir ground. above Virginia, and expect to
amplfte it i'll May. siessrs. Hart 6 Cass
a4e their main drain completed, aud are
low making branch dfaius preparatory to
xtensise spring operations.
At Adobe Town. the liveliest burg in the
uleh. there is, more progress manifest than
II the rest of the grllch combined Blythe
v. why didn't some Of our le gislaf0rs amend
VILLAIN 53 by Inserting Adabe? Had they
one so. il surely would have passed. for
lobe gets eserrthi it goes FIR. Here
hey have brass hilld orgii,ized which will
fortlv eclipse everything of the kind ever
zen in tile Rocky Mountains d.. not know
how many pieces it will consist, but it is a
rgr number. and it will b. sfupendouS
fair. The people Of Adobe Town have al
avs been heavy alf the .,hlnW." but ither- !
, they have not expended their si,rpIus
reath on anything more than their indvial- !
n bassos;'hut now they propose to make
artiaI nEsic for the delectafion of Ma lison
general and Alder gnlch in particular. and
use the Virginia City brass band to hide
leir diminished heads i'll ndisgust attheir own
Significance.
The irrepressible Nick Gary and TIL. I'M
ressible Dave O. rien still deal ont the me-
.>saries and a little more to the satisfactiof,
their patrons. The |. D.G. +. (here called
u Lemonade Company are are putting up
fine hall. Mr.. ". Foreman (shertY} is
es,ting a large building for TerpsiehorE,n ,
lrposes, and report predicts the erection of
Masonic Hall i'll the spring. Some OF our !,
d-tilners have gone East to winter, among
EN- Mr.. Oscar Sedman, who before his de- !,
rture took ticket in the matrimonial lot-
ry and came out winner; and. al hough the !;
ize i1e gor il Rynae no longer. yet. as it is. e
d-man should not.live .lone. and the young
ly is favorably known for her beauty. aln- :
,ility and accomplishments, il requires 10 !,
EAT stretch Of prophetic power to predict i,
: happiness in the new relations. So mote
be. 4sEsta ts5 {
Nevada stands, liks Pompeii. an imposing : !.
,nnment of departed glory--the only COM !,
.rcial institution being the store of Nj. w. :
ews. and one horse sulky butcher wagon !.
1t would make the ghost. of Alex. MeizeI :
ire in alright at the degeneracy Of the J,
de. 3
The miners below junction are consider !. I.
" exercised a .ott the Alien Bill. There ! !
fonr or five miles of gnlch here that are :,
ina diggings. and several compa les have 3
n opening claims for the purpose Of sell
/ them to the Gelesfials. but the passage of a,
recent law prnhibitins aliens from huy-I Il
. or Leasing placer mines has frustrated &C
ir plans in thh respect. and they are los til
to d considerable extent. Mr.. John 3, w
in, OF junction. took time BY the Inreloek. tr
has Afftnfptf q sala 0f his faufira interest