Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-02-07
a Lucky NIiner-DIck Pop1in.


Our readers will rornemDcr All advertise
ment which appeared in our columns u few
months ago lnquiring for Mr.. Popiia, 10
whose credit $4,000, proceeds Of s;Le Of
quartz interest III Colorado. were placed in
Colorado bank. Dick, who has been pros
pecting IN the lnoiihtans most of time for
the last year, dropped in to Bozeman a few
days ago. where ha1was informed. that by
consulting the files Ut tic lNDErESDEST he
would find evidence of his good fortune.
This reini ndadyhim tkat lieallad sent 4 power
of attorney'to Colorado last winter, Willie
stoppingin Wasla Walla, W.T.. authorizing
his attorney thereto sell quartz interest.
and Immediately wrote to the SAID attorney
to arrange for the TRANSMISSION of the amount
ito Montana. Mr.. Puplin paid US ayisit this
week and gave the following interesting
particulars in reference to his ramb.es since
leaving Walla Walla:
Leaving Walla Walla in March, the party
started Ion prospecting expedition up Snake
River. through eastern Oregon and Idaho, in
the direction of Montana. Striking tile u
LAVA BEDs or SNAKE RIVER,
about 100 miles east of idaho City, they
Travelled several days BET ore passing through
them. TO one side was a high range OF
mountains and OH the other the lava beds ex-
tended as far as tile eye. could reach. The
first night in the lava region. the party
camped at yciy large hot spring, tie water
boiling up through, the, lava, making terri
fic noise. The whole lava country Is filled
with wonders. which added much to the In
terest Of the trip. Ihs country seemed to
have peen ut one time IN immense mass Of
liquid fire, which congealins, formed great
assures aad cracks through which, the pas
sage Of air currents, made the ii 8
Widest OF WEIRD SOUNDS,
which to the imaginative dpcrson might be
Interpreted as revelations from. the neither
spirit world. There being long stretches OF
country with but little water the party ocea-
.ionally descended to considerable distance,
in tile cavcrils where they found snow III
quantities sufficient. to supply themselves
with water. In other places they rolled rocks
down the tissnres, which echoed and re-
echoed until the sound was lost in thedeptlis
below, with.snt any evidence Of the bottom
having been reached. II. ..5s.s. ..ist;ss :.
Arriying nc EanilscIs- tile pioneer itowHsso.
Montana, the panty .rY.ted forA !. f.ss.s-slasss
wilel, tl,ay took lip filsir ln:fcIi Tor yozelnan
via Alder ghlcli. Here Die. PopIin. Jen.
Standfer and Jack Reynolds formed i pros
pectilg party and started for 'llat paradise Of
the stampcdcr, the E ...'. .#-l, :
S.. ,EILsws;rosE,
where they found some good quartz, speei-
men of which, was shown us, taken IRON a
lode on Clark S Fork. 1t contains both lead
aud silver to the amount OF $500 per ton.
Tile lode is ownsd by Df, crtpin & Co.,
who intend TO erect smelling works near the
site of the lode next season. After leaving
the Yellowstone tile party Crossed over to the
hcadwaters of the West Gallalin where they
found gold in small quantities, v hich they
think WILL eventually pay Tor working. 81
] Mr.. Poplin is now stopping i'll Deer Lodge.
intending to engage ia minipg next season
with MIR. j. IL. Baterton. The irrepressiblei
JEFF. Standfer is engaged in business in Utah
for the Writer, but is likely to turn. up next.
season. is oep,..ctor in the mo::.:'!tains OF
the Yellowstone, and Bill Fairweatnel' Is
haunting his cid trails-the trails that lead
to the Judith Mountains and the Bad lands
patiently awaiting the appearance Of ..bunch
grass. s--Desr Lodge Independent. 5,sta
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