Year: 1866




In company with number gentlemen Visited the spot
and there beheld sight which Notwithstanding its fire.
Quent occurrence, caused thrill of horror through
my being. The mornings bright sun shoue down full
upon the ghasy and disfgued countenance of Lesnder
w. Johnson who had been short time before. convicted
of catte-steaing He had been Virginia for safe
keeping: but the Sheriff of Madison county refusing
admit him into the Jail under his charge he returned
to this place, manaeled and placed in logcabin until
secure position could be found for him, from
which he last night taken before stated, and
cuted. awful spectacle to behold, and that
should be a terrible warning TO evdoers. Here a
young Of considerable energy and natural ability just
the Threshold of life and with every prospect of
before him. ruined by his aud his life taken
atonement for crime. He neatly dressed with
black coat check pants white shirt and collar his feet
covered with wOoen socks his boots lying the
ground where he had apparently thrown them. The wind
blew in tfu gusts and rocked the body and fro while
the chain which danged from the manacle around his limb
clanked and creaked, making unearthly sound. He
has brother in the Territory who is said to be respect
able 'I


THE MINES OF ELK AND BEAR CREEKS.


At the former place. there said to be from twelve to
fifteen hundred men. The guch is filed with snow, and
very little is being done in the way of opening claims
In Bear guch the excitement raging and claim hoders
are very ubiant over their prospecs The road is lined
with bound for the Eldorado and all seem conf
dent There is considerable litigation going on in this
place concerning the titles of mining claims in the gnches
mentioned and parties having interests therein had better
look after them, the Jumpers the rampage Near
Blackfoot there have several very


RICH DRY GULCHEs


been discovered recently in character similar to the cee
brated Carpenters bar in the vicinity. Water is to
be taken into them from Little Blackoot river ophr
proving very good wagesdiggngs, especially in the
upper portions.


QUARTZ MINING.


At Butte-or Abbot City, it is called-the New
York Company have large force of employed in
sinking the Original" and other odes which they are
interested in while there great many others at work
ON different lodges, of which developing fal
beyond the ancpatons of the parties interested. There
! is one fact relating to


a DEER LODGE VALLEY


stock growing region 10 which wish to call the atten
ton of those interested There has been less and
weather in IT, the most beautiful and arabic in tn,
Territory than in any other and have yet hear of th
loss of dozen head of stock although there cat
tie horses and sheep here than in any other part of Mon
tana; and all the sustenance they have had has beer
obtained from the rich grass growing abundantly
every portion Of Deer Lodge The valley being very
rapidly settled and for the most part by families OF wealth
and culture the heads of whom among the most ini
entia and able of Territory and just the clas
desirable, in all respects


would offer, with your permission asuggestion to PUB
lisa synopsis of the requirements of the Internal Revenu
Law relating making income returns and taking ou


licenses under said law it is nearly time for nev


licenses to be obtained and the returns made and yer,
few people understand their duties in relation thereto
would be- this time of more general interest than amos
any other matter. y.