Year: 1867

has been embarked in mining, and work


has been prosecuted with an energy that
| attests the confidence of the operators
and gives assurance of success. The
Summit, Hot Syringe, Sterling, and 9th
| er quartz district are referred to in de


tail, and in the most fattering terms.


The gold mining district now receiving
a considerable portion Of the public at.
tention, is that around Helena. A great


many Of the loade are situated on Gro
Fino and Grizzly gulches, to the south


west Of this city, stretching along to the
northwest towards Ten Mile Greek, and
connecting with that district and with
Blue Cloud district. The s'Union Lode
is situated near Grizzly gulch, in the
Owyhee Park district, and is party
owned by James w. Whitlatch, ana is
considered one of the richest and best
developed in the Territory. 1t is being


worked in several places, and promises
all that could be wished Recent crush
ings Of ore have yielded seventy two
dollars to the ton. The Park Lode" is
also doing well while in the neighbor
ing gulches there are many fine lodes,


which only need labor and capital in Or
der to make them rival anything yet
found in any mining country. Careful


assays prove these lodes to contain from
tw enty five three hundred dollars per


ton of gold; and they have yielded as


high as two hundred and forty dollars to
the ton by the working process. Blue


Cloud district is very favorably men


toned, aud also Ten Mile. There have


been more valuable discoveries of leads
this season than ever before, and CAPT


tai is being carefully used in developing
. them Five hundred thousand dollars
judiciously expended this season would
open out enough mines to insure the sue
cess of one thousand mills next year.
Consequently, the mines can offer great
inducements to capitalists another sea-
son.


'eThe leads In Montana generally better defined
than in any other mining country in the world and the
singular freaks sometimes taken by them in other





ore is theme of general remark, and, although sui
phurets often found, they taken indication
of richness aud their appearance looked upon a
promise Of ultimate On the whole, the gold
lodes Of Montana look in every way encouraging In
every quarter the highest hopes expressed and all


look forward to great wealth of the Territory from this
SOURCE"


The principle shipments of merchan
disc to this Territory are made by steam
boats up the Missouri river, from st.
Louis to Ft. Benton, at q cost OF about
eight cents per pound. From the latter
place transportation is had by horse,
mule aud OK teams, to the different towns
at from three to five cents per pound.
Fifty boats landed at Fort Benton, du
ring the past season, with freight to the
amount Of from one hundred to three
hundred tons each and were it not for
the rapids above the mouth of the Mus
cleschell, many boats Of larger capacity
would engage in the service. Hence wsg-
on road, built by the Government to H. ele
ma to the most feasible point on the Mis-
souri, river below these rapids, would he
of immense service. A wagon road
across the mountains to the Pacific coast
is also strongly recommended.


The productions of Montana are such
as to make the Territory self-sustaining.


"Iu a word. all the necessaries Of life
are within the reach Of any one; and in
proportion to the prices paid for labor,
cheaper than in the States-offering to
the Industrious laborer inducements fur
nished by no other portion Of the Union.
The climate is healthful, and with an at
mosphere devoid of humidity, is admi
rably calculated for those afflicted with
diseases Of the lungs or any kind of
rheumatic affection. The purity of the
water, and entire absence of all malari
Gus influences, also render it well adapt |
ed to the invalid suffering from any cause
whatever.


But not alone in a practical view does
Montana offer superior inducements to
the people Of the over-crowded States.
Here, side by side. they find the grand
est of the Creators handiwork, and the
magnificent enterprises Of man. Above,
tower the lofty peaks of the Rocky
Mountains, covered with a luxurious
growth Of evergreens, and capped with
everlasting snow; while below is the
sturdy miner with his pick and shovel,
extracting the precious n etal that is to
sustain the national credit and honor
and valleys covered with herds of cattle,
stacks Of grain, and all the evidences of
wealth. With such advanta-
ges as these, who can doubt the brilliant
future of Montana Territory, and the