The Montana post. [volume], January 14, 1865, Image 2

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ýW TILTON * CO., Preprl..ri.
VIRGINIA CITY, M. T.
0
Jaturday, ...* Ja 14th, 1865.
Shermaat's Christmas .1l8 to Pres.
denat Lincola.
The nob!est and most welcome Christmas
gift ever presented by one man to the rep
resentative of a nation, is the city of Sa
vannah,-which Sherman las given to Pree
ident Lincoln, as a revoacher for the success
of his enterprise. Never since the warwas
first proclaimed, till now, did the Union
cause appear so prosperous as it dooes tt
day; and never did the dark clouds fore
boding the storm carryingru;n in itotrack,
so darkly lower over the Confederacy. The
deeperato game will soon be played out,
and remoree alone will be the portion of
the guilty leaders ,ho have Seduced their
ignorant followers to the commission of
.tho helliqh crime of rebellion. One by ueo
the armnies of the South are being conqul:r
ed and destroyed, and the signs of the times
point to negotiations on the part of many
of the rebel states, entered upon with the
hope of averting the destru·cion which
must attend a t much lon ;er resistance. Wil
rning;on and' Charleston are the only two
poiuts at which the rebels can receive ma
ter:al aid from abroad. These are belea
guered and will soon fall or be rendered
unapproachable. Lee's sunplies will aiso
be cut of, anud his inprogna:l o position will
then be only a tomb for b;msclf and his
army. llood is a forlorn fugitivo. Price
is no longer to be dreuded. E: rly has beon
beaten to a stand still by 8horiaIn. Lee
.a.d Br:eckinridg. alone remain, and tJhay
will not r,.main many mouths. Sooa will
the eanthquake chout of victory announce
the triumph of the cease of liberty and
Justice, ain tha return of the misguided
.people of the south, to their natural al
lgiancee. The tide of victory s?.ts surelv
and strongly onward and toon will the fcr
rent prayers of thousands be answered, and
peace w:th all ita blessings ag,'in dwell in
t.e land.
The Achlaerrnenta of a Year.
One year ego thia evening, this village
then a mere ha:lnot, wus surrounded by a
line o' pickets arumed to the toeth, whL,
all night ]o,:g ke.t " watch rnd ward"
over its E!oeping, unconscious inhabitants.
The mc;rni:a caxni , and with it crowds of
pK ople froi r5turmh, Pine Grove, Highland,
Nevada, J.auiht:on and elsewhere, hut of
their errand thitler, many of our inh:abi
tants were uttc..l ignorant. Every persce
desiring to be, passed through the line of
pickets inoot4w:n was ashuitted, but no ur
gent ne,:esaity was su~icient to procure a
pase the other way. About 11 o'clock e.
n., squaRds of arncd men wei 5 e.rcLnr
the town, anJ in three hours, iveo m.u had
been arrested, and a li:tta later were es
corted by the i;::ncsrase crowd to an uti:n
isaed house in front of what is now the
:,one E!ke,':us. where they were hung
Withk:'t a dihselo;.g i oico, unl?.s from
their wicked rang. T'ha arnes of the`e
friv men were John (Ganlgher. Boone
Helm, Hays Lyon, Frank Parish at!
b(xorge Lanea.
Of the actors in thosn scenes, it is' not
proper now to speak, bat of I cc1u,:c.
which led ct thcm it i- not inupr.;.er to Scv
a word. The:e are but o fw of r prnt
i-lhabianr.ts who knew the desper.stt char
actor of the ruiir spirits here then. Meo,. v
was du:n:anded of our merchants as a lom.,
whln they kucw thve cou:d not hpn.: f-or a
rturn, andl a rtfu3iL wa:, mu::et with thr-ats
--iometimes with person il v:ol nce . l'vly
men at one time lay h-lirless inl ~kinur's
siloon, al;l shot ors ia)bed, and riots, routs.
and uniawfal easermblies were of daily oc
currence. Men were roLbed in cabins, on
frequented highways, and murder w as often
co!nitttd in the broad light of d ,r. Tahe
hanging of Ives in the preceding December
Was a move in the right direction, but the
aiseaae required a more radical cure.
Beforo that day "Red"e and Brown had
been hung on the Stinkingwater, and Pl::m
mcer, Ray and Stinson had been e!ctud t
at Bannack. These executions had taken C
place at night, and not very n.any wero in t
the secret. But bohere in V'irginia it w.e :
di'ferent. It was the doings of the commu
nity, not of any conmittee, and the cown- -
munity has stood by the doings of that day I.
with rare unanimity. That work was weil o
begun, well executed, anl tlished and the t
result is seen in the quiet of onu towns, in c
our immunity from brawl, quarrels and d
orimo of all kinds. it
crimo of ail kinds.
,Occasionally thure occurs hero, as there
will in all communities, serious oiT'nces,
but we have courts to administer severe,
certain, and impantial justice. In one ve:r
the change in our town has been radical,
and the improvement decided. In another
year we may reasonably hope for otiter im
provements. Our churches and schools a
vear since were unknown. Families were
few, and sooiety scarce a credit to the ter
ritory; but the events of a year have
crowded innumerabie blessings upon our
pathway, and the beneficent results of 1864
lead us tobope well for the future.
In the aresat;ime, our citizens can only
hope to improve society by assiduous lalbor
--by the oultimation of kindly relations with
each other-b7 the exercise of courage,
kharity, and all acristian virtues; and to
Jis labor they .are urgod, as well by selfish
SBa hantae considerations.
tMe .--Stting aside the anavoidabte litUe
ackents dof asleigh-ride--euch to upsettiag, horses
uaila, away, or frseing a tee, a sleib-ride on the
.l stnow, to the merry tinkle of theuleigh-bells,
-rt ,e.iy oae door plea.re a e ,. .a eujoy this
i er. And well are ..r sd old makin,
th .. ai t .o at ,,loo ela4i sow, while it last.
.ýba apsr' "ig t . .all of utats Sash
- r.' , .-.ira.p -
The oRinoral Resourcon oI Horeaa
Foremostpaso.g thoe 'amtels of an aSg
0f woader-tandste diacovey and the set
gement of jont&*. ifere, where the In
dian aoma4e wandered amos~ the prowling
denizens of the hills, scarcely more savage
than himself, is to be seen a spectacle un
parallelled in the history of the world.
Scorning the slow growth of the elder ni
tions and outstripping even the swift pro
gress of terrtiorial greatness, Montana, the
Unknown of yesterday, springs forth the
leader in the march of enterprise, and offers
golden rewards to all the adventurers who
throng by a hundred paths to behold her
greatness. With a bountiful hand she fills
the outstretched palm of thousands who
bring no recommendation but industry and
n3 qualification but the ability to labor.
For a while, men listened incredulously
to the news from this far country; but
quick!y, certainty succeeded rumor, and
surging through the passes of the Rock
Mountains, like the spring flood of an ice
bound river, the rushing torrent of emi
gration spread itself over hill and vallley;
while from each iron bound gorge, smiling
vale, frowning precipice, and yawning
canon arose the joyous cry Eureka!
Scarccly has the echo of the first glad song
of triumph died away, ere from every nook
and corner of our country news comes, as
on the wing of the wind, of new discov
eries, eacePgreater than its predccassor,
till even the California rangers and the sil
ver miners of Novada, quit their new-found
homes and throng every approach to our
western Ophir.
lore, whecre We write, in this enchanted
city, the great gulch traversed by Alder
creek for twenty-two miles, challenges re
search, never yet fruitless. Though thou
sands of miners have, in every conceivable
method, delved and dug from one end to
the other, yet years of labor will have pass
ed ere it ceases to yield the rich harvest
that has mrodo so many of the poor of the
land wealthy and independent. Numbers
of rich claims are almost untouched. An
ticipating the ineviti.hle result of the con
tinued industry of multitudes, aiture has
pointed to the hill, that onelose it, and each
day brings nes f quartz ludec discovered
around and about it, on all sides. At the
hiead of tills val.- of wonders, the General
Butler, Oro Caohe, and Kearsrgee, among
scores of others, contain treasuro'that in
vites the lrIor of years. At Prickly Pear
creek, silver lodes in dozen, are already dis
covered, with many a crevice of gold.'n ore
and th,, work is not yet i-l0 part completed.
O)eor Lodge co'autv seems. acearding to alt
r.liiable accounts a very Il Dorado. Veins
of pure copper traverse the rocks, and the
ai+tounding riches of Silver Bow creek are
such, that it is our int.ntiowt to pub!ish
soume of the assays, as a speciamen of the:
hidden w'.alth awaiting development.-
Down at Wiscons'n gulch, the prospect i.
most encouraging, and near it are lodes of
si'ler and gold in abund::znc. lattl~enante
mountain, on the road to Ba'nack, has al
ready interested the capitalists of N:.w
York, and conmpanies are fornmed to bring
to light its earth-pent treasures.
At Mill creek, around Brandon City,
about 18 mil'ýa from Virginia city, is a
quartz mill bieonging to .ir. F. Ceisler
and there will be work for miuv a weary
team, ere the necessary m'ichinecy arrivre
to work the many auriferous ledges that in
terscet the country.
From Ram'us horn, the tidings are of th,
imost ch, crini doecription. Soam., of tbhe
very best quartz lodes0i the country are
!oýted ihreabouts and not rparsely'scat
tred or unsvailabl..
In the vic;nitv of Bannack, runs-the far
famed D>ket.~t lode, which is indeed a
m nei of .ohl i in it to bL found thewon
derful cavern, the subject of so much spec
u! tion, as yet, but little exanined. lHer
are two quartz mills, one with ten and the
otoher with twelve stamps-one b.longin
to a N .w York company, and the other, we
believe, to Col. liunkins.
A bIit. t -s+. to o witer enr vt i: this
dI:roction. Tho country ii to the full e en
couraging as any other, but the m,.n :arri not I
there, and it is reserved to the emigrants of i
noet spring, to
i next sprllui, to
"Dii fro:u ii sOnriid n.ine the uselass ore,
Ar.d stan~p it with a diadem."
r As the needs of comn!:rce become great
er, the coal which is to be found in many
pare, of Mont.tna, will prove the source of
1 ias.i'nv prosperi'y and a holding ground for
- tih anchor of the me~chanian n. Iron ore is
, to b r met with in thouuands of piac,-r, baock
I oning to the hardy laborer to come ::nd take
Ithe queen of maetuals and build thi iron road
St h'ch shall connect us with our homes in s
S:he aIt.i In our childhood's d'tve, we re-ad
of Ai din' lamnp and of the Valley of
I)iamoad.., refvll;:; in ihe fabled my tearies
of tUh o;der wri,-rs. A few short vears of
stern reality mouldered our dream-built
castles and left not a wrWak behind: but to
day, the sight of our eves assures us that
it is no vision which we now behohl, but
the realization of more than we ever con
c.ivod. Our stery borders on the incredi
ble, but it is nevcrthelhss true, and a year
or two will unfold resources of which tieCd
we have exhibited to view are but the germ.
Soon as Spring wrests the sceptre from the
hand of Winter, our numbers will be in
creased enormously by arrivals from the
States ; anid the nazioanI currency wili pro
vide the commercial medium which alone is
needed to furnish the key for the unlockingu
of the d.rk caves which even "the vul
turn's eye hath not seen," and from which
we may draw forth to the light of day those
sinews of war and guarantees of peace
which shall discharge all our national lia
rilities, heavy though they be, and give to
our beloved country, favored so much by
'the fostering hand of Providence-a dowry
for all her fair daughters, and a com- i
petence to all her iodsetrious sons. It t
is wonderful, but such are the ways c
of an inscrutable Prov3dpnce. Just when
the nation .nceds assistance tO carry
on the righteous struggle for iberty in e
which it is eng 4oven then, is it plen. s
teously vouoaa f.,r d when war bah ds- t
plated many a fair homaestad, hero a a
pprtsenbt; still grener t., nd maore a
trrtfilaa lad IN18
have narrated a tale worthy of the pen of
the rqmancerrtet it -all tru4 and nah's
tithes, told.
A Trip to, lramd om Cty.
All the best .eams d! Virginia and Ne
vada cities were in harness to attend -
sleighing party of pretty girls (and not a
few there is-in Montana, especially in No.
vadas) and their beaux, having in view a
social dance at Brandon, on Mill creek, ai
a finale,o a Tuesday last. Following the
Spreasing invitatiox of a friend, we becam:
one of the party (not beaux) for the so8h
purpose of seeing the promising young tows
of Brandon.
Ensconced in innumerable wrappers yitl
hot bricks (7) to our feet, and as lively and
lIdylikc buudle of muslin as any mxortal
might wish to be his share to sleigh ride
with, by our side, we rode behind as fast -
team as could be had. The weather which
on starting was beautiful, turned extremely
cold. Drawing our blankets closely around
us, we whirled along over the crisp snow
to the merry tinkling of a set of genuine
sleighbells, (a luxury and a scarce article
in Montana) and landed about 6 o'clock,
after travellin~ 22 miles, it the Brandon
City Hotel at Brandon.
This new town was laid out last summer,
and it is only three months ago, that tbh
first building, a smail log cabin, was erect
ed. But thi exceeding richness of the
surrounding lodes was proven, and build
inge sprang up as if by migic. At the
present time, twenty-seven good, substan.
tial log houses are erected, and many more
in process of construction. The town is
h"autifully situated at the mouth of the
esnon formed by the egress of Mill creek,
on a large platea:u, sheltered by low hills in
every direction and therefore not exposed
to the cold winds, to prevalent in Montana,
it is drlcidedly as desirable a bite for a tonu
as could be found within twenty miles of
Virginia city. Two blacksmith shops and
nen hotel, the Brandon City llouse, kept by
our friend J. W. Paige, are at present the
main commercial features of Brandon. A
store, with a general assortment of mer
chandize could drive a profitable trade het,.
All trade now bas to be done in Virginia,
which is rathr inconvenient, at least, dur
ing the winter months. One quartz aill,
owned by 1Mr. Ceisl:r, and driv.-u by water
power, has done very well during t he fall,
!it ,i frozen up for the winter, Auother,
a 2t-'tamp mils is on the ground, ready to
lie erected in the spring. It is owned by
Mr. VanteLurgh. The most notable lodhs
it. tL. iaiunodiate vicinity of Urandon, are
tae Mountaiu Qu.en, which h:3s vlidded
vrry W.il urnd-er the skiuiiil lanrtaemn ,ato
- : Cr'is1l'r,sice it was wa3 op ened; the
.ii ~p , with a wide and wel!-d..fined dirt
crevice, Laly Suffolk, KoeIy, S. Louis and
intay more which htrve bLee discovered this
winterl, but too Int-o to comauence worL on
tLem. Fewv of the lodes mentioned are
fur:tLr thn a miile firom town. We predict
that Lr.:anouo wli bscomns the centre of ene
of the richest mining dictricts in Xiontanaa.
|. n I ..." . .. . -
l'i.':-g amy cn lougp to have one of the
f,.atost teamii, we arrived at the Brandoni
1Husye in advan,:e of some of our loss for
i tunate friends, who, being in a largo four
I hose sleigh, hadl rather a severe case of
sleih.'in, tAking wrong roads and Lavina
break-cown. However, a few ropes beIng
brought i:to requisition, the datm:bge was
repaired :nrd the oprty arriedJ 's,-! an(d
soui.i. The batilla, e of the s!ei;hs h~d1,
conae in suome time before the ili-fiatpd one,
and sOeU all wore e glýed in the inhs:t
Sance. T .he itht wore n and supper time
camcs. (I! ucai a supper ! It' u.t s., for
us to attemipt to dcacribo it, for we cuiid
1not do it jiutice. Thoie who wi. i us t:,
d:) so, will kindly excuse us, andl go to :he
Iuet dance :at B:ranuoin a.i.l taiste for them.
I Iv:e*s. (On dish we will imertiont L no
--!sommen of th- fdir ones miglht think Ub
nt':'liihi (in" bjc ,):. to tti:i t Uom.im: es.)
'ilTe daisce was re.'umrod after supper and
seomne parriotic and scntincntal so:gs were
well proiucotd by the Ialdies, and the dance
coutiuUa,P until " the w.ee snmt' hours,"
whLn every one, satis ed with the pleasureR
enjoyad got into their resp.c'tive sleighs
st:'rted for horne. But again was the ill
fated four horse outfit brouzh: to a rftand
aLill by a rnother break-down, which thit
time, could not be repaired, and the pa:lries
had to take to a lumber wagon to finish
thcir bceiu h ride. We will not aggrav te
ti: ulenl n.n:r 1', wret!'"In. s by L . a ,r ,
tion of'thir mentail aP..Ov or dejected ap
pearance. At D):il's ra;nche, a good
breakf:ast aw :lited the party who were here
re-uuited. But the party seemed to he fated
not to have the pleasure of travelling to
ther, for the driver cf the sleigh we
were huaiiled u 'in, took a cut-o!f road
after leaving l).uil's, which led us on the
top of smountaon, where we obtained one
of the most bk:tutifuI nnd picturesque
muo.untatn viewj we could wish for. 0, if
it bad o:lyv been summer!
It is sa. that everything hanth an end, but
our jbhu'a cut-off had not, for we were
obqLi:d to retrace our road for six miltes
anJ take to the rezuiar hithwav. This
fou::d, we soon arrived at our home with
out furthf.r incidents. So ended our first
sleigh ride in Montana. We Lope it wont
be the tlat.
On our lonely couch we dreamed of crin
oline and calico. The dream was heavenly
but the wakin--oh! pshaw! Concerning
cua-offs, we have an idea. It is this:
Trarvllers thi:k some one has cut tt.* end
of., it is always to hard to get at. Il'nee
the liisue. We intend to tell Worcester
alout it.
Too much praise canno bh bestowyd
upon Mr Paige, th vo-ntlemanly host of
the Brandon Iiouse f~r his exertions to
pldase all and make every one comfortable.
Some might complain of the crowded
state of the house. To those we would sa~
that the landlord did not expect half the
,umber of guests from Virginia and Ne
vadla that were in attendances or more room
would bave been provided.
Wa'ter Psivileges.
One of the most vexatious and inexhaust
ible sources of litigation is to be found in
the conflicting interests of land owners and
others, who seek to erect mills and to ob.
tain water for irrigation and countless oth.
er nepassasy purposes. Uip to this time, no
such law has been reported as passed. We
trust that the "Lgislaturc will not omit ap
act so essential to the prosperity of thei
cesutry. We are daily expecting tbh
RmjNiioh veAbk t1f~d uias .o
Mf ur4 surdsy lemese1..
a --tC
W'e have teeeived a commtmication from
Summit, ftim which it seems that .te good
folks there have discovered that tthe Iiurdy.
Gurdy houses were exerci:ing a most per
a nicious inluence upon a large section of
a tJe community, and, taking time by the
r- forelock, they have determined to abate
a the nuisance before pauperism becomes the
ia rule in their city. Large numbers of the
1e population are men living by daily labor,
s, who, not having the future before their
:e eyes, spend all their earnings without a
n thought of to-morrow, and too often add
quarrdlling, violence and drunkenness to
dancixp. We do not wonder at the resolu
hl tion taken. There seems to be a desire to
e run everything in the shape of amusements
a beycnd all safe limits. Fortunately, these
evils soon cure themselves; but they are
d no preventative to others that rise like the
r Pbcenix, from the ashes of the one which
e his just expired. With the hardest part of
q mountain winter before them, our own
citisens would do well to lay up a store of
something more tangible than pironettes,
more Nutritious than the memory of V.r
soviennes and more proftable than smiles
and tickets as per agreement.
Fsrom Prickly Pear.
MONTANA CITr, January 7, 1965.
EDITOR POST :-We have just returned
from a visit to some of the thriving towns
and mining camps in thls part of the
country.
At Jefferson city, we were kindly enter
tained by Mr. Shehnan, whose hospitality
is only equalled by his enterprise .:d1 un
tiring endeavors to develope the vast mine
ras resources of the vicinity in which he
resides. Jefferson city is fist becoming a
truly business place. "Many large and com
tuodious storage and commission houses
are compieted, nad others are being built.
Improvements of all kinds cemmnrn to a
thrivieg town, are very rapidly progressing.
Mr. b-enan, one of the gertlemanly pro.
prietors of the town, oilers verr liberil in
duceneents to those wishing to 'become res
idents. In the vicinity of the town are
mans lodes o grist ri:hn-se. During the
rec ni cold weathi:r, when ;hose less cour
ageoos were gla:l to con:rnt themselves
in doors. might be seen the harry prospec
torO apparently heedless of :hte wint-v
stormns, going to the ncighborir.- hil.s :,
dclv'r deep into the earth in search of the
hidden treasure--oo!Il. Two arastr:a are
reidv to commence opern;ions as .aon as
the weather permits. Near the town is a
amelter being built uFon the Gregory lode.
Thus will facilities he afforded for test
:ng thoroughiy the differnt told and silver
lodes which we think will soon give a good
.ccount of therms.-lves.
We attended a New Year's 'oall iven oby
Mr. Coulev of Jeffcrson? eity. It was a
grand affair. Many of the fair sex wore
there, and the face of the dancing being
cuontinued until near nine o'eio(k ncx:
mnorning, goes to prove that the l.adi a of
Prickly Pear are " on the dance," and that
there is "powerful stuff" in them. The
supp.r was oneo of the first we h.rve par
t of i ccev.iu gAm"Ri . Mrs. (jl'
1ey is the irst lady we ever knew who could
get up an egg-custard wIth'out eggs and
many of tho other "doingsq" common in
,,iin:ary aff'a;. If you ever come :i:i way
Mr. Editor, give MIr. Coulcy a call. Yo
wi, ttind '" he knows how to'keep a hotel,"
and his better half how to gct up a sisuare
ru a!.
S',.eing is stil b-; ng dons at LTst
(Ia'tnce. The gulch, which is seven or eight f
mil s long is biug work.ed. S;hafts are b,'
nr. sunk every few hundred feet. and IthI
amount of labor exp'nded remnn's ls more
of Alder creek then any o;her planc~ we have
seen. The bed roek is dee.p, but we are
told there is good pay taken out. ('alena
is th,) name of a new town start.,i at the
lower end of the gulc'h. It cont;:ins over
4d. inhabitants, and has a very thriving ap.
pearciuev. The dry gulch is hcinr workted
extnsiv !v. The pay dirt is h.,ul,-d o.r
h:tbf a mile to water, and PtVs f'om $5 t,
-8 per day to th: man, which'is consid red
good. A coimpany is at work btria ingin
n~atr !rcnm a c-r, k ter TO,! a ,l: t.,r Tbh
d:t:h, it is suilpoFs,wia. co3rt $1 an
will be compl:etd in April. Last Ch'ance
will be a livelv place next "ummcr. A:lja
cent to the town are several lodes, supposed
to be rich in gol 1.
There his been quite a stampede to Nel
son's ulch. r 'cutlv. S,in, very good
p' ospects have been found in different parts
of this gulch.
Busincs. continues lively at Montana city.
'otwithstandiun gulch mining is suspended
for the present,on acc:ur: of L0ld weather.
Mr. Merrill still hods forth up at the re
corder's olice, where he can b rtound ly
those wishing any thing in his line. Mr.
lMerritt, our pioneor saw mill man, is fur
nishing splendii lumtiir at: 8 per hunlro-l.
Another mill will soon be in operation two 1
miles below himn on P;ickly Pear creek.
Egnell's Express is doing' thebriing busi
ness. 'The eIIntrpribing proprietoars wOa! t
soon start a semi-weekly, line between this
place and Virginia, thecweeklv expres:s b; -
nr in-..t:-o to the dman. Those
ihing tºo visit t:his region e'annot do htter
than Patronize Mt. Eguejl, who ttao will
ever find accommodating and trustworthy.
Sou and trustworthy.
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Mecting at 8uanmlt.
SCIar.. CI?, January 6, 1865.
EDITon PosT:-On Thursday eyeni:it,
January 5th, the citizene of thisa ietric:
held a. meeting at Summit Bakery, Summit
city, with the ol.ject of discuasing do:ne
matters affecting the public interest and the
welfare of the community. Mr. E. Owens
presided, ;n~d in a very forcible addrces,
stated thoc r, aon; whiCb'lfd compeiled the
calling together of the assembly, and it was
Reholred, That the dancing, or Hurdy Gurd;
housesu ar injurious to our comwunity and there
fore, we, the citizens of Summit ere a.oembled, do
appoint a conmittee of three, to wait upon the prt.
prieors of said ouses, s nd i an orderly and proper
neT, request them to keep their houses closed
ror.i i; and we, the citisens of Summit
7ors, pledge oursel.s to Ulintain harm.ny and
eep the peaes in our community, and that we ap.
Fove sad will estaia math reUolutoa . i anisneus
S" ep-':-othat L eery oocit. uses wits aid sluin
oar oefforts.
D ,I" r - rII, Was. Glae alnd, . Ga .
sotod esiitse
Ciune *fr T1ime. " "
The followingtaws has $pen passed b
1 the I egislative As As bly d Mootana. rel
r- ative to the time of holding the Distiic
Court in this county :
An Act designating the time for holding
a Term of the District Court in Madisor
County.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of
the Territory of Montana:
SECTION 1.-That the first term of the Dis
' trice .Cutr for the county of Madison, fto
the presrnt year, shall commence on the
second Monday in March next, instead od
the first Monday in February, as designated
by the Governor's proclamation. and a:
such other times as may hereafter be pre
scribed by law.
Sic. 2.-All writs and other processes
heretofore returnab!c to the Fcbru": v term,
shall be r;tnrned to the term of court t,.
commence on the second Monday in March.
SEC. 3. -This act shall be in'force from
and after its passage.
Approved, January 10, 18&5.
SDllNEY EDGERTON,
Governor.
Liovernor.
An Act to regulate the sale of Horses,
Mules, Asses, Jounies and Cattle, at auc
tion in Montana Territory.
Be it enacted by the Legislai're Assembly of
the Territory of %'ont.ian :
SacTis 1.-Any person bho may be li
censed in this Territory, to keep an auction
where horses, mules, asses and jennies,
and cattle are sold at auction, shall open a
book called a " Stock Register," in which
be shall describe! minutirl every animal he
rhall offer for sale, and before proceeding
to sell the same.
Szc. 2.-In such Register sha!l be re
corled the person's name, who brings for
ward such animal for sale, and whether or
not he is the owner of the same, and if not
the owner, the name of the owner with his
residence, also the color, brand or marks,
size and age, as near as may b;, of the an
imal so offered for sa.le.
Ssc. 3.-The keeper of such auction
shall be entitled to chiarge and receive, for
the rezisterin, each animal so entered in
his Register before he shall offer the same
for sale, the sum of twenty-fire cents, -.d
all '" Stock Rgisters " s!i.it be open for
inspcction and reference to any person who
nry wish to exanine the same, and sha!!
ah evidence in any court where ,triag of the
rights of property may be had.
SEC. 4.-Any pi.erson who shall, aft-r the
passag. of this act. off .r f,r sale at -uction,
any animal naatrn in section one of this
aet, without first having complied with tbh,
rcqui:ements of this act, shall, upon con
viction th,'reof bfore a cu:t of1 l:roper
jurisdiction, he fincd in the :umn of riftv
dollars, to bh collected as other ines, anti
paid into the county treasury for the use of
the county.
Sac. 5.- This r.ct to take efect and be is
force in thirty days from and mf;er its p-s
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-!ARRIED.
In Vir~iniaCi'y, by the Rev. A. M. Torbet, on
the 1th inet., Mr. JX&N B. Laneaxva to aXru. A e
IN I _____________
11W ADV RTISEX2TS J.
SHLZHIFT93 SALE.
Ti IRTUE of s certe-, "ezevtior= in m; h21111
U ' i!'u out of tre btlet~ctaoer:f thIe,1t Judi
cil Liatrict, agairet the prop rly of J. M. Worn, I
F-nla scCt to the hi;; -t bi&:er ;:: pn;hiiC auction.
at the -torf of K. · Ta, gwrtL. Nevsda Ciq, on
Tu-dny January: ; lt inst tar 10 o'clock, A. M.,
all thel icri. t of gri1 J. M. Woc;, in the folisw.r
in-r de-~rib·- ·epertv, rig:
)ee house and lot. tt.he ,'ue being one aid a
half ttorie5 tiLh, situate co! the mss sil:t of Main
street, and nearly oppoite the Aielpthi HaIl; aLto,
,.no lo; bo:z:e eet of Main et-e.-t, brn3 the for'me
reaciei'n of said J. N. Wo.,l, asJ ai:uiated near
the spring. NEIL II(PWIt , Sherij.
J. Y. Ikiilv-, D"puty sheriff.
Janierv lOth.188f,. 21-3t
:ZL. P'.`:ONP owning Mining Clams lnocae~d
i 1 on Silr (.>ezk, in Su-1r.t Mountain
DLstrict, abave mining 6i.ni~n No. s3 aboe dinLcor
,-v. up to c!-iw No. I lt. are h-r~by sotified to
came fý,wnrr and rsprYent thers:.re on and b:4ore
the fir`Vdiy of February, lS$5. !Ljuuc stimecom
panies wish to cOmenece Cuttior a drain ditch.
It-41lo r- REIt McMINT.
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TERPJTORY 0F MON-TANA,
Co!lector'd Otce, Virginina City,. Jan:ary 11, IS55.
p)URSUtANT to the prorisions of 2cction 2l. of
an act entitledl" An act to providi Internal
Revsent t., aupo't th. Gvirnanent, to piy in:.tr
e-t on the public d-bt. ar,d fto cther pnrpoa,e." ar
prored J 1ne. -th, 18"34. Notri hereby iv-n, to
all Pro!lu liable to psy duties or txxs u:nder t.is
act. in the Ist diviaio, of t4", D:atrict embraciu
thi TerritorV of Montar.i:, that thi Co!lecicr of
ri:l iii- tri't hna r'cev-ed from the at;r;or thereof
his montlyv collection li~t, puruarct to th- Trovi
ei :;., cf ,ection 20) of said act; that the d.'tics an i
taxes a's,,ed by said Csr'sor have b'come due a.,i
payable: tht the said Coillctor or hi depurty will
attend for the collection of tiera,. t. hia oin.c in
W-llmce at., in the City of Virtoini: f on and after
t.e 25th day of January until the 4th day of Feb
ruyrr, 165 ; anl all persona who rhall neglect to
Poy the di iaa nr taxas so stl.nreaid aseaafo d a upon
them, to t',e s.zicd Collector, within the period of
time ahbov' r:peciid, ehall ob liable to pay tr n per
cantunm ndditional eiion t.o amount thereof. Of
c) hours fi.rm 9 A. M., to 4 P. M., Snndevs ex
CroPtd. N. P. LASNG'OF D. Col. In. R.ev.
21--l i Tenitory of Mo-tana.
A CAldD. .
We have rsnored to h!,e "Fire Proof " Buiilding.
coroer of Jackson ,., Wallac streeta, where on.
Mondny next the Ibt inst., yn be found a com
pleta oraftmrent of• ,, tpl aid Fami;y Grocr. isa.
Our stock will alwaya be coml.lnte adi we wilI ure
our bot erndeavors tojve .ati.fation. Tharking
our fri-nds and patr-on, for part favr., we solicit
cuntiuuance of their pltr.n.age.
lR(iCKFE1 I.IOW DNNEIB,
Stone 1Thiidin;, cog. Jack-or &, Wallace .t..,
tf-21 Virginia City, M. T.
.Aotice
S HIEREBY GIVYR, that on tLhe d day of Feb.
I ruay, A. D., 1StI, at 10 o'clock, on said day,
by virtlu of a writ of execution to me issued fron
the Dl-t:ict Court of the lbt Judicial Diutrict of
Mor.t;inn Terrintor, 31st day of Decenber, lM4, K
shall tell to the thighest bi.jder the followin de
scribed property, via One bouse and lot locoted ii
Virginit City, on Itdho street, and known a the
ShakerpoareRestarnat; al o, one ltg house and
lot, locatel in V'rinia Ciy, on liao srees, amd
opposite the said f.bakp. - Rertqurant. !
i 1--3 NIL H1QWI, herit,
3t J. Aruwiug, Depsgy.
Mai
fE W ADVUTiSRNTi4
GARDEN SEADý
rn you that watt CHOICE OARDE!
EVERY DESCRIPTI0I
Dir~ot orm Sbe A"jcori U F trta...t t
21-If Dascz a SZUAJ~
T IE Middle store ii Kbkltddn'j Stone $,,
oa flurtreY . For particular
G 2'. Maue, - z."xt rioor, or
Pase ea@ erti$ Freigh' t i
ed'for Sil'er Bow.0
4 Four Mule Term will make w~ekiy t-v,
Virginia City to Silver How, cr-J:3ng fri
psckeges iud oI'5Cn re. Enj~uirae t tb.
F. ')LIN 1i SSE .f (). ' ). 1." "h.
R. Ci_ City;
A NNOUNCEMNlT.
ClT Marshal.-We are autorjzed to s
nounce Mr. Taos. BAL3:. us a cCnnite !.,r
Marebel, at th. eusuin; City election. 2
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T5 HEREBY GIVEN, fiat the urrvrigay
k rceived learn t txmeatar of th. ej
Thomas M. Kenna, decraaed. fro the
Court of Madison County. Mo'uiwn Te-ricrts
persoaus baing clz.imaa against the ctase of t d.
ceased will prnleet them to theoi i Pni;Ct, :i !r1
phic" of ha~ine,, in VirGini~. CiCv j iaj~r1 ,,;::
within ten month. from tlhis dta tdi L. chr,-ithta
neceesarv voucher~. J. B. COX, Ilecuto;.
January 14th, I6. 3:-41
J. B.kockhLl.lw. W.McE. 3
ROCKFELLOW & DE& FEN
WUIOLLALI AY 1NTAILu
GROCERS,
STORAGI & GOMMIIS lo
MIERCHANTS.
lab~v sursz ajyu.
Coia Wbllag, k Jaekaai Siies%
F7l*ALVI4 CI??, iMoittan 7rr To
A~dvmeu mad. m
O N B J S N N IS e
?arid wg - o *. d
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.,wey
r n~n m dr ·
"TATSZ
BAILEYr,
WIUAZ',
PRODUCE.
comz, :&xre, Eyl ewIsirS ,
ItGAR *LAW, Bo URBO! WHISU!,
IAL, LAMPS, IMPi)JTD BA:NDT,
SPICES, OILS, RA VANA CIGA.f,
BoaP, SHOYEL3, BMOINGm T03AIC3
CA IDLU, PiC.&, CUE WiNO TOBACCO
DRIED & CAN FRUITS
Ans CUOMPLlth A~aortmest'of
FAMILY GROCERIES.
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Lavar Tel
,"lse... U41!ieada * hake7, Gilbert a oeas, NEw
ard Livinwuuar.ue, E.q., Jasaa Bromley, Lq.,
Mkea. limball * Lawrence, Wmn. J.nrtwt.
F..q.,Saflt Lake City.
Jon liaghee. kaq., - - Denwýr City, Cl. T.
Mletsrs. Allen A Millard. Bankers,5 C.rc,. ?-fort.
Dagctc A Co., Creightono a Co., 13ou. Jas. Q. LpraU,.
C-frn
630. W. fY 5 O. J·S. H. N~UPSL
STONEWALL HOUSE!
Srper gs ffyae ,,
B r6G to aataosrccthat they have oprnd eat t her
SaSloonr, whitch, at a Great aspers, bee bas
nude the
d NO. I HOUSE IN TOBIN.
The lar is .tockad with the ebalcmt Winam,Liqu
and Cptrs. and the comfort sad InjoyaI.& of their
gasta will be thair coaataai ai. IHI
*3hýegvwM'e Re.twrj!
1A3*le ST., * * * Tl~Il*53Al
`&cudad do.r bele Plmutw',& gtW,
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