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THE VIGILANTES OF MONTANA,
THE VIGILANTES OF MONTANA,
OR POPULAR JUSTICE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. BEING A CORRECT AND IMPARTIAL NARRATIVE OF THE CHASE, TRIAL, CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF HENRY PLUMMER’S ROAD AGENT BAND, TOGETHER WITH ACCOUNTS OF THE LIVES AND CRIMES OF MANY OF THE ROBBERS AND DESPERADOES, THE WHOLE BEING INTERSPERSED WITH SKETCHES OF LIFE IN THE MINING CAMPS OF THE “FAR WEST;” Forming the only reliable work on the subject ever offered the public. By PROF. THOS. J. DIMSDALE. VIRGINIA CITY, M. T. : MONTANA POST PRESS, D. W. TILTON &a
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PREFACE.
PREFACE.
The object of the writer in presenting this narrative to the public, is twofold. His intention is, in the first place, to furnish a correct history of an organization administering justice without the sanction of constitutional law; and secondly, to prove not only the necessity for their action, but the equity of their proceedings. Having an intimate acquaintance with parties cognizant of the facts related, and feeling certain of the literal truth of the statements contained in this history, he
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CHAPTER I.Introductory—Vigilance Committees.
CHAPTER I.Introductory—Vigilance Committees.
“The teeth that bite hardest are out of sight.” — Prov. The end of all good government is the safety and happiness of the governed. It is not possible that a high state of civilization and progress can be maintained unless the tenure of life and property is secure; and it follows that the first efforts of a people in a new country for the inauguration of the reign of peace, the sure precursor of prosperity and stability, should be directed to the accomplishment of this object. In newly settled m
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CHAPTER II.THE SUNNY SIDE OF MOUNTAIN LIFE.
CHAPTER II.THE SUNNY SIDE OF MOUNTAIN LIFE.
“The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.”— Shaks. In the preceding chapter, it was necessary to show to the reader the dark side of the cloud; but it has a golden lining, and though many a cursory observer, or disappointed speculator, may deny this fact, yet thousands have seen it, and know to their heart’s content that it is there. Yes! Life in the mountains has many charms. The one great blessing is perfect freedom. Untrammelled by the art
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CHAPTER III.SETTLEMENT OF MONTANA.
CHAPTER III.SETTLEMENT OF MONTANA.
“I hear the tread of pioneers, Of nations yet to be; The first low wash of waves, where soon Shall roll a human sea.”— Whittier. Early in the Spring of 1862, the rumor of new and rich discoveries on Salmon River, flew through Salt Lake City, Colorado, and other places in the Territories. A great stampede was the consequence. Faith and hope were in the ascendant among the motley crew that wended their toilsome way by Fort Hall and Snake river, to the new Eldorado. As the trains approached the goa
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NAMES, PLACE AND DATE OF EXECUTION.
NAMES, PLACE AND DATE OF EXECUTION.
George Ives, Nevada City, Dec. 21st 1863; Erastus Yager (Red) and G. W. Brown, Stinkingwater Valley, January 4th, 1864; Henry Plummer, Ned Ray and Buck Stinson, Bannack City, January 10th, 1864; George Lane, (Club-foot George,) Frank Parish, Haze Lyons, Jack Gallagher and Boone Helm, Virginia City, January 14th, 1864; Steven Marsland, Big Hole Ranche, January 16th, 1864; William Bunton, Deer Lodge Valley, January 19th, 1864; Cyrus Skinner, Alexander Carter, and John Cooper, Hell Gate, January 25
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CHAPTER V.THE DARK DAYS OF MONTANA.
CHAPTER V.THE DARK DAYS OF MONTANA.
“Will all Neptune’s Ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?”— Macbeth. Henry Plummer, a sketch of whose previous career will appear in a subsequent part of this narrative, came to Montana Territory from Orofino. He and Reeves had there got into a difficulty with another man, and had settled the matter in the way usual in the trade—that is to say, they shot him. Plummer—who, it seems, had for a long time contemplated a visit to the States—made at once for the River, intending to go down by boat
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CHAPTER VI.THE TRIAL.
CHAPTER VI.THE TRIAL.
Desponding fear, of feeble fancies full, Weak and unmanly, loosens every power.— Thomson. The indignation of the citizens being aroused by this atrocious and unprovoked massacre, a mass meeting was held the following morning to take some action in the premises. Charley Moore and Reeves hearing of it, started early in the morning, on foot, towards Rattlesnake, Henry Plummer preceding them on horseback. Sentries were then posted all round the town, to prevent egress, volunteers were called for, to
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CHAPTER VII.PLUMMER VERSUS CRAWFORD.
CHAPTER VII.PLUMMER VERSUS CRAWFORD.
“I had rather chop this hand off at a blow And with the other fling it at thy face, Than bear so low a sail, to strike to thee.” Shakspeare—Henry VI. Crawford, who was appointed Sheriff at the trial of Moore and Reeves, tendered his resignation on two or three different occasions; but was induced to continue in office by the strongest representations of his friends. They promised to stand by him in the execution of his duty, and to remunerate him for his loss of time and money. The arms taken fr
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CHAPTER VIII.A CALENDAR OF CRIMES.
CHAPTER VIII.A CALENDAR OF CRIMES.
The murderer’s curse, the dead man’s fixed still glare, And fears and death’s cold sweat, they all are there. Others connected with the mock trial which we have described, fared badly, being waylaid and cruelly beaten. Mr. Ellis, the principal witness was dogged every time he went to, or returning from his claim, and finally was compelled to return to the States. He was followed to Fort Benton, a distance of three hundred miles, escaping death at the hands of his pursuers by slipping away secret
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CHAPTER IX.PERILS OF THE ROAD.
CHAPTER IX.PERILS OF THE ROAD.
“I’ll read you matter deep and dangerous, As full of peril and adventurous spirit, As to o’erwalk a current, roaring loud, On the unsteadfast footing of a spear.”— Shak. On the 14th day of November, 1863, Sam. T. Hauser, and N. P. Langford started for the States, in company with seven or eight freighters. Owing to some delay in their preparations, they were not ready to start at the hour proposed (twelve o’clock P. M. ) and after considerable urging, they prevailed upon one of the freighters to
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CHAPTER X.THE REPULSE.
CHAPTER X.THE REPULSE.
“Though few the numbers—theirs the strife, That neither spares nor speaks for life.”— Byron. In the present and succeeding chapters, will be found accounts of actual experiences with Road Agents, in the practice of their profession. The exact chronological order of the narrative has, in these cases, been broken in upon, that the reader may have a correct notion of what an attack by Road Agents usually was. We shall show at a future time what it too often became when bloodshed was added to rapine
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CHAPTER XI.THE ROBBERY OF PEABODY & CALDWELL’S COACH.
CHAPTER XI.THE ROBBERY OF PEABODY & CALDWELL’S COACH.
“On thy dial write, ‘Beware of thieves.’”— O. W. Holmes. Late in the month of October, 1863, the sickness of one of the drivers making it necessary to procure a substitute, William Rumsey was engaged to take the coach to Bannack. In the stage, as passengers, were Messrs. Mattison, Percival and Wilkinson. After crossing the hills in the neighborhood of Virginia City, it began to snow furiously, and the storm continued without abatement, till they arrived within two miles of John Baker’s Ranch, on
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CHAPTER XII.THE SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA CITY AND THE MURDER OF DILLINGHAM.
CHAPTER XII.THE SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA CITY AND THE MURDER OF DILLINGHAM.
Early in June, 1863, Alder Gulch was discovered by Tom Cover, Bill Fairweather, Barney Hughes, Edgar and some others. It was a sheer accident. After a long and unsuccessful tour, they came thither on their way to Bannack, and one of them took a notion to try a pan of dirt. A good prospect was obtained, and the lucky “panner” gave his name to the far famed “Fairweather District.” Tom Cover and some others of the party returned to Bannack for provisions, and for the purpose of communicating the di
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CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XII.
In the meantime, Charley Forbes’ trial went on. An effort was made to save Charley on account of his good looks and education, by producing a fully loaded pistol, which they proved (?) was his. It was, however, Buck Stinson’s, and had been “set right” by Gallagher. The miners had got weary, and many had wandered off, when the question was put; but his own masterly appeal, which was one of the finest efforts of eloquence ever made in the mountains, saved him. Forbes was a splendid looking fellow—
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CHAPTER XIII.THE ROBBERY OF THE SALT LAKE MAIL COACH BY GEORGE IVES, BILL GRAVES alias WHISKEY BILL, AND BOB ZACHARY.
CHAPTER XIII.THE ROBBERY OF THE SALT LAKE MAIL COACH BY GEORGE IVES, BILL GRAVES alias WHISKEY BILL, AND BOB ZACHARY.
“Which is the villain? Let me see his eyes, That when I note another man like him I may avoid him.”— Shakspeare. At the latter end of the month of November, 1863, Oliver’s Salt Lake coach, driven by Thos. C. Caldwell, left Virginia for Salt Lake City, carrying as passengers Leroy Southmayde and Captain Moore. There was also a discharged driver named Billy. At about three P. M. , they reached Loraine’s Ranch, where George Ives rode up and stopped. He wanted to get a change of horses, but could no
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CHAPTER XIV.THE OPENING OF THE BALL—GEORGE IVES.
CHAPTER XIV.THE OPENING OF THE BALL—GEORGE IVES.
They mustered in their simple dress, For wrongs to seek a stern redress. As a matter of course, after the failure of Justice in the case of the murderers of Dillingham, the state of society, bad as it was rapidly deteriorated, until a man could hardly venture to entertain a belief that he was safe for a single day. We have been repeatedly shown places where bullets used to come through the chinks between the logs separating one of the stores in town from a saloon. Wounded men lay almost unnotice
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CHAPTER XV.THE FORMATION OF THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
CHAPTER XV.THE FORMATION OF THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
The land wants such As dare with vigor execute the laws, Her festered members must be lanced and tented; He’s a bad surgeon that for pity spares The part corrupted till the gangrene spread, And all the body perish; he that is merciful Unto the bad is cruel to the good. Those who have merely read the account given in these pages of the execution of Ives, can never fully appreciate the intense popular excitement that prevailed throughout the Territory during the stormy and critical period, or the
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CHAPTER XVI.THE DEER LODGE SCOUT.
CHAPTER XVI.THE DEER LODGE SCOUT.
The sleuth hound is upon the trail. Nor speed nor force shall aught avail. Almost instantly after the commencement of the organization of the Vigilance Committee, it was determined that the pursuit of the miscreants—the comrades of Ives—should be commenced and maintained with a relentless earnestness, which should know no abatement until the last blood-stained marauder had paid the penalty of his crimes by death on the gallows; or had escaped the retribution in store for him by successful flight
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CHAPTER XVII.DUTCH JOHN (WAGNER.)
CHAPTER XVII.DUTCH JOHN (WAGNER.)
“Give me a horse! Bind up my wounds!”— Richard III. The tidings of Ives’ execution and the deep and awe-striking news of the organization of the Vigilantes in the camps on Alder Gulch, flew like wildfire, exciting wherever they were received, the most dread apprehension in the minds of those whose consciences told them that their capture and their doom were convertible terms. Among these men was Dutch John (Wagner.) His share in the robbery of the train, and his wound from the pistol of Lank For
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CHAPTER XVIII.THE ARREST AND EXECUTION OF HENRY PLUMMER, THE ROAD AGENT CHIEF, BUCK STINSON AND NED RAY.
CHAPTER XVIII.THE ARREST AND EXECUTION OF HENRY PLUMMER, THE ROAD AGENT CHIEF, BUCK STINSON AND NED RAY.
United there that trio died, By deeds of crime and blood allied. At dusk, three horses were brought into town, belonging severally and respectively to the three marauders so often mentioned, Plummer, Stinson and Ray. It was truly conjectured that they had determined to leave the country, and it was at once settled that they should be arrested that night. Parties were detailed for the work. Those entrusted with the duty, performed it admirably. Plummer was undressing when taken at his house. His
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CHAPTER XIX.THE EXECUTION OF “THE GREASER” (JOE PIZANTHIA,) AND DUTCH JOHN, (WAGNER.)
CHAPTER XIX.THE EXECUTION OF “THE GREASER” (JOE PIZANTHIA,) AND DUTCH JOHN, (WAGNER.)
Hope withering fled, and mercy sighed, farewell.— Campbell. A marked change in the tone of public sentiment was the consequence of the hanging of the blood-stained criminals whose deserved fate is recorded in the preceding chapters. Men breathed freely; for Plummer and Stinson especially were dreaded by almost every one. The latter was of the type of that brutal desperado whose formula of introduction to a Western bar-room is so well known in the Mountains: “Whoop! I’m from Pike County, Missouri
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CHAPTER XX.THE CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF BOONE HELM, JACK GALLAGHER, FRANK PARISH, HAZE LYONS AND CLUB-FOOT GEORGE (LANE.)
CHAPTER XX.THE CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF BOONE HELM, JACK GALLAGHER, FRANK PARISH, HAZE LYONS AND CLUB-FOOT GEORGE (LANE.)
“’Tis joy to see the engineer hoist With his own petard.”— Shakspeare. The effect of the executions noticed in the foregoing chapters, was both marked and beneficial. There was much to be done, however, to insure anything like lasting peace to the community. Ives, Yager, Brown, Plummer, Stinson, Ray, Pizanthia and Wagner were dead; but the five villains whose names head this chapter, together with Bunton, Zachary, Marshland, Shears, Cooper, Carter, Graves, Hunter and others were still at large,
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CHAPTER XXI.THE DEER LODGE AND HELL GATE SCOUT—CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF STEPHEN MARSHLAND, BILL BUNTON, CYRUS SKINNER, ALECK CARTER, JOHNNY COOPER, GEORGE SHEARS, ROBERT ZACHARY AND WILLIAM GRAVES, (WHISKEY BILL.)
CHAPTER XXI.THE DEER LODGE AND HELL GATE SCOUT—CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF STEPHEN MARSHLAND, BILL BUNTON, CYRUS SKINNER, ALECK CARTER, JOHNNY COOPER, GEORGE SHEARS, ROBERT ZACHARY AND WILLIAM GRAVES, (WHISKEY BILL.)
“He dies and makes no sign; So bad a death argues a monstrous life.”— Shak. The operations of the Vigilantes were, at this time, especially, planned with a judgment, and executed with a vigor that never has been surpassed by any body, deliberative or executive. On the 15th of January, 1864, a party of twenty-one men left Nevada, under the command of a citizen whose name and actions remind us of lightning. He was prompt, brave, irresistible, (so wisely did he lay his plans,) and struck where leas
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CHAPTER XXII.CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF BILL HUNTER.
CHAPTER XXII.CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF BILL HUNTER.
“Round he throws his baleful eyes, That witness naught but huge destruction and dismay.”— Milton. At the time of the execution of Boone Helm and his four confederates in crime, Bill Hunter, as before narrated, managed to escape his pursuers and, for a time, to baffle the vengeance of the Vigilantes, by hiding among the rocks and brush by day, and then seeking food at night among the scattered settlements in the vicinity of the Gallatin river. At the time of Barney Hughes’ stampede, the country i
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CHAPTER XXIII.THE ARREST AND EXECUTION OF CAPTAIN J. A. SLADE WITH A SHORT ACCOUNT OF HIS PREVIOUS CAREER.
CHAPTER XXIII.THE ARREST AND EXECUTION OF CAPTAIN J. A. SLADE WITH A SHORT ACCOUNT OF HIS PREVIOUS CAREER.
Some write him hero, some a very knave; Curses and tears are mingled at his grave.— Anon. J. A. Slade, or, as he was often called, Captain Slade, was raised in Clinton County, Ill., and was a member of a highly respectable family. He bore a good character for several years in that place. The acts which have given so wide a celebrity to his name, were performed especially on the Overland Line, of which he was, for years, an official. Reference to these matters will be made in a subsequent part of
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CHAPTER XXIV.THE EXECUTION OF JAMES BRADY, FOR SHOOTING MURPHY, AT NEVADA.
CHAPTER XXIV.THE EXECUTION OF JAMES BRADY, FOR SHOOTING MURPHY, AT NEVADA.
“Murder most foul and most unnatural.”— Shakspeare. Early in the summer of 1864, the Committee were called upon to visit the stern retribution due to those who wantonly and maliciously attempt to assassinate a fellow-creature, upon James Brady, a resident of the Lower-Town, more generally known as Nevada City. The case was clear, so far as the moral guilt of the accused was concerned, as will fully appear from the subjoined account of the transaction; but there are not a few who measure the exte
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CHAPTER XXV.THE SNAKE RIVER SCOUT—CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF JEM KELLY.
CHAPTER XXV.THE SNAKE RIVER SCOUT—CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF JEM KELLY.
“The pitcher that went often to the well was broken at last.” Irish Proverb. In the month of July, 1864, the coach going from Virginia to Salt Lake was robbed, and a large booty in gold dust was the reward of the Road Agents. This was no sooner reported to the Committee, than prompt measures were taken to pursue the perpetrators of the crime. A party of twenty-one of the old veterans who had hunted down Plummer’s band, left Nevada, on Sunday, the 28th day of August, and camped at William’s Ranch
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CHAPTER XXVI.ARREST AND EXECUTION OF JOHN DOLAN, ALIAS JOHN COYLE, ALIAS “HARD HAT,” FOR ROBBING JAMES BRADY OF $700 IN GOLD.
CHAPTER XXVI.ARREST AND EXECUTION OF JOHN DOLAN, ALIAS JOHN COYLE, ALIAS “HARD HAT,” FOR ROBBING JAMES BRADY OF $700 IN GOLD.
As the stout fox, on thieving errand caught, Silent he dies, nor hopes nor cares for aught.— Anonymous. Late in the month of August, 1864, a man named James Brady, of Nevada, was robbed of $700 in gold by John Dolan, alias John Coyle, alias “Hard Hat,” who had been living with him, and took the money from his trousers’ pocket. For some time, the real thief remained unsuspected. He cunningly offered to assist in the search, and treated Brady out of the money; but suspicion being aroused by his su
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CHAPTER XXVII.CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF R. C. RAWLEY.
CHAPTER XXVII.CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF R. C. RAWLEY.
“Justice is blind; but she has a long memory and a strong arm.” Proverb. Since the execution of Plummer, Ray, Stinson, Pizanthia and Wagner, there had been no execution in Bannack. The example had been sufficient, and, though it could not be said that there was no crime in Bannack, yet the change from the wild lawlessness of the roughs, and the reign of terror caused by the presence of Plummer and his satellites, was most encouraging. Scores of men silently and quickly left Bannack for other reg
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SECOND DAY.
SECOND DAY.
The morning dawned serenely upon a large concourse of people, standing before the prison and in front of the California Exchange—the place selected for a jury room. The jury met a few minutes past 8 A. M. , and Mr. Boyden was sent for, and the examination of witnesses resumed. Mr. B., (sworn)—I have known Keene from childhood; know his parents and relatives; met Keene yesterday on the street; did not know him at first sight, until he spoke to me; told me that he was looking for a gentleman in to
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CHAPTER XXIX.CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF JAKE SILVIE alias JACOB SEACHRIEST, A ROAD AGENT AND MURDERER OF TWELVE YEARS STANDING, AND THE SLAYER OF TWELVE MEN.
CHAPTER XXIX.CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF JAKE SILVIE alias JACOB SEACHRIEST, A ROAD AGENT AND MURDERER OF TWELVE YEARS STANDING, AND THE SLAYER OF TWELVE MEN.
“Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed.” God’s Law. The crimes and punishment of many a daring desperado, have been chronicled in these pages; but among them all, none was more worthy of death than the blood-stained miscreant whose well deserved fate is recorded in this chapter. According to his own confession—made, when all hope was gone, and death was inevitable, and when nothing was to be gained by such a statement, but the disburdening of a conscience oppressed by the we
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CHAPTER XXX.HENRY PLUMMER.
CHAPTER XXX.HENRY PLUMMER.
The following brief sketches of the career of crime which terminated so fatally for the members of the Road Agent Band, are introduced for the purpose of showing that they were nearly all veterans in crime before they reached Montana; and that their organization in this Territory was merely the culminating of a series of high-handed outrages against the laws of God and man. Henry Plummer, the chief of the Road Agent Band, the narrative of whose deeds of blood has formed the ground-work of this h
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CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXI.
This savage and defiant marauder, who died with profanity, blasphemy, ribaldry and treason on his lips, came to the West from Missouri in the spring of 1850. He separated from his wife, by whom he had one little girl, and left his home at Log Branch, Monroe county, having first packed up all his clothes for the journey. He went towards Paris, and, on his road thither, called on Littlebury Shoot, for the purpose of inducing him to go with him, in which he succeeded. Boone was, at this time, a wil
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CHAPTER XXXIII.CONCLUSION.
CHAPTER XXXIII.CONCLUSION.
“All’s well that ends well,” says the proverb. Peace, order and prosperity are the results of the conduct of the Vigilantes; and, in taking leave of the reader, the author would commend to the sound sense of the community, the propriety of maintaining, in readiness for efficient action if needed, the only organization able to cope with the rampant lawlessness which will always be found in greater or less amount in mining camps. At the same time, let the advice be well understood before it is eit
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J. M. CASTNER,
J. M. CASTNER,
Mayor of Virginia City, AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Will Attend to all Claims and Collections, And also to the preparation of Legal Papers, Affidavits, Conveyancing, ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEEDS, &c. , And generally to all business entrusted to him by persons out of the City. Office—Over the Idaho Restaurant, two doors from the office of the Montana Post, Virginia City. Virginia City, Montana, October 23, 1866....
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IDAHO RESTAURANT!
IDAHO RESTAURANT!
Two doors from office of Montana Post, VIRGINIA CITY, - - - MONTANA. TABLE ACCOMMODATIONS EQUAL TO BEST IN THE CITY, And best of Liquors dispensed at the bar by Jos. McGee. ALSO, ACCOMMODATIONS FOR A FEW NIGHT LODGERS Good Clean Beds. Charges Moderate. Oct. 23, 1866. J. M. CASTNER, Proprietor. IDAHO RESTAURANT...
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GURNEY & CO.’S BOOTS AND SHOES.
GURNEY & CO.’S BOOTS AND SHOES.
Constantly on hand an immense assortment of the above well known custom-made BOOTS & SHOES, Mining Boots, English Cap Boots, Light and Heavy Sewed and Pegged Calf Boots, GENTS’ GAITERS, SHOES, SLIPPERS and all varieties of Men’s wear. LADIES’, MISSES’, BOYS’, & CHILDREN’S SHOES, BALMORALS & GAITERS. RUBBER BOOTS Manufactured expressly for the trade. ARCTIC, BUFFALO and RUBBER OVER-SHOES, at their old stand, Wallace St. , Virginia City, M. T. D. H. WESTON....
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The Tri-Weekly Post!
The Tri-Weekly Post!
PUBLISHED EVERY Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Morning, By D. W. Tilton & Co. D. W. TILTON, BEN R. DITTES. Office, corner Wallace and Jackson Streets, Virginia City, and No. 52 Bridge Street, Helena. Terms of Subscription: Montana Post...
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The Montana Post
The Montana Post
BOOK and JOB PRINTING OFFICE! CORNER OF WALLACE AND JACKSON STREETS, VIRGINIA CITY, - - MONTANA TERRITORY. ALL KINDS OF FANCY AND ORNAMENTAL PRINTING, Executed with Neatness and Dispatch. We have the latest improved POWER PRESSES, Together with a large assortment of NEW STYLES OF JOB TYPE, Which enables us to do work IN BETTER STYLE AND MORE EXPEDITIOUS Than any other office in the Territory. We have on hand a large stock of BUSINESS CARDS! Of every style, size and variety. To which we invite th
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The Montana Weekly Post!
The Montana Weekly Post!
Virginia City, Montana Ter. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, BY D. W. Tilton & Co. D. W. TILTON, BEN R. DITTES. Office, Corner Wallace and Jackson Streets, VIRGINIA CITY, - - - MONTANA Terms of Subscription: The Post is issued every Saturday, and contains Complete and Reliable Intelligence! From every point of the Territory. Anything that relates to the Mining and Agricultural interests of Montana, will always be found in its columns. ► All persons should send a copy of the Weekly Post to
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