| Show RETURNING FROM SALMON RIVER on monday a small party of twelve packers arrived in the eity city from salmon river snake river deer lodge and the regions to the north of this territory among thole who returned was dr wm A hickman 0 informs us that there were some few places in deer lodge valley K here where the miners were taking out from 3 to 6 per day and all over that country there were evidences osgold of gold but in no place outside of the limits of the settlement called florence was gold known where ic it could be had at paying rates and Flo fio floreuce florence relice retice diggings were limited to a small plain of about four miles square and there had been miners enough in the country during the present year to cover it over we need hardly add adal that after such a description of the status of salmon 0 on river mines minea that thousands have been sadly badly disappointed and are satisfied that there are other occupations which pay better than gold hunting the indians on snake river are reported very hostile to the emigrants and the mountaineers tai no particular reason ia is assign assigned ed for their enmity to the pale pate f cices ices the only solution of the difficulty being that the devil is im abroad and the spirit of war and murder is particularly popular and agreeable at the tim present time there are many statements about extensive murders and a great many from this and other places are said to hav have 9 gone one under or got lost from sight bight when they come to their merses if still in this world of folly it is hoped they will profit by the esbon lesson esson and learn that ali ail all Is not nold eold that gaters gH tors an I 1 the surest way to riches that pron profi teth ia is industry and fidelity at home purple mendenhall morella manifee and some of thoe thole who left with them have stuck down at deer lodge tom pitt has boie down the stream from fort benton to st SP louis Woodman seela ej train of flour and salt was on its way to deer lodge when this return party met it some of the folks looked as if they were a good way from home and were very solicitous about the good behavior of the indians |
