Show MONTANA DISREPUTE A correspondent of the napa reporter who signs himself typo and writes from soda sprin aprin springs gs idaho territory over the date of no nov 23 gives rather a gloomy picture of the green river eiver wind river and sweetwater river mines hesayo he says six hundred or more prospectors have spent the past summer in opening the country from snake river in this territory through the rocky range to the valleys of dakota their empty pockets and long faces upon their return indicated the prospect and upon questioning them y humbug and played out are ge generally received as answers there is something peculiar about the country and I 1 presume never known in the gold fields of other countries at one place for a distance of sixty miles in length and ranging from three to ten miles in width is found evenly distri distributed buted float gold in a quantity that will pay from one and awid a half to two dollars per day when all the ingenuity of the miner is applied other portions of the country present a like prospect such a quantity of fine gold and no course seems beems to surpass the comprehension of th the e oldest miners these parties bad had but little trouble with the indians except that of capturing innumerable animals which had been stolen from freighters and emigrants on the bosnian bosman and bridger roads and upon whom the erows crows and sioux have no mercy it was hoped wind river would a new resort for the floaters ype applied ip to rebel soldiers who have swarmed into lato this country and depend defend upon new discoveries for a support the surrounding mines are fast failing the placers of montana nion blon tand tani aie ale are defunct arizona arizon fram chwe often heer hear flattering reports 1 W will ill iii soon take the inid laid many are now emigrating to 0 that territory |