The new North-west., 1869-12-24

Catholic Services.
on CHRISTMAS DAY, DEC. ssh.
Religious Services will b held - foaown;
Al ., 4. H., First Mass.
Az A. = Second Mnss. v
Al lOk, 4. H., Third XAsA
The Cedar Greek Aines.-On Tuesday w
interviewed" Mr.. Chas Cusson, of French.
town. Missoula County. The topic Wal
Cedar Creek" He has been there Hcrt
10 the result:
THEIR LOCATION.
First: they arc not in tho Couer d. Alcnc
range, as reported, but in the Bitter Root
rsngc The Coucr d. Alene Mountains arc
100 miles distant It 10 ~ miles from Mis-
souia TO Louisviile-the new town. You
follow the Mullan road Sc mites beyond
Missoula, turn to the left, cross the Bitter
Root River, and thence up Cedar Greek.
The lsst Is miles is trail. 1t IL not bad
one, and q wagon road can be easily made.
There are no hills of consequence. Seven
miles above the mouth OF Cedar Greek the
North and South Forks have thcic oonflu.
cncc.
ABOUT THE MINES
The mines arc on the South Fork, tho
lowcr line of Barrelt's, District being II
miles above the junction. Prospecting II
now going on on the North Fork, and pros.
poets have been found. Hasrstt's District
Mis- 10 miles square, The Recorders Office is
ai)iscovcry. 81 miles above the lower line. On
dec ~, 13. claims had been recorded above
#103 below discovery. District have Also
been established above and below Barrctt's.
$Therc arc 3 kinds Of claims-Crcck. Gulch
and Bar. The Creek claims arc 200 feet on
al.c gulcl, aud on either side an altitude Of
ID feet above the water level. Then come Bar
Iclaims, and, as We understand 1t, the 0ulch
Selaims arc on tho y lie gulclcs.
& THE LAY OF THE LAND.
VI Discovery is up within four miles of the
mountains. 1t is only I've miles across the
grsngc TO the st. Joe diggings in Idaho,
where eight or ten men were working last
summer. There WAS no snow snow ut Dis
.covcry on Dec. 10Th. Four miles above, 1t
was ?! to 3 feet deep Cedar Creek is from
~ to Is feet wide 1t II now flowing about
400 inches OF water and will flow 1000 inches
lin the spring 1t does not empty any water
into Bitter Root river. Three or four miles
below the forks II al sisks. Tue gQlch is
in canyon, with rugged, precipitous sides,
thc hills being very high on either side The
width Of the gukh varies from 30 or 80 to
foo0 and Aeo feet. Throughout il entire
length II Ks cery densely dmbered with Go.
|dA;s of,cnorn,ous size, many Of them having
|sliamo:er Of aud Z feet. The country on
|cithcr side is dense forest, with open coun.
TRY at tho head Of the gulch. The dirt 10
from 2t to feet, oil gravel, no boulders,
slatc.bcd rock, aud plenty Of fall. ..,,
DISCOVERY.
Tho discovery vas made by Louis Barrett
|nnd another Frcnchman or two whose names
are ut open hostility with English ortl'ogra.
)phy. They had bccn prospecting for four
months, und nearly three months ago open.
|ed the discovery on Cedar Creek. They
sunk hole 2x6 feet ~ feet to bedrock, , and
panncd out of. the hole $24s. They have
since abandoned this and located q miles
above, where they are washing with pans.
fThcy cndcavored to keep the matter quiet
unit! spring, but In sending out for fricuds,
shc "strike' obtained publicity, and on the
last day of November party Of stampeders
left Frcnchtcwn at o'clock In the evening.
On the 18th, between 200 and 800 men re-
msined there, double that number having
|Gonc ia. Louisville had several houses Just
started, and men were prospecting all the
|gulchcs IN the vicinity.
Mr. .Cusson saw IS 70 tho pan washed out.
He has considerable experience In mining.
We asked his opinion Of Cedar Greek. ''Hs
thought they were good Mines" "As good
- Ahler!" NO" "As good ~ Last Chance"
Better" II the reports are half true It 10
wonderfully rich. The shallowness of the
ground and the plentitude Of water, indi
Gates rapid w0rking-snd exhaustion. But
other guiches will likely bc discovered, and
the facility with which the ground can be
worked will, with its reported richness,
make money plenty, sad build up large
town. speedily. The grosad 10 now laid
over until May 10Th, 1870.
Dcc. 24-All the letters We hare seen or
all the persons who have returned
from Cedar Greek, concur. The fnst ropOsts
arc sustaincd-cvcn moro than that The
gulch is claimed to he second Alder. No
new strikes are reported.
.~f.A GRAND srAlPID8 u sio";s
10 nsw going on and d Increasing evssy AaE. MI .
laos EmnsFsons fanoas A4pspettan Bulis,d |
Han, Dees Lodge City, and Il 10 thA snanin
OF i0o0 MEN 4, .-
that this Mar prospects bter Ahaa aay other VT ds
covered. About e. ,,r,e, a,l- ,.,.-,
AN OUNCE 10 THE HAND 1901
10 fair aycrasa although fsbsjops Suas haze bess
made THIS u much setter than going ''> ''
TO CEDAR CREEK!
Meade's Read. - On next Monday or
Tuesday Brad" viii spin Huntiey : coaches !
over Meade's new road. Il 10 8 or 2 miles
long, level, sheltered and ven graded-about
3 miles of.gradins hasiag. .hsssAsse -es.tAvl