The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-10-22

women which mag mollify the Lions wounded vanity
the c,rrEn ROOT MOUNTAINS.
Bonding the valley, and marking the western
boundary Of Montana acrOss marry three degrees
latitude, are the Bitter Root monnt:'ns. The Hub!
Range near Virginia has distinctive and Charming
chasscteristic-it changes unts like chan: con art
has a. many afternoon coloss J0sephs coat. s"ow
ellis Peak In the Gold creek mountains IL higher; the
Main range 10 more massive But in combining the
massive. lofty, rugged aud beautiful conccntrain:
the sublime and picturesque into one superb picture
the Bitter Root mountains excel. From their base
setting full and squarey In valley. they spring
up abruptly many thousand fcet, covered with mag
nifceut ccdars, pines and s, until far up in cloud
land the adsant crops ont 10 bcetlins With
storms and centuries. While the range II parallel
with the valley immensc canyona q regular in:ervals
cutting to the valley level throw the crcsts at right
angles with Il, though a feet of monster Great
Eastesns had moorcd there keel up In thesc goegea
and among the crass the Storm King never slumders
and In the Halls Of Heaven hangs with successive
hours cloud pictures whose grandeur Of the Infinite
and whose thinning 10 from the Hand that gave the
Bow Of Promise, ito matebless beauty II the Coils
cum aud xelrosc Abbey must be seen by moonlight to
to be appreciated, much more these mountains, and
like OcnoEe
With marrow, n,oonIit strips Of silver cload
B.twecu the river and the trembling stars"
We can't do the descriptive to-day-ain't well. OF
something and beside, Charley IL saddlsd for "up
the-valicy"t
Willow AND c:Eo cnIEE.
The better portion Of the Bitter Root valley 10 above
stcvcnsilie The valley there wtieus out to six Or
eight miles, and maintains for twenty 1--we Or thirty
miles. taking IN Willow Grid. skarkaho and Sleeping
~ - As.l ~ & A>s1r
mould, OF wonderful fertility. timber abundant and
convenient. the facilities for izqatng large bod!cs os
land clear to the foothills. the bert have seen in
Montana, and the warmth, seconded b. the high
ranges and dcnss valley timber rendeinC IT. rich pas
turc, the favots range Of graziers in winter. Many
cvsz!css like E. Sanders and Frank Sea- winter here
and come out TO the mines" IN the summer. Prob
ably onchalf OF the ass head VI stock taxed IN Nh
soua county belong in the vicinity Betwccs Stevcns
vile and Nilow creek and at tie latter place thsre
are about thirty families aggegatinC about 10 per
sons on Grid creek and Skarkako 10 or ~ families,
Of 60 or 20 pcfsOns. Ten families rccentiy arrived
from Oregon have taken up farms herr b.~ide mum.
Der Of "Bach's," who have farmA At Willow creek,
Adams + Hawley have 4 store; there 10 good
school house. . saloon and several thrifty farmers.
each as Eli Chafin aud Jack slack, live ncs. By and
byc, a. large town ~ Sscvvnsyle viii b estabashcd
here ,.t a.,-.4 .......y -g.rt. .4. .4
Acn1erLrrnAL nrsorIc1s.
Some Of the best cultivated and moet productive
farms in Montana arc In tis valley fret among which
II that Of Thomas Harris, near Steversyiie said y
stand No /. He raises 80 and 70 bushels Of corr
to the acre - good - grows anywhere. In 1853 G.
W. Dobbins, At stevensville, raised 20 bushels Of
whea. to the acre. and this year. raised co bashels q
the acre ON the came ground We saw pes patches .,
Il -. ,4> h.Su an huah
squashes weighing 81 pounds melons and tomatoes
abundant, and potatoes without measure. In 1ssa
10000 bushcls OF wheat were raised In the vicinity
About 5000 bushels were sown this year, and, mot
withdrawing the drouth. Major Owen believes thu
crop this year win approximate TO 5000 bushels
This Il the valley with 5000 farms OF 100 acres saca
in IT, % good - those now worked the bsss farming
and grazing land In the county. that It 10 proposed
cive perpetually to the F:athcsds-s moneTs crew q
go Or loo cloutsd ssvagcs not twenty Il whom IN
Flasheeds q "a. Should suca coasuOatioo oocar
Il will b shest lived and isvOlys The Covssnmsat II
the expense Of repurchase, for white occupation q
the Bitter Root valley Is inevitable.
SCHOOLS.
Nissouia county las good start In schcoaa vi
d,dpot visit them In ths character Il Sapesinesn
deat Of Public Instruction." and therefore make u
el.bor,ss report. These Il pablo school q Nissoul
with some 70 seholara under the charge Of Miss Em
ma Slack Of Baltimore she = highly sstccncd -
lady and ipsesuetzsss At willow creek, NJ. l. u
Kelly. lfbroshes Of iss Slack 10 instsuetinG ~
youag idea. Last winter the average attendance ~
q; this year It viii b Larger although come Of a.
scho)ars live two and three miles distspt During th
vi,tss. schools are maineainsd at oesveosvtue AZ
Preach Town., At 81. Jgnatus Aissloa. schoos g
fndan Girls Wss started In 1864 and n "a ooya