The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-10-15
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Judge G. 1. Williams. Observation-Disclosures. hsstown
Jamcs Middaugh, Head of ncD
V. u McQuestiou 49,
William AllisOn, ...E.... . Ruttc City
John NOycs,
Pierre Lebean. ............... Moose Creek
n" s. - .......................u Highland
R.llancer 4 Alien French en- ch
French 4 Pnttrc. LEND, rsom Grlch
j. D. Winsictt =. .stcvcn-vi',c
.sClover'' Leaves from u Prom
...t lsSOry NOt&, Book. ...s
.... A. p N 10 10 FORK.
Thiltccn miles south If NissOula oOmes puvlinS
and babblin. from its cid fountains In the Bitter
RIOT Mountains limpid little stream, diving into
hooks shaded By denss words and anon gliding ont
into xassy gsdss asA sunshias SIXTY years ago
two Cayaiss Of shs Uaissd " stss SERVES with se
escort bad cssed the continent through savage vida
and returning, here, just where we cross il, they
cam?cd for the wiutcf and named the stream Travel
crs R,st Here they separated In the spring, into two
commando, jOatncyed hundreds VI miles "IHrt. and
met 1t the mouth Ut the Yellowstone. O..c commit
ted suicide before reachin: Washin the other pub
lishyL The Report Ut Lewis and CLARK. the p01ee cx
plorrrs Of the North Wcrt What they called T.xvc:
lcrs Rest II now known L0 L. Fork tho Indian
name having been adopt d BY the ludsol BY Com
pany cplOyes. This il thu northern boundary Of tn:
Reserved Lands, and all thu good Land there II Ia the
Bitter Root valley lies southwark Of 1t. A solitary.
tumb,c-dOwn, tcnantlesa cabin AMI rail fence In the
last stages 0l dccrcpit sOus totcs p,ibc cv.
dcs,ces Of departed humanity. A few miles abosc the
settlements begin. There arc considerable arabic
Lands Numerous irrsating strranr and ii,cxhaus-
ible forest Of splendid uiue thinner along the valley II
miles t. steyensviIe, 81. Muys Mission aud
IOEr OWEN.
We believe Il was In 1915 that fsFes Of United
Seat.s soldiers crossed to the Pacific coast. pU sun
Ut It WAS the Rife RcSitueat, and accompanying them
NJ satlcr was ar. JOAN Owen, Of Weston, NJ. Thy
wiutS,ed In Cache va.lay, Salt IKE and during
the winter his stock pci.hc with hundreds Of others
The command moved west in the spsin.; he sca,
coups Ut teams londsa with officers stocs with ths
command, aud remaining behind with tcw c.nployc.,
guarded his stores aud tally, srcarinS transportation
packed his goods and stScssd due north until he
reached the Burnt Pork In Bitter R0ot Valley them
great rundexvous for lDal aa,d III which body u
,xlsits cu hsd b.cu since Lewis and Clark Lsd win
tered there forty years borr. Here he establish
cd .Cralin: Post aud In 1850 began building pail
sade Fort which stood ustii 1857 At this time the
Indians havin: mansiessd one Of the employees aud
torn down portion u the palisades, the rcminder
were taken down and present stru tu'e yet In go
condition, was begun. lir literally, Fort-tac ony
one In Montana save Ela which h Ut recent bald.
This Fdst civess an ARIA Of l5x3J0 feet 10 built VI
oiobes the walls IL fee4 nigh and fet thick with
poudcrous gates Vt the nsrth aud south ends. High
bs.tons q inches thick, prth0lsd for muskcsry flank
Ing tho Fort, and commanding all approaches. stand
Il esc outne4. Within are Quarters cI,ablc IT NC.
camnodaeanG1so mca shsps, wall arnesy, sndall d.
tsses sadappsrteasnces v we'll regulated g.nisus,
Including aAg stats. passde ground, Fix poundsR
howitxcs, and bruken bots;cs. It stands some twu
haudrcd yards tom the Tr, On the baux Of which Il
of gEJ iGe =. 1ns YA0URlxs NILE H"' ~ r..
The Asst mill was bulls Asrs By Major Owen II 1855
The isuu work was al aadc from WAGON tire ~ such
old lion - could bc Oblaiud aiound l..c nd M0rmUu
settlement On Salmon River. The stones were made
ifvas rs,,it. f.uad In canyon near NJ maud. Il
rude affair. bat auswUssS thu pLSOss until lSai5.
when m.cainesy wxs bfOlsat tsv:a 81 LOAis and an
excellent three rtosy frame :JxlO fst erected its
sits There are belonging the min two ran Vi ~
feet Aaff stoaeA each ~ having . capacity Vt ia
bushes pr day. In 1Sos- b ,gous1 2<d kshcis u
wheat ssd Ut this pears GREY ~ - Sss. sls, s.5e
bashrls. The mill-the ony ons in tbs valey-coss
SlSO0 do.s yood work. and Il kept busy. The b.O<.
src IN oddly, nearly the haR u tho entries being y
lpdias pau,sa aud sboasstl nils ~ shsif gssss iu
es,ivus vssi.corxd ukss sd sacks. II pattern ~,
ret standard On the Corn Exchange. q ES,vy 5.ats
.sruE rATRiAncu e1THE vALLsY."
That Il one tide applied y Major John Owen ana Il
= w.a bss,o~od .rns Doid BssOa u B.tsst Res,
living In ba,baric splsase s.id he s~vn ~ lasss
w~as asiA sk fnscy By ytftsl disc.pse u Ly-
uyus II Drz Led;s laws bat II p toy saYsvs
by half " thrseqaatess v looes The patriarch aud
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