The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-12-31
A*Corner'' on Cedar Greek.
The Cedar Creek 1li,,cs,

The Cedar Creek Mines.
TO the EDIToR or Tns Nsw NoRfR WEsr:
SIR:-Ilcft Pilgrim Bsr. Pixies Peak. Dec
9th. l was calm. The quiet of winter he'd
shrouded the camp visited Philpsburg
It too, Was quiet, save the overhsuling Of
the mill. In Henderson Gulch, few mi
ners were stripping and drifting. Left
Henderson feeling calm and cool 10 usual
At the toll bridge. the lady of the house
told me Of stampede toward Missoula
mounted and that night stopped ut New
mans. There met Carroll, who had been
10 the mines and was going to Bear. He
reported big things on Cedar. was. per.
haI~, not 40 cool or so calm. These things
disturb ones nerves. Mr.. and Mrs. Newman
and myself rode in Company to Missouls,
they to attend the Dana House Ball Mis-.
soula was in an uproar. Everyone seemed
crazy. There was infection in the air. The
Cedar Creek fever was raging. Mrs. Dams
was busily preparing for the ball; her
''gulc mon" had gone TO Cedar. She made
success Of it; and the party was delight.
fully pleasant. Dana returned 1t midnight
saw him. We concluded to return to &c.
dar
ON A sTANPEDE
We stayted for the mines ria Hell Gate
and Moose Creek Ferry. Arrived .,
Lo1cau's. 60 miles distant, alto p. m. We
bivouacked in tho CORRAL. and shared the
discontinue of tho situation with the
swine and cayuscs. At day.brcnk break.
was prepared: 20 or 30 men stood crowded
In the little room awaiting it, crowding up
with anxious faces, on which was pictured
. conviction that 10 loose the first chance to
breakfast Va to forfeit fortune 10 the cx.
tent Of $so, 900 At least. seized . portion
of . dilspidsted rocking chair and drew
near tho testsl board "Resdy" WAS spoken
"A rush and dive-snd the grab and COB.
bic game began. Iarose 10 reach plate
the chair settled back into tho position in
duccd by its own gravity, and / described
an acrobatic curve to the rear, and floor.
The appreciativc smiles of . beautiful;
French girl, who would fain have served
me had been less anxious, did not lessen
my confusion or contusiona The Guinness
and GOODNESS, my pridcd characteristics,
were yielding to the Essages Of tho Ceda,
Greek fever.
now THEY GO.
Drcakfa was hurredly dispatched. then
sway, pcll.incr, lope a,rd run, At break meek
speed, thirty honest miners, riverward.
Crossing the river four miles below Lozcau's,
VIC crossed the mouth of Cedar two miles
up and continued on the right bank Of tho
Greek to the "Horse Ranch" four miles up.
Here VIC djsmountcd, left our horses, strap.
ped blankets and ''grub' on our own backs
and started for discovery" twelve miles
distant We all looked rs though VIC had
adopted . prominent style of the Grccian
Bend. Suddenly was aroused by noise
similar to . two stamp quartz mill and the en-.
Ginccr g'nc. Looking around, something re-
scmbling human being, emerged from tho
wood, whipped past through aclcar place in
tho timber, and ploughcd through the stream,
like Mississippi steamboat. Now for It.
Up the trail we went, over logs, through
brush, along hill.sidcs, falling, sliding, and
anon rolling down over loose slide roch
like an unfortunate pack train. Ihave secu
such mishaps before, but only on snow.
shoes, when, going ct lightning speed, Al
unlucky fall would smash Up the adventu
Eous traveller like an Eric rsilws5 train.
THE MINES.
W. made tho trip in eight hours, md
reached the Recorders Office. And now, 70.
. brief description and my opinion of the
mines: Cedar Creek 10 apparently about 81
miles in length, and runs . little east o.
north. 1t SCENE almost asstrsight as line
The sun never shines In the Creek, but a
high twelve, when it is on due line viii
its course. The banks arc very steep and
very heavily timbcrcd. The creek fiat "
RIGS from ~ to 100 feet wide, and there Il
about 400 to zoo inches Of water running II
1t 1t present About - miles of tbs crcel
are located. In my opinion, theresre abou
20 or 80 claims will pay for working. an
confident the creek will not pay for work
ing from about 60 below discovery, down
The creek ID too dst i can't be worket
without a bedrock humc, and ! do no
think It viii pay to put one In. The bed
rock, Is slate formation, rough and hard
In al the psnning that has been done, III
pay has, principally, becn taken from CROW
ices, and some hes been from dirt ON bed
rock. Tho average that comes from tn
dir 10 about 40cenisL There 10 some goot
ground, hut I cannot sce thst the mines vii
be extensive. Some little tributseies com
In, which they ny, prospects well, Of thes
Rabbit has - claims rccorded-eo0 feet Il
the claim; Illinois. l2S olaims; Montreal
20 claims, My Mary Ann, 81 claims: VOL
VERNE, q claims. Tho main Cedar b
over 800 clsims, beside come bar claims
only ssw one bar that thought would pay
The chances for peoopecting this winter ar