The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-12-31

| found, ~ one q. tell ssythiaG about r.;
but judging fson' aIl1ths ihdjcaaons 1she
supposition 10 that the who's district Of
tn miles viii pay well. and perhaps the
whole cteek TIE side gukhss'ass ca1sss,
Rabbit, Spring, Ny Na.y Ann, Montreal.
Illinois; and iWolv.sius,-in al OF which,
I believe prospects hsye teen found.
On the main creek bags ere dailyr bsang
fou.d, some # which prospect, well Il
would be almost useless 70 tell you Of the
prospects, obtained, = but few would b:
/ hevs ne. raw High O'Nei, have pros
pet thae was seas sp BY his partner from
their claim. "56 above that weighed - n
and was obtained from one pm Of dirt
Many larger prospects have been obtained ;
bnt, of course this 10 not general thing.
yuHr, JuAP. JUHr, THr DorS ARE COMING.
Jumping claims seemed to be the thing At
the time I was in the mines. And don't
bslfsse that st. Petek raliios she,lsst ,dsy,
overhaul the records of our misdeeds with
more scrutiny than did the miSeo the re
ords of BaSrette district. Before The LIST
day of June there win be more litigation,
or more fighting, In tho camp. than any
other camp ever before discovered in the
Territory-which It win he I cas't tell e.. :
"a@ TH4 COMING CITIES ~ ~ ,.,.. ,t2.n
Two towna have been laid out and build
'ngs are going up in both of them. The
upper one IL cslled louisville, and il located
near the discovery claim. The other 10 loc;s-
ted At the forks Of Cedar Creek, e miles BE-
low Louisville, and will he As town of the
mines. I: 10 called Cedar Junction-with
Chaunoey Barbour as Town Reoorder.l and
City Father generally, and Jack Simmons
Street Commissioner Two and = half dol
lars procures lot, II you have the greens, "
but jaw" don't 60. sChauncev even went
back on his party, and refused TO recognize
the right off, Fiftesnih Amendment 10 give
him Chin Music for lot. tho the Amend.
ment promised to pey ssrsoou = he opened
his shop. Several houses are being built q.
tits time. Four miles Of Wagon Rood il
required to be mAdein order to reach 1t from
the river. sE-i HIT '.u e..Igi.r SIT 70
OREGON ouLcn ~
Many claims have been t4ken up on the
north fork of Cedar Greek, and 10 called
Oregon Gulch, though I am not sure any
thing has been found to warrant it. The
gulch looks well, but further, than that, no
one knows anything about it. All the avail
sble ground was taken before got in.
though managed TO get the usual number
Ut claims allotted to ono person. ;..n.. ......
DEvELoPxENrs. ' ,.'.' '. .
But little work has l,een done in opening
claims-the Nissoul* Company having done
the most. They commenced on o. below
and run up drain, and then sunk shaft
IS feet, but failed to find the bedrock. and
but little pay gravel. : .>'.".' H.
NIscELLANY.
Ilearned that some 100 claims of all
kinds had been recorded. Parties coming
In At this time have but little chance to gel
ground, unless something more IL found, sl.
though think there will beplenty of ground
to be had in the spring. as nearly every far.
mer In tho county owns claims. When com.
Jog home had curiosity to count the
stampcde1 that met from the time I eros.
sed the river n Lozean's till ! got to Nilsson.
-, and during that time I counted 100
When arrived here found the town over.
run with men and animals. And still they
c0me" have not seen man but who he
lieves that it will he good camp. and moi
but little, If any, inferior to Alder: believe
it will he even better, and that many Other
creeks and gulches will be discovered, - tin
Surrounding country has never been pros
pected would not advise any one to come
| until spring, with the expectation Of getting
claims. --.s .-.-. .-.- .-,-,
Christmas passed of in quiet manner
NO balls, parties or anything Of the kind,
not even m imitattoR dinner-so We "old
bsch's" ct our boarding house hash, - on
other days. A few sleighs were ont to day
but the slcighing was rather '.thin."
-~.t n a.-. Yours, OLD SToNK.
xiasoala, n. r. December - isR ~. 5
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