The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-09-24

NEW NORTH WEST,
jas. II. Mile, Eaitoa
AID SU1aoasA
DEER IopG4 CITY, FRIDAY, See -,
MONTANA AGRICULTURAL,
MECHANICAL AND INNER
Al ASSOCIATION.
Tie Second Annual Fair OF this J. asocia.
ton will 10 tnsugurated q HsleaA, septeu.
Der eth, Monday next State, Territorial
and county Fsirs exercise wonderful inhu.
ence among tho people In whose districts
they are hsld, and however dihacult Il may
Be for tho projectors Of Agricultural Fairs to
render their initial one success, the spirit
Of friendly rivalry engcndered by these IN.
nual exhibitions render It next TO impossible
that any after the first should be . failure
An increasing interest 10 manifested with
each annual recurrence, and particularly 10
It 20 In country like this, where the great
agricultural resources Of the Territory are
just beginning to receive attention. and ore
becoming sufficiently developed 10 foreshad.
.ow the bright future In store for the Terri.
tory In this respect. Already Eastern capt.
talists arc pecring into our valleys with
longing eyes, with view of locating the
rich agricultural tracts that sre embraced
within our limits and one year hence, In
our opinion. will rec the greater portion Of
our valley lands on the supposed line of the
Northern psci6c Railroad located BY East.
crn capitalists. II Is not only the products
Of the huslandmcn, which viii form pro.
mincnt feature in this second exhibition, but
tho mineral products and the handiwork of
The srtisan. The showing of minerals will
undoubtedly lie muc! larger than last year:
Among those who are taking lively inter.
est In this department, Mcssrs Bohm &
Auh, bankcrsof Helena, intend placing on
exhibition fifty thousand dollar brick of
pure Montana gold. We do no. hesitate to
.ay tAas not twenty men in this Territory
have ever h,ke'l upon solid piece Of gold
OF this value. and the stranycrs that are
among u will feast til :ir eyes f,r, the first
time, perhaps, on fifty thousand dollars
worth Of g.'l,lcn happiness in solid lump
Although We arc not o, far advanced in .
mechanical status rs SON. of eur sister Ter.
rit0rics, yet 1t would not surprise US to sec
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"f.industry. rs will be present at any of the
Territorial Fairs in the Rocky Mountains
Much has been accomplished in the way of
mechanics since the tirst exhibition, and We
el,nll have no cause to blush for its reprcsca.
tation. Beside the matter of fact produc.
tons of our people, every one Is looking
forward Tn large exhibition of stock, both
cattle and horses. A number of our promi.
ncnt citizens have male importations of
thoroughbred stock that arc credit TO any
country, and particularly 10 to our own.
There will Ike little 10 king in tho way Of
amusement and excitement, ~ the officers
Of tho Society, partaking In the interest
manifested by great portion Of our stock
fancicrs, have judiciou.ly made arrange.
mcnts for trial of speed between our best.
going horses every day Of The Fair. An *
grcgatc Of $3.50 in currency premiums is
offered ON. trot6ns and running nags, and
every fest horse In the country will compete
for ahc prizes. For tho information Of tho
turf in the States, We viii say that Montana
crowds 2:2s In harness. The Fair will &C.
cupy six days. and We predict that It will
call together larger gathering Of our CHI.
zcns than has yet assembled in tic Territory.
Abundant preparations have been made by
the officers of the Society To accommodate
oil exhibitors of either agricultural, meti,an.
ical or mineral products. having enlarged,
vc6tted aad rcfusnishcL the Fair Grounds,
and scmo,!dlcd the rxcc-ccu:ss in such man.
that II now presents the complete circle Of
Q measured mile. The total Premium List,
in this issue, something over $S,0OO. com.
rrising some Of the most libeI~l prizes ever
offered by any association of this character,
cvidenccs familiarity and sound judgmcn,
on tho part Of those making ~ the list.
That the whole thing will prove succcs
there can he no Doubt 1nE NEW NORTH
Wssr will he represented by reporter. and
our readers will lind full description Of
the grand exhibition In our columns. 81 n
THE BITTER ROOT TROUB-
49,. aras LES. a1 aaso arht tsi
We publish In another cclann III: sub.
stance of 4 lettcs addressed 10 Gcn. 6u!ly BY
sci,izcn 5 meeting in Bitter Root Valley. ID
this our judgment and sy,npataics 50 hand in
hand In behalf Of the citizens Of that valley.
We understand there Is an effort making 10
dispossess them Of their homes. i is an.
Just, and IN outrage. Gen, Suliy can have
but one object IN view-the good Of oil con.
cerned. That only can be attained by using
bis influence 10 hare the homes Of these peo.
ple retained 70 them Tia. our resicrs may
have correct view Of tho situation, we gtys
brief account Of the origia Of the difficulty.
In Tune. 1885. Governor Stevens made Z