The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-11-25
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Down rrr cxsrk-Ths fins weather of
the pest few days has brought out al the
Cinnamon working below louisville, and
every claim 10 yielding well, judging from
the amount Of whisky the heathen con-
sumo, for it il . well known sign of pros
perity among Chinese miners to drink whis-
Ky in proportion to prosperity. The Coy
cite company. next below John Osborn's
hill claim on - below, are clearing off
acres of timber preparatory to ground
sluicing next Spring. Prospects iadica'
ting a. rich pay On this side of the ravine
as on the other, (Osborn's), seem to war
rant preparations on = large scale. Further
down, more Cinnamon, while At the KY
use diggings we find few faithful pros
pcctors still working to find the pay chan.
mel. Below. Kiyuse, in Barrctte District, not
shovel is used, the works lie idle and
their owners have gone hither and thither
for another stake, to resume work, in some
instances hopeless, next summer. In
O'Keefe's District, near II below, shaft
has been sunk in bar over 70 feet with
out any strike
Cedar junction. dilapidated and deserted,
has now but five inhabitants, two of whom
are running tunnel into Spring Bar. This
drift has now penetrated 80 feet through
loose gravel, and if the boys grub and
pluck don't give out they may find pay a
few hundred feet further in.
On the river everything is quiet and Or
derby, and the struggle for supremacy be-
tween the settlements on the eas. and west
side of the 3lissoula river will cease when
Booth & Bourassa's splendid bridge is com.
pleted, which will DO this week. Both
towns shou Id then be known by but one
name, Superior City, East and West divis-
ion. The new bridge is 355 feet long. IA
feet wide and 80 feet above low water mark,
built after the style Of the Deer Lodge
bridge, but of heavier timber, some of
which il 48 inches square. The cost will
approximate $4,000 A livery and feed
stable on each side, Sprang e's Hotel on the
west and Raffcrty's Station on the east side,
offer accommodations excelled nowhere, to
the travelling public, and if the future of
Cedar is as prosperous as some prophecy,
then Superior CITY is destined to make the
metropolis Of this region.
Acc1DESr.-Peter Cahnley Dutch Petc)
received painful sprain Of the ankle few
days ago, by his mule falling on him, on
the trail.
Arrived 1t last-long looked for "John''
Newman, of L. & N. Boulder Block celeb
rity, put in appearance on Sunday, and will
winter with us-welcome John.
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT happened above
Forrest City on the 10th in the morning.
Oliver Simon and Joseph Naille, both Ca.
nadians, while running the drain drift in.
tended to strike No So above, were cavcd
upon, by four sets of timbcrs, furthest in,
giving away. Immediate assistance was ..
hand, aud after an hours's hard work Maillc
was extricatcd from the immense mass Of
timber and dirt, IL feet deep, but with his
right leg broken below the knee and the
left arm paralyzed from being held between
the edge of bucket and cap" He re.
marked when taken out, that Simon was
moaning but . short time ago. Not until
late in the afternoon, however, was the
body of Simon reached, horribly mutilatcd
and indicating protracted struggle before
succumbing TO the immense weight of debris
piled upon him.
Bear Gulch, tributary to Sun Rise, will
he entirely abandoned this winter. But
work will be resumed in the Spring. The gold
obtained from this little gulch is the finest
in this region.
The Mouth-of- Cedar. Bridge is completed
and toll reasonable.
Weather clear, sunshiny, and cool.
Louisville, Nov. q, 1870.
"a story about nm eleven pound nugget
found on Quarts Gulch 10 held for further
consideration. 90 4 r--~.,r