The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-08-26
FROM PHILlPSBURGH.

10 THE EDITOR NEW NORTH WEST: -. 81
During few days stroll with mining
party through the mountains, con vcnient
method or banisting ennwi, your CORES.
pendent tried It On for a'week with the fol.
lowing result: 80 ~" -zs'~. b ;. "
THE PROVISIONAL PR0sPEcTOR.
Speaking of prospecting 1t occurs to me
that your genuine professional prospector
is . character distinct from that Of the MI
person Of ordinary discernmcnt He docs
not like the dull monot0nOus round Ut duly
labor in the mines; has an eycitable tenn.
psrmcnti hope and Imagination largely
developed; !; is consequently . great tl,eori.
zer, land, generally, amusing company.
Time was IN the earlier days of the Golden
State that IN earnest, honest looking exte.
ri0r was sufficient sasAyifor. grub a0d out.
lit with which TO prospect atsany camp
in the State. But times arc sadly out Of
JOINT now. Those days, and times have
passed even In that favored country, aud
the prospcctor's marvellous tales fail un-
needed. upon the cars Of their former pat
rOns But tho same old professional pres
pcctor still clings to his Gipsey sort of life,
seeking his fortune over fields strange, and
in countries new. Should lac he fortunate
in his discoveries, he seldom pauses to reap
the accruing benefits, but accepts o few
dollars ready money, or few months store
Of grub for . Discovery and No. l." rather
than caste his time and labor-on . long
drain race and in opening up and testing
practically his ground. The muscle Of tho
prospcct0r is quito as frequently taxed
| hunting meat as with pick and shovel.
| Nothing disgusts him more than after en-
tering gulch, surrnsunting all sorts of
difficulties, 70 find footprints Of some ear.
lier gold seeking visitor. This Is sufficient
cause for speedy Abandonment and condem-
nation of that locality, it not the whole
district Of country. Thus. from year to
year our professional Ishmaelite Wanders
from one country to another wuh fortune
cum!,s to constant exposure, and he is left
in his age physically and financially . total
wreck. Ills life. dreams rs far from being re-
allied as ever Ihave not attempted pen
portrait Of any Individual case, but the
above applies 10 class, many OF whom
have, doubtless, been recognized IN our
Montana home. .
TRYING IT on. --.--..... ,+.
Well, as said before, over the hills VIC
! jouraeyed and manya gulch we explored,
but 70 no practical purpose, 90 iar - the
mining interests Cf Montana are con.
cerued. Fish of enormous size we TOOK
|
tain slecp were served up In mountain
STYLE: half grown gruusc were slaughtered
by dozens, and many mountain yarn spun
round tho blazing campfire after the eve
ming meal shall not here attempt to re.
peat them.
ANEW CAMP AM, OLD FRIENDS.
Ascending ti,c West FOsk Of Flint,
through a short narrow canyon OF few
rods, The country for three miles is an open,
rolling prnric covered with )uxurioua
growth of bunch. grass unexcelled fol-
grazing purposes Turning to the left and
following along westwsrhly dry rayinc,
six miles from tho mouth Of the West
Fork, We came upon party Of miners wlad
have driven. their. stakes and set about
opening new mining camp. Upon loJk'
inc around we find ourselves in 4 basin
containing, probably, about thousand
| acres of ground covered with . small
growth Of black pine, and presenting q
gently unduluting surface. Mcssrs. Chr
Dcnter and Pickett of Cable, and COgswcll
Of Philipsburg arc here, located, and have
Quietly corrallcd the water and nearly con.
structed . ditch to their ground. They as
sure US their prospects are satisfactory, and
will be ready for washing In two weeks
time. Three miles below them and neal
the open prairie we found the nest OF M gu
| gCnl1I 1rlCuu, sCA'ANcSOSOCk ~NSucs > -
Cap. 1--WE were told, as lie was abscnO be
licves he has struck it, and is earnestly pre-
pairing to develop. He also has in con
temptation ditch Of no small dimension
which Gun be made to cover an area o
equal to good sized plantation at com
paratively small cost. These men are prac
tical men and miners. They have lost n
time in solving the problem as to where q
gold comes from, but arc content to take
In paving quantities from the ground
leaving the question of its fountain head
the speculatione 0f thcorizers or geners
sharps. " ~ =. ~2A :
Another party of old acquaintanccs hay
Just returned from tho divide between Bt
Hole and Rock with two and two and hal
cent prospects. But - only rocker hea
of water can be obtained, theee6nds will b
useless at present Here We leave the hun
ers, fishcrneny and pC0spectoss TO pursu
their researcher for gold and game, stow
few pieces OF dried ysnsion fer lench, bas
; dozen half grown grouee, and strike scso'
tho oountsy for P6inpeburg and shc1e g
.r.1- y0ars, -a.-a. gaHrrat rAAA.'
Philipsburs. August IL lso. WI. ag.ea. W "a.at
OF the thirty Nasons Who wess Sase
Imprisoned ID Havana for holding oecs
meetings, tMenty, were released On bill
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