The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-02-04

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gold s1espent The vote n ,AuSut; -,
was III; population abods 20. - ~
.IIrH}q9eL4rMreg .JIatr1
HEAD II tbe Main Range :. Mi3|s nof r 81
t ss' md rd6S tsiSlis u Il, Ven:
ward. Ths YtstAs i<osasG eIhs1Etwo
lilies In halsepQ possipas dGgipU shall
low; gold 6ne quality and cnerse. There Il
Tin oons,der16js SiAXt 3fiiHsiSS& ground,
bstyerts9E~. a. guhfy,ed is,,y-l
srsd II tets, and has Yielded abont Il, j6o;.
ooo-v Vetsin. Auessas looo, Hss ~, nopp..
lation abss4 100. .--.- ..7o7g
z LINCOLN 0OLCH ,r~,rs
Heads In the Main Range near Cadottes
Pass, and runs south into Big Blackfoot.
Il was discovered In 1884. About i've miles
OF the upper portion Of the gulch 10 work.
uo..i5a aespo.he Alter liS2 iiu'5.stS-
dusively wofked " idssltins. .WlaG scarce
md Indians annoyisE TIE gulch will last
for yeara Nbas yielded abose d 200, 400.
Vote hFAAasust, 1850, 2A;apopulAion
sbOae VoQa zaAvcaa
Hsuasin1 he epm,Rpeodk Wroetyoss
Big Blackfoot and Hellg,ts rivers, and
runs south into the latter near tie sh0fth
lins6F shscosnty.a Iswas diseovsssd carly
in 19eeesed H. :ahopt twelxs pilss }pse.
About fiys miles Of the ,uppsr part y WORK.
ID. saTAs &s<isg. are vs.y dssp, rsqsizsng
drifting. Il Il Rich In coarse gold Of fine
qssii,y:' water 4 iscarca and eshl snin0
win last for sous yeara Deep gulch i .
branch Of Bear, about four miles long, and
worked to some extent. The diggines ore
deep but very rich and water scarce. Total
yield Of two, about $1,000. 600 Vets IL
August, 1850, 20; population sl'cus ~. /.
.T!aT.In ?. 4 Elk CREEK - yTs.
Heads In the srur ct the head Of Bear and
Deep gulches. and runs north into the Big
Blackfo9t II itabout ten -pilps loag-the
npper' I've miles mined. Watef b scarce.
Many rich dry, gulches in the vicinity, hut
water unobtainabie. Elk Creek and vicin.
tsy has produced about tsco, 900. Vote 81;
popGlattos sbsav ,oo99f2 MT nj 1sig9'
HENDERsoN GulcH
Il tributary Of Flint Greek. emptying
about fifteen miles from ~ aDoath 81 he
latter. It was discovered September 10.
1885, y Hendersosf and party. In: 1865
some Is men worked In the gulch, and al.
thopiA hat 1eW Siim wtss spesdJ shout
]30, 900 was realized. In 1857, one hundred
and seventy. i've men WAS employed and
took out $4,000! In 1865, one hundred
and twenty men wosked And todk out 600.
600! In 1850 about eighty men worked and
took out 0.0oo, water bsisg 6oasco, ~
though In ordinary seasons it 10 plentiful.
there being several bitches Of good capacity.
These mines, viii -. many. years. Vote
August 1850, 50; population about 100!
ar nGFoRGETowN
Il on . small branch near the head of Flint
Creek. The mines arc limited in extent,
asdDen1ly sxhtasns'ed. They wsse diseovsr-
ed in 1855, and have yielded about e40, 900.
Population about Is.
.AII. M4NC4-0pLm zItr
Il near the southern border Of the county,
and was discovered in 1895 by party of
French Cansdiana It ID tributary of Big
HGss nves, snd = % 10. isass 'Si1J - IA
Main Range. Il i sons i've miles In lensth
and runs 8. W. Il hos been mined ito en-.
tire length The mines ar shallow. Fir.t
Chahcs enpties into French. .slssss tAsss
miles long, shallow, and worked the entire
dis,sdes< B6th 1hsre paid wen II Ths rain
gulches are about worked out, but there Il 4
large extent Of side gulcl,es. tars and hill
diggings that will last for years. Total
yield about 81, ooo, 900; gold fiue Vote
In; Ipopolaaiod 1o0i> az sTIqToJ ..IT
GERMAN CULCH
Il on The weeg side on the had Of die mid.
die fork Of Deer Lodge rivsr, and is about
Dix miles In length. It was discovered In
lhb,1sA ecieeA tg:s SDaA pasts .stsfaiug
from Kootenai, among whom wss Fred
Brown and "a. Allied: The niust avdeep,
rocky, and difacult to work. They are gen.
orally worried now ~ bsd.rock fumes and
hydrauliea Water, ordinarily. plentiful.
Ike GOA IS Of ikood sulhtt:n rosd jssid,
n, SEA Oo0. Population $50!
BUTTE SILVER BOW, HIGHLAND, ETC.
The description Of this, tho most extern.
live placer mining region II the county,
Vas furnished by Jsdes oscEo lnins end
d.. Arson Ford, Of Butte, but was not COP
led, and We are, therefore, without data.
The Seh az Highlend y ~ 1sest ,in, Mon.
lana, coming over 80 that Of Silver Bow
md Butte the poorest, worth but 81 to 415
per ouooe The total yield d estimated q
n 0oA 80 Yoec a Silver Bow in 1850 was
3; Butte a.; Rocker 60; Highland lol.
Population Of oil about 700.
"a PRAIRIE ouLcA UNCLE DENA Etc.
Lie On the west sids Of -Dess Lodge Valley,
heading iatSspuE and ,rpnning esst They
Rsss discovered In the Spring Of 1855 BY
inch DsnERnses, .1ebrkkemsNo sd
others. These gulches arc scarcely devel-
,ped yet, owing to the scarcity of water.
They will psolablyz prove extensive, and
viii last q number of Yeara They have