The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-07-29

cent, and suddenly the wires ceased vost
ing, and We were left without telepmnh;.
communication for three days. In Chic.
60 wheat advanced 81 cents in one d.~.
sugar also advanced to IA cents, and all fS,,,
eign goods assumed greater frmness wher.
there was not . positive advance. TIA
grocery market here has sympathizeS
with the East, and although we Could
learn of no sales at an advance, We hear Of
rcfusals to sell staples in lots at former
quotations. There seemed to be general
inclination to withhold sales with the cx.
pectation of gold reaching higher figure.
again and brought the news that gold had
retreated to 1851, and finally to 1l5t. The
actual business of the week has been verv
small. There have been very few buyers
in market, and most of the sales were made
on orders. and of rather moderate amounts
The receipts of gold, however, during the
entire week have been over the average. and
during the suspension of tclegraphic com.
munication, added not little to the inter.
est felt in the situation. One lot of Gold
Creek dust. amounting to nearly fourteen
thousand dollars, found Y purchaser at a
fraction over twenty dollars per ounce.
MontaAian, July u.
Tho Rev. George Comfort of the NJ. E
Church, on Sabbath eve last preached hi,
farewell sermon to the congregation Of
Virginia City. Mr. G. goes from us to
the service of his Master.
An industrious artist has been in our
city during the past week, taking steyeo.
scopic views Of Virginia
Rev. J. A. Van Anda, of the n. E.
Church. arrived in this city on Saturday
last, and will make Virginia city his field
of labor, conducting divine services morn.
ing and evening, ut least three weeks. out
of four.
Judge VIM. w. Lowell and Rev. Geo.
Comfort addressed temperance meetin. In
Virginia last evening.
Col Alexander Craig Is published Is
Confidence man.
Pick and Plow, Is
Joseph Stages, in the employ of Dr. La.
mne, near Bozcman, committed suicide
July II.
Our accomplished manipulation of Boze.
man creek clay, N. st. Felix, has just fin.
ished another kiln of 30, 600 first-class brick.
John O'Ncil, Esq, the pioneer cabinet
and clair-maker of Deer Lodge City, will
visit Bozeman soon-within the next two
weeks, probably-to make definite arrange.
mcnts for the erection, beyond Bozcman
creek and On R0usc's addition, of chair
and furniture factory as extensive as the
ono lie now conducts in the former place.
A prospecting party on tho Yellowstone,
report having found gulch where they
have averaged 50 per day with one eluice.
box.
Herald 20.
While over 10 Deer Lodge a few days
since. we dropped into the banking house
uf r. w. DOnncll & Co., and found them
husily engaged in weighing out the pre-.
cious metal. which seemed to 6e flowing in
steadily and in large amounts. This firm,
We understand. during the past two months,
have purchased thirteen Mousand eight hun.
dred and hhirty-nine ounces Of gold dust,
and have paid on an average, SIS 80 per
ounce. Good business for sixty days, that.
Mr. Z. G. johnson, p. NJ. at Blackfoot
lns associated with Mr. +. 8. S.ackpols
aid will 60 into mercantile business In
Deer Lodge.
At Bannack, on Friday the 18th inst,
John Pambrcn, alias John Pcmbcrton, 4
half breed, was shot by John Fluclleu, u
cOlOred barber. Pembrcn died Of the
wound. They had quarreled over 4 game
Gazette 81.
Mr.. Fla ford having declined the Demo.
cratic nomination for ]. F.. Nicholas Hi.
ger announces himself candidate.
Jno. II. Ming left for the States ycs.cr.
day.
W. n. johnson contcmplatcs taking the
Parl: Lake Ditch contrsci.
Herald g.
Some estimate can bc reached of the i'm.
mcnse amount of treasure being shipped .
tho present season from Montana by tho
amounts expressed every day by Wells,
Fargo & Gu. In June, nearly 1900. 600
went from the Helena Office alone We
have the best authority for saying that
$5OO.0OO will be about the amount shipped
for the month ut July. Immense sums srs
sent from other points In the Territory. the
aggregate amounting to millions. From
such showing of figures, Montana may be
justly claimed as the first gold producing
country on the American Continent.
Philip Pembcrt0A Is Democratic nominee
for Council in Beavcrhead County.
Pick and Plow, a.
A large number of families from the cast
are now this side Of Corinne bound for
Bozeman.
. DR.. Sill 10 located in Bozeman.
Gen. Baird has been inspecting the Fort
Ellis garrison
An opposition stage line TO Helena win
be put on.
MAoUIRE, of the Pick and Ploss, has .
sensation article on Em;grant gulch, based
upon the card of John Cone, who ssyshe
has struck bed rock. is making $50 per day,