The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-01-07
LOCAL NEWS.

in conflicting opinions in regard to the &C.
Oar Creek mines. For nearly two months
tho reports increased from mild statements
TO magnitude and brlliancy, until one mus
pcrforce reject them as cxaggcrsti0ns or re
gard Cedar Greek as tho golden K0h.i.noo
Of the century. We have never before know
an instance where favorable reports wcr'
so long maintained and uncontrolled. A!
yet no one las asserted they arc humbug
out numerous parties with less confidence
in their fabulous richness and great extcn
arc getting the ears of the people There
las not been as yet sufficient prospecting OF
development to warrant any definite opinion
on either of these points. So we offset tho
tloril,ics Of the one with the adverse views
of the other, for further than actual devcl.
opncnt has demonstrated tho opinions of
each arc but conjecturcs, decisions or opin-
ions founded upon vague reports, superficial
observation, and theoretical comparison with
other camps. In substantiation Of this, you
will notice these views, when not influenced
by Interior motives, arc Tho reflex of the
dispositions of the mcn-sanguine, or suspi-
rious. or ncgativc--dcpending OH how much
Of tl,c,blood from the heart flows through
the brain. and the qualities Of those organs.
Actual prospecting, in various places, has
shown actual goblin some places very
rich The inference is Tire "strcak" is con.
,inuous, and the sanguinc man taking that
for II hypothesis, is prepared to argue it is
better than Alder. Actual prospecting in
other places has been unrc warded, and the
skcptical man builds his theory on that. 1t
is only possibility that any definite and
Just conclusion in regard TO the camp can he
arrived at by these remote aud whimsical
prospect holes. Shafts may be sunk in
Last Chance. Alder, Ophir or Gold Creek,
without obtaining fair prospect, and again
several dollars to the pan have been found
in gulchcs that will not pay wages. Cedar
las, however. yielded in too many places
over several miles of gulch to permit doubt
to remain against portion of il being very
rich. and the channel may run to the bars,
where prospects arc not found in the gulch
Alder was proclaimed blk, and some of
the best claims on Confederate were traded
for sack or two of -four. when but few
months after they yielded dollars by the
hundreds of thousands. We 60 good deal
on the Dutclman We asked about Cedar
Greek, and who replied, ''hc couldn't pretty
much tell" Prospecting is now being done
extensively. on Cedar, Oregon, Rabbit, ILL.,
nois, Wolverine. and Montreal gulchcs.
Simmons g. Co.. had shaft down IA feet
at the mouth of Oregon gulch 10 days ago,
and Mr.. Tom Condon recorded claim '.272
above" which he has suspicious is somc..
where in Idaho. AT Louisville and Cedar
Junction, building is progressing rapidly,
tho greater portion at the latter place, where
the town laws require building four logs
high on tho lot within five days from the
day of record. Fully 1000 men arc in the
camp, and tho arrivals arc exceeding dcpar-
lures. But few arc now going from Deer
Lodge. The general sentiment seems to be
that claims and good town lots are about all
taken up, that but little can be done pros
pccting this winter; that living is doubly
rs expensive there % here, and that April or
May will be soon enough TO 60 in, even If,
as is not probable. the inducements there are
greater than they arc here in our immediate
vicinity.