The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-02-18
FROM MlSSOULA,

tell 6f the things and doings of this section.
Wen, first of all, the weather, that never
flaming topic Of conversation, or of letter.
We have had genuine thorough. bred
"Web foot" winter, having had good
heavy "Orcgon MIST much Of the time,
Win HOW md vIen light sprinkle Of snow,
and in the place Of our usual cold weather
and good sleighing, we have, had warm
weather and muddy streets and roads. Nci.
Their has the health of the people bccn as
good ~ Of former winters. Severe colds
Lave been prevalent: also, other diseases;
but, whether II Is owing to the extreme
warm v Gather or to an Influx Of Doctors I
am unable to say. ...,t.,s,,
Preparations arc now bicng made for
Spring crops, and the frost being out of tho
ground the farmers have commenced p@ow.
ing, and in the Bitter Root Valley they have
been ploughing Tor two weeks past. "H0w
Is that for high" Il mean y high lstitsslcy.
Stock have done we'll and are ali nov 1T and
ready for market.
CEDAR cBREx .
Seems to be again looking up, notwi,hstsnd-
the prospects for large and rich camp arc
now better than ever before. Some sore
heads said no dust had been taken out, and
said they had offered to pay fabulous
price for sample of it, but could not find
any. About ten days since Oscar Judd
told me that If any one wanted Cedar Greek
dust he would furnish them $3.50 of it for =
reasonable price, and have since learned
that considerable money had been taken out
of tho bars with rockers, and at last &C.
counts one set of sluiccs were running with
good results. learned this evening, that a
few days since, general stampede took
place from Cedar Junction to tributary of
Oregon 0ulch; prospect 10 cents to the pan
further can't say, only that my informant
saw the stampede depopulass the lower
town own tor o. = she time time being =, ; x.,.w,.
propose to relieve the boys ol any surplus
also. to do some ssTr, Asopy p5ospecein1 in
Oregon Gulch. Nc. is decidedly heavy on
the prospect and has promised the boys to
discover very rich diggings during the com.
ing spring aud summer. ..r'.
i, LAWS, BTc. ,-........
The COMMISSIONER on Monday last,
appointed CLANCY Barbour and y. B. Jenk.
ms Justices of the Peace in and for Cedar
Township. And now where are we to get
our laws to supply them with? We have
the laws Of tho first and 1fth sessions. and
few copies Of the fourth, but only enough to
supply the county olIlccrs-leaving the
township officers without any. Our county
Clerk has twice written to Secretary Serb.
ncr in regard to them bu. can get no answer
no laws. And again, can you tell 10
Legislature will be printed and made known:
publication We know nothing Of them -
not even what laws were enacted. II will
soon be time for the Assessor to start out
and. how is the assessment 10 he made, and
under what laws? Is he to be compelled
to pay the Secretary $o5 or $50 for ccrti-
fled copy? wish, for our own benefit, you
would Interview some 0f. the Deer Lodge
members III reference u it and give Us the
result of said interview. u..a
noticed in your paper Of the 18th inst.
communication signed SHOW" Now,
who this SLOW" is. know not; but, un.
less he Can state things more correctly shall
cndeavor to accelerate his pace little. I
havc only time to notice one portion Of his
letter. He says, "Ringold calls loudly for
press ut MissOula" Don't know who Rim.
kOlI II, LAG SSyUs UUt, sWuI!C uC pAyS COI0
pliment to Ringold on one side, he cndeav.
orr to cnst slur on the people of Missoula
and Stcvensvillc on the other, by intina.
ting that they pay for their paper in jo~
bone This. / think. is an injustice to tho
County Of Missoula at large, for, I believe
no better paying class Of subscribers are u
be found than in Missoula county. Tho
jaw bone may he the currency which "Slow"
uses 70 pay his subscription bills with, he
must not Judge his ncighbors by the same
standard. II 10 also calculated to throw
cold water on the promotion of our inter-
ests by holding out to newspaper men that
we arc non paying people Slow" scems
to be fearful that : paper will he started in
the County, He ID, acting just IS some of
the Deer Lodge people did on the Capitol
question-working against their own and
dearest interests.
To-day is ST. Valentines day, but have
not seen nor even heard from the old gent;
and IN fact, believe he has neglected t.
visit this section. Better luck next time.
.F".a -'.'"%t ''i. ~" OLD SToSH.
Aissouia, n. r. 1.b. n. 10 s5slG@
go slow o." slow" .. s. lie pays cash;
we testify. Neither did he mean to dispar.
age any. '.Rhgold,," .'slow" and "Old
Stone" are better friends than they perhaps
know.-ED.) sr1has3 49os hlnf~D
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