The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-07-15
Ouz. Cedar Creek Colnnn.

Our Cedar Creek Colasnn.
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s. Cedar Junction. II. r. July 18Th.
MAaR1ED-On July 8, in the evening, At
the residence of the bride, by his Honor,
Col. David B. Jenkins, Justice of the
Peace for Cedar Creek District, 8. A. Sack
EFT, Esq, and Miss Augusta Brown, former
" Of Helena The happy couple were
aroused from pleasant dreams . few hours
after the connubial knot was tied, by Philip
de Rouche's brass band, who poured forth
their sweetest strains upon the still night
mir. in honor of tho first wedding on the
banks of Cedar. ,,
FOURTH OF JULY.-Fourth of July at the
mouth of Cedar Creek was duly celebrated
br horseback and trials of speed a-foot.
James Alexander's (''Yank's") horse was
winner of the main purse, against three
competitions. After the quadrupedestrian
trials Of speed, the bipeds being infused
with the race spirit, two stripped for brush
of 100 yarda Sam D., the ranehcro, and
"Ike," the Self. Riser, toed the scratch and
got nm even start. Sam won by length
enough to turn handspring at the out
come. He felt proud, and conscious of be-
ing able to heat anything with two legs Oh
the ground, Is he walked in his picturesque
race suit among admiring friends. How
ever, it was not destined that he should
wear his laurels long. For up comes col
ored gentleman, unknown in these parts
heretofore, and toeing the mark with the
former winner, leaves him behind like a
rifle ball leaves the smoke. Cuffy got the
money +o 30 "o
IMPROVEMENTS New Improvements in
Louisville are perceptiblc every day. The
most expensive one is carried on by Philip
de Rouche, who is fitting up, after making
the necessary excavations, the basement of
the louisville Hotel for hall Of an,use-
ment. A fine spring of about three inches
of water has been struck in the basement,
and flows as fully and strongly as croton
hydrant The hall is 35x25 in the clear,
124 feet high, with an elevated stage 16x25
and the necessary dressing rooms in the
rear. The whole arrangement will not cost
less than 81, 900 when completed. A troupe
of fresh hurdles is expected in about svelve
days. Phil deserves credit for his enter
prise in trying to furnish tho boys with fun
at such great expense '..
sun RISE GULCH This gulch is proving
to be very good little camp. About sixty
claims, with five feet of dirt on soft bed
rock ore prospecting from two cents to 81.
A pack trail is being cut up from the Mis-.
soula river, intcrsecting with the Ames road.
| OF course the shallowness Of the ground
and small extent of the gulch will not per-
NIT of q big town being built there, and
anything beyond store. blacksmith and
butcher shop will be superaous.
FIRES in the forest dim the suns brillian,
rays and heat the air to 1859 in the shade
ENCOURAGING PROSPECTS have been
struck in the drain Immediately below tho
mouth of Kiyus gulch, in Cedar. ....
EXTENSION OF LINE.-"Sam," cnc0urag.
ed by the liberal patronage of the Ceda,
Checkers, has extended his line three miles
further up the gulch to Forest City, and
will now deliver the NEW NoRTH-W JEST
free of charge, ut the claims over the route
and letters and packages at the same rates
as at Louisville. He is authorized to re-
ceive subscriptions for this paper.
WEATHER hot, but cool nights.
NEW DIscovERY.-On western tribu
tary of the Mssouls river, seven miles above
the mouth of Cedar, good prospects, rs high
As one dollar to the pan, has been struck
The name of the gulch is called Sun Rise
ard slight stampede has went its way
thither. The location is between Trou,
and Quartz creeks.
a-a.a~ July IA
| ARRESTED ON SUsPICIoN.-A late issu.
of the New NORTH VEST gave the particu
lars of the finding of the body of Mr.. Fl
H. Thomas, supposed ~ have been murder
ed. A few days previous to the former sac
discovery, the body of one - Allard, va.
l found, mutilated and robbed, at Vol
Lodge, on the Mullen (Wslla Walls) road
The latter showed the marks of q huge AZ,
cut in the back part of his head. 70 He is re.
ported to have had several horses and q few
hundred dollars at the time of his death
On the complaint Of H. w. Troats and W.
Dubrsy, before the Justice Of the Peace Of
Louisville, u warrant was placed in the
hands of the Sheriff for the apprehension
of J. B. Hasor, L. Matsrellc. Pet Marot and
- Tessier. all but one of whom are nov
confined, under guard, in the theatre build
ing, awaiting their examination for thu
murder and robbery. of the above two vic
Tins. 81; r.. 4Fae H. .aEot s3'"F@
CLEAN UPS on 81 above discovery, Bar
rette district, one and . half days run, two
string of sluices and ten men, amounted L
81 400. the latter part of hast week. @'
ASSAULT AND BArrERY-Thc liylies
interest was manifested in suit for assault
} with intent to kill, brought by one Bootl
of the Pay Ferry Co., against one Kennel,
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