The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-04-29
HRON PHILlPSBCRGH.
EDIToRiNEw NORTH.WRsr:

ED1roR,NEw NORTH. West:
Sometime since We INDUCED our imssi.
nation some in the erial business about the
pyospect over here. Our expectations WEN
mighty high. and We tried to keep our alt.
tude a. some OF our predictions may show.
Others outstripped Us and got 50 far ahead
of any reasonable expectation that VIC en-.
,ircly lost sight of them till yet. But the
best device of men and mice, etc., is TOO
cussed applicable just now, sure.
*. Z. ~ PHILOSOPHERS.
But. who would have though the old man
had 20 listls blood in him. The mill hath
ceased ito throbbing hum, and quiet is In
and around it ~ in . church yard. How
long it will 20 remain, the mill don't know
itself All is as uncertain a. the fayors Of
that tickle courtcsan, Fortune. I hsvea
notion of abandoning tho mill process, for
the present, and run while with Ii,
smelters The only difficulty in this is sim.
mered down to ono point, and that, some Of
my friends have whitfield down, cut OF,
and drove in the ground. But may
we'll name the vcxed question 10 that tho
country mny bs posted as we'll as the ops.
rators..
sXELT4ns OR WATER POWER
Are the gnleuo ores Of Flint Greek ea1ly
fured? 1fso, furnaces arc blasted good
things, and dozen of them will be run.
ming shortly. If not, we are "ruina.ed"
for a time, At least. But our expedient
(shouid the latter prove true) would elevate
our imagination again to conjure up succeA
We would be forced to try water poweria
reducing. Al this costs next 10 nothing,
and we have rivers of it, I might ssil my
boat on that awhile. The cost or charges
for reducing by water power would be but
onc-ha'f what it would cost in tho ST. Louis
mill. Therefore there would be no lack In
paying ore, and the miner would makea
heap more on first quality. Say the result
of the last run (aa found when a clean up
was msdc) was 33J per ton. The cost Of
crushing and hauling Is see per ton. lesv.
ing but $l3 to tho miner. Now put the
same rock through water mill At >ll 60pef
ton for hauling and crushing, and the nj.
ncr 10 gamer $l0.50 per ton over the present
arrangement, and &2a so profit per ton 10 an
inducemcnt. especially where there hs
question Of thirty tons per day involved.
Rock of this character is First class" IN
all tho mines along the old Comstock-ths
truth of which, all persons may satisfy
themselves Of BY reading their official reports.
So, gentle reader, Notwithstanding the lack
or confidence % freely exhibited hy our
anxious friends (!) in various oversraded
prccints, in the language Of the immor'a!
Webster, we ''still live" in hope, and may
in reality survive the lates. shock. But,
more Of this anon.
CEDAR
10 good If the reports Of claim holders can
he relied upon. Mr.. George Calderwood
just arrived from Cedar and reports four
claims in full operation. The best clean Up
he eaw WAS go per day to the man, and sb'
poorcet from same claim amounted to about
nothing. Cedar itself 10 not quite - good
rs when the snow was deeper But then
the upper gulches are still very rich. and
will 20 continue until worked. Mr.. Calder
wood has returned to open his claims on
willow" twelve miles west from here
which he thinks equally good as Cedar
His opinion Is that Cedar will be overdou'
this season, AMI that another season after
the mines arc better developed and the e.
element has subsidized the camp will ohef
better and more reliable Inducements
Snow Shoe he believes TO be good, but ~
snow lays very Deep. which 10 the ~!
source Of water for washing the ''pay XII"
Several claims will be worked on Willow
Greek this season. Al the camp 10 nsf
here viii keep you posted on the re'uh
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