The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-08-05
LODGE CITY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST s. 1870
Our. Cedar Creek Column

Our Cedar Creek Column.
REroErED FOR the NEW NORTH WEST II 1ExAnDgH.
Cedar Junction, n. r., July 3oth
Sun RISE GuLcu, not behind her sister
gold bearing placcrs, has her town, Crescent
City, named after the half moon shaped bat
it is built upon. Thirteen houses OF some
pretensions, outside of the miners cabins,
make the town site; 2 stores, l blacksmith
shop, 2 saloons and one bakery are running
in full blast, and the other houses are fitting
up for business. One wheclbarrow maker
furnishes hand buggics at $26 apiece. i,
''straight Sun Rise and can't keep up Will
the demand. As yet no female has entered
this gulch. On Monday II claims werV
sluicing, and none taking ou: less than {!
to the hand. On No. 1S II ounces was re
allied one day last week, to six men. The
ground is known to pay from No. 9 below
to No. 25 above discovery, where tho wsAar
is getting scarce, while below No. below
no paying prospect has yet been struck by
the boys who are dclving for it. At No. 80
above, the water sinks, but men are packing
dirt in sacks from the northern divide to q
spring, and washed out from 81 to g per
day to the rocker. This dirt is taken from
some dry sags. Crescent City is nine miles
due south of louisville, by foot path
over high ranges, but the pack trail is near
q miles via the mouth of Cedar. Daniel
Hayes and NJ. Whiteman are going to open
two more stores.
THE CGUR D'ALENE MuRDER.-The re-
suit of the examination of Leonard Mat
toulle, J. B. Hoan, Tester and Marot is too
lengthy to be given in full here, but will
give the main points as they appeared on
examination before his Honor, Judge Jenk-
ins, In louisville. Testimony showed that
at Wolf Lodge, point in the Ceur d'Alene
mountains, either in Idaho or Montana, at
least close to the line, the body of a man
named. .Alara was found and recognized. The
body when found had been lying, SEEM
ingly, four or five days. Evidence showed
the foul deed to have been done with an axe,
while the unsuspecting victim was asleep
From the place of murder tracks proved the
body to have been dragged with rope
around the neck some distance for conceal
ment bching log in the bushes. Suspicion
pointed to the men now held for the MUIR
der, from the fact Of their being his travel.
ing companions from Spokane Bridge, .
place beyond Wolf Lodge. When the
prisoners were last seen at Spokane Bridge
they had five horses in their possession, and
Alara had two. They camped at Wolf
Lodge about the time that circumstanisl
evidence proved to be the time of the MUIR
der. They arrived ct the mouth of Cedar
Creek in the ordinary travelling time it
would have takcu any party to come from
Spokane Bridge with seven head Of animals.
Had traded two horses for mules Search
being made for the horses traded of, only
one was procured in evidence. None of the
animals ware, proves Pssssivcsy 70 -nsvc oo-
longed to Alara. Witnesses 10 prove the
proprietorship of the animals in question
were ont of the jurisdiction of this court
This is about the substance of an cxamin-
alton of many days, carried on at county
expense The prisoners, as already stated,
were held for trial at the next term of the
District Court in this district, and sent well
guarded and lashed to their horses to Mis-
soula Mills. -.. ~.
A WILD Goose CnAsE.-It will be re.
membercd that about month ago, Frank
Lemon started from this gulch as pilot for
prospecting party, to find rich diggings,
known to Frank alone, existing near Flat
head Lake. They went, cut trails, found
Flathead Lake. cut more trails, ,crcpt through
forest, over mountains and swamps, RATED
rivers and foricd streams, got about $50
miles north east of Flathead Lake and
found nothing. Five of the party came
back to-day thoroughly disgusted with all
new excitements The rest will be in in .
few days. .sEaA...4a.- billie aa IT.
CEDAR DUST is readily selling At $so 50
per ounce. Extra lots have brought $s075.
A stranger entering Louisville now 10
struck ut once with the similarity Of the
many signs of ''Gcld Dust Bought" most
every place Of business displaying notice
to that effect. stE,4 rod sTtF 5sa E59t
CEDAR CREEK BANK Richard Hauser,
Esq, Is now fitting up aplace in Nick Mil
lens flne store, to carry on Legitimate bank.
ing business. M. Hauser now buys dust,
bnt as soon as his bank is fitted mp, will q
once commence to buy and sell exchange
and give drafts on al principal cities of the
world. q! .igoH q sEtsta# a3#Io ai
n. J. AxDERs, Assistant Marshal Is nov
taking the census Of L,uisevilIs, having
completed his tiresome travels over .the
rough mountain trails through oil the mum
erous tributaries Of Cedar. When lat seen
hs Was making his way slowly ever III
a1hes-coyered trail 70 his restan Losisevilla
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D 6uAxsa,- No poisonous Eepdle Of ~
cfeepi.g elassh shas obssu sfosnd onths 1oel
covered banks Of Cedsr,but the waef SNAKE
specie abound, and they acan b SouAd Of ~