The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-05-13
DRRR LODGE CITY, FRIDAY, Hay 1,
THE OUTLOOK.

Having visited, within the posttwo weeks,
some of the principal mining camps Of The
country, We are convinced tho wished for
year OF prosperity has come upon Montana
The bullion product Of the placer mines this
season will far exceed that of any previous
year, and not fall far short, under any cir
cumstances, Of geo, 0o0, 600. of this, Deer
Lodge Is good for 90. 0oo, 900 or go, 0oo, 900.
tho Cedar mines $4,000, 600 to $4,000, 900;
Besverhead and Madison 5000, 900. and
Lewis d Clark, Jefferson and Measl,cr
100000 to 5000, 900. We found this
belief upon former yields; the supply Of
water, uncquallcd for three years; the new
mines opened; the bitches brought into
older camps; the disposition and necessity
Tor vigorous, constant effort and use of all
facilities during the season, and the heavy
addition 70 the laboring force of the Terri.
tory by immigration. There never wa, /.
Day In Montana when 50 few idle men were
IN 1s camps 40 now. Aside from Cedar
creek, where work ID retarded for the time
being BY excessive wafer, there is scarce an
Idle man in the Territory, and in most of
them men are given employment a. soon Us
they arrive. Money is already becoming
plentiful in the camps; old bills arc being
settled; purchases made, and vit.lizing
impulse given thereby to every industry.
At the head Of Bear, Deep, Elk, Jefferson,
washington, Lincoln. Ophir, Highland,
Butte, Silver Bow, German, French, Prai-
ne, Gold Creek and Hendcrson-,hc princi.
pol gulches Of the county-thcre 10 snow
sumctent to insure continued good water
Tor Two, three or four months, the amount
"t which may be considerably increased by
rains. Beaverhead and Jefferson and Mad.
ison counties have a good snow fall The
vicinity Ut Helena appears to have been the
least favored in this respect, there being but
little snow.
Inc result Of the placer yield will be re.
newcd energy In every enterprise tending to
deve'ope and give pernanency to tie inter-
este OF tho Territory. Our people are getting
over their migratory notions. They are
satisfied Montana IL good country to stav
with, and looking to permanent location.
and the not distant building of railroads to
and through it, are pre-empting lands, e..
ssbl'sh'ng roads, erecting valuable buildings
and encouraging those enterprises, the ben.
cits OF which, If not immediate, arc Ger.
tain and desirable. The exhaustion Of
money for the pest year or two las crippled
operations In quartz. tho capital which
would otherwise have been expended in
developing leads being required for &C.
tive business operations. We venture that
tho vitality given to development by the
present season, and the experience purchas
cd By former failures, will result within q
year or two in As successful operations at
Highland, Philipsburg and Gable, At least, Is
now chaEacterize the Union lead 1t Helena.
Practical operations show that the ssnguine
.ntlc'pat'ons of the carly spring are having
full realization. The development of other
interests, agriculture, grazing and lead min.
ing, will absolve u in great measure from
the sole dependence We have before had
upon placer mining, and progress will be
steady and healthful. Montana has passed
out Of the shadow.