The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-01-14
NEW NORTH: WEST.
DEER -Iio5aE cry; FRi6IE. JAN, y,
LOCAL NEWS.

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Celsr Creek 70 bate. Our good looking.
lot jumping. squsre-de~ling friend, known
Is Jim Voysn, "ele mites over, came in
from Cedar Creek this wess. having left .
week ago to day. lie Is enthusiastically con.
tented with Cedar. Jim" Interviews we'll.
We give tho result lie estimates the mum
ber IT men in the camp at full 1000, and
met 80 on tho rosd. Few arc coming out.
In Louisville. 20 houses were being built
ut Ccdlr Junction, 90 beng built, and fe
completed OF those completed 40 Nc
Whirk & Warren. business, lGx3O; - Ap.
pollonio. restaurant, 1880; Lehman & New.
man, business, eox30; JAS. TALBOT, billiard,
A. j. Simmons dwelling, Jas. vosah, dwell.
ling; George Il ny, dwelling /; Green Prusst,
dwelling; Geo. Montgomery l. Co.. bust.
ness. 2Ox?O; Messrs. McWhirk + Warren
have . general store and restaurant, aud are
doing the principal business. Meals arc 81,
dust; Hour per 100 pounds, Us; retail, 25c.
rer pound; bocf. 25 to s. cts., and scarce.
No bacon in camp. Messrs. Lehman & New.
man have u large invoice Of liquors near the
mines; also, NJ. Wolf. Of llclenA, has .
1900 invoicc'ofi folds tN route. George
Montgomery & Co., have Miners Store,
and arc receiving supplies There are Two
parallel streets NJ Cedar Junction. named
respectively. Main and Oregon streets. The
business houses arc Nil on Main street, which
i. on nearly level piece of ground about 10
fee, above the water level, The guich 10
L. a. NJ mad ..f
town, Oregon stfsct being on the rise. Very
high PERCEPTIONS hills surround the town,
aud there is heavy. dense timber on the site,
requiring clearing off before building can
BE- done. Some 11p u4sR gro Engaged in
building, tic logs being prin cipally snaked
with ropes drn~n tj men, 'Thcre 10 only
slight skiftof snow in that part Of the gulch.
Tools are very scarce no blacksmith shop
in the place, and large numbers Of men are
engaged in whip saving lumber for buiki-
ings and sluiccs. Laborers receive 90 PR
day. gold. The majority of men arc KNOCK.
ing around" and prospecting, and occasion.
ally every idle man in camp is offered
employment u rush up y > building. In
Oregon gulcl., prospects Of 2 and 3 cents to
the pan are found in the gravel. but he'd
rock has not vet been reached, although .
hole MAS sank feet Mr. Al. Simmons II
running drain ditch 10 strike No. 40, on
Oregon, where it is thought bedrock 10
about 1: feet. "A. j." il also negotiating
with M. Dana anl Osi'erst' u saR y drain
ditch to No. 80 below, IN Cedar, the CON-
pcnsa,ion ~ ~ the first 40 fec, Of ground
after striking bedrock. The ground u esti-
mated 70 feet deep Oh 90 T. The, best pros.
poets seen by Nr. Eogan, were g. Is per
ian, taken from "e0. bsIow," 90 Cedar,
whcrc bedrock is . feet General prospect.
ing is being done from 80 below NO ''lSe
above" in Bsrrrttc's District. Our inform.
ant returned 10 Cedar yesterday. ,.u
81 Mus. r. i. McltINSTRY'S BOARDING. IIoUsE
ID SvKxgr, OPPOSITE lorHr iiO-.I, DxEe LOS0k,
viii tx o.ss,ssd for ~ reception II tcxplar, AID
Transient guests Monday noon, November 18th
board, wv Week. : eIs,S0' currency
single Meals. 10. d.,