The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-09-30

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A VISIT To KADERSBURa.
EDITOR New NORTHWEST:
Our resident West S,ders hear and know
very little in regard II this section of Mon.
tsna, as there Is no county newspaper to
herald forth its cisims to popular notice.
and the heightened distance from the west
side centre prscludes much social inter.
course. While spending y few days with
he Jenersonians, have jntted down few
notes for the ediicAtion OF your readers aud
herewith my them before you. From per.
sonal observation it is difficult to conclude
whether mineral productions. Or agricul,u
ral resources: sts,ald be clasesd n the prv.
eminent Je"turs Of Jefferson county. The
former are focused in and about RAIDERS.
burg and Keatingville. and the latter form
grand panorama Of almost monoton0us
prosperity, wherever the vision may stretch.
would like to particularze and elaborate
on the many beautiful and well. fenced ran
chcs, golden grain fields. lowing herds, grass
rank slopes, which | cnuld not but nd.
mire during my eighty mile ride through
the vsllies Of jefferson county, but it would
require many n well written page and more
time than l have ut present ut my command.
shall content myself with short account
Of the two towns--R adersburs and Keat.
ingvi:le-and their business men and pros
poets.
RADERsBUR0.
The lower town, which WIS mostly built
by the Crow Creek stxmpeders in 1SG8-'G7.
lies at the base of line of foot hills on thu
west. with fiat, handsome farming lands
running int" town on the south and east,
aud has that uncerem0ni.'us, negl0e ap
pearance which charsc,erizes every half.
mining, half.fsrming town in Montana
In fact. for long time, (and doub,
whether it does now Radersburg ''did'nt
know which one Of the boys he was,"-
farmer or miner. But whether the latter or
former is the ambition. can vouch there is
''good leather" in Radersburg for either
one. The business Of the town il carried
on by the following gentlemen, many 't
whom you will bc pleased to find on the en-
closed NoRTH-WE EST list: Charles H. Hal
Oeck, general merchandise, with fine and
heavy stock Of goods. and our old time Hog
'em friend-A. II. Barrett--is there to do the
alfable to customers, Ht,ssfeld & Bereringcr,
butchers; Percy Smith, livery stable
which he conducts with care for dumb
bsnaaa that shnnl.i make him patron saint
Of the Society for the Prevention of cru
city t. animals, =" and with = horse. pitali,y
which commcnds him to the travelling pub.
lie; James Palmer, blacksmith shop; S,.lm.
son s. Co.. cabinet shop; Mr.. Brown. Tire.
mont Hotel, well kept: Col. A. L. Parks,
Parks House. (tbe Colonel's rotundity Of
proportion is a standing advertisement of
the disestilility aud quality Of the viands
"f the establishment Captain Sparctrum,
billiard saloon; Mont. NJ. Paff, ditto; Mr..
Miller. jewelry; John F.reth. tailor; J. j.
Candee, imbibablss; Julius B.,z,nsky, bar.
Der shop J. Il. Weston, stationery and con
fections; J. P. Carolus. shoe shop; Col. A..
g. p. George, Attorney .at.law. expounds
Blackstone, and makes their. quarrels just. "
Capt. George Cowsn records the good deeds
aud other legal papers Of the people, and
Mr.. Boley, sheriff, with our old Alder &C.
quain,ance, Bill Descsy rs Under Sheriff,
lBill is the Sheriff elcc,.) superi"tend the
peace aud quiet Of the community.
KEArlNGvILLE
IL located up IL the foothills about two
miles from the lower town, and in the mids,
of the rich quartz lodes Of the district l,
is fresh made t".day." and organized more
for The trailing convenience Of the large
quartz. mining population in the immediate
contigui,y than for the eligibility Of it,
town site. 1t WAS really necessity-no,
merely convenience within gunsl,o,
Of its colossal, but ~ yet imaginary Stat.
House, hundreds Of busy. brown fisletl
burrowing mortals are climbing away with
pick and sledxe, disrmboweling the golden
crevices TINT seam with sinews of gilt th.
anatomy Of an hundred dwarfish hills. Thi,
new camp has already its business circl,
we'll represented. aud il daily expecting III
ditions u the family. Barrett d Halbecl
have fine miners siuse. with gsx,ds enougl
70 supply present wants; Woods & How,
supply the 'iqnhl longings Of languishinl
lahOrers. while Walters & Co. feed the hun
cry frnm bounteous table; Geo. Hodgso,
has \ shoe shop; Charles Hughes q cayus
restaurant; VIM ManninG Jour Billy. o
Deer khge) 4 Co.. have just completed
2ex8e frame building. which 10 designed =
: receptacle for variety Of goods. liquor
included.
A have above stated, the prospects q
this town Il based upou the quartz lode
which surround It; and II there il any en-
enlargement IN practical. systematic devel
opmcnt If hides, the ring Ut picks, the thu
Of sledges, crsaking OF whims, and thunde
Ut stamps, Ks~,ingvills need have no fear
IT failure. A the quartz interests deserv
more than > passing notice. and this let.e
d alruaOy too lengthy. will include ther