The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-07-15
LOCAL N EWS.
From Sundays Daily.

and Thomas Brady. from Elk Creek. il
Deer Lodge county, started from this place
few days since tor the Peace River mines
%. .Mcssrs. Worlcn l. Co.. and j. p. Rein
hard received this week 10000 pounds o.
freight by Cooks ok train from CDrinne
90. The books Of the Treasurer Of MissOula
show county Indebtedness of $34. OOO with
NO assets worth mentioning. :. .Wilcs &
Decker have contracted for $1,000 logs a
the saw mill To be delivered in July. :. "A
son Of Mrs. Shaw, living near FrcncitOwn
was drowned few days ago. :. The new
departure" of Capt Mills. of the New
NORrm WEST. is endorsed by his many
friends IN the Territory. who congratulate
him on his safe transit through the trying
ordeal Of fighting against conscience. 81
do We. Captain. --PiOneer On.
Attorney Mt I.aw.-Col. Jas. f. Galloway,
Secretary Of Montana Territory. to-day pre-
scnts his card ~ Attorney 1T Law. Col. &.
has acquired Il fine reputation as u criminal
lawyer in Illinois, and gives special attention
~ that branch here Governor Potts and
Secretary Galloway are associated in tho
civil practice. the Executive being deharretl
by his official position from practice in tho
caiminal courts Attorneys or others re.
curing legal assistance in Virginia City
recommended to communicate with them.
Another Brick Building. -Mr. Ed. L.
Bonner, with characteristic energy. ycstcr.
day made arrangements for another building
on First street, and already has it under
contract. 1t will bt of brick and stone, fire.
proof. 24X50 feet. and will he built on the
lot in the rear Of, and adjoining. Klein.
schmidt Bros. Store. The contract is let to
Mr.. Sigsby. Work will commence on it on
Monday next i. and it will be ready for occu.
pancy by August u. Messrs. KIcinschnlidt
Bros. are the lessccs for fifteen months, and
will occupy IL rs general sales room and
storage house.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The Haunted Ilouse>-Wc told you Deer
Lodge had haunted house. mo town
should be without one" Every place with
prctcns,ons to municipal greatness must
have a haunted house. Fortune smiled: the
supernatural enlisted in the service of Deer
Lodge; spirits from the invisible shores
came back across the vastly deep to bless and
benefit our burg with their benignant man.
ifcs,stions. Deer Lodge, in modest and
unassumlng way, merely mentioned 1t inci-
hcnis ly, but in the silent watches of the
night. listeners Sat within those spirit guard
cd walls, and the Invisible spirits tapped
tapped-tapped-as though they were beat
ing their white piniOns on the rude barriers
that separate them from earth. There was
."i aided tncir evidence that some incxpii
cable tap-tap-tap, was u be heard on wall,
and ceiling, and dressing case; here, there,
everywhere. The services of spiritualist
WAS invoked. but the perversc, stubborn
soul refused to hold ineligible converse
with mOrtals. or had not learned the man.
NAL ~ established by the spirit.rapping me.
diums. Time sped along. Occasionally
there would DC u cessatiOn-prol,ably when
the spirit WAS summoned to his or her ccles.
tial sphere TO testify before some ku Klux
investigating committee or s0mcthing-and
anon 1t would rap n though al army Of
transfguraied drummer boys were praclic.
ing for grand review Of the untaxcd hosts
beyond the Styx. Deer Lodge was happy
The priceless gem Of a haunted house had
been set in the cOr0nct Of blessings that
crown it.
Well the other evening went home from
his place of business the steady, H. ti-gh0st-
believing owner and occupant Of the house
Tap, tap, tap on the wall. Looking up
from his lunch. he discovered small insect
.on the wall. Presently 1t flew. and lighting
in another place, the tap, tap, tap. WAS re
pegtcd. Other occupants of the house were
summoned, verified the discovery, and it
il demonstrated the diseMbodicd spirit that
1md excited wonder and awe for weeks was
IN insignificant bug that never had soul
TO save, and that will never put in an up.
pearance where the common people ell wear
crowns aud carry harps big enough 10 tire
u $500 mule SO much for haunted houses
FrcdricksOn. 1T is fair to say that the
Frcdrickson camp has not developed yet as
well ss anticipated. Prospecting still con.
tnues, and the boys have good encourage
Mcnt by the reduction Of water by the Mi.
ners' Ditch from IS to l2t cts. per inch. The
old mines in Dry and Prairie Clutches are
utDthe Out well. Newell l. Co. on Dry
Gulch cleaned up 500 on Sunday from
three days run. and will hereafter clean up
from 500 to 81 900 every three days. On
Dry Gulch, Lcvcridgc 8 Gillis cleaned up
$500 fora 10 days run with four men, and
the other companies were oil doing well
Us Ing Is they had water from the Upper
Ditch. The very fact, however, Of them
l@ying mines that arc good enough to wait
TSith, prevents the concession that would
result IN turning in the water again, and 80
We anticipate the ground will bc laid over
lhtil -
Shut ,Ohr.-Water has been shut of in the
.uppcr Race Track Ditch. It covers good
mines in Dry GuIch. and water cannot be
had from other sources, and has been car.
.rying about 500 inches. 1t appears the
scrip of the Ouch has been bought up at
low figures by claim owners. and they think
they should have water on il without pay
ing any cash. The Ditch owners ask them
to pay half cash and half scrip. This, they
'havc'h6t seen proper 10 do. The result 10
that the water 10 turned out. There 10 n
good deal can be said on both sides Of the
case. but saying things won't turn the water
IN, sud ilAAts What 10 10 be rcgtcted. IN
Fer Peace River.-Whst in the psme of
goodness IL possessing our Montanese!
The longest, widest goose tchass-tO the
Peace River mines, distant 1900 miles ut
least1is drawing dsv0tees from many CAMPS,
tme' very distance lending cnchantfr,cnt to
the view: Only yesterday, passed through
Deer lodge, Hamilton Vance, James Mot.
fatt, DAM AcKcegsu, aud another man
unknown, old residents Of Silver Star. who
WIZ sippt as.r,s and q Old ;fsshieasd cart.
w6fs bound for that fsr off isnd' Wei
good luck, boys, but miners may 70 further
and fare worse than they do IN Montana.
4 NetsSpsdc.lMr. Moss inform. that /.
stampede OF Ill the loose. footed folks took
place from Fredricks0n yesterday mornino
IN the 6irsctl0n Of Lost and Warm SprinS
Creeks. II appears that come parties in
prospecting bars on Lost Creek last week.
iound fair prospectus sack of dirt con.
tanning about &hrCe pans yielding II cents.