The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-05-19
MAYNARD CORKHsPoNDEyCE.

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EpIroR New NonrH.WEs1.
We took little jaunt down to Pixies
Peak, Pilgrim Bar and Pioneer this week,
tramped around among the boys and can
testify among other things that they are
making the dirt and water fly in earnest
again this spring We had reserved seat on
one of Coffee 4 Co.'S best saddle horses and
travelled over the Deer Lodge and Pioneer
grade, the greater portion of which is dry
and in good condition. Dounhouer made
a good job of it, has toll.gate at the cross
ing of Rock Creek, and should be fairly re.
munerated, done howe'er il may be.
Switching off at the crossing, we paid the
Lower Rock Greek Ditch Co., (Swan &
Matthcws) visit one mile above, where
they are finishing up q substantial and ca.
pacious reservoir. At an acute closing in
of the banks of the stream the company
have put in the best constructed dam We have
seen in the country, setting the water back
in . huge basin over one mile In extent
wherein the industrious beaver and sport.
i've trout in elementary happiness together
''Wag their futile tails"
The dam is forty feet high and has cost
q, 1000 the ditch Is eight miles in length
and cost $4,000, and muse!e capital has
accomplished the work in two years. $50
inches of water are now running through
it to the miners of Pilgrim Bar and Dry
Gulch. The full capacity of the ditch
$50 inchcs-will be turned in the coming
week. The monthly income of the ditch
will he about $500 The reservoir and
creek are going to be jolly fishing grounds
this summer, and the ditch . good place
for Swan.
Squirting BILLY" through the deep waters
of the damned creek, we galloped over the
trail to the road again, In and through the
rain and the Peak and anchored our nag at
Rains. Taylor & Daddow's Pioneer Livery
Stable as tho supper bell of Smith b Ran.
dall's Pioneer Hotel was ringing the boys
in. The rain continuing the entire evening
rendering business unpleasant, inclination
put us between the sheets of . splendid bed
ct the Childs' House at an early hour.
The first horse back ride in the spring Is .
terror to q tender bringing up. You sec
the solidity of saddle-leather and the flexi.
bility of the centre Of gravity of human
anatomy, combined with the roughness of a
portion Of the trail and rapidity of the horse,
and the constant friction of oil four, In .
driving rain, after q time renders q fresh
rider-but then "you know how it 10 your.
self" A good rest enabled me to make
successful cruise round town next day, when
l found everybody busy putting things to
rights in mining and merchandising circles.
Only seven days work has been done in
the mines 40 far. and the season is fully
two weeks behind time this year. Pros.
poets indicate livelicr summer for Pioneer
than last. A new grocery house Is being
established next to Pyne & Powell's saloon
by w. K. Richardson of Blackfoot, and oil
the old business houses are getting ready
for the spring trade. The Pioneer boys
one and oil are jolly Get of fellows and do
the square thing by newspaper men, II they
are little gushing in the way of serenades
(ch? Tom y sometimcs.
At nine o'clock (by Wilmington & Ways
gold and silver watches, chains and jewelry)
we left for Pilgrim Bar and Yam Hill
(Which the same takes its name from Web.
foot country. L. L. Whitcomb sets
most bountifully provisioned table to IS
healthy looking circle of boarders as we
have seen for many 4 day (''pasa the pie,
Harvcy!') and is . good judge of literature.
Frank Brown and Murray y Barnes also
have good boarding houses erected and
visitors will find either house good place
to locate at meal times. Geo. w. Irwin has
an amply stocked store and treats old friends
in o manner compatible with our strongest
holt" d. e. Craig keep nice little raw
hash.cry" on the corner OF Fifth Avenue
and Broadway, and supplies the Yamites
with fresh meats. J. 8. Webb has livery
stable nearly completed, and J. Carney and
Geo. Lawson are each opening out new
saloon. t5 TAXA.
In the Peak, Davidson h Burlington and
J. H. Meyer have GROCERY HOUSES and good
stocks of goods; ID. H. Mcfarland has inc
hotel and sets . tip-top table. Fisher d
Berry, Noble & Hodnett. Capt Trufant and
8. F. King keep the inner man from be.
coming too dry, and are quartette OF good
caterers. Johnny Heffner does the baking
for the town and keeps beer and cigars on
the ado. This is all we had time 70 notice,
for We caught . glimpse Of pink ribbon
fluttering from the window Of Clark's coach
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