The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-08-03

from Csplioe and one hundred dollars bs.
aides; 20 that affair 10 settled.
On a MINOR.
Quartz Creek, Missouls Co., July a, ls7a.
NOTES OF 4 TRIP.
The Flathesd Lake and the Ssrrsunding
Country.
sy REV. v. u. sroY.
To the ferry landing We had had . good
practicable wagon rosd al the way from
Miss0ula, but from now on, We have only
= bride path or Indian trail.
ON THE TRAIL. .'.
Gradually leaving tue bank OF the Lake
and bearing to the left. We travel for some
distance over bald grassy hills, rising little
by little for abont six miles, when We
strike the timber and do not emerge from i:
until We reach the hrst descent towards
and about fvesor six miles frOm Dayton
Creek. The country through which We
the timber, yellow and black pine and dr., }
and the grass 10 green and abundant every.
where. We lost sight of the Lake, except
occasional ghmpses Of ito cleaning wa'crs
caught through nOtches In the bills W.
met with no streams nor springs and saw
no water, except . small circular lake to
our left, seven or eight miles from the
ferry, which We called Turtle Lake, from
the turtle seen there. We found
Delightfully."- refreshing after our warm
ride from Mud Creek, and, to our surprise,
were not annoyed with any insects. We
had expected mosquitoes and horse hi<s
here, from what We had been told, but met
with fewer in these forests than on The
pratrtes The cir WAS tempered, no doubt,
by the nearness of the great Lake and its
refreshing GOODNESS, with the clean looking
and symetrical trees and the open green
sward beneath and the delicious fragrance
dtsperred around our path, impressed one
with sense of unmixed satisfaction. The
latter portion of our way. just before reach.
ing the elevated divide looking towards
Dayton Greek, lay through narrow dcliIe
or canyon of gradual ascent for mile or
two when We como 10 the base 0f the d.
vida. The mountain 10 very high and very
steep, and equally 60 on both sides. A
good grade over it would be next To impos
sible believe, though II could be much
improvo; empty wagons have becn taken
ovcrit. One man stated that he had drawn
. wagon with 700 pounds weight over II,
hut we did not choose 10 credit this story.
From the top of this mountain We looked
down upon long arm of the Lake, sweep.
Ing away to tho west ward like . silver
horn, aud revealing the main Lake between
two large rugged and mountainous islands.
the largest If which 10 known ~
WILD HORSE ISLAND.
This noble island contains many eounrc
miles Of surfacc, and with it, smaller con
frrrcs greatly hcightens the grandeur and
majesty Of tho Lake scenery. All of them
are considerably elevated, hut the noun.
,ains of this, must he from 700 In 1000 feet
above the surface Of the Lake. When we
reach Dayton Crcsk We sSc about hah the
distance up the Lake. Hero there are
several spurs Of the n,oun,stns on the
West converting and descending towards
grass land between, bare Of thinner from
Tho wooded summit where We now stand
and beyond the 6rst arm of. the Lake Nc
zee lofty headlsnd Of rick with . pcr.
pcndiculsr face towards the Lake and below
Il the bold ridge extends, Ike long taper.
ing finger into the Lake and t0words the
two large islands. This rocky leadland 10
said to bo the northern limit Of lhe Flat
head aud Pen d'Oreille Rcselvation and In
dexes line running through the middle Of
Wild horse Island. Beyond and under
this ridge lies
DAyrox c1.4x,
Which Ne reached about s O'Clock ?. X
"Wednesday, June 18th, and camped for shs
night This creek D email aoo uoe ranid.
although Il carries abundance Of water fsr
the irrigation OF IL. United afable lands
extending up from the Lake sh0re on ciiloe
side Of Il Tor short distance. Two clalme
"se taken hcse end two cabins ays built.
one OF which y occupied ~ two families.
Aessss. Brown and DOwd. They have
forty or htty acres under fence, and have
IN crop IT wheat end Gets. The 9rnaS 4
abundant and the cattle looked slerk and
fsi. and the mill, Of which W hads plenti
full supply, was 1t the flnt quality. There
were eight or zen lodges IT E0oeeaai IN
dians here, several OF whom. came to our
camp, ON the opposits side from them,
very curious to 80 what We hAd In the way
Ut supplies T!sy were particularly snx.
S0us tor ~. k0OkS ana eoeSaccO, winch. Ne
gave tlleM u exchange f0s fresh caught
snt, and were Nf delicious 0avns. We
found r0W bess hseo ana cos0c Ipjaled
visit 70 lhe lslan1a but, by.the tsne acrw
was finished Il was TOO late and 10 wcre
too much faiigued 10 undertake Il. We
found The Lake high, al,hough Secedlng |
end the wafer was backed up he creek fcr
some ways, making Il . quiet = ~ Lake
and the wafer bed.
We broke camp and left Dayton creek q
8 o'ch,ck Z ~, lrhursdav, Joue ~ feel.
Ing refreshed n1A full az nieaalma snfioAs,a. |