The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-06-22
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Number Two. - #M
Among the Beartewn Bsys, ard . Tour
Through the 0alches.

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Beartown. once the banner town OF Dee
Lodge county, u this time IL quiet hamle
with many empty houses; but the liberia
spirit of its inhabitants rema,ps, a. evi
denced by the largely increased list of sub
scribers to the New NORTH WEST you re
ceivc herewith.
THE BUsME@ OF BEAR .
Is divided between four stores, dealing n
general merchandise Messrs. Joaouin Ala
cal, +. Fitzgerald. d. Manton and G. Brown
One butcher shop by Wells & Manning
p. Dooley's stable, G. Kroeger's brewery
Van Gundy 4 HoQuestions and p. Peltief'l
billiard halls, Jas. White and ]. Cadiean',
saloons, Thos. Arick's restaurant, q Cob
bler's den and blacksmith shop. Ne reg
ular hotel offers resting place for the tray
eller now. but the hospitable roof Of thai
prince Of good fellows, Senior joaquin, ,
eupplied your solicitor with comfortable
quarters Mr.. Abascal 10 just receiving bis
large California shipment of liquors and
tobacco. articles very scarce . week ago,
from thorough camping Of the same
To Mr.. J. e. Van Gundy especially ]
am indebted for uEremitting attention. dur.
ing my stay. to further the interest of the
NEW NOTRH.WEsT. How he succeeded.
the list OF subs. referred to will be proof.
The water for
MINING IN BEAR GULcH
And ito numerous tributaries 10 now Ut its
best stage, hence the miners do not congre.
gate in town on Sundays as freely as dur.
ing the fall, when the many gulches between
that gulch and Elk are dry. So, with Mr..
Vsn Gundy - guide, over the perfect net
work of trails u the northeast of Bcartown
] Get out to interview the boys on their
ground. The trail leads up Bear Gulch
from the town to the mouth Of First Chance
Gulch for two miles. over mOetly worked
out ground. One company, Hobbins &
20, however, are now engaged drifting
close to town, averaging 500 In gold per
month to the hand ~ clear dividend.
They have about 1900 feet of claims drained
TO bedrock and will have work for years. In
FIRST CHANCE GULCH,
At the mouth Ut it, Woollock, Cunning.
ham d Co., with very good results, have 4
hydraulic running. taking their water from
the left hand fork of Bear, and average from
30 to 81 per day.to the hand. Judge Wood
lock Ia the resident ]. p of this camp. and
deals out justice to the boys. The gold in
this gulch Is Of coarse character and fine
quality. A twenty-nine dollar nugget was
found In the claim last week. The trail,
the toughest without exception in Montana,
leads up this gulch past Homestake, where
only one company, Hugh Christy's, are
working; past the mouth Of Williams Gulch.
where two men with only four hours water
per day realize very handsomely ont of the
rich tailings left BY the lucky original own
ers OF this ground, to the head Of First
Chance, = swampy. thickly timbered fat
well covered with whortleberries. Volt &
Anderson alone are working now in this
fiat by reserv0iring the wafer, and can make
about eight hours run every day.
North of the head of First Chance over
and down = very steep mountain, the trail
leads into
sx1NNERHoRN aULcH.
Where G. Anderson & Co. are the only
working, with about six hours Of
water per day, realizing very good wages.
even with % small head Of the needful.
Again the trail winds its course over . low
divide into
HERRIcx's 0ULcH,
Once famous for its rich deposits of gold,
but now left to the undisputed possession
ut McDonsld, Winger & Co.. who like their
neighbors, only work part of . day, their
water being reservoired, furnishing 8 hours
run 1t time e
But . short distance over . slight elcya-
lion End
PROSPERITY FLAT,
Which was once the richest rocker camp of
his locality, now hardly paysexpenses with
The small head of water it affords to the
single company occupying It. Leaving
Ihe misnsmed dat, the trail winds through
The finest whortleberry patch over on the
low divide into the head of
GRANITE 0ULcH,
Where solitary and alone G. Lawson manip.
nlates hydraulic during four hours each
lay. Mr.. G. has heen here since 80, and
from the scope Of ground worked over by
him, It u fair TO Judge that he has realized
} home stake. More up hill work and down
into the steepest Of mines, TIT %al..
SHORT aULcH,
Which, ~ the name indicates, 10 not long,
but very steep and rocky, Attending the
I'D and party, ample fall for their digginga
Again, over low divide, and, ~
Now not worked by any one, hut rich in
zolden treasure. IL crossed by the trail, and |
ne eye 10 astOnlSn00 0y JAKE Myers vego>
able garden, laid out q scientifically sym.
netrIcal - It H. g. had had hand In il,
Ind promising to yield . rich harvest of . |
variety Of vegetables. Next, % T
BDLLANl4 oULCH
Gives forth it, treasures to VIM. Dean & |
Co., the only company working hers, The |
ast named three gulches derive the main |
'upply Of water from the head Of
mi n'enHs auLcH. s,.ar
md are owned BY Meyers. Mcdonald. H.
aartwell and Dean. SO far. I'll the placers
FAMED are worked by groundsluicing, beng
hallow on decomposed granite bedrock:
'ut at the junction Of AelhoFn Gulch with
dc0innis, the nature Of The digglugs 10
hanged, and drifting ID the ssodss opSre1E
Hero Sexton, Carr, Fhrnham = ca. own !
args extent Of the gulch, having their
lume ct N . drift obviasing the expensive
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