The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-07-06


out the gold as is evidenced by the prosper.
ons trade of the dealers in merchandise,
Messrs. G. G. Birdseye, E. P. Lindsey &
Co., Messegee & Robbins, and Quigley, P.
NJ. of the town. Two butcher shops, by
James Simpson and Nick Beilenberg, are
kept busy, while the Little Old Man"
among 1000 little jugs, dispcnses the fluid
to the boys, not to forget Henry Curtis &
Co. g bakery and saloon in the upper and
John Flynn's well stocked barroom in the
lower end of town. Mr.. Gen, Schwartz
and lady keep the only hotel, the Carey
House, in tip-top style, make travellers feel
at home under their roof, and charge very
moderate for their excellent accommoda-
tons. HANDS & Co. keep a fine herd Of
horses for livery, of which had satisfacto.
~ proof. A billiard hall, backsmitl,>shop,
harper shop. etc make up the town, and
the presence Of many families is evidenced
by the gooGly number of children to be
seen on the street.
oPHIR GULCH
Is 10 miles long, and but few compsn les
are working above the town. At and he
low Blackfoot City five miles, with but
two exceptions, the Chinese miners occupy
the land, and are realizing rs high as $12
per day to the man. They have, of course,
their backsets as we'll as other miners, lose
their pay or get off the streak. One hea-
then company, two miles below town, who
were not as lucky as their neighbors, con-
ceived the idea that his Satanic (Chinese)
Majesty was on their ground and kept
them from pay. and, according to their be.
lief, drove him off by persistcntly explo-
ding fire. crackers and guns for days. My
informant tells me that they succeeded in
their laudable undertaking. and have good
pay again. Near where Ophir empties into
the Little Black foot valley Mr.. A Kimerly
and s. W. Rycrson run a hydraulic each
with good results, and Mr.. Hall, on q low
bar, is ground sluicing. The mode ot
mining throughout the whole length Of the
gulch is by bed rock flume, sufficient water
now affordng ample facilities for rcmune.
rative work.
EUREKA GCLCH,
East Of and running four miles parallel
with Ophir, INTO which it emp,ies, is being
extensively worked, by whites exclusively,
with water from the Tiger and Ohio
bitches, the former from Ophir creek, n
miles long, At a cost of $15, 1000 the latter
from Three. Mite crock, west Of Blackfoot,
about eight miles long Both bitches when
to their fullest capacity are calculated tn
carry 900 inches of water The country
between Eureka Gulch and OPhir is roll
ing prairie ,ntersected by many says and
ravines, In each of which miners are at
work taking ont the precious.
PRAIRIE oULCH,
Running half q mile from Carpenters
Gulch westerly. has yielded handsomely
and is still being worked with fair success
In
CARPENTERS GULCH.
The main feature is the bedrock 6ume of
Pounds s. Green, an undertaking common.
ced in 1856, carried along at IN enormous
expense il Is now over mile in length, and
has already amply repaid for its construc.
ton. Mcssrs p. & g. also own several
hydraulics on the bar, and in fact, are the
live men of this section, make mining their
business, ard realize handsomely from their
enterprise. Two and half miles east of
Carpenters .....
SNOW SHOE eULCH
rolls it's thick waters across the Helena
otA CNlss, frr mil
Messrs. Rufus Johnson and Hughes are,
with hydraulic on top Of the bordering
hills, and bed rock nume in the gulch, ex-
huming the shining wealth of this pleas
sntly located Camp The yield of Snow
Shoe has been large but not very regular,
however It pays sufficiently ct al times 70
afford work for yeao 10 Mess.s. Johnson &
CO. Last year their sluices were cleaned
up twice BY come vagsbond who had not
the fear Of retribution before his eyes.
This year, however, no danger from that
source 10 anticipated, for reasons which
cannot be stated publicly. A large body of
water, partly from . little stream. Trout
creek, three miles cast of here, aggregating
700 inches, furnish ample supply for all
purposes A China company below Johns
sons and Two white companies above are
all the miners now working in Snow Shoe.
Dead Wood, branch Or leader Of Snow.
Shoe, ! did not VISIT but am informed
that wafer IL more plenty than in any for
msr mining sseason, and the boys are
making good elean.u %. Il was here that
the largest Montana nugget Vas found,
valued at q, 100, which 10 now the property
Of 11 Gene nj Doris of 81 Louis, No.
Blackfoot and its surrounding placers
viii yield for many years 10 come, and
diGgings have been discovered too high to
admit Of being worked until there Will be
no moro 70 wash on the lower placers, when
Tie water Of the two bitches mentioned
nay b divested from their present course
and bgo1ght on highsr leysl a.si.
n; Van FIX Of the Helena Herald Was here
during my stay, and from his own lips I
have Il thal ths Blackfootezs gave him
svidsace Of thsis appreciation Of The JOUR-
~ AepsprseentA. Van, Jon made lols OF
friends O IL hanks Of Ophir. B. 2
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