The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-08-17

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EDiroR NEW Noara West:
On The afternoon Of the 18th uliino, your
correspondent found himself, In company
with ''Princc. (your fsvori,c riding horse),
leaving Deer Lodge and gliding over the
prairie In the direction Of Mt. Powell, on
business connected with the New NORTH.
WEST. But you must not think that We
prince and !, expected to get subscribers
or make collections on the Mount. for there
is no Postoilice up there now, and It 10 In.
habited but oncs year, for few days only,
and that by small party Of Deer Lodgers,
who 70 up in September to make observa.
tons Of the country in the direction Of
Walls Walla and Duluth, 10 report on the
crops of apple. jack and rye 10 view, -
well ~ to rccreate for few days beyond
the hustle and ,umult OF city life. It IL
thought that ut present, from the highest
pinnacle, with q good glass, the advance
guards Of the N. p. r. II. can bc distinctly
seen c"mins up from the East aud the
West. Some day Powell will bc honorcd
with a weather signal station, and icle.
graph connected with Deer Lodge, whereby
We may bc informed Of the approach of any
stray comet or other disorjcrly object that
pcrcgrinatcs through the heavens, and also
to warn Us Of any financial crisis that may
lie tending this way. Bearing South, We
struck the trail leading into
DRY GULCH,
Commonly know ~ ''Unclc Bcn's," where
We arrived a little after dark, having lost
the trail and ourselves before night set in.
Here We found Howard Zenor, J. w. Mel.
son, Lew Smith. Bisnct,e. and others 1T
your friends. Mrs. Peacock and her mother
(Mrs. BraiuardD keep the hotel this summer,
and at it the traveller finds as good meals -
he could wish for In any country. The
following morning, after interviewing the
boys in the interest Of your paper C''enlarged
u 81 long columns. new material, new pow
er press, new subscribers, new ralcs-$6
year in sdvaacc-wilh NEW NORTH. WEST
all tlrough,'') We bill sdicu to the miners
(some 2O-,aii doing well, the mines and the
mountains. and sailed forth to
TIE VALLEY,
Taking in the nnchinen on the way, and
incoming ut the Warm Springs, the finest
hotel property in the Territory, where I
found Mr. Gerard doing the honors-Mr.
Belanger being in the city. From there We
followed up the creek on the south side.
through many well improved farms In
fuct, the
WARN SPRING SETTLEMENT
Is in the most fertile part Of tho Valley,
and l doubt II there IL any land il the Ter.
ritory that cxcels II In richness Of soil or
beauty Of location. Such crops Of oats,
wheat, harley and vegetables think never
saw growing, and II no frost Or other bad
luck intcrvcnes, the farmers there will Ike
blessed with most bountiful harvest. 1t
Is one beautiful garden spot f"r miles, aud
is we'll worth visit this season of the year.
THE CRICKETs
Are not doing any damage to speak Of this
SC 'son. They remain AWAY from the fields,
and their operations are confined to the
foot hills and unclaimed uplsnds. They
60 In bands Of two tn three millions, and
cat only when the spirit moves them, which
il oil the time. They are warlike species,
and muster their clans and go to battle like
more civilized beings. They are sure de.
struction to the grasshoppcr, and eat him
in preference 10 garden sauce Last spring
tho crickets come up before the grassbop.
pers, aud rs fast Us the latter stuck their
heads ab"vc ground the cricke,s snstcl,ed
them of. This accounts for the great size
Of the crickcis and the total failure of the
grssshopper crop. What I know, &C.,
The rNnchmen have many funny stories
u tell about tho crickeis Ore sa;d they
didn't fear the pests any longcr-that they
had learned their ways. and asccrtaincd
that they fear gunpowder. They have only
to shoot few and hang one on the fence
at each corner Ut quarter section. and that
il hint sufficient This 10 worth knowing,
and I think it WAS John Coffey told me.
1t is said full grown cricket will cat a hun.
bred pounds Of green stuff from sun to sun,
hut II don't seem possible.
MILD WINTER.
The indications arc We arc going to have
mild winter. Heretofore the crickcts
have died in the fall after drposit,ng their
eggs carly in the ground. So they would
get up In the spring before the grssshoppers.
But this year they are not going IN die
they are preparing to winter through. and
are digging holes after the manner OF the
prairie dog. 50 they Tan come out In good
weather and browse. This 10 also worth
knowing, for II will save farmers the
trouble If putting up hay.
The evening Of the second day stopped
on Mill Creek. 1t Robert NcIiinn's. one of
the discoverers and owners of
AMERICAN BAR.
There found Judge Williams, Of Deer
Lodge, and spent . pleasant night with
tue boys. The Judge is mining this sum.
,mcr, and cnn hold nozzle against the bank
with % much composure as Jim Bludsoc.
The American Bar 10 easy to mine, 70 rich,
snd very extensive. "--
From there struck MP the creek and.
over The main range Of tho Rocky Mount.
aims IN
FRENCH 0ULCu.
In the immediate vicinity arc come good
mines, and more gold 10 being taken ont
In that camp this year than for three years
past. There are some 60 tn 20 white men
there. and large number of Chinese. Two
companies of the latter, Of about Is each,
left recently for other parts. In that sec
ton found the green horse flies ~ nu,ncr
Gus, and 81 vavcnOus wiihsl. that they were
unbcarable. And what VS. worse still,