The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-01-20

Editorial l'orreopondenOe.
Tiers Is plenty snow outdoor, now,
From Deer Lodge to within / mile Of 10.
rsine's, on the Big Hole, Il is from four
inches 10 four feet deep % the roads, the
average being, perhaps, IL Inches III the
Valley and Pass. Mr.. Stone, who has lived
II Camp Creek for nearly ten years, says he
did think snow couldn't lie In Deer Lodge
Pass. But he is bravely over that now.
Eight weeks ago it fell 10 inches deep, and
about II inches have fallen since, bat il has
settled about one. halt. The roads are get.
ting well broken now and Gilmer 4 Sails
bury's sleighs make good time to near Lo-
raine's, where wheels are again resorted to,
tic jefferson and Beaverhead valley roads
being dry, or At worst q little sloppy. BY
the way, we followed ra ar... ......
a,s. GENERAL ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSON
for the first time on this trip. He il an old
hero Of the West and deserves notice. It
might be well to mention that he is horse
hero. He is normally "black Us Clasett
hat" but just ut this season looks like a
stage drivers buffalo robe He is full II
hands, carries himself gay as LIZARD" and
reaches out with good round pace that has
won him and mate the fame Of the best
going team on the Ryan, route; and yet
General Johnson" is past twenty five years
old, has been dozen years on the staye,
and during that time has broke down some
Observation-Disclosures. When General
A. s. johnson, in 1857, marched the U. s.
troops across the plains to conquer Utah,
lbut he didn'N this old black stage horse,
which Alex. Lux now drives daily over the
route between Forests" and ''St0nes," was
the gallant charger that carried, the Com
handing officer. Such is life. The other
day we read that "Cruiser," the world re-
nOwned, was roaming around in dirty
paddock, uncarcd for and unknown. Al
this rate even Sheridan's black, that carried
him
From Winchester, twenty miles awaN",Ei0
and inspired Readc to one OF the best war
poems, has no sure thing that he will not
cart asl:cs ere his career is ended. ..
DEER LODGE AND VIRGINIA. ,.-,,
1t takes three days from Deer Lodge 70
Virginia. This Notwithstanding the stages
come within Of miles md an hours time
in connecting through in two, thus carrying
mails aud passengers between the two
places il one day less tine. When the
coach Eei,,te Lorsine's. on Big Hole, at IL
M, the coach is just leaving Gaffney's, 6 or
8 miles distant, for Virginia, reaching that
place the same evening. Instead of con.
Meeting. however, the Deer Lodge coach
turns dowu.to Point Of Rocks, nine miles,
reaching there at 2 to SPIN. The next
morning ct Q o'clock they double back over
the same road several miles up to Gsffney's.
IA miles from Point Of Rocks, and that day
take the coach for Virginia they were within
eight miles of the day before. 1t is nearer
from Deer Lodge to Gaffney's than to Point
of Rocks. lsIt2is good rsaa,- oanil saves
twenty. four hours time each way. ,ltwould
be source of great convenience and twenty.
four hours saving in time Of travel aud
mails, it Goduey's was made the terminus.
Why it is not done weasa at a loss to de.
tcrmine. 1t. may be on. account Of mail
route contract II tits il 50, we hope the
Company will solicit its change in this re.
spect, and we trust Mr.. Clagctt will LEND
his earnest assistance to procuring it. Every
one we have couve1ed with on tins matter.
coincide in this view. We sly this without
to ~ |
The station at which place is now kept by
Mr.: Wakefield, formerly Station keeper near
Sheridan, who IL a prince Of hosts, and his
wife known and remembered throughout
Montana as an accomplished lady, and who
contests, in the estimation Of the public,
with Mrs Thomas Newman, Of Keystone
Ranch. for the honor Of spreading the most
enjoyable .fare. of all the stations IN the
Territory. We hope Messrs Gilmer & Sal
isbury viii give this matter attention, there
bythey will confer m additional favor on
West Siders o~sjs .'~iab 81 1@sit..f a*a ~rt i
There is little snov on the valleys on this
side; cattle will not suffer unless there Is
another snow fall. Hay is $50 to $25 ton,
and scarce: The DESMOND ''R" Fast
Freight is running regularly On wheels ana
making the trip from Coriune TO
Helena in IL 10 Is days \
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