The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-08-24

With Notes . - siAs.
EDIToR NEW NoRrn.WEsT:
German has yielded much money during
the seven years it has been worked. and
there 10 = great deal of good ground left.
It has gone into the hands of companies,
who own from 1900 to $500 feet each.
Some ground this season pays $40 to the
hand. There arc some large companies of
Chinese At work in different parts If the
gulch, and there would be more were Il not
they are afraid to purchase ground under
the
ANTI.cHINEsE LAW,
As passed ut the last session of the Legis-
luture, unless they can be guaranteed unin-
tcrrupted possession, which, no one Is vii.
ling to do At present It is but little object
to sell them ground, anyhow, for they are
never willing to pay but small proportion
of the purchase money down, and 1t Is nc.
ccssary to watch them day and night lest
they clean the sluices and make false re-
turns. But the G hinese will yet own Ger
man. for they have set their hearts upon it,
and have possession of great deal of min.
ing ground at the foot of tue gulch, and
when they once fasten on anything they are
not the fellows TO relinquish their hold till
they have gone through it. The law could
have been drawn up in such manner as
would have proved the utter discomft of
the last one of them. and it Is to bc hoped
the next Legislature will so amend it rs to
read something like this: ''Proeided, That
no person or persons be allowed to sell to
said Celestials, theiragents or heirs, for ever
and ever, any mining ground or other prop.
erty without receiving, cash in hand, all the
purchase money ut consummation of sale"
BY doing this, We can SO completely despoil
them in one years time that they will curse
the country, shake the dust from their coat
tails, and leave for ''thcir own, their native
land"
Remained in German till the morning
of the I'd, had n pleasant visit, and made
the acquaintance of most of its residents.
There I also met Capt. W. r. II. Edwards,
miner and lawyer, with whom I suffered,
bled and died lin imagination) in the Bear
River Mountains in the turbid days of 90.
Thence cracked" over to
SILVER BOW,
Where under the care of T. NJ. Robins,
landlord, my companion and self Jared
sumptuously on new-mown hay and all the
substantials and delicacies to he found at
first class hotel. There also made the &C.
quaintance Of your particular friend, Isaac
Dean (since elected Delegate to the Lcgis.
lature), who il not only thoroughbred
gentleman, hut is abundantly qualified 10
fill the important position with which the
people have delighted TO honor him. The
town was very lively aud money appeared
plentiful Proceeding up the gulch toward
evening, I was soon at
ROCKER,
Once rustling, bustling mining town, but
now quite dull except on Sundays. The
miners there have TO improve the time while
tho water runs. Many Chinese are mining
on the gulch this year. While in
BUTTE,
I had chat of IN hour with DR.. Ford, a
most agreeable and entertaining gentleman,
fine geologist and mineralogist, and has
one of the richest and rarest cabinets of ores
ana precious stones to he found in the
Territory. He Is the possessor of some
1900 feet of quartz, great deal of which
is on good lodes. II was half so well
''hccled" for ''feet'' would consider my
self ~ standing firmly on monicd basis. In
the placers there but few companies arc at
work, but the ground is paying. When
the railroads now under course Of construc.
ton to the Territory reach US, tho sound of
the steam whistle will prove the signal Of
resurrection day to Butte, and ito peo-
pie will come forth to rejoice that their
day has at last come. There are many
hundreds of lodcs discovered and located
in the Butte country. of gold, silver, cop.
per and lead, and it will doubtless he q
great point for the shipment Of ores.
In my rounds over the country have
become satisfied that the people of Mon.
tara are wonderful readers In the min.
ing camps and farming communities many
take most Of the Territorial papers, as well
as some from the States and goodly por.
ton, not content with the weekly news,
take the Helena dailies. This accounts for
their keeping 80 well posted on all matters
of interest to the Territory or country at
large. and when called upon to fill offices
of trust, Is many of them often are, they
arc prepared tn enter upon their..wOr with
knowledge IF the duties incumbent upon
them.
On Saturday turned toward Deer Lodge
In j0urneying down, / was more than ever
impressed with the wealth and grandeur
of our own
BEAUTIFUL VALLEY OF TIE DEER LODGE,
For there Is no section of country to be
found within the range of the mountains
where the soil IL as fertile 80 near the Sum.
nit, where the climate is SO pleasant and
the scenery 20 strikingly grand, ~ this.
And when the Iron Stecd has scaled the
Atlantic slope and set his face to the Pa.
cific, he will leap for joy - he glides do wn,
down, ut easy gait, through towns and
cities, by endless meadows and gorgeous
iiclds, past river, lake and brook, till he
stands by the shore Of the sea.
CALCIUM.
special n offices.
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