The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-03-15
vlDMlluo AROUND,


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ED,roa New Nonrn-wEsr-
remained in Virginia ten days. and took
stage for Gaffney's Monday night, connect.
ing there on Tuesday with the stage from
COrinne, stopped over next night a. White.
hall, and arrived =: Jefferson "Wednesday
afternoon. where staid until Friday even.
Ing gaining what information l could
about the quartz mines there. and then
came through to the Metropolis. Consider.
my the disagreeabie weather, had a pleas.
ant stay at
VIRGINIA CITY.
Times found better there than in any of
the large towns of The Territory. owing to
the fact that more or less mining Is carried
on in that vicinity during the winter
months, and most of the miners being per.
manen,ly located do no, leave IN the fall to
inves, their money in the States as is the
case in mos Of the mining towns through.
out the Territory; consequently the dust is
put in circulation through the various chan.
nels Of trade. Being the centre Of COED
mineral region, rs well as the trailing point
TOR the many farmers and stock raisers in
the valleys near by. it will improve in bust.
ness As time progresses.
THE TURNER PROCESS
Of working ores Is likely to revOlutionizc
the quartz interests in that part of Montana,
rs it's temonstratcd that the precious metals
can be extracted from the most stubborn
rock by that system Of working.
The Capital has been gay a!l winter
sociables. dancing parties aul receptions
almost every night. As natural conse.
quence, many bachelors have been led by
Cupid to the bymeniai altar and sacrificed
thereon at their consent. and = number Of
Others arc now in tow (this is q secreU who
will in due time (whcn the humming. birds
build their nests in the spring. be safely
corraled in the green pastures and blooming
clover.felds of the matrimonial enclosure.
away from the trials and tribulA,ions that do
so wear upon The lonely man in these west.
crn wilds.
The old man Go Shon, the alleged illcgit.
innate son of Nar oleon I. known now as
THE "HERxIT OF DAYLIGHT GULcu,"
Has been down at Virginia but seldom 'his
winter, but happened there the week was
in town. lie is not quite so heavy set "a
his father before him, but since the Non.
tansan discovered him everybody recoc.
Mics family resemblance. He converses
but little and that principally in French,
chews tobacco, and takes Q thorn" always
before starting for his home. 1t is said his
cave - Theoretically sealed to the world
He Is conscious that his veins are half full
1T royal blond, but he prefers to keep aloof
from everybody and be miserable all his
life to atone for the sins of his father and
mother. HI 10 content to spend his days
at the foot of 'Old Baby" which he says
Is The most out.of>she>way place he has
been able 10 find. His health is good con.
sdering he has never seen a happy hour
and has been interviewed by q newspaper
reporter.
made my home while in tho Capital q.
the Crescent" kept BY Mr.. Robt Conway.
under whose roof one is always made to
feel 1t home and with friends.
LkCTURING
Has become such common vocation in the
United States Of late years that look upon
1t Us calling of little consequence, and 81.
most forgot to mention tina. spoke my
piece" in Virginia on Friday evening, Fri.
day always was an unlucky day., to q fair
and appreciative but not jam,nsd audi,
ence-in good part made up of the fair sex.
had tho use Of the Court Room, which
Mr.. Tom. Dcysrlnan and Others rendered
me. On Sunday evening had au engages
mont ut Adobetown, the only appointment
broke ON the whole circuit walked
down from Virginia and shortly after arriv.
ing there a resident of the town had bis
cabin picked of % ounces of clean gold
dust, and a. I was the only stranger in tho
village, and feeling that man was no.
above suspicion who would attempt TO OK.
tort money from neighborhood b. lcc.ur.
Ing, saw at once there was . chain of cir.
cuustantial evidence strong enough to hang
me for not telling where the money was
hid; 50 l thought. everything CO sidercd,
that was good engagement to break, and
! hurried back to the Crescent and went to
bed. To some people lecturing may be .
fascinating and profitable business, espe>
cially when done to buy shoes and neck tics
for the naked heatlen; but SO far a. my
experience goes, there IL no money in II.
aud 1t requires a system of economy I'm.
heard of oget from one town to another
During the whole tour of the Territory I
never drank unless invited, never smoked
until invited, and I'll be bowed if there
wasn't good deal OF the time that didn't
eat until invited. Still, lccturing is a bust.
ness could endure ii it wasn't 80 id
lonesoxe. CT
by another week hope to get over to
the West Side, and will then finish this SO
ries Of vibrations.
A.