The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-24
A HORSEBACK RIDE THROUGH DEER LODGE
40. So. '~'' COUNTY. ,
The Deserted Town of Cable-Vigorous. Prosecution Of
Work on the Gable Mines.-Hsppy County Homes
Tie City OF Deer Lodge.-Shameful Undercount
of, Mioquitoes, Etc: Etc.

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Editor Butte MINER:
On tlo first day of August our mlSSionelS
mounted his cayuse imtie beautiful village Of
PhllipShurs, aud started out delivering his
usual course of lectures to select audiences
on the subtttr. "lf You don't take the Butte
MINER, take it, and il YOU do take 1t theI
pay tor it," From phillpsburg the road leads
up Flint Creek valley, past many fine hay
ranches, the altitude beng too great for rails.
ing gram cr:regetables profitably.
The first place Of Importance reached is
the old village Of Georgetown, which to all
appearances has seen its best days, some
placer mining was gong on during my visit
and numerous dumps on every side showed
thai there must Ue some lodes discovered, but
as to their value ! had no opportunity, to get
any Information.
From Georgetown We climb a very high
mountain, through heavy pine timber to the
top, thisrmountain is the divide between
Flint and Marln ,SpriuS Creeks. Descending
on the other side We come to the Cable
gold mines low being worked by an
eastern company. The tunnel l,l0O feet in
length and has penetrated the vein some dis
taicc at a depth OF several hundred feet fromthe
surface. At the time OF my visit workinen
were building Il large bin near the mouth of
the tunnel, for the purpose of holding the ore
tthp1 rom Liz illIC utlIIllS ttNtlObultllI.
The Gt,tch below the mine has been all
washed over for the precious yellow metal.
i was informed that it. has produced many
hundreds Of thousands of dollars in gold.
below TIL S point 4 company Of Celestials are
placer mining having leasedtlle ground from
the Cable Mining Company.
The city of Cable no doubt at one time
was a place of some pretentions. many houses,
some. of them nice looking u,rs, sanding
u%noccupied. At one time the tow ,"aSted Of
two gold mills, one was burned ., er a year
ago the other stands by the hill side notion
less. $3.50
Barker Bros, saw mill recently purchased
by the Cable Co.. stands some distance down
the valley. Near here Finlawson Il Co are
burning lime. Having a perpetual lime kiln
they supply the. Butte and Deer Lodge
market with that useful commodity which
makes quite all industry.
Below the lime kiln.we come to one finely
improved farm after another for many miles.
The valley Widcns out lnd is dotted here and
there, with pleasant farm houses. At Leven.
goods; s~tation.I caInpel for the night. This
station and Post office is a central point for
the surrounding country; and is Situated p
miles from Deer Lodge, Philipsbutg and
Butte e nsorningl mounted my horse
and proceeded down Warm Spring creek and
the Deer Lodge Valley to, Deer Lodge city.
Deer Lodge1 believe is a place that IL % one
leaves after bsi ng~there a while without regret
unless, lie has, been an inmate of the peniten-
tiary located there. My visits to Deer Lodge
city, | always look back to with pleasure and
as all pleasant things come TO an end in this
world, SO terminated my last visit to the
social city. of Montana. Before bidding adieu
to'Deer Lodge, However. | must remark that
the swarfhs OF candidates for county Offices