The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-07-30
,UR ARTIST" ABROAD,
Z. Graphic Pencil Sketches OF
Montana.


Creek valley. There are ems farms on zach side OF
the river clear up TO the mountains. Ordinarily whet
oats barley and all kinds Il vegetables are grown In
great abundance here. hut this s.,h X has be-n 50
dry and backward thst crops win be short h,wever
rood the weather may he the rest Of the Grass
will be short also This will apply to all the valleys
have visited, warm Springs and Deer lodge valleys
Included. The last long and severe winter has made
farmers feed than urua Interest In th. hay crop
and everywhere hay ground Is beng taken up. Many
farmers aso preparn 10 raise timothy and other
good hay grasses.
On. field Ut barley and oats on Flint Greek. owned
by Ward and Long, attracted particular attention for
being far ahead growth Of oil other delis saw.
Both grains In tul head, while the general
crops would not over foot IN heiRhth this
was on July 13hI. inquired the reason and found
the laound bad seen summer f4llowed last year and
the urain early In the spring. even hefore mot
farmers were able u commence blowing. II had thus
hal the benedt Ut the moisture of the melting SHOWS
and early -torm- md up betre meet aadr were
sosn. The Te-ui IL that amo every farmer In the
val ey lie blowing held Tor early plant ny In the
next rpr NJ. The ex erimenl IL worth trying by all
| our farmers.
RouL ER MINES.
Clear Creek formerly C he'd Boulder enters Flint
Creek from the south two miles above Hor, on's
IStnnal Station ard fifteen miles above New Chicago
Here are are large number of Raicna silver ooer, up
ON which represt ntation work Is being one b. 4 b.
Waterbury. Brown Bros, j. X. Pardee, N. Connolly
| ana otheis Ten Of the worked At hilips-
burg srt spring yiel,ed 10 per ton. The ore
T. base aiming cupe galea. e,r., bur j. easily
trea ed b roas ns. Tn 80 mi re- viii be vausble In
! time. mil 10 wute the ores is inuch neeied and
| would pay
| 0.W. Hgnnes-ey keeps a neat and comfortable ho-
tel at the junction vt Clear Creek with Flint Creek
four aud hall miles from the BouIdet mines the
road hill ,sburp. This place is greatly rsorsed
TO fer trout fishing and Mr. Henne-'ey keeps the nee
essay sppsrau- hand o the buneht II bis guests
| Passins on ~ Flint Creek over an evenly graded
road the sc,ncry Is beautiful The c.non w'dens out
gradually unti hne sdows reached, which grow
wider and wider for % miles to he very OF
the stream. ...a.... #..#I. .# r.. ...t
| . PHLiPsBURo
l. Is miles from New Chicago. while nearing II, at
sudden turn In the road. the snow covered noun.
tains nj the head Of the Big Hoe river and Warn
springs IT, ok into view. On. how cpol and
fresh NJ the, seemed war riding In the melting
heat OF glaring July -un They ,eemed 80 near and
yet far away longed to get iBto their gratsfn
shade. -hA ...H -.a
philip-burr nestes In a coy, grtssv monk At tn,
foot OF high, wooded mountains, rsing towards the
east. The setting run aded II with gold ~ rode
into the neat white painted town. The first man u
greet me AZ stepped in front Of the silver LAX
House was Hector Horton, who discovered the hrr
mine In the camp the 18th dav If February, 1865
He still owns his interest IN the lode which IL namet
the Cordova. and slro In several othes. He IL com
paratiyey poor, having the to erect mill
like most OF the discoveries of our richest mines
Yet he is hopeful VI fortune is Industrious, ener
getc, temperate, and deserves one.
The town derives it, ms me nom the Fl Supenn
tendent oil the 81 ,L,uis and Monta'a God and sill
yer Mining Co.-nos the Hope Co Wa: rhili
Deidesh-imer. Two rs are not allowable In the spe
ling you the dire displea-ureot all the town
Here also found old Jack Thompson, of the dis
coysrcr- Of Confederate gulch In Measher nty an
after whom Thompson. Gulch IL named He made
fortune there aid lost 1t In mining enterpris e.
yet hoper for ano her. an afraid there Is mpre 81
wr bis head than In his 20 kets. Sucn men as
and Hott'n deserve fortune. Tney spend year !
finding what other- do reap. r.E..-
MILLS AND MINES.
There are three silver m lie al Philipeburg an
the vicinity. The arst IL the mill Of the Hoe Co
: owned by 1t. Louis parties. When vi.ited IL tn
| stamps were not running. The battery was bin
overhauei and repaired. The ak pans were worn
Ing sailings. OF which the Co. has eight thousa
tons The mill has 10 stamps, but has pan capacil
for ~ stamp mill. When the stamps are crushn
ore hail Of the pans ng on the old tailing'
This IL the maLn.r in which the mill has been ru
8 since last tall. Next tall new batteries with ne
!, foundations will he built. The Superintendent
the mill informed me the tsilings averaged u ouncs
per ton OF oliver asrayipg $50 dne This mill WI
= original, buila b, the Louis and Montana Col
and silver Mining Co.. sud the tailings have accumt
lated tor thirteen yers They are nos therough
oxydized and are easily md cheapy worked-se g.,
lers than a. per ton.
q The general super, ntcndent OF the mill AID min
was absent, and as visitors ca.uot sntaf the mii
without hs order, did not II and can say notl
log about IL was tel with the utmost c,urte,
: at the mill. The o. owns d number Of the lead
4 The stock VI this Co. IL held at S4s per shaI
4 now, the par value baiug $50 per share.
The ofhcers Ut the On. ARE /: Hon. samuel CAT.
President John T. Field, Secretary, both OF S
a Loui-. Charles Clark is General Superintendent a
Manager aud charles 7. Mcclure Mill Superintendent
DIR. Merrell IL Asssyer - t' E SCI
Ga TIE soRrHwEsrERs co. a
The mill Of this Go. n idle bat the mine the eel
= bratei S,ecklcd Trout 10 leased to Capiics q smt
y VI Phihp-barg. Tn are working ~ men la Il
mine and are raising about two hundred tons Of o
per month. The ore Ia assorted and that which WI
pay for transportation is worked IN the Colorat
smrlter at Butte. fae residue is saved for futu
!. worAing. NJ. John CApce 10 now east negotatiI
q Tor an extended lease Of he mine and mill. II su
|, cessiul he win ov rhau the MIL furnish IL with
Howell furnaces and work the ore at home. tn
would he Ut great benefit To the community Al
should he done
u The mihs l. uud-r charge Ut brother Of Mr.. Jol
% Caplce, ~ho kindly showed me through the won
ing-. Ha Was stepping out above the 400 feet e'
and had commenced new shaft to 90 down 100 fe
from the bottom Of the 400 fee level. At depth
30 feet the vein shows wider and better than w,
Al so feet level will be run and tn. ore stopca OF
THIS mine seems to be enc of the class that the mo
It 10 developed the more valuable 1t becomes 10
already yielded million do liars and lids Il
: under proper management " yield many mil,io
- more
The owners and managers and miners have b
many disHgreements, eth the history OF which 4
3 public is acquainted; out it is believed under n,
auspices the mine will again flourish and the wtt
N commu, ity be benefited and the owners amply
warced. I'll =
THE ALsoSQUN NINE AND kILL
- Are two miles from Phillpsburg. The euphonio
10 name OF the village 1t the works 10 Hasmak. It h
"a | model Of neatnrss and comfort, carved out Of I
mountains and hewn out of the woods. Il does .
allow saloon to exist In lbs limits anc the won
are happy.
!. The Algonquin mill is doubtless the most compile
IL 10 the newest. silver mill In the Territory II
all the ia-est Improvements that that hve been ter,
by actual and successful use. The greatest imIro'
| ment IL In the new II well chlordixing furnace.
does It's work perfectly that II has abolished
= name OF base" az applied 70 Although d
orc nthe. Algonquin carries lead, zinc. anthem
sulphur, ETC., the assay Of the tangr Of the LAST y
| runs, extending over several weeks. show bat an
y ersgr Of three ounces Of silver left In them. tn
% would not pay for workingo er by any known proc
!, and are no: raved. Ten per cent. Of salt 10 US,
!. which gives the best rceults ~
The arrangement OF the mill II the nnest poeri
!. f0r economy and use. Ths workmanrhipe nrrf-ci
in reconstruction II has % stamps and works u "a
ia day The drying n"ors. elevators. pans, settle
rptorts aesay Office, etc.. are all OF the newe~t a
y most perfect plsns aud do their work perfectly.
perfection Of the mil and al Of the auxiliary
d for economy aid efficiency In results are due TO
a intelligent plsnning Of ., Psrdee. the General
: perinteudsut and Manager. The complete workma
: snip On the mill IL thst Of Mr.. Thomas Fisher.
Mr.. A. HOPKINS il the foreman Of the mill nj
10 his skin In working the 10 almost perfect -
= r-sults chow BE the hrst to work the Trost