The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-08-05

age one ordinarily OF no moment and not
Easily discovered from it, location, close to
the fiange which joins the cylinder to the air
chamber.
THE SALMON.
A large force of men, getting everything
IN order for resumption of operations, are
at work in and about the mine. The vertical
steam sinking pump formerly In use at the
Algonquin has been placed in the incline, or
No. shaft, and yesterday for the first time
steam commenced to throw water through
the Sharktown Tunnel, winch has been spec.
tally leased for the purpose. The water,
which fills the No. 2 shaft to n depth Of 80
feet, will be Exhausted in AZ hours, aud then
the Slopes of the 275-foot level will be placed
In working order. f. @. Paxton, careful,
experienced miner, has immediate charge
and anticipates no further trouble from water
hereafter.
THE TROUT.
Daily output about Al tons, all coming from
the Slopes east of shaft and above the 460-
foot level The vein in this working. though
narrow, carries ore of high and uniform
grade. Driving the header Of the 46O-foot
level east, owingto inadequate hoisting facil-
titles, Is stayed for the present Chris. Hart,
the foreman, announces the mine n looking
well and improving with depth. NJ. y. Cap
lin, the Superintendent in charge, having re-
turned from his visit to Butte and New
Chicago, may be found at his post here
again.
HOPE COMPANY.
At the Cliff work has been entirely sns-
pended, the ores PRODUCED though abundant
In quantity, being OF n nature so base as to
preclude working by the wet process in use
In the compaiay's mill. As the class and
grade il essentially smelling, works Of the
description suitable to work them would, in
In the opinion Of many, prove highly remun-
erative to the company. A new strike IL re-
reported in tho Hope mine. Bonanzas OF
very rich ore are characteristic features Of
this valuable mine, and IL Is TO be sincerely
hoped thar for once . rumor Il correct" De.
velopments at the Silver Chief show that tn.
walls possess an attraction for each other
highly exasperating to tn. exploring miner
Ore is found At irregular Intervals VI excel
lent quality, however, and from present
favorable indications everything promises
for the better o. the header advances east
| ward.
THE GRANITE MOUNTAIN EXTENSION.
No work Of any exploratory nature II being
| done NJ this mine. the entire working fore.
bling used In constructing the new road
which, by the way, Ii nearly completed
| Superintendent Clarke leaves for the Ea,,
next week. nessr
Prospecting Is being continued with un
| abated zeal. Shafts are going down ON fiv.
| or Fix different iodrs. Every indication i,
favorable to great production of ore out u
these properties when developed. The tun
mel to tap the Annemy lode il In 90 feet, with
~ TO 100 more before reaching the vein
business matters preventing me from visit
ing the Granite this week NUT be accepted
~ an excuse for not making extended men
| ton Of work in that neighborhoud.
| Business and social matters about Philips
burg preserve dignifi-d status unaffected b,
outside influences. ] Observe, however, {
| Opposition on the part of our merchants &
rebel against the recent action Of the rail
road companies In relation to freight tariff
but n the consumers are the greatest suffer
| ers, might suggest for their future consider
alton how eiirctually tine motto of the Unto,
| Pacific nensias coAfradicents effects this eoup
try, and with me, pray earnestly for the da,
| when effective opposition will be felt.
| All OF the roa.is ami thoronghfares leading
into and through the district are In bette
orler than ever known before. Martin
1 Conner, with an honest and conscientious re
regarsi for the duties of his office, has per
| formed his work 20 thoroughly and credita
| bly, as To trit the grateful appreciation o
!. AL whom Necessity conpelsto foot IL through
the country. May h. live aud die In the har
hess of Road Supervisor.
Buggy riding y pastime greatly indulget
in by the young vi both sexes living II
Tower and Phihpsburg. Your correspond
ent occasionally meets with brace Of loven
going upor coming down the gentle decliv,t.
separating Theses two places. He has oh
served with pain how perfectly oblivious the,
are OF all things pertaining to this suhiun
| AIRY sphere. Even the beautiful poetic attrac
tions Of nature seem to have no charu
worthy of moments attention. The pass
ing wayfar.r, with his frontier salutasi0n 81
good day to you. IL met with a fashionable
stare OF naughty indifference which freeze
the very marrow In hs heated, weary leg,
anil a. he toils along, d--ms his very eyes 70
being 20 impruIsnt. Age, trust, will char
itabiy bring to these gentle creatures trifi
Of good sense, md maybe time will learl
them TINT politeness h inseparable from
/ good breeding M
i james b. McMasters, the Assessor, IL ii
town. He Ii -xecrafed by every man VIII,