The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-08-19
Local BrevIties.

Sporrsmen are getting plenty Of birds.
Two families Of rmigrants from Ruby VAL |
ley to Puget Sound passed through town yes
terday.
Passengers are carried between Melrose
and Butte for one dollar. Opposition ex-
plains It.
The price Of the Nebraska flour of Murphy,
Higgins & Co., mentioned last week, IL $3.50
instead Of $500.
w. h. Miller has span of work horses, Is
hands high and good pnliers, that he will sell
for fifty dollars.
Remember the rattle of Billy Grant. Tick
ets can now he had Of Sam. Scott, and choice
numbers secured.
A number of Deer Lodge ladies contem-
plate visit to the National Park If desira-
BILE escort party can be secured.
Forty-four cars Of steel rails and three new
engines were received yesterday for the Utah
and Northern railway.-Ogden Pilot, august
10th
We are I'm receipt Of the Missoula Far
posters for September 10, IA, is and 10, and
Helena Fair posters for September a6th to
October 1st.
Messrs: Il. s. stackpole and w. w. Botkin,
have bought out the interest of VIM. +.
Stanley in the drug stores at Butte and
Deer Lodge.
Johnny Bielenberg was buying string Of
cow-bells for the Dog Greek herd Monday.
They are said to protect stock from bear.
Put on cow-bell when you 90 berrying.
Major Walker bought of " L., Edwin, H.,
Thomas, c., and David Irvine, this week, for
use of the Cochranc Cattle Company, $50
head of young horses at forty dollars per head.
A new order of things came about during
the recent break in the telegraph south of
Helena. The dispatches were taken at Mel
rose, coached to Butte and sent on the Cen
trail line TO Helena.
We are informed that Bozeman's "Orier
of Chosen Friends" has disintegrated, and
the scattering fragments are anxiously in-
quiring IL 1t il all Wright for friendships
ties to sever thusly.-Courier.
John G. Jones, known of old, as Fat
Jack arrived day or two ago from Walla
walla, where he has a large band of sheep.
He SAYS that John Hobbns II at the Mission
with $500 head which viii be here in
month.
Following are the maximum temperatures
recorded Mt the Deer Lodge Signal Office for
the week ending on Wednesday: Thursday,
18th, 10 Friday. 18th, s6 Saturday, 18th,
~; Sunday, l4th ~, Monday, 18th, III !;
Tuesday. 10th. 10 "Wednesday, nth, 20.
See ADVERT rment for men to cut railroad
ties this winter. +. l.. Bonner a. Co., aud
Eddy, Hammond x Co, will put two steam
saw mills In Hell Gate canon this winter to
work Oh the contract, and besides are ready
to sub-iet the cutting of any quantity Of ties
The CORE pond mt of the Chicago Times is
In error In saying Mount Powell was named
after the explorer of the Grand Canon Of the
Colorado. II IL named after John Powell
one of the early SETTLERS and one Of the first,
If not the first, white man TO reach its sum
init.
The marty of Utah & Northern surveyors
who were nj Melrose. have been sent away
on "still hunt" accompanied by few
teams II IL surmised they are 10 survey n
route from Birch Greek across into the vicin-
ity of Salisbury, which would be n threaten
ing movement 10 Dillon.
BY the sale of the Lexington and other min
ing interests by A. j. Davis, Esq. OF Butte
TO French company, Mr.. Davis gets one
million dollars cash, and II secured by mort
gage for quarter Of n million more In twelve
months Besides this he II to get fifteen per
cent. of all the stock issued. This il a big
sale, bnt it Is good property.
4 .x.a Ii nI g,T In.
scribing General Crooks campaign in the
Hosebud and Tongue River Country, speaks
Of Jack Finnrrty,' Of the Chicago Times
who il now on Western trip, ~ impressinG
him with the idea that " he had stepDed out
from some place In Levers novels" That's
so Finnerty il the type Of one Of Lever's
daShing dragons, and handles the pencil a
dextrously a. sabre.
The Rtrer Press would like to see a photo
graph of the next Delegate in Congress
from this Territory. If the Press man l.
sick for n photo we advise him 10 send fol
Maginnis-C0urier.
: The Press asks for a photograph, but Ii
| likely only TO get n negative. by the way
we wonder who will be the next Delegate
. Major Maginnis has retired from the field, a
we understand, and the Democracy will no
, have 80 strong candidate next time.
We are In receipt Of Robert +. suahorn'
1873 page volume on . Montana and the Vel
, lowstone Park" q splendid advertisement Q
the resources OF the Territory, and centiiin
. ing Just snch information rs immigrant
want. 1t covers every topic of interest q
them, In well illustrated, and IL the best com
pendulum of stati stical anil descriptive infor
nation that has appeared in regard to tn
Territory We have not yet had oppcrtunit
to examine 1t closely, but even IL In error Il
some details, IL IL evidently the best " guild
to Montana immigrants we have. Cor
les can b. had by enclosing one dollar to u
t. Strahorn. Denver, Colorado.
A force of James Packers men are nov
grading in the canon back Of the Hump, 70
the Utah e. Northern. That i 10 or II mile
this side Of Butte. II IL about 10 miles from
Silver Bow TO Deer Lodge by the railroa
line. The work Of building could easily b
!. done In two months M the grading Is aimo'
, nominal. II Il not apparent yet, however
!, that the road will be built here this year, q
!, though ii might he, and II would be OF matt
! | rial advantage 10 the Company 10 do 81
!. Deer Lodge will be the natural transfer poir
for Helena IL light when the road IL extend
!, ed here, AMI IL Il easier and better TO build
! road In the fall than Id the spring. We -
! no good rea-on why the mails, passenger
\ ami freight, for Helena should not be carrie
via Deer Lo ige after the road reaches silve
1 Bow.
e Inreply TO numerous inquiries why
1 O'Clock comes 20 irregularly on the Ne
i, NonrH-wEsT dial Of Time. we have 10 81
1 shat these contributions are poetic inspir'
II lions. They are no more subject 10 the treas
i mill laws that govern ordinary newspape
i work than broncho II subject 70 the VIII
i the rider. Fancy Milton writing half co
!. umn Of Paradise Lost 10 order, or Iennyso
/. dishing up I.ockslry Hall when cncumoers ~
= in the market. II II ouly when great, rapt
! rous waves of afiiatns, or something OF tha
4 kind, swell aud throb and dash against y
tee nf ii