The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-09-16
DEER LODGE COUNTY,
skctehed by the Perambuiating Huseandman

sketehed by the Perambuiating Husbandman
Mr. Will Sutherland, of the Uustdndmdn
has these items relating to Deer Lodg'
County in the last number Of that paper
Across the river passed over the grade
built for the n. i. Il. r., which along thu
north side of the river splits the mario"
ranch lands midway nearly the entire route
between the mouth of the Little Blackfoo
river and the canon, just above the mouth o.
Bear and seriously damaged many fine
farms. | learn that the graders have beer
clever enough to make cross roads and leave
places for bitches wherever desired by thu
owners of the land, but as many of the
farms are less than a half mile in width
split as they are, 1t IL hardly possible to esti.
mate the extent Of the damages the road viii
cause TO them. A few, who applied first
got pay for right of way, but since then nc
damages have been paid by the road, except
for the growing crops destroyed. In this
however, the company was liberal, paying
for grain at the rate of 40 bushels per acre
and allowing the farmers to cut and remove
the same The grain had to be cut wher
half grown, but it makes excellent hay, and
in this section is worth almost AZ much foi
hav M IL would have been II harvested ripe
"The fine farms owned by Benton Hoover
were first visited. His grain fields were just
rtpening, and the wheat and oats were as
good as have seen this season. His garden
stuff was most excellent. His home farm is
especially adapted to gardening, and he Is
making a specially of that business, supply
ing large amount Of vegetables to Deer
Lodge and Butte markets. lie was one OF
the lucky persons who received pay from the
railroad for right of way through one of his
ranches.
EdwardsvlIe Is the name given the pro-
posed town to be built on the railroad oppo-
farm owned by John Edwards. The location
Is a most beautiful one. IL Is just at the
head of the He'll Gate canon, and at proper
point In distance to be a division station.
The land Is about three-fourths of a mile
wide, slopes gradually from the mountain to
the river, and Is easily watered by pretty
little streamlet, which comes out Of the
mountain so high that it might be used for
any purpose. Being in the midst of the river
valley settlement aud opposite Flint creek
valley, and the place where the railroad goes
nearest the thriving mining camp of Philips
burg, this place Is destined TO become quite a
good trade center. The surveyors have al
ready selected a site for buildings and side
the town site surveyed. He will have per-
fected the arrangements, so as to put the
town lots on the market soon.
"E. l.. Bonner * Co., Of Deer Lodge, have
A store and full stock at Edwardsville, and
will build and enter into the business perma-
nently as soon as the town site can be laid
out. The town was named for Mr. Edwards
fifteen years ago, at which time the mines of
Bear gulch were being opened, and 1t was
proposed to build a town there. New Chica-
60 is the only opposing town.
Like all the other valleys Of Montana,
Flint creek shows great gain In population
and wealth. Many new farms have been
made and happy homes located since my last
visit. Yet there Is room for great many
more. The farmers have raised good crops,
and having ready market, they have gained
materially In wealth, enabling them TO add
many improvements In the shape of new
dwellings and the enlargement Of their
fields. The grain crops were ripe fully
week earlier than those of the upper Deer
Lodge valley, and the quality Is fully up to
the best that can be raised In Montana. l
do not know of better wheat growing dis
trict, but the misfortune Of having no -four
ing mills renders wheat raising Improbable,
and most all the crops are oats"