The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-08-19
A Trip Through Some of the Districts.

A Trip Through Some Of the Districts.
At o'clock a. M, August 9th, the pilgrim
County Superintendent found himself In the
saddle on his way to the school on Lost Creek,
and mt $50 was greeted very cordially at the
door of the school house by our veteran
school teacher, Mrs. Mary Glue, rs " our SUI
preme head" After the pony was picketed
within reach of grass and water, we entered
the comfortable schoolroom, made pleasant
and attractive by cages OF canaries aud house
plants, and found in attendance eleven pu-
pills, four boys and seven girls, several be-
ing out of school on account of sickness and
to assist in haying
Nus Cline has taught this school for five
years, and her classes demonstrate the utility
of continued instruction by the same teacher.
We heard the best reading We have listened
to In Montana from pupils of corresponding
ages. The classes in Mental Arithmetic and
United States History were also excellent.
In this district we enjoyed the hospitality OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stephens, in as good
bed and board as one could ask.
Next morning we galioped eight miles up
Warm Springs Creek, to the school house In
the Leyenuood District. in time for the open
ing of school. Here Miss Josie Butcher
wields the birch" She Is promising
young teacher, just commencing her expert
ence in teaching, but fine scholar and am
bilious to succeed in the profession. Attend
ance this day, four boys and five girls. The
school house il neat and comfortable but
poorly furnished. .r.
Ispsnt the entire day in this school, and
dined with Mr.. and Mrs. Finlay and several
neighbors who were repairing bridge near
by. .
After o'clock p. IN. we pursued our way
up Warm Springs Creek in the face of gale
of wind, which, however, did not prevent
the enjoying of the fine views OF Natures
massive masouary TO be seen all the way to
Cable City. This point was reached mt y.
! III, where we were most Hospitality lodged
| and breakfasted by Mr.. Fred Marcarting aud
! lady and Mr. Slavery, who are very much
/ Interested i'm an effort to re-estabish the Ca
| BILE School District, which lost its organiza-
| rivn few years since. Cable is certainly a
| deserted village, bnt the eighteen children Of
school are show an increase of population
since the school organization was lost and
1 there il a good prospect that the slumber.
| ing mines IN the vicinity will be vigorously
worked again soon. Both at Cable and al
Georgetown, on the other side of the noun
tain, the quartz mills are running, but could
| handle much more ore than they get ut pres.
ent.
| On Thursday morning we enjoyed the fine
ride down Flint Creek TO philipsburg, with
the pilgrims first experience in leading a
PONY down n mountain and big hill,
| which older travellers than the pilgrim might
call mountain.
Mr. ID. ID. weyandt, recently from Kansas,
IL in charge of the school at Philipsburg He
IL q young man of excellent qualifications, Il
teaching Il good school of thirty scholars
and giving perfect satisfaction. The school
building there IL eligihly situated on hill
and il a pleasant room well supplied with
modern desks, maps, charts, etc.
There il fine brick building in the course
of erection among the business houses, and
there are other buildings going up in differ
ent places, which seem TO indicate that Phil
ipsburg IL preparing for a " BOOM" &.