The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-07-28
OUR coLLscroRs ACCOUNT.
Down Deer Lodge River and Over the
.rtat Range. &


Down Deer Lodge River and Over the
afrf8t Range. ~ 81 e.. Is s
On Monday the nth. I started on atrip to
Edwardsville. Hslmv,lle, Lincoln, Blackfoot,
etc. Took the river road and brought up at
Peter Houck's just in time for dinner. Myself
and horse were well fed there. Don't forget
the place, twelve miles from Deer Lodge. 1t
Is one of the COED places that the subscribers
Of the NEW NORTH WEST keep to comfort
travellers.
found Cough, Toner, McGurreD, Kienan
subscribers Of counsel, and others repairing
the bridge at the mouth Of Gold Creek.
While was there nearly fatal accident oc-
Cured to Jerry" one of Wallis oxen. In
drawing one Of the ssringers upon. the bridge
was crowded off, and was hung by his neck
In the yoke, with his hind feet few feet
from the bed of the river, until the bow
could be sawed off, when he dropped into the
river and walked out with only shake Of
his head and muddy hide. McGurren has
fine prospect Of large crop of grain and
hay Cough has good place, good house
and large crops, and Toner says that he has
the finest fruit orchard in the county. stop
red to see it and saw eight good sized apples
on one two year old tree. He also has thir-
teen acres Of as fne looking potatoes as j
have seen. r,zs-5- $500 q. .s.#r~.4.s
Benton Hoover has fine ranch three miles
further down, for sale, but 1t is too valuable
to part with for $1,000, and WILSON be worth
Ell, u.. haa a
garden spot on his lower ranch, up the creek
| a short distance, f,om which he has been
selling the best peas, turnips, potatoes, ETC..
and says he can raise any vegetables there.
Thomas Stark has very neat and commo'
dious house, well arranged stables, sheds aud
farm buildings, which remind one OF New
England or Ohio; one hundred and fifty
acres OF grain, and other products that will
yield good returns.
II. Morse Is as well fxed for happiness
and prosperity as any ofthe denzens Of tina,
part OF the valley. A neat, well-located little
house, with pleasant surroundings, waving
fields of grain, and meadow land, and plenty
Of good range for stock. c. Tt.-
After enjoying the true Yankee hospitality
of Geo. Lyons and his lady for the night, ]
started over the range for Nevada Creek
valley and think it one Of the longest sixteen
mile stretches In the county. On the othei
side Is one of those freaks Of nature which
| command distinctive name. 1t Is solitary
| rock on the foothills, which has at some
time received the name Of Chimney Rock,
| but the crumbling and falling of parts Of II
| have left il 80 that from q northern view II
| resembles reclining camel; the part repre-
| senting the head Ii almost perfectly poised
and shaped. The.whole must be twenty feet
Ia height. 800.
i reached the store owned by j. r. Qnigley
and managed by Mr.. McIlvery, at O'Clock
pm. Business was reported as good at thai
point, and the postotfice Is kept there. j. Z
l Marcum, one of our former school teachers,
| has opened store near the creek, and is do
ing good business. He deserves 1t. wa,
told that a good blacksmith Is needed at thi,
place, Helmville, and that he would find con
slant employment at his trade.
JIG. Moore is the only man who can do
i work In that line, and he has been kept con
stantly busy this summer, but he prefers &c
l work on his ranch.
The Helmville school Is being taught BY
Miss Mary Murphy, young lady Of fine
quail fcations, and she is giving excellent
satisfaction a. teacher. spent two hour
Of Tuesday, and the whole of Wednesday in
her school, and was very much pleased will
her methods of teaching and with the pro
gress Of the pupils In two months and half
Ispent Tuesday night in the family of Mr.
VIM. Williams very pleasantly. He has on'
Of the best ranches on the east side of the val
ley, and Is engaged chiefly in the raising o.
cattle. sing 3zne
Wednesday night / was entertained b.
Hon. J. q. Moore. member Of the Territorial
Legislature in 1879. He has one Of the hes
ranches in Nevada valley, which he took ri
less than three years SINCE; his Improvement
and crops are marvel Of industry, taste AM
skill. saw the greatest variety Of grain an,
vegetables growing on his place. Mrs. NJ
and her boys are carrying on quite dairy
will make 1900 pounds of butter this year.
At Lahe-ty's, the next morning, saw
fine display of 5000 pounds of butter, IN fiv
to eight pound sacks, ready for the market
made this season; they are milking fifty-fv
Icows, and will have from 1000 10 5000 pound
Of butter to sell this fall, all made with on
small hand-churn.
Nevada valley is u famous locality for ia
! ries. John McArrison next above IL milh
, ing fifty-three cows, and making 200 pound
/ of butter per week, cutting 500 tons of hay
has twenty-five acres of timothy. His butte
Is put down In barrels, and worked over an
packed In sacks for market in The fall.
j. w. Blair, on Douglas creek. is one of til
successful ranchmen Of this valley. He hs
hand of 1900 sheep, and had wool-clip {
, $1,000 pounds.
David w. Culp is on ranch near Blair
He has good place, and is getting on h
: legs" again.
| Pat. Cahalin Is building an addition to b
|. hoase and improving the old Bartlett rancl
near the Big Blackfoot, on the west side
valley. Frost does not trouble vegetabl,
there, and he can raise cucumbers, squashe
, pumpkins. tomatoes, and oats weighing 4;
) pounds to the bushel. He is cutting 2c0 tor
! OF hay, and as the range is so good he hs
D cattle "too numerous 10 mention"
!, Hank" Helms il the famous horse-rais
[. Of Nevada valley; he always has horses i
, the market, and has about 300 head of cattl
Z besides, and will cut 400 tons of hay; there
: no idleness about his place.
Helmville has had no mail since the LIST
7 July, and the people are anything but patiel
, with the delay in putting on mail service.
! Is . shame to officials and a loss to the peep
. just now, when they often wish TO send 4
' small pieces Of machinery, etc., 70 carry @
{ their haying and harvesting.
think IL all those people who recei,
their mail at Helmville, Washington gulcl
and Blackfoot city would sign strong r
monstraDce at this delay, and petition 10 ii
proper authorities for immediate mail sc
vice, II would soon secure attention. @.
spokAn Falls and Missouia-
. Mr.. Bannerroan, . special agent of tie
} | 0. Department, was in town, Wednesday q
route to Missoula investigating the project Q
. axtendinu the IT. g. mail service frol