The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-06-23
WESTWARD. HoI
Immigrants from Kansas, Iowa and Nebras-
ka Going to Cheney.

About the 10th of August, 1880, DIR. j. s.
Hoyt and Mr.. n. d. switzer. of Orleans,
Neb., were in Deer Lodge, on q general tour
Of observation, looking up location for a
colony. They stated that large numbers Of
farmers where they hailed from, were dis
couraged by grasshoppers, chinch bugs, tor
nadoes and drouths and they desired to emf
CRATE. These gentlemen finally settled near
Cheney, Spokane Co., Washington Terri
tory, preferring that to any place found in
Montana on account Of the milder character
of the climate and the fact that crops could
be raised without irrigation. The project of
settling in an exclusive colony was however
found to be impracticable. Mr.. Switzer To-
Gated ut Cheney and DIR. Hoyt returned to
Orleans. In 1881 the first batch of emigrants,
Gu in number, went through to Cheney by
wagon, the trip occupying four months. In
March, 1882, sixty emigrants were sent to
Butte. A week or ten days since another
party Of $50 men, women and children, from
Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa, reached Silver
Bow by rail, and the majority Of them have
since last issue passed through Deer Lodge,
bound for Cheney via Missoula. The most
of these people are well equipped with wa
CONS and horses, and number Of them have
considerable means. As class they are in
dustrious, frugal and intelligent and will be
valuable acquisition in their new homes.
The scheme, originally designed to relieve
little community, discouraged by hard
times, has developed into general coloniz-
ing or emigration project. On August Soth
IS 4; a al
from Kearney, Neb., and it is designed to
continue sending parties from time to time,
as sufficient number are ready. We think
more OF this than of most colouizing pro-
jects. The projectors are men of character
as vouched for at their bone, and are doing
good thing for a very worthy class of peo-
pie, for whom there is plenty of room in the
West. The membership fee of persons desir-
ing to emigrate is 81. The Company has
made very favorable arrangements with the
Railroad Company as follows: From Omaha
TO Silver Bow Tor Deer Lodge when the road
is completed here, $500 for each person;
for each team $3.50, Wagons $40 and $50
From Kearuey S25 for each person, children
half rates horses $3.50 each, Wagons $500
| each horsebo'd goods $3.50 per 100 pounds.
Each person is allowed to carry all the bed
| ding aud cookiog a.eosis required. Tue
Whole out6G IL brought in one train, the pas
| seuger. in emigrant cars, and borses, wagons
aud goods ia freight and stock cars The
| company has issued a pamphlet more partic.
| uiay'y oeyoted to Washington Territory and
advice aud Suggestions 10 emigrauts, but will
soon ISSUE another, deyo,ed quite largely to
| Moutaoa. What Dr.. Heyt has requested OF
| Us, aud toe object Of Ibis atcle, is 20 request
| Moutauiaus who desire this class of emigra-
| ton 10 their ne,ghoo'boo where ihete are
fields of emplo, meut ard opportooi'iss for
| employment for them, TO address
letter, to A. G. Robbios, Secretary
Orleans, Neb, giving reformation as to the
Inducements offered suca people ia theiI
neighborbood. The mater will be investi
gated aud Il resulting favorably people of the
class desired wilt be brought 1t Lis moi de-
signed 10 plant colonies, bit TO find home:
| for one or mo,a families. whe"e by industry
ana edo they may succeed. Knowiog tina
Moata i, deld wb-re many thousands o.
such Poop. eau bet."r th-ic eodi ton, VIZ
comme | TIL. project as p &C icai one tia
| will be predoc,..e Of good results.