The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-09-15
OUR coLLECToK's ACCOUNT.
"Trip Through Silver Bow and Bsavsraead
Counties.

The first days ride brought me to the
Summit House" twelve miles south Of Sill
Bow Junction, where spent the night Of
August 18th. u. Feeley has kept this pub
lie house for several years, and Is still the ao-
comm odating proprietor. I had such good
fare and so good . bed that made it point
to stop there on my return. 1t Is as good
"wayside inn" - can DO found on the road.
D. 3. Dewey, formerly Of Dewey's Flat,
lives on . fne hay ranch next below Feeley's
on Divide Greek. He In An old subscriber to
the NEW NoRTH-WEsT and his wife, who,
AZ Miss Reed, taught the school In Willow
Greek District few years since, received mo
courteously and cent me con my way rejoic-
ing"
Two miles above Wunderlich's I called on
VIM. Forrest. He has good place, Is milk
ing twenty cows, putting up fifty tons Of hay,
and harvesting thirty-6ve acres Of grain.
With him I found Mr.. G. L. Dyer, late col
lecting agent for the Butte Miner. 49,
At Divide Station, Lou Wundsrlich did
the honors Of q good house, and gave me
good cheer. When / stopped there on my
return was introduced to Mrs. r. +. Wun-
derlich, who once taught In Deer Lodge
county schools - Miss Capitola Manning.
The road from Divide up the Big Hole to
Dewey's Flat Ii q rough and romantic one,
but found Allen Hay in his usual good
humor, and kindly disposed toward the NEW
NORTHWEST. His little stamp mill was
| quietly amalgamating 60-oz. ore. It is run
| by steam now, and works two tons per day
Ed Truman Is hauling ore to this mill,
/ eight to ten miles. :
Just ut dark brought up at the hospitable
hotel Of Mrs. Wn. Bowe, In Melrose. This
LADY was one Of the original subscribers te
the NEW NORTHWEST and signed her name
Mrs. L. Fleser. She Is . thorough business
woman, has carried the hotel trade almos
exclusively for the last TIVE years, and rum
the only remaining house in that late -four
ishing town. 49,, '5-..' '.'~
Five miles west from 1t Is ra<"aA ..
d GLENDALE, ..f.!@
One Of the most fourishing mining camps II
the Territory. The Hecla Consolidate'
Mining Company owns and operates all tn
mines and works the ore, most Of whic
comes from Lion City, and contains larg
per cent. Of silver, copper, lead, and litsl
gold. Icounted s25 bars Of bullion piled y
near the smelter, about one days output.
will pay go ounces to the ton, includin
|, gold and lead. The smelter is working fort
tons Of ere daily, which comes from tn
drifts above In the Cleopatra mine. The con
pany Is working $50 men in the mines an
smelter, and besides Is putting up the iarge'
concentrator in the Territory ut Greenwood
. six miles up the mountain. 1t will have
capacity Of 100 tens daily. They own ais
, the iron mines In Soap Gulch, from whic
they obtain iron for auxing. H. Knipper
, berg il general manager, George E. Earl
, superintendent OF the smelter, and Geors
, B. Conway Ii the affable cashier, who flu
nished these items to your collector. '' ~
II JIG. Keppler 10 the obliging postmaster |
. Glendale; he has Hne Office, with windo'
! boxes and drawers, and In conducting a goo
| jewelry business. basa@'a-@l 90 ads ~
i @. w. Turner, cashier In the bank of Noa
, Armstrong 4 &C.. was driving business, an
. | welcomed the collector with renewal.
/ The livery stable Of the town is in th
hands Of J. B. Reynolds, who carries th
mail and runs IN express to Lion City dali.
| He Is one Of our old subscribers. |2i "#t
/ John Cannovan keeps . COED hotel herr
, sets clean table with good fare, and keep
everything in good shape. sdi adoa1a
: VIM. Fisher II running . busy saloon. 81.
There are several good store haildipl
, allied with good stock, and business 10 bette
than last year. . .ss-tt...srfz i,..s sz.as
I There is . telegraph line to Melrose, an
, the Hecla Co. have telephone communicable
: with their several camps.
IL I went to Dillon by way Of Browne
!, Bridge. Joe. A. Browne has the best HON
J improvements there, In hhuse, barn, fence
!: gates, etc., that / saw, and has lard unds
, fence for fivc miles down the river, Hofws
; harvesting 100 acres Of grain, and putting y
|. 100 tons of hay. "a g.ass 81 aasYs 81.
u Ispent the third night, and one on my r
J turn, 1t Willis p. u, on Willow Creek, ne,
/ Glen ststion on the q. = N. r. r. Ozi,
! Willis Is one or the intelligent, pnbh
Z spirited men Of Besverhead county, and
4 | on the Republican ticket fer Assessor. III
l house Il another Of the good places TO put Y
! ae for the night, excellent fare and . GOO
: bed commend themselves to tho traveller m
0 where. 8atag44a8T sat8 'as fHa.a
q reached the lively town Of 4s Hts
4 DILLON
i Saturday morning, found business brisk. n
{ the sound Of saw, hammer. and trowel "
4 70 be heard from ono end Of the town TO q
d other. All Of the burnt distFics h cover'
a with better builiings. Icounted eleven ne
. business houses omit, III with brick flu<
4 besides tvo .lazse brick slore rooms gs'ingl
+ on the next corner. The ffsighting hassns