The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-07-14
BUTTE AND VICINITY.


the courtesy Of the owner Of the land, your
correspondent Is enabled TO give you the fol-
lowing Information regarding the
- NEW TOWN OF STUART.
Fifty acres Of land were purchased on the
Deer Lodge river, near the head of the val
ley. The location is delightful one, and
has all necessary requirements tending to
make II healthy. It is destined to be 4 pop
ular place Of resort for the reasons of its
proximity to this city, its situation on the
thoroughfare leading to the quartz districts
Of Georgetown, Cable and Philipsburg, and
the fact that the southern portion of the val
ley will be tributary to it with its present and
prospective agricultural wealth. A park ten
through 1t, has been set apart and will be
used for park purposes alone. Lots have
been reserved and will be donated for school
and church purposes. The U. g. n. road will
run about midway in the tract and the rail-
road has been granted right Of way 100 feet
in width on each side of the track through
this future city. 1t is now being surveyed
and when plated lots will be offered for sale.
SMALL rox AGAIN.
On Saturday last man made application
to VIM. NJ. Jack, Chairman Of the Board Of
County Commissioners, for permission to
enter the hospital as n county patient.
When asked the nature of his complaint, he
defined IL as a skin disease. The applicant
had been at work on the Oregon Short Line
and was recent arrival here. He was ad-
mitted to an outbuilding of the hospital and
haa int
When this became known he was transferred
to the pest house, occupied by patients hay
ing the same disease, few months since. In
a box car at the depot is another man whose
ailment is as yet unnamed. No vesicles have
as yet appeared, and physicians, while hesi-
tating to pronounce his a case of smallpox,
fear that such IL is. As In other diseases
several days are required for 1t to reach
stage whereby it may be known, and it is
recognized then by the formation of vesicles
on the surface OF the body. Every precau-
ton will be taken to prevent spread Of the
disease, but should 1t assume the form of an
epidemic, this municipality will be unable to
provide for the care of the sick, as 1t did
when the disease was last here. If private
family were its victims, of course, the prem
ises would be quarantined, and If the family
are able, they will be required to provide
their own nurses, etc. In case they are UNI
able the city or county will provide the
necessary attendance. In such an event 1t
will be endeavored to have all the patients
at one place. While this may seem hard in
. certain sense to those whose relatives may
have to he separated from them, manifestly 1t
is the better plan,
COAL VS.. WOOD.
FUELS at length obtainable at prices which
are decided Improvement on those ruling
for the past few months. Coal is offered In
car load lots at s. per ton, and doubtless
large consumers, such as milling companies,
can secure better rates than those above
quoted. A prominent mill man to-day said
his company would use coal. The consump-
ton of wood by his company has averaged
over 700 cords per month. Three hundred
tons of coal will last as long, If not longer.
and the saving can readily be figured up into
quite handsome sum. The same gentleman
stated that by the adoption Of coal as fuel
over one thousand men will be thrown out
Of employment.
OUT OF LUCK.
There now languishes in Jail man who
might properly be classed as tout Of luck
taking for granted that the word luck is not
misnomer. This individual was in the wood
business. He contracted debt with Walk
erville Arm, but becoming offended at one Of
the proprietors resolved to "beat" him. With
this end in view he disposed Of his wood for
less than It was worth, and determined to
leave Montana. Learning of this his creditors
swore out . warrant for his arrest. The debtor
hearing of their action entrusted his money
to the care Of friend. He was arrested and
put in Jail, where he now Is, while the friend
has like the canine, got away with the bsne
the others were quarreling about, and has
left the country.
MUNICIPAL LAWS.
At recent meeting of the city council an
ordinance was presented requiring that all
wooden awnings should be removed, and If
replaced the substitute should be of canvas,
and not exceeding certain width. This ordi-
nance would have been passed, but for the
fact that 1t would have necessitated the re-
moval of all the balconies, which are neces.
sity to the larger buildings and hotels especi-
ally. The enactment will be SO amended
that porticos, verandas, or balconies can be
a fixture on buildings, provided the supports
do not reach the sidewalk. Another source
of danger to wooden buildings is the illumin-
ated canvas signs over the sidewalk. A
night or two since the Bon Ton restaurant
sign was burned through the breaki ne of the
lamp, and the front of the building consider
ably blackened, though but little burned.
THE GIANT POWDER EXPLOSION,
Occurring on the morning of the 4th inst,
was attended with fearful results. Your
readers are doubtless aware ere this Of the
circumstances, which but tend to show that
the explosive should always DO handled care
fully, and let severely alone by men who do
not understand handling 1t, or whose knowl-
edge may have been lesseped by strong
drink In conversation to-day with John
Schmidt, the man who was injured on the
head and right side, he stated that he had
Just gotten outof bed to endeavor to pursuade
the men now dead to desist from further ex-
ploding the powder, and was standing just
back of Isele when the three sticks exploded.
As showing the terrific force of the explo.
sion, he stated that a small tin penholder
which was lying on table, was blown into
fragments, one Of which lodged in his arm,
from whence It was taken by the physicians
while dressing his wounds. A small micro
scope was also blown to pieces SO small they
could scarcely be recognized as having once
belonged to q glass. The cabin was separated
into two apartments. divided by log parti-
ton. The front room was demolished but
the one In the rear remained standing, and,
stranger still, two boxes Of giant powder In
this room were not exploded by the concus-
sion. Schmidt carries his arm in q sling and
has numerous scars on his head aud face
reminders of . narrow escape from instan-
taneous death.
WHY WE LAUGH.
No good reason exists for refraining from
mirth. Incidents, ludicrous, laughter pro-
voking occurrences are daily forced upon the
observance Of all who are not SO blind they
will not see. For example, Messrs. Stamp g.
Co. visited Butte while the year 1882 was in