The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-03-10
OUR pHILIpsBuRo LETTER.
The Drift Of Public Events as Caught by q
Sand Bar.

Especial Correspondence Neso North Westl
PHILIrsBuRc, March A, 1SS2-My mining
summary for this camp during the fortnight
passed Is brief one. The Algonquin mill
will start up during the week with two hun
dred and fifty tons of ore in the mill and
about as much more outside to finish the run.
The Hope Company mill is running stead
lily, with abundance of ore on hand.
The Trout is pushing development. The
6Oo-foot level is in 1855 feet, with probably rs
feet more to run before tapping the vein.
The Orphan Boy tunnel is in to the foot.
wall Ground broken, easy to work, with no
water to hinder or delay progress.
PosToFFIcE EARTHQUAKE.
The weather continues unfavorable, nights
being very cold, with considerable snow on
the ground. Our stagemen do their best to
get in on time, which they generally succeed
in doing.
The way the United States postal authori-
ties are serving the people of this district Is
perfectly outrageous. We never get Butte
paper until 1t is over week old. The Miner
and Inter Mountain would serve their own in
terests best by agitating some reform in the
handling of mail matter at the Silver Bow
postofice. Their dailies come to Philipsburg
u,a Deer Lodge and New Chicago; some
times a subscriber will get six or eight copies
at time, the receipt of which he generally
acknowledges In stream of profanity (di-
rected at the head of the editor, of Counsel
which would put the best efforts of a Mon
tana bullwhacker to shame. Will the illus
trio Il; E.a II
honors this Territory by remaining in the
Silver Bow precinct as general distributor of
mail matter, accept not only the assurance of
our distinguished consideration but little
advice as well? Very good. Then send our
Butte and Eastern mail uia Cable. 1t is the
natural route. Gilmer, Salisbury & Co. rec
ognize that fact. So does the Star-route ring
Major Maginnis gives it his heartiest en-
dorsement. So does old man Taylor. Why
the devil is IL, then, that the Deer Lodge
route is persisted in? We want no more of
this foolishness, and If matters don't change
at once detachment of COL will visit some
body, release his bondsmen, and give to some
other aristocrat the opportunity of making an
honest living in small way.
THE MASQUERADE BALL OF THE I. o. CT.
on Washington's Birthday was great sue
cess. The Lodge not only cleared money but
afforded to every one the utmost limit of en-
joyment. The costumes were many, some
being very elegant and costly. The supper
at the Silver Lake was certainly the best
served in Philipsburg this winter, and alto
gether the occasion will long be borne in
pleasant remembrance by those who partici-
pated in it.
AN OPINION TO BE SPREAD.
Among the many visitors from the outside
during the week to attend the dance, New
Chicago was the best represented. Messrs.
McMaster, Ferguson, Cooper, and Feather
man, accompanied by Others whose names do
not now occur to me, came up for good
time, which all unite in declaring they had.
Of course every one of these gentlemen had
a lady, and right here without fear of future
l declare the women of the
lower Deer Lodge TO be the most beautiful in
feature and dress that have met in my life
of twenty years on the frontier. AS 1 expect
to go below-that is, to New Chicago-short-
ly, would like for this expression to receive
the widest circulation.
AN lhONCLAD APOLOGY.
In a confidential communication to your
Office this last week had occasion in a hui
morous way to comment on certain facts in
regard to our past which has done much to
populate our city of the dead, on the hill be-
yant the town. merely observed that six
shooter had no deadlier effect upon Phil
ipsburger than the presenting Of a bill; in
either case he would snccumb. OF course,
any one possessed of ordinary common sense
would have known that my premises were in
correct, but some people have not common
sense or any other kind, and to thai class of
the human family belongs the visitor had
last evening.
would be kind enough to make an ex-
ception In his case?"
"Of course will"
Ny friends, Citizen A. is bulle.-proof; he
he can stand off creditor with all the ease
and tranquility of a professional newspaper
beat; ] should have made an exception in his
case. This is my anaende honorable. We feel
proud of him. Congratulate us.
Superintendent Pardee will soon be home
again. We will be glad to see him.
Charley Murray, in referring to recent
decision of the Territorial Supreme Court,
expresses the belief that the Judges must
have been inspired by the Deity. Charley is
out of the Boise Basin. and has some very