The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-06-09
THE NORTH PACIFIC PARTY.
Land Commissioner Lanaborn and-l.is Com
panIons.

Land Agent Mp II. r., for Montana, and
Messrs. +. " Smalley, Chs. j. Woodbury. and
Richard Goerdeler, journalists, arrived from
the east and left by private coach for Nilsson
Ia Wednesday. Its rarely party having 50
much influence on the material prosperity of
Montana visits MS.
Land Commissioner Lamborn has direction
Of the disposition Of the Northern Pacific
lands, ard on his character, rules and deci-
sions depend largely the degree of comfort
or distress settlers on railroad lands will have
acquiring title to and paying for their farms.
1t was therefore with some interest we met
him, ard VIZ have this to say as an impress
sion: The disposition Of the Railroad lands
under his administration viii be conducted
justly, without unnecessary difficulties or
obstructive rules, and If it were in the line of
his business it would not wound his dignity
to help farmer survey of his claim. He is
a native of Chester Co., Pa; was farmer
boy; enlisted in the Union army rose to
senior Aid.de-camp on the staff of General
Reynolds Of the Pennsylvania Reserves and
for time served on General Meade's staff of
the same Division during some of the hardest
fought battles in which the Army of the
Potomac engaged: was transferred to the
west after the Burnside mud campaign
preceding Chanceliorville became Lieut..
Colonel of the 18th Pcnna. Cavalry, and
served through the war with honorable dis
ilnction. Subsequently he was connected
with the Pennsylvania Central and Kancas
Pacific Railroad Companies tile latter as
secretary while yice-pfesldent 0akes was in
1t; and became president Of the National
Land Company, an adjunct of that corpora.
ton. lie thus brings to Isis position Of Land
Commissioner the sturdy selEreliance, that
coupled with ability, ambition aud integrity
distinguishes most of the men who to-day
control important enterprises and affairs i'll
the United States $500 the vigorous element
that chafacterizes the present management
Of the Northern Pacific, to whom obstacles
are only stepping stones and achievement a
Predetermined result Having sad this Of
Col. Lamborn, ii IL in place to add that he is
enthusiastic about Montana He says: "If
from here westward / find rs good country
rs have found In settled Montana thus far,
1T is worth, acre Tor acre, double that Of any
grant made to any of the southern traRs-con-
tinental roads" There are better lands for
him TO see vet.
All who know Ell. Stone, and we nearly
all do, know that whatever lies in his power
to do in making satisfactory sales 10 the
settlers viii b. done eheerfulIy. In n week
or TWO these gentlemen will have trayersed
the Montana lands, and rs soon thereafter as
the plans Of sale are formulated we will take
pleasure in laying them before our readers.
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initials I'D. V. 3d." as one of the ablest con-
trlbntors OF the New York Tribune, and is a
brother OF &C w. S." its famous European
staff correspondent Mr.. Smalloy was several
years since editor Of the Cleveland Herald
and has since been connected with the New
York Tribune, until commissioned by the
Century AagcziHe to make this trip and write
up the Northwestern country for its pages.
The Century IL not an advertising magazine,
and Mr.. smallcys contributions, which viii
begin in the August number, can be looked
to As fair and unbiased expression by an
able writer of experience, trayel and obser-
walton concerning the land we live in and
perhaps OF its people, and their lives and
industries. 1t was designed to illustrate these
articles but that feature necessitating nearly
"A years delay, was reinquished.
Mr.. Goerdeler is the Land Agent of the N.
T.. Co, resident at Berlin, Germany. Ho is
accompanying this party on its tour of OBJ
servaton to acquaint himself thoroughly |
with the country to which he II annually d.
recting many thousands Of his countryinen,
and doubtless the Northern Pacific viii ere
long land in our valleys strong colonies of
ut,,r,I,, ;nangtrsnYs Germans who like the |
Scandinavians among us, will transform our
vacant lands to productive farms, grow rich |
while we squander, and smoke the pipes Of
peace under outrageous trees by comforta-
Bile homes where the Pioneers" once pick
eted their cayuses to sage brush on the wild |
stampede or expedition. Mr.. Il. is, during |
the trip, corresponding with papers in New |
York and Germany.
Also Of the party Is Mr.. Chas. j. Wood |
bury--the inevitable representative OF tie |
American daily newspaper, aud typical one |
at that. He was all over the town in twenty |
minutes after he landed, had pounoed on a /
dozen citizens, pumped them, jumped up the
county editor for what little he knew, gone |
through the statistical library, written let
ter to one Of lis papers, allied half dozen
pages of his notebook and was signing for
more worlds to conquer while the rest Of the /
party were getting ready for ten. Mr.. Wood /
bury represents the =. Y. Post tCarl Seizures /
paper and II also correspondent of the Cleye- |
land Leader and Cleveland Herald He is /
business in two seconds" has notebook |
and pencil in every pocket, can get note on |
the wing IL neatly rs Bogardus gets bird,
and on him depends the reputation of the |
American press IN keeping the country in |
fo-med daily of the whereabouts and quick |
observations Of the party. II win not be dis I
appointed. He i thorough going news |
paper man and says he i coming right back /
here to locate and live aud die. FIVE hadn't /
heard CouldoclS make the same declaration /
in most affecting terms in three different |
States and Territories when called before the |
curtain on farewell night and afterward |
had him confida to Us that he never missed |
making that speech but once, and that time |
the theatre was on fire, we would have more |
hopeful anticipations Of again meeting in this
world the genial. Bohemian who dropped |
into our "denn and said sit i good to be |
here"
The party expect to reach Spokane Falls
June 10Th, going TO ockley from Thompson
River on horseback. From the emil Of the |
track they will 90 by rail to Portland, thence |
north through Washington Territory, take g |
cruise on Puget Sound and dispense. Col |
Lamporn and Mr.. Woodbury. viii return |
over the Central and u. T.. to New York.
Mr. Goerdeler will probably precede them 10
sail from New York July 18th, while Dir.
Smalley will 90 south and return over the |
Southern Pacific. Mr. Stone will return here |
ia abous week, his duty as host terminating, |
Ike Frederick Dhu's, when he has placed |
his guests safely at Thompson's River.
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NEW CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Report for the Month Ending June z, 1882.