The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-05-26

As They Are Picked UP fromScuousAy.
Although work appears % be progre 'sipg
as satisfactorily on the Utah & Northern ex-
tension to Deer Lodge as could be expected
during such bad season, and the Miner has
IL ION good authority" that the cars will be
running to Warm Springs by July 4th, DR..
Mussigbrod, who was in town yesterday and
who has Just been over the road, is of the
opinion that it will be considerably later
when the road reaches the Springs. He says
there Ia nearly two miles of the roadway be.
low and above the crossing of the river that
1t In impossible to grade ut present and for
which he believes piles will have to be driven
and earth hauled in. This will consume time
and will have to be deferred until the swamps
dry out some.
Messrs. Henry Hammond and Steve Will
lett have completed their contract, and
cleared the right of way on the Northern Pa
ciic from Horse Plains to the railroad cross
ing of the river seven miles below Thomp-
sons Falls-complete clearing Of twenty-five
miles from Horse Plains. These men are
accomplished woodmen, and are making
their contract pay them well.-hissoulian-
The Mullan tunnel, from the cast working,
has penetrated to a distance of upward OF
800 feet. It will require about thirty days to
complete the shaft and going down at a dis
lance of some 700 feet from the west end.
When this shaft reaches level OF the bot
tom OF the tunnel, workings from that point
will proceed In both directions. A 1900
pound boiler Is In place to work the drills,
pumps and hoists. By the LIST OF July tun-
neling will proceed at the rate of from
| twelve to fifteen feet every twenty-four
hours.-Herald.
| The working parties on the y. & N. are
| gradually getting down this way. There Is
one party at Race Track, and one on the
next two miles above. Parties are working
| on both sides of Warm Spring creek. The
parties working on Goodwin's lower place
| and John Fifer's have completed all but
about one mile on which fifteen teams are
working. There are two companies OF eigh
| teams each working back toward the cross
ing.
Sandy Point, the western end Of the PEI
| dOreille division, Is located on the norti
side of Pen d'Oreille lake, at the point wher'
the road crosses. As the end Of division
| It is destined to become q place Of railroat
importance 1t Is the terminus of passenge
traffic, at present, and possesses two-story
hotel, two restaurants, lodging house, half
dozen saloons, and numerous cabins, tents
etc. Fifteen miles below the mouth Of
Clarke's Fork, OH the lake, In Ellisport, stu
ated In the heart Of fine numbering country
1t has two sawmills, half dozen stores
eight or nine saloons, and two or three res
taurants and hotels. A few miles above tn
mouth of the river, lies ockley, the point :
which construction trains are now running
There Is good hay ranch here, and fey
rough hotels, lodging houses, etc. Som
fifteen to eighteen miles east of Ockley lie
the town Of Cabinet Landing, three mile
over the Montana line. 1t lis at present tn
leading town between Missoula and Spokan
Falls, in point Of business Importance an
number OF population. 1t Is the center
railroad construction at the present.-Aisso,
Ndn.