The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-07-07
OUR COLLECTORS ACCOUNT.
Second Trip to the Flint Creek Valley,


On Wednesday, June 18th, at 8 pm, full
filed my promise to the good people o
Pioneer, that l would represent the NEv
NoRrH-WEsT In that camp within a month
from my first visit.
q. Wilkinson was the first subscriber VIII,
made me happy, as he knows how to supply
the wants of a hungry man with a good sup
per, and q tired man with a good bed. Hi.
house Is one of the best in respect of goot
table and good lodging, and his many
patrons will be sorry if he leaves Pioneer
while they live.
| Gus. Wisner lightened his purse for oul
benefit, and climbed the hill at bedtime, q
happier man. He is at work courageously
in the upper placer, putting in a new fume
and confident Of good pay.
The next morning, more than half dozen
| subscribers sent the collector on his way re-
joicing" by 8 o'clock, among whom are VIM
| Brent, Eli Tharp, NJ. Lafolet, Frank Ritz,
V.Blum, Frank Overman's good lady, and G.
Geehrdts. The last is the accommodating but
cher, who is supplying the carnivorous wants
of the Pioneers at the rate of eight to twelve
young cattle per month, and is enclosing a
galloped down Gold Creek, and Patrick
Griffin parted with his last nickle cheerfully,
as soon as he recognized my mission.
My next dismount was at John Keenans
door; he has large crop of grain and large
hay field, where the grass was fairly waving.
I was sorry not to see him in his very COM
Portable home.
From there had to 60, on account of high
water and swamps, over the hills to the No.
/. ranch of VIM. Wallace. which was adver-
tised for sale, but no one of the readers of
the NEW NORTHWEST has appreciated its
value sufficiently to buy it, nor has any one
else, and SO some one is losing a good thing,
for Wallace is raising $50 acres of grain, and
has three fine Norman and Percheron STALL
ions, and good range for n large band of
horses or cattle.
/ found New Chicago lively and everybody
busy, "runners" overrunning the town.
Archie McPhairs new hotel was finished,
furnished and open, ready for the GLORIOUS
4th," and was receiving its share of patron
age.
On Friday i called on George Lyon, at
Edwardsvile. He is running large dairy,
butter day. viii make 1000 to 6,0o0 pounds
this year.
Edwardsville public school was then
"taken in" Mr.. S. A. Dean is " bending the
twig" there, and about right too, as he has
done in two other districts in the county,
within year. The school is small, only ten
pupils enrolled, but there are "great posi-
biities" stored up in those ten minds. Mr..
Dean is one of our best teachers, and his
school is giving excellent satisfaction.
On Saturday morning Louie Hendrickson
gave me a pleasant ride behind his fine
grays. Louie Is one of the "well-to-do''
bachelors, a "catch" for any girl, he is good
singer, as his encore the evening before at
the school entertainment, proved, and knows
how to spend his money, as his ranch of 400
acres, and band of 400 cattle on the hills, and
meadow of timothy grass show. He will cut
100 tons of the best hay this year.
Willow Creek furnished eight subscribers
and called upon them all. William Jones,
Thos, Buchanan, Jas. Bradburn and NJ.
Dooley added to the weight of my pocket
book. The sheep ranch of NJ. Dooley pre-
scented a lively scene, as the wool-clip was
wool as there is, will soon be ready for the
freighters' wagons.
went up the Willow Creek canon as far
as Henry Nierling's. He is busy getting out
and delivering fencing materials, has an in
genious boring machine, made from the
running gear of a mower, and propelled by
an over-shot wheel, with which he can bore
l25 posts per day.
From there is splendid ride to the month
of Henderson Gulch, down upon bench after
bench of splendid arabic land, within reach
of water, and Of vast extent, with a beautiful
outlook upon the greater part of Flint Creek
Valley. From Boulder all the way to Phil
ipsburg the mosquitoes were very attentive,
but their infections were forgotten
when found myself comfortably esconsed
in the Kaiser House, where every bodily
want is sumptously provided for, from the
hungry stomach to the weary, aching limbs
and back, which found perfect rest is luxu- |
rious bed in a well ventilated sleeping room. |
Kaiser had lots of confidence in the future |
of their camp when he built ami furnished |
this fine hotel, and am more and more con- |
fdent that there is a great "boom" for Phil |
ipsburg in 'the near FUTURE" of which the |
limits of this communication will not permit |
me to write, but will be made the subject of |
a more extended notice before long. Ispent |
Sunday, not Sabbath, there, and on Monday |
was at the fine ranch of Lee Degen- |
hardt. He is breeding fifty mares, and |
showed me one of the finest stations in the |
valley, King Goldemar, sired by Golddust, ir, |
full brother to Rolla, 2.21) dam by Alexan- |
der's Edwin Forest. John s. Yandel is i'm |
proving new hay ranch five miles above,
on Trout Creek.
1 found quite little ~ "boom' at Gable, |
sixty-five men at work for Slavery & Co., |
en- route for a new thirty-stamp |
mill, a new store of the company, and large |
saloon. was Hospitality entertained there,
and in another communication will write up |
that camp and Georgetown.
] spent four houre and half with the cele- |
orators of the Fourth of Glory" on Warm |
Spring creek. where large crowd were en- |
ioying themselves in fine natural amphi- |
theatre. 1 did not hear Mr.. Pemberton's |
patriotic address, and did not stay for the |
races, but hope some one will furnish full |
report. Q.
THAT "SULPHUR.n