The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-08-04
OUR COLLECTORS ACCOUNT.
On the Old Nez Perces Trail Up the Big
Blackfoof, Etc.


At $50 a m. on Friday, the 2lst ult., ]
forded the Big Biackfoor for the third time
| within sixteen hours, AMI was soon en- the
Indian trail on the north side.
NV pony was lat home there, and skipped
along toward Lincoln gulch nc the rate OF
four miles an hour. The trail was very plain
a. there had been several bands of Indians
over it during the time Of high water. j
reached Lincoln about 10 a. m. and spent the
rest of the day visiting the small but proper
Gus school taught by Mr.. !. b. Conner. He
is working at great disadvantage for the
want Of school apparatus AMI accessories, but
j. giving excellent satisfaction, as he would
an, where, ~ teacher. He has ''struck it'
on the Stonewall range above discovery
Claim" and found fine specimens Of silver
quartz.
George and Peter Refining, NJ. Ensch, and
she Canerons are working Discovery with
good returns, aud have found the first ssh
yer float" on that range. i saw fine 4o-oz.
specimen.
Lincoln bears on its front the deserted ap-
pearance of its old and successful compan-
ions, but at it, back Is giving promise Of
great possibilities. Two new araStras are be.
ing built, a couple Of miles from the town, at
the mouth of the gulch, on the west side, and
DR.. Remington has 100 tons of very rich gold
quartz ready for his ara>tra. He is working
vein which promises rich harvest. Other
leads are being developed which, IL they hold
out AZ they promise, Will all make Lincoln
one of the best and largest mining camps in
the county in few years.
1 crossed the range to California gulch on
the Kendall roai, which is in good condition,
a. the lumber for the arastras on Lincoln has
been transported over IL this spring.
Rufus Mead has had a profitable cleanup,
ami 20 has Harry q. Reyes. took dinner
with the latter and his estimable family in
their pleasant home on the sisie of the gulch,
where the WEST Is a welcome
visitor, and where was entertained in the
most hospitabl- manner.
TX. Richards aud II. Carman are in JEFF
ferson gulch; saw the former, but found
nothing doing in those diggings.
In Washington gulch all was quiet and the
store was deserted for the time.
Marx Osterle and partner are building
dam to be ready for work at a new point.
was very kindly received at NJ. Keily's,
and housed and fed during storm. Kelly IL
building nice school house in his own door
ward for the education of his own children,
and has Miss Alice Brennan, of Butte, en-
gagged n teacher for year. l hope there
will be- children enough in the neighbo hood
to justify the organization of a school district
another year.
/ met Con. DAILY, from American gulch,
there. B..
/ went on to Blackfoot City the same even
ing, Saturday, anil n the fire had destroyed
the hotel, I was most Hospitality entertained
over night in the family Of J. R. Quigiey.
BIackfoot Is sadly SCARED, and yet, like the
tabled bird of mythology, IL about to rise
frcm it's ashes. Quigiey will build new
store, aud Bird,eye is fitting up his ware
house for store, and hope the mining
prospects Of that once prosperous camp will
soon justify covering all the burnt district
with iourishing business houses.
Sol Spear, who was unmolested by the fire,
l. doing good business on the old corner.
John s. Hall has his saloon next door, and
II mining.
1 saw Mason, from Ophir gulch; he was
happy and social, in fact. saw no signs Of
encouragement in any ones face, but every
thing seemed to cay, Blackfoot Is mot deal,
but sleep-th...' c.