The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-04-20

Some ten or twelve years ago number
our citizens made filing on the land includ
Ing Irvine Lake and put on IL the row boa
Ida Clagrtt"-a home production, but
good one wiihal-wllich yet lies at her moor
ings In about the general condition Of I'll,
United States navy. The lake Is almest fiv
miles from town, and, although it once IT,
ducsd from the lips of that lady of mos
loveablr memory, Miss Eliza Couldock, thu
mot that 1t had one distinguishing character
istic that could never be wrested from It'll
smallnrss-it IL, notwithstanding, q yer,
beautiful, land-locked, picturesque sheet OF
water, lying at the fsot of Mount Powell
covers an area Of thirty or forty acres Ant
shows an average sounding of over thirt.
feet. Its waters are constant and pure, ant
its hanks are lined with trees and shT bbery
with beautiful groves and dells within f
yards of the brink. Its area IL suscrpt.b biz of
being expanded third or fourth by conduct
ing into 1t the waters of Tecrjs creek, which
runs close by. The lake, for a couple O,
years, was the favorite driving resort from
Deer Lodge, and many of "the old crowd"
distresses of matrimony remember "th-
drive to the lake" when they think of "th-
good old times" But Deer Lodge had IL,
years of dullness, when everybody felt hue
clear through, when the blue waters of the
lake had 90 charm even of contrast, and
when iucats were too scarce TO indulge IN
evening drives. The "Its Clagett" went
down Mt the wharf, the "storm cabin" wa
spirited away, the road-as pretty a driving
road in its day As existed in this place or
beautiful drives-was abandoned TO rough
ness and ruttiness, and only an occasiona
misanthrcpe, for the past Eve years, hs
stood upon Its banks and looked, like Nc
Caul-yIs New Zealander on London Bridge
upon the glorious scenes Of the past
But Deer Lodge has new life. It's peepl
have doubled In numbers, and the world goe
better with them. IL has some of the best
horses in Montana, private and livery teams
by the dozen and wants TO enjoy itself In
summer days. A project has been inaugura-
ted TO revive aud ampIify the delights Of the
lake drive. Some of our citizens have fled
a new claim on Irvine Lake for reservoir
purposes, but with corpmen,labls public
spirit are willing TO relinquish 1t for the pur-
pose In view. IL Is designed to purchase the
Government land incluiingIt, procure in the
east two fine boat, for sailing or rowing and
place them GU IL, bnild carriage sheds, pa
vilion for shelter In case of storm, boat
house, and dancing floor; to clear out the
aspen grove and the lake shore where there
Is snp-rfluous shrubbery or fallen trees. TO
conduct the waters of Teceja creek into 1t,
considerably increasing its area, and TO put
the road thereto In fine condition again. In
addition TO this there will In a few days be
placed In il large number of stock carp,
which Mr. Peter Walton after considerable
correspondence has secured from the U. s.
Fish Commissioner, and In year or two
there will be fine fishing. All this IL " pro-
posed TO do a. publc enterprise. The land
aud lake, buildings, boats and fishery are TO
be held by trustees for the free use and bene.
ct OF all the people Of our town, their guests
and friends In perpetuity. Now isn't that
nice little thing for Deer Lodge to do? and it
is going to he done. irvine Lake, when the
glorious June days come, viii be more
charming resort than ever and We will have
q little National Park Of our ewn and no
fuss about