The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-02-23

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BnxsnAs, RsAsory ta-Aa iatsrssrias
was b saias wssed hare sves the postmaster
snip. u has aaes an epsa secret Tor soms
messhs that The prsssnt iaemmhsst, j. 10.
Taylor, was givieg satisfaction aeitaer 10 The
people seF the department. Special Assat
ssyashat was here In November iass and
made thorough inspection Of the pestof6es
asd the nsaanss of its csaduct. What report
10 made 10 unknowR to me, but In ceuvsssar
aoa With yosr corrsspendsas Mr. q. sx-
pressed the opsaion that the business had
ossssoun tbs essiness capacity Of the post
nsxter. However that may be, on the I7th
inst. L. C. Anderson was nominated for the
posisiea. A strong eight Is being made In
the Senate 20 prevent his confirmation. Tay-
ior IN Wee Yorker, . personal acquai utance
OF ex-Sice-Pr@idens Wheeler and General
Merritt. Their iuhuence will be exsrted in
his behalf. bat the indications point % bis
removal, whether Anderson be his suscsssor
or not
COUNTY DIVISION.
Tbs people Of Livingston, . point thirty
miles cost OF Boxeman, have forwarded .
petition 70 the Legislature asking thas the
County Of Gailatin be divided aud q new
county formed, with Livingston as the seat
IL !s not at all probable that the measure will
be even introduced. The settlers in the Ysi-
lowstone valley are unalterahly opposed 70
being cut OF from this county. Livingston
il being doomed by the y. p. and other per-
sons who have an addition to the townsite.
IL IL xaid the branch line 90 the Naslonal
De-
reason to doubt such . statement, . bstter
routs being up the West Galiatiu. IL this
latter Be chosen, Bezeman will be the start
ing point, and Livingston remain mere
wayside station. 1t now has one distinguish
ing feature-thas Of being the windisst place
in Montana. The wind blows . hurricane
almost necessarily, requiring two engines 70
furnish sufficient power 20 bring train west.
The wind, for miles down the Yellowstone,
is more OF an obstacle to trains running on
time than the heavy grade ACROSS the Belt
range. Livingston has magnificent natural
advantages for the propulsion Of wind mills,
but they may not be- sufficient 90 induce
legislators 10 divide the county 81 present.
Goos FREIGHT RATES.
AncECAAuts uffN nave secured b&tLPr
rates for goods TO be laid down in Bozemsn
than they have ever had 10 Dillon. This will
enable them TO sell very low. I have heard
that the rates 10 this point were the same rs
those given TO Fsrgo, Dakota. This may not
be improbable. In Nevada shippers pay
more for their goods than Saa Francisco
merchants do for the same articles. The
reason is obvious. The Pacific Coast drum.
mers have retired from the field in disgust
They cannot wait TO take orders here until
the Northern Pacific connection is made.
Saturday the end Of track was ten and three
fourth miles distant from here. 1t viii, at
the rate iron is being put down, be three
weeks before the track will got here. Then,
it is hoped, prices will be lowered. They are
enormously high. Tho opening Of spring,
when other dealers will pat an appearance,
will be hailed with joy by the poor man. At
present dealers are getting prices which show
they are not averse to making hay while the
sun shines.
WISE AND OTHERWISE.
In digging cisterns in Main street here,
colors Of gold we're washed out of the gravel.
Coming TO the knowledge of pilgrims, they
became greatly excited. Because of the dis
coyery it is hoped this will not be thought to
be q New Jerusalem. The streets are not
paved with gold, but with snow and ice Ia
abundance.
letter wsuld be incomplete without men
tioning the weather. 1t has been cold here,
az elsewhere, but has not been unpls asantiy
frigid for week. saw statement that the
registered 52' below here That
is mistake. Mercury went so low decent
people did net care to associate with it, but
4d57 below was the lowest point indicated by
the self-rsaistering thermometer.
This will be good point for carpenters
and bricklayers next summer. A $4,000
school house IL to be put up; the Masonic
building remains with the walls of the first
story unfinished, and q great deal Of other
building will be done.
A company Is organizing to manufacture
coke at the coal banks q few miles east of
town. They ought to enrich themselves.
Tell your inquirer there is . three-story
building in Montana-the Grand Union
Hotel at Fort Benton. JKssEM.