The new North-west., 1883-04-27
RAILRoAp TIMETABLE.
Arrival and Departure of U. & N. Trains.
" STAMPEDE"
An Old Fashioned Rush for the Couer d.
AIene Mountains.
Rozemunites breaking Westward in Search
of Gold.

Who Of the old timers does not pick up his
ears al the mention Of stampede" even as a
retired war horse that hears the sound of
battle again? There is mysterious fascina-
ton In IL almost irresistible, and the most
sybaritic and sensuous spring from downy
beds and lux xsrious tables with a wild anxiety
again 10 grease their inwards with bacon and
rrpOsr their exteriors on mother earth with
nothing above them save the brilliantly be-
spanglrd armament and thin blanket.
There II a stampede in progress now. IL
started from Bozeman. The objective point
is somewhere west of Miss0ula. We first
heard of 1t Sunday. when the vanguard
reached BUTT, and by Monday evening 1t
was here. There were seven msn in the
party-among them David BOerum, formerly
Of Deer Lodge aud Bird CaIlee, the noted
photographer. Their pack saddles were
marked
"ALAsKA OR BUST"
but some of the facts quietly leaked out, and
IL brcnme evident a shorter journey was con-
tempated. During The next two or three
days the stamprdrrsrw were reinforced by more
mcu from Galatin, and Tuesday seventeen
men left here including Robert Fenner and
Andrew Grubb, of Butte, aud Bony BOnnaire
aud another party from Deer Lodge. AT this
writing. the fever Is catching somewhat here
and W. would not be surprised If it assumed
considerable proportions.
now N CAME ABOUT.
We did not have very good luck nvestiga-
ting this stampede-one of the stampedrr
who promised Us an interview disappearing
somewhat mystcriou,iy In the west befor,
ttr promised hour had come. However, tn,
facts, n near ~ We can learn them, are thes,
Last year n party Of fourteen prospecters in
or near BoZemau divided up-half going int"
the Yellowstone country and half into th
Cuucr d Alene mountains, In the northwest
cru portion of Montana. The Yellowston.
party Wa unsuccessful and returned 90 Boz,
man. Some time since the COuer d'Alene
party wrote 20 them, sending them money 10
outfit and travel aud telling them TO come on
ahh 10 keep as quiet rs possible, that they
had struck placers in the Couer a. Alene,
about l2O miles from Mssoula, aud would
have somebody nj Missoula 10 meet anu
guide them To the place. They did rs re-
quested, arrived here early this week, and
had leaked out, and, as stated, others are
following.
WHERE THE DIGGINGs ARR.
II has obtained currency that the reputed |
diggings are about l20 miles west of Mis- |
soula. but there are different reports rs to the |
stream, some say IL is on Trout creek, n trihu-
tary of the Flathead river, and others that u |
Is on Cherry creek, the first creek putting |
ThompsSn river. As FIathead river puts ~ |
from the north and the Couer d Alunes, whrr,.
the dggings are reported 10 be, are south of |
Clarks Fork, II would appear more than |
probable thai the latter location j. correct.
WORD IN.sEAsoN.
Don't get excited. II you want to go, do 10
with the Reconsideration that this, like hum ,
dr"ds Of other stampedes, may be n futile
chase for n mythical III Dorado. There may
b. good tiggings and they may be extensive;
ani there may not be any, or, II there are
any, they may be poor or limited in extent.
u is sotapparent, unless IL is pretty exten-
Sivc Schelse In which one party has built
ferry tAat this Is put mp job 10 create
stampede, and the indications are that IL was
Intended 10 get their friends in quietly; but
II /. not n sure thing nor has it been given
ont that there are big diggiugs. We publish
what has been learned for the benefits Of all,
aud viii endeavor TO keep our readers
promptly advised of results.