The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-09-28
ON THE WAGON ROAD.
Some News Notes from the Old Style Circu-
lation.

Special Correspondence Ne,c North West.
DILLON, September 23.-Driving from Sill
yer Bow down the old stage road toward
Melrose, one is forcibly reminded that the
good old days of overland staging, immense
freight outfits, and flush times are for
ever departed. The old stage road, once SO
broad and smooth, is now narrow, grass
grown trail; the stage stations have n dilap-
ldated and lonesome look, while the indis-
pensable karroom is but the wreck of its
former self And the enterprising old timers
who reapcd large harvestS of Sheckels from
the great travel to and fro, have suddenly
awakened to the fact that they must reap the
fruitful products of the soil instead if they
would still increase in worldly wealth. And
right well they have succeeded, as the heavy
fields of grain will testify.
\ drive of twenty miles from Silver Bow
brought us TO Wunderlich's, where once was
done a thriving business but now il is a diff
ficult thing to get even a meal of victuals.
The old bar is closed. the store moved else
where and the blacksmith hammers away in
a dreamy sort of manner as though retro
speeding on past prosperity and old time
prices. But the irrepressible old hummer
still Stands on the sunny side of the porch,
and is ready to tell you "what big business
we once did, sir" From Wunderlichs to
Glendale is six miles, over one of the worst
roads in Montana. AS we drove along the
spot where Jessrang murdered and roasted
Davidson last winter was pointed out to us.
Morbid curiosity getting the better of us, we
Charrcd sticks, some burnt clothes, and but
tons pointed out the place where one of the
most dastardly crimes on record was com
mittcd.
Glendale is very quiet but is doing a good
business. The merchants are getting in large
supplies of goods for the increase of trade
during the winter. The Hecla mining COM
pany will then put on larger force of men
in the smelter and concentration.
There are but few ranches between Browns
tOllgate and Dillon, distance of twenty.ti five
miles. The crops on these looked well.
Dillon is very quiet at present, but mer-
chants claim to be doing good business.
There are a number of fine buildings in
course of erection. Mr.. G. w. Dart, the
hardware man, has just completed fine
brick store, two stories high; the lower part
will be occupied by himself, and the upper
is rented by the a. o. U. W. lodge, who claim
they will have the handsomest lodge room in
the Territory when furnished. Mr. Orr, a
prosperous rancher from Blacktail, is putting
upa $1,000 brick residence. Rev. y. d.
Drummond is also erecting handsome brick
dwelling, while number of fine frame
dwellings are in course of construction.
Among the leading merchants we met Mr..
T. w. Polndexter, Mr.. James Kirkpatrick, OF
the firm of kirkpatrick Bros. and also post
master, Mr. C. l.. Thomson, Mr.. i. +. Foote,
| publisher of the Dillon Tribuhc, and last but
not least, Con Orem, of hstic fame, who de-
! lights to rehearse his former encounters in
the prize ring
Dillon is supported by a large valley well
settled by men of means. The Blacktail and
Rattlesnake, also well settled valleys, do all
their trading n Dillon.
Many OF the runchcr. are now threshing,
while numbers Of others are still cutting
their gram. The ram, hers claim their grain
was not very badly damaged 10y the early
frost Potatoes and other vegetables have
done well and find :. ve;ti} market here.