, 1884-02-02

on the practice Of law. There is combi-
nation Of legal ability and experience that
promises to make its mark in this country.
The Chinese inhabitants celebrated their
new year this week. The almond-eyed
foreigners had a high old time and made
a regular 4th Of July racket. They took
sugar in then just same Mclean man,
and are now busy nursing headaches and
swearing off.
S. J. Rickard has put up street lamp
in front Of his Bank Exchange on How
ard street and added heavy pair OF
swinging doors. There is a good deal OF
style and taste to the improvement show
ing that "Rick" proposes to keep up with
the stirring times.
A. J. Stewart has our thanks for a lib
eral supply Of Michigan cider, a sample OF
a barrel just received by him from his old
home. The juice Of the apple had just
taken on age enough to give it twang
that reached a long distance and took hold
with good grip.
We learn from parties in from the mines
that placer diggings surprising in rich
ness that Of the "Widow Claim" have
bren struck in Idaho gulch, only three
miles beyond that celebrated tract. The
yield is enormous and gangs are pushing
their way into the gulch to be near it even
il unable to get hold ofany OF the metal.
We have made arrangements for a cor
respondent at Rockford, and the first in
stallment from that source is published
this week. We expect to present a letter
rom that thriving place every week. The
country down that way is thickly settled,
as it should be, as it is one OF the finest
agricultural sections in Eastern Wash
ington.
Judge F. A. Belts is now comfortably
settled in his office in Central Block. The
sturdy disciple OF Blackstone is hedged in
with one Of the most complete law libra
ries extant, and to see him sitting at his
desk with a confusion Of documents piled
up to the level Of his chin, and open books
scattered about in reach Of his fingers one
would take him for old law ITSELF
| An obstreperous team hooked to a sleigh
gave an exhibition in front Of the Califor-
mia House that attracted large and intel
| ligent audience Tuesday. The perform
ance was OF an exhiterating character that
kept the crowd in constant doubt as to the
direction the horses might go when once
induced to move, an uncertainty that call
ed for one eye on the animals and the 9TH
er on a safe place OF retreat,
So far the winter has been.tremarkably
mild, much to the surprise Of strangers who
IeXpec:ed to find the climate similar to
that in the east. While we can hardly
have the cheek to coincide with Henry
Ward Beecher in claiming Washington
Territory as "the Italy Of America" still
we doubt il there is any section OF the
same latitude in the world where climate
is so carefully dealt out.
| A couple OF men named Mcdonald and
Osher fitted out toboggan at this place
Thursday and started for the mines. The
new apparatus is made Of narrow thin
board turned up at the end and is drawn
| by hand. Its size is such as enables 1t TO
be dragged over narrow trails. The to-
| boggan in this instance was packed from
stem to stern, and when loaded bya skill
full hand it is wonderful what amount OF
goods one OF them will hold.
A small pack train departed from the
city Wednesday. The horses, with humps
on their backs like camels, attracted an
Interested crowd. There is something
about these outfits destined for the land
Of promise that has great charms for the
floating population. Every train going
out, and there are many Of them, is sur
rounded by gaping crowds. Seldom a
word is heard, the men just gazing and
keeping up a lively thinking.
The A. p. Hotalng Co., importers and
wholesale Liquor dealers, now own the es-
adjustment formerly presided OVERLY J.
n. squior. T1s company has had years
Of experience in this branch Of trade on
the coast, and propose to put in one Of the
largest stocks Of wet goods in Washington
Territory, large envoico Of which is now
on the way here. ]. o. Mack, pleasant,
experienced young man, will take charge
Of the store, retaining the services Of Eu-
gene Germondhd Frank.
Macks new Chop House is growing in
popular favor. BY the way Mack was in
a quandary as to how he would fix up the
front OF his establishment so it could be
recognized on sight. He called upon
Baxter & Ice and stated that ,he wan
ted something odd, and didn't know ex-
ac,ly what he did want. The painters put
his mind at ease by promisingto ak" the
place, and the result Of their manipulatiOns
is front covered by diamond characters.
This gave Mack an idea at once and he
has named his place Diamond Chop
House.
The Missoula Times is pulling for the
Trout Creek route with great pull, and
in its eagerness to make out that that trail
is as smooth and easy Of travel as the gold
paved streets Of paradise it bangs on some
impressions that will not stand the test Of
scrutiny, and endeavors to make its rea-
ders believe, through extracts from the
REVIEW, that the trail from here is i'm
passable. The Times is intentionally or
ignOrantly attempting to mislead the pub
lie. The facts are just these and cannot
be honestly denied: At no time this win
ter has the trail Uia the Mission and Evo-
luton been entirely closed only to pack
trans. We said that snow stood several
feet deep on the mountains, and have no
occasion to take back the statement. 1t is
an undisputed fact that this route is the
best into the mines and will for time re-
main such, until the one now in contem-
plauon is completed. On the other hand
the trail from Trout creek, while slightly
shorter, is the most difficult Of any INTO the
mines, and can never be opened for wag-
ons. The snow is twelve feet deep on the
trail, and men WHO go in on snow shoes
have the exhilarating pleasure Of rolling
and sliding down a high mountain,
through brushwood and rocks, much to
the danger Of their lives. Within three
months the Trout Creek route will be
abandoned and forgotten, notwithstand-
ing il is now travelled by pedestrians.