The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-02-02
The Ceur d'Alenes.

passed through Deer Lodge, en-
route to ute, from the CGur
d'Alcne mines. He reports good
trail open from Trout Creek station,
ON the Northern Pacific railroad, 10
Eagle City, a distance OF about 80
miles. He walked over the trail
between the above two points in lS
hours, and said that aside from one
hlgn summit to cross, The travelling
was as good as along the streets OF
Deer Lodge. MIR. Allison has a
claim liz the new FL Dorado,
ana leels sanguine that it will pan
out well when he gets prepared to
work it properly. His claim, i'll
common with others, embraces 20
acres, but as a rule locators of these
large tracts have taken in from
three 10 dozen partners, thus
dividing the ground up among q
large number OF people. Being
questioned as to the proposition
made by the miners to cut claims
down to small lots, he said that
any arbitrary action on the part of
miners looking to that point would
be after all laws of the county and
territory had been exhausted, re-
sisted by the federal Government.
At least communication from
the Secretary of War at Washington
had been received to that effect.
Between 600 and and 1000 men
are now in the dlgginss, but little
was being done other taan building
houses and preparing ior the open
ing of the mines III the spring. A
great many were going in, the trail
being lined daily with men pulling
slelgis loaded with bedding aud
provisions. He was unable to
State how extensive the mines are,
but felt contient tina, gold in large
quantities would be taken out,
Judging from the prospect thus lar
obtained. The "Widow's Clalm'
has been closed down under an i'll
junction suit, and the miners be-
ing i'll sympathy with the widow,
the chances are greatly in favor OF
her beating the jumpers in the
final trial. He says there is con
siderable snow Oh the ground but
the weather was not Geld. The lst
of next Julio mas been fixed upon
as representation day, ard according
to resolutions passed n. a recent
miners meeting, further jumping
of claims will be prohibited until
that date. The miners now feel
secure in their rights, and are not
afraid to leave camp in search OF
means and provisions with which
to work their claims. He proposes
to sell portion Of his claim before
returning.
OiT MEAL.
Within the last ten OF twelve years
oatmeal has become quite popular ~
America as an article OF diet, yet there
are many who cannot relish it as usual
ly put upon the table-a half-cooked
Shiny mass. Their objections are
usually. if not invariably, removed
when the oatmeal has been prepared AZ
follows: To one measure of oatmeal
from which the finer -four, Or dust, hs:
been washed in cold water, add O like
measure OF boiling water, stirring II
salt to suit the taste. Then cover the
pan of oatmeal and place in an oven, t.
bake slowly for an hour or more. d.
not stir the oatmeal while cooking. L
it is too thick increase the quantity o
water. When cooked in this way th'
oatmeal can be cut in slices and fried
as mush made of corn-meal is, in which
form the oatmeal is by some great.
relished.-Chicag0 Tribune.
"ANY good shooting On your farm!
asked hunter of q farmer. "Splen
did," replied the Agricultural, "there'
dry-well man down in the Glove
meadow, q cloth peddler ct the house
a candidate out in the barn aud tw
tramps down in the stock yard. Clim1
right over the fence, young man, loaI