The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-08-21
TRIP TO MEDHURST.
The Mines All Right-work Now Being
Done.
Corresponderce Neto NORTH Vest

Correspondence Nev Norta-West.
Stone STATION, NJ. T., Aug 14.-The
other day our deponent saddled his broncho
and headed him toward "Medhurst," OF
more Familiarity known as Boulder. stop.
ped in and had an elegant trout dinner with
Mr.. Hennessey, the jolly landlord and pro-
prietor Of the Boulder House. While there
I met representative of the Esler Sampling
Works, of Helena, on his way to Medhurst,
In company with Mr.. John McLoud. On
going up person familiar with the place
cannot but note the contrast between now
and one year ago. Then there was saw
| mill in full blast, one-half mile from town;
| you met teams loaded with lumber anc
| freight going to and fro; and you could hear
the whistle from the hosting plant at the
Princeton reverbrate through the canon.
To day everything is reversed, though Med
hurst is not yet lead beyond resurrection, as
time will tell. The best mines here are
owned by poor men, and many of the leads
contain what, in other districts, would be
classed rs lhigh-gr ore. But for want Of
sufficient capital these properties are lying
dormant. Several of these mines went into
the hands Of parties who patented them and
had money enough TO develop them; but
each is waiting for tina other to make the
experiment. In the meantime these parties
maintain their titles 10 the aines by doing
the annual assessapeut work, SO they may
profit by the boom that is one deg sure to
come.
When the introduction of successful
method OF working these ores is introduced,
it will be found that many Of these mines
which have received a hasty condemnation,
and which are. idle to day in consequence of
an unfavorable report, will be opened up
and proven of msst substantial wealth and
value.
But to return to Mr.. Eslel's representative.
We got to town, where Sam took some aver
age samples from the different dumps. I
saw two Of the boys who LEASED the Eureka
mine on the first of June last. Mr.. Edward
Cowell. NJ. d. Annis and Chas. Schott are
the parties who have the Eureka under lease.
When the boys took hold of the mine the
present shaft was but 45 feet deep. Mr..
Cowell, who is an experienced miner, after
working some time, concluded the ore in
sight was but feeder to the main lead, and
his judgment proved correct. They sank
some 70 feet deeper and ran a tunnel on the
outside of the hill and tapped the shaft at
depth of 80 feet, after which they drifted
both ways 40 feet and cross cut the lead.
They are at present extracting nearly two
tons Of ore day, from which average assays
made by the Omaha, Neb., reduction works
will carry IS mnces in silver, with trace of
gold. They are sacking the ore, preparatory
to shipping it 10 Omaha.
They still have a postoffice In Medhurst,
and l saw sign displayed from De French
mans Saloon, Which read: "TAw DRINKS
For % CENTS" which shows the drift of
hard times. The cropsin this section of the
valley never looked better, rshough the acre
age in grain is not so large. The rancheis
are all haying, and some of them are nearly
done. The yield in hay was never so large,
which is due to the abundant rains this sea-
sou ; though the ground is not so moist now
as it was several weeks ago. The Trustees
of this School District have reason to con-
graduate themselves on securing the services
Of as good teacher as Miss Sallie NJ. Walker,
assuming charge of the school under difficult
ties. She has brought order ont of chaos.
as her pupils show.
/ recently helped n fellow, friend of
mine, to gather together the remnants of
load of furniture, ETC., which lie had dumped
over the grade coming from Philipsburg.
think when a man nearly breaks his neck
getting ont of the way of "lightning bug"
surprising it to be the headlight of loco
motive, it is time for him to 60 down to New
Chicago and join the Tank. Yours, &c,
ID. II. NJ.