The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-09-25

STONE STATION, Sept. q, 1ss5-The pEin-
cipal topic Of conversation just now 10 the
grand ball last Thursday evening, the 18th
inst. New Chicago was the center Of gravity
for while at least, the occasion being .
grand ball under thu auspices of the Ancient
Order of United workingmen of Valley
Lodge No. %. At an early hour teams, car
riages and vehicles of all descriptions began
pouring into our little valley town.
PEOPLE CAME FROM ALL SECTIONS
Of the county, believing that they would be
fully repaid. and they were not disappointed.
Not in the history of our valley town has .
more enjoyable assemblage of people been
brought together; and never was there an
assemblage more wholly
GIVEN UP TO MIRTK AND PLEASURE.
Everybody was in good tumor, and the
crowding they were at times subjected to
did not throw any damper on the proceed
ings. If anything was lacking, 1t was the
size of the hail. What it lacked here was
made up In the decoration; and the members
and committees desire to return thanks to
those ladies who assisted in decorating the
hall, especially to Mrs. Minerva McRae and
Miss Sallie Walker, for their beautiful
motto, &c. II. & P" The members will pre-
serve this motto and keep 1t as q memento
in their hall; not for its intrinsic value alone,
but for the principles 1t endeavors to instill
in the minds Of each member. There was
quite delegation of ladies from Pioneer,
Helmville, aud Camas Prairie; Philipsburg
was represented; also Beartown and Bear
mouth. To the latter place was conceded
the
BALL,
viz, Miss Mollie Fitzgerald. To Archie and
Mrs. McPhail is due the gratitude OF all for
their excellent supper, which was perfect in
all its details. noticed some ladies from
abroad, among whom were Mrs. William
Rowan, Of Leadville, Col, who is on a visit
to her mother, and enjoying the bracing air
of Montana, ETC.; also Mrs. Fannie FL. Sher-
man, Of Watertown, Mass. There were 9TH
ers, but did not learn their names. To sum
up, the ball was grand success, both social
ly and financially.
HARVESTING Is ALL OVER,
and all through the valley can be heard the
whistles Of the different thresher engines
and the merry song of the boys on the stacks
as the grain flies to the feeder-all is hum
and hustle.
THE ROAD Is LINED
with teams freighting from Drummond to
Philipsburg; Kirkendall, Of Butte, in the
lead with sixty mules, hauling salt and sup
plies for the Granite. The Hope MILL which
has been idle for the past three weeks on ac-
count Of one Of the old boilers giving ont,
will resume Immediately as soon as the new
boiler Is set The new boiler left Drummond
Friday, 18th inst, Jack Hall having 1t In
charge, the boiler and fixtures weighing
$4,000 lbs. The Hope has considerable ore
on the dump, and the bins at the mill are
all full At the Granite they are preparing
to drop ten more stamps in the mill, the bat
terry, mortars and necessary machinery being
now at the mill, which, when completed,
will, 1t Is estimated, swell
THE BULLION OUTPUT
to at least $4,000 per month. The contin-
ual progress Of outside districts, and the &C.
tivIty Of prospectors and their faith in their
prospects, finds practical demonstration in
the shipment of their ores.
Mr.. J. X. Pardee is again on deck, and at
present has six men at work on what is
known as Edwards copper lode, 81 miles
west Of the Princeton, on Boulder. There
are quite o number Of men in the camp doing
their annual assessment work. In my next
1 will have something to say about Black
Pine district, where, at present, there are
some 10 men working under lease.
Yours, etc. d. ii. NJ.