The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-12-28
FROM SEATTLE.
Our Correspondent Makes a Kick on Mail
Service and Christmas Boxes,
And Don't Even Seem Thankful he Wasn't Shot.

Correspondence Ne,o North West.
SEATTLE, W. T., Dec. @, 18SS-One would
naturally suppose that old Deer dodgers,
subscribers to the NEW NORTHWEST, would
be kept posted on local events in and around
Mount Powell, but such has not been our
experience.
POSTAL FACILITIES IN
Our postofice, with free delivery escape
valves, has been blown up time and again,
and now that a new office has been secured
in a largo brick building, with the latest i'm
proved ale boxes, it has hundreds, and 1
don't know but thousands of applicants. for
boxes that cannot be furnished. The long
lines of men and women that throng the
several windows usually paralyze strangers
and they send for stretchers and are carried
to the telegraph Office, where they send for
important news and go without a knowledge
of the little things that make social cores
pondence so desirable a DEPRESSION. Our
postohice was removed to the new building
about ten days ago, but with the inadequate
force, the paper mail has only just been dis
tributed, the first time for nearly a month,
and we have been assured that your paper
and other Montana papers have not sus-
pended. The fact is, the appropriations only
contemplate serving a town one-fourth the
size of our city, and SO long as the present
managers of the postal department are in
power, we may not expect adequate service.
HOW TO ADDRESS TIE
Our letters usually come all right, and to a
few friends that take time to write, we have
been indebted for all we have. learned OF
tana. This remark refers mainly to your
high standing as an educational center.
Montanians coming here should have their
mail addressed to some hotel, the principal
of which are the Occidental, Brunswick,
New England, Arlington, Russ House, Belle
view. The latter is our camping place, ant
is commodious and clean. There are many
Others Of lesser note, but most visitors CAM
at one of the above mentioned. Any Mon
tana friends can send their mail to my place
of business, 1923 Front street. where it will be
taken care of until called for.
THE WEATHER.
Last week we had more or less rain, bu
to-day Sunday is bright, clear, warm ant
lovely, with a fair prospect of continuing 81
we'll, some of the "mossbacks" say for
month, or until there is a change. "Moss
back" here is synonymous with ''old timer
in Montana, originating in the fact tina
everything here becomes moss coated in thu
! course of time. Even roofs of houses pre-
sent a beautiful green appearance and re.
mind one of the lawns in and around thu
hanging gardens of Babylon.
PEOPLE.
Mrs. Burleigh, who was preparing to di'
when I last wrote you, has unexpectedly re
covered, and has gone north to Sterling, OF
| the Skagitt river, where her husband is il
business. Messrs. Frye and Bruher, of Bntte
came here about the time I did, bought
meat market and are doing a splendid bust
ness. johnny Arms was here a day or tw'
ago looking for a location, and is now sailing
around the Sound trying to take it all in
| John Reznor and sister, Miss Maud, ar
here, our guests, resting while on the way t
California. Lee W. and Jack Foster passe'
us by. On reaching Tacoma they found s.
much mud they were afraid to venture an
further north for fear Of sticking and MISSING
the California Xmas turkey. W. F. Woo
and family. late of near Dillon, have locate
on a little bay about Is miles north of Seattle
and has also some interests here. Mrs. DR.
Wheelock, nee Miss Matte Vivian, is spend
ing the winter here, taking advantage OF on
school facilities for the children. The Doc
tor is practising in Yakima. "Noah," not q
flood fame, but of Glendale, is here, and trie
to make us believe this is his home. He ha
large interests here and has made money o
all his investments.
A nice box of Christmas things from tn
Bielenberg mansion was received by GU
folks last night, but they seem to have fo1
gotten that the writer belongs to the family
For further information about the count
Twill send you some Christmas papers,.
ADDISON SMITH.