The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-08-08
OLD DYNAMITE
Bends us Some Interesting Items Regard
ing the Park, etc.

RED BLUFF, August LIST, 1888.
EDITOR CHRONICLE:
The 4th of July was celebrated in
grand style by the people of Red Bluff
and surrounding neighborhood, there
was picnic at the mouth of Hot Sprinp
Creek, in Madison county with grand
dinner free for all. This was provided
and presided over by the ladies of the G.
I. Lodge No. 40, of Red Bluff. There
was not drop of liquor on the ground,
but plenty of lemonade, fruits, cake, nuts
and everybody enjoyed themselves, i'm.
mensely. In the evening we had
dance at the school house, lasting to a
very late or to be more correct, rather
early hour.
Through the efforts of Joseph McCon-
nell, from Bear Trap, Red Bluff will soon
have free reading room and library.
There are now large quantities of books
on the road for Red Bluff and more to
follow.
The prospects in the camp are getting
brighter for continuous prosperity from
day to day. The new mill is again at
work at full time under the management
of Col. ]. H. Carter, A. N. Beach. head
engineer, Walter Bates. assistant.
There is not the least trouble to sup
ply the mill with all tho ore it can pos
sibly run and l understand that there
is more mill machinery on the way and
also what is most needed in this camp, a
roaster.
Some ofthe boys from here, who 1t ap.
pears, cannot stand prosperity very long
have started out on prospecting expedi-
toms. Jim Kelly, Dan O'shea and Jack
May going north. hope thew will be
back before snow flies.
Chas. Holdman, Thomas Jones and
VIM. Blair, from the Gallatin valley,
went south into the upper Madison can
non and basin, they have already return
ed after an absence of three weeks.
Their object of representing the Boulder
Creek lead being accomplished, they
brought back good looking samples OF
rock and seem rather pleased with their
trip.
"o parties ,e'urheo' VINO aiso
''..u ',e sysers IN tne Nationai fark'
say that there is very poor show there
for visitors coming with their own camp.
ing outfits to get any intelligent informa-
tion in regard to the points of interest
| fhnro Tn frof n
'here' IN iact, unless you engage the
services OF GUIDE you are compelled tc
nnu NJ. OUT everything as best You can
nnere afe very ie" people visiting the
nrk' Or nave oeen 80 iar' and you some
si,n.' nave 70 wall hours even at somt
Vi 'ne grahoest gysers before you see
s,hs'e human oeing, as soon as any ONT
eiSe makes ms appearance. the parties
seheraiiy get together hastily, one ques
.,oh'ng 'he other, What place is this
mna' geySer IL TINS Z Wiil he play
"heh ana 30 on. Ihere is even at thu
p'eges. eyse, OF 'hem all the Excelsior
a. iiei's riaii acre. not the least sigl
anywhere IN sight 10 Indicate the plac'
you are az or passing. The only siei
.he'e uiSpiayeu is on the oid road witt
'ne ieseno m'doie 1yser BASIN fo,
: eau come upon numerous signs. Don
~ on 'he for'na.ioh. In fact' thi'
s,sn s'Ares you IN 'he iace continually
'eenS AZ solne FORMER time signs wer'
", Du' ,hey na.e iohe SINCE 'umpiet
80 % ,n', u 81. en''.ey eo"'eu over WIN
sn ~ Do.oseu ,.,' ,a.,on n.. Even az 'ne
s.anu s1y'e'' oiu rA''hiui' NOT . sign Id
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