Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-28
DEERLoDcEnEWS
HARVEST PICNIC
Date Has Been Fixed For Sat-
urday Oct. Z.
NEWS FROM DAWSON CITY
Received in a Letter From a Deer
Lodge Boy--A Young Man
Lost His Watch.
Deer Lodge, September %, 1899.

The date for the grand harvest picnic
and barbecue has been fixed for Satur-
day, October Z. 1t is gong 10 be the
biggest celebration of the kind ever got
ten up in this state. two line fat steers
and twelve fat sheep have already peen
appropriated for the occasion. The roast
ing pit will be in charge of experienced
men. and the service will be such that
all visitors will receive the very best at
@tention. There will be dancing during
the day and evening, and the many other
features looking to the entertainment or
visitors are not yet complete. Ihe en-
tertainment is being gotten up as a gen
eral reunion of the people of this valley,
though visitors from all parts of the
state will be cordially welcomed.
Hon. R. G. Humber and family are de-
lighted today upon receiving a letter
and a number of photographs from their
son Hart, who has been in the. vicinity
of DAWSON City. Alaska. for two years.
Hart is well known in Butte. though
Deer Lodge has always been his home.
He is just the kind of a young man to
brave the hardships of an Alaskan trip
we'll, has many interests, and we are.
from late reports. incline to believe that
Hart is doing we'll. No young man is
more deserving. and certainly none has
IloIe lII6IuS 10 WISH loI MS SuCGtsS YUAN
he. In his letter Hart predicts much
suffering this winter in the Cape Nome
district. He says that it is a cold, damp
country, and there is no wood to be had
unless obtained under great hardships.
He 'as a good opinion of the district,
however.
r. G. Humber has rented a comfortable
and next Saturday his family. will leave
and net Saturday his family will leave
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will be accompanied by Mrs. Lydia e
Irvine. Mrs. Numbers mother, whom
they hope and believe will have better
health in that climate. Mr.. Humber will
remain in Deer Lodge, at least for the
present. Deer Lodge people will be sorry
to learn: of their intended departure, ane
their many friends. made from Ions resi-.
dence here, will wish them all manner o.
health and happiness wherever they may
The very welcome news reached here
this afternoon through Thoroughly relia
BILE sources that a large and very rich
body of ore had been struck in the Nancy
Hanks, at Garnet. This property i:
known as the Richey property and ha.
been one of the greatest mines evel
known in this country. The develop
ment at present exposes a large bod,
of ore that is as good as any owner coul,
expect. but Uncle Sam" Richey, being
Christian, there was nothing uncovered
i'll the earth that was rich enough for hi
friends and himself.
j. w. Harris and Wife, Big Hole: Mrs
j. w. Thackatin and son Butte: Georg,
Prall, Anaconda; j. Fl. Hewett, Gorton'
MINISTRIES; O.. p. Lambert. Minneapolis
G. H.. FULLY. st. Paul: r. A.. Pike, st
Joe; G. d. Lounsberry. Chicago; f, f
Congdon, Philipsburg: Chris Lannen an,
wife, D. c.. Mckenzie and wife, Do.
creek, are at the McBurney house to
day.
Your Mlssoula correspondent yesterda.
stated that John Conley of Deer Lodg
tel%egraphed to Coroner Hayes of tina