Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-29
DEERLoDCEnEWS
MOUNT POWELL
Party Started Today to Make
the Ascent.
IT IS A VERY HARD TRIP
But When the Summit is Reached a
Grand View of Surrounding
Country is Had.
IT IS A VERY HARD TRIP
Deer Lodge, Sept. IS. 1899.

= Deer Lodge, Sept. IS. 1899.
The first Mount Powell party OF the
season left town yesterday noon ZOE 'he
camp grounds at the beginning OF the
trail. The party is in charge OF NJ. W.
rrras]k who has made the perilous trip
many times. He is accompanied by MIS-
Trask, Mr.. Frank Conley and Mrs. Tom
McTague. They left with an excellent
outfit in a large spring wagon ana nave
four saddle horses which Will be USED on
the trail. Three quarters OF a mile OIL
steep climbing is required on foot 70 gam
the lofty summit. From tins hlSh point
one can see into four different counties
and enjoy scenery that is ndescflpaoie'
Directly down the deep precipice on 'he
west side is a large lake four hundred
feet below. From this lake its waters
run like a chain into five othere lakes,
which are known as the Dempsey lakes,
noted for their pic~turesquthess anu
abundance of fish. Many people mere
will watch the top of Mount Powell to-
night to see the promised bonfire.
Willie Mitchell, one of the esteemed
Deer Lodge boys, and second son OF the
late DR.. A. II. Mitchell, is now attending
the famous New York School of Mines.
having abandoned the study OF surgery
and medicine. He spent one year IN
California studying in the above iihes,
but after reflection by hlmsel anu
friends, on account of the vast holdings
in mining property in which his fathers
heirs are Interested the change was wise
~ made. He left the Springs two weeks
ago in company with his mother, VINO
went to see him properly installed and
=. nod ,r;eha. un fn. ANYTHING VILLA
will be eminently successful in his chos-
en- profession. Mrs. Mitchell is expect
ed home in a few days.
The. reverend Father MacCorry, c. S. P.
who is now giving a MISSION at Ana
conda, will come down to Deer Lodge on
Tuesday next, october 5, with the lnten-
ton of giving a short mission at the
Catholic church here. The mission Will
last three days, ending Saturday morn
ins. Mass will be said every morning at
7:3O followed by an Instruction A SER
mon will be given at 1880 a. m. In the
evening. at I O'Clock, a free lecture Will
be given, to which everybody is cordially
invited. From here the reverend father
will go over to Philipsburg to give a
similar mission there for four days.
The Synod of Montana, which is COM
posed of the presbyterles of Great Falls,
Butte and Helena, will meet in Bozeman
Friday evening next. The delegates from
this place are Revs. a. Is. Martin and j.
G. Coleman with Mrs. A. Il. Martin, Mrs.
II. w. Catlin and Mrs. j. q. Steele. who
go. to attend the wonlen's board of the
northwest. They left for Bozeman today.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Kimmerly who re-
side near Avon, have rented the Min
shall residence in this city and will move
here at once, so that the little folks may
--l--j Nu Ia,,t III x.,,I -.
family moved here from The Big Hole
basin. will occupy one of the Mcclure
houses, on South Main street.
Peter Peterson is credited with taking
the largest trout of the season. from
Rock Creek lake a few days ago. 1t
weighed twelve pounds and with three
others his total catch weighed thirty
eight pounds. Great sport this, with
hook and line.
Joe Larsen who has been operating his
saw mill plant on upper Modesty Creek,
is expected here tomorrow with his en-
CINE, which is to be used on the Hidden
Hand mine for the next two years. Mr..
and Mrs. Larsen will run the boarding
house at the mine, also.
NJ. Bien and Son, undertakers, have
established a branch of their business in
@tNoIl, Win -. -. uiONeI dts IldlldStI,
This will be q great convenience to the
people of the north end OF the county
who have heretofore been compelled to
go to Helena or Missoula for such sup
plies.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. j. B~ielenberg, Misses
Alma and Gussie Bielenbers. w. l. H.g-
gins, and H. c. Curtis of Avon, are en-
joying a fine days sport on Rock Creek
lake. fishing. They drove out early this
morning.
n. b. Ringing. ex-mayor of Philips
ftMrg and late manage of the Hope Min
Hlg company at that place was in town
yesterday the guest of Mayor Cunley. Mr..
Ringing brought over q number of stag
hounds which he will leave with Mr.. Con-
ley for a time.
A new side walk is being laid around
the corner restaurant which is a signal
Improvement. There is an example for
man others here to follow; the work is
needed in many places.
United States Deputy Surveyor H. b.
Davis is down in the vicinity of
Garnet. officially engaged. There is much
activity in and about that camp at pres
ent.
]. f. Hample, the we'll known and just
ly popular stock and wool buyer is in
town from Butte, and. as usual is doing
business with our dealers here.
Judge o. B. O'Bannon is home again
and is enjoying the renewal of acquaint-
ances after an absenc of three weeks