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n;er.ir?rnd*ec-1-orF a-three days trip,theIaVing heard 80 muchsad-nrita,lernh,ine~t?''OOinieill.r-sta,ler’sL'dn-.idasaatoveerlifinupper part of Smith and Peasant yalleys, we were induced Hastdo FV-iW0min? t0 aCCOm^nV• olannard, Harvey 1'itz--simmons and Irvine Boyd cfn atour da'vs journey through' theabove mentioned valleys j andmountains. Leaving Demersville a ter dinner with provisions, die and pack horses, we went as far as Bob and Marion Cummin’s rancher’s some eight or ten miles,where we found the boys veryhard at work cutting and haulinglogs for a large Iparn. Bob andMarion have two as fine hayiunches as can he found in Svlon-•ma, they have put into the: stackthis season between 200 and 3 tons of good saleable hay, which they are none too anxious to sell at present, for when the GreatNorthern builds its road throughthat valley they will have sale for all of their hay. This valley extends for several miles south andsouthwest via the Great Northern’s preliminary survey. At some future day this valley will be a desirable place in which to live, for the soil is very rich and is wellwatered by Ashley creek, whichruns through the valley from its source in the mountains. Farther on we come to a beautiful sheet of pure sparkling water known as the Little Bitter Root Lake, sometwo or three miles wide by seven miles long, and is one of the mcst picturesque lakes in Montaha, but strange to say, there is not a fish in it. Its outlet is the Little Bitter Root which flows South into the Fend ’O Reille. At the head of the lake Lorraiu’s survey camp is located and we were kindly invited to partake of a good ■ square meal which invitation was1 gladly accepted, and then on we went until our corps, lead by Cap!;. Fitzsimmons and our bi.e doc Bruchehesedsnd;esonbyrs,onh„,on:hetey■ atran onto two cinnamon bears, one of which started up the trail of a large tamarac tree, the other a trail into the dense forest,! Suddenly a halt is ordered anti Liar-vey with his trusty gun dismounts, walks up to the tree and fijres and Bruin drops to .the ground; with a “dull, sickening thud* *—dead,THe NORTHERN PACJIriC’S LATEST.In no part of. the northwest israilroad building so active as inMissoula county. The Cceur d’Alene cut-off is now more thanhalf completed, the Great Northern through the northern part of the country is in progress, and now engineers are at work on the final survey oi: a short line that those out-side of railroad circles knew nothing about until the work of the surveyors told the tale. This line says the Misssoulian, will run from N. P.. M. road at the mouth of the St. Regis to a point on the main line of the Northern Pacific between Thompson Falls and Horse Plains. The branch will be thirty-two miles in length and willfollow the Missoula river all theway from the N. P. M. to its terminal on the mam line. As near as can be learned from a reliable source, the Northern Pacific company is constructing this short piece of road for the purpose of evading the heavy mountain grade near Evaro and the crossing of so many high and dangerous bridges. It has cost the company fully §300,000 peryear to pull their trains over Missoula, mountain and keep the expensive track and bridges in good order. The building of this short line from the St. Regis will give an easy grade and will save a tremendous expense. Of course it will make the route between Missoula and Horse Plains about twenty miles longer than the present one, but large trains can be pulled over the road with a single0engine, and the company will not be under the expense cf sustaining the six extra forces which are now employed only to assist trains over the hi.IL It is understoodThat the present line in use will not be wholly abandoned but will,be used only for passenger andvery light freight trains. It is said the work'cf grading the newline will be commenced inamedi-atly.]cSOIat'a.ic a’flt;!...? e1'Flat; Oct, publ disc ranc as c;: cash 8-PI10Ivilleli.qi.itMi SisureTl Ash to ilt; ranc makwhenaBruce” courageouslysprings upon him, gives, him a shaking and walks of with his tailWiths a:edelevated several degrees.; the bear safely lashed upon our pack horse, on we go. over the di-j vide which separates Smith’s valley from Pleasant valley, and where the Great Northern!, provided they take this route will have to tunnel 3000 feet.About .5 o’clock we enter Pleasant valley which is a grand sight to behold, skirted as it is on either side with splendid timber, yellow and black pine, fir, tamarac and j other valuable species. LI ere wecamp for the night and after a*. . *day’s prospecting retiujn hoipe well repaid for our outing. Jr Ail along the trail on either sideon be found millions cff feet ofi;th\ finest saw, tie and brijdge timers- Pleasant valley to theThe falley is:ayLedtdeantonto!ixNOW TOR SURVEYS.I'he secretary of the interior has approved the apportionment of the money appropriated for the surveys of public lands for the year ending June 30,1891. Arizona gets $5,000, California $10,000, Idaho $2.0,000, an increase of $10,000; Montana $75,000, an increase, of $60,000; Oregon $20,000, an increase of 10,000; Utah $S,ooo,an increase.of $3,000; Washington $85,000, an increase of $65,000; Wyoming $20,000, an increase of $10,000. The reserve fund for§27,000, an increase of $2,000 over that of last year. The sum of $40,000 is al-loted for examinations of surveys.. The total*thus appropriated is $426,000. Last year the appropriation was $185,000.—Gazette.Eshoiate will met m er prieordiTCl UPClgccontingencies isv\\ ms1.1 -•1 lt;•' X'w-.ad.neeareleirforeatofloreKootenia river.longi Oandabout 10 or 12 milesthere are several hundred head ofcattle grazing upon the range, and many tons of hay in the stack. Quite a large lake in the center affords plenty of water -cor stock and moisture for a bouqtiful sud-ply of hay.A NEW COMPANY.Articles of incorporation wereii^ filed in the county clerk’s office today of a new stock company to be known as the Butte and Montana Commercial company.The object 01 the new. company are, to buy and sell timber, to enter on and acquire timber lands andand timber rights and. to sell the same, erect mills for working timber and operate the same, to lo~1 cate and acquire mines; to open., operate and sell or lease mines; to open stores and operate the same for the sale of floods, wares andV\
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Demersville Inter Lake
Demersville, Montana, US
Fri, Oct 10, 1890
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