The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-11-05

s,tcr W. Raymond, Phi. D., Editor" an
Mining Commissioner, in an article give'
elsewhere. He thinks 1.-The desire to pitcl
into somebody, the infesting curse of West
svn journalism" We acknowledge to being
''infeslcd," and Mr.. Raymond Is the ''so ne
body" we aro after Montana has been sour
vily sighted by the Mining Commissioners
every one. Mr. Raymond being the incum
bent, and the only that can make PREPARATION
for his own and predecessors misdeeds
having paper in which Ito illustrate and
defend his measures" possessing crafty
ing quantity of that sublime American fea
turc-chcek. Is evidenced in bis suggesting
an apology" from US just when he deserves
scorifcation; and through . very repro
hensible ignorance of this people, blunder'
Ing into . stupid insult that some duy he
will gladly retract-this Mr.. Raymond we
propose TO stay with on this issue till he does
his duty by Montana. And there shall be
nothing Pickwickian In what We say on q
matter of practical importance. We venture
, 70 submit:
l. That lie cOntrovcrts our statement that
ut costs the Government from $4,000 to
$4,000 ANNUALLY for these Mining Reports
and then Immediately admits an appropris
ton Of 1885 annually. This $9,375 went
directly to the Commissioner. Were not
$4,000 or 80, 600 copies of the Report paid for
by the Government besides this amount, and
did not the Engineering and Mining Journal
make thousands of dollars by publishing,
and advertising and selling an edition sever
sl months before the Government edition
WAS published 1f."no appropriation was
made for the region cast of the Rocky
Mountains" bow does it come that Mr.. Ray
mond visited Colorado in 1868 and again in
1869, threc.fourths Of the mines of which
ore east Of the Rocky Mountains, while he
did not come near Montana, three fourths of
the mines Of which arc scest of the Rocky
Mountains Arc the United States Govern.
ment and its Commissioners pensioners on
Montana, that the 'energies' Of its people
must be expended in ''helpipg themselves"
70 make Reports which the Government rs.
sumes to pay for, and Mr.. Raymond as.
sumes 10 make! We venture 70 say neither
Reyes, Laagford, Eaton, or COL de Lacy com.
plain Of lack of encouragement or assistance.
And how do you reconcile your compliments
~ their ''generous attempts to supply tho de.
ncient energy" with the subsequent asses-
ton that they were paid for it!
2 The NEW NORTH. WEST did not In.
innate that the Commissioner should visit
each State and Territory each year. But We
object to the Commissioner scudding year
after year over the same old trail laid out BY
Browne, while this equally important field
ia persistently avoided. True, VIC are pleas.
ed with the Reports We have had from Mon.
tsna pens, but that docs not exculpate the
Commissioner for his dirclcction of duty in
neglecting to visit the Territory. Mr. Tay.
lor, In 1855, committed . grave error by this.
He did not visit Montana. Mr.. Langford
made Report, deduced from data derived
from three independent sources, and gave
the average yield. Mr.. Taylor, for some rca-
con personally decided to materially cut
down that estimate. He was waited upon
IN Washington by Governor Smith, Colonel
Sanders and several other Montanians. and,
conceding their views to be correct, agreed
y isssvt tie yield at Me;r estimate. But when
his Report was published he had adhered to
his own theoretically reduced yield, and ig.
aosed their representations wholly. Let the
Commissioners come here, and their Reports
controlled by practical observation will. II
shey are honest, beentitled to more credence.
Beside, A editor of the Journal devoted to
mining interests, Mr.: Raymond will not,
perhaps, Gee proper TO almost totally ignore
Montana In ito Review. . that paper has
done for several montha
Z II Messra Eaton and Keyos did not
DO their work ''grstuitously." who paid
Shemi Mr. KcYes received $500 from cit.
jsen of Montana-one of those unfortunate
people In whom ''public epiris" 10 20 al
mighty scarce" Mr.. Raymond told Prot.
Eaton be had no money to pay for Report
hst ycss. Perhaps he wss In funds subse.
(usntly. II these gentlemen were induced
. mako he Reports ''through personal and
professional friendship for the Commission.
a." II Is little strange It did not occur TO
them. until Mr.. Raymond told rs in New
York that Montana had ~ Report; that there
va no appropriation 10 pay for one; that
hs did not know who TO get to write one;
II must be in within very few weeks; aud
until We went 70 Brooklyn, cxhumed Prof.
Eaton from the dust and CRIME Of bis labara-
sosy, induced him to 60 at once TO Mr.. Ray.
snond's Office and proffcr 70 have Montana
represented; and % It WAS done, II Mon
eans has been steadily losiug public spirit"
n Il because little personal spirit. backed
With go greenback, will induce the lead.
inx mining paper Of New York to make
fsmoua Mot yet Twenty.Slx and An'
1onarsp" Where does that - sting" ...
1 We regret that tho "fasigues and &C.
sideuts" 81 : trip Ia Pullman Palace Car
aeross The oontinent, should have disabled"
e. r. and deprived q Of tho intended VISIT
\ isyeas. II. Raymond b, we believe, %
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