Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-10-13
LINDEN.


"What makes Slater" The same que
ry may be propounded as to the necessary
material for counties, towns or villages
and the same response will be given, viz
men.
Vast and fertile praires, rich mines, ex
tensive factories, mills, ETC.. may do much
toward adding to appearances and giving
reputation, but for that more essentially
necessary feature-character-it requires
men to form state, county, town, or vii
lagc. Men Of principle-men who dare to
do right--are needed to build up country
village, even; and to give to it high tone
of moral power, and to place it beyond re.
proach, is task worthy of honest endeav.
or. TO find town or village where all
the inhabitants are prompted by right mo.
tiyes, and every act Is done because right
and justice demanded it, or because the
welfare of the town or village would be
subserved thereby, is almost impossible
but there are places which approximate
much nearer TO the order of things refer
red to than others, and at the present time
the writer thinks Of no place which can
| lay better claim 20 the honor Of having
such people than the village which bears
the name that heads this article.
TO maintain the good name Of a village
is, in very great degree, the privilege Of
it's business men. They give to the visitor
an impression Of the character of its in
habitants. An hours conversation with
| the merchants and mechanics of village
will enable one to read with tolerable &C
curacy the character of the people with
whom these men do business. IF this fail
to give an insight sufficient to form ar
opinion, look at tt.c churches, school
houses and public buildings will make VI
whatever deficit there was.
| The business men of Linden arc certain
| ly Of that class Who would give one ia.
vorablc impression of the people of tbs
village and surrounding country. The two
good hotels, managed by enterprising,
| good-naturcd, kind hearted landlords the
three dry goods and grocery stores, with
their honest, energetic. whoe-souled pro
| prietors; the blacksmith shops, from which
comes the clear ring OF the anyil-an echo
Of the manly hearts which heat beneath
the swarthy frames Of the honest smiths
who preside over the FORCES the mes,
markets. cabinet, wheelwright and harness
shops, all tend to give one kindly feel
ing toward the place, and causes one tc
| feel at home and among friends. Any
doubts as to the morality or intelligence Of
the people are removed by looking at the
nice, comfortable churches and convent
ent school-houses with which the village is
best. ..
Linden is 8 village Of considerable age.
The discovery Of bodies of lead ore attract
ed the attention Of miners to that locality
and the permanent character of the veins
and bodies of lead ore in that section have
induced them to remain there up to the
present time. The hills surrounding three
sides of the village have yielded large a
mounts of lead ore, and the general i'm
preston among miners is that but little Of
the mineral wealth Of the mines in the vi
entity has been discovered. In the past
men with capital have cndeavored to dc
something toward developing the mines
and making them permanent in their char
acter by putting machinery into operation
and pursuing systematic and somewhat
scientific search; but like many other 10.
caities in the lead mines, there were those
who played the part Of friends to the en-
terprise, but who only sought their owr
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, even at the expense of the
general welfare. Tricksry and fraud have
been so often resorted to by owners o.
lands in the mines, and ca pitalists have sc
often been duped by misrepresentation;
and falsehood that it is almost impossible
to procure aid for the purpose of develop
ing our mineral resources, even where
there is little or no doubt as to the success
Of the undertaking. In consequence O.
this action ON the part of very few indi
viduals, the whole community suffers. Il
is to be hoped that for the welfare of ali
whatever enterprises may be set on foot
hereafter will not lie betrayed, but that, or
the contrsry, every aid which possibly car
be will be given to those who invest cap
ital.
From present indications, there seems
to be strong probability that an English
company, with a capital of EGO, 600, i.
about to engage in mining operations IL
this village. The ground has already beer
leased, and appraisers appointed to valu
the materials, tools, &C., at present on The
grounds. If this movement is made, anC
receives the encouragement and supper
from the citizens which its very great i'm
portance demands, there can be no reason
able doubt but that with the large quaint
ties of mineral, together with the zinc or
which is known to abound, that the bus,
days of 1885 and 40 viii return, and Lin
den with her beauty of location, her heal
thy moral condition, and her many natur
al advantages, will blossom like the rose,
and outstrip in growth and substantia
prosperity her ncighbors. Let such be tn
easel j. r. B.