Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-26
REDUCTION WORKS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE COURIER:

| BOHEMIAN, FEBRUARY ~. 1874.
LET us labor for ourselves aud bring
prosperity. While We 81, ,dy by
awaiting TOR so mr hing to turn up. 1T u.
put our thoughts to WORK. aud see j; ".
Can not devise some means, whereby W
can better our financial condition.
h'vr bern stu lying our SITUATION. and
these are the conclusions l lave arriv d
ut.
LIST. There is not in Ill the mi H..
States and Territories Il lN.a'iOn NOR. ta-
v0rahiy si'u,t d Tor Reduction Work.
th n bozrm,n' her. adjac.nt florists COW
t'r Thousand hills, while tn. surfa e
in nc atoms warrant Us that her VEINS
coal are numerous and in, XII >tihl..
LimsrtOn" AMI IRON ore " fiuxes are fnu III
IL endless q,antiti.s. W. arr surrounded
with rum. rous v'ins Of argent er"u,
ORES, rich in gold and silver; Yet. they are
lying untouched. AS il il ex. els III capa.
bii les 1T men 10 m k" them prOlu'tiv.
One by one. the miners AMI lal,Oring
rlass generally. are drifting out OF our
T+rritOry. Our placer mines are nea, ~
worked out. aud unless we do take holI
nf our quntz mines. md make them
productive. our Territory will soon b.
deserted, BY III. mining population, q.
least.
But when We 60 to work and Develop
our own ri. h and irexhaus,ib'e mines ".
can say 10 the men o. muscle. her. j. thu.
money tor your labor; and to men Of
money. here ia q return for the capita
i"v"stts'. -Fs''n prosperity. IKE th'
sweet angr OF hope. will aid with us
and drive hence the demon o. adversely.
Labor asks tor employment aud CON-
Drnsatiou; capita, is seeking oppo, tuni-
ties FIR investment. but they never come
70 a.. tor we have none to offer aud the
fault lies ut our own door.
There is no country, 30 stlf-sustainirg
as mining country, for 1t brings the on
mer, OF the WORT to her shores. Seeking
a market for all their productions. III. n
all that remains Tor US 10 do. is to prove
to tie people, East or West. that We hav.
valuable mines in our Territory ard We
will not be long without railroad from
every point OF the compass. The trans
portstiOn Of orr from CIarks Fork Sixteen
Mile Creek or Cherry Creek to Boz, man
would be but = frifle in comparison to-
lie expense incurred IN stippi e them to
California or the States ast tor reduction
while our facilities tor fue, AID flnx+s far
'xcred any locality whore r silciio,.
Works are "0w being Opera I'd.
A portion ct the Territori j press -
7ors Substituting railroad. while anothrrl
opposes the scheme. on the ground that
We are too poor. and think the point wei
aiken. We, Of Bozcman AMI Gallsti"
county. desire III. opening Of thu rout..
rom Bismsr. k to Bozrman via the Vel
"wstOnr river rs tar as nxvigable. thrnce
'verla'd the balance Of the way. Blu
think both sch. mes too unwirl.iy tor an
) ready povtr'y-oppressej people to IN
I rake. Th~ cost Of building two il.s
4 railroad or one tenth III tn. expense OF
'peninx the Yellowstone route. wnu Il
sr exceed the cost Of building Reduction
Works OF ten ton capacity.
Bf'si les giving T. the miner . marke,
Or his ores. with the proceeds o, WHICH
n could 70 on developing his mines with
a. waiting Tor railroads. or capitalists.
io"'t write this wishing to b.. und.r-
God o. opposed 10 riih.r 81
lr above schemes, but, on tn contrary
rsire to ssr "ne Or both ACC ompii shed, ~
arnestIy ss any citizen Of Montana Ter
TORY.
Hoping there will be some drcisiv.
+ ps taken In this direction | r.m.i...
Rreperiiu ". W. A. DAVIS.