Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-02-10
Helena, Montana, Thursday, February 10, 1876.

panies Their agent is just completing the
sampling and sacking Of something over one
hundred tons.
The social equilibrium of the town is well
sustained by good attendance at the singing
school, dancing school, Good Templar's meet
ings and the card parties.
A flourishing Sunday school is established,
Rev. Mr.. Duncan presiding.
Mr.. Gilbert, the Episcopal divine from Deer
Lodge, favored us with visit and evening
service recently, and was warmly welcomed
by the attendance Of q large and intelligent
audience. He is an earnest, forcible and
terse speaker, and in his interesting sermon
set forth the uncertainty of life and the need
which ali have of turning from evil to seek
that which is good. in a manner which car
ried conviction to the hungry soul. We hope
the reverend gentleman will come often.
Major, sometimes Rev.G), Baggs, spent a
few days with us last week, looking after the
Grange interests, md made things lively
among the boys. cracking his jokes. The
Major and -- Scott, one of the lucky own
ers in the rich La Plata mine here, and your
correspondent, were neighbors, and to the
manor born, down in central New York in
the days of Lang Sync.
The Girton Honse is doing good business,
having about scventy-flve boarders. The
house is now two-storics, containing many
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supplied with all of the substantials.
The John How Mill is making good pro-
gress toward completion and will get in good
producing order toward spring. Tom MaD-
ming, the superintendent, has large force of
men assisting him. We bespeak for the
miners here good work when this mill gets
under way.
The Farlin Mill is IN statu-quo for the
want of cash to complete it, and we hope
the Helena capitalists, to whom he is now
appealing, will be responsive.
We were recently the recipients Of snow
storm, but as yet not enough for sleighing.
AL are watching with keen interest,"
through the columns of the DAILY HERALD,
the doings of the Legislature, more particu-
larly any proposition tending toward the con-
struction of a railroad. 1t seems to be the
opinion of all here that the prayer of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company isfaulty.
undesirable and disappointing in our expecta-
tons, as it would result in no practical good
to the Territory, and unless they can give the
PEOPLE good assurace that, with the aid re-
auired, they can make the terminus at least
at Bozeman, it will be rejected if submitted
to vote at the polls.
The bill just passed by our honorable body,
| in relation to the limitation of expenditures
upon county buildings and allowing none but
tao pagers to vote upon the question:, is pro-
voking quite lively discussion, bringing the
Changers to the front, with their claims that
the railroad subsidy bill should be governed
by the same voting restrictions. Now, Mr.
Granger, word with you upon this vital
question. AS miner we hold that indirectly,
at least, we are the heaviest tax payers in the
Territory, and as we cultivate the earth, are
the main producers. Under our present
mode of transportation it costs us at least $50
per ton more upon our ores to Corinne than
we would have to pay by rail, all of which
goes to enrich the pockets of mostly non
resident freighters, and it would require but
little figuring to show that this extra freight
| which, if saved, in addition to the cheapen-
ing of express rates on bullion and gold dust,
| coupled with cheaper living and labor, would
! be very great to the miners and enable them
to save money upon which direct tax could
! be levied.
Without doubt the mines Of Butte will pro-
ducc more money this year than all the farms
in Deer Lodge county, which all goes to en-
rich the pockets ofth merchant and farmer,
and yet many Of the latter class arc bitterly
opposed to giving the same poor miners any
more privilege at the polls upon this PROPOSE
| ton than their cattle. We hold that this fair
Montana is chiefly for the benefit of miners
and We must have an equal showing in the
eyes Of our honorable body. Give us chance
to get a railroad into Montana, and in due time
we will show to these Changers that there are
individual quartz mines which will bring
more money to enrich their owners than all |
the combined value Of the farms in the Ter |
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Rich Ores in Butte.
We are Informed by Mr.. Esler, who re-
turned from Butte last ght, that he paid out ,
in cash something over $4,000 for shipping
ores in that camp, for the First National