Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-05-24
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'on,,er, and is being sacked for shipment.
,nather claim OH the same lead is being
-.rt.d successfully. The shaft at this
.,.,c is 1868 feet deep. Considerable water
=, ,e;.e hoisted, but we learn that the ore
= all good and is being shipped, There are
. oreat number Of other copper leads IN this
..,u;,;tv. but little has been done in the way
of development.
The machinery for working the ores con-
.,,ts at nresent OF several arastras, which
vc did not visit; Olin's concentrater which
ha, the capacity of preparing eight tons of
CONNER ore per day. The Dexter mill, a
te,,-stalnp dry c%rt,l'cr and rooster. The
Centennial or How mill, tive-stamp dry
cv,,sher r%ouster; the A. j. Davis, ten-stalnp
wei cr,,sher and alnalganator, and the
poudebush & Young eight-stamp mill.
mis- mill is like that Mr.. Davis is working,
exclusively their W ore. 1t is two miles
distant from town. Mr.. NJ. p. McDamels
who is a p partner in this mill, informed lis
that the ore from the Burlington lode was
bcins worked protitably. This company
have a number of leads which they are de-
yeloping and prospecting with their mill.
Wages in the mines and mills arc So to
$3.50 per day. Board from 81 to 30 per
week. Carpenters are getting S., and ma
SOILS 81 per day. We do not wish to cause
any person to quit his labor to go to Butte,
for we really think there arc enohgh work
iuy men to DO the work, and that a contin-
sed% immigration would be uhealthful. The
mercantile business and teaming is also
cverdone.
There is considerable money paid out
esch Month for labor, but we doubt if there
q enough in circulation to justify the pay
ment OF the high rents that are being paid
for business houses, and the building Of ex-
trayagant stone buildings that are going up.
We fear there will come a lack and drag OF
business, such AZ may be disastrous to the
Territory.
Men who have capital to invest in and de-
velop some of the mines which are now
idle, and metl who will build mills and do
custom work, are much needed.
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low-grade ore upon the dumps which have
no prospect of being worked. The tide of
affairs are in tile control Of a few mill men
and capitalists, who doubtless will manage
it to suit their w wishes regardless of
what may he said, and it is evident many
of the mines must change hands before there
sany permanent development made known.
The recent sale, or bonding of 100000
worth OF the copper mines here to S. Il.
Hauser. A. j. Davis, A. M. Hotter. of Hell
ena, and some New York capitalists, has
mad a tendency to bring a new ray of hope
1or the future Of Butte. The sale will be
completed or declined within twenty days
more. Should the sale be perfected it will
c'use a great increase Of business, since we
learn 1t is the design of these capitalists to
develop their mines and build a large smell
ter.
butte has furnished a market to a large
amount of farm produce which has been
supplied by the Aissoula, Deer Lodge and
Jefferson valley farmers. Oats are now
.4nas at cents per pound, and hay is
worm from SIS to 500 per ton -four, S.
pef sack. and bacon IS to 20 cents. Agreea-
VIC 70 The estimates of the amount of pro-
a'ee used here within the past two months,
VIII take 275,ooo pounds of gram, 5000
'As OF hay, and about 100000 pounds of
NV r''f 10 supply the demanN for one year.
- whole country seems to be watching
wv ".'e' ~1he tide. of immigration which is
rvs''''hgt to flow in. is headed for Butte.
,,m exchanges of the Butte Miner, the VAL
u"''c exponent of Buttc's wealth. show