The weekly miner., 1879-08-19
Correspondence.
LETTER FROM MEAl;IIER COUNTY.
taDO<l CrOrS-A GramScr'S Criticism O,a
the . Mtner''-ScOres Of Interesting
Ite,lsS.

! E'litDr Butte MINER:
| Perhaps a few words from This part OF the
country may not he consigned to the waste
basket. The crops in MeaYll"r county never
looked better hefole. 1t would Just delight
your ewes to take IL ride through this county
Farmers are jubilant and all predict t'at oats,
wheat, potatoes, etc, will be at low prices.
The new daily stages which leave Helena
and White Sulphur Springs at 1 a. m and
maze the trip in one day are carrying many
passengers
We notice in town Mr.. Guthrie. of Helena,
who is looking after his cattle interests.
Also Mr.. kleinschmidt, OF kleinsclmiht
Bros. who is always ready for Il trade.
White Sulphur Springs il lookin. up. a
new one thousand dollar school house will
soon be built and furnished.
Many OF our citizens complain OF DR.. Par
berrys course in the Legislature as looking
too closely to his private interests. 1t is
doubtful whether the county seat will be
changed yet awhile.
The.W iscOnsn colony are s,tt!il- IA differ
ent parts of the county.
James King is making some i!.i.rtenr,.ts
on his 1lune, making i! I fec vide and
dividing i; into two portions irr, and tcet
wide respectively.
Capt. Stafford has sold his stand to Henry
Klein and will goon his ranch near Avalanche
gulch next year. lie has four hundred or
more head OF stock. His fruit trees are look
ing finely.
Doctor Rotwit: who was one OF the most
intelligent and straightforward legislators
we have had, gives farewell ball August
22t, which will be largely attended.
l.. Marks intends moving his family to
Helena next winter.
One OF our most prominent men criticised
the MINER very handsomely yesterday.
Spare your bushes and leL me give the sub
stance: "Tle MINER is the best paper in
the Territory. Why? Because it'--(No
you don't. That would be little too much
in the style of the HeralTs selfpraise.-Ep.
MlNEE.) "Just compare the new daily with
the Helena dailies. The Independent has
just had start given it by Col. Voolfolk,
who is an educated man but rather visionary
The other editors can't write an editorial to
save their lives. They hash them up from
Eastern papers. AS for the Herald, Sanders
and Hedges have made it what it is. The
owners haven't the faculty Of editing paper.
| But the Herald has been slashing the
MINER lately. Won't that hurt it. Not a
| bit of it, 1t tllrlshed the Governor into
popularity. They better let the MINER alone
! They help its circulation and hurt their ow IL.
Besides, the MINER has done them good by
its criticisms. They are picking up and give
their readers twice as much local news and
they don't toddy and put half as much us
| formerly. Johnston has many warm friends
in this county. in Butte aud in the whole
! Territory. He is educated, and talks ou,
plainly and honestly, and our people like
honest talk. He doesn't hesitate to 80 agails,
his own interests for il principle. His cd-
torials are too long, but able. How about
the North- West Ul, that young chap was
in love. Mo"n-slruck, You see. The MINER
didn't want to hurt him, so it let him alone.'
] This is not quite forcible as the geutlell:
expressed 1t, but shows what lie thought.
! While not agreeing the gentleman IN every
particular yet his hearers were unanimous in
their opinion that the MIENE was the cham
pion paper Of Montana.
Mining is going along steadily. Some
claims are paying well, but the agricultural
interests are in the lead this year. The
county is paving a tax OF only III mills. All
are prosperous and out Of debt.
MEAGHER.
DIAMOND CITY. Aug. s, 1879.