The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-12-28
Local News.
lFrom Tuesdays Daily.
COUNTY
-,,cct not Distasteful TO the Gentle-
men Of Deer Lodge.
..s,oudent Sits Down On the County
weekly.
I. proposed 10 Form the County OF
Butte

Butte
Butte MINER:
proceedings are about the only oc-
% in this place of special interest to
%eople. The cause of Carey ct al. VS..
i Al. has occupied the court exclu-
|he past week, and will occupy at least
bys longer.
|neople here, as of curse would be ex-
are absorbed in the question of coun-
Ian. Much to my surprise, after read
yeu North We st, l found that a fair
,est discussion of the question can be
4 hose whom it would net be i'm
! call the leaders of this community.
n ready to discuss the question fairly,
altogether reasonable in acceeding to
demands. In this respect the NeW
Vest has certainly failed to reflect the
The better portion of the Deer Lodge
Fusionists, even, parade the streets
itv without being subjected to all es-
and Deer Lodge acquaintance actu-
md their hands in friendship to "fu-
!, ahleves' and "traitors," who, we
| from the Nervousness of their crimes,
be excluded from the company and
ip of all honest gentlemen. But,
Ks. the "turning over" and "holding
hit so annhilating as was threatened,
which Butte should be extremely
either to those who prevented it, or
ling the power, refused to use 1t.
h,tte people can be assured that their
the election was not without good
1t convinced Che people that Butte
bajority of votes, and that she intends
hem to establish a county seat at
The people of Deer Lodge, the only
IN which we expected any %resolute
N, realizing these facts, are ready to
at is reasonable and just, ~ratherthan
mined opposition to compel Butte by
|ior strength to take a portion of ter
hieh, by compromise, Deer Lodge
ain. A line of division has been
which begins at the summit of the
fountains and eastern boundary of
lge county, at a point where the first
parallel north crosses the range,
ing due west along this parallel to
kection of what is called the Deer
Tide meridian, which point of inter-
less than one fourth of a mile east
the Frenchman's crossing of the
&c river !; thence due south along
Lodge guide meridian six miles to
ship line between townships 3 and
md thence along such township line
stern boundary line of Deer Lodge
T'he fasI mentioned line would
Deer Lodge river near-a little be-
man eulch.
nett to be derived from adopting
would be that the lands of farmers
lay partly in both counties, and
that the line is marked, SO am in
by monuments set every One-tourth
this can be agreed upon as a divid-
am satisfied that Deer Lodge will
position TO its adoption, but will
assing the bill, absolutely without
it to be submitted to a vote. The
re are satisfied of the determination
tie people to withdraw from Deer
hnty, and are willing to accept sepa-
the very best possible terms. Deer
Justly proud of the valley, and jeal,
loachments upon it by county lines,
the people of the upper valley are
of division, they prefer tie remain
Er Lodge. It would injure Deer
nty to take any portion of the val
that portion south of the town OF
ge would do Butte no good. We
ng people let us have a mining
none 100 much strength in the
and We cannot afford to incur the
Deer Lodge simply for the benefits
ed from extending line across
l favor the adoption of the line
ribbed, and the passage of bill es.
the county of Butte, absolutely
aher ado.
y North Vest has asked what We
J. myself / have answered.
hsi DIvIsIoNIsT.
ID oDGE, Dec. 10, 1880.