Helena weekly herald., 1880-07-29

| rJoTTINGs BY OUR TRAVELLING CoRREsPoNDENT.1
| The road from Iron Rod to Twin Bridges
is not ordinarily pleasant one at this season.
The roads are horribly dusty and badly cut
up by the heavy freight teams which are con-
stantly passing, and there is besides band
of mosquitoes living along the road which
person ought if possible to avoid. They are
Quiet, unassuming fellows, but the best "rus-
tiers" l have met in the Northwest. Their
energy and industry are something surprising
and their example in this respect is produc-
tive of very good results, for the most idle
and trifling becomes active and industrious IN
their presence l am sorry to say that the
effect is not equally as good upon the moral
nature of the average man, but it is not, and
in fact seems to be quite the reverse. To lis
ten to the soliloquies of men in that neigh
borhood, particularly strangers who are not
accustomed to the situation, is both instruc
tive and shocking Instructive because you
there learn the vast iufnity of expression
which the English language affords; shock
ing because of the extreme wickedness of
most of the expressions heard.
Twin Bridges has not altered much since
my last visit The Pomona Cooperative AS
sociation, under the able management of Mir.
G. W. Lewis, has proved most gratifying
success. About q year ago number of form
ers formed a stock company and purchased
the store and merchandise formerly owned
by Mr. Laurin at this place. By many it
was believed the venture would prove fail
ure, but these predictions have not been veri-
fed. The store carries fine assortment of
clothing, groceries, dry goods, hardware, and
general merchandise.
Judge Lott is the youngest man | have
seen on the trip, for he is at least ten years
younger than he seemed year ago. He is
married now, and is keeping the hotel. 1t is
a good hotel but don't think it is well man.
aged. While I stopped with him the Judge
insisted on running me out of bed at about
four o'clock in the morning for breakfast.
think that shows bad management, but
couldn't get him to agree with me.
DR.. A. L. Davidson, who is located here,
has within comparatively short time worked
up lucrative practice, and has erected spa
cious dwelling house, which is the largest in
the place. He has recently completed neat
little building which he occupies as an office.
John r. Comfort, who arrived in Montana
a year ago from the East, is engaged in black
smithng, and is doing a successful business.
The engineers of the Utah s. Northern
have run several lines in this neighborhood,
and the road, if it does not pass through the
town, will not be far from it.
l arrived in Glendale on the evening of the
Fourth. Anvils were exploding, crackers
and pistols swapping, and there was much
noise and some hilarity Glendale has grown
rapidly during the year. Many new business
houses and private dwellings have been added
to the town, which attest the prosperity OF
the camp. A heavy pay roll and regular
pay days explain the reason for the feeling
of confidence with which every one here
seems to be inspired. The new water jacket
furnace is expected to be in operation within
the next two weeks. 1t will have a capacity
of twenty five tons of ore day, which will
increase the total daily capacity of the works
to fifty tons The total output of the compa-
ny's mines last year was sixty-fve car loads
of bullion. The capacity of car is 20, 600
pounds, which makes the amount 300, 900
pounds. They also shipped twenty car loads
of matte, valued at $500 ton in silver, be-
sides the copper, the value of which did
not ascertain. The company are now run
ming tunnel up the mountain, which is to
be used as flue for the new furnace. 1t will
be, when completed, 800 feet long. By this
arrangement nearly all the flue dust will be
saved, which runs from forty to fifty ounces
of silver to the ton. The smoke from the
furnace, which is strongly impregnated with
arsenic, will also be carried away from the
town, which is matter of no small impor-
tance.
About sixty men are employed at Glendale
and at the mines, and at the mines in Trapper
| 1S0 are constantly at work. The new water
fume, which has been recently completed, is
mile in length and has fall of 14O feet.
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Glendale the full benefit of this splendid
waterfall, and riping now connects many of
the dwellings and business houses with the
main supply. In the event of fire the ben
eft of a fire can hardly be overestimated.
When the new furnace ia in operation the
daily output of bullion will be thirteen tons
| q day. 1t is probable that the valuable prop
erty of the Hecla company will change hands,
a company of French capitalists having
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