The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-30

DILLON, MONTANA, Oct. 26. 80.
This new town is gradually grow
ing and is different from nearly all
tbs terminus towns on the U. & N.
r. R. in this; Having great conf
dence in the permanency of the
place, many OF the buIiness men
and others are putting up more
permanent class OF buildings than
heretofore. Stores, hotels, depot
buildings and various other buildings
are going up designed to remain IS
fixtures, while OF course many OF the
structures going up are expected to
be removed when another stopping
place is reached. About thIrty-6ve
miles from here, q; place called
Camp Greek, a town will be laid of
shortly, and il weather permits and
supplies are furnished it is possible
the track will reach that point yet
this fall, but owing to the laieness of
the season and the large amount Of
freight coming up, supplies OF iron
are not coming forward as last as it |
can be put down, hence it seems to
be quite probable tina! Dillon will re-
main the terminus until next year.
BesVerheAd Valley, in which this
town 10 located is quito O pretty |
valley, with plenty Of water for pur
poses OF irrigation, dc well a. to pro-
pei machinery. There is quite q
large body Of land suited to sgricul-
tursl purposes
BeAverhead River is 6 nice stream
and so is Black Tail Deer Creek,
which empties into it al this place.
Both streams furnish fine trout, but |
not, l think, 30 abundant 80 some
streams l have seen.
One thing I observe in regard to
the action of the proprietors of this
town, as we'll as other citizens, which
augurs we'll for its future, and that
is the interest they seem to be taking
in regard to schoolhouses and
churches. With very slight effort
l think money has been raised to
build q fne schoolhouse which will
be erected almost Immediately, and
understand that the Methodist
people intend to take steps very
shortly TO erect a church. Other
denominations will probably follow.
Last Sunday evening a Methodist
meeting was held in a new sore
house nearly completed-preaching
on one corner and I understand
fddling and dancing in a saloon
II variety is the spice OF
life, which Is said to be the case
then Dillon has her share OF spice.
Strange as it may seem to the easy.
going people of your burg, this town.
whose fret house has been up only
three weeks, now must number at
least 100, many of them large and
filled from floor to ceiling with heavy
and well selected stocks OF merchan-
disc; nearly ell branches of business
are represented, and all seem &C
lively engaged; but l aDprehend that
4 month or two hence business will
not be so lively. Although we have
nearly all sorts of people here, very
little guarrelling or fighting is en-
gagged in. I have heard Of one. end
only one, breach of the peace here,
and that was merely brush between
d couple of respectable gentlemen OF
the town. This fact leads me to be-
lieve that my old friend, mayor and
councillor, L. J. Herrick, went off
wrong. the other day, st Ogden,
when advising the young men not to
90 to Colorado to work on the Rio
Grande Railroad, when ne said: "rhe
followers OF all railroads, like army
followers, are composed OF the scum
Of the earth" No, no, friend Her
rick; you had better recall that sweep
ing charge. Here. among the frat
men meet, are Bishop NJ. w. Mer-
rill, VIM. Hendricks, Thomas E.
Kicks, Charley LeFever Beers, of
your own people. besides great
many more OF the same faith; then l
meet L J. Ruth. B. F. White. W.
Dunn, Ed. Ferris, the Eliels. Sweet.
Rank. and hosts OF other respectable
people engaged in legitimate bust
ness, and whose respectabiliiy will
compare favorably with any OF Og-
den's people, or Salt Lakes either
for that matter. Scum ! Take it
back, mayor. Let the boys 60 of
and build railroads; it is much better
than loafng around your city saloons
and gambling bells.
We have had some rough weather
here, bat the last few days have been
pleasant. A slight shower Of rain.
last night. laid the Alksli dust little;
to day it is cloudy and threatening.
George Stuart, son of your towns
man, who has charge of building and
the telegraph. reached this
place to day with the wire, aud now
we can &c. the news. II. D. J.
TUOgE NEE and stvlish French |