The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-07-13
THE STATE OF MONTANA

Montana will soon be a State. The prince
ly returns made by our rich mines, our as
tonishing shipments Of wool, the fabulous
soil and matchless pasturage to be found in
this Territory have not yet begun to excite
their full effect but it will not be long be-
fore their influence can be noticed in the set
ting in OF a strong tide of immigration
towards Montana. Other agencies of like
tendency will contribute to the same end.
The establishment of railway communica-
ton with the National Park will make
known to the wealthy classes of the East the
merits OF our mountain territory as a summer
resort; and as soon as the painting multitudes
learn that there is a land within reach where
sun stroke is unknown; a land whose cold
nights even in midsummer are the best, the
most invigorating of tonics for constitutions
enfecbled by the sultriness of the Atlantic
coast states, we may look for an annually re-
curing and ever increasing invasion Of sum
mer tourists. This last mentioned element
OF our future prosperity is very commonly
overlooked, but anyone who will take the
trouble of consulting railway statistics to
learn therefrom the number of tourists visit
ing Colorado every year and who will
further satisfy himself by a simple computa-
ton of the number of million dollars that
are thus sent into the Centennial State as
regularly as summer comes, will not be apt
to undervalue our advantages III this respect.
Without making particular reference to her
countless health-giying mineral springs.
matcllless scenery, unequalled summer eli
mate, and other advantages with which at
least our territorial readers are thoroughly
attractions as a summer resort for health seek
srs or pleasure eXcursionists are simply IN
rivalled. Her superiority in this respect
OH the eve of recognition. The coming of
the railroad is the dawn of a better and
buster day. Listening, we can almost hear
the tread of the coming hosts, and there is
but little time left if we would prepare for
the proper discharge Of our duties in that
larger, wider sphere to which we shall shortly
be introduced. Yes, Montana will soon be
" S'"NS II oo'i Ottdih uCi LAdJOllty. ltll-
in a couple Of years she will knock at the
door Of the Union, and she will not be black
balled when she asks to be enrolled in the
slsterhood of States.
Such a prospect will be hailed with delight
by every intelligent citizen who reflects upon
the humiliation of our present situation. As
citizens OF a territory we must humbly bow
the neck to the yoke of being bossed by a
governor in whose choice, or with regard to
whose tenure of office, we have nothing to
decisions pronounced by judges not of our
electing; judges of whose integrity we may
entertain the gravest suspicious, for whose
legal attachments we feel the most profound
contempt. This is our condition, and through
familiarity we have become Ieconciled TO it.
We scarcely perceive that in some of our
most important relations in life we are utterly
without the slightest vestige of American
citizenship and 1t is only when we set our
selves soberly to think about the matter that
we become incensed al the thought of occu-
plying q political status more BETTING Russian
scrfs, previous to emancipation. than suitable
for American citizens. We admit that the
evils complained Of are necessary evils, at
least, that they are necessary until We dis
cover Il bc,irr method Of administration than
the one now adopted. and such all I'M
~Nrnv"nl"'t has not Yet been offered.
In the beginning The population Of IL ter
riLOry is almost always a heterogeneous mass,
composed Of . vast number Of disentigrated
units bound together by no ties, having few
common Interests, and no attachment FOR Il :
he" country wIich they have not yet Iraint Il
t0 look upon as home. OF this class was /. t.
population of Montana in the earlier DAYS.
10 have invested those restless wanderers
will, the fall powers ofseifgnyernment would
have been folly. Before they could be en-
trusted with the privileges and powe!s Of
State sovereignty il was necessary that a pc