The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-19
OUR LETTER.
The Growth Of Melrose-The Bust
less and Business Houses Of the
TOwn-The Line Of the U. &
N. Road to Butte-Rust-
ling for Passengers.

Correspondence of the MINER.
Nelrose is a town some seven weeks OLD.
has a population of 800 or 400, presents the
usual appearance OF a terminal town, ana Is
the busiest place in North America. The
town is located on the east bank of the Big
Hole, in the extreme southern part OF silver
Bow county. Fifty yards south OF the town
site is the Madison county line, while BeaV-
erhead county is just across the river.
The town-site is located on the ranches OF
VIM. Boss, and John S. Stone. Il. D. john
son. formerly of Utah, and who was at one
time mentioned in connection with tie Gov
ernorship of that Territory, is in charge OF
and disposes of the tuwn-lots. No very high
prices have as yet been paid for ground, the
lots ranging in price from S25 to SSo, the lat
ter being the highest sum yet received.
The forwarding business is done by Sebree,
Ferris & White. II. NJ. Rank, John B. Mere
djth, John H. Lowell and Others, Mr.. Mere
dith doing the forwarding for the Alice Com
panv and Mr.. Rank for the Moulton at Walk
%erville.
But few of the men who Lave done bust
ness along the road since its starting from
Utah are here. a majority of the merchants
being from Glendale. Dillon being still the
distributing point for east side towns, the
heretofore Terminus men have concluded to
remain there, firm in the belief of its contin-
Jung to prosper.
No really large stocks are kept by dealers
here, but supplies suited to the demand are
obtainahle at reasonable figures.
Restaurants aud ~a.ing houses are numer-
Gus, and creditable and palatable meals are
to be had at the rate of three meals for one
dollar. Board and lodging is 80 per week.
Al this writing, transportation is more
plentiful than necessary. and it looks as if
every man on the west side who has a team
puts it OH the road and goes into the freight
ing business. This is more noticeable on ac-
count of there being but little freight having
arrived for a few days. Thursday (l4th) was
the most quiet day the town has seen.
Melrose is rot destined to become a very
large town, hut that it will continue there is
TO room to doubt. 1t is located in the center
hi d IlCli ll''l'iiS Nou'N'N' ""A NV 'iHhFH "
Glendale, McCarty Mountain, Soap Gulch
and Moose Creek, all located within an area
of twenty miles. will support in comfort. a
population larger than that now here, de-
spite the fact th,t it will not long be the
terminus if the ''raiiroad talk" is reliable.
The track is laid within a short distance Of
Wnderlich's. Graders are at work within
six miles Of Silver Bow, and the intervening
country between the end of the track and the
sheep ranch which IS to he graded. not OF
difficult character, and it is confidently tN
peeled that within less than sixty days The
terminus of the Utah x Northern will
not be at Melrose, hut at -, well, Just
where, is what we all want to know.
1t is lively here Oh the arrival Of he tram
from the south about o o'clock p. III. At the
depot there always gathers n large number Of
men on business. or as spectators The stop
ping of the train is the signal for the men EN-
ployedby G.. 5. x Co.. Roberts Il Co. and the
innumerahle others in the transportation line,
to w.rk up lie interests of their employers
or themselves, and the scene is one Of ANNA
ton. 50 to speak. &. 5. Il Co. get the major
ity of the passengers, owing to the fact that
a good many purchase through tickets. while
those who have not, prefer starting at once
for their destination rather than remain over
night. There is little travel south, AVID it will
continue light for several weeks yet.
MEIRo>E. July Il. 1881. -