Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-14
BUTTE CITY CORRESPONDENTS.
The Rapid Growth of Butte Its
Rich Mines-Increase Of POpula-
Iation-A Prosperous Community.

City Of the Far Northwest, is attracting sc
much attention from Eastern n Western
capitalists that a few words descriptive Of
its rapid growth, prosperity and its nu'
merous discoveries Of rich veins for the
past year, may not prove unintefestine
reading to your many patrons during Their
leisure moments.
1t is but a little over one year since my
arrival here, and the wonderful changes
that have been wrought during that short
period excites even the wonder of the old
pioneers, who but a few years ago saw in
Butte aught but a mountainous region,
dreary, devoid of all life, and offering but
poor encouragement to the hardy miner
and brave ~prospector whom fate had drawn
to this, then inbospitable, region. The
bullwhacker and muleskinner were then
the only delight Of the camp. The arrival
OF a half-doZen teams, laden with freight
from the far-distant station OF Corinne,
gave as much delight and imbued the iso-
lated miner with that enthusiasm which
was 80 wildly portrayed when the arrival
OF a Pacific Mail steamer was heralded in
the pioneer days of California. Three
months hence a new era will have marked
the advanced strides of civilization into
the heart Of Montana. The genial bull
whacker and muleskinner will then havede-
parted for pastures new, giving place to
the shrek Of the locomotive and the iron
horse.
With the advent of the railroad, bring
ing, as it will, greater facilities at reduced
costs for the shipment of mill and mining
machinery and supplies, greater impetus
will be given to the opening up of a vast
number of mines now lying idle. With
the slow and tedious delays and expense
incurred in shipping by mule and OK
teams, the Alice Mining Company have
put up the largest dry crushing mill in the
world. 1t contains 60 stamps and is COM
plete in every detail. The same company
are the owners of another mill of Q 0stamps.
To-day they are reaping their merited re-
ward, by paying regular dividends, with
thousands Of tons of ore in sight in their
valuable mines. Adjoining the Alice is
the Moulton Mining Company. Though
organized but a few months ago, it has,
through the energy Of W. A. Clark, n of
the solid business men of Butte, been
pushed ahead with amazing activity. Their
double compartment shaft has attained a
depth of 400 feet, though the ground was
broken but the LIST Of March last. Hoist
ing works, the best in the Territory, have
been erected. and their heavy hosting
machinery, Of the most1approved pattern,
under the supervision Of Engineer Hol-
man, an old Nevadan, will soon be placed
in position. A short distance from the
mine the same company nave in course Of
erection a magnificent 40-stamp mill,
which will be q model in its entirety. As
the company are not penny wise and pound
foolish, ere long that portion of Butte
Will resound with the merry music of 100
stamps, a sound once so familiar on the
great Comstock. Lower down the slope,
and in close proximity to the Alice mine,
lies the amous Lexington mine, for which
81 ,O00, 600, and m has it that So, 000,-
600 has been refused. The Lexington is
owned exclusively by Judge A. j. Davis,
one of the wealthiest and shrewdest men
of Montana. A 10-stamp mill has been in
operation or Lexington ore averaging the
handsome figures of 81 900 per day. One
half mile distant from the Lexington are
a group of mines which nave raised their
poor but persevering owner from poverty
to afiuence. They are the Gagnon, Origi-
nal Anselmo, Morning Star and Mountain
Boy. The Silver Bow Mining Company,
situated in an easterly direction from the
above named, is composed Of four mem
bers, who for pluck, perseverance and
abiding faith in the mines OF Butte, are
well worthy of an example to the faint
hearted. Coming here penniless, but
with courage and strong hearts. they to-
day W a first-class mill and
roasters, besides numerous mines
which abound in first-class ore,
they possess that quality SO conducive to
the welfare of a mining camp, that quality
which made the Comstock under the Lead
ership of Mackay and Fair renowned
throughout the whole world it is that Of
spending thousands of dollars annually in
improvements and in opening up mines in
all directions. Not far distant from the
Silver Bow are the works of the Montana
Copper Company, owned and controlled
by New York capitalists. They have put
up an extensive smelter, and have one Of
the best paying mines Of Butte, and being
men of good judgment they believe in the
mines and prosperity of the Queen City;
they believe in fact, without egotism, that
Butte is a second Comstock. There are
two other smelters and mills, the Parrot
and Colorado and the Dexter and Centen-
NAL mills, all Of which are doing q bank
ing business. 1t is impossible for me to
enumerate other extensive properties as l
am aware that l would be taking up too
much of your valuable journal. We have
three large brick yards in full bloom, and
the old-time log cabin is giving place to
the modern brick building, thirty Of
which will be built this season. As to
wooden structures, at least one hundred
will be erected and inhabited ere the sill
very frost is seen upon the surrounding
mountains. What a vision to the poor
Italian c~oal-burner of the Base Range
were be to awaken at an early morn and
find the mountain sides of Eureka clad in
the bright green foliage of millions OF
stately pines, an every moment scene here.
1t requires twelve saw-mills to supply
Butte and its environs with lumber, and
the supply scarcely meets the demand.
The population exceeds five thousand, and
all the incoming coaches are heavily laden
with passengers who come here to remain,
but few returning to their former homes.
Butte is by far one of the most orderly
camps on the Coast. Its public schools
are among the best, and are presided over
by able and competent teachers who dis
pense enlightenment to our rising genera
ton. Four substantial, well-built churches
adorn the city and disseminate to the
righteous and wicked the laws divine.
Two well appointed foundries do q fair
business, and supply in part the mills and
mines with machinery and castings. Ex-
tensive water works are under way, and
ere long the good people OF Butte will
regale themselves with pure mountain
water. Three newspapers are published
here. all OF which are conducted with
merit and enterprise. and supply the
public in general with the current htera-
ture OF the day. We have two large
banking institutions, second to none Ia
the country as to wealth and ability to
administer to the wants Of a confiding
people. Real estate has proven a veritable
bonanza to many fortunate owners, choice
lots in eligible locations being quoted into
the thousands. Business of all descrip-