Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-12
Correspondence Of the Gold nili Daily xsv..I

BUTTE Crrr. II. T., Nov. 4. 1881.
EDITOR News: Butte City has o
population OF 5000 souls, and few min.
ing towns are a. we'll built a. Il 10.
Many good. substantial brick buildings
are to bs seen here. both business and
private. Judging from the number Of
buildings new In course Of erection. one
would suppose these Eastern people
the population Is nearly all Eastern
had come here with the intention Of
making this their home for life, and
without. . thought Of the mines svsr
giving ont. While i believe that Butte
is large enough. OF nearly large enough,
now, yet she threatens. within the next
twelve months. to double, beth In popu.
lation and in the number Of her build.
ings.
I do not consider the climate good In
this particular section Of the country;
neither have I met any one who does.
II is the most ohsngesble I have svsr
experienced. am told that last winter
the Thermometer varied 140 degrees In
twsnty-four hours, and has been known
to vary 48 degrees in Ave hours. Ny
informant also stated that for Ave CON.
secutivs days last winter the thsrnom.
ster stood at So degrees below zero. The
water, on account Of its containing 20
much mineral. Is not good, and nearly
all hare make II . point to drink a. little
OF II as possible. II has an unpleasant
effect upon the system when spilled 10.
ternally; a. to its effect when applied OK.
ternally. I have NO means Of knowing.
Do not lose sight Of the fact that ! have
been here only Q month.
There Are, OF course. Q great many
saloons and gambling bells In this place.
all we'll p~atrsnizsd. Whisky, at the
better class OF ~saleons, soils at two. bits
q drink. which fact has made my bill Of
i~ncidentsls quite considerable. Bill
Lsst, you know, always contends that
there IL no bad whisky, only some ID
better than others. Such IL the casa
with the article in Butte. The hotels
and their accommodation are a. yet In
q very primitive state. There 10 not Q
so-callsd hotel here that IL % good q
speak Of the stfueture) a. the old vesey
House In Gold Hill used to DO. Al "a
their tables, I know but little; ! was for.
tunats enough to secure q private house
where I have my room and board.
Owing to the hurry and hustle OF
business, and the ever grasping for the
almighty dollar, the society sociability.
10 I may 20 term IL, Of the citizens ei
Butte 10 not a. fully developed at the
present time as, I apprehsnd. u will be
after the town once becomes staid and
FREQ from the present business excite.
ment. This little silver city already
possesses tho elements that will In the
near future make her society equal to
the best In any city. The Christian
world 10 represented here BY the various
denominations. Among them are the
Msthodists, Episcopaiians. Catholics
and Prssbytsrians. and oil have com
modious brick and stone structures fol
their places OF worship. Lots are held
at preposterous and ~exorbitant figures,
In the business portion Of town loti
25xl00 feet are held at from $4,000 Ia
$40, 900, and ct present Il Il impossible
to rent any kind OF Q building In thii
city suitable for business.
Business men from other points have
come here within the last two months,
with the purpose Of securing baildipgi
to open business In, but were neither
able to buy nor rent. The fact Of town
property being so high here has inter
Tered greatly with my future plans, fol-
I had In contemplation the purchase oil
Q small piece Of ground, say 4I6, upon
which I wished to erect Q peanut stand
but. upon learning the fabulous price
asked for Il, I found I would have no
msney left to purchase the peanuts nso'
sssary for the business. I have come
to the conclusion that Butte 10 not Q
good point to do business In for me.
Az regards the mines, I am told sons
OF them are good. Future examination
and experisnoe will enable me to speak
more intslligently In reference to them.
Among some Of the old Comstockers
have met here are Kellogg. lately Of the
Hale & Nsrcrsss. Dewitt Wagner, Matt
Slater, ]. II. Emerson. Abe Heynan
and Mike Lloyd. *.
Tomorrow / leave here for the bsauti'
full mountain town Of Helena, where, u
I meet with a. many kind and pleasant
friends % ! have In Bate, ! will be hap
Ply. Remember me TO all the boys.
n K EnY-