The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-22

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You may remember that on leav
ing Salt Lake City more than ;
month ago. 1 gave you half promise
to write from this country occasion
ally during my stay, and l intended
to do it, and still intend, but the
truth is have seen so little to com
municate and been so busy withal
that to the present date 1 have not
complied with my promise. Imight
also add in justification, If any were
needed, for my neglect, that your
columns are usually so full Of matter
perhaps more interesting than any
thing / might write, that L have
hesitated to say anything; it does
not seem that there would be a
chance to put in word "edgewise, +"
as the saying goes.
You may want TO know where
Melrose is. Well, it is thirty miles.
from Dillon, the present terminus of
the Utah and Northern Railroad,
five miles from Glendale, thirty-fve
from Butte, fifty miles from Vir-
ginia City and about 100 from
Helena. 1t is on the line of the L.
& n. r. R., and within the next ten
days the track will be laid within
its limits. when the terminus will
be established here. 1t is situated
on the. bank of the Big Hole river,
and at the mouth of Camp Greek, a
camping ground well known to per-
sons travelling on this route. The
valley here, though narrow, is very
beautiful one, and no doubt MelrOse
will grow to be pleasant dwelling
place, and one of considerable; bust
ness.
The mountains on all sides are
thought to contain extensive and
valuable deposits of mineral
ores of various kinds. Gold, silver
and lead, also fluxing iron ore are
found in the mountain northeast
from Melrose. at these mines the
Heela Mining Company procures all
its fiuxing material, of which it uses
a large amount. The great boom,
however, in Montana, l should judge
from what 1 see and hear, is at
Butte, which is said to be a very
active camp. At present, however,
l need say but little about it, seeing
that the mines of Butte are fully
by your contemporaries.
l will probably visit that place be-
fore long, when, possibly, l may get
some information of interest to
HERALD readers.
Quite number of men and teams
have passed this place recently en-
route for the Hell Gate, to COM
mence work on the Northern Pacific |
and more will probably |
follow shortly. The railroad boom |
ought certainly to be of benefit to
Utah, seeing that she furnishes |
men, teams and skill to be used in
the construction of roads from Colo
RADIO to the British possessions
nearly. -.
BY the way, why do not the par
snts of those young hoodlums, so
numerous in Salt Lake City-if / 4
may credit your columns-take |
them out on some of the lines of
road being constructed, and set
them to Work-or drown them in
the River J0rdan-and thus give
them a show to either become of |
some use in the world, or strangle
them by water, rather than by hemp
in the future? and thus abate
great nuisance. -
The mail stage at present does not
pass through MilerOse, but defects
at Browns bridge from |
.he main road in order to accOmmo-
late Glendale, but great many per-
sons travelling by private convey
ance pass through here. usually |
stopping over night or to dine.
Your active and energetic citi-
zen, MIR. James Dwyer, went up to
Butte few days ago, tarrying over
night here, and returning, left here
Yesterday morning, and will doubt
less reach Salt Lake in advance of |
this letter. Mr.. Dwyer seems i'm
pressed with the Butte mines, and |
the outlook generally, but 1 think |
regards the climate as rather frosty. |
which it undoubtedly is. not only at |
Butte, but even here, which is more |
faYorably situated as to climate.
Fl. D. j.