The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-12

cannot fashion or make the gorgeous views
that unfold themselves at every step like a
moving panorama, on this beautiful mountain
th~oroughfare. w
On Bison Creek, and near tile lower end OF
the Park, the Lavell Bros. have a saws!mill
That is turning out excellent lumber and su-
perior shingles, which are hauled to the
Butte market for sale. Lower down on the
creek is the mill of Mr. Hartwell. This gen.
tleman has a large a,nount of first-class lum-
Der in his. yard, from which Basin City and
points below depend for their supply. Bison
Greek is lined with a magnificent growth Of
white pine, among. which millions of fenc-
ing and telegraph poles may be found, and
trees suitable for working up into flooring,
siding and fencing lumber can be obtained.
At Bison Greek station another change of
horses is made. Mrs. Mead presides over the
culinary department at this excellent stop
ping place, and "Cal." satisfactorily performs
he duties of host. Mrs. NJ, who is an en-
husiastic disciple of Isaac Walton, keeps her
table beautifully supplied with fresh noun
tain trout, and the weary traveller, after par
taking of the dainties TO be found upon it,
feels like camping right there. Seal" in
formed us that his stock Gait le wintered fine
ly during the past extraordinarily cold season,
and that since he has been ~there-about four
years-he has not fed a pound of hay to any
of his horned stock, save a few mich
cows, Eor has he lost a hoo for want of food.
How is this for a ~inier range near the sum-
nit of the Rocky Mountains?
At Basin City we found everyone happy,
whether over the prospects of a glorious fu-
ture for their beautiful tlourishing mining
camp or because they were in the middle ola
9 orious fourth, we will not venture to say.
As we saw no inebriated men, the first
named reason must be given for their cheer
fulness. Without paradiny all the reasons
for the faith within us, W assert our belief
that Basin City will, in time, be
come one of the most prosperous and richest
mining camps in the territory. 1t has the
mines and plenty of them, but it needs just
what scores Of other mining camps in the
country need-capital to work the large lodes
in its vicinity and to erect mills to treat the
ore. A present but one mill is in operation.
This belongs to the Boulder mining company
and is being constantly kept employed with
paying results.
Passing down the rocky stream we saw
when midway between Basin and Boulder
City, what we took to be a general conven-
ton of all the Inhabitants of Jefferson coun-
ty, but upon inquiry We learned it was a pic
mic party composed of the people of Boulder,
Basin and the Comet mine. There were a
thousand or less, present, just how many We
will not venture to say. 1t was a jolly gather
ing and after looking over them the passen-
gers united in declaring that finer looking
men, more beautiful women and handsomer
children and babies never met at a picnic be-
fore. Just as our friend Trotter was discours-
ing eloquent music with the dinner bell
Pete pulled up in front Of the hotel at
30 llder City, and our enjoyable drive was a,
an end.
Boulder City does not put Or metropolitan
airs, but it is a snug, pleasant listle town
composed of people who have something to dc
and who ke ep themselves busy in doing it. A
hotel, blacksmith shop, butcher shop, three
stores, a church, one or two places where IL
quid refreshment may be found and severa
private residences constitute the burg. The
valley is surrounded by a Gordon of mines tina
will in the nearfuture be successfully worked
When this shall be done Boulder City will
spring into a town ofno iuconsiderable impol
lance. At present it is supported by the trav
cling public and the trade of the s%urroundin!
country which is constantly increasing. Pla
Ger mining is carried on at Spring bar aud u
the Little Boulder. At the former place MI
Curren is using about 800 inches of water il
washing down a thirty foot bank which ha
from six to ten feet of paying gravel in it. Ad
joining Mr.. Currents claim is that of Messrs
Lott, Poore and Jones. Both companies ar
doing good work with every prospect of mai
T ing a good run for the season. Judging fror
t the area and depth of the ground owned b
the two companies it will require a couple
: generations to work it out. With the abunt
= ance of water they have at command the
= ground is a bonanza to them.
r
;, Nearly 250,0O0 Immigrants have landed
: Castle Garden, New York, during the pa
:, six months.