The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-15
TH1 HB0LA coNsoLmA,s>
Hecla City a New Montana H.,
Office.

Office.
From Our Regular Correspondents.
Editor Miner:
SIR.-The fact may not r.n.,,u
known to your readers that Lion W. |"
tain has undergone a change in ~"
Hereafter it will lie known A. H., "'t
as the average M"ntani:.n w.,,Id U
Hecla City, the department; at W,.,; NY
ton having established IL ,n,xtoo,."
this place and appointed jaime. d.
postmaster. lie is expecting hi. s s
mission daily. The oi1icr for II. y. ,.'''
ent will be kept al the lIcc!a { 'o,n,n",
office.
The Burnt Pine po.tolri"c has IT,,
discontinued l,y the +. o. Dc,mr,m.s w"
and this is as it sh"ul'I be-. For ,..
years old Burnt Pine, or Trap,er ,i,.
has not had u single citizen. W;,ha
permission from the =. y. De,ar,m.'
the citizens borrowed the Burnt h.
office and brought il over t. Lion IT,.
Even this does not answer the m,r,u
as from two to three hundred nrn ..
coin ;>elled to walk half IL ,nilc for III :,
mail.
James rarict, the Superintendent =.
mines, and II. Knipl"'n'"lr hay. p.
turned from Il SIX Weeks ,;.i, ,,,,,
States. Both gentlemen ar. $. Mn i,
the harness anil are i:.Ain': .,,,t -.
boom here. The Murphy, Errl \ To-
mule outfit are taking daily rom 81, T.,
~ tons Of first-clus> ore to the >'.le,,r,
nearly all Of which is h,in: taken ON
in driving levels only. This rush h,.
been Kept up since Dtc,!.l!rr l>t, and
the mines now show more nle TIKI,
they have at any time d;'rin. the ,,.,
year. The Hccla Company are employ.
ing over go men, AMI the pay.ru',
monthly ruls s3o,"H'. TIL. >n~.,cr a,
Glendale, under the SUPERVISION Of ,,r
G. q. Earle, in February. yielded .
gross product of s7'3,'Sa'.
Never in the entire history of III,
camp have the mines ais.' >mc!,.rs beta
run 80 continuously nor With such full
forces of men as they have been during
the past twelve months. The pre>en
month is the anniversary Of the present
management since it is just one YEA
ago that the present order OF things Wa
inaugurated. The result speaks for i,
self, and for the common sen.e manage
ment OF the Hcclu Co.'S. affairs:
On March lst the 9th regular month
| ~ dividend of $l5,0W, WAS paid, max
ing in all Sl:;5, 900 paid to the stock
holders since July LIST. besides a hrs
cash reserve on hand. NJ! the bills q
supplies purchased are discounted {"
| cash.
As the property or stock Of this CON
pany is not for sale. il will not I~ GU, .
place for me to say that the mines "i tn
Hecln Company are now in shape
promise the stockholders lar-"r return
than ever, and all from mines Il"
''lcarne,l professional experts pr
nouncel pctered Is m"n'i'> az" II
deed the condition OF this roml@n
shows that Montana mines need iew'
"Erciburg experts" and more GOOD ha'
busihess-sel,se manager rnt. The con
mittee appointed 10y the board Of ''''t
tors viz: H. knippcnher-. \. Am
strong, and J. Thomas have ci''>e'
contract for u 1M-t"n per 'iiem c"n'e
TRAITOR, which Manager kniprcn'@rst'
poets to have III operation July
next.
The question "f II wafer fun" 'r'
the Canyon Park some " miles d'S'a"
and the erection Of ~ coal ki!nsa ut "'e'
dale is now being c:.nva.>e'l: if ron''''
mated the company will hr able to-
duce the cost Of its coal ., cents p
bushel ut Glendale.
The merchants ut Glendale VII"
months ago were loud in r"nde''''''
the economical policy OF the pr'sen' !"
ministratiOn, are now loud in IT. p''''>
and regard the business Interests
Glendale a. on Il solid cash AMI !Fo'
able basis. There is no doubt. )u's''
from the large influx OF ""rk'''e' 81
visitors that the camp will lave d
and prosperous, boom 'h'~ ''''''''
season..
Yours truly. '''