The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-24

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>6oe, 316 Beevsshead Sands third and
Lewis and Clarke fourth In the value Of
Improved lands. silver Bow b the ninth
On the LIT claiming oaly Oh, ~ worth
ofimpeoved lands while Custer, Choteaa
and Dawson make . still pooesr chow.
Ing. In tho value OF town. lolD and im-
pgovesnents thsgeon silver Bow heads
The 1T With Lewis and Clarke second /;
hofosmer being credited with q 067. !.
~ and the latter with O., 0A,-
90. Chetsaa, 0allati., Dssr Lodge
and Nissoals follow In the order
in which they ass named.
Madison takes The palm for hor.s1esh,
)eading with 1888, valued ct >sl6,.
00e.09 Lewis and Clarke leads in mules
and aasss, credited with lo7, valued 1t
>sl, 1880. while Hsaghee counts the
most sheep, having 1854 valued It
az. 2o&0o. The Territory beasts q a..
ia horses, 4,s07 mules and asses, SO, 402
sheep, ~, 40 cattle, and S,3l7 hogs.
Meagher leads In cattle with 06,5o4, val.
ued at q ,oal, 1890. Choteaa, Madison,
0allatin and Besvesheed follow in
number in the order named. Deer
Lodge returns 2slo acres Of patented
mining ground and Hsagher county
l ,2o2 acres. The other counties in the
Territory make no reports Of mining
ground patented.
II agricultural and grasing resources
Silver Bow county does not excel, but
she largely leads any one Of her sister
counties in mineral resources. The
aseessed valuation Of shares Of
stock held BY her citizens amounts
to 424l, 7280O. Deer Lodge stands
seoond with $l06, 40, and Lewis and
Clarke third With 1a4l, us. In value Of
Lewis and Clarke leads
with >6l7, los and Silver Bow follows
with >579,0os Silver Bow has over
Of all the capital invested In
in the Territory, there be-
Ing $50. $50 placed to her credit, while
Deer Lodge ranks second with 81, 5iO,
Besverhead third with &AO,lA0, and
Lewis and Clarke fourth with $8,35O.
In the amount Of moneys and credits
Silver Bow eunty stands lint with g.
81, AS, with Lewis and Clarke second
With $50, Oo6. The total assessment for
he year upon oil kinds Of property In
he Territory amounts to "a, on, 500. 80,
being m Increase over the assessment of
1850 Of s., 4sl ,OA.30. Silver Bow county
'tands 1t the head of the lip: In taxable
property, leading Lewis and Clarke
'ver $6O0, 600. The rate Of taxation in
he several counties for the year 1881
va Is follows: Silver Bow aud Custer,
2 mills N the dollar; Missouls and JET.
ers''n. q mills on the dollar; Beaver
read, Lewis and Clarke and Madison,
g mills On the dollar; Deer Lodge, II;
?hoteau, IL, and Gallatin and Meagher,
4 mills on the doll>r. The total net In. |
lel'tedness OF the counties March l, 1881,
to >676, oo0. ~, an increase Of
for the preceding yesr Of
80, 4oO.86. Silver Bow county d the |
My county In the Territory out of debt.
Gallatin raises .nore wheat, harley and !
'ats than any other county in the Ter
itory, Deer Lodge leads in rye, Custer
D corn, Aissouls in ba,ckwheat, Lewis
md Clarke tC peas, and Madison In po-
atoes. In vegetables Je6erson county
eaos with 5'l6y 900 pounds Of cabbakes,
addison with o,eOO pounds Of ruta-
agas and A,0O0 pounds Ut turnils.
liss0ula raises three-fourths of oil
he onions produced In tho Ter
tory, being credited with 3o4,sOo
POUNDS. Deer Lodge leads In hay. cut
Ing 1854 tons. and Jefisrson has the
reatest number Of nilch COWS, being
redited with 1856, making 1850
s,unds Of butter. Gallatin leads In
rutt trees, having 7,S01; over half Of
II there are In the Territory. Mis.oula
} second and Madison third. Deer
'odge leads in gross receipts from pI.-
RI mines, Madison 10 second aud