The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-17


UnfAvorsble Pros
poets.
Chimes oradoro-An Untounded
Fear, Bto. Btc.
special CORES oundenee Of the AIHsh'
The trip from Butte to Missou's Is
now accomplished in'two days and one
night-winter schedule. The roads on
the last half of the journey are good
being neither muddy nor dusty. The
change in the forwardness Of grass ana
veeetation il feature that attracts the
attention of one coming from the main
range Here the grass is veil up, to the
delight Of the stockman. who does not
s<e his cattle growing pocr In their
rambles after the scattering blades OF
grass struggling through the ground.
The grain is we'll out Of the ground, and
in some places furnishes complete car
peting Of green upon the face Of the
earth. 1t II an illustration Of the fact
that is not here newly observed that.
in he compensations Of Nature and dis
tribution Of her gifts, she has not
brought together all the good things In
this locality. She has left out the rich
mines. Willie Missoula Is rejoicing In
her fine climate and in the luxurtance
of her productions, Butte can he re-
joicing in the wealth Of her mineral re-
sources.
DEER LODGE.
The commercial relations that have
heretofore existed in this Territory and
the adjustment Of population and popu-
lation centers are in an obvious state of
change. Heretofore the relations be-
tween the producing and mining inter-
ests; where everything was subservient
to mining, covered about the entire
commercial problem. The number of
supplying farmers had to lie in some
natural and healthy ratio to the num-
Der consuming miners. The business
of selling goods an l transportation WAS
governed by the same law. The city OF
Deer Lodge grew up as = natural djstrib-
uting point for the rich placers which in
an early day surrounded it. AS these
mines were worked out, the prosperity
Of the place declined, as was inevitable
under the law that controlled the early
commercial interests Of this regi u.
The visible change that is taking place
in our midst is no more marked in any
place than in Deer Lodge, where it is
stated that there is not now a vacant
house. The interests OF the commune
ties of the Territory are M.comin. Ill
versitietl, and it is now appartn: that y
city will be- required where formerly
stood village to supply the wants OF
struggling mining CAMPS.
RAILROADS..
The question Of perhaps greater inter
est now than amy other has reference to
the progress Of railroads. On the Utah
scattered along for every mile from Sill
yer Bow Junction to Warm Spring
Creek. It is stated that these contracts
are let in mile sections, and that the
cars will be running to Warm Spring 10y
the first OF July, and to Deer Lodge hy
the first 1T A gust. 1t is said to l,e the
intention to push the road to its tcrni-
nus ut the mouth Of Little Black
foot as soon as practicable. The grade
of the n. P. is about ready for the
iron from that point to the nlouti, ot
Bear. Just below that l.oint large force
Of labo'ers is engaged in turning the
river, making II new channel for it Of,
about half Il mile in length. About two
miles below McCarl,y's the river will
Ike turned again, to avoid \ tunnel or
heavy rock work in busting down Il !.
point projecting into the river. There
nre r"ck work and grading Tor three or
four miles below this point, where two /
bridges will he required to avoid what is !
known as the cril'-gra.lc--aplacc where !
the side of the mountain discharges dirt .
md rocks into the river in the spring.
Below the crib grade the road has easy
running until within about TWENTY-FIVE.
miles from Missoul;, where some heavy
ock work will bc required at che rocky
grade. The next difficulty will Le at the I.
three mile grade twelve mill :l:cve
Five miles above llis>oula
he road will cross to the soutl, side of
he river and re-cross about two miles
ldove town. There is no reason why
he work should not lie completed this
easOn.
The accuracy Of the MINERS Informal
ION on all matters connected with the
Aiiroads seems to be verified by indica-
IONS along these roads. 1t was stated bv
'ou last winter that an arrangement Ind