The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-11
BUTTE AID TN RAu10AD.

In it, Gue q ne 00 ~. We 1AA0o~
noticed a editorial In - He3ena 1sde-
pesdesi a TIE 3s1 Inst. in which tn.
journal took ooolBj Ion 70 misrepreeens
Butte ami place her IN . fhlse position
before the world. We coald divine no
other reason for the Indepesde"fs d'a-
tribe concerning this city save thas on
jealousy or envy and stated ~ much IN
. few words. To this declaration, the
gentleman who engineers the columns
of the independent, and who. by the
way, ibometimes referred toby the soso-
housekeeping Tom," after paying ms
respects to the editor Of the MINER, de-
mics that his article was written in .
spirit Of jealous rivalry. While we
cheersully give the Independent the
benefit of its disclaimer we may
lr partloned If we enquire why
the article in question was written ct all:
It is true it is within the province OF q
journal to comment upon all subjects
affecting the interests Of the people OF a
community, but We fail to see wherein
the interests If this section demanded
the notice which the dependent gratu-
it;pusly lcsto1Ded upon them. Butte
has no need to 20 across the mountain"
to lind Those who are ever ready to dis
mragc or nnisrepresent her. Our even
in con temporary the Inter M"""to."
will relieve others Of that dirty job. In
fact it has about bankrupted itself IN
ircputatiOn and in fortune In its insane
,lrivel about ''useless coins 'iraudu-
lent currency" and ''worthless si've::,
and is now almost ripe for the sher'f1's
! hammer.
Although, as We have stated, the In
q. ~, mtt,nt disclai,ns any jealousy Of, or
.uInity to Butte. it reiteratcs in its issue
of the eth inst. What it charges in that Of
the ::r2 inst, that the railroad IL an in
iury- to Butte, and further adds the start
lind IN formation that it is situated ION
the very summit Of the Rocky Mountain
ramyc" INTACT "a city set upon hiir
AND com larative!y inaccessible for teams
xltp thy deep SHOWS Of winter have fall
lem" These assertions following form
| cr one that cher mines all lie almost en-
tiryly within the city limits" prove con-
clu<locly that the Ladepc"t!f'N editor
he, a knowledge or Butte and her sur
! rounding. not possessed by the
Oldest resident Of this city. And
they prove more. They prove
that his reasoning. based upon
ia false conception Of the true situ-
alton here, must Ike necessarily detective
and his conclusions l'"intles~ and value
less. But we 10 not propose to 20
over the ground again to show that
Butte is benefited ~ the railroad,
or to show that the independent knows
nothing wherco4t speaks. This is not
necessary. The MINER subscril'es to
the general proposition, that railroad
or railroads running to any portion OF
Montana promotes the prosperity Of the
people thereof, hy creating new indus
tries and more thoroughly developing
those already established. In support al
this proposition We shall quote from 4
,a,,,nlilet containing letters written hy
rncCu \. NJ. W.n,lfplk t"ti,c Helena
U.,n,.! in 1876, and published hy til.
Fisk Bros. u tn. form in which We now
::,ul them. Thcs.. letter. were written
.rr the purpose q: inducing the people
Of til" Territory If Montana to vote q
subsidy Of seven hundred thousand dol
lars to :. Is. CoulSon & Go. to aid said
n company in the construction OF : rail-
r:.a., from Benton to Helena. IN iht
:l,or, prri:u." We find it stated TIE let
,crs '.arr generally conceded 10 '1 una','
swcral!c'.. and ''if true this rad" 1.-THE
i Benton ic!s"a, Twill develop "'
X v.r :VVIF copper mines, create
4. unlimited demand for labor
: iii Ne T.Ori,"ry with population and
capital. furnish home market f"'
! The lard r and .t,E.krai~er, and in:lliru
ratq CIV era "f prosperity, without {:
nau = except in C,al,, Colorado, anu
II !..;:. in their l,alm,it'>t days" These
| were NrcNc NnIAlS MY
Although the Helena and Benton ru,'
k:i> no, built, "; tho Utah AMI NORTH
:. err in lis stead has reached the heart o
hc Territory. and ": see it fill iiutt.
am! other rcrti"n> Of the Territory
irwin population ami capital, furnish +:
!."m,r market frr the farmer and stock
raiser, and inau:.,,rltr u new err. of pros
l~rity," etc.
: Il the time these letters were written
n l;1t{c wa. i'll Deer Lodge county. Tina
county was caI 81 upon t" furnish $50.
'EN toward the f7s',;nW subsidy askc'
\ inr ly M.~sr.. Coul~"n X Go. To show
that it was I" the interest Of Deer Lodge
; county to Ne that amount IA very in
: tcr.~tii,:. letter w:,. written to show til,
kliNtrrncv to Deer Lodge county bc
tween railroads an,lNx teams. Ia thi
letter i, is SHOWN IF reduction work.
pnnnrrrtc,l il, u quartz camp they III
~. AL. ~.