The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-18

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The s.the aabonishine .sws, con
hipsd IN the NewkYosk lsttee whlea
~ pua1lshed = - - g YESTERDAY
nosnine, haGsreabs1Ao1 - seasattos
il thisslay. 4 = ssuidese psisine
that the u. p. company wo6Sa fee . mo
ment, entertaina proposition I'm thu
n. p. company Of thechasoeeer NAMED
It would seem TINT II the y. Z. peopsg
were thoroughly acquainted with the
immense resources Of the magnificent
country through which the several
branches of the Utah and Northern are
surveyed, they would reject it without =
moments hesitation. 1t Is probably not
exactly within the province Of Mon
tana journal to attempt toenlighten .
large railroad corporation in regard to .
matter about which 1t Is sup
! posed to be we'll informed, but
| the mere fact that the proposition re-
ferred to in the New York letter is held
under advisement by the U. P. Com
,,any, suggests the possibility Of Its &C
ccptance and explains our interest In
the matter. In recognizing that dam
ger it is not necessary to deny that the
people Of Montana and particularly
tht,xs. of Butte have direct interest in
the decision Of the latter company for II
the combination be formed the North
ern Pacific wM not be built by Butte,
neither will the Utah and Northern be
extended to Helena. 1t is to the inter-
est Of the people at each place that both
reads should I've built to them. We ALSO
hold that it Is to the interest OF the
owners of the Utah and Northern that
they should not only build their rt'asi to
Helena but should continue it on to
Benton and norlhward to the British
linz, and thus secure the trade of that ms
yet but partially developed empire Of
wealth.
The lack of time and space forbid IN
extended notice Of the vast resources |
wiic:. slulml,er upon either side Of the
proposed line Of the CtAi and Northern
to different portions Of the country,
and which only await the presence Of
the locomotive to arouse them into life.
The great network Of mines in the Elk
horn and boulder districts; the bullion
producing l.Nlcs in the vicinity Of the
Comet, Wickes, Gregory and Clancy
mines, covering an AREA larger than the
State Of Connecticut, would all w tribu-
tary to the road and would keep it ell.-
l,ioye.i ior all Indefinite period Of time.
On the east side Of the Missouri, and
within the reach Of its influence, IL the
great Barker mining district, which Is
almost weekly giving birth to n,agnifi-
cent b0nanzas which in the near future
will furnish employment for thousands
of men and require the transportation
Of immense amounts Of machinery.
Coming nearer Helena are the Silver
Creek and Ten Mile districts, which
will add annually hundreds IF
tons to the freight traffic Of the
road. The Utah and Northern can conn
n,and and enjoy the passenger and
freight traffic Of the points named for
year or two before the Northern Pacific
AN reach then, and after it arrives can
till contrib fair share Of the transpor-
alton. On the West side 1t has larger
md richer field. The great forests on
he Bitter Root and Missonla rivers arr
;eritahlc bonanxas awaiting the advent
II the narrOw gauge t" gather their
wealth. The lumber traffic from these
srtiOns alone will, ~ soon ~ the road
caches them, assume immense propOr-
ions. Within three years Butte will
,avca population Of ut least ~, tnW souls.
Millions IL feet Of lumber must b.
hiplesl here annually t" supply their
wants. The mines and mills
u, this immediate vicinity will require
n equal if not . greater amount Of this !
In this traffic alone the mar
ow gauge would reap golden harvest.
aside from this the agricultural pro- (,
ucts Of that prolific section would de-
l;and the active service Of no inconsid- =.
r,.l'le number Of freight trains to trans
Ort them to Butte and other markets.
II this brief article W. have noted only :
few reasons why il would he u short
lighted policy on the part Of the L. p.
D,nlany tO yield to another advantages |
'hich are clearly in ito power II obtain
MI 10 forever maintain. |.
Senator Btck Of Kentucky, made an
l'le speech against the tariff complis- r
on bill on the 18th. He denounced the |
III ~ cunning scheme or n,onopolies