The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-04

water and timbersupply q this vicinity,
Rice" proceeds in his efforts to DE-
molish Butte b. alta skiing its mines.
He says: The best and most expe-
rienced mining experts that have ever
visited The Butte mines are Of the opln-
lon that the veins will only carry ore
that viii pay to work to about 500 or 600
feet below the surface. This theory -
undoubtedly correct. The Alice mine
has been worked to the 70O-fDot level,
and as Wos psedicted the quarts has b.
come 0f 6inty hardness, carrying but
little metal, and it is believed that the
Alice - q mine Is virtually abandoned
ut this time.
In the above excerpt the correspond
ent Of the Tribune tells bare faced lie.
He cannot name single mining expert,
worthy Of the name, who has expressed
the opinion that the veins will only
carry ore that will pay to work to about
500 to 900 feet below the surface" He
mentions the sale of the Lexington
mine at large figures, but he forgot to
state that that mine was examined by
the first mining experts Of Europe le-
fore the sale was effected. The price
paid for it ran into the millions and the
| owners Of it are now building upon it
the finest mill and works in the West.
He also states that ''abOut two months
ago it leaked out that the Walker Bros.
had un!oa.le.l lO.MU shares Of the
Alice stock. We have the word of Mr..
Walker that he has not for mouths part
! ell with single share Of the stock in
his mine.
And now this di>intere,ted judge Of
climate. water and mines uii:r. tile fol-
lowing advice:
Ny advice 70 men OF all classes
is t" go somewhere else. # Il man has
CAPITAL he can do infinitely better in
I Colorado, Wyoming or Utah than here.
| If he has skilled labor or unSki|lcd Ill
Tor that he wishes tn dispose Of, Ec can
| dispose q: it at better advantage in Col
| oras!O than here. Ii nc has cultivated
intellect that hr wishes t" apply for q
| consideration II. can % better with it
there than here.
1t must he presumed that the man
who :tel~ warranted in offering the
J above advice l.; not in Butte ut present.
The ''cuitivated intellect that l.p wishes
to apply for consideration" has doubt
leSs found a more reIluncrative field for
it, display than in the ''ba:ren, cheer
! less rer:on in and around village
where there were no public buildings
ami no public Improvements whatever,
with county tax levy "f eighteen mills
on the dollar, and-a city levy o. twenty
mills on the dollar" But for the infOr-
nation Of those who dsirc to DISPOSE OF
skilled or unskillel labor We will state
that miners receive 81; per day: ear
penter~ = per day: .nasons s.; to s. yer
day, and worSm.,l in other avmalion:'
u cores! ,on,lin.. price. Labor l::,s seen
aud is IN demand and there is really no
reason why there should lie an i.:lr MAJ,
in the camp.
But We care not not to dwell! hn-t':
urOn this matter. ''Rice" il not the
only liar who has found his way to
Butte. A few days ago We published
an extract from letter which appeared
in the Eureka Sentinel written from
Butte by one 'Charlir Anderson"
This latter gentleman ha:! just arrived
hcr. from t!,,' ::;.:. hrI.,, . >.'vA,i,. and
appeared! ~ lie su:prs =! that :l:c '.unrl,
grass was not green az our l".,cl,
orchards in boom. Evidently he was
disappointed in not finding few hun
lre'l thousand dollars already coined
under the first boulder he turned over,
anil vented his spleen in scE:w'
to his HON" paper. It is not cX-
ps:,:' ''a! any mining camp
VIII p..a>e every one WAC sees fittov;-i
it, 4. long ago a.: 40. when the writ. 4.
az This Hrt;c!c was ON lis WY iron, Sac
r:.,,l,n;H t" mining: camp ON tEe Eulr.
riv.r, lie w:,> met Ivy men vino declared.
the n.inc> o" tina; country were wnrkc..
out. ans! stated their Intention 10 leave
II. lii 1S'i:; we SAW men an their way IL
| the States from this TERRITORY who tO!.!
every one they met that Montana was a
playe'l ont country. In :>i;, and rs
prvtic. lam. here from Denver and ot'.-
or portions OF Colorado AMI emphasized
with stalwart oati,. that thai minin:
r glen was ONO ac"o:;:,: And now We
hrar": men VIII" say that Iuttri: play
ell out. such assertion, emily prov. HAT
ill., fools arc not al dead. Now VT. have
'',:. enc Wore: to gay about this matter.
Bate has ~ k~'r, .hTrwd :,:;s!-
me-: ;ir:: ii, Az: ether city 81
lis size in tn" west. or any
where ESQ. They h>v" !u!. tin". large.
business block. AMI propose t" M:i'..
more. They are 'loin" a pr"iiia','. bus
ness. y" failures care reported. The
beautiful structures g"iny up on every
han'lar tho best rc:ut:tions against The
SANDERS that disappointed liars arr IT,
'"ai:n- through distant journals. -Four
years ago Il few scattered log cabins
! comprised al! there WAS ut Butte. To-