The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-06-17

e0Oo nous. "A JUOO III $lU,OUI,UUV us1SSSS
easily be collected during four year
term, with which, to carry the quadren-
nial election. The relatives and friends
of Office holders would ada materially
tn this large fund. Perhaps Mr.. Tilden
was right when he said that II would
take . two-thirtis majority to dislodge
the party In power"
THB RbllOVAL OF BUTTE.
Some enterprising disciple Of Baroc
Munchausen, residing In Helena, and
undoubtedly In the employ OF the
Northern Pacific railroad company has
written = communication to the Helena
Herald, dated Butte the 10th inst, and
signed q. A. r. The writer, who IL
evidently . very ingenious, II not q
truthful gentleman, informs the readers
Of that journal that: 1T IL stated on
good authority that the Utah l. North
ern, or In bruader sense, the Union Pa
ci6c, has submitted to the principal
mining companies here . suggestion to
move their mills and reduction works
south on the line Of the Marrow Gauge
70 point at or near Wunderlich's."
Life h too short and our space too valu-
able for 10 to give all the reasons ret
forth Why this proposition would be
lAvor.bly entertained BY our mining
men. But We lind time to state that
among the many advantages which it
10 claimed would be gained by the re-
moval are that water can be found In
abundance in the Big Hole river, espec-
tally during the rainy season. that
wood could be hoated down that
stream; that coal could be landed there
. little cheaper than at Butte and that
salt, the greatest desideratum In min
ing, could be obtained 1t more favorable
rates than now charged. Among other
advantages which might also be mention
ed it may DO stated that fishing is excel
lent during the greater portion Of the
year, that ice may be obtained for =
mere song; that gooseberries, currants
and whortleberries grow In abundance
up0n the sides Of the towering
mountains which exalt their snow
capped crests upon every hand;
that the soiled linen Of the
begrimed millmea could be speed
lily and cheaply cleansed in the pure,
soft waters Of the beautiful Big Hole,
and that the sloping banks Of the 10
mantle stream are decked With . growth
Of beautiful flowers whose grateful, re-
fteshing perfume would be borne upon
gentle sephyn to the hearthstone Of
every resident Of the favored spot.
Though the Inducements torun Butte
down to the Big Hole are many and
are eloquently portrayed by the modest
g. A. r., the imaginative writer cau-
tions orr people against rushing pell
mell to the attractive spot For, says
he-and now comes the meat Of the
precious letter-''the large OPERATOR are
generally Of the opinion that the POINT
holding out the best inducements for
the economical treatment Of ores and
convenience and cheapuess OF trans
porting their products to market will
b the mouth Of the Little Blackfoot."
It seems then, after al our Northern
Pacific employee ws cruelty trilling
with the feelings Of this community
when he painted the seductive picture
upon the banks Of the euphonious Big
Hole. Like an accomplished caterer he
held his best wine for the lest Of the
feast, and the. mouth of the Little
Blacktoot b bic "Numm's Extra Dry"
which he now te,nptingly displays to The
diaGusted Butteites who are anxious to
shake from their feet the dust Of this
fphospitable and repellant locality"
Here, says our vera ci0us writer, wood
In almost inexhaustible supply is handy
and easily and chsaply haulable down
grade from the mountains . few miles
east Of the mouth OF the stream.
Water for any and all requirements Is
plenty and lasting. Coal from Carbon
Moor can he run down to the |
mills and works in an hours !
time from the pits" Why didn't lie
tell Us this In the inst place.: Why did |
he incite our love for the grand |
Big Hole, when he intended We should
a(jlllire the beautiful Blackfoot: Would |
be have W., like the ass in the fable,
,tarve to death between two bundles of
hay:-a Big Hole on the one side and
! Blackfoos on the other. Must we re-
main in this ''inhospitable rcpellant To-
:ality" because we are unable to decide
where we shall move this growing pros
per0us city? 1t seems 50. But while the
'eady seribbler has held up the seduc-
i've Blackfoot to our view he has left
for our imagination to feed
,rOn. When Butte shall be moved to
hat charming spot where the ''coal