, 1883-09-29
A BITE LETTER.



DEEK LODGE, NJ. T., Sept. IA. 1883.
Thsre was so much 10 see il Butte that !
iaid over M extra DAY IN order 10 visit the
Lsx.rgson Mine, which, BY the way, Is the
ric..est in the world. As usual, my friend
Daa We.sh paved the way for me. Il Is 3
very eiiheu!. matter 70 set INTO these mi5es,
AID uE.ess one has g friend st court, it IS
well nigh impossible. Toe resson Is thst
the Superiutendents have something e'se TO
d. besides showing visitors around. eni the
generality CT these visitors are 81 precioas
green and Cause 50 much trouble, bssides
asking world of foolish questions. that the
n,iaer. generally sva;d thsm- Being sn old
n.nsr myself, Sud used 20 ''man~sys,
"stopes," drifts and tunoels. sooE sbosei
be bosses that / knew little, and
as only s4kei tes question:, aud those to
tire point, soon grew in their flvor. The
SG -,eiintendent al the LexinSton, Mr.. A.
Wartenwtiier, tcok me in hand and showed
me tue Whole rlire and worAs He IS one
81 tie men Of whum there are too few In this
world for, besides b,ing scie titic and at
ths same tines thoroughly bedrock p,scti-
cal man. he i, very entertaining, obiiging
snd jolly good teiiow 10 boot. The works
Of ,eis mine cast Ssoo, coo, Fad are equal 20
s6r even on the Coiustock. They have the
machinery iogn a. iiue as new process
-four mil, AID / hardly see bow aDy i'm
pr0vemeuty cln te made. Some Ides OF the
magnitude Of th,s- can u formed when
state that the mill has two batteries Of i've
s;am;s each IL constant use dsy AMI night
10. crushing sslt alone, which Is used with
tie crushed ore IL roasting. This salt cores
from Salt LAKE. City, whe.e it costs 81 per
to Butte. GIs:srce o. 40 :l'les, ID SO
PEI .on. This is CT the Jay Gould road 60
NAM arr hewIing .f:sr IN the ,0weT coua-
tTy. Yet me L. p. c.. m:ae their Own
Goa. brrg II 20 ile ssme p!sce, and cell 1t
TT $40 PER ton. ! gant Tie readers Of the
STATESMAN Il c,ls:ier and ponder over the
fsuees have been g,vins them. and think
tlsa: tney vii, hy comparison Eith rates cn
Cur cEn roaGs. hrd q difference. sud from
Thica they eau r,slzs great profit
DFEg LODGE
To nave .eft thIs section Oi country sI'h-
ont vlsitIns Deer lodge woGl;; have brought
the irs Of my god friend Capt Nils, Of the
Eorti,ccs; dOan o. nv drsoted head. and
therefore. anxious a. Was to arrive hC.ne,
| jumped If the trs'n on Friday and spent
the day there Nrver was das n.ore de-
hghtfuily spent, for found the people OPEN
hearted, hospi:abie, entertaining and ob.lg-
ing beyond measu:s. tsp.s!E Nils hitched
up his Sae team and tool. G1e, with Associate
judge GaiLreath, around the city. We VS.
tied the peniteDtiary, drove sr5und toe co.,
iage, which cost the Deer Loigers $4,000
when the city numbered ouiy one thousand
iphatitsnts Ivas glad 10 see town that
was cl 81 snd healthy, ard Deer L0dge nils
the D.!i il every respect. Tire sceaery aFcnGd
is beautiful, and predict :a,t .re ious IT
vii become ; popular fashionable resort
Capt. Mills Rms tie hest 'eeeEiy newspaper
IN Aoutsns and the only ope II bic county.
L Is well supported, aod a more popular
gentleman than he does 70: .xist. Ihe no
tsls - Der La5sc and Baits arc perfect
,no,lels aud evur, one praise then as nGch as
they abage these 0; the lower country l
can cooscien,ioasiy recommend the st.
Nicholas Hotel at Bate and the NeBarnsy
House at Deer L9dgs.