The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-11-28
MANUFACTURERS.

As the time Is not for distant when
manufacturing industries viii be de-
manded, in fact become a necessity. we
have thought it an ol"rtune time to call
the public attention to the advantages
which Bozeman and Gall;tln valley
offers for such industries. The most inn
portant questions to settle in the be-
ginning Of such enterprises Will DC the
facilities for operation. The cost OF con-
struction and the power neceS Sary Tor
machinery, together with the cost "i
labor, the expense of living, the nearness
to market and the facilities for pro'tr-
ing the supply necessary to keep running.
We have all the elem cnts necessary, per-
haps more available and cheaper than
any other point in Montana. Water
power is abundant. Wood and coal in
larger quantities than any place between
st. Paul and the Pacific Ocean, and the
nccessaries of lie as cheap As anyNher"
else in Montana and in al the products
of our soil, cheaper What splendid ol'-
portunitics are here offered for 4 paper
mill. Water power of any capacity re-
auired: Straw for manufacturing the
coarser kind of wrapping papers III ANY
quantity and plenty Of rags for the man
ufacture of superior qualities can be pro-
cured from all points OF the Territory by
rail. We are IN close and easy comlnii-
nication with all the principal points IN
the Territory. The same reasoning Will
apply to the erection Of a WOODEN mill.
The great wool producing districts are
near at hand. Every canyon i'll our
mountain sends forth living stream of
water which could be utilized as power.
This would also be an admirable place
| for reduction works for reasons above
stated. 1t may be said that We are not
near enough to the great mines. II
Omaha and st. Paul are near enough,
why not Bozeman? But when We take
into consideration the water power. the
extent of the coal fields, to say nothing
of wood. the cheapness of living, the
| cost of erection. etc, we can readily see
! that this is no argument; besides We are
overlooking the fact that near rs lie
| large and extensive mineral belts, among
which are Sixteen Mile creek. Cherry
and Spanish creeks and other Tributaries
| to the Madison, and in fact i'll all the
mountains surrounding Bozeman, which
only require the touch Of industry t.
make them spring into productive eN-
istence. We are certain we do not cX-
agcerate when we say these Elines are
both rich and extensive 1t is true, but
little development has been made upon
them, owing as much as anything else t.
their location, being surrounded by a
strictly stock and agricultural country,
| plblic interest has not been awakened
and directed to them We venture the
assertion that If any Of the localities
above named had been located in strictly
what was mining country they would
have reached a high state Of develop
ment. We here have been inclined 10
look too far away from home for mines
when in fact they lie at our very doors.
1t is perhaps pertinent to say that 50 far
as developed and tested they promise as
well as any mines in the country. From
them could be procured or enough to
keep reduction works busy, without
going away from home for ores. II Is
not necessary that reduction works should
be located right at the mine unless the
facilities are as good there as elsewhere.
The great Anaconda mine at Butte have
gone twenty-five miles from their mines
| to erect reduction works, simply for their
easy access to water and fuel. These are
the important requisites and we have
| them to greater extent than any other
| place.