The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-24
TIE HISTORY OF MONTANA.

who compose the corps ofwriters an(
reporters engaged 10 the compilation
IF q new and elegant volume of thu
History Of Montana, deserve consid
Grafton and the active cooperation o
all intelligent people, for their unt,r
ing efforts to secure the most reliable
data and information regarding the
history of this mining district and vi
cinify. Judging from their enthu'
siasm and extensive researches, the
work, which is now nearing compile
ton. after almost two years of un'
ceasing labora,. will form one of the
most interesting and Attractive vol
umes ever issued Certainly the citi'
zens of No state or territory in the
UDiOn s:an furnish such an abun.
dance of material, in the way of Incl.
dents, adventures, "reminiscences,
etc., of a personal nature, and other.
wise interesting character, as the
pioneers and early settlers of Mon.
tana, since they have been among
the most hardy, daring and coura-
geous OF heroes.
Hence we are pleased to note that
the record of the "Old timer" and
those who have assisted in the de-
velopment of this section is now be-
ing made, and that they each can
have an opportunity to make their
names remembered in the future
ana that, too, just at a time when
Montana is taking an important rank
among the States and Territories of
the western world. No time could
be more appropriate for the compile
ton of such an Undertaking than
now, when a sufficient number OF
the early settlers still remain, to re-
late their individual experiences and
hardships, and who We're eye-wit-
nesses to some of the most import.
ant events that ever transpired on
the frontier.
The recollection OF stampedes to
new discoveries, and the incidents
that have there %transpired during the
growth and development Of camps
and towns in the different gulches Of
the Territory, though marvellous,
is yet fresh and vivid to many an in
dividual' Of this vicinity, and when
placed upon the pages of history. will
not only make many a Montanian
live with pride and satisfaction in the
future, but it will he a proper &C
acknowledgement Of the debt of graft
tude which We Ow. to men, who hazs
arded their lives in order to wrest
savages and wild beasts one of
the grandest sections Of our country.
In fact the History of Montana, as
it has been, and as it is, together with
the developments of its agricultural
and mining interests, rep!ete with the
of its many adventurers-of
their struggles and triumphs, cannot
but be Of wonderful int rest to every
individual within its boundaries, and
person interested in the welfare
Of the Territory and of his family.
be without this volume, and
all should feel sufficient interest to
encourage literally the enterprise,
and they will be amply rewarded by
that the memories of these
frontiermen will be more
astingly pre- served than any monu-
ment that wealth could cast in bronze
Or chiSel carve upon marble. !.
The leaders Of this very worthy en-
terprise, now that their labors in
are drawing to a close, have
been kindly and cordially invited to
prepare a similar work of Wa. hing
ton Territory, and we %cheerfully rec
ommend them to the people of that
as pleasant, able, and efficient
gentlemen, who understand their
business and of whom President
may justly be proud.