The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-26
DILLON,
some Random Notes of thu Deaverhsad
County Seat.

Three years ago this fall, when the Utah q
Northern railway was being pushed north
ward through Beaverhead canon, by wash
ington Dunn, IL became evident that hall
for the winter must be made in Beaverhead
valley. The country was looked over and the
natural location for the winter terminus and
permanent town found to be on the 4a0-acre
ranch of Dick Deacon, q substantial farmer
located on the river, about four miles this
side of the old Watson p. o., or "Ryan's
Bridge" Mr.. Deacon started off with asking
low price for his ranch, but appeared 70
"get on" to the fact that it was "a ground
hog case" with the r. r. company, and ran
his selling price up to $4,000, which, with
his notice to the graders not to turn a furrow
on his land until the right Of way, at big fig
ures, was settled for, rather unsettled the sit
uation. About this time b. +. White turned
up, as he usually does when business gets in
teresting, organized a town company, paid
the SIC, 800 for the ranch, gave the railroad
company right Of way free, on condition the
terminus would be made there that winter
named the town Dillon, and sold the first day
the lots were offered in the market $4,000
worth. Up TO this time $50, worth of lots
have been sold, and among the purchasers a
month ago was the original owner, who paid
$500 for single lot.
Dillon to-day has about / 900 inhabitants.
At the last general election it polled 800
votes. 1t is permanent, we'll located town,
having a large tributary trade in Horse
Prairie, Beaverhead, Upper Ruby, Blacktail,
Red Rock, Rattle Snake, Birch Creek, Big
Hole and Upper Jefferson valleys, Montana,
az also in Eastern Idaho. These productive
valleys have a population or 1000 or more
people, and the crops this year were good.
We met there merchants who had come sixty
miles by wagon for goods, and Mr.. l.. e.
Fyhrie stated his sales on the day preceding
our call, aggregated over $1,000. Several
ranches in the tributary neighborhood OF
Dillon have been sold recently at large pri-
ces Among others, that Of Phil Shenon, on
Horse Prairie, which sold, with its stock, to
Brenner Bros, of Philadelphia, for $4,000,
and that of Joseph c. Crow, with stock, to
DR.. Ames g. Co., of Boston, for s37 900.
Since the REIMBURSEMENT of the n. p. lands
by the company, nearly all the available
land in the county has been taken up.
The products of the Argenta furnace are
shipped from Dillon and supplies purchased
there. During the present season about 90
tons of base bullion, valued at 1915 to $3.50
per ton have been run out and shipped.
There has also been shipped about one hun
dred tons of ore ranging in value from s225
to $3.50 per ton, shipped from the Argenta
and Blue Wing districts.
Messrs Webb & Mathews, Of Denver, have
recently obtained ground in Dillon and con-
template erecting sampling works next sea-
son.
Among the shipments this year from Dill
lon was 45O 900 pounds Of wool, the most Of
it being handled by Sim Estes.
Among the prominent business men of the
town are:
Kirkpatrick Bros, General Merchants.
L. C. Fyhrie & Co., %
T.W. Poindexter, &"
Geo. w. Dart, Hardware, etc.
John w. Lowell Co., Agricultural Machin-
cry, Wagons, etc.
Sebree, Ferris & White, Agricultural Ma
chinery, Wagons, etc.
Sebree, Ferris & White, Bankers.
DIR. Clutter & Co., Druggists.
Eliel Bros, Clothing and Dry Goods.
W. E. Eastman, Variety and News Stores.
Kirkpatrick Bros, 90
Mrs. Kupfer, Jewelry and Watches.
Thompson g. Bliven, California Fruit
Store.
Corinne Hotel Livery Stable.
Ed. Marlow's Livery Stable.
Walter & Co., Planning Mill.
George Savage, Wagon Manufacturer.
Con Orem, Blacksmith.
Reddicker g. Murray, Meat Market.
Robert Boldly,
Beside these are the Corinne House, d..
Leyson, Prop; the Dillon Hotel, j. A. Ding
ley, Prop; the Colson House, Mrs. Colson,
Prop; the Arcade Restaurant, Chas. Adams,
Prop: the Butte Restaurant, w. T. Eastman,
Prop, and several private boarding and lodg.
ing houses.
Seven saloons and billiard halls furnish en-
tertainment to the boys.
There are some excellent buildings in Dill
lon, and the best of them have been erected
this year. The public shool house is large
five-room two-story brick building, that cost
$4,000. George w. Darts business house
cost 5000; kirkpatrick Bros store building,
Just being completed, has cost 81 900, while
Fyhries and EliePs are equally good. These
are all built of cream-colored brick, OF excel
lent quality-a shade between the white
brick Of Deer Lodge and the cream-colored
brick of Milwaukee. They are manufac-
tured by Rife & White, who this year turned
out $4,000, and their supply is about
equal to the demand.
The Episcopal church, costing $500, and
the NJ. Z. church, costing $780, are frame
buildings, but very good structures.
Mr.. C. Orr Is just completing $4,000
brick residence, which is nearly as good as
Nick BieIenbergs. Rev. Drummond, Phil.
number of others have also built good resi-.
dences this year. The Masons, Odd Fellows,
A. 0. u. WIS and Knights of Pythias have a
fine Union Hall, 3Ox7O feet, in the second
story of Darts building.
The Dillon court house Is not such a build
ing as the county needs for the protection Of
Its records nor intellectually creditable to
the town and county. When the issue was
submitted to the voters of the county whether
the county seat should be removed to Dillon
from Bannack where an expensive brick
court house had been recently built, the
question of the expense Of new county build
ings threatened to have serious weight
against the Dillonites, and the Town Com
pany guaranteed to furnish a court house for
five wears rent free The two STORY frame
school house, costing about $4,000, was Sc
cured for that purpose and Is SO used. But
recently the County Commissioners bought
the entire block on which the temporary
court house now stands, and it is probable
Beaverhead county will ask authority at the
next session Of the Legislature to issue bonds
for the construction of a suitable, safe, and
slightly building. wewere fortunate enough
not to have occasion to inspect the interior
of the Jail.
Beaverhead county has at present excellent
officers, SO considered by all, and 1t is pleas
ant to record that a large proportion of them
are Republicans. The Commissioners are
Phil Lowell Dem.), John Wells tRep.l o.
w. w. Rote DENY Sheriff, David Reinhart
Rep); Treasurer, Joseph C. Metlin (Rep.);
Probate Judge and Deputy District Clerk,
Robert T. Wing tRep); Clerk aud Recorder,
Phil. ID. McGough Dem.).
The affairs Of the county are said to be
well managed. After the settlement for this
year 1t is anticipated the county debt will
not exceed $4,000. The assessment roll thin
year will show about 81, 200, 900 property u
~r~..; ..rx 81 o0a ano laat xaar The tax lave "a