The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-01-31

4OZn(AN.
A HypOrboroou Sensation MINED
In the Bud.
Wonderland and tho Olorko'o
fork Aiuin3 District.
Interesting Lottoe Prom Our Vel
loWotone Correspondent.

OS~o40S~~S0oVs
BOHEMIAN, Jan -, lSS;.
Edjl0r xkser:
The double barrelesl liar IL abr'aC
In The land. 4 report had come 4
town detailing = heart rending story
Ut the freezing to death Of an emil
grant party In Rock canyon, and bu,
! = few miles from town, and had
written you hOW tho man and woman
ned reached the tunnel after night
had wandered from the road; had
! tied their two p0Or lsOnses to . tree
hal L~en found, horses and sll, frOzell
sill In the morning. had dilates|
upon their inadequate clothing, and
regretttng the presence IT CONCEALED
twins from the effect Vt the tale; had
wondered to what extent their
thin duds had been the ~
suit Of their possible reading
Ut perhaps my yeans since articles
upon the orange air Of the yellow.
stone region. Eut the stOry wasn't
true; the only truth was they would
have frozen had they been there.
But here comes something else.
No sooner had you published MY last
letter, asserting the FlOridaixing Ut
our l~t:al climate. than the clerk Of
The weather got upon his ear-so to
speak, with your permisston-.nd
gave ~ three days blizzard and
ICY snap which surpassed In one day
and night the records ~ the oldest
iuhabit mt. Twas ~, and ~ sat
up o'nights, watching the coal dts.l,-
pear ut SO per ton, that the plants
might live, ] wondered whether the
liars were confined To tho nsauufac-
turcT> IT the Rock canyos. ro,nance.
A q, 500 cash sale VI Clark's Fork
mining property was n,as)e here few
days since. thus adding one more to
the several transfers ~ effected this
winter. And In this connection
may state that the proposed extern.
sion Of the area Ut the National Park
causes no little dissatisfaction with
owners Of Clark's Fork property.
Should the line Ut the Park reserva-
ttOn Oe cSrriesl, - proposed, forty
mikes east. 1t would exclude from de-
velOpsllent not only much Of that
mineral district. but Also . large ARA
NJ other such grUuud not yet pros-
lxscted to any great extent, hut vet
known to " rich In silver, iron and
gold aud cOal. For years
w have hoped for segregation Of the |
known mineral tracts vi the Grow |
Reserve; and now that by the late |
recession treaty its Clark = Fork loca.
lions must sCOu become practically
AVAILABLE. It Is Disseminating To re
hanger Of further complication. We
WeIc'''le any legislation which will
,s'clre reservation Of the actual Won.
and protection Of its game;
,lt, ~ the government has no prOba.
Ne intention Of interfering with
.ltners' rights, or Of reserviux miner.
i lands, claimed or not, the proposed
'xtenston movement calls for protest
rom the Territory.
The runsOr reaches " that the
lark branch roaal survey, via the
ieIlOWstOne has l,eeu xusueuded-I
'erhaps abandoned; and that, after
U, Bosenlan will be the initial point.
Srt0us movements, seem to p0int
hat way, but, Of coune, these are
hings which mo fellow can find
ut" until after they may have hap
enel. 20 l do not speak ~ BY ai,-
bority.
Az | write, three loads Of paayeu- ,
ct. Tor the railrs,ad pass my window.
- ! cast my eyes across the street l
Y heopefaiios,s In preparation of q
mother saloon. The sheriff passey
18th . prisoner who . day Of two
20 shot and killed bis man ut the
l0neI. | hear the CONGRATULATIONS 4
tween two friends over the revival n
prOgress 1t the Methodist chu rch. :.
dog 0ies by with = tin cun 1t his :
~. Two xuctioneen are yelling I
'eir bargains from wagons 1t The a
'rner. Civilization II announced Z,
having arrived by = man who h y
stjtng up a pawnbfOker' ssixu across
e street. The melody al the Ger o
On Band" floats upon the air. A ],
Az ;.as Get In, aud news, actual T,
~, are scarce - hens teeth. ~
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