The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-28
ELK PARK.
The Jefferson Comfy Seat Cues
ton From q WOOdville
Point Of View.
Wood and Coal Business-Dila-
tory Omcials-Persona1
Mention,
Special Core pondence Of the MINER.
WOODvILLE, Jefferson Co.,

Special Core pondence OF the MINER.
WOODvILLE, Jefferson Co.,,
March "a, 1883.
This iota of Montana's vast popula-
ton possesses its cares, trials and
trlbulations, as we'll as co other por.
tons of Gods fo0tstool.. Many are
exercised, some exercised, q few po-
litically mad and others temporarily
Disguised. The questions of most inn
portance to politicians in both Jeffer-
son and Silver Bow counties concerns
the annexation of Elk Park to Silver
Bow, the county division and the
removal of the county seat of Jeffer-
son county from Radersburg to Boul-
der.
The advocates Of the latter are
already in the field and present gilt
tering argumentative bats to catch
the woodman's vote in the coming
struggle. The people of WOodville and
the Park seem to be ION the fence" but
if the County-seat be removed it cuts
us off from future annexation to the
Silver City and her adjoining terri
tory. If the seat remain in Raiders
burg, there is a prospect that Elk
Park will eventually become a part
and portion of Silver Bow county,
and the desire for such.a result is so
general here, that it is believed that
the vote against removal will be a
strong one in this precinct.
The vital interest of an act making
the Park adherent to Silver Bow is
palpable. The assessed valuation of
property here last year amounted to
over $500 600 and yet, as stated in
one of my communications, not over
One-half was reached by the assessor.
This year the amount will be more
than doubled if not trebled.
If Silver Bow desires the accession
of this end of Jefferson, those inter
ested in the matter had best put on
their th~inking-caps and proceed to
work, else will Radersburg spring q
cold deck upon the players of Jeffer-
son City, Boulder, Basin, Wickes,
Woodvilie, and other places.
OFFICIALS.
Mr.. Thomas Smith, elected last fall
as road supervisor, has not yet
received his papers from the authori-
ties, though his bonds were properly
endorsed by the J. P. and duly sent
forward. He has written twice and
mailed in registered letters from
which he received the postmaster's
receipt, and yet after over three
months the eastern end officials are
silent. The same is the case with
the constable, MI. David Smith.
Mr.. Thomas Wright, postmaster,
and one of the Woodviile merchants,
left Thursday morning for the East
side, and will be absent for ten or
twelve days. MI. III. D. Mclean,
deputy postmaster, will attend to
business during his absence.
CORDwOOD AND CHARCOAL.
There are at present about 10000
cords of wood at the summit Wood
ville) and vicinity, belonging to the
S. 3. Co., and about $4,000 cords be-
longing to the Montana Copper Co.
Ness and Marks the Superintendent
of these companies have thousands Of
cords already here, ready for trans
portation and their large trains are
busily employed either hauling
or banking. The sleighs are still en-
ployed from the summit to the divide
beyond the Park. Several cords of
wood have been cut by individuals
during the winter. and over one
hundred men are still ut work with a
coming prospect of a ready sale and
fair profit. Thousands of bushels of
charcoal are being and about to be
burned this season. This gives EN- :
plOyment to many men and the pro-
fit to the producers is fair.
In my next l will have something
to say about the mines adjacent to
Woodville, but knowing the pressure
upon the columns of the MINER I
desist for the present. CHANCE.
All But.