The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
6e Meets Old Frlands and Makes
New Ones.
Mining Matters at Dewey's Fla
The Dilapidated Bridge Over the
Beaverhead.
ACase for the Consideration OF
Country Fathers.
QUARTZ HILL, Vipond p. O.,
August %, 1884.

correspondent letC Bate O0htu0 the
heels of a good roadster on a business
trip among the patrons and frienda
of the MINER. The roads were good,
the weather delightful, and the mis-.
sion q pleasing one To say that
radiant faces are met constantly and
substantial greetings in the shape Of
new patronage extended to thescribe
does hardly justice to the subject,
for the kindest and most generous
hospitality falls often to my lot, and,
Of course is accepted with the non>
chalence Of q martyr. Among the
new friends I met is w. Carkeck,
who holds q responsible position in
the Montana concentration.
The old time-honored friend Of the
MINER, Jacob Bauer, still success
fully holds the fort at Rocker, and
deals out to the hungry and thirsty
those things which keep body and
soul together. At Silver Bow we
find one of the early pioneers, in the
person of William Stolte. William
is happy! He is prosperous in his
business, corpulent in person, has a
clear conscience and a host of per-
sonal friends. Next on our journey
we stop our train at the ranch of
another old-timer. MI. Ernest Spiehr.
Ernest is In real earnest about put.
ting up a large quantity of first-class
hay, but deplores the loes of much
stock during the past few years. His
good lady extended the courtesies of
the well-kept establishment. Chas.
Carver, we found as busy as q bee
in the harvest field, while Frank
Wright was holding down two
staunch Republicans in bis hay field
with good, sound Democratic doc
trines. 1t is useless to mention that
he is now better prepared than ever,
for he takes the paper. The Joining
rancho, with frank VIM. Bird
sell, a man of the early days, Is
nicely located in a pleasant home,
enjoying the blessings of health and
amiability of q good wife. Night
overtaking US, we made ourselves at
home at the pleasant and hospitable
residence of Thomas o. Miles. A
good substantial supper being dis
posed of, music was the order of the
evening. While the lady of the house
presided at the keyboard of an ele~
CANT upright piano, Thomas draws
sweet strains from his cremonia, and
the time glides happily by until bed
time. The ranch Is . fine and a
large one, being jointly owned by
himself and brother Cloros. Among
some of the fine stock owned by
Thomas, is Old John,s three-year-old
colt was foaled in Rochelle, Illinois.
May 10, 1881, stands over seventeen
hands high, without shoes, weighs
over 1900 pounds and is we'll broken
in every respect. Upon special o.
casions he sports q collar of twel ts-
six inches.
At the FORMER House, where H
F. FORMER has been 80 long its at IN
tive proprietor, We learned that the
establishment has changed hands,
and that its old manager will soon
leave for q short business trip to
France. Bon voyage.
Among the many who stretched out
the hand of welcome ut Dewey's
Flat, A. M. Madison is not to b.
overlooked. Andrew is the only
on the fiat. aud his bust
ness is flattering. The arastra, on
Charcoal creek, in which Oscar
has been for some time inter-
ested, is now owned by III. A. Par
4 Co. The property uses two
beds, is furnished with q turbine
runs every hour in the year
and does, aside Of that of the firm,
considerable custom work. The COM
pany havea very valuable property
in the Lone Pine mine.
Before leaving the Flat for other
fields of labor, it Is deemed proper to
call the attention of the county COM
missioners of both Silver Bow and
counties to the dilapi-
lated condition of the wagon bridge
spanning the Big Hole river at a
point about three miles above Wun-
lerlich's. Something like ten years
.go this bridge, together with the ex-
grade to Quartz Hill. was
quilt by private enterprise, the two
costing, at that period, no less than
SO, COO. During this entire time
10Th counties have made use of it
Without even the appropriation of a
dollar for its perpetuity. To-
lay, although a monument to the in
of by-gonne days, it stands
offering with old age, and unless !
is done soon for its pres '
,rvation, it will be among the things '
# the past. The crossing is a very {
one, being tina dividing {
inc between the two counties, and
ould, at present., be put into proper
hape by the expenditure of about !
500, whereas, if the matter be de- l
aged, the structure will be swept !!
way at the next high water, and in :
olive an outlay of 81, 800 for the con- 4
truction Of new one. This is the &
pinion of the public and your 9
MAN In THE COUNTRY. : :
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