The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-30
q NEW MINES.
A Miner" Reporter Corrals a
Few Facts,
About Tone City, tho Trail, and
the New Mines.

About Tone City. tho Trail. an
the New Mines.
In his rambles last evening tn,
MINER reporter stumbled upon Mr.
E. G. Letter, the City Treasurer
who ha1 just returned from the new
mines. The M. r. took the gentle
mans nearest button hole, led him
to a chair in the cosy back parIor OF
one OF u most popular sample
rooms. and anchored himself beside
him.
"You have been to the new
mines" said the reporter. "Can you
tell us something about what you
saw and heard on the trip"
Mr.. Letter, seeing he was in for 1t,
gracefully yielded to the situation
and answered: Eyes; I eau give you
a few pointers, but I don't know that
they will interest your readers
much"
R.-"Fire away. Wen take
chances on that"
L.-"WeIl, 1 started for the new
mines last Thursday and arrived at
Tone City, my jumping-off place,
late in the afternoon of the same
day. Here I found a little town con-
tanning between 900 and 800 people.
There are plenty of saloons and \
place or two where a man can get
something to eat, but no lodging
house mol q place where a ma AN
get a bed for love or money"
R.-"Where did you sleep?"
L'-"Just where two-thirds of the
people of that rising young city sleep
upon a floor where I crowded in
with two or three dozen Others"
R.-"What are the future pros
poets of Tone CityW
L.-"Can't toll just now. The
Northern Pacific wants th%ree-fourths
Of the town site. MI. Tone, the prin-
cipal owner of the place is willing to
whack up with the company aud give
it one half. If Tone don't yield the
N. T. can give the place the 90 by
and bust 1t up. If Tone comes to the
N. P.'s terms the place will be the
departing point on the line of the
road as the best and nearest trail leads
to the new mines from it. There Is
another place this side of Tone CITY
which claims to have a trail to tho
mines but there is no travel upon It,"
R.-"How far Is 1t from Tone City
to Eagle City,"
LII can't tel exactly. Probably
thirty or thirty-1ve miles. At any
rate, I walked through In n day,
and I am not much OF q walker a
the best"
R.-"Tell us about the trail"
L.-"Well, the trail runs through
a heavily timbered country all the
way. Tone City is surrounded by
heavy timber. 1t 8 nothing but tim
Der, timber from the time you leave
Tone City till you reach the mines.
The snow don't drift, but lays where
It falls. There is a constant stream
Of people going in and out
If the mines over It every day.
roboggans carrying grub and blan-
zets are drawn over it every day. It's
low work, but they get there all the
anne. The trail is narrow, and when
footman meets one Of these tobog-
'ans he must give the track and
ometimes he goes up to his shoulders
n the snow whens he steps off the
R.-"Are there any stopping places
the trail"
L.-"Yes, two. One is about even
ailes out from Tone City, where to-
oggan haulers stop over night the
rst day out from the railroad; the
ther is about half way bet ween Tone
ity and Eagle City and is kept by
Emerson, formerly of this
R.-"How is MI. Emerson do
lg::"
L.-"First-rate. He has a large
mt, cooking utensils, ETC., plenty Of
'ub, and sets out meals at q dollar
'ch. If fellow wants something
than coffee, King has at it
70 bits a drink. His teepee is always
DIVIDED at meal times with hungry
Otmen."
R.-"How did you like the ap-
'arance of Eagle City,"
didn't see much of it. You
I went down on some special
which I concluded the even
6 I arrived there and came over t.
City the next day. Butte is
well represented in Eagle
ty as we'll as in Tone City. The
ow is too deep to do anything In
ospecting. Cabins are being put up
d every one is getting ready
work as soon as spring opens. It,
I think, be a big camp next sum-
r. So while 1 was gone I made a
lie arrangement which may call
down there when the great rush
rts in. But here I am going to
y for the present."
Z. (rising.-''Thanks, Mr.. Letter
your kindness. Ever indulge."
4.-'Thanks, never touch it,"
Hinora1 rl0thinr aJ,rn1ioa fnn1s