The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1884-03-27

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neaux's store last summer, and since
then has doubled its capacity By \,
ire adj ton Of Il large warehouse, and /
lhis sp.ing, work will be commenced
on another new building to be occu
pied as a store, while the present
store will be converted into wa.e-
house This finn carry a stock here
of over forty thousand dollars, and as
soon as room can be made, this stCcI
will be considerably ,ncleased. Mr.. N.
NJ. Erickson has full charge Of Messrs.
Power * Cos interests here, and un- |
der his able management the business /
is in a fouri5hing condition. Toe
Picnette Bros carry a full line of gen
eral merchandise, also, and are dolng !
thriving trade. Both hotels have
been found inadequate for their IN
creasing business and new buildings
are in course of construction, which,
when completed will furnish ample ac-
cumnud 1ions for the travelling pubic
and home trade. 1t is rather early IN
the season, to predict, with any degree
OF accuracy, the amount OF building
that wll be done here this summer,
but it is generally believed that 1t will
be very cons derable. Big CASINO
and Rock creek saw mills, are furnish
ing lis with an excellent quality OF
lumber, aud judging BY the quantity
of logs that have been put INTO both
mill Yards this winter, It Is evident
tat our lumbe.men are fully aware OF
the importance OF tbs place as a lum-
Der market, and are wisely preparing
for the "boOm."
Z Of the hoalthfulness of this locality,
too much cannot he said. 1t Is Il poor
place for Il doctor to try to get
: rich in. there are so few cases of sick
ness among us, that our genial Nj. ID.
] (Dr. Lapalme) finds but Il very limited
, scope for the exercise of his talents, not
! Il single case of natural death has oc-
cured on the creek since It's earliest
. settlement. that we have heard OF
The organization OF lodge of the A
% L. w. has mark cd il new era IN the
r social history of our town, and haf
o proved itself grand harmonizer, al
u ready. Another organization, we trust
e will soon be effected here, IN which the
G fair sex will have an equal show will
i the Lords of creation" We refer t.
> tbe Good Tcnlller order, II branch q
, which will be established here betor
= long.
: OF the stock interests Of this valley
. your correspondent, "Scrlbbler,' ha
l. written so fully that we need not reie
=, to them. Regarding the aglcultura
n advantages of this district we NIGH
1 write at length, but must condenS(
.r There are forty thousand acres OF henc
!, land between Big Spring and Cotton
- wood creeks. that can be irrigated tror
d the head of Big Spring creek. Ihl
Ia land Is considered. hy practical FARMERS
II to he a, good wheat land us lays out {
doors. 1t is safe to estimate that Wlthl
"a II radius of fifteen miles of this pom
- there are forty thousand acres NOR
= that can be easily watered from the VI
le rious little streams that empty INTO 81
u, Sprlng creek. The splendid crops
at the past two seasons are ample proc
TO that the land around here Is we
III ADAPTED to the raising of all kinds
If farm produce. and it Is only the lack {
n market. that dpters our ranchme
~ from competing with the wheat raise
nc of Minnesota and Dakota. The ere
Ell ton of good flour mill on Big Sprlr
lta creek would open market to ol
ed ranchmen, supply us with flour such
is nov brought To lis over thousal
th miles of railroad, and unquestonah
-, prove IL honanzl to the mill owner
,iO There never existed anywhere, Il hett
he opening for mill man than Is oiier'
e, right here. The water power Is one
ad the hest I've might say THE BEST IN Il
.C- couutrv. 1t rises some SIX miles fro
he here. in two large springs; the fall
m that distance is over three hundr
- feet. the estimated volume Of wat'
nc eiphteen thousand (1S,OOO) inches,
'o0 about two hundred and twenty thol
II and (22O, O,OO0) gals. per minute. 1he
lch is hardly any appreclable difference
mt. the volume Of water summer Il
er- winter. 1t was never known to free
md in the very coolest weather, until 1t h
cone over twelve miles from It's sour
- ANY mill man can easily figure
ty uoypr that can be had, with Il pressl
not of fifteen or twenty feet of water,
,d such Il stream as this: and that he
nt" of water can he attained at IL very SIN
ar, cost. owing to the winding, dohhl
no, course of the creek. An lrrigat
rto ditch with capacity OF i've thousa
- l(JOJW inches, Is in course OF constr
Ch* lion. from the bead of the creek TO
dY, bench land. laready mentlpned}
fort tween here and Cottonwood.
cen uarties building this ditch, are l.. i
tha witt. J. Y. Stafford John Toombs ;
nj Geo. Stafford. These, with seyC
e. IL pa In