The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-02

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is truly astonishing. And when it i
also remembered that by a very wis
. provision in our statutes mines ar,
: not taxed, and that these six million
dollars only represent the amount Of
capital employed to supply the de-
mands made in carrying on one
single industry-that of mining =
the magnitude of that industry may
be partially appreciated. To the
business man who has capital in
vested here or to one who is seeking
q remunerative investment of his
means these facts are suggestive.
Five years ago faith was the prin-
cipal factor in mining enterprises in
this district. At that time, but few,
if any, felt fully assured that deep
mining would pay. While there
were really no reasons for this fear
that 1ncredulity which prompts men
to disbelieve that which cannot be
demonstrated deferred many from
developing mining properties where
such development demanded q large
outlay of money. But a few compa-
MES that had the mean and the faith
went down on their properties. The
result ~dispelled all fears as to the
profits of deep mining and to-day
the permanence of Butte's prime
industry is as fully established as it |
is possible to demonstrate it through
human agencies.
This fact has inspired a confidence
in the business men of Butte which
evidences itself in the erecting of
magnificent business houses and in
the purchasing and display of goods
which for elegance and costliness are
not excelled in many of the first bu-
siness houses of the East. Certainty
has taken the place of doubt and the
of to-day are designed to
be as lasting a. the eternal hills un.
der whose shadows they are built.
These facts stand in evidence, not
,nly for the enterprise of Butte's citi- s
,ens but for the stability of its mines.
In view of them the conclusion forces c
tself upon the mind of every OBJ {
CRYING man that Butte has not vet
cached the full measure of her pros q
that rs her mines become
aore fully developed and new ones il
pened the business interests of the t.
will assume larger proportions Il
nd demand the employment of a
lore capital; and that judging from t,
past the future is full of bright &
romlses, and sur the fruition OF b
most sangu;ne hopes. 81
In this r~etrospection it will be OBJ az
rived that the social development of
ute has kept pace with its financial W
I'D business prosperity. Churches
I'D schools abound in every quarter fo
the city, and not one Of its size in sc
West can boast of finer or more if
'mmodious church and school edi- ca
,es. The county contains over sew pl
lteen hundred youths and children be
lder tweaty-one years of age, a ca
eater number than any other Of
unity in the Territory has upon ar
school census roll. That large sill
population which is Incl
ntal to new mining localities, and ca
1ich was once the principal ele- be
ent in the labor market, has al us
'st entirely disappeared, and its
is now, in the main, filled by ri.
IN with families. This change has en-
'luced a more refined social or Oh
nization while it has added largely M,
the business interests of the COM ins
unity by increasing the number of the
lsumers. No city of it's size in the lea
est and but few in the East can are
st of a more orderly and law pla
ding citizens. The "hurrah" days the
sed away with the "bull" teams cor
stage coaches and Bntte now A
Is herself settled down to legiti- old
te business conducted upon a le- pla
mate basis, and with all the ter
and many of the the
lries of the METROPOLITAN RIO
q of the East at her doors. There ma,
for congratulation in these bow
y. and while we may reluctantly her
adieu to the old year with all its has
fs and its joys, its trials eve1
its triumphs, We can II
I the new one with and
fear of the one or mistrust A
coming of the others. The future nan,
o full OF bright possibilities for read
e for her citizens to doubt that mon
will indeed be a Happy New Year. read
Will
HOW'D and