The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-03-07

was next turned to gold and silver ores,
a monster piece Of which, from the
Drum Lummon mine, weighs 100
pounds. This mine was sold to English
capitalists for $3,OOO,OOO From the
Moulton mine specimen, taken out at
a 5O0-foot level weighs 1000 pounds. It
is gold and silver bearing and shows the
great width of the mine. The products
of this mine amounted to $5OO,OOO last
year. From the Bell mine is another
magnificent specimen carrying IS per
cent Of copper, thoroughly impregnated
with great masses of silver The Lex
ington mine affords further examples of
richness in silver ores. In addition to
these are shown upon two great pyra-
mids, ores from the A. NJ. Hotter mine,
the Granite Mountain, the Comet, the
Hecla Consolidated, Maria, Neptune,
Liquidator, Mountain View, Parrott,
Gagnon, Alice, Silver Safe, Stevens and
the Helena Reduction company, the lat
ter company showing handsome dis
play Of silver bullion. Other prominent
mines too numerous to mention have
| their respective exhibits. Above the
pyramids sign rears high aloft, bearing
the eloquent inscriptions: "These min
erals all represent paying mines" In a
cabinet all to itself, a wondrous sight is
exhibited Of gold ores, all from the At
lantic Cable mine, located in Deer Lodge
county. The cabinet represents the
equivalent of $4,000 in specimens, one
piece alone containing $1,000 of gold
9601OOOths fine. The product of this
mine last year was $25O,OOO. In further
evidence of the mineral production of
Montana during the past year, history
records $23,5OO,OOO, which is greater
than that of any other state or territory
in the Union. OF this amount the
Butte district, in the county of Silver
Bow, produced $16OW,OOO. Next in Or
der in minerals, and last, but not least,
is the display of Montana coal, taken
from veins from twelve different dis
tricts, representing veins from five to
twenty feet in thickness. This coal is
Ignite, found in the tertiary formation,
but Of good coking qualities. Rich
samples of iron ore are also seen, thus
completing the category of all the po-
tent minerals in Montana's rich collec-
ton. OF paramount interest to the
stock raiser are the various specimens
Of bunch and buffalo grasses which form
a conspicuous part of Montanas special
department. These grasses are of the
most nutritious kinds and afford nour-
ishment for the million and half head
Of stock which now roam upon the val
leys and plains Of Eastern Montana. Of
this stock 100000 head Of sheep are in
cluded, which find no other sustenance
save from these grasses. It must be
understood in this connection that the
rigors of this Northern cline are modi-
fed by warm breezes from the Pacific.
The chinook winds are life-giving alike
w IIlu1l d11l UCOoC. w OC1lCl
are exhibiting greater varieties of pota-
toes, none equal Montana in the size
and nutritious properties of her ground
fruit. In the way Of cereals, the exhibit
shows wheat, oats, barley, peas, and 9TH
er varieties in perfection of formation.
Every grain is fully matured. Accord
%, hn fu% or
leads the van in the number of bushels
of wheat per acre, showing the rare pro-
ductiveness of her soil. Wool, notably
free from burs and excess of grease is
is also shown, representing another of
the great industries. Turning from the
rich products of this rising territory,
the eye for the beautiful is attracted to
the magnificent oil painting which over
hangs the doorway of the commission
er's Office. This painting represents
Shoshone Falls, located on Snake river.
in Idaho. While this painting repre-
sents one of the chief beauties of an
adjoining territory and the coming wa
tering place of the world, it nevertheless
adorns the Montana exhibit, inasmuch
as it is partly owned in Montana. These
falls have a perpendicular height of 21O
feet, and are said by tourists to exceed
Niagara in all its magnificent grandeur.
At Montana headquarters the door is
ever ajar, and thus visitors who accept
of the openhandel hospitality find not
only generous, but an art retreat. The
walls of the office are adorned with
gems of art from the brush of Albert
Blerstadt, Americas greatest landscape
artist. One of the pictures depicts the
celebrated geyser, "Old Faithful" in the
National Park. Another shows hunt
ing scene, while still another presents
the head of mountain sheep. The
commissioners, in trying test of the
artists faithfulness unto nature, have
faced this head with fine specimen of
natural head, affording comparison
which greatly compliments the talented
artist. These pictures by Mr.. Bierstadt
are valued at $500. In addition to
these pictures, large photographs of the
principal great smelling works and sill
yer mills Of the territory are shown,
making the Office really an art gallery.
Montana is yet in her infancy. She is
at present territory, yet she is rapidly
increasing in wealth and population.
She has already adopted her constitu-