The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-30
THE BOHEMIAN SHELTER.

As we go to press, we learn that one
hundred and sixty shares of stock have
been subscribed toward the Boze-
man smelter enterprise, and that the
subscribers will meet within the next
day or two and perfect an organization.
This is move in the right direction. 1t
will do more to foster, encourage and
extend the constantly growing trade
with the mining districts at Red Bluff
and vicinity than sny other thing that
could be done. Bozeman is becoming
shipping point for ores, and the ship
ments are constantly increasing. These
ores are hauled to BozeTnan at cost of
six to ten dollars per ton, and shipped
to Omaha at an expense of $3.50 per
ton. The cost of working these ores at
the different smelters throughout the
territory ranges from SIS to 500 per ton,
and the lowest price named at the Oma-
ha works for reducing ores is ST. per ton.
Thus it will be seen that the expense of
reduction at Omaha il as great as at
home. Bozeman is most fortunately
situated to become the great center for
the treatment of Montana ores. She
has within easy reach every necessary
ingredient that can be more cheaply as
sembled here than at any other point in
the whole territory. Abundance of good
iron will be found within from four to
fifteen miles fire clay of excellent
quality can be had in great abundance
four miles from Bozemarl. Coal, suitable
for roasting. fuel and other purposes will
be found in the Trail Creek coal fields
and an excellent quality of coal for max
ing coke will be found in the Bozeman
coal fields. This coal is located so con-
venient to the places most suitable for
the location of smelter plants that rail-
roads can never have corner on fuel
for the reason that the coal can be deliv-
cred to the smelters IN wagons at least
three dollars per ton cheaper than the
smelters of Butte get their coal, hence it
will be seem that the saving IN fuel
alone would be fair profit on the reduc-
ton of ores. BozemaD has more natural
advantages than any other town in the
territory. Her extensive agricultural
resources, coal fields and her close prox-
unity to one of the largest ore producing
districts in the territory place her in
commanding position which, if taken
advantage of in time, will make her the
Denver of Montana. Everything, how
ever, depends upon her citizens. If
they unite and all take hold Of the
wheel. each one doing his portion OF the
work and each bearing his part of the
burdens, great public enterprise can be
set i'm motion that will be not only a
great public benefit, but profitable to the
promoters. Unfortunately, however,
many of our citizens who are most able
to contribute to those enterprises calcu-
lated to build up and improve our city,
foster and encourage industries that are
always beneficial, and which lay the
foundation and form NUCLEUS, around
which every branch of industry will
cluster, do not sustain their part. The
absence of some of these names in
public enterprises is so frequent as to
cause much comment. and dampen the
enterprise of others. The man who
squeezes the dollar ofour daddies until it
is beyond recognition, though he be
rich is not benefit to any community,
but re can be tolerated. in preference to
the chronic growler, who stands upon
the street corners and trieste ne1 tralize
the forts of others.