The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-26
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DEER LODGE VALLEY.
Notes by the Wayside-Anaconda and
Silver Bow.

| IHE MINER commissioner who has beer
making jaunt through Deer Lodge vale,
picked up among other things, thefollowins
lniormation: At Anaconda there is every
evidence oflife and prosperity. In addition
TO tne improvements at the smelter there
are quite number of private dwellings
being erected. Among Others there are three
| two-story bricks being erected on Nam
| street which, although incompleted. are al.
ready rented, Schmidt & Gamer OF the
Centennial brewery are putting up fine
building, the owerportion to be devoted to
their business and the upper part will be
htted up for lodge rooms for the several
societies. John Petriz, the agent, will oc-
cupy the rear portion of the store for his
wholesale business.
| The manager OF one of the largest restaur-
ants states that since the Cinnamon have
been fired" the cooks in his place have
| been waited upon by the Knights of Labor
and notified that, in the event OF their
| getting drunk and failing to cook the meals
on time or in the right shape, they will be
! tarred and fea thered and driven out of town
and that ii their successors neglect their
work a more severe example will be made
of them.
Cornelius & Brown have added fine
bowling alley and other improvements to
their establishment, and it is now one Of
the handsOmest in Anaconda
AT the Geyser Springs the proprietor,
Robert Merrill, has just discovered another
large body of iron ore, large enough to
supply the entire Territory OF Montana.
Mr. Merrill is satisfied that the waters of
his springs have all the curative powers of
the best and most noted springs in the
United States.
IN THE VALLEY.
w. A. Hensley has just completed at his
farm in the valley one of the finest resi-
dences in the Territory. The building con
will in IL short time be duly inaugurated
with an old-time housewarming, to which
all his neighbors and friends will be in
vited.
TIC. Davidson, who runs fine milk
has just finished model NOD Pesa sss6shsr 65sshang % and nc,
place. 1t is OF brick, story and a half
high, very roomy and very neat. 1t is
surely one OF the best residences in the
vicinity.
Cloves Miles and A. Becksnead have made
the excavations and will soon lay the
foundations for brick buildings. Both gen
tlemen arc building for their own use and
propose to have fine residences.
Thomas Ford owns fine ranch in the
health. Everybody knows Tom and he is
as good Il rancher as he is a miner. He
expects to be in Butte in a day Or two.
c. B. Jones, whose only mistake is that
he is an old batchelor, has one OF the best
ranches in the Territory. He reports that
crops are good and the stock looking very
fine. Mr.. Jones knows whereof he speaks.
j. L. Fifer, who also has a fine ranch, has
just invented land roller and marker and
an Indicator to Indicate the number OF
bushels OF grain threshed. Bott, are simple,
but ingenus.
ANACONDA.
M. J. Ashine the clothing man, proposes
to spend the winter in California.
Joseph Lodge and Morgan Evans are in
the city and report everything in the coun-
ty in a tourishing condition. Joe should
know as he is the county assessor.
Gus Gamer expects to occupy his new
building in few days and will keep the
best to be had in the land
H. Il. Mahan and L. b. Mahan, the one a
hardware merchant and the other drug
,ist, are among the most enterprising and
popular OF the citizens OF Anaconda. Both
are doing a large business.
Chris Lanser and Tom DAILY, the dispen-
'ers OF wet groceries, are both satisfied with
5he state OF trade. Neither OF them appear
70 be growing thin.
Henry Helsing has just gone into the sa-
riends and knows how to run place he
will surely make it a success.
SILVER BOW.
On the way home the monotony Of the
lrive was relieved by witnessing an exciting
,orse race at 1.-The Hump" (which is located
lbout six miles from Silver Bow. The ami
mails are owned by f. Laskey, H. H. Drake,
J. NJ. Schaefer and are all good ones. The
ace was dash, but as it was repeated
several times it was made very interesting.
1t the wind-up Laskey's black proved the
Iictor.
Chris Nissler, the Silver Bow brewer, has
'een enlargng and improving his estab-
ishment. He has a capacity OF 500 bar
els per month, and employs nine or ten
nen constantly. There is large stone
malt house. and the concern turns out
porter equal to the London stuff. Among
he Other adjuncts is IL tire-proof storo-
house, filed with fine liquors, and number
'ne stable for the ten horses employed.
Mr.. Nissler has also beautiful residence,
md lives like a prince.
William Matthews, the butcher, is one o.
he institutions OF Silver Bow His boast
) rnaJ ne never slaughtered any common
took, and his customers agree with him.