Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-07-10
The Land of Mountains.


, Ed. STANDARD:
A. reader of the SrAxDAEp for
the past nine months, have become
very much interested i'll Washington
Territory, especially the country
about Puget Sound, and realize that
in very many ways you have the al
vantage of US i'll Montana. Yet, ii
we cannot enjoy view of the bound
less ocean, the primeval forests, the
single mountain peaks towering their
lone heads So far above their fellow ;
that they seem not satisfied with
parting the clouds but would rcne
trate the ether blue, We can boast Of
some fine scenery in our mountain
ranges, rising from elevated pla-
teaus, wild canyons and rapid
streams, and we have much of inter
est IN the immense herds of cattle.
horses and sheep that roam over our
valleys and hills coming the very
grass into that yellow metal, so de.
sirable to all: also in our min,s of
gold and silver which are unsur-
passed in all our county. Accord
ing to present statistics, there is no
place in the United States that ex
GELS Butte in the amount of precious
metals produced.
1t was not OF Montana, however,
but of our own thriving village of
White Sulphur Springs that in
tended to write. This is the county
seat and situated in the central Part
of Meagher, large and ilourishing
county in the central part of Mon
tana. We are literally encompassed
by mountains. On the north is the
Little Belt range, on the east Cas-
tie Mountains, on the south an ir-
regular group called the Crazies aud
on the west the Big Belt range.
All Of these have more or less min
eral wealth embedded in their
depths. A few miles south of us is
quite lively little camp, mining for
copper, on the west is placer min
ing, while to the north the new and
prosperous camp Of Neihart is Just
coming into prominence as possess
ing some rich mines of silver. One
mine has been bonded this season
for quarter of q million, and the
Developments thus far prove it to be
even better than was at first sup
posed. Castle Mountains, being q
continuation of tho same mineral
belt, Is at present receiving a great
deal of attention from experienced
prospectOrs and several lodes have
already been located which assay
we'll, and we hope VIII soon be de-
veloped and thrown open to the mar.
ket.
Our town is but five years old and
is forty miles from the railroad; but
if one should judge from the beau
tiful silver salmon, fresh from Puget
Sound, and the great variety of fine
fruits displayed so temptinely in our
markets, it would seem that we were
near the land of promise" until the
illusion was dispelled by the high
and almost fabulous prices, which
make us realize that our hills must
yield treasures before we can, to any
great extent, indulge our tempted
palates.
In our park is situated the re-
nowned Hot Sulphur Springs, SO
valuable for medicinal purposes, a
panacea, one might judge from our
local paper, for all human ills, and
almost the tabled Fount of Youth, -
but really of great benefit to all suf.
ferirg from rheumatic difficulties
and many other diseases. We have
good hotel accommodations, an earn
est and industrious population.
good society, with buildings more
substantial than usually characterize
western towns, and altogether it is
an attractive place for the many Wis
itors who frequent our streets, to en-
JOY its beauties, partake Of its heal
lug waters, and be strengthened by
its invigorating bath. ALICE.
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