The new North-west., 1885-11-06
AROUND THE MOUNTAINS.
Jus. a Glance a. Old Scene. and New Ones.

Although its citizens do not seem to real
ize IL as much AZ q stranger, Philipsburg has
grown and improved very much In the past
ten years. It Is a prosperous town, with
some 700 or 800 people at least within .
radius of FIVE miles-with two mills and
mines employing $50 or more men constantly,
while other mining developments engage
considerable number more. A number Of
substantial buildings of brick and frame
have been erected a system of water works,
with 80 feet pressure, and numerous fire
plugs, protects the town; there is fine
school house on the hill and over 160 chill.
dren enrolled in the district, and there is an
air of comfortable prosperity in the place.
1t has been a camp of many mutations
mines and mills that were booming one day
and silent the next-but through all the
town has grown, and 1t seems as If hereafter
all changes must be for the better.
In the mercantile business we found SELL
l. general supplies William Weinstein,
Featherman Bros, who also have the tele-
phone office, and the old established frm of
Caplice & Smith, all doing good business.
tel kept by NJ. Kaiser, and the Silver Lake
House, kept by Archie McPhail, while the
building formerly occupied by Allison &
Sherman as a furniture store, is being added
TO, overbauled and refitted as a hotel, to be
kept by Mrs. Hines. The livery business is
done by William Hammond and Conn 81
Hollenback, and with double daily stage
lines to Anaconda and Drummond, and the
daily travel to the Granite, beside ordinary
transient custom, they seem to have good
business. John McLain, so we'll and favora-
bly, known, has associated with him in the
wagon and blacksmith business Jerome
Math ews, while William Mcdonald, Nick
Newey and William Hammond have still
other blacksmith and repair shops. Benja-
min PIzer has variety store with goods
enough in it for Butte, while John Dawson,
in the postoffice store, has another good
stock, and Mrs. E. Mcdonald stock Of mill
linery and variety goods. DR.. G. n. Bowie
conducts the drug business. Mrs. Margaret
O'Neill has a bakery and restaurant, and Mr..
John Rains a restaurant. Allison g. Sher-
man carry a good stock Of furniture. Henry
Imkamp does the banking business for the
town. James Myers has the meat market;
Harris & Son do the boot and shoe business i;
John Opp is barber; Frank Wilson has the
lumber yard, while Z. Mingle, John Rains,
D. Simmons, Kaisers, Imkamp and Moore &
Gallagher deal in dry goods, etc. A little
distance above town is the brewery Of Char
ley Kroger, looking snug and cosy and
bright He supplies all the country about
with that modern essential to comfort-beer.
Among the professionals are the veteran
Frank d. Brown, Justice, Notary and Con-
veyancer r. T. Rombauer, J. p; d. NJ.
Durfee and III. +. Titus, Attorneys; Drs. G.
n. Bowie, N. s. Snyder and Mrs. James
Myer.
Methodist church services are held BIZ
monthly; there are Sunday school services
every Sunday, and occasionally at Hines
Hall there are excellent entertainments,
which are we'll patronized.
The Hope Company, which with all the
vicissitudes of fortune has prosecuted opera
tions in the limestone almost continuously
since 1867, still pounds away, and is making
money for the members, although the mi ne
is "pockety" and the ore averages low. Mr..
George Babcock is Superintendent, Mr..
John Lighthall Foreman of the mill Mr..
Byron Ballard, Foreman of the mine, while
Mr.. Fairgrieves presides over the accounts
in the Office. Thirty tons of free milling ore
are worked per day, and there are some 80
or more men on the pay roll A 1OO.horse
power boiler has just been put in the mill to
replace the ones that have done duty since
'67, and works to a charm. Just at present
ore is little scarce, but the diamond drill
has shown up good body Of good ore, and
shaft is being sunk to 1t as rapidly as pos
sible.
The Trout and Algonquin properties are
idle, except that James Patten, who has a
lease on the Trout, is taking out and ship
ping ore. DR.. Merrill & Co. have the Gran
ite Bell bonded for $4,000, have a shaft on
it 125 feet deep, and are working 10 or 10 men
on development. James Patten and r. T.
Rombauer are also developing the "Demo-
crat" lode, situated near the Hope.