Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-25
confidently believe that they have another
BONANZA in sight. The company properly
is very extensive, comprising eight claims.
all lying south and west OF the Granite and

confidently believe that they have another
BONANZA in sight. The company properi J
is very extensive, comprising eight claims
all lying south and west Of the Granite and
further down the mountain side.
1 will refer to the other properties OF tue
campin future letter. There are number
OF Butteites here now, among thu nj being
A. H. Barrett, Of Barrett & Jackey who is
accompanied by ]. H. Wyeth, OF st. Louis.
Both went into the Granite to day. and
their eyes never saw such sight. n. B.
Ringeling, the surveyor, arrived to day.
DIR. A. Labrie is now located here in the
practice Of his profession. Kinney Arthur
and John Simpson drove in with their
little wagon and merchandise on Saturday
and have been outfitting the natives OF
Granite with clothes, shoes, shirts, et:.
Thomas Cruise and wife are in the city,
domiciled at the Kaiser House, and the
Rev. Dr.. Flint, formerly of Butte, but now
OF Helena, is also here, and went down the
West Granite to-day. Quite number OF
Butte express wagons are now running be-
tween Philipsburg and Granite, and they
seem to be doing we'll. They charge 81 for
9 passage up the hill and SO cents coming
down.
Whiskytown. suburb OF Granite, ia
probably the iveliest camp in the Terri
tory. 1t contains 200 or 800 people.
mostly men. The few women whom no.
ticed had weakness Tor Mother Hubbard
dresses and have a familiar look and nat.
urally wheel about and smile when one
shouts, Eddie, a bottle and two"
This is "reminiscences of the Arion.
Among the gamblers aud saloon keep
ers - who prosper here are many
familiar Butte faces. The town is
built in terraces on the noun.
tain's steep sides and hangs up in the
air like Swiss village. There Is an aroma
OF freshness and beer about the place, and
less than two fights an hour make the
people feel that something had gone wrong.
Here may be seen all the features that
make mining camps worthy any mans
study.
Philipsburg proper, on the other hand,
nesting peacefully and quietly in the VAL
places in the Territory. Its handsome
business places and cosy and comfortable
homes make it exceedingly attractive.
Aome-life here is apparently the ambition
OF the people and this fact crops out every
where. John Mcguire is here now with his
dramatic company, playing theirrepertoire
to good houses.
Considering that prize fight announced
to take place between Tom Manning and
Tom Austin drew only 50, and that Mr..
Mcguire opened to 5000 in east Lynne"
ut the same house is the best evidence OF
the culture and refinement OF the people of
Philipsburg that could possibly be offered.
Mr.. Mcguire remains here the entire week.
The whistles of the Granite Mountain
and the Bi-Metallic works startled the
people and soon fierce flames were seen to
shoot up just back of the compressor house
Of the Granite plant. Everybody feared
that the mill was threatened with destruc.
tion. but happily it was only the brush
back OF it, which, thanks to the complete
arrangements OF General Manager Plum.
mer, WAS soon extinguished.
The timber on the mountains opposite
Granite Mountain is on fire, and much
'alua be timber is being destroyed. This
afternoon the fire reached large quantities
of cord wood and this evening the entire
orce Of both the Granite Mountain and
he Hope turned out to fight the ravages OF
he nsatiate fiend. COZ.