The Dillon tribune., 1886-02-27
BUTTE, Montana. Feb. - 1886


quiet, SO far as trade so>~, but full of REQ.
pie The permanent population OF Butte
has largely increased a.r ing the past year,
and the transient population, consisting OF
hundreds Of adventures. has more than
doubled. How many Of the latter live is a
mystery. but they are here and manage so
get their daily rations by some means or
othrr. without any visah,e means al sup.
port.
The city improvements within the past
twelve months have been wonderfully
great, !" the way OF elegant aud costly
editiccs, which loom up in the center Of
the city conspicnous;y Money has been
!avishlv expended in the erection OF
splendid bui!dings--ornaneu's in the
architectural line, and comn,o,,;u,,s houses
for business purposes. The demands Of
trade fully justify their erection. ard IL.
money thus expended is considered we'll
invested.
In the mines OF the butte district
there is morc than customary activity
manifested. Old mining properties, which
have been successfully and ;rohtal,lv
operated Tor years. arc being vigorously
worked with tu,l forces O, ,ncn, and new
,nincs are developing splcndidilv aud
proving in many instances, better mines
than many %. the old and we'll established,
mines. In mining operations and enter.
prizes NO depression i. observable, but on
the contrary increased activity and energy
is displayed and witnessed, throuyhou, the
entire butte district
In the city, amusc,ncntS are compare.
lively stagnant. The Grand Opera House
isclosed. temporarily, awaiting the appear.
| ancc OF struggling company TO fill Wy the
void. until Barrett comes, which will h.
in a short time. The .\mphi,l,..:.r. or
skating rink. don't draw large conyrsya.
tons any more. Roller skating here, lis
! elsewhere. is about PLAYED out, but once in
a while the big rink is SHINY attended by
Il promiscuons mob, some of whom are
said 10 h daisies and dant,ies Of unknown,
pec'igrcc> and collapsed characters.
The p,gili>ti.: clemcut is conspicuous at
present. a number Of sluggers have con.
yresatcd here. There is 4 heap o; blui,
going on among the short haired gentry
| some OF which may terminate in earnest
hard fighting. The other evening the
F! Colorado champion, Glow and the Mon.
! tana production, Dune Mcdonald, ha:, /:
], ">ct to" with their hands property cush.
;oned to prevent any blood being spilled
! II was called match ''ior points," \
/ ST. 900 house witnessed the fight, which
was Il i,ippodro,ne---in translated Engl;sl,
! a fraud.
While respectable an,usemcnts are the
exception the variety theatcrs and beer.
jerking establishments are open every
night, and arc literally attended and pat.
| ronized. Girls of doubtful dcccncv do the
singing. dancing and beer. interchangeable
only perccptiblc difference between them
, being that the "artist>" are more ga,,dily
! dressed than the common bccr.icrks
| However. these night and midnight indus.
tries appear to be hourshing, despite their
rerrel,ensible character.
Washing,on's birthday was very ap
propria:elv and credi,abl, celebrated, un'
der the auspices OF the 'ire,ncn of Butte
The day was magnificent. The procession,
Of ,ircne,, over two blocks in length
paradcd through The principal streets OF
! tn. city, and the sidewalks ON the line o
marci, was filed with men, women and
children The display vas excellent, and
the exercises ut the Amphitheater were
| fitting. Col lie. Wolf delivered IN clio
q,,cnt Grafton and Hon. Wash Staplc,o.
made an appropriate address,, locally ap
plicab,c. The celebration OF the da,
wound up with a grand ball in the evening
which was largely attended by invitct
guests aud citizens Of Butte.
+! III the local politics there is ~ vas
a,ncun, oi sno.hercd hatred ready e
break out without a ,no.nent'> warning aut
upon the slightest pro:oca.ion. The "la
Dor clc,:.cn' is Il his factor in county
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observer notices that already the ropes ant
wires and tra,nway~ arc laid to capture the
| working men. The dandy Democrats arr
not Il, defiant and uncompro,nisisg A. the,
were in former vcare, tor without the !ator
crs the Democrats arc in no position t
via. The respectable and "anti.respec.
able wings of the Republican factions arr
being pretty skii!iu'ly mustered BY ethc;cn
bosses and by the time the ctssnty can,
paign opens il: earnest !. i expected tina