Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-26
BITTER ROOT VALLEY.
Crop frcspects-Sceial Happenings
Railroad Notes.

Railroad Hotes.
Correspondence of THE MIsER.
Sr~EyESsvnLLE, May 2O.-The Weather
during the last three OF four days has been
exceedingly hot, the Thermometer register
ing 81 in the shade. Nature appears to
have taken a new lease OF life n every
thing is in full bloom.
N. d. Fulkerson received a telegram last
week summoning him to the sick bed OF his
sister at Boise City. Mr.. Fulkerson LETT
Immediately, and at last report his sister
was doing better.
died last week. Her remains were inferred
at the Aetna buryins grounds.
The Free Masons of this place have pur-
chased four acres of ground from l. W
Flowers. adjoining the town site, to be
used as a cemetery. This is a very good
move, and the Masons have the thanks oil
! a grateful community. 1t has been pro
| nosed to get ND a bee" and all parties
living in the near vicinity to repair to the
cemetery on a stated day and improve the
same. We hope every one will turn out:
Rev. J. l.. Phoenix delivered a very inter
esting discourse at the church last Iuesdas
evening.
Dan Ross and wife, OF Corvallis, passed
| uIOttku cit AuOASoay W.
| Missoula, to attend the wedding OF Mr.
Bishop and Miss Fowler. VIM. Gregg, O
this place, has charge OF the Mercantile
Company's store at this place, during Mr.
Ross absence.
The Young Brothers have taken the con
tract to :bulld Amos Buck & Company
new store.
Large parties Of prospectors are leaving
town daily.
These hills are full of mineral and some
one ought to strike a bonanza sooner o'
LATER.
Amos Buck and wife went to Missoula. te
hear Eli Perkins lecture. Amos says h
used to think tina Bitter Root had thu
biggest liars in America. but he is 'ow coz
vinced that there is at least one ahead o.
our people.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
John A. Smith died Tuesday after a pro
tracted illness of nearly six weeks. lht
remains were inferred in the new cemetery
| and are the first to have found their hna
resting place there.
Gust Moser spent Sunday in Missou'a.
The late spell of warm weather has sent
the river up a booming. There will be nc
more fording for some time to come.
A party OF Union Pacific surveyors besar
work in this valley last Saturday. Ths
party is headed by n. c. Ray. The balance
OF the party are: Frank Bruen. assistant
engineer: ". T. Shepherd, ~leveler; 6: +
| Moulthrop, topographer; D.. +. Wells
head chairman: .. D. Caldwell, rodmap
and &c. rye F. King, rear chairman. Their
are also five teamsters and a cook thai
accompany the party. They commenced
the survey about three miles below Ste
vensviile and intend to run q etralsht lint
through Bitter Root and out at Ross hoe
Their other exit from the valley viii 81
either the Lolo Pass or the Big Creek Pass
Although this line gives us no direct com
munication with Butte or Anaconda, ye
it will be CT very material benefit, as it vii
open I'D resources hat are now untouched
for want of transportation. 1t IS al
established fact that the timber III tn,
Bitter Root Valley is unexcelied and witt
the opening Of the timber Industry other
will soon follow.
RAILROAD SAYINGS.
.Ourl line don't care.'-Wall Fulkerson
Il wonder what the fare will be to Tire
Mile."-Tyler Worden.
Real estate is booming.'-Gust Moser
pine Hollow has no terrors for me now.
-Zebb N. Harris.
81 wish our new store was finished.
Amos Buck.
II will have to order a new supply c
drugs in case OF an accident +. I
Smalley.
II can make my wedding tour on the ne,
railroad.'-W. liam G. Stuart.
"They can run all over my mill or rancI
for all / care."-W. J. Mccormick.
MI. J. A.. J. Chapman, n OF We goo
people OF Bitter Root, but who has bee
here so long that he don't know what
Railroad Company can do, took it upo
himself to order the survey party off Of hi
ranch, but they didn't so worth a cent
Mr.. Ray requested him to make his repor
OF damages to the company he representa-
Every crossing We come to lately we see nc
tees for new roads that will be asked 10
at the next meeting OF the Board of Count
Commissioners. The roads as they no.
are in this valley, are in a horrible cond
ton, and if the people would all sign On
petition for the repair OF the old roads an
let the new ones rest at present, they wonl
make a lasting and much-needed improve
ment in the valley and would have the bless
ings OF the travelling public.
Major Mccormick is again with us. Th
Ma ior ia %rnstIinp for mora uuarfZ. s.