Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-21
MONTANA LETTER.
BUTTE CITY, Aug. IL, 1886.


BUTTE CITY, Aug. IL, 1886.
EDITOR INTELLIGENCER:- The warm
weather of the season is about over.
Snow and hail may be expected any
day. Our nights are delightful.
We are now in the midst of hay har-
vest The grass is short but thick and
Juicy, and is said to be more nutritious
than any of the grasses of the statee.
The Butte races commenced here
Yesterday afternoon, and fully 1,5OO
people were on the fair grounds. Pool
selling was very active and the pool
rooms crowded. A new feature in
Montana race courses was the selling
of "Paris Mutuals." These mutuals
give every one chance for his money.
For instance, if one thinks a certain
horse will win, he buys ticket for So,
naming his horse. Others also buy
tickets on their favorite horses. Alto
gether there may be $500 or 81 900 in a
box. A dozen may buy tickets on the
winning horse and then divide the
money. Those buying on the losing
horse get nothing.
A new concentrator was begun at
Wicks last week. New mines are
opening up with fine prospects.
The Union and Northern Pacific roads
expect to increase the speed of their
trains. 1t will not be long before the
journey between the Atlantic and
Pacific coast will be made inside of four
DAYS.
The annual Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union will be held in Butte
City Aug. II and 1s.
Stock growers are fast coming to
Montana. For years the stock from
these valleys have been leading the
country. On the oath inst. the "Stock.
growers Association" will convene in
Helena. No doubt many new meI
will knock for admission. Beeves feed
on the nutritious grass of Montans
make excellent tender steak.
Although the price of silver has de
q clined to 81, and copper at low stand
point, without any hope of an immedi
ate rise, yet many old dumps of low
grade have been sold to smelters ant
o worked with profit.
1t Is rumOred that MIR. Wear, super
intendent of Yellowstone Park, viii
resign because congress did not provid
" for his salary. The ''Little Giant" il
" the senate from Missouri must not for
| IL r, T.: Sc IN rsk 70
Il The republicans OF Montana viii
hold their convention in Butte Git
W 18th prOx.
Round trip tickets from here t
10 Alaska can lie procured for $l2O, in
Guiding expenses. Alaska is goo
10 summer resort for adventurers.
The Helena, Boulder and Butte rail
way company was organized yesterda
70 with Governor Sam. L. Hauser at tn
% head. Surveyors are in the field an
will begin work at once. The road wi
run from Helena, the capital located /
Lewis and Clark counties, to Boulder
the county seat of jefferson county
It thence up Boulder valley and dro
p down on the west side of the mouI
tains to Butte City. Boulder canyo
:. and pass will require but little tunne
= ling to get through. have ofte
z drove over and hardly knew l ws
gong up grade till came to where tn
waters of the Atlantic and Pacifi
T: separate. The summit is at WOodvlllt
in Jefferson county. Here the peopl
say the water runs both ways. 1t is
If pleasant drive of about four miles eal
f, of Butte City. 1t must be remembers
that Butte City is in Silver Bow count
O on Silver Bow creek, at the head {
,s Deer Lodge Valley, and about tou
II miles west of the Rocky mountains.
s Game season Is now at hand. In th
If monn. aims are lions, wildcats, noun
: tain sheep; while in the valleys al
d jack rabbits, antelope, deer, elk, cay
i, otes, grouse and buffalo. In the lowe
" valleys are plenty of geese, brants an
g ducks. Some weeks ago while ToI
II Robbins was on hunt in McCart
B, mountain he stopped to eat his luncl
it when all at once he was startled frOI
Dr. his comfortable seat by the arrival of
s. huge animal within $50 yards of b
st seat. Tom Immediately raised shot au
m killed it. 1t was a large mountai
" sheep, and " hen dressed weighed 81
I'd pounds. The head and horns weighe
T. about 200 pounds,
" Montana potatoes are getting rip
.. Gardening is very profitable here.
u. few days Montana fruits will be plel
g. tiful in the markets, and the price WI
ty be reasonable.
" Montana has gone through man
Or changes since its organization in 1856
I'd Once land of robbers, murderers an
al swindlers, then the age of the vigilante
< when terror reigned and "Juds
It's Lynch" was on the bench. Then fo
~ lowed the age of quiet and prosperit
he with the exception OF some thievil
I'd raids by the Indians, hich abo
I'd eliminated in 1876 when Sitting Br
as was driven from the territory, but II
e without the loss of the brave Gust
d, and his entire army on the BighOr
te BannOck was at one time the capt.
, and populous city; then arose boon
l. ing Virginia City on the famous Aid
he guIch in Madison county. This W
ed the capital and metropolis tor a tim
Sc but now is mere village OF 400 or s.
tie inhabitants. Next Helena gets and r
y, tains the capital. And although But
ITS City is the metropolis. Helena is t
C, finest and best located of any CITY
of the territory and seems to be destin
|
g, Falls is u promising rival.
w The new school law that cOngre
ne passed at the last session, requiril
on physiology and hygeian and the e.
effects OF alcohol and narcotics on I
{. human system to be taught will be e
ne forced. Yaggy's manikin charts, at
al cost of 500 each. are put in each scho
d. room. These are the best set of char
in ever made. With them before ella
av il child can learn in few months
take man to pieces, naming eve
bone, muscle; also the digestive al
circulatory system. StOmachs
whisky drinkers and tobacco users a
rr specially taken. The cOlOring OF
IL healthy stomach, moderate drinkel
and a drumkard 5, are presented to I
classes. This is the best plan of teac
On ing temperance. There is but htl
~ y" hope in reforming or curing drunkard
or but there is hope in striking at I
aa head of the fiery and poisonous serpe
i. that lies hid in the bottom of the cl
Il: by teaching children from objects of Ii
- Themselves aS thaSp 1issactinU nlat