Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-03

that instltus
and q hall.
This territory. Coz
miles, is now divided into
two of them. less than
and in eachof the fourteen there a.
court house and the necessary p.,
buildings to facilitate the transaction y
all public business.
The people of this territory have, through
their hard toll and in the midst OF great
~privations during the last twenty years,
contributed to the golden wealth OF the
United States not less than four hundred
million dollars, and are now more than
ever increasing this stream OF their rich
offerings.
THE TERRITORY IS A GREAT EMPIRE,
larger than Great Britain and Ireland, and
almost as large as all the New England
states, including New York and Pennsyl-
vania.
Within this vast area OF country there
are many Of the most beautiful and grow
ing towns and cities, each n OF which is
in the immediate surroundings OF the rich
est soil, large rivers and other fountains OF
contributing wealth, assuring to each the
position of a great center OF commerce.
The city OF Butte. in Silver Bow county,
is already the largest and most prosperous
city west of Denver, between the Mississippi
river and the Pacific coast, and is the
largest mining camp in the world. In this
city men of courage have quietly persevered
in the use of skill and energy, and the
ready help OF honest laborers. and opened
the mountains, measured their depths,
and have in less than ten years
given to the country's circulating
wealth more than one hundred million
dollars. The force of capital and labor
concentrated there is increasing every year,
and the rewards fully demonstrate the TACT
that this wonderful home OF gold, silver
and copper and other minerals has been
but partially disturbed. Butte City, in
Montana, the richest mining camp,in the
world, is the pride and boast OF this COM
m~onwealth, and no state or people in this
nation a fail to appreciate the brightness
OF this silver star. The most enthusiastic
and extravaganza calculation does not pre-
tend to estimate the great future OF these
vast mountains SO full OF sleeping
wealth. Butte, with it's teeming thousands
oil busy, intelligent people, iaborers and
men OF every laudable a%vocation
turning out to the world every day
it's many millions of money, and a COM
merce, the volume OF which can be estl-
mated only by tens OF millions, and having
railroad transportation in every direction.
needs to have, and the government OF the
United States needs to have them, COM
modious and well supplied public buildings
for p~ost-ofices and for the public officers.
The people, there. are cramped and incon-
venienced already for the want OF such
provision.
No other city or town in the United
States, having the and popula-
ton equal to Helena or Butte in this terri
tory, has failed to get the favor OF Congress
and be supplied with a United States build
ing to meet the class OF wants herein sug-
gested. It is no immodest request that is
now made by Montana's people that theee
two cities shall nave the notice OF Congress
sional Justice and liberality, and be sup
ported with this much needed help.
The annual
OUTPUT OF OUR MINES
ten years ago was estimated at 81 600, 600.
Now it is over $31, 900, 600. The total
value of taxable property in the territory
then was $12, O0O, 900; now it is $70,OOO,-
900 mot including the value OF the mining
property.
The number OF cattle in the territory
then was 22O, 900; now it is 1,5O0, 600.
The number of sheep then was 100000
now it is over 2,000, 900.
The number of horses then was 10000;
now it is 100000.
The number OF acres OF land then under
cultivation was 265.OOO; now there are
over 1000, 900 acres appropriated and
suited for farming purposes. Then the
| commerce of the whole territory was $2O,-
900, 900; now it $40, 900 600. Then there
was but q dozen or so miles OF railroad,
| now there are over 1000. Then the popu-
lation was thirty thousand; o it is one
hundred and forty thousand. Then the
| territory was in debt SIP, 900; now it is
| out OF debt and there is plenty OF money
in the treasury.
The far-famed grain-growing Gallatin and
| Bitter Root valleys, the Flathead, Yellow.
stone, Ruby, Judith, Sun River, Missouri,
| B~eaverhead, Big Hole, Big Horn, Rosebud,
| Milk River, Madison, Deer Lodge, Prickley
| Pear and Boulder valleys, and many
| others have demonstrated to the world
| their superior capacity in the yield OIL
wheat, oats, ,,sgrass, potatoes, peas veget
| ables OF all kinds, small fruits, and in
some of them the large fruits. These beau
tiful valleys, plains and their foothills are
not excelled in producing qualities by any
lands in the United States. The great
streams OF fact going water which pass
through or touch these lands are the source
from which all needed irrigation a b'
cheaply supplied. There are many millionl
of acres of lands yet in their virgin purity
INVITING THE PLowMAN. ,
By All act OF the Congress of the United
States, passed and approved in the earl!
months of this year, a large boundary o
lands covering more than twenty mi3f,ton
of acres heretofore reserved to and e anar
to the use OF the Piegan ~andE1ther Indians
was redeemed from IndissR ownership, AM
is soon to be surveyed and offered to tn
purchase and occcGSbancy OF the citizens O
the United StsH7es
Inc 81 Paul, Minneapolis & Manitob'
rasar5ad, stretching from st. Paul to Grea
LEalls, and by the Montana Central iron
I there to Helena and to Butte City, a dis
tance OF more thar twelve hundred miles
courses it's way through this vast area G
fine lands. whose surface has not yet bee
broken by the pillow, no- their rich grasse
trodden down nor taken by the r%anchman'
herd.
To these lands, with all their rich Offer
ings, Montana invites the attention OF tn
home-seekers of the East. There are onl
three land offices in this territory, at He
ena, Bozeman and Miles City. The land
now soon to be sought after to which
have just referred, and vast quantities {
other lands in their vicinity, yet vacan
and unappropriated, as far remote froI
each and all of the Offices already estat
lished, from two to five hundred. miles.
ask that another land office be establishe
in the territory and located a thos