Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-04
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THEN AND row.
By the changes that 60 into effect at mid
night tonight, it will be seer that the CON
veniences OF travel between Butte and Hell
ena are greatly facilitated over the Mon
tana Union and Northern Pacific. The re
suit can be attributed to the progressiv,
ideas and liberal management OF Superin
tendent Gilbert, of the Rocky Mountai,
Division OF the Northern Pacific. and Su
perintendent Dickinson, Of the Montans
Union. The vigor and energy that hav,
characterized their management of the rail
road divisions under their charge are 8
specimen of the benefit of the introduction
OF young blood into railroad management
Those who made the trip to Helena from
Butte a couple of years ago may look back
with wonder at the change that has been
wrought in SO short a time. Then the
traveller, after taking an affectionate leave
OF his family (f he had any and an extra
risk on his policy of insurance, bidding an
affectionate adieu to his creditors
and taking a long, last, lingering
look at the greatest copper camp on
earth as a spot he ne'er might lay his
eyes upon again, entrusted himself to the
tender mercies OF the frail narrow-gauge
Utah & Northern cars in whirh he en-
parked by slow and easy stages to Ana
conda. There half an hour was spent
warming his heels on the platform, when
the journey was resumed, the bach track
taken for Stuart, and then Garrison was
reached at 1890 when the midday meal
was partaken OF. In a couple OF hours a
freight would make its appearance from
the West and a sea in the caboose OBJ
tanned which landed the weary wayfarer, if
he was fortunate, in the Capital about z
O'Clock in the evening, too late to do any
business that night. The only return train
LETT Helena about 8 a. NJ, so that a bust
ness man had to spend at least thirty-six
hours in Helena after arriving there. The
return journey to Butte consumed twelve
hours more So that three days was the
least in which a man could do the one hun
dred mile journey in and return.
Now the Butte visitor to Helena lea yes
the depot at 7:45 q. m. and goes through
in the same cars without delay reaching
the Capital at 12:43 p. M. He
has three hours and a half in
which to transact his business,
all OF them banking hours, and at APO p.
IN. he returns to Butte in a through train
that arrives at it's destination at $50 D..
Or, if the necessity presents itself he can
Butte at 5 p. m. and arrive in Helena |
ut 10 p. M. and can return next day either
by the S:45 a. n. train or the 4:2O D. m.
train. Helena people enjoy equal advan-
lagos. They can leave at 8:45 a.. M, reach
at 2 p. M, remain three hours and
each Helena on the return trip at 10 o.
n. They can also leave Helena at 4:2O q.
n. and arrive in Butte at $50 p. m. Can
snyone ask or expect to receive better &C.
than this? The time on the
Union is remarkably good. The
|istance is fifty-one miles, and with about
tx stops the running time is two hours and
en- minutes.
The accommodations OF the new time
ards are not confined to Eastern travel.
for Philipsburg leave by the 7:45
m. train from South Butte and arrive at
he burg at 2:15 p. M. Unfortunately
usiness on the Drummond & Philips
urg branch does not warrant more
one train each way daily,
o that passengers have to remain over at
be burg all night and return by the 1920
. m. train next day, reaching Butte at 2
. m.
The traveller leaving Portland at 1890 I
Don on one day is by the new eard landed
Butte at $50 p. m. This comforting in '
'rmation is possible from the arrange
lent that enables the traveller from Port g
ND to reach Garrison in time to avail J
lmself Of the Helena express that leaves } c
arrison for Butte at TAO D. NJ, thus /
voiding the discomfort OF an all-night stay c
! Garrison. {
The immeuse difference That an intelligent r
ljustm-nt OF train service has effected is r
rther exemplified in the avoidance of the e
ait OF sixteen hours at Garrison that had
be endured in days gone by the traveller !.
'stlned for the East, and OF nearly twelve :
'urs delay to the west bound. but which !,
now completely a thing Of the past. +
'uly, the lines of the traveller now have
lien in pleasant places.