Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-09-07

ana who's" reports Were very cheering
as to the prospects of great results, bur
dlscouraglng when they spoke of the
style of "rOughing it, there. The hills
are long way from bases of supply.
Bat tins has been the case from time
lmmrmprlal. Look at Helena. for in
stance. No place was further in the
Wllds at one time than Helena. then
called Last Chance. Bat the men who
first went there and stuck to the place
are now many of them the milliouaircs
of the place.
Western towns of inferior SIZE are
far ahead in municipal enterprise of
oa>tcln places. Fort Benton, with
only 500 people. has two hig banks
one national, the other private bank.
with Y. G. Power rs its president.
(Nll. Power. ny the way, is the rcpub-
IIcau nominee for governor of the Nt0tc
of M"ntauaD The town has also
SN Nstcm complete each of electric light
ing and water works, all of which are
directly or indirectly sources of profit
to the place. What we say of Benton
is true of places even smallrr.
Large bricks of Stag are one of the
items Of output at the Parrot mine,
Butte. The bricks are considerably
larger than the size with which we are
acquainted, : hence Il brlckIaycr can
make little work show very big. II
there Is anything imperishable, it is Il
brick Of Stag. Mr.. Gaylord, of the Par
rot company, has built himself II resi-
dence IN Butte Of this material Dark
and lustrous. these blocks make his
InDptst 1.lI # tho ,.ttNr'., ,,.i,,t. 4
interest.
field in the world than Montana. The
grass is particularly nutritious, us
much SO in winter as in summer. No
matter what season is current the
cattle eat it with equal relish and
profit. The result is-the cattle rarely
If ever, fan TO grow in value 1t is
one OF the MontAnian's financial max
lmS that "lutcrtat on the capital in
vested stops whenever the cattle cease
to thrive" There is another thing
about the business that makes j; at
nHctIvt To newcomers those already
on the ground and in the business do
no! regard the advent Of new growers
rs competitors, or utcrlopers. On
the contrary. the! are welcomed as 50
many ''''"tS III sing c"N,rF n,i an" great
'r ''i' gene RAJ result Inc same Is
a., VI ''p "S' !I"''uI 'N'S'
by 'n' way '"e Wi''al@i over mas III
40" Il" " almost "l'lI''t'eo range Ior
ms Sp'TI"''H; l'3Ad I"f h'm Is as
premium ~ I't 'h' Her"er' W heal
ITT" yE'n L'''lS III ''' >p'.i "c"' 'le"'
ram? mas produce" various E!eI"' ac,
o'u,n7 =" pt'N loTS 'Ii'iN'''on ol
S'T1'n" lIo''' 90 |" ~ p"Hl''I7 per acfc'
"' H''.''' H''', "''l Pi"""c' '"'S' pr ,'n
''N' po."''''N' ''''' III 'i'' H''i' P'"l''''
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All" "H '',' '""'j'tS "''9 'i''It VIA NC
It @'"" 'ns "fI""n" 'oi lI''''CrS 10 "I'n@
,''' I''d' ''''''H Vi '""' |" '"' Su''"ce
'"T irI use, ~.
lHe peH' II}"l!'lc' l"I S'ocN,r"'SliiG
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HI'H'
or or, l"r'''Ii'S purposes Ihere are
t''S'"Le '"c'''"''H a'I"Ner '"e territory,
,H"H@'l 'ne c"'t'!'f% round ahout "reai
ans appeared I" he 'h' most favored
-! nature Oh All we saw A' hlg
c"hIF' we "''utF''ah", 'tlefG Is nuch
hne L""' III Hl%"i Oh me fallroad yr'
"nt"Nrn'
f"r 'he most part 'he iandN T." WhIch
"r rel'r are nor lfri%ated' ana me re
a