Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-05
THE HOLIDAY MINER:


II has been the aim Of the publishers q
this journal to present. in its holiday edi
ton, something that would excel anything
In this line hitherto attempted, and nov
that the volume is issued and in the hands
81 subscribers. they ian Judge for them
selves whethsr or not this result has beer
accomplished. It is almost s~uperduous to
direct attention to the beauty and shape
illness Of the work that commend them
selves at once to the eye and touch.
The paper on which it Was printed is the
same as that used in the finest serial pub
LEGATIONS issued, and the typographical APP
pearance and press work cannot be excelied
anywhere. 1t will be q revelation to most
people that a work Of such beauty can be
produced here, and few will believe that
such taste and fnness Of execution car
exist anywhere outside the large pub
fishing houses Of New York. The designs in
which the advertisements are displayed
chow an originality and wealth OF idea
seldom shown in the printing Offices OF the
West, but the designs and their execution
are the unaided work OF Mr.. Oakley, who,
it will be admitted, has no superior any
where in this, the highest line OF the prin-
ter's art. The typographical conception
OF the work is entirely his, and can safely
challenge comparison anywhere.
But to bring out this work in all It's
beauty required equal art in press work,
and this has been supplied by Mr.. Holloran,
the pressman, who has brought out the
beauties Of composition with a master
hand. It is 8 fe to say that the artistic
work he has done on both type and
epgravings equals the best that has ever
been seen in the finest magazine publica'
tions.
Taken as O whole, then. in appearance
the work is such as the people OF Butte car
8 md to any part OF the world, confident
that it's alone will insure o
favorable reception and interested inspec
ton.
It is not alone, however, as a triumph o.
the mechanical part of the art preserva'
tive OF all arts" that this holiday edition Il
placed with satisfaction before the genera
public by the publishers. Bright and az
Uractive as that is, it is but a worthy frame
IN which TO place the valuable
useful and instructive information con
tanned within its covers. As a compen
dunn oil what Montana is to-day. it can bt
referred to with confidence. The articles il
contains are written by men to whom tht
subjects on which they treat are familiar
in their mouths as household words
Written in q bright, newsy style, they
must be conceded to be the most perfec,
dissertations yet printed on the severa
subjects. The mines of Butte are dom
thorough Justice to in it, and the men who
| have brought them to their present higf
| estate are given full credit. The stor,
| there told of enterprise and energy
is instructive and full OF interest
| while the wealth there pictured
is q plain and unyarnished tall
| OF what everyone here can testify to. N (
part of the Territory ID neglected. Th'
recital of every fact tending to set forth tt
| the world at large the ~unexampled richel
| and limitless OF the Territory al
to the variety ofits means OF greatness wal
| the object with which the holiday numbe
| was begun, and it is no exaggeratlon to sa,
it has been accomplished.
Everything that can tend to make U
work Of interest. in the way OF historical
| retrospect, description OF the mineral ant
! agricultural output, statistics oil ever.
| kind and personal memoir has been care
fully collected and condensed into briefes
space compatible with intelligent presenta
| ton. Those who wish to know at a glanc
and in the most direct way what the grea
| territory of Montana is, what she ha
sprung from, and to get an idea what sh
is destined to become, cannot afford to b
without a copy Of the HOLIDAY MINER
and, if you wish. to furnish your friend
| elsewhere with reliable information on thes
points, you cannot do SO as perfectly as b.
sending them a copy OF 1T.
For information Of those sending it ava.
it may be stated that the HOLIDAY ANNUAL
weighs 80 ounces and will require 8 cent
postage to auy part OF the United State
| and Is cents to Great Britain. This mus
be prepaid as the postal authorities do no
forward matter OF this class when not pre-
| vided with the full postage.