The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-22
THE BOHEMIAN BUDGET,
The Butte Excursion Was the Most
Important Event of the
Week.
Discoveries in West Gallatin Still
Attracting a Great Deal
of Attention.
G ossip About the Carter Mill ut Red Bluff
In Line for the Castle
Road.

BOHEMIAN, Mont, June 21.-The great
event of the past week has been the Butte
excursion. Nearly 800 persons went on this
excursion, the larger portion being farmers
of the valley who were the guests of Boze-
mans more liberal business men. The bust
ness men of Pony to the nu mber of sixty,
also became guests of the Bozemanites, and
helped swell the number that took in the
great mining camp. About two-thirds of
the business men as we'll as the farmers had
never been to Butte before, and they were
more than surprised at its magnitude and
thrift.
The West Gallatin discoveries, mentioned
by The INDEPENDENT some time ago,
are attracting considerable attention and
experienced mining men are OF the opinion
that the new field is worth investigating.
O. p. Chisholm and V. +. Tull, Of
Bozeman, have secured several locations, and
feel confident that the field offers induce
nents to capital. a considerable amount of
which they have interested. The tin ore
excitement has not died out by any means,
and locations are still being made. Mr..
Grassie. the we'll known travelling man,
visited the ground on Friday and staked a
claim. Rumor has it that many most ex-
oellent assays have been procured from
New York. Philadelphia and elsewhere; but
it has been impossible to run down the per-
son who received them. Prof. Lenhen, of
st. Paul, however. still maintains that the
ore found is rich tin. A great deal of Cos
sip has been circulated regarding the
Walker-Carter mill at Red Bluff, which was
temporarily shut down two weeks ago.
Col. Carter, the main man of the company,
has gone east, without leaving any explana-
tions but as the colonel has the reputation
of ''alighting on his feet it is safe 90 pre-
dict that he will soon return and that bust
ness will be resumed at the old stand with
more than the colonels customary vigor.
Bohemian has publicly announced that
she is in the field for the Castle road, by
far the most important road to be built in
Montana this year. BOzeman may not get
it, but should it succeed in getting the rail
road company to survey line up Bridger,
the public will be surprised to learn how
easily and cheaply the road can be built
from here. A delegation of prominent citi-
zens have been to Butte and Anaconda
during tho week to seek the cooperation of
these two cities, both of which could use
the Castle ores to good advantage. This
shows that Bohemian is hustling this year
in a manner heretofore unknown to it. Its
Board of Trade has already accomplished a
great deal of good in the way of advertis-
ing the resources of the city.
The past week has been even more wet
than the ones that have preceded it since
the first of June. Vegetation is growing
fast and the Gallatin valley strawberry will
soon be in tho market. Oats and hay have
been almost entirely disposed of, prepare
tory to the new crops. Granaries that have
not been empty for years are now entirely