Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-01
Money IN MINES.
an WEBBING BOYS WHO ARB PROS
" OsaTG IN TaR NORTHWEST,
49,. !, T5va Who Havs Money Invested
bi ~. Al Interesting Chat With Mr. John
i- N,Eslvsy-A Busy Section.

rye been out through the
st about twenty years, said
" Iobn McKelvey, who short time
~ .,rred 70 this city from Northern
eve seen a good many
YlA, os in that section, and have I'M
''l- s,s good many Inconvenience
'o, the incipiency Of enterprises, but
' -', +, is a live part Of the country,
49,. - one with grit, enterprise and
~ h..5atiyeness can not fail 70 sue
first went TO st. Paul, and re-
.'' Cd there for quite awhile, but upon
l-'- -oeping up Of the DakotaS joined
=, yF-,oassioD. was among the mere
D. mi of inhabitants that started the
----i Grand Forks in North Dakota. In
own, when went there, the town con-
90 only seYenty-hve people; now 1t
'I-II,stIipr city OF 5000 souls. IL has
bindings, and for such a rapidly
l IN. ,cVn is remarkably metropolitan
.-i .,s makeup. This place is situated
W.. 40 m the richest agricultural valleys
,5e Tinted States. 1t is the only
80 I'm the country where the cele-
800 No. ! hard wheat is successful
-..i-sd. The crop this season is one
he finest they have had in six years.
49, engaged In the mercantile and
.@'irg business at Grand Forks, but Of
-,s wears have also had interests else
ire. notably in Montana, where l
,,,, invested somewhat in mining"
Are there many Wheeling people
.-.srssted in the Montana mines?" ask
a the reporter. =,
oyes there are quite a number OF the
..s;,ess men here watching eagerly
lgm aiar the operations OF the we'll
.-1Wr mine. located about thirty miles
'.,m Butte City. 1t is u gold mine,
- one of the richest ones in that
,,arity Just how much Wheeling
-5rsy is invested there do not know,
N, heard o short time ago that it ag-
,srsted about 100000. Nearly all
M Wheeling investors have been sue
.s..fll. no losses being sustained. This
s,ss not mean, however, that a gold
-f-s investment is always a sure thing.
The mines don't always pan out as con-
~~1sted. But the Wheeling specula-
r-s have been lucky in securing good
property.
~Are there many Wheeling people
~, in that sectiOn?" asked the re-
porter.
Not a very great number" said Mr..
V.Kelyey, still, l believe there are
dion. eighteen or nineteen in Butte
Civ. Montana, one family that used to
IKE over on the Island having been
,srs for over twenty years. The two
boss I'm this family are James and
Thomas MOTatt, and both have been
successful in mining projects. Ed.
Trg,e, formerly OF Wheeling, is the
manager Of a mining paper called the
Bife Miner. At Helena, there are also
few former residents OF Wheeling.
Wn. Muth, in the real estate business,
has prosDered, and is one of the promi-
TENT citizens Of the place. There are
isllt L, 900 inhabitants in Butte City,
and so great have been the mining OPP
.ratons that the whole city, even under
bs compact business section, is thor
ughly honeycombed. 1t is one Of the
ueateSt mining cities In the world"
Butte is a great place for gambling.
Z goes on on there In full blast. You
can look right in on the ground floor Of
one place after another like gazing in at
stores. Gambling OF course goes with
every mining town, but here it seems TO
PARTICULARLY rage.
II expect to return TO Butte in about
two weeks to look after some private
mining interests"