The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-23
THE FUTURE Of CASTLE.
Assured by tho Extent Of Its In
dustries and Its Great
Resources.
Not Like Towns That Rely Solely
on tho Advent Of q
Railroad.
Some OF tho Many Mines That Give Conf
neutrality-suspicious. Facilities
system Of Water Works.

CASTLE. Oct. 2O.-[spscial. lit II = we'll
established fact that the booms that are
occasioned by the probable advent of
railroads to any particular town or mining
camp are generally followed by q relapse.
unless the anticipated railroad 10 pom
struoted. Business becomes atagnated and
the boomers so demorAlized that they fold
their tents like the Arabs of old and AZ ST.
lsntly steal away. 1t is also an equally we'll
established fact that there is no more con-
hdsncs to be placed in the average new and
ua%developed mining camp than in
the elements that govern the sue
oessful cultivation Of the agricultural
products of Dakota. They spring up like
the Billiards and after reaching their high
est pitch disappear from public notice
equally - quick.
But in these respects Castle has 80 far
been and will continue to be the exception
and not the rule.
While the discovery and development OF
the phenomenal Cumberland and the many
other promising mines of Castle and vicin-
ity, it, established ability az . high grade
producer of silver and lead became so we'll
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ments held out by the people to secure n
railroad, and when the report became gen.
orally circulated that surveys were being
made for the construction of branch roads
by the several railroad companies operating
in Montana people flooked in from all sec
tions of the country, and Castle took unto
itself a boom seldom witnessed. Mercan-
tile houses sprung up like magic, saloon at
ter saloon was opened and the festive
gambler was on hand in gorgeous attire.
Real estate Offices without number were es-
tnblished and each did a land office business.
Public roads leading into the camp from
railroad points were lined with freight
teams loaded with freight of all de-
scriptions for the camp. New stage lines
were established, and each incoming coach
brought to the camp q load of human
freight. Town lots were bought and sold
in all parts of the city, comfortable DWELL
ings and a costly two-story school building
we're erected, and the best class of people
who now constitute the population of Cas-
tie settled down to the daily routine of
every day life and to educate their children
to lives of usefulness and honor. In fact,
80 great was the rush that the numerous
hotels, restaurants and lunch counters were
wholly inadequate to the demands, and yet
there was not a single producing mine in
whole camp-it was simply a railroad
boom.
But the greater portion, Of the multitude
that drifted in daily and lined the streets
FROM end to end consisted for the most part
of that worthless element that is always on
hand, and known az the hobo. who took
their departure as soon - 1t became definl-
nitely settled that there would be no rail
road constructed to the camp this season,
and whose departure was only marked by
their absence from the streets. With
TALLY the same as 1t was
at any time during the past twelve months.
The town has settled down on a solid bust
ness basis. There Is not an idle man to be
found in or around the camp. Merchants
report business active, saloons are all doing
we'll. hotels are we'll patronized, freight
traffic is better than ever, and the many
cozy dwellings around which the winter's
supply of wood is corded are all occupied.
No town in the west has more natural ad.
vantages and not one Of it's size has done
more improving withia the past year, and
not one has a brighter future.
To substantiate the statement a few inter-
many who have interests here. October IA
was the monthly pay day of the Cumber-
land Mining and Smelling company, whose
properties are situated about ~three-quarters
of a mile north of Castle. and consists of
their mining properties smelters and roast
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The pay roll for the month of
September amounted to $4,000.
The mine has been so practically and judi
ciously developed and in every respect SO
ably managed that its daily output can be
regulated to any desired number Of tons OF
crude ore. At present only enough is mined
to supply tho smelter, whose daily output is
one carload OF silver lead bullion. The
freight bills for the nonth of September
amounted to 800 tons, of which 416 was re-
ceivsd and 474 disbursed. In addition to
the rooster now in operation which has a
now being built and will soon be completed
two additional ones with a capacity of
twelve tons each per day. Since the COM
pletion of the smelter about the latter part
of June last, the bullion shipments have
amounted to 174,0OO tons, or $780, 600
pounds. There is enough ore in sight from
the 5OO-foot level of the mine up alone to
supply tho smelter for five years, and IN
less the transportation of fuel is prevented
by the condition of the roads the smelter
will run all winter and daily ship
ments Of bullion be made. The Gum
berland is one of the phenomenal pro-
ducers OF the age, and q great link
in the chain OF natural circumstance, that
will assist in demonstrating the problem
that Castle lie here to stay.
The Merrimao Mining company are work
ing a full crew Of men, and in addition to
furnishing the Cumberland smelter with
twenty tons of ore per day for fluxing pur-
poses, have recently struck a six inch vein
of very high grade carbonate ore.
Since the recognizing of the Yellowstone
Mining company, Sept. Is, whom the stock
was made essessable, the working shaft OF
the mine has been plumbed and relaid with
two inch plank from the 300 foot level up.
Three shifts of men are engaged in sinking
from tho 800 foot level. A new cage has
been ordered and work will be prosecuted
all winter. At a meeting OF the company
held in White Sulphur Springs OF the 10TH
inst, the indebtedness for the operating
expense of the mine, amounting to $500,
was paid off. At the next meeting Of the
company on the first Monday in November
its entire Indebtedness will be paid off.
The California made its first shipment of
n car load Of ore to Aurora, ILL.,, on the 18th
inst. II was from the sixty and ninety
foot levels, and is high grade sand
and gray o%arbonates, a three foot
vein OF which was struck q few days ago
that promises to be richer than anything
yet foundi in the camp. The California is
at present. and will continue during the
winter, working two or more eight hour
shifts.
While it has generally been the impress
sion that large measures of coal underlio
the surfnce to the south of Castle, the fact
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