The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-25
HAMILTON NOTES.

Hamilton, June 24-The railroad men
now say positively that the copper
City train will be able to cross the
bridge Sunday afternoon, so that it
will start from Grantsdale on time on
Monday morning. t
Hon. c. M Crutchfield is in receipt
of letter from a friend in Butte,
stating that his wife and his wlfe's
mother and his mother are desrous
of taking an outing in the Bitter Root
| valley, but that they do not care to
| stop at a hotel, not even so good one
| as we have in the Ravalli they want
| ing lots of rest and air, and asking
| if .'Crutch' knows where they can be
accommodated among the farmers of
the valley Strange to state none OF
| the farmers of this valley make
practice of receiving guests in the sum
mer, and Charley is at loss to find
a place for his friends. 1t would seem
that quite a little pin money might be
made by farmers wives and daugh-
tiers in this way every summer. be-
sides getting a good deal of enjoyment
and benefit from the association with
people from the cities
Commissioner Johnson drove up from
Victor yesterday, crossing over the
logs in the pond He reports that
some of the small bridges on this road
have been replaced
The weather is coming out warm
again, and in consequence the waters
are slowly rising, but no fear of their
| coming up to previous heights is felt.
| The bad high water is over in the
| Bitter Root for this year
E. NJ Ellis and wife have sold to
Mrs. Flora Dickinson lots l, ,, and 3,
| in block 2, Dobbins' addition to Ste
Vensville.
Bishop Brewer is expected here some
/ RI
! the new Episcopal church here.
A union Sunday school picnic will
be held near Grantsdale next Tuesday
and teams will be provided for all who
desire to attend. The teams will be
at the two Methodist churches at 9
O'Clock in the morning.
Harry Kelly and Bill Eastman start
ed yesterday afternoon for the upper
country to look over some timber land.
While gone Bill will keep his eagle eye
alert for possible violators of the law,
while Harry will catch news as it flies
and do a little prospecting for the
| Ravall Republican.
that was put in the Burnt Fork val
ley some three years ago have multi
piled under the care of the local peo-
pie, until now they number among the
hundreds. The late hard winter does
not seem to have affected them.
w. o. Fisk came in yesterday after
noon from the placer mines of Hughes
creek in which he is interested with
Charley DAILY. Billy walked some
IS miles over the mountain trail
in the burning sun, and this,
with the work he has been doing since
he went up, has trimmed his portly
form down to handsome proportions.
He tells of great washouts to fumes
in that section, entailing lot of extra
work in putting them back and
Strengthening out the dumps He is
enthusiastic about the richness of some
portions of the district, and says it's
better than the Klondike. Since the
Ward Placer company and the Ort,
Mallo, Heating people have settled
their differences Billy looks to see the
camp show up big as producer of the
yellow metal.
D. r. Beck and NJ. Maher of Mis-
soula are registered at the Hamilton.
new coat of paint has just been
put on the Wakeman meat market
building on Main street
The Ravalli County Abstract COM
pany are preparing to get out a PAM
phlet setting forth the resources OF
the Bitter Root valley, with a general
Introduction of moderate length and
special articles on the agricultural
horticultural, numbering and mining in.
tereStS of the county, written by wei
known and experienced men in al
these branches. The pamphlet vii
contain illustrations of several of the
big orchards, such as the Pine Grove
farm of Bass Brothers, near Stevens
vile, the Bitter Root orchard com
pany. some of Marcus Days orchards
w. B. Harlan's and several others
views of the logging camps and thu
mills here, scenic pictures. bushes:
houses and private residences in tn,
principal towns, etc. The work prom
ises to be a very valuable. one in tn,
way of inducing homeseekers to com,
this way, and will be sent out free t,
all who desire it. The company will
have some 5000 printed, and the bust
ness men of the valley will do thei
part in the way of substantial encour
agement.