The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1899-04-07
The Season Of 1899 Promises to Be Pros
porous and Productive.
PLACER MINES WILL BE WORKED
The Various Industries OF the County VIII
Make "a Showing Such as Has Not
Been Known in Many Years
Past-(ieneral Outlook.

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for some time past, and the man who
stops to think knows that they will be
very much better during the next few
months. There is no question about 1t.
Everything indicates it, and nothing
short of calamity can prevent it. The
big mines are running steadily and the
force of employees will be greatly in
creased as time rolls on. Even this
increase has been commenced to a con
siderable degree. Within ten days re-
Gently over forty men We're added to the
Granite Biz. etallic company, and, before
everything is running as the manage
ment desires many more will be en-
ployed in various capacities by the big
concern. The placer season will soon
be opened, and Il great many thousands
of dollars will be added to the worlds
supply of money and to the wealth of
| the fortunate owners, as well as to the
employees. The community naturally
derives great benefit from enterprises of
this kind, as it is about all spent in one
way or the other among our people.
The season of 80 promises to be even
better than any that has passed. The
snow has piled up to an unusual depth
in the mountains, and, as this is the
principal source of water supply for
most of the placer mines, the operators
are consequently happy in anticipation
of big run, and they expect to take
out lots of gold. The number of placer
claims to be worked this year will prob
ably be greater than that of any year
for some time past Then the prospect
ing season promises much for the coun-
ty. During the past winter plans have
been talked over and perfected wherel y
a large number of men will start out as
soon as the snow has sufficiently disap-
peared to permit of travel. The large
number of mining sections for which
Granite county is noted will be gone
over and prospected, and from all that
can be learned these prospectors know
where they are going and entertain
good hopes of opening up something
new. Besides the above enterprises il
may be well to mention the fact that a
number Of small mining concerns expect
to do some work throughout the season.
and the amount Of leasing in the various
districts Of Granite county will be
greatly augmented over that of the past
Especially will this latter proposition
be made apparent in the Flint Greek
district at the very doors of Philipsburg
No incOnsiderable amount has been
done this winter, out this summer will
show decided increase. Taking all
these facts into consideration it is quite
apparent that the season of 80 will be
one of the best this county has exper-
fenced in years. Supplies and provisions
Will be required to carry on the various
operations, and our people will get the
bulk Of those expenditures. That the
wideawake merchants of Philipsburg
are already anticipating the great i'm
provement described above, and that
they are laying plans to secure as large
percentage of the trade as possible, is
quite evident, Judging from the rapidly |
increasing advertising patronage Of The |
Mail. They know that in order to reach |
all these people it is necessary that they
should place an advertisement in
paper that everybody reads, which ac-
counts for the growing patronage of
that kind in The Mail
Our people should get to work with a
will and do their utmost in encouraging
the development of the various districts
Of the county; try and enlist the invest
iiiNhI VI oitolNtC anu exert tlltlll-
selves to the end that money which they
may not have themselves may be brought
from the outside to aid in opening up
our great mineral reserves They should
awaken to the fact that Granite county
is one of the best mineral sections in the
world and that all that is required is in
telligent development. While they NAV
notbe able to expend the capital needed in
this direction, great assistance can be
rendered by talking up the country; by
saying good word for neighbor's
mining interests and impressing upon
the visiting investor the great wealth
Granite county contains.
A fossiliZed croak about hard times
(Which usually hit him the hardest who
complains the most) never helped any
community, and the sooner everyone
awakens to this fact the better off they
will be, the more money they will make
and the more prosperous and progressive
will the commonwealth be. The Mail
believes that everybody can make money
in Granite county this year, and the
only thing to do is to make up their
minds to do it-encOurge their neigh
bors, for by doing so they feel better
and may rest assured that they have
done their duty as every progressive
citizen should. No community has ever
gone ahead and prospered without the
united energy and firm confidence Of
all its people. We are glad to notice
that our merchants are not of the
chronic kicking class. They are taking
hold, and have evidently made up their
minds to make money, and The Mail
will do all III its power to assist them
and at the same time endeavOr to show
to the world at large that there are
millions of buried treasure in the bowels
of the earth Of Granite county awaiting
the investment of capital to take it out
and enrich our community and the