Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-21

lated, with electric lights, bathing facili>
ties and all complete. The attendance
at present is about thirty pupils and adj
ditlonal room is needed. To supply his
the legislature meeting next month will
be asked for an appropriation for thu
construction of an addition 20 the press
ent building. The children are given an
education in a manner adaI a to their
condition, are trained N such work as
they are qualified to perform, the work.
tending to make them happier by enlarg-
ing the scope of their knowledge and
mental activities and capabilities. and
also helping to make them self-reiiant
and se~lf-supporting. h local board Of
trustees is composed of Messrs. John f.
Sheehy, VIM. V. Myers and Chas.
Scharf. Thos. S. McAloney is superin.
tendent; Louis a. Divine and Allan Il.
schoolfield. teachers of the deaf; Miss
Elerbe Holt. teacher of the blind: Prof.
Voss. teacher of music and piano tuu-
ing; Miss Carrie r. Stinson. matron.
Whitehall is the next town in size, the
metropolis of the jefferson valley. with
a large contributary country, both min
ing and agricultural, has a large and
prosperous business houses, and is alto
gether a splendid and energetic COM
munity. Basin has a population of about
800, and is perhaps not as large as two
years ago, owing to the closing of certain
mines and large milling and smelling
interests through controversies among
stockholders. The properties are at pres
ent in the hands of a receiver, but a
brighter day is dawning for the town.
and it is destined to be a mining and
milling center. Some large, mines and
n1nnV email nnns ne fp;h,,ta,,, - xl.x
town in the Cataract and Basin
districts. Wickes, Corbin, Jefferson and
Clancy have their respective trade from
contiguous country, and the old camp,
Elkhorn. is taking on repewed life and
growth in the development or some inn
portant and profitable mines IN thai
vicinity.
Aside from the general heaithfulness
of Jefferson county, owing to ITS altitude,
its good air and pure water, it has sew
eral hot springs that have been inn
proved with fine hotel accommodations
that make them centers of health and
pleasure. They are the Boulder springs,
three miles southeast of Boulder, largely
resorted to by Butte people, and in fact
by people from all parts of the country;
the Pipestone springs, in the southern
part of the county; and the Alhambra
springs in the northwestern part of the
county.
Financially, jefferson county is In good
condition. The annua report of the clerk
and recorder, dated December 18th. shows
the assessed valuation for 1900 to be
1851 1886, from which is collected in
taxes, state and county and special, $:3,-
932., the genera. levy being IS mills. The
amount of warrants issued during the
year was $43, 444. The county debt sta ;e-
ment, OIL December LIST, showed out
standing bonds to the amount of $50, 900
at 6 per cent; $40, 900 at Az per cent: other
small items making a total indebtedness
of l 1924 Cash on hand December lst.
$42,407, leaving a net Indebtedness of $S2,-
S27. This shows a ecrease Of The coun.
ty Indebtedness Of 1851 during the year.
The county property, aside from lis ex-
cellent system of roads, amounts to s74,-
600 at a low val lation, which includes
courthouse and grounds, Jail. poor farm.
bridges. etc.