Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-21
PROSPEROUS BEAVERHEAD
Identified With Early History Of the State--Stir-
ring Incidents OF Indian Raid--SOnle
Great Mines.

their development. The company has
declared annual dividends every year OF
it's existence.
The new Departure owned by the es-
tate of l.. A. Brown, has been a splendid
producer since it's discovery. The mine
has been fully developed, and shipping
ore of high grade is constantly being taxi
en- out. A. p. Brown is now in charge
Of the working of this remarkable mine.
The Del Monte in the Blue Wing dis
trict is one of the mines which has pro-
duced many tons of ore of high grade.
Around Argenta are many mines which
space here will not permit Of extended
mention. Among them are the Florida,
Dexter Silver Rule. Iron Mountain, Hay
seed, Tuscarora group and the Maudlin
property.
| The Excelsior and Pomeroy are other
promising mines in the Blue Wing dis
| trict In the Elkhorn district are many
! splendid prospects, which when fully de-
veloped will prove great producers.
| At Bannack and at Bon Accord. on
| Grasshopper creek, and also at Brenner's
! on Horse Prairie creek, there are steam
dredge boats. which work the beds of the
streams and take out large quantities Of
| gold At Bannack is the Electric dredge
| and the A. G. Graeter, and at Bon Ac-
| cord a dredge of the same name The
| dredge on Horse Prairie is owned by
| company with John c. Brenner at the
head of it. Much more could be written
! about the mines of Beaverhead county,
| but it is sufficient to say that with the
growth and developments of the pioneer
county of the great commonwealth OF
! Montana. the development of one Of the
! richest mineral sections in the west will
| be realized.
FOUNDING OF DILLON.
The advent of the railroad was the
next important event in the history OF
the county. 1t was in the fall of 1880 that
Dillon, then few canvas covered struc-
lures, came into existence as the tem-
porary terminus of the then Utah &
Northern railroad. Few Of the residents
of the place at that time believed that a
town of it's present proportions would be
founded under such temporary condi-
tions. The road was completed to Silver
Bow and connected from there to Butte.
The Northern Pacific was completed af-
terwards to Bozeman and Helena, but
this, even. evidenced no retard to the
growth of this obstinate little city.
An act of the Legislature of March IL,
1855, authorized the laying out Of the orig
inal townsite. At an election held in the
city on June l, 1885. the following city Of
ficerS were elected: b. II. White, may
or: Henry Burfeind and David Lamont,
ccunclmen first ward; @. w. Dart ana
Richard Deacon, second ward A. S. Rife
and T. w. Poindexter, So, third ward;
J. r. Holden, police magistrate: A. G.
Hill, marshal; II. r. Melton, city attor-
ney: Phil d. McGouGh city clerk and A.
E'ie treasurer.
The county court house was built in
1889, the bonds being sold for $4,000, and
a splendid building is the result. Offices
are supplied for the, commissioners,
county clerk, clerk of the court treas
urer, assessor and sheriff on the first
floor and the court room, judges and
Jury ROOM county attorneys and county
superntendent's offices on the second
floor The building is built of brick and
finished in oil on the inside and is q
credit to the county.
The Montana State Normal school was
located in Dillon by an act of the legisla-
, ture. The building cost about 100000.
and is of pressed brick. finished inside
with oak doors and stair castings, and
with imported tile flooring. The building
is heated and fitted with electric lights
, and automatic fan ventilators. Owing to
some difficulty between the local manage
ment and the president of the school, the
, attendance has not been as large as it
!, ly made which placed Dr. A. ]. Mean
drew in charge and the local board is
confident of a steady growth of this in
! stitution..
The business of the town of Dillon Is
of such magnitude that city of -four
times the population in an eastern state
does not equal it. There are two banks
Y six grocery stores, two hardware stores
: four dry goods establishments, two drug
: stores one shoe store, two butcher shops
4 two news papers, a hotel and innumer'
e able lodging houses and restaurants, two
: tailor shops, two furniture stores, ar
# undertaking establishment, three barber
: shops, a second hand store, two jewelr1
: stores and three livery stables. beside!
y many smaller business concerns OF ies
k importance.
n NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
e DOM MIGHTY WELL.
= Cotton whitenin' in the patch
&c Lots o. corn to SELL