The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1901-11-06
A TEMPERANCE
MINING CARP.
Hermann Null, ST., Writes About Maetey!
Idaho's New HJdofsdo.

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Hermann Null. ST., Writes About Maetsyi
Idahos New Ejdofado.
- ROUsTON. Custer County, ida
80. no, Oct. q, 1901 Mr.. Mils3
Romney, Hamilton, Moa-
- tans.-Dear friend: TO full
fill my promise to let the
boys at Hamilton know how tliinga are
here, will write you ! few lines in re-
gard 10 anything that I know about
the country and the new mining camp
up here. .
I left Hamilton on the I'D Of Octo-
ber. aud. after stopping one day At
Anaconda, several Of us took the train
for the new Eldorado on Loss river.
We arrived at Blackfoot. Idaho, the
next morning at one O'Clock, and, q
the town was dark except one sa1oon,.
we couldn't get bed and We stayed
up all night in the saloon and enjoyed
ourselves by drinking beer till day
light. About nine o'clock we took the
train to Mackey the new mining camp.
After we crossed the Snake river We
did not see anything but sage brush
and lava beds and no water for fifty
miles. After while We got to the sink
where the Lost River disappears in I
lava bed, and after we, crossed the
Little Lost river we caue into the
Lost River valley. Here are many fine
ranches, where they raise all kinds Of
vegetables; we even noticed two or
chards. At noon we arrived at Arco. A
new town is going up there and every
body lives in tents. We took our din
ner in tent hotel. aud boarded the
train again for Mackey about three
O'Clock. We passed the old mining
town. Houston, but the train did not
stop there, as the town 10 on the soutk
side of the river and about two miles
from the railroad At last We arrived
at Mackey, and soon found everything
as we expected.
The company owns, besides the big
copper mine, q large tract of land, and
is building at present a big smeltef. an
electric road to the mime; ands mi -
fGosnmshce on asystem Of waAers1 s16s1I3
Hike they have at Hsmiitoa IT,
minesis on high hill, more than I
Thousand feet above the snelter. Ev-
|ery body is at work. Carpenters and
stonemasous are in great demand. "a
fine depot is going up, and the town,
lots are all sold. The railroad can't
bring in the lumber fast enough.
Lumber sells here at SIS per thousand
feet, and it takes money to build here.
There won't be any whiskey or beer,
sold here in the new town, as the per-
son who buys lot has to sign an
agreement that no liquor will be sold
or stored on the lot, otherwise it goes
back to the company. This is a poor
proposition for saloonmen or Dutch
man. like beer myself and "a long
as have a chance to get it + won't
drink any water. Beer is healthy for
men and women. If men would let
whiskcy alone and the women would
stay away from the doctor and the
drug store, and all drink beer, they
would be much healthier and stronger.
Now, about this new camp: Mackey
has no post Office yet and all the mail
goes to Houston, three miles below
this town. A good many brick houses
and frame houses are under construc-
ltion. The streets are laid out like u
Hamilton. There will be a good sized
town here before long. People are conn
ing IN by the carloads as the railroad
company has not enough passengel
coaches on the train. The train leaves
Blackfoot every other day, and th,
mail goes by stage from Blackfo0t h
i Challis, on the Salmon river, Vi,
/" Houston. The fare from Hamilton =
a. Mackey is about $40. 80.
,f didn't like to leave the Bitter Roo
valley, as it is beautiful place to liv
in; shall never forget it. Icau
: there about ten years ago with my sor
y Hermann. aud we have made man
III friends; l shall always remember then
g II .,nyoue would like to know sone
n thing about this camp, he can write
OF nc and will gladly answer him
CO Wishing you all good luck Al
be health, I,remain.
l,e Yours truly, -
HERMANN MOII., SR.
Or Address: Hermann Moll, Sr., Hou,
by ton, Custer County, Idaho.
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