Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-30
At SIXTEEN MILE
A BRILLIANT OUTLOOK FOR RICH
COPPER MINES.
HOPING FOR A SECOND BUTTE
Bad Roads in the Gallatin-Nothing
Is Doing but Political
Hustling.
HOPING FOR A SECOND BUTTE

Bozeman, Mont, March 30.-Times are
very quiet along the banks Of the Sour
dough- with the exception of the hustling
done by the various candidates and their
friends, nothing of an exciting nature
transpires. The roads are in too bad
a condition for travel, therefore the far
mers are staying at home and figuring
on the coming campaign in their fields
The merchants, with a philosophy born
of experience, are awaiting the improve
ment Of the public highways before their
customers from the surrounding country,
can come in; they know that the longer
they are compelled to stay away from
town, the more goods can be disposed
of to them when it is once more pos
sible to make a pilgrimage to town, with
the idea of shopping. The outlook for
spring business is very bright at the
present time and bad roads alone will be
responsible for the failure Of good sea-
son with the merchants.
Messrs. Robert Walsh and w. J. Fran
sham are looking forward to the secur-
ing of a fine lot of saddle horses, and in
order to give those a chance to sell, who
/ feel disposed to cut down their equine
holdings, will be in town several days.
They have purchased several carloads in
I the county on prior trips and think that
they can scare up few carloads more
The mining men in the Sixteenth dis
trict are hard at it and it will be a Won
der if several good mines are not opened
| before long A 81 in lat
ter, the development work has not reach
ed any great depth, but samples Of the
I ore from that section would indicate that
If there was reason to spend good money
IN digging deep holes in the ground that
part OF the country is the place to have
try in. Mill tests have given a
result OF IA per cent in copper. The ore
which was sent to the smelter, not hav-
ing been carefully sorted, naturally de-
creased the average. II is said by those
who are in position to know, that the
average should be in the neighborhood
OF % per cent. and that as depth is gain
ed the ore will grow richer, as well as
more of it, There is great future in
store for this camp, but like all others
!, of the kind it may take several years
Yet to demonstrate the value of the
| claims before any great furore will be
| created. The progress made in the few
| years that work has been progressing
in the section is very gratifying to those
who have long pinned their faith in the
| final outcome of prospecting in the
| Sixteenth district and they predict that
! it will in due time turn out to be a great
| camp, energetic dreamers saying that it
| will rival Butte. This, however, is a
| large contract; if it will pan out about
/ half as we'll it should be very satisfac-
| tory to the men who believe in it at the
| present time. AT any rate, it can be
! none too rich to suit the people of Mon
! tana at large, not to mention those of the
Gallatin valley.
Nothing further has been heard on the
| subject of dry murrain' which was
! supposed to have taken foothold in the
western part of this valley. For the sake
! Of those who have cattle it is to be hoped
! that the few cases reported are all that
there is to it. Cattle represent consider
able cash at the present price asked
! for them and the loss of a dozen head
! would mean very serious loss to the
| unfortunate owner whose herd harbored
/ this disease.