The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-21

unnecessary to say that this part of the
country is most visited by pleasure
seekers and campers
To those who do not care to take the
time required to go to these places, how
ever, the Mill Creek canyon offers a
place second to none In the number of
it's attractions and solitary grandeur.
Parties leaving the city on Saturday,
and who wish to be back to their bust
ness on the following Monday can find
no spot in all the broad expanse of
mountains adjacent to Anaconda than
the beautiful, frequented yet unfre-
quented canyon of Mill creek.
Several prominent citizens Of this city
have in mind the building of summer
homes there. The delay will he only
until the new smeiters are finished and
belch forth their obnoxious vapors.
Then, if the vegetation of Mill creek
is impaired, they will seek some other
and more favorable location. If not, the
fall of 1902 will see erected numerous
cozy cottages along the banks of the
creek.
Already the start has been made DIR.
+. L. st. Jean and A. G. MacCallum
have acquired a tract of land embracing
nearly 40 acres.
This they have named "Moonlight
Park" and the natura. scenery, COM
bined with the improvements they have
seen fit to make, have turned an unused
piece of ground into most interesting
summer home.
They have erected cottages, cut away
the underbrush placed rustic seats here
and there in their domain, made charm
ing walks, and have altogether trans
formed the unfinished work of nature
into an ideal spot where the tired hush
ness man can seek a days rest, remote
from the turmoil of daily routine.
Brains lake, some twenty odd miles
west of Anaconda, in the vicinity of old
Georgetown, is a favorite resort for
campers and picnic parties. 1t is located
right in the heart of the mountains, and
it's waters supply a scarcity or fish.
Here the happy angler may spend a
pleasant day while his lady friends loll
in the shade beneath the Whispering
pines, reading the latest novel, taking
short nap when she tires of it, and vary
ing the monotony Of the hills by making
her companion make the largest casts on
record or fighting with the gamest trout
ever hooked.
Many parties spend several weeks there
every summer camping out, and more
enjoyable spot is hard to find in Mon
tana mountains.
Silver lake, only 16 miles up the cam
yon from Anaconda, is also a popular
resort 1t is not, however, surrounded
by the picturesque scenery to be found
in other places.
AS one-day outing place, however II
IS hrst-class. The road leading to if
is good. nearby tavern gives the en-
thusiastic fisherman a chance to get q
square meal, and the cold waters of the
lake are full of fish.
A good story is told concerninp s..
prominent Anaconda mans exnerienoo
on this lake several years ago. This
gentleman is known to his intimate
friends as "colonel.'
The Colonel went to Silver. lake N
spend day fishing. Among other things
he took with him were half a dozen
bottles of pale, amber colored LIQUID
sometimes called 'fblue ribbon" He was
fortunate enough to find floating on the
CLASSY bosom of the lake a boat. which
ne Immediately confiscated.
He noticed that the boat had IN n
about six inches of water, as cold as ice
Notwithstanding this. it rode well,
The colonel" thinking to keep his re.
freshments cool. dropped one after an
other four bottles OF blue ribbon" be-
tween what he took to be two boards