The Daily Missoulian., 1914-07-05

| length of time. This is long enough
for a new growth of timber. The
whole county is included in the Lolo
| national forest and within Mineral
This forest contains 1,4oO,ooo,0oo feet
of timber, according to the estimate
made by the forest service. This tim
ber is being conserved by selling as
much of the mature stand each year as
possible. Twenty five per cent OF the
proceeds Of the sale of this timber
will go to the county. This means IA
perpetual income of from $4,000 to a
much greater amount, depending on
the demand, each year for roads and
schools.
True to Name.
| biologists say that nature knew her
business perfectly when she fashioned
| Minerals mountains and that each
one is veritablc storehouse of rich
mineral deposits Man has already
proven this word to be true. Mil
| lions of dollars have been taken al
ready from these mountains and from
| the creek beds between. Above every
| thing else the new country is expected to
| demonstrate its riches in minerals, in
pie feel sure of this and this thought
was uppermost in their minds when
the name Mineral" was selected from
long list of those proposed, many
! seeming more appropriate from an
! historical standpoint. Mineral county
has both placer and quartz mines. The
history of its placer district, centering
about oregon gulch, Cedar and Trout
creeks and their tributaries, is as old
as the history of the state itself. The
ground here has just been scratched
and is ready now for deeper working
with modern machinery. Centrally
| located is the old Iron Mountain mine,
once a big producer and now preparing
to resume operations on large scale
through the new tunnel mile long
| that taps the lower workings and
means economical production. At the
extreme west end, where the extern
sion of the Occur d'Alene mineral belt
| has shown to a more marked degree,
are innumcrable mines, some ship
ping and others just being developed.
| Mining men of the west have their
| eyes on this district; some of them
have recently contributed substantially
| towards this new activity in develop
| ment work. Big returns upon this in
! vestment are expected. The discovery
i of untold riches in some OF the prop
critics will not come as an especial
surprise.
Streams.
| Between every mountain range is a
crystal mountain stream. There are
hundreds of them from one end of
| the county to the other. All flow into
the Missoula, which is practically u
center east and west line through the
county from Alberton 20 st. Regis, this
! line projected on west being the st.
Regis river. The major rivers have a
/ power site in every mile of their
courses; each creek which emptes into
them means power and water for min
| ing operations and a bountiful supply
for irrigation and domestic purposes.
Each stream is a delight to fishermen
| too, for trout are there in countless
| numbers. Fishermen and hunters
| for cthe mountains of Mineral abound
| III gamc-find this u sporting PARK un-
rivaled in the United States and hun
dreds flock here each year
Scenic Beauty.
A county of so many natural re-
| sources crowded into such a small area
naturally makes up district of won
dcrfrl scenic beauty. Mountains and
! streams, forests and mines, farms and
thriving towns. These are all closely
] associated in mixing up some of the
/ pictures that are presented as one
! travels through the new county. From
| a car window they are seen to flash
| by in quick succession, changing pano-
ramas of broad scope with fairgrounds
of green fields, deep blue rivers, aged
pine trees, nodding ever to the back :
ground of mountain range and canyon.
| A turn in the road and there's paint
| ing posed for by natures various forms
of beauty, with colors rich and con-
trasts startling, massively framed and
| effectively lighted. One buying A ticket
/ for trip by rail through Mineral
county gets a seat IN motion pic
ture show and one in an art gallery
thrown in, free tor nothing" The