Glacier County chief., 1940-03-08
By JEAN MOORE

By JEAN MOORE
I date my letter from a point where,
six months ago, the traveller would
have found little to remind him of
city" even in the mountaineer's ac-
ceptance OF the term. Then he would
have found but three or four houses
Of the most common order-a single
store, the well known house of Stewart
g. Co., and a blacksmith shop Now,
however, we have three or four stores,
have a dozen hotels, cabinet shop,
brewery. butcher shops, saloons ad
libitum. corrals, and about a hundred
dwelling houses. Contiguous to our
place, are three steam sawmills, which
are busily engaged in turning out ma
terial for the many buildings now In
process of construction.
Large numbers of the Blackfoot
miners have come here to winter, this
being the warmest valley in the ter
ritory. Receiving trade from all the
surrounding mining camps, it is
fine agricultural and grazing country
"a fact which has been fully demon
strated during the past season; in con-
sequence, many ranches are being
taken up. We are on the great highway
to the lower country" and within
few miles of our place there are some
Of the finest quartz lodges yet dis
convenient to them. These facts seem
to point to this place, at no distant
day, becoming a large city.
The probate court IS now in session,
Judge c. P. Hall presiding. But few
cases on the docket, and only one of
interest-this involving a "lady'-the
said Said lady d,. having ID, done" q lovesick
story is too good to keep" and win
give the facts as rumored: The inter-
esting lassie, abiding at the time at
Blackfoot City, and while there, the
diggings referred to as the Prairie
diggings, south Of that place, were dis
covered. A portion was decidedly rich
the balance being worthless Our fair
cured claim; but, it being not worth
taking, he told her to trade 1t off to
one Of the boys. At this juncture up
comes the plaintiff, who is confiden-
TALLY told Of the rich" discovery, and
OF course he wishes a claim. Lady has
claim for sale and invites our honest
miner" to go with her to prospect the
attention Of her friend to it: he gazes
at the beautiful creature tthe bird,
not the LADY, with rapturous eyes.
Young lady makes a mistake, and some
gold falls into the pan. The miner gets
good prospect, strikes" a bargain
and the curly-haired miss cody pock-
cts S700 for a worthless piece of
ground. which virtually was not even
hers. The miner soon finds out that
he has been done brown, and doth
straightaway appear before a limb of
the law, who issues a writ of attach
ment for the recovery of the amount.
The legal fraternity were calculating
upon high sport at the trial, but the
case was dismissed.
A slight collision occurred between
a Vigilante and an anti-Vigilante at
B 3 Yesterday, in which the
cursing the committee and applying
epithets to its members which did not
sound well to the ears of a certain
law and order man." who at once
took the case into his hands. Mr..
Anti" drew knife, and Mr.. Law
and Order leveled his opponent with
his fist; when ANTI" makes another
rush and the muzzle of a Colt was
headgear removed, ANTI" then goes
upon his knees begging for mercy,
which Is granted. A prominent mem
Der Of the committee was called to
time, in this place, day or two since.
He was ready for contingencies, how
ever, and with derringer in his hand,
and the balance Of his artillery ready,
interview quite brief
The receipts from internal revenue
for the third division from Aug. l to
Dec. / have been nearly $1,000, as
learn from the revenue officer here.
Butte City, the great quartz-bearing
camp Of the county, is in the most
flattering condition. Some very excel
lent lodes have been discovered re-
cently-among them, the "Clara More
land" by w. j. Lawson; the Alice
Brown" by Mccain and Hiffner: an
extension Of the Original" by Messrs.
Day and Ford; the "Ohio" by H. Lep-
ley, the "Lioness" by the same GENTLE
man, and a host of others. The fol-