The Helena independent. [volume], November 02, 1889, Page 2, Image 2

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THEDAILY INDEPENDENT: HELENA. SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2,1889.
CoUtltic*of
^iid CUrlWi
hi .'ill (Kit-
lory*ince itH orunni/ntioii, l'r^^dutvd upward* of IIMyMMM 'it*^t-^Dement h QMflM of ^ reiitiir^^o.^i. '11^^entire nioiititniiioiis portion ol lha tetritorv.^embracing orer om--tbird of it* aurface, ia^ncir* in inim-nil*. and in im Kiiuilar are*^uik.ii tlic fare ^^( tlic III''1^' ^^ *^ ,^'^'*^^SiM in praam ^i Meemafnl operation,^Tbe declared dividend- ^f the iMurpormltid^Minima oompanlea forth*. arrant raar. f-n-^united u|^)iitli^' urn.nun r.|^irted |.nid tor^tin- tiri-t bUm month*, will Wf5Bf'*.Tji'^000,000, while the properties owned l .yindi^Yiduiil* mid cl^^' coilioriiUon* will easily^double tlic amount. TV tUBB BIB BllTar.^lend. o,,|dulidco|.|iel. The principal inllics^Mi far ilcvclotad are in the^Sliver Ham. Dm r [iO^Ul^ L*Wtl^Bcliw rlif.til and MmImoHi 11,11^thmaaf tbe territ ir\. ^ \ei id the extreme
Mat,prtameotiug ia nctivoiy prxajmamingi^indTalnanl* diaotirerieeare r. |^^.rti d ulnm-i^daily, Than an in ouwmtiwi in th* terri.
lolltin fold mills, elL'lititli silver null*.
hivi n lend meltartt, aiuhl eoppai melten
andtvii ^ ^ t% tin- DOOeentnitora, the com^lined capacity of winch is Hot leKK thull
ion*pat day.
Whenllie HI Aliacndii siiicltt r hIiiiII lie
completed,the total will be tallyaaraa
thousandtuna. In tie- extraction and re^duct ion of thin ore, it is eoliscrvntivelv i-Htl
aU'dIhit tin thonaanrl men an. alraotlv^emplnjarl while fall) auventy-4ve Lbonaand^paonla aro indirect i\ annpurtad by mining^and it* eognate tmfaatrte*. Tin- principal^^tinlnn city la Unit-, a wall conducted and
exi-iininety pruaperuna plmf thirty
thousandjsoplc. ahleb it wholly dapandanl^upon minim.'. Bare an loot tad the in at^copper anil silver mint * of .Montana, whose^productionil has InCTeaaed from one million^dollar* in MHO to twenty-three millions in
IMS'.I ills Vclir the output will ha fleater^111 Weight, but ItH vallli Will lie less, oWlllo;^to the ilt-Jili elation in I he price of Copper,
Tintotal oopnar prodnet of the district, for
lHX'.l.will reach one liumlred and twenty^million |Hiunds, Wortll at ten cents pat^poand (Uf,0Uu,0U0. lie silver prodnet of^the camp, from the great quart* iiiillstlicrc.^will agjcrngatr six million dollar*. The^mines Mem to lie practically inexhaustible.^'I be other If* at ininim.'(HM of the t^-rri-
tor are rinli|^shiii,v, win ra the ynat Oru
lieiiiountaiii silver mine, paying ii monthly^dividend of ftgUMUO is located; and Murys-^ville. where the Drum I.Uliilnolid. a Bold^wine pHyiiiK u ipiaiterlv divideut of f 100,000^ia located.
Miuv other ereiit bonanzas, paying im^incuse profits, mid thousand of smaller^ufopaftiafl in an active state of development^ill uuiiierous milling districts, Babul be^enumerated; let it MMB^ however, to say^that tin achieved results of mWjlag| in Mon^! in are a source of pride to all her paofia,^and that the outlook is Irrlgbt w ith promi-a-^for Mf continued nctiwtv on a ^fatal
aaia,
4roar ana Montana bad ualalripnwd ill
htrsisters in the race for precedence III the^value of her base and precious metal out^^put.
Torealize the full fruition of her BOOM^and to compensate justly the hardy pin-^ueers who have built up a lutigniBOaai coui-
ntunwanlthfrom the wiidi-imss, awl two
tilingsare needed:
Theselire tile free coinage of silver bv^the government, thus anlargillg the de-^lliitid for that metal and increasing its^value, n( well nn Hiipplyinu a circulating^im ilium, needed bf tie BMnb of the coun^^try, and, second, t lie collect ion of the full^duty on nil lend ores import.-d from Mexico,^w In tiler 111 assoclat loll with silver or Hot.^I he lead producers ol Montana confidently^rely u|miii this administration ami anoS^oolijjreHSto urTord the uecaaauy relet in^this matter, that an liiiimrtant American
Indaatrybmj bt prataahM and the nani s of
AmericanBdMrl uiaintaued. Montana^produced twelve tholls llld tons of lead tins^year, but lias been able to do so at a profit,^Onlj under the stimulus of the pre. eoii-^seiplellt u|MHI the aHHIllallce of ll^ruling of thctrca-ury di partnii lit. favorable^In American pr.slnceis. With the aaiatinfl^diapaiity in the price of labor. Montana^cannot coni|ste with Mexico in the prod lu^^tein of lead, uud we ap|^eitl to congress for^that protection accorded other blanches of^American industries. If granted, our lend^product ion w ill continue to increase and
anonMmta of our ptuniinanl ami banting
imlnsiries,otherwise our lead -un-lti-rs must^^loar and lead mining Im- abaudoiiisl.
iaiwala and Tlmbar Nnpnly,^I he area of timber lands in Montana is va
rionalyaathnalad al from .^^.'^.000 to 40,000
squaremiles.
Inanswer to ihe circular of the interior^department for lHs;t, Mr. !M. f, Wln-elcr,^its the n sult of , xt,-tided travi I and observa^^tion in the territory, uave his est limit.-at
WjOOOaanafa ailiaa, Mr. OahMMUL late^commissioner of agriculture, in bis later re^^port, from tin- baal information he could^obtain from various sources, placed ll at^84,871 s^|uare unles The truth probably^lies between the two est iinates, but cannot
bed.-fin itely di i. mimed until the timber
landsof the terntoiy h ive been siirvi-M d^lite distribution of timber la almost ex^clusively coiilim-d to the grant Kockj^Mountain range and its spurs, and to d.^tached clust.-rs of inoiiui nns. Ncarlv all^of the territory west of tha Kis-Wy Moiin
tainsis moagmainona, ami mwi is tin^greatest and most v ilu ,I.h bod) of timber,^lu si/e and ap|s aian. . the trees lu re Ml
takeof tbe WasUiuuton territory and ttii^gon lynai wbila Irei ^ ia tic aaatara portion^of tin Mvritarj raaamble In appearanae and
growththose of the itlaatia coiiMt.
Timberdoes not g(OW 111 the vallexs or III^the bench lauds, hut along the margin of^nil the Htrenins, tin i usunlh grows n nar^^row fringe of poplar, cotton w.sid, ipi.ikiug^asp, nld^ r and willow. Theae are until for^lumber, but are usi d for fencing, log houses
niuibanm*
Uailroadsnow traverse m-irlv ^-m iv prin-^cip.il valh v and traiisjioit Inmnel from the^timbered district*, for consumption in the^dill. Ii lit cities, town* and uiinilig camps,
winnit is sold at waamiablupricea. 'Hie^smelting fnrniaaa and gaarti nulls aaa a
bvrgaamount ot wis^d for fuel, and. in lie^ihapeut ctiiirconl, for amaltlng pnrpuaaa,^but tiny arc now rapidly getting to use the^excellent quality nt coal and coke batag^nniied and nianutai lun d in the territory,^Mini will soon aaam t ^ use wood ami nhnraonl^altugi tbar,
IIn greatest destruction of timber Is ill^tie- forest Brea Whktb occur to some extent,
everyw ir. During the pa-t summer, inure^timber has been destroys! by DOT in Mon^^tana t turn could have Ins-ii iisi d bv our en^^tire popnlatioa m a ganatation. During^the Mint i the weather was etceadingi)^hot and dry. Ltttta or Bu rain fell from^the iii aid 1, ul tpril Bp to tha luiddle ot s, p^lambaTi Timriata, teaamtara, liuntera, in
dians.prospector- and ot hers were careless^about camp llM, nd aft, r h aving tbaill
bamingtha wind would set the laawa and
drygrass oil lire ; rmini them, whu li would^extend to tin timber and can,inn burning^until the fuel was i \h in-led or tin- fir. s n
tingniahadby rahm or snow jg^haptamber, Irnt territorial laws protrida
forthose who set llUt or CallHc till s. It tie
laotd. I.ut diiM-tiou is almost Impoaaiblr,^' am than is no particular paraonor^ofllctr appointed tu watcb for flraa, and nu^MtHeii nt pa) piovidi d.^Hehable Matial lea are not t., ha had wfaicb
wouldshow the ralue of timln r pioduced
hum-us vasts ainoiiiits of timlicr inch yeur.^nhiek otherwise would bciiaed for that pur^^ls ise.
Therailroads use coal exclusively for fuel,^ol which tin re is an abundant supply, no^ll i the gn at consumption of timlier in for^huildingand milling pnrpoaaa, and then- is^no danger but that the supply is ample to^in. ^ t tie- wants of generations to come.^VH them facts should be no reason for ggf^Wanton waste of our tine forest reHoiircex.
Sellouts.
Sincel^7_' a gyalaM ^f public free *chisd*.
mmntalaa)brian\y adopted (Mm that uf^California haa beea hi force, and unvary
inglysustained with increased liberality.^The county tax has been the only sou re, of^MtMM for sup|^irt, ami u direct district^tax to build school houses; yet our BlhnolB^have steadily grown ill favor and useful-^iiiAttendance, coiis;d.-ring the large
iir.-uuf Home if our diatrlcta, haa alwaya
beengo.si; mid, though we have a mildly
aamwimonIhw. ita applicatioa Iihs aavac
hadto be invoke I.
All of our lalge cities and loVM have
Mhatanllal.aomaxodioaaand well farniabad
BSBOolbolls,-,; and eoiisideriiig that w ^ liaxe^no normal sehools, we huve NWBM le d all^excellent class of tenchers, mostly trann-d^in other st'it. s. hut not a few trained in our^own high schisils.
Amajority of the teachi n an- lllllles, but^it iadfanoali to iiici t the demand for lln ui^they are so rapidly transferred to the inde^^pendent Ichim holds of their own after ar^^ming hen. With the inciearnd mean* de^^rived from the amgntfloanl ik/wt rj of aahnai
laudsBrmatrd us by the general govern-^iii, nt, mon coinpai t settlements, and train^^ing actus ils for our teacher*, we may reason-^ably expect to make much greater advance^in tin future than in tbe puat.
schoolI.mihI-.
llMontana is admitted us a state in the^union in November next, as now BBMM cer^tain, the schisil Innds donated hy the gen^end government will at once become avail-^ubli for school pui|Hisi-s. mid the income to^be derived then from will materially assist^in the support and advancement of our^schisil sv-tem.
liyMm tana of oar enabling act congress
hasprovided that none of these lands shall^be sold for a prim h M than tell dollars DOT^acre, and has further provided that they^shall not be leased for a longer term than^live year*. It will be many years before^the greater pofthm of our schisil lands will^be marketable at tin-price named, and the^short term for which they cm be leased^will largely preclude the possilnlity of any^. xt. tisivc Hystein of leasing, a* few w ill earn
togo to the aspamnt of panaananl ImpMWw-
iiiiiits, hiicIi iih would In- n ipnred to Inixe^the i xclu-ive hem-tit of them during the^Ii using Bariod, for so short at line. 1 would^recoiiiiiieiid that the provision in relation to^tile leasing ot these laud* be so lllodllied as^to leave the state free to net as it may deem^for tha baal interest of the |Msiple in this^regard.
schoolMaHaBlm.^the following statistics are ap|Miuled us^showing tin growth of our sclnsil sxstein^during the past ten years:
Teriislof years
Nunibatof M-lusil baama^\ alai of nnini-^MamBm
SlUllllHf
1*7*
W7.TUU
Iaebool ridhkan, I.1M
fIcM-hiTselupioyisI 101
Amountof count) IM
*i
.110
gtaMNi in
MJMtu
Ixit.min
LnhaeHapnljr, Vfagaa, i o^It can be said truthfully, that Montana is^aim.ml a paradise for lalsiriug men and^women. In no other country or state of^the I'nion, are higher average wagos paid^than here.
Thefollowing talili of wages vyiis piepiirod^by Major Walker, lor many year* secretary^of the Helena hoard of tradr. mid wns^printed in the duly number of Hie Itoiird of^trade Journal, which la published under^the auspices of the board and edited by^.Major Walker.
IIi.-prie s paid in lb h na for skilled ar^^tisans and labor are as follow*:
'eri iii)
HrtoaJa|*ra
|mrwith^With^Willi
Stolii'luiisoliH...^PhMMBfB
Joiners.
I'ttrpeiiters^Miner-.
ralatma . .^Pmnwam ^
Sn-ainlitt^T-.^i tils tiller-
Tmama
llrn-kmoiildiTs.
Haraaaamakers
gMdiaei
Qawrimen. ...
r,*ou-teis, n- ' llli lilt ll.^MHlcciNiks, |s^r month^llr- ucr-.. pm inoiitli^nanda in bmwafhtBi
lllolltll
retlarmeu, |s-r inoiitli,^l^^*rd ..
Mabanjaui^er moutii,
lMiiir.1
Wa-lihouse. |M^r inoiitli,
IsHinl
I'rotieiimi brawara, tirst
class,of executive ahilily,
)n'tyear .
IsIn.-r^ wimous, [st month^I'ri -i ript ion clerks, i-^a nioiitlj
i'rlnmraon BMnmag papani
ir l.(im^eins^^I'rinlers on eveuiiia }ia|HTs,
nwMMama^\\ in priiitiini otlice. |^.r
vi.ck.
Iliiti'hers,|s-r moutii
Healnu tier*, par namtb uud
Isiurd...
Ilo-il.-r-. bar month^Mock taaaam, per month^Hot i-arriei- and mortar BUB*
ers,|mt day
Maaaniaint abotralara, pm .lay^l^ilhircr- in l.i a k j.ir-is. j^-r
moatii and tsiar.l
TVtnpaeerw,imt aamtli and^isiard
Hackdrivers, pm no .nt Ii
Btagadrivers, pat axualB and
buarau
I'ardriu r^, |^.r motttll^1 liholateta, im Bmutli^lssikkei-|m.r-. Mtf naaith.^itrafuanan, per amntti^lli ) hihmIs clerks, pal moiiih.^tinss-r'saalaaman, par mouth
('lotblaa-ah*.ii. pat moutii
l.i.l. clerks. |s'r innalii^Jewelers, tir-t class. |^ r week^Tatlora, iiiakiu* coal-^tailors maaimi paam.
Tailor-,making n*sts^SIsMMiiakers, for juiirof Usits.
Ktioeiuakera,rr|nlnM. lK'r at,
riioto*Eis|ih.T-, is*r wi^'k
Il'ark-, | ef liemill.^I')|s-writ^-r-. t^-r inoiitli . ..^Bteaaarmjiben and tyna^rnV^er-
BrliooltaarKafaaadpriaatgahs
|-T lllolltll,
s i taamawa, female, pM
mnalb
li'-l.ws.,f Mon' ii ar- . sia-ciallx ill tile
ItitereaUof was* Wvrkerw. liny gitra tham
prefetMMa mid make their wages a lien
ir all mtma earned alttydaya prior to any^Maignmanta to tin extent of |MK rha
sumpreference e giicn to claims for wage*^ajalllst tin- , stnti s of dcccmutl |ier*olls.^CoUlitW III tilst after t In-, x|h lis, s of tile
funeral,tb^ pug ah b iiiam mill anaT ailailBbg!ia
ti.hiand legal allowance to the widow mid
jeelto the approval of the senate. It Nliall^be unlawful for the warden or other ^I^Ii. ^ r of any state penitentiary or reforma^^tory institution in the state ot1 Montana. ..r^for nay atute officer to let by con trait m^any |ieraoii or paraona or corporation, the^labor of any convict wit a said iuatita
tiollH.
Ior tbe reason thut the provision* of law^iilniye, quoted arc in force, and (bid MB^mining and other industries of Montana ari^^as profitable u* anywhere in tbe world, we^h ve mi scarcity .,1 laborers, 'lin y nn w. a^p ml and are (nippy and contented. If a^BBWMgggl or laborer tin* worked ben for^tiii- yeur*, and 1ms not squandered hi* earn^^ing*, it ia almost tin rare exception if be^d.^. s not own liis own house or lot,
NUbHull.ling.
Thaonly public building in tbe territory,^tin- pro|* rty of the I nited State*, of mix^llaportBBOT. ih the DgBtaJ. States aiwuy ollic^in Halana, I hi* with its awll kept groan.I-^is ill pi rfcct order and is well cared for.
Tbepenitentiary at Deer Lodge ia also^the BMBBTtJ of the govertiuieiit at BNBanti^provisions of the Mablhlg^a state in the^lln property of
lintunder llu^act admitting .Montana^union, it will sis ai become^Ih. state, uhen it will have to beelilargid^and ot In rw ise improved, in order that it^may meet tin- wants of tin coiiiuiuiiitv. It^it present contains Id prisoners, all sen^li-neeil ti, i-oiitim un nt 1.1..I. i our territorial^statutes, and can-d for by the l ulled^Stat.-* Marshal, under contract with tbe t^ r-^rilory.
Thaterritory B4M no puhlic buildings of^its own. Tbe insane are cared for and^maintained lit pBbliC i x|s use by private^in.Iividiials under coiitruct with the terri^^tory, ut Warm Springs, Deer Lodge county.^IBB ill the most satisfactory luiiiiner:^though ^t a heavy expense to tbe people of^I he territory. The number of liismic in the
ylumon October 1. UM0, in mnoltad^it IHT,.
at
intha Urritory. Lcnordtng to tha report* infant children, vlao in caaaof etamttiomx,
uftbaaeraratcoanty aaaawaora (or tin x,ar^lvvs. Lhara wet,, timt jraar, lunety-atgbl^a.-n.ills in operation in tin- territory, and^their pnsinct a moan tad to 67,474J^7S feet ot
lamhar,but this is no doubt tar short ot^the actual figures. 1 estimate, from tin^most reliable information at hand, that^then were produced during tin paal twelve^months lMMUMMI feet of -..lied lumber iii^the territory, all of which WM coiisumed^within our own boiderr. This, valued at^|U ja r llllimaallll. would be worth fW.Mn
000,
iiltai'him'iilsan I writs of a similar nature
issuedagainst any paraon, porporatkm, aa
soiiiii 1011. e. i part in i ship or chnrlered com^^pany, i,pon tin alalmanl tnnkteg aMaril
toIns or her claim, and tiling!!,,- same with
tieaharii ot other eaecntivwofhawr otargwd
withthe ^ xicutioii of such a writ.^Tha constitution ,(f Montana, just^dopted by the people, In un BUMBJ tiliani-^Inous vote, contains |ha following article in^tin interest of labor: Tba legi*l*tive a*.^^amMy inay piovtde a bureau of agriculture.^' lalsir and indiistix. to Iw liK-absl al the
Theint naluot ion and use of win- for | capital and ha BttdeYtba control of a ooiu-^fencing. by our farmers and st.s k men, w ill umwioner n\i|^unti d by the governor, *ub
IfllgMlan.
ThambbM vi*it of tin- bbbmbIMm of
Inited Stntes Heliator* for the purpose of^miestigutiug tbe subject of irri 'atloii, hn*^brought tin* question proiuineiitly before^tin public, and MM d it to baBOBM of very^general interest.
.Soolliv^lloliasllilestigat.il the subject^in mlly bib fail to be impressed with the^universal feeling among those who relx
ii|HitiIrrigation for rahnhg crop*, that it f*^by far tbe most certain and KiitiHfactory^iiiithod of agriculture. This arise* priuci-^P ill) from two important MBMBI r'lrMf.^that the average yield fioiu irrigated far^xci ids fiat from BOII-irrigated land*; Hec-^iidlhe ceitauit y id a return for theNeii*ou'
labor.
Irrigatioamrvwa a* an bmbimm The
abilityto apply wafer when needed mid cer-^l -iii immunity from drouth or Hood render^the certainty of a crop within the almost^abaotata control ol tin- individual.
iothose not familiar with the practice ,,f^litigation, an idea prevails thut it i* an ex^^pensive adjunct of fariiun.'. While this^may Im- true in some isolated cum s, a* a rule^It 1* the op|sisite. BWMeiaUy when consid^^ered in connect km w lib cl mint ic advniitagis.^incident to lirigable lands, which include^im m ii ii it \ from the mmw al costly build^^ings in which to protect the ma IHT and^bulkier products of the farm; conditions^under winch the crop can be readily and^cheaply harvested, and the great fatlltlllBg^pialHu s of our Montana stream*.
the highest priced agricultural land* in^the world are m irrigated districts The^irrigated land* of Colorado and I tali pro^^duce larger average crops mid have a greater^value BM acre than any funning lands aial
fthe bUaaoari nvei. Tin- htatutjof Ini-
BBtfaMdevi li.pinelll 111 the l ulled Stat.-^^lili einbraces a (MMiod of tweiity-tivc Veals;^ind the BBBMBMi us ill all other industries^Btinad wail knowledge by the costly road^if ex|*-ruma-; but to day we find Indian^and Chinese wheat raised by lrligation, un^ill iselling t In production* of rainy districts.
Ihe lmmt pros|*-roUH agricultural dis-^trictaol l-.urope to-day are thoae where irri^^gation is pract iced. No ngeiit of agricul-^lural priaiiictloii is so effecliu- us lrrigal ion.
InM-.i t in ^^ a* in all olln r territories,^within the irrigable area, the quantity of^laud susceptible of reclamation exceed* the^water supply. The water, therefore, pos^^sesses a greater value than the laud, mid
Mugits propaff aaonomieal distribution^Ih the limit of our future ugricultiirnl^wealth.
Itis therefore of the utmoHt IgByMteMB^that no wasteful or improper diversion be^Mimlltal. mid that tie state should control^its appropriation, Mwnkl ^^* it* subseqiu-iit^liversion among the various claimants,
Ihe expense ot this work will be heavy, mid^^nllllot reus..iiably be provided for by tuxa-^t!^ ^n, iih lire other i-X[^ uses, but should In-^paid for out of the proceeds of the^sales of these lands. It Is lm|s^ssib|e^for congress to pus* general law*^which would operate with equal justice^in tin- anil belt us a whole. Coiidit urns^lltb rill dlfblclit sections. The people of^mad section are best calculated to de^^termine upon the system BMBl suiti d to^their needs, .ad should be allowed to regu^^late tin matter in connect ion with the sub-^jut, mid be given the means of carrying^Ihi-in into effect.
Klitertallllllgtbcae views, 1 conclude tlu^^lu st an a only way of accomplishing the^cud desired is, 1 lint congress grant to each^^MM in Mm arid la-It. or to each territory^apon ila baeoming a atate, all the irrigable^lands within it- borders held by the genera^government, such state shall be charged^with the supervision of their reclamation^uud with their di*|Hisnl to actual sat tiers,^the proceeds to be lined in providing st .r igi^n-Morvoir and in constructing canals and^oilier facilities for conducting tin-water to^the proper punts for distribution.
umDa^awntapad RaaawaaM
Iti* just now baaaMMf known that wr^have ilieiliuustibli fields of dial and great^de|Kisits ofjiron ore. There is also mi abund^^ance of tine building stone and pure lime
Stotll.
thecod mine* of Itocky Fork in l'ark^count) are now producing live hundred^I04M per ilny. Those of Snnd Coulee in^t asivide the siuie amount, mid Timbarlim^at Park county two hnndred par day, The^coid la of tirst-cluM* aaaltty and is us, d iiii
II. btaniaoha uud Northern PMUU rail^^road- exclusively, as Well as through the^territory for domestic purpose*. Near the^la w town of Chinook ill Ctiotenu county i*^n coal vein twt lity-two feet wide: thl* is i-n-
tlrelyammralopad. laBMrarkaiad county
Urgecoal dcpoaits are known to exist, lu^UaUatin county, near BMMMHL tine coking
hid is found in abandanaa and tba ui.uiu-^faetata of soke for use m our aBiattiag fur-^ii ,. c- i* fust iisHunnng large pn.p.iriioii*.^Tbe report of tin i artad Hataa ex|sn for^Montana, math* to lha bareaa of itatiatiM
ofthe tre isuiy departuu lit at WaBBs^ington. gives the iiuiiiImt of ton*^al cal milled f ir the year Hiding June^It iih. IMH, at one hundred mid eighteen^tlnaisaud tons, with no ussurnucc from^mine MBbHbIiinVMBI that the inciea-ing
demandwill uaaae tin* bbmbmI to m^donbli d during the present Banal year.
riinusiindsof ncn s of available agricul^^tural laud* yet await immigration mid is-
Mpancy*Rapecially is this so along lha
Umof the St. l'lilll, Minima)-.lis |^Maiiitoba railroad, reoenth aonmracterl,^ruiiuiug frun St. Caul to HawM and Unite^^ itx. The lands are included in the r., cut^| ly o|^m il Indian rcsi-rvation north of the^Hiaaoari river, and nn- daatland to be the^most pnaparoM ugricultiirnl BBftlM ^^f^Montana. Oraia and v. g tab es grow lux-^i arhmtly without irrigation in tin- ralleyi
Imid the hills afford niisurpassi d g. i/.iug f^-^I cilities. The entire amount of land -u-cep-^I tilde of being converted into gnlg and^I grass producing farin* is estiinnted nt six-^lis-u million acre*, covering nn ari a equal^to one-half of all the New Knglaiu, states.
uudcapable of aupporting niauy thousand^I -|^Tou^ and cotil. nt. ,1 families M-^lv immigration has commenced Ui p^iur^in. and another ae.-iaon will witness a very^large increaae in the populntion of thin fa-^v .t. e] locality.
Ihe tienre*! I nited States land office ia at^Helena, nearly four hundred mile* distant.^I would most urgently recommend the ^-^UbtWBMtmt ^,f un additional land office^Chimsyk for the convenience of the |Ms^p|i^. I l Ilia section, mid that the land* of IhaaB.^tin- Milk Kiver valley and its tributaries Is^at once surveyed, that the settler*may have^an opportunity of procuring title* without^the annoyance, ho largely experienced here^^tofore in Montana, of waiting year* for thi*^v iluable information.
Aftermore than tweiitv-tive years of ter^^ritorial Vassalage and the nominal exercise^of tha rights of citizenship, the |*-ople of^Montana look forward to the entrance upon^and the exercise of tin-great rights of full
lltiaMahJpwith no little pleasure.^The constitution, ftnmed and adopted by
airBBOWla, by all almost BMHafaWMM vote,^i- believed to Is- fairly conservative as well
isprogressive. I nder its provisions, ccoii-
nixof adinoiistration is assured; restric^^tion ti|sin legislation and extravagiint ap^^propriation of public monies are ample and^poattive, the salaries of public otlicers have^been fixed at n very coiiwervatixefigure -ml^in proportion to the service* to be rendered
miltlie aanaaily of tin- paaaai to pay/i
s|M-ciallegislution is prohibited when law*^f a general character can be made npplieii-^blat restriction upon tiuntioii uud flu- cren-^tkm of public debts un- such a* to ueceasi-^tute economy in all public affair*; the inter-^aahl d labor are amply can-d for; free pub^^lic mthoola are provided for which are 0BM^to the children of all alike. A careful |* r-^raaalof all it* provision* will satisfy any^candid mind that a atate government nd-^raiaiatatad la banaony with its spirit and
Uitilit. w ill cause an immediate inert use in^the wealth, popnlation andhiippiiu s* of ^^ur
paonle.
Verymapa at fatly, roar trtrrdtaal scrviut.
Hknj.V. Wam, Ooveriior.^l o the Hon. j. w. Noble. Secretary of lha
Interior,Washington, I). C.
henBaby ^u Bfefc, aa ga^^ iif r i aatoria.^Wheu aim ^as a Cl.il I, ahecrusl fort'aaloria^^v\ dsn ilie Itneaiiis M iss. sii^ elung to i 'aatoria,^When ilm La,' i lal ln-u, alie Hafe iii. ia; aaXoi-i%
L.KOAL No I M r s.
HEHHECIAL MKETINQ OF THK BTQCK-^linl.ler- of the Helena A Livingston Knieltiua^\ IhdlHtlou Co.. callol for Monday.Oct. 2*. IssU,
atI R^ in., to l^- held at tltlice of the com-
|AU)in Helena. Montana, for the purpose of^aha I Ilia * Isiard of Bfaatam for the Iwilance of the^hsesl )ear. was BUaaraad until Wislnesday. Nov.
Issy,to In- held at the same plate and hour,^tin-re not ln-ing a major it) of the ^l^sk re|ir^-^a^-nt^sl.tl. It. AI.I.KN, Secretary.
VlllHI. I' '
*' Thomas S.
i- - M .. . - K.KTATK t)K^Mnr-iinll. aaamonp Notue i-^n-h) given hi the iinilersigmsl. aduiiuistratrix^f the estate of Thomas S. Mar-liall. dis-eaMsi. to^the creditors of. and all |iersoiis having claims^against UM mm deceaMsl, to exhibit them with^tie- uets-ssary voucher*, within four mouths after^the Brat publication of this notice, to the said^administratrix, at the office of A. t*. Ilotkin, city^f Helena, count) of bewla and I 'larke. Montana^territory, the-ame lading the iilaee fur the traus-^actiou of lie- business of said *-state. in the county^f Lawiiaad ^ larke.
Datedal Helena, M. T. October 1^. lsstl.
HAIt.AHK. MAI'.SHALL.^Administratrix of the is^tat^- of Thomas h. Slar-^shall, deceastsl.
Kir-Ipublication, Oct. :*^. lssti.
VOTICKol srtx KHOLDKKt}' MKtrriNii-^*' Notice la hen-by given that a jamuagof tlie^stis-kholilers of the .Minah I oii-oli liilol Mining^ii|^uiy will 1m^ held on the Kith dai of Novero-^', A. 1). IssM, at ;l t.Yl.H'k p. m. ..f -aid Bar, at^tin- i.thee of the comiiau.v iii Ma-oiiic lihs-k, in^the city of Helena. L-wis and Clarke county.^.Molilalia terrilor). for the purpaaa of electing^live trusb^es of the coiii|*niy for tin- ^Baaing
pnjBj
tlet.B. IMhJ. I). HKISIOK. Pres.
VOIHi:, MINl.ltS.-ON NOV. 4.^** liigdx Mining \ IllslllctloU I'm
tag,iiii:
,riHim Bt
ritt-biirsnblock. Helena, w ill let to the lowest^res|siusi1ile bidder the job to drive a la ui.el in the^apoar llig OX mines, HJU b-i; all bids must !^.
.airlandhamhsl in our office by Nov. J. 1*W.^The bids lo he for Im feel or olff. if we wi-li to^Inn-more than I'll fis-t before sinking, lor fnil^particulars c-ll on the siiisTUiteadeut at the la-^1)1 luiues. Itv order of the Utanl of truatjeaa,^DAN SIMI'MIN i,,-neral Manager.
A.IPRESCOT
Dealerin
MARBLE
AND
Q-ranite,
alUOIRON FENCING
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hriatiri
bhp4^ -
r ocNronr.3 to shape
iffvm mm perfection ^ti m nitl^,*^^n^ ^'^' n__l .-liscomfort
BIS
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l:^rtoaT *S^'
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itthe ^f ^-t' -. rtw 'i*b ^iiil ^ajgh atylw
lon'tspoil yonr ttet by weArin(^ che^3 ^-,(^^^^to* Burt ^ Picknrd Bhceitsm r.
AlMrllUf nlii i^,(ri n ^ - ' in ^^'^^^
AUtt^ It** Ml it i^ I ii.fcd--, Ilih.^ 'i th^J V.ft* i^A ^b Bttf^'IV 0T^l II MtaWWJI iit'Vt
tSdwtlAReld.SeS
PUEDOA MEU, - IIELF.NA, MONT
k.H. Hal* a Cc.b,
irrricrih* ar.a tsiit^tlonr U f 14 i i tha oaij
iwclflcfor ilia cn jo na^nt inn * ^.,-*^*.^O U. 1^i ^ ll A 11 A M, M ^^^Amauraani. N y
Webava aula ^ . G for^^^*'^ and ll haa^a-Urn tha !^*^! af aani
tartioa.d. k dvi mr ^ oo
i'bisafo.ii^gl 00 s- J if Drvn'iu
M.I'arrhsn t ^'.^. ^,,),.
PACIFICHOTEL 8team Meat.
Main-tn-t. Hel-iia. Motit. Hu-iness center of the city. Kirat claaa. All street cars i*v* Hxe^h^ir. Main restaurants in chwc i.roxiiinl) at all pricea. Kuro|svin j'lan. Itisuus'^ik- Tflo^Sl.HI. snit- *].M) is r ilay according to hs-alion. Anierican I'lau f 1.2ft to %^^.:*) per day. hi^s ial wwikda^nit.-. N.- .ii-n-putable ptagM allowwl.H. (). |,i;.\i)l'|(. iVopriirtwa.
CHEAPJAKE
Huyannii Sells nil Kinds of
FURNITURE,MIRRORS, CROCKERY, ST0VK8,
OfficeFurniture, Bar Outfits, Saddles, Harness, Bicy^^cles, and Everything the Heart Can Desire, at Half^Price. Will also exchange goods for anything you have.
C0RNEBr^tli AVE.and MAIN.
HELENA,MONT.
Calkins^ P^eiitherly,
NEXTDOOR TO POSTOFFICE.
Stationery,Lepal Blanks, Aiken ^ Lambert Gold Pens,
BlankBooks, Memorandums, Picture Frames, Mouldings,
BabyCarriages, and a General Assortment of Notions.
jTj.d.scn*sIrxiproired. IPoixrcier,
GLiVNT POWDKH,
lteoiiiitiiaiileil l^\ Miners, Kallroml ( initrnrlora, and Kndoisisl In the 1'iiblii In flaneesl^lis tlie Slriill|(est, Snfest anil Kesl of all II mb Klfiliisivea
A.M. Holter Hardware Co., General Agents,
IIHKN.A, - - - MONTANA.
H.8. HALE ^ CO.,
WU0LEHAL8 AND BBTAIL
DRUGGISTS.
Dealersin Tatent MarlUlaM. Kancv Toilet^^o^^ls. Ijinterus LaWBpa and Lamp lim.b., I,lass,^I'aiuia, Oils, etc.. Huruical lnsiriinienta.1 !ratehaa,^Brama, etc. wbokaaala airents for t hn for^OaagbiaadCowa, Kirk's I'ileiiintiiieiit, Wit. lust^Aaupodlom, ll.-aiiko M.slii ii.e-. Dr. Kilmer's^liein.sly. Dan l.-liou Tonic. Oragoa Kiduey Tea,^Dillard's IpmHa.
DRS.LIEB1G ^,CO.
PalihaiMMitljf Looatad al Boutbaaal ear^^ner of Broadwaraod afain stremta,
Butta1'itv. Private Knl ranee^^ No. 8 Kast llroiulway.
LIEBIGWORLD^DISPENSAR\
MerchantsHotel,
CornerItnuulwav ami W'Hrren StriHtta,^Oppoaite 1'. S. .Wii)' Ottiee.^HKI.KNA. .... MONTANA.
TIIOl*.O'BRIEN.V BON^Paon.
Newlyfitt.sl and newly fiirnishesl tlironitliout.^lilies' and items' lialbs, Imrlier sliop. bar and^billiaril ball. Willi ail mtsleru iinproveineiita.
SAMPLEROOMS
With*s^^'ial juH'oniniiNlntiitnH |f^ ^r ^'ummprrla\l^,Tr^vBler^.
HLH UL'NS TO AM) FUOM ALL TKV1NH
hire
..i.rrt'auihTa'iu
LLECTRICIPUSS
'somfm au.14U i '^^i mil. r^.r Bala^KasnA'^ Iim fa * ' * '
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11,1 1 ^ 1
Vi . . . - IDf l s^r**t Ii-
lib Ca.^a^ ^i
.-^ ii.',it.-, Hflne-, .
.ra. **^ .^^ -^t nc^ KBVCI.Ctt'
APorfoct Face
FFREEMAN'Sl ^^'Ml POWDER, m
latum.,gan r.a.il. au.ab, lim
HlM.Parchen^ Co.
Powder.
lr.l.- lrrl^ fr^a
lUrMl-wi
IS-..
s,ai,jl^i^|i-.i^.
\Ml m ^ I II
MiTiri:Off ri ni.it ATltiN.':
.I.imiJIkkiciit lln vnv Mollt.. I^Seiitendn'r :m. Issw, I^VOTH'KU) UEllEBi UIVK.N iHATTHKKOL,^^* lowina naiinsl wttler tias ril.sl uoti. e of lu^^intention to make final pfnaf in mpgofl of his^MUa, and tliat said (insif will \^r tua.le liefer*^nvi-iiT and nss iver of Helena. Mont., on No-^nenbrr t. IHMM, viz t vrus t 'lap|i, who made D.^S. S... v..t|. I '. ^. AKCa for tlie swl,. nwV, anil^nw^a. awV am-. 13 and n't ae1* no-. II. tl^. IT n.r^I w.
Heaaaan tbe (aOawlag witnesae. t^ itrova hl
...or iiuioas ns-iileiu-e apoa and cultivallon ^ if -M.I^land. ^ii bUiii K. Jimm, of I'hestnut. Mont..^I 1'harles YV. H|^aiildiiu(. of St. I lair. Mom. Tlioro-^^ as U lltrriiam. o' St. Clair, Mout.. John A. Ilar-^. ri*, uf Chestnut. Mont.
8.W. LAMOHORinC lUs/ister.^Klrat publication tVt. 1. |s*n.
thcLATEST PERFUME exquu'ti^FREEMAN'S HIAWATHA
JAMESTWIFORD,
MANL'I'AtTUUKKOK
WagonSheets, Tents,
Awningsand Hydraulic Hose.
TwentyiMhtam Majaj ^f Window Awniiap^aud the latest improv.-i tiitursa for harnfiuii.
lanraitof all kind-and widths from 3i .inrhar-^wid.. to l'Ji ui.-li. - vt ia,. always in al.a-k.
MAlN18TOKtr',l,''m,,,',K,,U-
ANDINTl'.ltNA 1'KINAL
Medicaland Surgical Institute
Kansasfit). Mo., Hau Francisco, ('al., aad HnUa^fit). Moiilnua.
t'Dr. Llebii; A fo, are rt-i.nilar arrnduates in modi-^ttmaaafl aaraan and -j--. ini itnu-titiniuwa aa^^thoruad bl th'* slat*-* of atlaaonn, CaUfataaBand^Montana, lo treat all chronic, nervous aad pri^^vate diseases iwhether caused hi iinlirudeaov^ai-^cess or i-ontiuriotii, at-uiiual M.aka.-ss taiahl^Iosmxi. sexual debility, 'loss of sexual power),^nt-rious ilebilit) lloaaof nerve force', disoajwa of^thi'Clilissl isyphilis. Konorrhica, aleet and strio-^taie cured, f urable casea i^uaraiitissl or rnorvef^ri-fiiniltsl, fhnrires low. Thousands of east*^cim-d. All uu-lii'iia-s are es|as'ially iin^|iar**l fur^each individual ^-ise nt Ijil.rnlorj. No injurimia^or isiisonoiis coinjMiiiuda ustxl.
Notime lost from business. I'.-c i.-ni- at a tlia-^tanee lreat*sl by letter and express. MtsTii-iu*^ami eier.iw la-re fns' from ira2e or breakai,T.
UIdtaaaaaaufthe hhssl, brain, heart .-ind uar-^toiis s)steiu, as well aa liver, kidney nud tfraval^^ oiiitil.iini-. rheiiiiiaii-in. paral.i-i- and all attiar
rhnyBD diseae^*s
Writefor [Uoatraiad paisrs on Is formitiea.^Club lis-t. f nrvatun'of the Spine, Tiles.'rumor*,^fiua-er. fatarrh. BtoBomtla, liihalatiun. Klaa^^trii-iti. Maunisuuni. rarnti-is. K.piieisty, Kidney,^rlladder,Kye, far, Skin and Hhssl and all Surgl-^cal 11|--rat ion*.
Dirs-it-esof women a specialty. Iltsik va dia*^ca-^-s hoe.
IIih reliable Mislit-al and Snrirical Inctl-
tnteiiitikiint a stss-ialty of |irivule .11-. a-e-.
Alllllotsl Di- ii-e--ticees-fnll) treated. Hrpfl-^Itttie t^aWofi removed from the system witiitiat^nwenry. Newflaatiaalliiitraaimaag for bwaof^Vital Power, I'ersons iiiinble lo visit us may ha^trente.I at home hi corre-poiiilence. All Mm-^^aaloations contiili-nlial. Metlicinna or iuKtra-^menls aenf/nt mail or exprtsw aiH-un-ly isx-ked.^(in.- personal Interrlew preferred, t all axsl eon-^anil us. or -end hi-tory of your ca-e and we will^send in plats wrapper oar ttouh rrea, explaiuina^why thousands cannot ho cured of Private. Mpao-^ial and Ni rums Di-eaw-s. Seminal Waakxawa,^Sis-rniatorrlio-1. Inipoteney. S) itliilU.tioutirrhaaa,^(ilt*^t, Varicis-les. etc., etc.
Drs.I,i. bin A i ... are the onlv gaalMal BI^aiaiiisible -i^.i-ialists h-ft in Montana aiaoe the^new inislieal law.
llrheehour, from U lo tl and 7 to M p. m.; ur bf^apisiiiiiuieiit in obecnr* ,,r urat-nt eases.
fONSILTA1HIN I I IKK.
NawtoBBroa, are airents fur sain of Dr. UaMgn^luviaorator in Unite f ity. Montana.
FORMEN ONLY!
HrUOIIIICnralanl NLRV008 DEBILITY;^PTTP f Wfaktim of B ttyand Bir.d Effecu^V* U JtVXi ofKrror. orExi*^^eiia01dorT^rjnr.
R.hn.1.l si. aiMUSItl fii^, H'.i.ip.*. h.. i^ i.l.r.' ^^^ i
sir.^iii-.ank,i mii 11 im l ii out. t\s a riaiaof ao^^.^^ ..,..i asr^iiu^ intm numu- h-..i.. i. a
t.,llf)fn*. 4! -ui,,. 1rll-rlv.. mm* i i.rO.n ^ ^^^.^ ' ^ '-.
Tn.raa.ril.Umkwl fallm^uiIIm. mm* .i-mA) imIIW^....... fna.
HKI.KNA
ChildrenCrv for Pitcher's Castorta
r.h..,a.rull.,.,lw.ti^i.. .^^1 pi-sir. (n*l.
tUU BlllCAl C ^c^nta *
chichESTER'SCNOLIBH
PENNYROYALPILLS
acocaoaa DiaMONO kind
^i.iiii.i wr r-arUeular*, taMlmMlaki
Ii. ii. r r..' I.adl^sv^l^ iMItr, ay^aiall. Pimpw.
im.m i la.
triflearitli anj Thiaat^Lung Disease. If tag l.avo^a Congh or Cold, cr tlie cLUdr n nre^abreateoed with r.-nu pur W Looping! 'ouph,^use Acker's Eiiglikh lN-medy ana i re-rent^further trouble. It ia a positive cure;^and we guarantee it. Trice 10 ai.J tVOo