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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1883)
April, 1883. THE WEST SHORE. 89 is estimated at $8,000,000. A great increase of bullion product must necessarily follow the intro duction of cheap freights, enabling the develop ment of mines heretofore held back by the ex- of tax, 3.7 mills; cost of tuition per scholar, Here converge all the stage anil express lines $a.4j j number of census children, 10,610 1 num-lof the country, am! telegraph communication Is ber of scholars enrolled, 6,lol ; average wages of had with every principal town and military post, male teachers, $75.74, female, $64,101 average pense of procuring machinery and the unwilling- lcnglli of school, 125 days) school houses, 1431 ness of capital to invest in regions too far removed value, $149,140; school fund, $104,117.64. from railroad facilities. Many heavy investments There are also high schools of excellent character in Helena, Deer I-ooVe, Virginia City, Ilutle I City and lioieman. ami the Catholic denomina tion has excellent schools in Helena, Deer Ixxlge and Missoula. Every leading religious denomination has or ganizations in the territory, and each town pos sesses at leant one house ol worship, ottcn the I most costly edifice in the place. roi'UMTION, have been made within a few months, and Mon tana mines are now being considered with ex treme favor by capitalists desiring to acquire min ing property. Besides the precious metals, cop per mines are extensively worked, and true coal, lignite, iron, lead, marble, limestone, sandstone and granite are found in many places. In addition to its bullion shipment, Montana sent out last year 50,000 cattle, 40,000 sheep, ju, ' , ; , tame year was 14,156. In 1882, 13,318 vote, were dressed buffalo skins, many thousand bales of '.. . . T .1 ij i 1.... - , . . ' , r cast, which at the same ratio would Indicate 1 e k and deer skins, and 2,500,000 pounds of , . .. ..... -ru . ', ,tl. ' :.J .a f,. Population of 75,000, exclusive of Indians. , . Helena, the capital, is the largest city, the other J V... . U. .H.'lnnrlB ha. win ut Hjn rt. I " ' TTiUUCII uy llic louiuiua una hui w.v.i ... ported, but the quantity was enormous, exclusive of that carried for their own use in extending their lines. The up freight on the Missouri river from Bismarck amounted to 27,481,141 pounds, valued at $3, no.ooo down freight, $530,093 passengers carried, 5,000. The Missouri must always remain an important commercial highway. THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. The greatest factor in the rapid development ol Montana during' the past three years, is the North em Pacific railway. In the wake of the Iron horse has followed a train of capital and imml the wires connecting with vry rniln trVjnph line from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The present population Is alxmt 6,000, and the children of legal school age number 1,17a Tlirie are three public school buildings, liesldcs a Catholic liotltu tion for boys and girls. The Catholic, Episco pal, Methodist Episcopal, Southern Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist denominations have neat church edifices. There are four national bank (three of which were organlred In the past yrai), and a telephone exchange, with many mrmleit at home and connection with the principal towns The population given by the census of 1880 1 nd mMnf, wlhln , ,,,,, ,)f KV(nly was 40,000, and the vote cast for delegate the leading trade centers being Butte City, Uoteman, Miles City, Missoula, Hillings, fori iirnton, Deer Lodge, Virginia City, Livingston, Dillon, Ulendale. Philinshurg, ilannock, Maryaville, Radersburg, While Sulphur Springs and many smaller nlaces. As the railroads progress new towns spring up, and but a short lime wil ela)e miles. The leading business houses are lighted by the Brush electric system, and the city 1 well supplied with pure mountain water by two com panies. An elticlent lire iieparimeni, wun iwu Silsby rotary slcamers ami one nunn engine, w sides hose, ladder ami other apparatus, luintihe ample protection from the destroying clement. Helena Is a chartered city, with a mayor, com mon council anil ail remnsne onions ami w elhclcnlly and economically governed, The Ma sons and Odd Fellows own ieieelively a large and costly temple and hall, ami each order hat before the valleys of Montana will be dolled several lodges. The Anrlent Order of United with villages and covered with well-tilled farms Workmen, knlghls of I'yihlaa, (leung Virein and and happy homes. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. The exemption laws ol Montana are quite liberal, as they exempt from attachment and ex ecution the homestead of the family, not exceeding Turn Verein are fully organiicd societies, and all are In a nourishing condition, Ihe last iwo having tine buildings, Ming's opera house Is a large stone and brick structure. The Hulled Hlsle aav office Is located here, and Is the most ciMtly build- In the amount ol tmln-a and Inu In the ellv .c,. and of the value of twentv-fiv. hundred ,"m"' T LT,.7T. " ""' " ... .1 . I ' I II. BUB IJIIItV. Willi faiiwiiwi gration that will soon convert the recently remole k., , wearin(, 0f ,t,e family, one ,,., ln (mpmttn to the work done, aa I mining temlory into a populous ana weauny souc. . nine household and kitchen furniture, shown by Ihe rrorl of the director M me mini. 17-.: r .L. . U rll,. ..n ll irml 1 1 1 1.. . ... 1 .1 lui lil ni llirrn IV nlnV cmeriiig irom sue m, u v b- nrovisions and fuel lor lamily use, one norse, iwo 1 - - .,1 . ... 1 1 1 I ncBl aiui in T iiii.miv iwwi.iiw.-i -" .nu will, their calves, two swine, nity culm- .. , ',' in... Tl. t.u.l.u 340 miles, where a branch fifty-four miles in hj personal earnings of a Judgment debtor hl)U, r, mmt ,u,unlially built with 1 view 10 length win continue up National Park. From . . .. "" - . . . mi hui. The bu.lne. p. Belt range through the uoieman pass, a omnw 1 ech.njCIi ii)rary ,d intfrumenlsoi prolewlonat k u;n e,m,umtl ,y y,i the dele.- Yellowstone valley to Livingston, a distance ol inch fifty-four miles in the river to the great . Mt prccng (le levy of execu- exemption from file, ami neaily every muehant Livingston i, c,he fc ,,,, , , ,., tfST Boieman pass, a distance . j lilra.ar and inMrumenls of professional . . , . c,m,umt,l , lire, yet the dele.- of twenty-five miles to Boieman, following thence len M(j lhe dwellings tools and machinery of nincd will, slrong courage and unconiiiwiabht the Gallatin and Madison valleys to Helena. The miners. The property of widows and orphan peneveisnce ol Iter clllens have each lime ! .. , u.L ,.niin crosses children not to exceed ineamoum 01 one m 1 1 ixuer cny man ine one ofnoyt... line then ascends the Rocky ' . , rIM, i il rnmlurtk ,hil ., iM,t..,,.m r.f lit Iti-nli lUin, the summit through Mullan tunnel, and descends uuay ()lns at one and one-half per cent. f,om Us aihes is enihlaiowd on her cliy seal. the western slope, following the Utile iiiacm.ioi, r n)onthi The legal rale 01 inicresi is icq per Hellgate, Missoula and Clarke't fork to Lake cent, per annum, but written contracts "U'"'" PendS-Oreillcimdaha The road thus tr.v- t erses the whole length of Montana, following for .' , ,,f ,(ie Uniicxl Slates 01 seven-eighths of its course a continuous succes- ,n (orciKncr who has declared his Intention to of valleys. The road is now in operation become such citiwn. ihst itye r'e " ' .. . .. i . in Vl,le at an elect on lor territorial, county Lake Superior to Bozeman, a distance of year., to voieai . ' For sion from Lake Supenoi 1,034 miles, and from Portland to a point eighty miles west of Missoula, leaving an unfinished gap of 2 miles, the greater portion of which is al ready graded. The line will be completed in August and be in full operation in Septemlwr, If so much has been accomplished by an unfin ...i ,, mav not exnect when lhe full line is completed ? The Utah & Northern narrow gauge road, run ning from Ogden to Hutle City and Deer Lodge, has been extended to a unction with tne norm ern Pacific at Little Blackfoot. Three rails are being laid between Butte City and Helena, to allow both narrow and standard gauge cars to be Dassed r . ..MlkKU. SCHOOLS AND .ttK.n. or precinct officers. tub otir.ni or Tim The City of Helena, seal of justice ol Iwis Although Helena took lis rU and urowlh from lhe ric h placer mine of Utl hancegulih, yel it Is the center of a mineral held, unsurard in Montana 111 tlwwhrre (or the nurnlxr ami in n ness of Us gold and silver liing quarts ledge. One tingle lode, lb Drum Lummon, wa Midi lew weeks time In an r.ngiun coniny ror $l,6lo,orjo. Veins of gnlrna, copcr. iron and coal are alto fouml in great numliri. ITmt Imi engaged iu iiouriding oul gold for (iliMlvr iin, al the hrao of Silver t)iek, Iwenly-lwu mllr west ol the city, oumUr eighty, ami IM regular nH rirlie county and capital of lhe territory, I , . . ( 1,1 hliteit thouMiid dollar per ih commercial and financial center of Montana. ro(H),h. More lhan a hundred other Mami are ,necu"", t 1 . I .. l ...!.. .ill. li,lm..ni ami Ml. I'Uaunl. The citv lie in lhe fool-h.ll. al me eastern .... : --"?""" '": :, ... .1 - Rocky mountains, just wneie wie rivuid nf live .k.i flows throuuh Ut Chance gulth emerge from the rugged heights on it way to Join the Utile I'rlckly Pear, a tril-utary of the m iNtri river, which Is but twelve mile, to Ihe northward acroa the valley of lire Prickly Pear. Her en vironments are grand and beautiful. Tlie great Rocky range embraces it on Ihe e.. south ami south-east, while the higher range of lhe Bell mountains encircles the valley on the oortn ami 1... J..i.l (rem annua taxation, her 4,106 leet, ami inc , ... .iwve. produces dry, eiecirnai a Kbool. are exoellent. well "H ttcUH Urge attendance. The superintendent report bracing a. y for 1881 show. lb. following fact. . Am.ge rat. .nd beJth gWng. I wijih i . twenty five mile lo the -ui.wmI. smellers al Wick's ami al lb .regiy 1 Iniiiwnx mine pro duce largequanillir. of ilei l.ulli.m, ami ollir smelter will Im einled llti year al the numerous mine, al Ihe heed iA Ten Mil cieeh, rignieen miles from lhe tily. ami vart quantiile of bullion will olucei ami shipped lo the r4 lo be rrfincd- Tlie lack of trmoiUli4in ha hirto. fore prevented the colnKlMin of snwllers U cause of the great cm! of sending .Million ami or lo the east for Itralmcnl 11 with Ihe turn, pinion of the Northern I'acUie lo HeiViia Ihe cnming summer, many mills ami smctler will he eontriM.ei In tin ! mineral dl.lrlcl, mdlMm. of dollar will be inve.ted In mining, awl Helena will become lhe great mining center ol Mmtlan as (lenver I of .'olado, Alnsoal from Ihe hist year of ber eslnltrnce, Helen has been the cosnnseieUl center of Ihe