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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 2, 1889)
WEST 8H0RK. MONTANA NOTES. Butte City, which is now the greatest mining camp in the world, was originally given prominence by its placers. But the placers of the camp have not been worked lor some twelve years. The site upon which the city 1b built is rich in gold but the rocks have appeared so much more inviting that the washings were aban doned. Lately, however, an enterprise was started for working the placers of the camp and a company has been organized. 3500 acres of placer ground between Butte and Silver Bow have been obtained, and rights covering about 1500 inches of water have been secured at a cost of $5,000. The water will be conducted in a ditch and when at its destination will have a head of about 300 feet, and in volume will be enough to operate at least half a dozen giants. The contract for digging the ditch has been let and it is expected that full running operations will be commenced by next May. Careful estimates of the mineral pro duct of Montana for this year place the to tal output at 145,000,000, f.'S.OOO.OOO of which is gold and silver and the remain der copper and lead. The silver product of Butte alone for the year will reach fit, 000,000. Last year Montana yeilded min erals worth 18,000,000 of which $24,000, 000 were precious. That record gave her the lead as a mineral producer. This year she goes still farther ahead. Mining there is a profitable busines too, as is in dicated by the fact that f 2,647,730 were paid in dividends by seven of the leading mines of the territory this year to Oct. 1. A saw mill Is being erected on the Yel lowstone river in Montana to turn out needed material for road building in the national park. About twenty-five miles of new wagon road have been constructed in the park this season at a cost of about ffl.OOO, $11,000 of which were expended in building two miles in Grand Canyon. Of the appropriation for the year ending next June, 115,000 remains unexpend ed. This wilt be required to put the roads in good condition next spring. The English syndicate owning and oper ating the Kmpireand Phil Shennan mines in Montana and the Carlisle mine in New Mexico has consolidated its interests and will hereafter push the work in all of them under one management. The Phil Hhen nan group of mines in Beaverhead count v, Montana, is to have a forty-stamp mill. The twenty-stamp mill at Kmpire is to be started. Development operations will be prosecuted vigorously all alenj the line of tlili company's proerties. J. POLIVKA & CO, Importing Tailors! i8 Wuhington 8L, POiirUND, OH. Z. f. VVRICHT, Foot of Morriion 8u Portland, Osioon, ADVANCETHRESHERS AND INOINIS, Farm, Church and School Bells, InipiraUira, Injaotora and VomI Pom in, Cod Oil KngioM, Traharn Pump, Kriabel Eufinai, Boilara and tjtMtn (ianeraUira, Laundry Maohlnary, Marin Mnehlntry, CHEMICAL FIRE ENCINES, BlacVimith Forfot and Drill, Htt Aile draw and Compound in tha world, l'owall'i limit (ioodi and Iron Pip. HKND r)H CATALOGUE. T, J. Watnon, P. W. Bmilh, J. M, FmiUr, Notary Public Notary Pnlio. WATSON, SMITH A Co., REALESTATEBROKERS. Loans Neigotlatod. OfHoa, No. i Stark 81., Portland, Onf on. WM. GARDNER & CO, SANITARY AND Heating Engineers. JOIIHKKM IN I'l.t'MIIINO AND II RAT I NO kTKCIALTIK. Afunta for Hnndy llaillahin (iurnay'i lint Wa txrllnatnr, Dumiini'a Hloam HolUre, Hliaw'aOaa UtoTot, Cltraland Br Pumpa, Klo. OFFICII, No, MM IUIIpxuI HtiMt, I No. IM TMnl Htrmt, Taoouia, Wah. I i'ortiaml, Or, Mail Order Department of Farmers & Mechanics Store, 200-202-204-206 First, and 0-8 Taylor Sta., PORTLAND, OR. Our Mail Ordur Dopartmant li fully organimd and nmlar careful Minanialnn. HampU ma noon applioation. Uoudi lent o. o. d. or on iwaiut of rvinittano by mail or aipnwa, W are dtreol km. V'"n0t FINE MILLINERY, DRY AND FANCY COODS, ETC., Clothing, flanta' Furniihlni Quoth, Hata and Capt, BimiU and HIiom. Urooarlaa and Prwlalona. FRANK BROS' IMPLEMENT CO., DIALIM IN Farm and Dairy Implements. FINE BUGGIES. CARRIAGES AND HORSE GOODS. JtflTAny one thinking of purchasing anything in our line, it will pay them to send and get our prices. CA TA IM VKS MA ILK I) FRKK. 08 and 70 Front 8treet, PORTLAND, ORECON. MARTIN WINCH, SIC ?. r. 0, SMITH, Qt luff, . O. SttO, Pact. The Oregon Iron and Steel Co. MANU"CTUIS CHARCOAL PIG' CAST IRON WATER AND PIPE moM r OSWEGO, OR. SPECIAL CASTINGS ICI ill (HIS CI Pit orricc: ABINGTON BUILDING, 106 Third trjjPortland, Oregon. II CV A Pll Importers Leather & Findings. ILC I w liUl 73 Front St., PORTLAND, OR. HERBERT DH1