Show NOTES winter ileather baisl ness rall road ItI VAlry from tho ALD special SP OCIal HERALD As we ar ire c speeding along tho the beautiful valley of cache rain is 13 pouring down plentifully ti while tile white mantle of snow is is clothing the tho mountain sides all signs betoken an car early arrival of a short autumn to be followed by all the tile rigors and of noary WINTER no wonder therefore when all the in montana and idaho ae are redoubling their efforts to lay la in heavy supplies of produce and M merchandise to be prepared against any possible blockades and interception from regular traffic communications with the tile outside world As I mentioned in my last tho tile disaster which had befallen MR II 11 S BLANCETT one ono of the busy merchants of melroe melrose T N rel it is only just to state that the gentleman is recovering from his great loss and temporary discomfiture ho he lias has bravely opened reopened re business encouraged by his friend friends and has already been able to settle a great portion of hi his liabilities and by the present prospects willare will arc long come out with a clean balance sheet his iris restaurant is well patronized zed and ills his commission business is as lively as it was before his ilia faithless partner de camped I mr air B knows the lat batters ali whereabouts cre but leaves it to others victimized like himself to have him brought up to an account giving i v 11 as ho ile has his ills b hands a n d a fil full I I of f fa business you have already reported the stopping of all grading work on the U N R E R BETWEEN BOW AND BUTTE this was done on account of some parties having located placer claims on tho the proposed line this of course was only a tf bogus operation with the sole intent and purpose to extort a large purchase money from tee railroad each of the conflicting parties has appointed an in arbitrator which two appoint a third and they arc are to establish somo some reasonable rates for the claims for the placers to judge frony what well informed butte citizens told me it is more than probable that an ami amicable agreement will be arrived at ii in consequence of which the road will bo be continued forthwith to butte W N ABOARD TJ N R R sept 1881 |