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References (left):
HELENA - The Metropolis and Capital of Montana, has a population of
about 6,000 inhabitants. Publishes three Daily Newspapers and has
several Banking Houses, and numerous blocks of Brick and Stone Stores
and Warehouses.
Its Manufactories comprise - Planing Mills, Sash, Door and Blind
Factories, Foundries and Machine Shops, Flouring Mills, Sampling and
Smelting Works, Breweries, Distillery, &c.
The Principal Public Buildings are:
No. 1. Public School House.
No. 2. St. Vincent's Academy.
No. 3. U.S. Assay Office.
No. 4. County Court House.
No. 5. County Jail Building.
No. 6. Masonic Hall
No. 7. Post Office
No. 8. Watch Tower.
No. 9. St. John's Hospital and Insane Asylum. |
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References (right):
HELENA was located in 1863, the
center of Montana Mining operations, whose Mineral Produce, in Gold and
Silver, have reached from ten to fifteen Millions of Dollars per annum
and are only partially developed.
The distance, per stage coach, from Railway connection is about four
hundred miles ; but Helena has four fine churches and a Public Library
of 1,000 volumes.
The Church Building are:
No. 10. Presbyterian.
No. 11. Methodist Episcopal South.
No. 12. Methodist Episcopal North.
No. 13. Catholic Church
The mouth of Grizley Gulch is shown at the left, and Helena Mountain to
the right hand. No. 14 shows the location of the Hangman's Tree in
Dry Gulch.
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