P a g e 6 G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y o f M o n t a n a N e w s l e t t e r The town boasts of several saloons. The “pony” owned by Fairfield and Peck.- The “Bit Saloon” by Dillabaugh, whose Kentucky whiskey we can vouch for as being better than some in Butte and at half the price- Luton's Saloon in Front of the Glendale House- and a large billiard hall kept by J.C. Metlin. There are one or two more, but we could not “smile” enough to go round, but will make a heroic effort to make the round trip on our next visit. John Mannheim is proprietor of the only brewery, which is quite a large affair. Chester and Mahan own the meat market and a livery stable of 22 stalls, and John Cannovan is landlord of the Glendale House, at which you can put up with confidence, for it is a well conducted hotel, and it’s landlord makes a point to treat his guests with politeness and to see that their wants are attended to. The population of Glendale is about 125 and in this number are included but very few idlers, as almost every one about the village is busy. As the reduction works increase in size and in working capacity a greater number of employees will be kept at work, and occupation given to a large number of citizens engaged in trade, etc. in the neighborhood. Upon the whole, Glendale is a very substantial little town Photo Courtesy of glendalemontana.com Photo Courtesy of glendalemontana.com about whose prosperity there is nothing speculative; nothing transitory. Being essentially a mining town, and it’s citizens engaged in the same industry as those of Butte, a constant intercourse is kept up between the two towns by this identity of occupation. But this intercourse is limited and compared with what it should be, as Butte is much nearer Glendale, in interest Photo Courtesy of glendalemontana.com Photo Courtesy of glendalemontana.com as well as in position, than any other town in Montana. –Courtesy of Jacoby Lowney at glendalemontana.com, where history comes alive in technicolor! Visit the site for extensive history on the Bryant Mining District.
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