The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-29
COrresDOndence of the MINER.

Special Correspondence Of the MINER.
ANACONDA, Dec. 26, 1888.
One may leave Butte at 7:O5 a. m.
now and arrive at Anaconda at 10 or
1880 in the forenoon. At Stuart
transportation stands ready for the
traveller in the shape of two COM
Portable conveyances, and although
one readily recognizes he is not in a
Pullman, he finds the conveyance all
immense improvement over the
abominable jerkeys with which most
of Montana's stage routes were for
merly provided.
ANACONDA ZEPHYRS.
The ride from Stuart to the magic
| city is always an interesting one; but
at this season of the year it is doubly
so. Besides the magnificent scenery
which presents itself upon the right
and the left, II gets q fOretaste of an
Anaconda zephyr. In some localities
these almost constant winds are
known by other names, but here they
are called zephyrs. The wind seldom
blows at Anaconda, nor between this
place and Stuart. At least so l am
Informed by many here-among them
Newt. Dickinson, Tom Daily, Hal
vorson, Sam Tyler and others whose
reputation for veracity cannot be
questioned. There springs up every
day aud lasting through the night a
gentle, bracing zephyr-called 'brac-
ing,U probably, from the fact that one
is compelled to brace himself against
it to keep his feet-but it ley
LV~r or% oo Sn,n fxtolr 90 We
aud II yler is indisputable authority
upon "blowing."
A LUMBER YARD.
The largest lumber yard L ever saw
in my life / saw here. 1t covers
somewhere in the neighborhood OF a
hundred acres or less. 1t originally
occupied but a few square rods, but
the peculiar ''bracing" and expand
ing Qualities of the prevailing zephyrs
have impaired such phenomenal &C
tivity 10 the lumbe. that it is now as
hard to find as a delinquent newspa-
per subscriber. The owner is Kept
pretty busy herding his stock. Not
withstanding the near approach OF
winter and the consequent closing
down of work in several departments
of the huge smelter, which is now in
process OF completion, and which
closing down was followed by the
throwing out of employment of a
large number of men,
BUSINESS
is very good. OF course there is q
large dropping oil of trade, but still
there is y noticeable activity in 1t
which augurs we'll for it when spring
opens and a full complement OF
men is again put upon the works.
J. r. Clark & Co. keep a half dozen
employees busy in the store, and are
handling a large amount of goods.
Other business houses, including the
Butte Hardware Co.. g, Mahan & Co. e,
Tyler & Halvorson's, Mather & Co.'S,
Tom Daly's MI. Clinton Moore's, the
good looking postmaster, and sew
eral others whose signs have been
borne off on the bosom of the gen.
tie zepbyrs, all seem to be doing a
fair business.
Your correspondent would advise
the citizens of this enterprising place
to build a cistern or two; procure a
hand or steam fire engine; organize a
fire department and stand ready to
battle the fire fiend when he comes.
AS things now stand there is a fine
prospect tor an enterprising tire to
clean ont the town in about half al
hour.
AN ACCIDENT
which came near proving fatal to
Mrs. Schultz, the proprietress of the
Grand Central Hotel here, occurred
last Monday. In company with her
clerk, Mr.. Forest, the lady, who was
mounted upon a fiery, untamed
broncho, went to the low mountains
q short distance from town, to select
and bring home a Christmas tree for
her own parlor. The tree was pro-
cured and Mr.. Forest dragged 1t be-
side his own horse, One of the pre-
vailing zephyrs having an engage
ment on hand somewhere in the
northeast, and being in a hurry to
ill it, was about to take the tree
away from MI. Forests hand and
bear it away as a trophy OF its PROV
ess. To keep possession of the COW
eted prize, Mr.. Forest put spurs to
his mettlesome steed and c lme down
the mountain side with the swiftness
of q tornado, Mrs. Schultz leading
the procession with the broncho OH
the dead run. 1t was a pretty race,
but no horselesh was ever known to
beat an Anaconda zephyr, nor was it
beaten this time, for AS the foaming
steeds came charging up to the hotel
the gentle zephyr with a scream o!
triumph which sounded like All en-
yineerr's whistle, caught the dancing
green bougns of the tree and sent it
guivering in every leaf in front OF
Mrs. Schultz's fiery ,muS tang. In an
instant that terror-stricken animal
stopped stock still. But Mis-. Schultz
didn't. She went on, and after per-
forming an acrobatic feat in mid air
that would have made a professional
turn green with envy. she landed up
on her left knee and shoulder on the
hard, frozen ground. The lady was
picked up s~enseless~ and'carried in the
house for dead. She soon revived,
however, anu learning that a report
uros gaining ground that she was