The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-16
THE BRANon
A Trial Trip Over tho ROAD Prov,
stuart to Anaconda.
A Splendid Road - Marva,,o,,e
~Town-Magnifcent Works.
An excellent COLLATION. - After
Dinner Speeches. sToasts, etc.

An excellent COLLATION. - After
Dinner Speeches. Toasts, etc.
Late last Sunday evening General
superintendent Doddricge invited
several gentlemen whom he a,ci-
dentally met, to accompany him on
a trial trip over the Anaconda branch
of the Utah & Northern. It was an
'mprolnptu affair, gotten up on the
spur of the moment, which accounts
for the small number that accompa-
MED Mr.. Doddridge on the trip. Had
anything like an excursion been con.
tempIated. pains would have been
taken to invite q larger number of
our citizens and arrangements per-
fected to accommodate them. How
ever, Notwithstanding the smallness
of the number the occasion was q
most enjoyable one to all who accom-
panied Mr.. Doddridge and each ex-
pressed unqualified praise of the gen.
tleman's hospitality and courteous
bearing toward his guests.
The party was composed of General
Superintendent Doddridge, Superin.
tendent w. P. P. st. CLAIR, General
Freight and Passenger Agent Charles
Atkins Master Mechanic Hemphill,
Secretary sargant, Mayor Owsley,
Col. De Wolfe, Sheriff Geo. w.I:vin.
Col. Estes, Judge Knowles, Col. r.
L. Napton, Hon. Marcus DAILY, Coun-
tv Commissioners, w. M. Jack and
Harry Kessler, Col. Aylesworth, H.
A. D'Acheul, w. NJ. Cairns. J. X.
Boyce, Jr., J. H. Curtis, Beck Ham,
ilton, Rod Sherwin, J. B. Read of
the Inter Mountain and q MINER re-
porter. At $50 yesterday forenoon
the party was comfortably seated in
General Superintendent Doddridge's
private car and the little train pulled
out from the depot. The run to
Stuart, nineteen miles, was made at
the rate of thirty miles an hour, bit
short as the time was in covering the
distance there was no occasion to re-
peat the memorable remark of the
Governor of North Carolina to
the Governor of South Carolina, for
champagne corks popped like a fu-
SHADE of infantry and the sparkling
beverage flowed like water.
After the train was fairly on the
new road at Stuact q halt was called
and a bumper drank to the "Ana-
conda branch IF the Utah & North
ern. For several miles after leaving
Stuart the road is as straight as an
arrow. In fact there are but two
slight curves in it the whole distance
81 miles. The road bed is a splen-
did one, for the greater part COM
posed of gravel and finished in a
workmanlike manner. Broad gauge
ties are used and room left upon one
side of the track for q third rail
Fifty pound iron is used and when
aligned and baliasted the road will
be as nearly perfect as a railroad can
be.
At 1l:O7, or just one hour and
twenty-seven minutes from the time
of leaving Butte, the first passenger
cars over fhe Anaconda branch
stopped at the lower end of Main
street. The people of that flourish
ing place were taken by surprise and
turned out e mas|e to learn what
the arrival meant. They soon learned
and a general hand-shaking and con-
gratu!ations followed. In q few MIN
utes the whole party repaired to the
great smelter on the other side of the
creek. 1t is impossible at this time to
give a satisfactory description of the
magnificent WORKS erected there.
When they r completed will be
time for this. Suffice it to say for the
present they are monuments of the
forethought and good Judgment OF
the locatar, the Hon. Marcus DAILY,
of the builder and superintendent,
MI. McCaskle, and of the pluck and
enterprise of the owners, Messrs.
Haggin & Tevis. Four hundred men
are now employed there. The works
will be completed and ready for oper-
atoms about the first OF September
A largo town has been built near
them and building IS still going on.
Mrs. Schultz, of the Grand Central,
has enlarged and improved her
hotel to metropolitan proportions
aud can easily accommodate 200
boarders. Cohen's new rink and
hall building is fast approaching
completion and in a few daysa grand
ball for the benefit of the school will
be given in it. A large number of
private residences and several sub
stantial business houses have been
built during this season, Anaconda
is truly marvellous in its growth and
stands in evidence of the faith, cour-
age and enterprise of its citizens.
At 1880 p. m. the party repaired to
Billy Mathers, of the Homestake,
where a fine spread awaited them.
After ample justice had been done
tn the repast toasts and speeches
followed. Sheriff Irwin proposed
the health of the host, the Hon.
Marcus DAILY, and called upon Coz.
DeWolfe to respond. This the
Colonel did Ia his happiest vein.
He accorded due credit to the host