The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1884-08-23
Especial Correspondence to lR1bcNA'J


On the completion of the Anaconda
branch bv the Montana Railway, Hon.
Sam. Word, Vice President of the COM
pany, gave an excursion from Butte to An
aconda to a party Of prominent business
and professional men numbering about
sixty. The occasion was the running OF
the first passenger train over the branch
smelter, distance of thirty lone miles.
Early last Sunday morning two passen-
ger coaches and locomotive were at the
famous Anaconda mine, located easterly
from the centre of Butte City, for the pur-
pose of taking the invited party on Jaunt
down the road to the extensive smelters OF
the: Anaconda Company. twas the first
train of passenger coaches run over the
whole branch line. By 9 o'clock the ex-
cursion guests were comfortably seated in
the elegant cars ard ready for the start.
The train moved easily and at fair speed
down grade ranging from $50 to 10 feet
to the mile to Meaderville, a distance of
three miles, in about fifteen minutes, and
for part of the way the excursionists had
a splendid bird's-eye view of the City of
Butte. From Meaderville the run was
made to Anaconda on the usual time.
The Sabbath ceremonies on board of the
train were conducted under the personal
supervision of Mr.. Word, who was ably
assisted by Mr.. Scott Of U. and N. Every
man on board who knew how to pray said
grace mentally. Cigars and lemonade
(straighD were the refreshments provided
for the party. There was no drawing of
TASKS or popping of corks It was tenn
perance excursion-laying in the shade all
Sunday School excursions that have taken
place heretofore. Messrs. Word and Scott,
as lemonade singers, have few equals, and
in addition both gentlemen were so atten-
tive to the guests that all on board felt en-
tirely at home during the round trip.
The company consisted of leading repre-
sentatives of the mining industry, promi-
nent business men and merchants, bankers,
lawyers, doctors, smelling men, and gen.
tlemen of leisure. The West Side Press
was represented by Col. Searles of the
Miner, Prof. Lockley of the Inter Noun
tain and a representative of the Dillon
TRIBUNE. The party included gentlemen
who represented every branch Of business
and all of the professions.
The run to Anaconda was pleasant. The
little dust experienced on the road was
washed down and held down by lemonade
and the passengers experienced little an
noyance from that source. Arriving at
Anaconda at II o'clock the excursionists
broke up in small squads to take in the
town and inspect the mammoth smelling
works now nearly completed by the Ana
conda Company.
The town of Anaconda has been built
up very rapidly and it contains many hand
| some and commodious business houses.
The private residences are new and neat.
A brief stay in the town afforded little op-
portunity to obtain much information in
relation to the place. A visit to the man.
moth smelling works occupied consider
able time. The works are too big to at
tempt to make any description ofin hur-
ried correspondence. When completed the
works will be the largest of the kind in the
| world.
The return to Butte was pleasant ride
not marred by any mishap. The excur.
sionists were we'll, pleased and Mr.. Word
was the recipient of the unanimous thanks
of the party for the graceful and handsome
manner in which he discharged the duties
Of host on the trip. ]. R. w.