The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-06-18
OUR ANACONDA LETTER.

Primitive and Modern Travelling
Al Anaconda-A Visit to the
smelter-A Pleasant So
cial Event-Anaconda
Will Celebrate
Personal, ETC.
Correspondence of the Miner.
ANACONDA, June 16, 1884.
One cloudy morning about three
weeks ago the stage, rafting swiftly
over the rocky road from Glendale to
Melrose, carried three passengers
bound for Anaconda. Once aboard
the cars at Anaconda our attention
was divided between the fine
scenery without and IN animated
conversation within on the compare
tive merits of Oregon and Montana
in agriculture and stock raising.
Arrived at Stuart, we took seats in
the spacious black coach and were
driven rapidly through mist aud
rain along the level valley road,
which was relieved of monotony by
numerous irrigating bitches, more
productive of graceful pastures than
the famous "Thank-ye-marms" of
eastern country roads.
W. reached this camp In a pouring
shower. 1t has rained more or less
every day since, and although not
exactly agreeable to town people, the
ranchmen are satisfied with the al
ternate shower and sunshine, for
crops are in splendid condition.
We have been three weeks making
up our mind in regard to this camp,
and the more we see and the more
we reflect the greater is oar wonder
and surprise at the present state and
future prospects of the year-old town.
In the first place the location is un-
usually good. There Is room for a
we'll laid out town with level streets,
while the green wooded hills sur
rounding the valley and rugged
snow>capped mountains in the back.
ground form q beautiful view on
every side of which one never tires.
There are rows and rows of neat
tenement houses, pretty wood and
brick cottages and several fine brick
business houses.
A skating rink is in process of cree
ton, also an opera house. The Chris
tian denomination have q church
building nearly done, and this even>
ing will see the cornerstone laid of a
new Methodist building.
Leaving the busy camp with its
ceaseless noise of hammer, saw and
plane, and its litter of shavings,
brick. mortar and lumber, we cross
Warm Spring river, pass v a mead
ow-like green, shaded by fragrant
Balm of Gilead trees, and take a look
at the new works. The buildings are
simply immense. WetrY to imagine
the scene when twenty>eight furnaces
are in full blast in the smelter build
ing and the concentrating machinery
Is also in motion.
The preparations for active work
r everywhere noticeable. The acres
and acres of cord wood piled COM
pactly in long rows make a sight to
remember. Then there is the brick
yard, and the lumber yard, and the
stone walled tunnel leading from the
works to the river. We shall take a
better look some time and examine
more into details, but an outside CON-
prehensive view was enough for the
first.
On Friday evening last a social was
held by the ladies of the Christian
congregation, which was a succe in
every way. A large number was out,
the supper was good, the ice cream
excellent and the strawberries una
sually fine and delicious. The room
was nicely decorated, the corner
where Miss Gertie Long disposed of
dainty button.hole bouquets being
especially artistic in its arrange
ment. Mrs. J. H. Bartlett rem
dered a humorous recitation in
a happy manner, and little Daisy
Tracy, spoke "Little Hal; or, a Leap
for Life" with unusual expression
and spirit in one so young. She also
sang, to her mothers accompani-
ment, a pretty song.
There were a few jubilee songs and
gospel hymns sung by a choir, and
several instrumental pieces played
by Miss Annie Searles, Mrs. S. john
ston and Miss Bette Batterton. One
feature of the evening was the
auction of a number of pretty baskets
made and donated by ladies. Cen
tlemen bid on them. and whoever
secured one was expected to take the
lady whose card he found to supper.
The whole affair created considerable
fun and brought in over $40.
A little past midnight we started
home, the brilliant strains Of a fine
duet, played by Miss Searles aud Mr..
Lansing, following us a square or
more.
Anaconda intends to celebrate the
National birthday by a grand picnic
in a beautiful grove about two miles
down the valley. Preparations have
already commenced on a big scale.
We left Glendale for a short lime
but already great changes have taken
place.
Miss May Thomas has left her
parents home for one of h-r own in
Butte, and her friends all wish her a
long and happy welded life.
A sadder event Is the sudden death