The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-09-02

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arity, turning and grinding the ore until
it is as fine as powder. When pulver-
lied it is automatically conveyed to the
roaster, hollow cylinder slowly revol-
wing over an intense heat, and after The
sulphur and other valuless properties
are driven off by the heat, the ore is
/ taken out and placed on the floor and
allowed to cool for three days. From
the. floor the pulp is conveyed to the
tubes filled with water above our heads,
containing quick silver. The whole is
then agitated by machinery, the quick
silver finds and retains the precious
metal, while the worthless drifts away.
Afterwards the metal passes through an
other process, in which the heat drives
off every particle of quicksilver, tie sill
yer is then melted into bars and is ready
for shipment.
The mines of Butte are divided into
four zones, the first and highest pro-
duces silver, while the others at different
points on the mountain sides produce
copper. The Anaconda is the greatest
of the copper mines in Butte, and its
smelters the largest of their kind in the
world. The wood used by this company
alone per day is so cords. Next in inn
portance is the Parrot smelter, to which
it was our privilege to visit and witness
the wonders within its walls. This mine
produces daily $50 tons of copper ore.
The ore is worked by new system,
designed by a French company, by
which the company expect to produce
this year 100000 pounds of pure cop
per. There seems to be an opinion pre-
valent among the monied men of the
camp that the miners have merely
scratched the ground; that the develop
ment of later years will reveal con-
tinued and increasing richness of the
veins, that new mines will be discover
ed ana that the camp will be the most
permanent one yet discovered. Mon
tana may we'll feel proud of its Butte.
NOTES.
While visiting the Moulton mine the
visitors were invited to the residence of
the Superintendent, Joe Clark, where
Mrs Clark had prepared refreshments
for the guests, and for one hour they
were most royalty entertained. If Mr..
Clark had even been correspondent for
medical journal We believe that the
whole press gang. as one man, would
have voted for him as an honorary mem
ber.
When naming the toasts and those
who were to respond, Alex. Deyine, of
the Gazette, who acted as master of
ceremony at the banquet, arose to pre-
sent Col. Dan, Searles' name, and in do
ing so inadvertently called him Sellers.
The slip of the tongue raised roar of
laughter, and it is possible that Col. Sell
lers searles will carry Sellers" with him
for some time to come.
Joe Hldmyer, of the Glendlve indie
PENDENT, oyersIePT nInaseH aC Helena
and was left, arriving in Butte in time
to take in the banquet and attend the
last session of the meeting. At Butte
he was again left, anG followed one day
later Joe has poetieal turn of mind
and while eoncoeting his delectable dose
for his next issue must have become en-
tirely oblivious of surrounding things.
One of the members left his valise at
his home station, had it sent by express
to Butte, and ON returning left both his
valise and trunk at Butte, and of the
festive train boy purchased a monogram,
as he supposed, suitable for relative,
only to learn that it was Masonic en-
blem. A friend went to the depot on
his return and informed him that he had
arrived at his home.
Taking it all in all the meeting was a
most enjoyable one, long to be remem-
bered and the medium of much good.