The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-08-29

terror decoration, stage stock and appll-
ances and general completeness to any
that we have seen in the west or any in
the country outside the largest cities
It was built at cost of about $4,000
by local company organized by the
tireless energy Of John Mcguire, man
ager of the Montana Theatrical Circuit
to whose business and dramatic sagaci-
ty and enterprise Montana owes the fact
that some of the best theatrical or ope-
ratio companies of the country are con-
stantly playing within her borders.
After the play came the banquet at the
st. Nicholas hotel. This elegant feature
of the programme was rendered by the
newspapers of Butte assisted by the
New Northwest of Deer Lodge. 1t may
here be appropriate to refer to the Butte
journals and journalists. The Miner
and the Inter-mountain are the two
best papers of Montana and there are
few better published in the Mountains
one at Salt Lake city and perhaps one
at Denver. The Miner of Saturday
morning last in size, beauty of appear
ance, amount and preparation OF Its
contents was the best regular edition OF
daily paper ever published in Montana
and the Inter-Mountain Of the evening
previous was nearly equal to it. The
Town Talk before it was burned two
weeks ago was large and lively daily
paper but it is now awaiting the arrival
of new material and publishing small
but spicy edition. The gentlemen Of
the Butte press individually and collect
lively did their utmost to make their
visiting brethern enjoy themselves and
they succeeded. John B. Read, editor
of the Inter-Mountain and H. T. Brown
business manager Of the Miner were in
defatigable in their efforts and they
were ably assisted by MIR. Monteith and
Col. Searles of the Inter-Mountain,
Messrs. Julian and Penrose of the
Miner and Messrs. Cobban, Davidson
and Mollinelli of the Town Talk. 1t
will be long before we forget any item
of their kindness. Mr.. c. O.Zeigenfuss
editor of the Miner was confined to his
office by temporary lameness but there
he did the hOnOrS to all who called.
Mr.. Lee Mantle, business manager OF
the Mountain, was absent on
business and arrived home only in time
to shake hands with the party as they
left Butte and to express his disappoint-
ment at not being able to meet with
them. The banquet which these gentle
men had provided was attended by
themselves and their visitors, by H. L.
Frank, Mayor of Butte, Hon. w. "A.
Clark, Geo. w. Irwin, John Mcguire,
Z. 5. Fee OF the Northern Pacific 7. i.
rallon and G. w. Scott of the Union
Pacific and several leading citizens of
Butte who are not mentioned. w. w.
Anderson presided and Alex. Devine
acted as toast master. The table
groaned beneath the weight Of liquid
and solid refreshments and truly "all
went merry as marriage bell" A
long list of toasts were proposed and re-
sponded to with ability and happiness
much above the average of after dinner
speeches which are generally so dry and
uninteresting as to provoke an inordi-
nate thirst and it's consequences.
At the conclusion of the banquet
Hon. w. A. Clark rendered an invi-
tation for the Press party to accept
his hospitality on the day following
and be conveyed in carriages around
the mines and mills of the camp-an
offer which was gratefully accepted.
Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Geo. w. Irwin es-
corted the party on this trip, which was
made on Saturday afternoon, and by
their presence contributed much to the
pleasure and profit of the occasion. The
Anaconda mine and hosting works |
were first visited. This property is be-
ing worked more extensively than any
other in the district and it's plant is the
most powerful on the Pacific slope. |
The mine is developed to depth Of 800
feet by shaft and by levels 100 feet |
apart. The mineral vein is from 40 to
20 feet wide, all workable ore. The
hoisting engine can hoist
900 tons of ore daily from depth of
500 feet. The loaded ore cars are taken
from the cage, run out to the ore house
md dumped automatically into chutes
which convey the ore to the railroad
,ars on the track below whence it is
vhirled away to the smelter at Anacon-
la town at the rate of 600 tons daily.
The ore accumulated on the dump
s now being scraped into shaft at the
;oot of the dump whence it drops into
he workings of the mine and is hoisted
rom the main shaft and conveyed to the
it is less expe nsive to handle
t in that somewhat circuitous way
han to load it directly from the dump.
From the Anaconda the party was TAX
n to the Moulton mine which is owned
md managed by w. A. Clark and under
lis management has become one of the
,est paying properties in Butte. There
he immense Cornish pump was seen at
work as well as the hoisting works
which are soon to be replaced by a plant
hat will counterpart the Anaconda
machine. The Moulton mine consists