The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-09-05

Of construction. One thing is painfully
evident among the people Of eastern Idaho
just now, and that is distressing scarcity
Of money. The "needtul" is not plentiful
Improvements are going on but money is
mighty scarce. An improve'nentin money
matters is looked for BY the people here
abouts, who are confident that better times
are coming soon. The confidence dis.
played in the Viola mine is evidenced by
the improvements being made in Nicholia'
The immediate cause Of the local boom in
Nicholia is the building of large smelter
by the Viola Mining Company. The pros.
perity Of Nicholia will depend and be de.
pendent on the successful operations OF
this large company. The outlook now is
favorable for a town Of some considerable
size, and the citizens who are building II
up have confidence In its surroundings and
permanency.
The famous Viola mine is located about
two miles north Of east Of Nicholia. 1t Is
a monster deposit Of mineral. 1t is, per-.
haps, the most wonderful deposit Of lead
ore ever discovered in this country. The
Viola mine is extensively opened, and the
immense ore body has been thoroughly
developed BY shafts, tunnels, raises, cross.
cuss and drifts. The ore deposit ranges in
thickness from forty to seventy.ive
feet, and in length, going southwest, the
end Of this huge deposit has not yet been
found. Last year the Viola ore was ship.
ped to Kansas City for treatment. The
mine developed into such an immense ore
bonanza that the company concluded to
put in smelling works here, and the works
are now being built under the superinten.
dence Of experienced furnace men.
In order to get the ore out cheaply, the
tunnel to tap the Viola mine is being driv.
en- from the west through the top Of the
mountain. The tunnel is now advanced
40 feet, and It is being driven rapidly
ahead by the use Of Irgersoll drills. This
tunnel, when finished, will be 700 feet in
length, and It will run under the ore body
depth Of thirty feet, thus enabling the
company to mine the ore economically
and expeditiously. The size Of the tunnel |
Is 6x6H feet, and it is Intended for double
track whenever needed.
From the mine to thu smelter, Halodie
wire tramway, now incourse Of con.truc.
lion, will be complete! In thirty days. The
'ramway will be 7,8oe feet in length-the
second largest Tramvay In the United
States for mining purposes. The tramway
will have an easy gnde-eleven degrees
rom the mine to thu smelter. It's i'm.
'orsance may be estimated from the fact
hat it will have daik capacity of deliver.
ng 200 tons Of ore atthe smelter.
The smelter is locaed At 4 convenient
lite short distance from the town OIL
1t is one latterned after the
Kansas City smelter. The water Jack ct
two in number, are 6ox4, inche,
It the tuyere. Each furnace will have a
laily capacity Of reducing forty tons Of
re. The building, now heing erected,
will be large enough br stacks, its dimen.
ions being 1874 feet. u. E. Smith, lately
# Kansas City,i is putting in the plant. It +,
; modelled in excellenshape and Is of a -,
cry substantial charater. 1t is conf. :,
|ently expected that he furnaces will be
lred up and in active oeration BY Noyem. I
'er l.. The machinery or two stacks is all
hat can be placed in position this fall.
Two boilers, 81 inchein diamater by Is =
eet in length, will prcide the steam for a
Westinghouse engine sixty horse. pow.
r, which will drive tn machinery. When !!
eady to start up. the Nola Company will
e prepared to purchas ores offered at Il
heir smelser. The pint going in will '
ompare favorably viii the best plants ::
low in successful and eady operation in d
d0ntana.
Nicholia is improvir, but as vet the
miles Of schoolmarror the presence oil
preacher are unknown Quantities. There Z
) no public school or o,rch here. These ..
Institutions will comeafter the whisky
Mill has paved the wayo more refined 4
nd cultured state Of sdety. Saloons are Ct
lenty, and horse racir is the exciting
musement OF the Pple at present.
leaving here, ". will ,spect the MANY
xce'lene mining propees Of the Texas J
District, near bannack and thence pro. H
eed to Salmon City, awhich town We r.
will try and avoid being!aced under A.. hi
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est oy SheriN Nasholds J.R. W.
Some one-either knc or fool-ad.
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