Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-15
LIE DUCHEssE DE LUYNEs.
butte Aonored by q Visit From One
OF the Most Noble and Cultured
Ladies of France

.ne 'uchesse Du Luynes and party, com
prislng her son, the Due d'Luynes. the e.
timable friend and companion of the nrea.
ent Duo d'Orleans; her daughter, Mile. Yo-
Iande d'Luynes, the Count De Zuzannet
and Mons. De Saulty, arrived in Butte
Yesterday morning and were welcomed at
Inc depot by our young townsman James
McCalg, who knew many Of the friends of
the Duchesse in Southern France. After
reaching the st. Nicholas Hotel, where a
recherche breakfast was served, Mr.. Nc
Caig accompanied the party to the e tho
nc Church, where they were recel .ed by
Rev. Father Tremblay, and remained dur
ing the morning service. On leaving the
church the party were received at the pri-
vate residence OF Father Tremblay. and
augmented by the presence of Mr.. George
Irwin and Mr.. T. Fletcher, who placed car
riages at the disposal OF the party for the
purpose OF visiting the principal mines and
smelters OF the Silver City.
proceeding direct to Walkervil!e, they
were received at the Lexington mill by Mr..
W~artenweiler, the popular manager Of tho
Lexington property. just here it may be
said that the principal object of her lady
ships visit to Butte was to see some of the
great mines in this vicinity, Of which she
had heard and read SO much about in her
native land. After going through the mill,
inspecting its fine machinery and learning
Its workings, the Duchess and party were
let down the mine to the lOOO-foot level.
This was an experience her ladyship had
never before enjoyed, and her expressions
OF surprise and delight in finding herself
down in the depths" among the great
Rocky Mountains OF the North American
continent, were frequent and earnest.
Mr.. W~artenweiler secured several speci-
mems OF fine silver ore for the party as also
a pure specimen OF wire silver prepared by
nature for an ornament of grotesque design. |
Later on a visit was made to the Amy |
and Silversmith property, which also |
proved OF much interest, not only to show |
the wonderful developments and wealth OF
a mine SO young in years, but capable OF
furnishing proofs that the magnificent
specimens OF ore Of the first-claes which |
were closely guarded under lock and key
in the crude Office, were deemed sufficiently |
valuable and interesting as to be worthy |
a resting place in the ancient and his
cabinets of the Chateau de Dam
pierre SO we'll known to minera'ogists and
10 vers of French history.
From the Amy Silversmith the party
proceeded down town to the Silver Bow
Club where they were sumptuously enter
tertained by Mr.. Irwin and others. The
party then expressed a desire to visit the
works and O short visit was made
the Parrot smelter. In the absence of
Gaylord, the employees made it their
purpose to show the party especial atten-
ton which concluded in presenting the re-
spective members OF the party with pieces
Of pure copper OF fanciful design. After
leaving the Parrot smelter the party pro-
ceeded to the St. Nicholas Hotel where an
elaborate luncheon was served. From
hence they repaired to their special car at
Butte where Mr.. McCaig in behalf of his
presented the Duchess and her
daughter with two magnificent boquets
y hich called forth a warmth of thanks on
the part OF our visitors. The Duchess and
left for Ogden at 5:35 p. M, and will
meet their private broad gauge car the
'Kearsage" at that place to-day.
The Duchess is a very prepossessing lady,
With a highly intellectual cast of features
ind lisa most intelligent. Interesting and en-
;ertaining conversationalist. She ex-
pressed herself as delighted with Butte and
Ter party joined her in saying that yester-
was the most enjoyable day they had
passed since they left France. They were
leeply touched by the polite attention paid
,hem by the Butte gentlemen who ATTENDED
hem in their rounds, and when Mr.. Nc
;eig presented the bouquets to the Duchess
md her charming daughter tears sprang to
he eyes OF the young Duo de Luynes.
Before leaving, the Duchess wrote her ad.
Iress upon envelopes and presented Messrs
Irvine and Fletcher one each. The
reads:
lie DuCHEssE DE LUYNEs,
81 Rue de Varenne,
Paris"
Chateau de Dampierre,
par Chevreuse,
Seine ct Disc,