The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-12-12
THE CAMP OF BUTTE.



from Helena. The road approaches the
great camp at "a high elevation and winds
gently around the hills until it reaches
the basin in which the town proper is
situated At this time of the year
heavy cloud of smoke hangs over the
city, effectually screening it from view.
This disadvantage, one of the most
serious drawbacks to the town, is almost
constantly apparent, and is intensified
during few weeks approaching winter,
when the slight wind from a certain
quarter utterly fails to drive it away.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. Penrose,
of the Mining Journal, was permitted
to visit the largest mining properties of
the camp. Among these, the Anaconda
works, left lingering impression on
my mind, as it was here, through the
invitation of Superintendent Sergeant
and Carroll, that was RECALLED with a
substantial luncheon. and courteously
shown through the great mill with its
ponderous machinery by MIR. Carroll,
who tried by every means to fully ex-
plain tho modus operendi Of milling ore.
The subject was too vast for my compre'
hension and limited visit. One must
spend days here, in order to intelligently
grasp the situation.
Butte is somewhat despondent over
the strike OF the railroad engineers
operating the Montana Union line be-
tween Butte and Garrison. These engI-
neers, less than thirty, in two days, did
more mischief than can be remedied in
q month. The majority of them are
employed in running engines from mill
to mill, over the net work Of tracks
which, cross anu recross the mountains
adDaeent 10 butte IN way that Is simply
marvellous. by means OF these tracks
the mines and mllis are supplied with
fuel, timber and everything else that IS
necessary Tho stoppage OF every engine
then, at gwen signal, was calculated to
cripple the camp, which employs thou
sands OF men, dependent upon the
prompt running OF trains. The Anaconda
mill At once found 1t impossible to give
employment to Its entire ere ", and 800
in these mills alone were dismissed to
await the action efa few railroad men.
The citizens OF Butte, fully realizing the
seriousness Of the situation, called . mass
lneo'ihs' ih's was iru''.e's' ana tne
nA''es "AS nos se'.iea, un''' .he omcla'
o'n'A'ous " 'io ''rikers' """ res'gnea'
'no mon 'non aAs ooncessioh'
""''" 'A'ou ,o' 'no re,no'al Vi si.ee
men ""o "'o ~ '0 pa'u sf'0o per oay
un.,' '.'' nave s''oureu o'her Si'ua''ons'
so,'o",ns on '',e n'o,s o' u" iS ahwarran-
.'o "'''o" VI 10" ia''ioau M lien' "hic'i
'"no" Vu' VI "o'A IooV ih,aers iof
'c'e'a' us''' sS"e "oru rom mr' nag
sih., W ''o'o a'"n n's ,hi'ls a. 1ihaconaa
''' n'o uloA'"'' 'nio"i"s LOW ihen ou'
=" enpl0y n.e"' 'n'oas" 'he ''ha winner
lnon.ns' ~ oes'' 'nU ios' expensive
lon,n' on ~ s"e ",' uoe' nos mean
Simply LOW ''hkie hen' ou' large pro'
poi'ioh oi married h'on win large
"a, ,a"'heS uepena'he upon 'heif iaoor
inis repor' y rega,ued oy many al TINS
"f'nk q, unieiiAoio, pu' ani ot tne
opinion '"a' II win DO iouna 10 oe too
'rue anu Ser,onS p'o" 10 'nat thriity'
young city oi anaconoa' "nich mas maae
.-o no'' 'Ap'u s'''aos - any e''y III
'na uu',ns 'ne pa'' iouf years
.n,e 10 o'ous"' aoou' oy ,e" mem
iuy ~ 10 "vo quessioh Vi 'he hour'
ms '"oo' qnos.,on. HSpeo,Ay po"er'
~. 10 .ne Du,nelnoou oi H"eihesis
Nno 'ou,a ei'"ou, Warming para''ze
o''' ''uuo''' u '''' k'e"' 'A'ioh' IL
they 50 desired. 1t is Just to say that In
TINS particular instance S''e engineers
did not nave the sanction or authority
Of the brotherhood, and 1t is doubtful
whether they would have received it
under 80 slight pretext; but the dam
age that could be accomplished by this
organization, provided 1t was in the
hands ofdemagoges and addle pated men
Is none the less significant, when one
considers the injury that was done Butte
by this seemingly Insignificant strike