Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-12
By ACTORS.
Abe Heyman's Celebrated Lode and Its
Prospective Richness.

Abe Heyman's Celebrated Lode and Its
Prospective Richness.
Naturally enough, one OF the greatest OF
Butte's attractions, to persons from Sec
tioDs Of the country where there are no
mines, is the mineral interest, and few OF
such persons remain lorg in the amp
without feeling and expressing a desire to
explore the subterranean workings OF a
genuine mine. 1t was shown yesterday that
even actors are susceptible to this sensa-
ton OF curiosity, for when Charlie Reed, OF
''The City Directory" company, now play
ing to crowded houses at Maguire's, sug-
gested that he would like to go down q
shaft and, as he expressed it, ''see 'em
quarry out the %bouillon," his companions
with one accord echoed his wish. The
party we're at the corner of Main street and
Broadway, and were gazing wistfully into
the Questionable depths OF a black hole
in the ground, or rather in the street. in
front OF Abe Heyman's pharmacy.
Their expressed wish was overheard by
Mr.. Heyman, whose motto is Name it n
you get it." Having known Mr.. Reed as q
call boy in the California theater, San
Francisco, under Lawrence Barrett's and
John McCullough's management, when Mr..
Newman himself was playing First Grave
Digger in Misunderstanding this aequaint.
ance with the comedian, Abe kindly offered
to guide the party through the
tortuous windings of the mine,. his
mine, the Where did-t ou.get-your" lode,
into whose avernous shaft the thespians
had been gazing. After supplying each
stranger with q pair OF rubber boots, a
sllcker, an oil skin hat and q candle, the
genial guide proceeded them down the lad
der to-they knew not where. Charlie
Reed, who has done good service as q de-
tective, followed Mr.. Heyman closely; not
that there was any reason for survelll-
ance OF the guides movements,
but because of IN instinct prompting
him to be the first on q scene OF the kind.
He was followed by Ignacio Martinetti, the
athlete OF the party, who found descent by
the ordinary metho 10 too slow and de-
scended the ladder hand under hand.
Harry Standish, the capitalist OF the COM
pany. came next. William Collier, who
used to be an elevator boy and who was
thought to know all about hoists and
things. remained above ground 70 pun up
the ladder 10 case anything happened pc
low. Joseph Jackson kept watch with Col.
lier that he might summon assistance II
needed. Mr.. jackson ia the first original
inventor OF the messenger system. george
Weary wal too tired to make the arduous
journey.
the 4O.foot level-the sight-seers nghted
their candles and walked carefully behind
Heyman. the guide, along the 'easterly
drift. Above, below and on each sid the
Offering richness was pointed out to the
amateur explorers, exciting the wonderland
cuniditv of each. The absence OF the ore
cars and track was explained by Mr.. Hey
man as dine to the extensive repairs then
being carried on. 1--WE have been hosting
so many winzes OF late" he said, that we
have had to take out all the pay streaks
and nave them sharpened. That prevents
our stopping the dumps; see
At each step forward interest in the
novel adventure increased, and at sight OF
the fabulous wealth the desire Tor specl-
mems was irresistible. The millionaire mine
owner not only gave q generous consen.
bnt belned his g.ests to obtain the richest
and rarest ores in the drift. At a point Just
fiftv-nine feet and one inch east OF theshait
an obstacle was encountered i'll the form OF
a miner. He babe the strangers pause, as
thara was about to he q blast which it was
expected would open the way to o rich
bodv of sulphurettes, the exact location OF
which had been determined by operations
in another shaft just sixty-two feet across
lots from the shaft in the street. Inis
warning gave the players pause, ana'
although they were so near the suipnur'
cites as to be able to scent them IN the ar,
az it we're, the intrepid prospectors were
Obliged to turn back. They regained
the upper air without injury or fright
but loaded down with valued k~eepsakes-
non-argentiterous ore, decomposed granite,
country rock, natural tin foil and bent
wire-commemorative OF their visit to the
"Whers-did-you-g ,t-your" lode, and so
highly delighted that all Joined with mt.
Reedin a resolution to demonstrate their
appreciation by sending MIR. Heyman a new
invoice of"Matzos'a as loon as they arrived
in Chicago where the best patterns are OBJ.
taina5le.
The visitors judgment Of the richness o
the mine was 80 irm that they would have
purchased it after theinspection had it mot