Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-30
At THE ST. LAWRENCE.
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All Effortsto Learn Anything
OF the Mines Condition
Prove Futile.
An Interview with Superintend-
ent Carroll-His Remarks
on the Situation.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Very little could be learned yesterday
with reference to the condition OF the Ana
cosda and st. Lawrence mines. The man
agement has made arrangements, to lower
several dogs to the lower levels for the pur'
pose Of discovering whether 1t is possible
for them TO return alive, II thssxperimsnt
should prove satisfactory and the dogs be
found all right upon their return, q number
Of miners win 60 down to the various levels
and make examination Of the mines. On
the other hand, il the trip proves fatal to
the dogs it will demonstrate the utility oil
any attempt to send men below and the
levels and shafts will be filed with steam
in hopes Of ~extinguishing the smouldering
fires.
A reportsr for TIE MINER visited the
mines yesterday afternoon, and called upon
Superintendent Mike Carroll to secure def
mite information. Mr.. Carroll was found
in a very ugly mood, and when approached
and i~nterrogated he became quite offensive
and abusive. -t7
II don't want any OF you reporters
around here and you will be aither gittin'
away did quick" vas his polite response
to "a civil question. "f
"But, Mr.. Carroll" persisted the repor.
ter, I have been sent here to find out what
methods you propose to adopt in order to
again get the mines into working condition.
It is q matter OF great public interest, and
n that should be given publicity.
Its none OF your id business. I don't
On 70 orA--H whn oopf vn,, hnrn 7 I1~Sk
want a d-n thing to do with you, and you
had better be getting away"
Have you commenced letting steam
into the mine, YETI"
Didn't | tell .ye it was none OF your
d-dbusinsss, and the civil euperinten-
dent with the wealth OF auriierous capillary
adornm.nt, covered upon the reporter
with q look that implied that he would
take frantic delight in eating him. The re.
porter, apprehensive that Mr.. Carroll
would attempt to make q feast OF him,
cautiously backed away. It was at this
critical moment that Mr.. Carroll unbut-
toned his mouth and disclosed the &C.
casion OF his grievance. 1.-THE id news
paptrs said Yesterday that I had sent the
men down after the powder. Now 60 and
were evidently several corpuient damns
stored away in Mr.. Carroll's large stock of
profanity, but his rising ire denied them
utterance, or possibly he may have held
them in reserve for the next unfortunate
scribe who may have the temerity to en-
ter the presence Of his august majesty. At
any rate he cast a most vicious look, re-
plete with swears, upon his a~ffrightened
and turning upon his heel walked
away.
A dozen or more well-dressed and intelli- |
gent miners were found about the shaft |
house, but, possibly acting under instruc-
lions, they maintained strict silence.
Superintendent Carroll and his subor-
1inates have very little reason to COM
plain of alleged misstatements in the
with reference to the Ana.
;onda and St. Lawrence mines. They have
been applied to time and again for in.
ormation which they refused to
This left no alternative other than
or the reporters to get their information
IS best they could, and under the circum.
tances it ia not singularif errors nay have
rept into the published accounts, though
. Ithe cain thax have heen. correct.
to tement that he sent the men down after
no powder, did not deny it, and hence IL
emalns an open question whether he did
Z did not order them down.