Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-16
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Cable Cars make Several Trips YeSter-
dAs-Colambia Gardea Line.
The interest lett in the successful estab
lishment Of q cable road in Butte was at
fnll height yesterday. Manager Bennett il
10 be congratulated on the perseverance
with winch he has stayed by his enterprise
first gaining the consent of his associates
in the company aud next overcoming de
lays OF all kinds. untilit is practically added
to the conveniences OF this city, facilitating
cheap and rapid transit between the city
and its northern suburb.
4 Yesterday morning the cable cars wers
started out again on further trial trips to
test the working OF the machinery and
| cable. At finst . single eaf was attached
10 the grip. which made the trip up and
down without any trouble. Then q couple
OF passenger ears were attached to tie
srip, which made the round, and then
three cars we're attached, running very
smoothly. The turn table at Main and
GaleDa Is found in practice to be inconven-
lent. Il viii be removed and . switch sub
situated for it.
The crowd collected In the street by the
uoNcA6N Was HAAlOSt 90 IaIkc 90 -
Of July gathering. But as the bell was
ring and Esrnings shouted repeatedly and
the cable run at the rate of three miles an
hour, with the cars stopping frequently to
see how the brakes and grip worked, NO
accident occurred. The clutch OF the grip
did not work perfectly all the time, as
there was % much slack in the rope,
which hiss to be frightened.
The working of the sripeould be observed
as the car was crossing q trestle. Ii ls q
powerful and somewhat complicated piece
of machinery. A treadle lowers it "
inches when the signal to start is given,
then by pulling back q lever the clutch
closes on both sides of the cable. The
clutch is over q loot long and grasps the
cable on each side horizontally, but q set
of rubber puileys on theinsids OF the clutch
allow the cable to slide through it slightly
at first as it would jerk the cars forward
too roughly for the comfort Of the occu-
pants to grip it with full pressure at first.
The most important feature OF the work
ing OF these cars are the brakes, Of which
there are two at each end of every car, be-
sides the powerful track and wheel brakes
the grip car. The. are all strong enough
to check the cars in their OWE length il
necessary.
It is expected that the regular trips for
passengers will begin tomorrow, by which
time all preliminary difficulties it is ex-
peeted will be overcome.
1RE COLUMBIA GARDENS
The preliminary steps for the line to
Columbia Gardens have been taken by the
ordering OF an 1S-ton motor which ought
to arrive here by the end ofApriI. Manager
Bennett will leave to-day for st. Paul and
St. Louis with the intention of ordering
open, doubie-deck, passenger cars
about 80 feet long each for the Columbia
Garden service, and will probably purchase
1t the same time two other large cars for
he Meadersille service. Work on the track
70 Columbia Gardens will commence soon
after Manager Benefits return from this
The line has been located and sur
Keyed and runs out nearly to the race |
rack on the line built last summer and |
hen turns east up the canyon on an easy |
Tade.
In this connection Fred Richie of the
irm Of Gordon & Ritehic, who have the |
OF the Columbia Gardens. stated yes |
'erday that during his trip East he had Sc
'ured an unlimited variety Of natural curl
ssities and would keep the interest in the
'ardens alive with new attractions all sea-
on. He has secured, he states, a very ex-
ensive ~menagerie with many rare beasts,
and reptiles for the geological garden, |
Ilso q tent to hold 5000 people. The
hanges arranged for at the grounds will
them completely to the ad-
Of visitors.