Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-13
WAS OPENED SUNDAY.

!. WAS OPENED SUNDAY. i
: The McDermott HOUSE Finished and
Ready for Guests-Details OF the Va
rious Departments.
!. Sunday another hostelrie was added to
accommodations Tor strangers in Butte,
and on every hand it is conceded to come
nearer to the requirements of this city in
this respect han any yet established here.
The house is Of modern construction,
built from q good design and capable oil
enlargement ON the same lines il the de-
mands require it. 1t has been built under
the supervision OF the owner, Mr.. w. Nc
Dermott, who has taken care that every
thing entering into the construction OF the
house is first class, and the result is n OF
the handsomest hotels in tine Territory.
neat in all it's appointments. and as pleas
ant a stopping place al any traveller can
desire.
On the first floor are the office, bar
room, dining room, kitchen, lava
tories and baggage rooms. The dining
room is an airy, we'll lighted room the full
width OF the building, lighted by windows
ON the east and west sides, and
entered by a short passage leading from the
office. It will be in charge OF w. 8. Bart
lett with eight assistants. It contains
twelve eight-chair tables. The hours OF
meals are: Breakfast from 6 to 10 q. M,
lunch from IL to 2 p. m, and dinner from
5 to 8 D.. m. The silverware is from the
Middletown Comm Plate Co.. There
are two extra dining Dom attached
to the main dining room for din
ner parties and ladies' ordinary. which
can he thrown into one, and seat twenty
five people.
The kitchen is next the dining room at
| the south end of the building and is pre-
| sided over by Emile Bartlett, q chef OF ex.
| p~erience from the Albany Hotel, Denver,
with seven assistants. The furnishings are
from the Wrought Iron Range Company OF
st. Louis aud the outfit is complete in
every respect.
The office is finished with woodwork from
the firm OF Gilchrist Il Co. OF Helena OF
cedar and ash with Eastlake finish. A
handsome piece OF furniture is IN advertis-
ing desk facing the entrance, the work OF
Creighton & Davies, forming an ornamental
adjunct OF the room of tasteful design. The
bar which fronts on Broadway is east OF
the hall. The bar fixtures and furnishings
are of polished ~cherrywood from the
Brunswick-Balk Co. of Chicago. 1t is
supplied with the best brands OF liquors
and cigars and will be in charge OF Frank
Loveioy.
The office of the hotel is incharge OF John
TicKnor and Henry Wey, both experienced
in the business.
In the basement are six sample rooms; a
barber shop and bath DON run by e.
Schneider, the engine room for heating the
house by steam and supplying hot water
and the sleeping rooms OF the help. Wyom-
ing street slopes down SO that the rooms
in the southern end OF the basement are on
a level with the street andla s well lighted as
any OF the rest Of the building.
There are eighty sleeping rooms in all in
the house, including those in the basement.
Most OF these, OF course, are on the second
and third floors. The upper floors are
reached by the grand staircase entered
from Broadway and landing the visitor in
a wide hall on the second floor, carpeted
with thick heavy brussels OF a rich, sub
dued pattern. From this the hall extends
the full length OF the building, and by q
stairway on the left of the grand staircase
the third floor is reached.
The parlor is on the second floor, aud
the windows face on Broadway and Wy.
oming. The furniture is put in by Pink
ham and the Chauvin Furniture Company,
and is of antique oak, walnut or cherry,
of modern designs, giving the guest cham.
bers q bright, airy look. The carpets OF
rich patterns, were supplied by j. R. Boyce.
Jr., q Co. and the Bonner Mercantile Co.
The draperies are from the latter
house and the linens were supplied
by Hennessy & Co. Electric return
Ill I1n~ nDnrY Honn 4
in the house, with speaking tubes
and messenger calls on every floor. The
second and third floors are each supplied
with water closets and bath rooms, and
the sanitary arrangements are OF the best.
all the waste pipes leading to the sewer on
Wyoming street completed last fall. The
building is literally lighted will, gas, which
is in every room and closet and there is nH
coal oil used in the building.
Mr.. A. F. Way, the landlord, has had
wide experience in many OF the best hotels
in the East. and knows how to conduct one
first-class principles. He has spared no
of the most fastidious.
The hotel was opened Sunday with grant
dinner commencing at 3p. m. to which d
general invitation was extended. The neEu
to be set before the guests was as follows:
MENU.
Extra Select Blue Point Oysters. Raw.
Shredded Cabbage.
Green Turtle Soup, aux Quenelles.
Consomme Royal.
Celery. i
Baked Mountain Trout, a Pitalienne.
Chicken Patties, a pAmericaine.
Pommes de Terre a laDuchesse.
Filet de Bout aux Champignons.
Fricandeau of Veal, with Spinache.
Queens Fritters, au Maraschino.
Lettuce.
Roist Loin of Beef, au Jus.
Roast Young Turkey with Dressing, Gran
berry Sauce.
Caulif1ower.
Frozen Roman Punch.
Saddle of Vension, Current Jelly.
Shrimp Salade, u la Mayonaise.
Radishes, Young Onions, French Peas.
Steamed Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes.
Tomatoes, la Franchise,
Steamed English Plum Pudding, Brandy |
Mince Pie. Wine Jelly, Lemon Meringue
Pie.
Vanilla Ice Cream, Charlotte Russo,
Chocolate Kisses, Angel Food, Assorted
Cakes.
Macaroons, Edam Cheese.
Nuts, Haisins Fruits in Season,
Confectionery.
Tea, Coffee.
THREE HUNDRED SHEEP BURNED.
A Big Fire on a Ranch in the Sun River
Country, in Choteau County.
From the Helena Herald: F. D.
Cooper of this city returned from his