The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-29
GRANITE UP IN ARMS
In Regard TO Certain Statements Made In
u Helena Paper.

Special Correspondence OF the standard.
GRANITE, Dec. 26.-The Helena Jour
Rars mining editor Is real mad and all
knows nothing whatever about. The
Journal few days ago made some very
uncomplimentary. unnecessary and fool
ish remarks about some OF the many new
mining enterprises just budding into life
in this district and IN doing so demon
strated the fact that its mining editor
does not know mine from q saw mill.
The STANDARDS Granite correspond
ent gently reproved him and in fatherly
way asked him 10 reconsider his
hasty language and 10 investigate the
matter before condemning the whole dis
trict, but yesterdays Journal contains an
other article which appears to he aimed
directly at the Bi-Metallic Extension com
pany and speaks of the STASpAED's
correspondent as II he was the
sole owner OF that corporation.
Why, bless your dear soul, Mr.. Journal,
did you ever hear of q newspaper cores
pondent who owned much Of anything?
Certainly not the STANDARDS cores
pondent, who for good and sufficient rea-
sons does not own or control one share OF
stock In any mining company either here
or any place else, and is very sorry for IL,
and further he is unhampered in every
way and not afraid 10 tell the plain un-
vanished truth about any person or cor
poration, no matter who IL may appear
10 hurt or favor. Such does not appear
10 be the case with the Journal, however,
as the two articles referred 10 bear un-
unmistakable earmarks Of being inspired
by some person or persons who imagine
that they have grievance against and
can i'll conceal their dislike for not
only the Bi-Metallic Extension
company but every other or
ganisation or Incorporation in proximity
10 Granite, and the Journal has been led
into making some assertions and giving
some uncalled for advice that IL would
not have done had the mining editor OF
that paper been better acquainted and
more truthfully advised as To the district
he was writing about. The STANDARDS
correspondent has In no case given the
result of his own observations without
first questioning closely and obtaining the
views Of eminent and disinterested min
ing men, whose names are above re.
proach and whose opinions have weigh
even with the Journal. Tho Bi-Metallic
Extension company is Philipsburg
organization, and the majority Of
stock sold has been disposed
Of 10 miners and mining men who thor
oughly understand the situation and know
all about the chances they are taking, and
while IL is just possible that they may be
sadly in need OF advice on the subject IL
is hardly likely that they would accept
any, not even from so eminent an
authority on mining as the Helena Jour
nal. The Extension people have exactly
what they claim, neither more or less,
| That the Granite vein runs through their
ground no well posted mining man pre-
tends TO deny, and il is lust as much an
extension Of the Bi-Metallic as that CON-
pany is an extension Of the Granite.
The B-Metallic Extension have close
10 the shaft they are sinking very large
lead, but on the surface there Is very lit
tie silver in il and nobody ever claimed
that there was, but they do claim that
with depth they may strike rich ore, and
the history of all mining in this district
supports their claim. There are several
other organizations fairly under way, and
when they ripen into actual existence the
STANDARD will contain reports Of their
properties that can he relied upon.