Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-09-19
THE ANACONDA NINE.

was located By Hickey Bros. in 1875. Sem,
time after its lOeutIOn they gave ChAa x
LArrabls enc half to sink shaGt 30 feel
on the YEN. Then aitsrward Maraui
DAILY acquired one-third OF the nine fol
doing ssn's iurlhsr dsvelopnent. aad il
did not attract much attsntion for several
years. In November, 1880, Kr. DAILY
bonded the other two interests fer $40. .OOC
each aud went to werk TO thoroughly sat
lsiy himself as 10 the wsrih Of the mine.
which thus TAR had beon cen sidsrsd a sil.
yer prospect, and have beea informed
that after the properly was merged Inte
The the Anaconda Co., the Grst plant that
was ordered Tor the property by that sonl-
paNy was n complete dry-erushiug silver
n'ill bat before they had it placed, the
sinking ran into copper ore aud they
Abandoned the silver idea.
The large thrsa-eom Partment shaft was
sunk to the 1000 foot level and stations
cat sros'eutS and lsvslS run at each 100
feet. and a LEGALITY fer large reductiea
works WAS sought. The nearest point
that was feasible WAS selected on Warm
Springs creek. % miles southwest Of
Butte, and what was at that time censid-
cred monster plant WAS placed with a
capacity for handling 200 tons daily. 1t
was but short time until the dsyslop-
meat OF the mlAe shOVrd such enormsus
orc reserves that they decided to increase
their capacity to sufficient Mzs 10 work
j.OOO tons daily. This WAS all decided
aAd the preliminary work begun before
ths Srcretan and his Frvnch syndieste be-
gan the bullirg pricO Of copper, which
was then below 10 cenis-a proof that the
price Vf the red metal cut no squire with
BIZ capitalists who are behind zoe enter
prise.
Their immcnto new smeltsr was about
completed ShVn FIRE took place and tho
RkelS plant vas consumed. What would
have swsmySd an ordinary mining cotu-
pHuy WAS not considered by these gentle
men. Thsy at once began to clear away
thu Srbris aud place orders for the iron,
and tho stueltvr at CarlSl is again in eOm-
plssG rpnRing erder and is no W Gre proOi,
being whslly constructed Of irou.
The old or uPprr works are now being
graduslly torn out aAd rebuilt Of iron.
When they mrs eVnpleted, the Anaconda
will have the H0st extsRTYe and the bsst
constructed reduction works in tho world.
The question Of cost has Aorer been con-
sidertd. When any machinery is placed.
the only qnVrv is, will it give us better re-
suits at lower cost Of handling our I'm.
Menae output? II 1t Will DO thiA. the,
want it, Whatever it may ss, and in car
lead lois.
The magnitude Of tbis eOmpany's opera
teHs eau scarcely bs conceived by parties
who are pufAniAr with large workaga.
rhslr uhlpmenterof- copper dNrlsg tks past
year amounted to ovar 30, 900 tens. The
Of the snount OF silver in this is
nearly 1000 600 ounces, and the Apprs-
ciatSd prices Of this year will largely swell
the groas product VI the company.
Tbs company have expended in develop
nsnt Parchasng minss md in their plant
since November, 1880, to Jan l. 1890.
over S24 000,000 II almost tAkes
aan's breath away t. think OF the
amount, but when ths fast is considered
hat they usa rs 900 tous of coal aud a
4 like nnmbIr Ci eertla Of woad and 49,
100000 fevt Of lumber duriAg a year, and
hal the railroads receive frem tbs Ana
fonda company, in the vicinity Of 81 ,000,-
100, the sum fetal is not so surprising.
The Anaconda and 81. Lawrence have
rot yet recovered their places As ore pro-
iHcer1 sines the Gre of EoVnA, Der, 1889,
'ut by Sept. lat every hing will Ls in skip
hape order Daring all the time since
he frs occurred they haze kept thsir skip
nsnts up to about 1900 tons daily by ia
reasiug tho SHtPut of tho Chau bers Syn
IicAte mines, consisting Of the Waks-up
i'm. Wild Bill, hOdoc, High Ore, Bell ;
Mountain Consolidated and Buffalo Dia-
noHd, These havs Rll been developed
rom 500 to 1000 feet in depth and stations
ut with erosssuts 70 tho leads, levels run.
hsn holes put in and everything is shaped
p for the extraction Of ere Whenever
'Rntsd in quantities to suit the require-
asrtE Of their reduction facilities. ,
The tOwH built mp in the visinity Of the =
melting wSrks is lively city of nearly 4
200 people aAd sports all the modern ina !
rOVsnSnts Of the daytime water works,
GIFTED by electric lights and the hussL ho- 4
81 in Montana. There iS nothing to com \
are with it between St. Paul aAd Pert
md. /
The general manager and prime never b
! this gigantic enterprise iS Marcus DAILY, Il
he came intS Butte With the sSeSnd emf Fl
ration or rather during the quartz excits- A
lent. Fer time he operated in the in b
'rsSt Of Walker Bros. aAd during this r
me opened uy the AliOs mise aHd built
10 plant now crushing ore on that prep