The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-18
HAD A GLORIOUS Time.
The Montana Society Of Civil En-
gineers Hold Their Fourth
Annual Meeting.
A Visit to Marysville and the
. Mines Of the Montana
Company.
Inspecting the Mills and tho Underground
Working Election Of Officers and
q Big banquet.

The Montana Society Of Civil Engineer
will have good cause to remember theil
fourth annual meeting. A triD to Mays
vile, an inspection Of the mines OF the
Montana company, the annual election OF
officers, and q banquet at The Helena took
mn all their time yesterday and last night.
Twenty-one of the members and a number
of visitors loft Helena in a special car OIL
the Northern Pacific at eight o'clock yester-
dav morning for Marysville. Arriving
there they we're met by Manager Il. I. Bay
liss and Assistant Manager George II. Rob-
inson, of the Montana company. and other
members Of the society. They were escort
ed to the general Offices of the company and
after clearing the railroad dust out OF their
throats, began an inspection Of the mills
and other surface works. Manager Bayliss
and Assistant Manager Robinson, with
their assistants. took great trouble to ex-
plain everything. At noon the visitors
vere entertained at a magnificent lunch
prepared by Mrs. Bayliss and Mrs. Robin
son at the general Offices of the company.
After lunch the party started through the
mines, and spent foul hours underground.
Much interest WAS shown in the workings.
which evidenced thorough and intelligent
direction. A spiral registry attracted
tricity and keeps before the engineer who
works the cage the position of the chairs at
the different levels. The registry makes
1t impossible for an accident to occur to the
cage while descending through collision
WITH any OF the chairs. The visitors left
the mine fully impressed with the idea that
the Montana company's plant is one Of the
best in the country. Returning to the
Offices they were much interested in a new
and elaborate mining transit constructed
from designs furnished by Assistant Man
aoer Robinson, and intended especially to
secure that refinement of work required in
deep shaft alignment. The assistant man
ager showed his other mining instruments,
Of which he has an outfit 30 complete as to
be the envy of all who saw them.
On leaving E. Fl. Wilson, Of Butte,
thanked Messrs. Bayliss and Robinson and
their wives for the kindnesses show the
visitors, a sentiment received with cheers.
Manager Bayliss responded as follows: Il
thank YOU, gentlemen, in the name of the
Montana company, for your presence and
for the cheers you have 80 heartily given. l
feel it q duty and a pleasure which n COM
pany like the Montana owes to your profess
sion to entertain such worthy members.
Were it not for the profession such mines
az the Drum Lummon and other great ones
would not now be in existence. We are
pleased that you have all enjoyed yourselves
and if you find no other place to spend your
next day Of meeting we extend a hearty in
Returning to Helena, the society held a
meeting in the rooms of the engineering
department Of the Great Northern, on the
upper floor of the Montana bank building.
The following officers were elected:
vice-president, John Heron, Helena; Sec
ond vice president, George H. Robinson,
Narysville; secretary and librarian, James
s.. Keerl, Helena; treasurer, Albert s.
Hovey, Helena; trustee for three years,
Walter W.. de Lacy, Helena.
Helena at 10 O'Clock. The members of the
society who sat down to table were John
Heron, VIII. Haven, I'll. Sizer, J.H. ELI
son, Finley McRae, E. Fl. McHenry, George
o. Foss. A. s. Hovey, W.. W. de Lacy, f. j.
Smith, s. Deutsch, Herman Kemna, A. B.
ksisht +. & I. s 6a Hs,rs +. u Z; II WY, Wilson r. = J. 1s $.
throp, II. v. Wheeler, H. J. Horn,
Dr., g. w. Goodale and Charles Tappan.
The guests included Superintendent j. +.
johnson, of the Montana Central: A. G.
Miller, of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad; Judge Hiram Knowles, j.
A. B. Tompkins, and Judges Blake and Har-
wood.
The spread that was placed before them
was as follows:
Oystsrs-New York Count.
Soup-Consomme Prinossse-Amontellado.
Bruchee a la Refine.
Steamed Oregon Salmon, Hollandaise Sauce.
Potatoes Dauphine. Celery.
Sweetbreads, Montgomery-Poutet Canet.
Young Turkey, Chestnut Stufing, Cranberry
Sauce.
Roman Punch.
Roast Prairie Chicken, Fried Hominy.
Aspic of Shrimp. Rolotine of Pheasant en-
Bellevue. POmmery Sec.
Tutti Fruit Ice Cream. Assorted Cake. Nuts.
Raisins. Fruits. Crackers. Cheese
Coffee. Cognac.
Toasts were proposed and responded to
as follows:
Old times in the northwest-Col. w, w.
de Lacy.
Future of engineering-John Heron.
Matrimony and its relations to engineer
ing-A. s. Hovey.
The railroad engineer-H. j.. Horn, Jr,
Mining engineering-A. b. knight and C.
w. Goodale.
The law-Judge Hiram Knowles.
Engineering societies-J. S. Keerl.
The ladies-E. II. McHenry.
General Hymes on surveying in 1890
Judge H. N. Blake.
The banquet table was beautifully decor
ated, some of the pieces being very artistic
and emblematic of the profession en-
gagged in by those who were seated there,
Various surveying and engineering instru-
ment were worked in sugar and ices and
cake.
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