The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-11-25
B DRILLING
For It in Butte.
Worlds Record Broken the
First Day.
EinsrS are Manii4Stins a Great Deal
Interest in the Final Outcome
Of the Contest.

rrE. Nov. IS. The great drilling
hest began tonight and although only
Pc tcarns have drilled, the worlds
brit has already been broken. If the
fks made tonight are augurics Of what
b, expected before The tournament
Eea, marks will be made that nothing
nj Of machine drills can beat.
bout 30 people were IN the pavilion
en- Joe Klaiiki stepped on top Of the
stone and announced that tine great
INlg match for the worlds champion
D aas about to commence. ". IT,.
aalm and >. McCusiclf were in
blutcd as the Judges: Joe Nialrki
announced as timc Keeper and
j. Miller was selected to 10
Measuring. Previous TO this. Dave
E0nnOr and John Simpson mad been
Leayoring to sell some pools on the
bits events. but they we're only mod
3teiy successful. Freethy and Talon
first choice for SO; Barns and
Wis second. and McAulihc and Nc
maid third at - and 81, respectively.
s was about the odds given in all
fs sold. These constituted the three
BINS which had been designated by lot
the ones to open the contest. Free
/ and Talon stood first. Mc\ulifTe and
donald second, and Burns ana Lewis
ind. Even odds were offered that the
kt named would be the winners Of the
bit. but no takers appeared.
NJ, klatfki briefly explained the rules
lernlng the tournament, which require
teams to use steel measuring n
f5cs and to be four inches from the
|tto the head, each team to drill fifteen
[lutes and to use hammers weighing
b more than eight pounds. When all
ss ready trcethy and Talon mounted
platform surrounding the rock and
spreading out their drills and ar
nglng the water they announced them.
Ives ready to begin. Freethy did the
and Talon vas the first tostrike
ID started in with - blows to the
mute. He struck a full minute after
hich Talon took the hammer and
rlck a half a minute. which was then
.pt up by each. The changing Of
was cleverly done. The pace
t by Talon vas kept up until the last
ow was struck. ana when the judges
lnOunCed that So, inches had been
the cheers that followed almost
Ook the immense building. One drill
'ed by the men was found to be- broken
McAulitfe and Mcdonald soon fol
we'd. Mcdonald changed drills and
started the hole with 20
to the minute. Mcdonald never
.tore having taken part IN IA match.
to get excited and did some
work during the first four
After that he did splendidly
nd Was frequently checred. McAulItle
as was much the larger and stronger
the two and continued to strike at
t same rate at which he began. Ne
Dnald, however. weak ned and u u
opped down to 90 blows a minute.
e possessed one advantage over his
rtner, being able to strike with
her hand. From the start il vas easy
be seen that they stood no chance oi
or evening cqualihI the per
nance of the first team, as thclT driIls
peared to cut poorly and seemed 10
md still as compared with the mhnnr'
which Freethy and Iaiion'a steel sunk
o the rock. In the matter II driliS'
team was extremely unfortunate
IT breaking and two tIHitrnlng Out
lead in the holes, The crowd WAS
at all surprised whor IL" Judges a'. ,
lnced the mole !" b. Only -'f'"-'"
mes deep.
'urns and Lewis appeared Tor lhe
ld.up. Nobody appeared to nave con.
enough in their ability !" h'a'
first team. Like the two preceding
ms they also changed every nan
lute after the first minute, Lewis
lnged and Burns started the hole
began with "A long, slow blow OF I'M
nse force. While Lewis struck al inc
100 blows. IA gait he continued
IL tHt emu. DuIIS WI = .
med to lose in strength uhli!
tenth minute when he braced
and began to do better 7triH-
stronger and quicker, Ere
nifty it appeared as if the drl..s were
lck for good as some of the miners
it. They also were very unfortunate
h their drills. three Of them breakihS
squarely and filling tn" moi"
h steel, while one vas so soft as not 70
at all. In spite of all this they maze
bod showing and succeeded in max
347s inches. Only 800 in all passed
the pool box.
'omorrow night Campbell and Sc
to. Talon and Kitto, and Devey anu
will drill. The latter hold the
Ids record, 5l6 inches, made al
ena last July during the mining con
S.. This performan e, however, thty
e since beaten, having maGe joo-lu
nes in a r.atch which took place at
Columbia gardens about a week
n they o the championship at