The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-25
Madison County Opens Hlr Eyes After
4as a LethargiC Spell.
EVERY KIND OF BUSINESS
Mines Developed. Mills Running.
Enterprises Projected. Farmers
Happy. Horses. Cattle. Mar
rIages, Births and Wheat.
Special Correspondents Of the Standard.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
SHERIDAN, April 22.-At last, after
longer period of stagnation than Is usuai
In Madison county, n revival comes with
the spring, which is about a month later
than usual. All branches of business are
feeling the effects of returning activity,
and miners, farmers, ranchmen and busi-
ness men are looking hopefully Tor q
buster season than has been had Tor many
years past. The inauguration of several
new enterprises IN the county is creating
a demand for supplies of all sorts which
is cheering in the extreme, and IL oil the
new mills, smelters, bitches, railroads,
telegraph and telephone lines and other
adjuncts to modern progress and upbuiid-
ing which are now spoken of are built, our
people will have such year of prosperity
as has not been seen since Alder gulch
was yielding its yellow dust 10y scores OF
millions of dollars worth every year.
The latest enterprise that has been
started is that of the Southern Montana
Telephone d Telegraph company OF Vir-
GINA City. Its object is TO build tele-
phone line from the county seat to
Laurin, Sheridan, Leiterville, Twin
Bridges and other points in the Beaver
head and jefferson valleys. Enough
line to this place. from which T. Benton
Letter has the poles already strung and
set to Leitervile, and by the time this 10
done there will be sufficient to make the
other extension named. 1t will "fill
long-felt want" in Madison county and it
is due to Henry Filing TO say that he de-
serves much credit for energetically push
ing the matter.
The mines around Sheridan are looking
quite promising now, a good deal of de-
velopment work having been done upon
them during the winter. Several of the
mines on and around Quartz Hill are
showing up good veins and rich ore, and
seve raj shipments will be made from that
locality this summer, which the owners
feel confident will net them handsome re-
turns.
At Leiterville work is going on with Its
usual regularity again. An accident to
the tramway last week caused q tempo
rary cessation of operations, but IL was
repaired in a few days, and ore is coming
from the mine and tho stamps are
dropping at the mill after the old-time
fashion. An opportunity was afforded by
the shut down to make some needed re-
pairs In the premises, and everything is
now in ship shape for another long run.
An electric light apparatus has recently
been added TO the plant at the Letter mill.
Il operates faultlessly, turning night into
day, and greatly facilitating operations
during the dark hours. There Is one thing
noticeable and pr aiseworthy in the man.
agemeut of the works, and that is the con-
slant care of Mr.. Letter to secure the best
machinery obtainable, employ competent
men to handle it, and so reduce the prob
abilities of accident in both mine and mill
to q minimum.
But the greatest foresight will not prov
vent occasional mshaps, and so another
has to be recorded in which Walt. Moore
n Iaborer in tho Sheridan mine of the
Letter group, was severely injured whils
landing an ore car on n trolly. He wal
attended by DIR. Miller, the company sur
geon, and removed to his home at Sheri
dan, where he will be confined for som,
weeks, at least. 1t is worthy of note that
the only accidents that have occurred IN
these mines for more than year pas
have been due to the carelessness OF the
sufferers themselves.
The Pedo group of mines situated OF
the Mill creek divide, are being worke,
with excellent results The Pedo itself /,
n small vein, but produces fabulousl
rich gold ore, and the others in the sam
group are quite rich in gold and silver.
carload will soon be ready for shipmen
TO Butte.
S. b. Rice OF the Prospect mine, noa
Virginia City, passed here Thursday o.
his way home from Butte. where he ha
been consulting with his partner, Pa
Largely. as TO future operations. Mr.. Ric
informed the STANDARD man that IL |
not the intention to start the mill at pre-: