The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-30

and their wives and their sisters and
their cousins and their aunts tsome
brought some other fellows sister,, at
which covers were laid for 200 guests
At this feast, the variety, elegance ana
bounteousness OF the spread was only
equaled by the hearty good fellowship
which prevailed and gave additional
zest to the enjoyment OF the array or
substantials and delicacies under which
the tables groancd. A reception In the
Odd Fellows hall in the evening, at
which cards and other popular amuse-
ments were provided for those who did
not care for saltatory enjoyment. and
a grand ball at the Armory, with
superb supper for the guests. conciud-
ed one of the most notable society cell
ebrations in the annals of Virginia
City's history. The opinion is general
~ expressed that the event VIII give
a strong impetus to the growth OF odd
Fellowship in Madison county.
And now CT matters more mundane
The frost Is rapidly leaving the
ground, the water In the creeks Is
increasing In volume, placer miners
have most of their preliminary work
done, and in a week or two the ground
sluicers will begin to send the debris
of the gulches down to the rivers, ana
the work of digging out gold dust VIII
be in full blast for the season. Alder
eulch will contribute about its usual
quote OF dust this year. and In Need,
Biyins. California, Harris, Ramshorn
and Wisconsin gulches the miners gen.
orally expect a small increase over the
- lee pnfurtfhgfQ ndinR
the lateness of the season for begin
ming work.
An important find was made last
winter on Sky High mountain. in the
Tobacco Root range. between Wiscon-
sin and Indian creeks. by Allard Gray
and Ed Adams. The lead-the Black
stone-was discovered late last fall.
and the vein proper was not struck
until February, but when the boys did
find IL they struck IL rich" Last week
they cleaned up their first run of be-
tween six and seven tons in Halls old
mill on the Wisconsin creek, getting
221k pounds of retort therefrom, which
Melted them $4.275 at Henry Filings
bank In Virginia City. The lucky own
ers have gone back to work with the
expectation of coming out embryo mill
ionaires in the fall.
with the coming of spring comes
also a revival OF interest in the Ora
velly range and the surrounding coun-
try. Thomas A. Metzel of the West
Fork Placer Gold Mining company has
already gone TO his claims with force
of men to begin operations, and sew
eral other parties are also headed that
way from the Madison valley. The
much-mooted question of the value of
these placer grounds and the practical
bility OF working them will undoubted-
| ly be settled this summer. T. T. Baker.
the Butte surveyor, went up the Mad
ison valley last week. and IL is likely
he will do considerable work in sur
veying claims In the range region.
state Senator Metzel and Capt. L.
]. Farrell returned this week from
Miles City. where they represented
Madison county in the stockgrowers'
annual convention. They regard the
late meeting as the most important
one that has been held since the or
| ganization, and are enthusiastic in
| praise of the work which is being done
| for the benefit OF the stockgrowing In
| dustry I'm Montana.
The executive committee of the Ma
this benefit ball at Sheridan, gotten
! up for the benefit of the miner who
was blinded by an accidental blast in
the Letter mine last winter. report as
the result: Total receipts, si4t; expen-
ditures. $l65: net proceeds. $3.50. Ma
this is at the Jefferson Medical col
lege hospital in Philadelphia. The &C.
ulists there still refrain from giving an
opinion as 20 the possibility of restor-
ing any portion of his eyesight.
The son of Postmaster Wheat OF
Twin Bridges and Miss Iria PollingeT
of the same place had their collar
bones fractured by being thrown from
a buggy Sunday night. They had beer
out riding with another buggy load OF
young ladies. the family dog OF tho
Pollingers accompanying them. Just
for fun they tied some tin cans TO tho
dogs tail to sec him git" for home
with the result OF soaring the horses
overturning the buggies. and. besides
breaking the bones of the two above
named. badly bruising Misses Gay
Pollinger and Leah Templeton. Both
buggies are complete wrecks. and Mr.
Pollinger's horse badly cut about tbs
legs
Henry Steffens. late foreman OF tn
Madlsonian. has been appointed dep