The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-15

own works He uses the cyanide process
and very successfully.
Eph. Mathis, who was recently injured
in the Letter NINE, was removed to Butte
last week, but has returned TO Sheridan,
the specialists at Butte saying that II Will
be some time yet before it can decided
whether his eyes can be saved or not.
Benz. James. one of the lessees of the
q. S. Grant mine, has returned from
Butte, whittier he had shipped consgn-
ment of ore. The actual result has not
been dvulged, but the faces of the les5ees
have been wreathed in broad smiles since
Ben came home. d.
Not far from this mine is the Bamboo
Chief, leased, as one of the leasers says,
..bv two parsons and a gambler" Rev.
Wiley Mountjoy, Rev. Galen Wood and
NJ. E. Smith being the parties referred to.
They have just received returns from
seven ton shipment to the Butte Sampling
works which are highly satisfactory, and
they are now pushing work with renewed
vigor. The vein is a small one but very
rich in both gold and silver.
The prospective building of the Parrot
smelter at lylordville has given quite an
impetus to quartz mining in the districts
living contiguous to the jefferson valley.
At Silver Star, Iron Rod and Rochester,
especially, is the increased activity mo-
ticeable. There are good many mines
| which have not been worked for several
years, but which are good paying proper
| ties, and the owners are now taking re-
newed interest in their development.
Social matters are almost frozen up,
couple Cf dances-one at Nevada, in
which about 40 couples participated, and
one in Virginia City, with about half that
| hainsy tho nOly nIINlIC assemblies
Or amusement this week.
| Under the inspiration of the Rev. Morse
of the NJ. L. church, a meeting will be
| held at the church on Monday evening,
| for tho purpose of organizing literary
| society. an institution very much needed
| in this neck o. the woods.
Editor w. w. Cheely has gone to Helena
| in the interests of the Mddisontdn.
Mrs. Zohner, nee Mss Lena Filing, is
| amending a season with her parents,
| Major and Mrs. Henry Filing.
The marriage of William b. Thompson
and Miss Gertie Hickman, which took
place at Helena on Wednesday, created
quito flutter among the manageable
young folks of Virginia City, where both
the contracting parties above named were
born and raised to maturity, and many
meta phorical ''old shoe" was thrown after
|
wedding tour to Chicago.
Mountain men say there was never a
better supply of snow in the hills, nor was
1t ever in better condition to furnish a
! good head of water for the season. Placer
miners are, consequently, jubilant over
the outlook.
| St. Valentines day will he celebrated
with a grand masquerade ball at Armory
hall. 1t promises to be the social event
of the winter.
"BIll' Shields, the well known Butte
prospector, is down from the Gravelly
range, and, as usual, is enthusiastic over
the future of the diggings in that region.
There will, undoubtedly, be a good deal
of work done there next season.
Frank 5. Metzel has an enormous pile
of logs ready for has saw mill on the upper
Ruby, and has contracts enough for the
new mines on the west fork OF the Madl
son TO keep him busy saving all summer
Old winter is getting in his work II
good shape now, the THERMOMETERS at thu
writing registering Is below zero, with q
promise of long continuance of thu
same sort of weather.