The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-05-11
FROM %LEITERVILLE
SOME CHANGES At THE
NINE.
The Fat BOY. Like Babby GayIOrd's
the Camp.

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has been sadly neglected for the past
two weeks. owing to a complication OF
causes. One part of the editor vas
away on a "~semi-annual.' while the
other part was o busy to attend to
his own business. Everything has,
however. assumed its normal aspect
and we car safely say That it Will not
happen again. at least not for d week.
An accident 10 the tramway on the
25th of last month caused by the break
ing Of the trestle work. anchoring the
lower ends OF the cables. hung up the
system for four days ard nearly neces-
STATED closing the mill for lack OF ore.
The wreck was promptly repaired by
Nj. I'D Wright III Il thoroughly work
manllke manner ana TIM probabilities
OF a like accident very remotely re-
moved. The tramway has since been
running day IL night. delivering ever
100 tons OF ore every II hours and rap
idly diminishing the accumulation of
ore which almost blocked up the mine
during the shutdown. Mr.. Giles who
has had considerable experience in the
management OF mines in Butte City
and Colorado has been placed in charge.
Mr.. Enochs having resigned. The
shaft on the Grey Eagle IS now down
to the 800 foot level the station al
most completed. The cross cut TO the
ore body mas o Yet uten run. but Will
probably be driven the coming week.
The Sheridan never looked better than
II does today. and furnishes the entire
level is still in good ore. while the
slopes above are producing some of the
richest ore yet encountered.
The o to the mine was opened
last week. which is a month earlier
than last year: the saw mill was start
ed on the LIST by Alessrs Marsh. Breen
and Barnett and is now turning out
5000 feet per day. Heavy square tim
bers are III demand as hereafter all the
~tlmbering in the mine will be done
with squared timhers.
Walter Moore is the luckiest man in
camp: /. e.. he is lucky to be alive. Our
last letter recorded an accident where
in he sustained severe bruises and a
broken rio. This week he returned to
work IN the mine. when a rock fell
fron a stope ahoye, striking him on
the head and haud, severely bruising
the former and breaking a tingcl. in
the latter. Walt is a coed boy. but
good people don't seem to prosper in
this caunp.
Mr.. I. Benton Letter was away sew
eral days last week investigating sever
al contemplated Improvements for the
ti'amwaE He found. much to his sur
prise. that according 70 experts this
Was the fastest gravity tramway in the
world. our average speed being 700
feet per minute
During ny. Letters absence. our
fat boy spent his time in Butte try
ing to make. az impression rs q western
mar on the inhabitants. with wh"+
success the W4.iter knoweth not. Lut lie
came back, much the worse for wcar.
his steady company was d~iscon~olute
untii hie return. His controversy With
Nh. ;. Weather Teal is still his deepest
concern and lie has collected soma
unique legal points in Butte which he
proposes to spring or his oppo"ent.
/. Il. Teal ana Jas. W. Letter spent
d Few days in Virginia City this week
AMI returned with glowing accounts Of
this hospitality ard courtesy extended
by We V~irginians.
~ Wright i, building an addition to
his house. He claims to be making
the best Of a bad job as i was necessary
to either baild an addition or get a
divorce
Mrs. Eill is spending q few GAYS in
camp. Your correspondent is rot in
formed whether i: is Il sccia, call or
whether : = found it necessary 10 as
sumo personal control Of the manage
ment OF our Charley. the engineer.
Under the supervision OF our electro
clan. Prot. (. W. Sims. the telephone
line to Sheridan has been completed
and is satisfactory in every particular.
Much credit is due 50 the Professor.
RUBBER BILL.