The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-19
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Mayor Thompson and Aldermen Hell.
ig, Rowe and Cannon, the council spe-
cial powder committee and CountA
Commissioners Charles Lloyd and Lisa
spent four hours yesterday in search
ing for a safe location for the giant
powder magazines in the gulches and
canyons around Butte. They were ac-
companled on the trip by George S.
| Oliver and NJ. c. Harris, who repre-
sents the Giant Powder Company con-
| solldated.
They first drove out on the fiat and
examined all of the gulches along the
| Northern Pacific which are deep
| enough to answer the required nur-
pose. Several available gulches were
found, but only one of them, the one
back of the poor farm, can be easily
| reached with teams and it was conse-
| quently the only one that was favor
ably considered. The gulch is deep
enough so that, In the opinion of the
committee. the magazines would be
| perfectly safe there.
The committee then turned their at
tention to the Montana Central and Sc
lected site on that road at the head
OF Yankee Doodle gulch. An excellent
location for the magazines was also
found on the Montana Union in the
first canyon opening into Yankee Doc
Nic just ABOVE the Boston e
Montana and Butte & Boston maya
zines. The canyon is surrounded bv
steep hills and in the event of an ex-
plosion of the magazines there would
be no damage to the city.
The locations selected on the Mon
tana Union and Northern Pacific are
slightly within the three-mile limit.
out IN the event of the final selection
OF either of them the council will
amend the ordinance governing the
storage of powder SO as to place them
outside of the limit. The site that was
picked out on the Montana Central is
outside of the three-mile limit. The
Northern Pacific and Montana Central
would have to build switches about. an
eignth or a mile long to reach the Sc
lected sites, while a siding three or four
times that long would be required on
the Montana Union. The committees
idea in selecting a site on each road
which would be acceptable vas TO give
the powder companies whatever ad-.
vantage might result from competitive
bidding for the business by the rail-
road companies. The powder men say.
however, that the charge for handling
the explosive would be practically the
same on each road and they are per-
feCtly willing 10 allow the council N
make the final selection from one of
the three sites that are favorably re
garded. They will confer with the
council this evening in regard to the
matter and it is likely that one of the
three locations will be definitely agreed
upon. The railroad company whose
line the magazines are TO be built ON
will build a side track to them as soon
as the frost is out of the ground. and
the erection Of the magazines viii he
commenced at the same time. It "a
that the frost will be cur of
The ground in co days and that inside
u two months more the powder will be
The agents Of the different povyder
say that they will do every
hing possible to expedite matters ana
here is little doubt that the explosives
WIN be in perfectly safe place inside
,f four months.