The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-29

narrow outlets and on the east, a Ittie
gulch affords a route to the mines
which are. distant seven miles from the
town. From this gulch runs stream
that provides an excellent water sup
ply for the town and along the west
side runs the splendid current of Rock
creek Timber fuel, stone and water
are all near at hand and the heavy
forests of the valley makes a wind
break that insures good weather II Is
such a spot as would be selected above
all others for a townsite. IL all sorts
were available. Nothing could be bet
ter. The townsite itself is level and is
| being cleared of its timber as rapidly
as possible In two months IL VIII be
very attractive place in spite of its
newness.
OF course, the town has its share of
saloons 1t would not be q mining
camp IL IL had not. There are not so
many. however. as has been reported.
and the camp is no worse in this re
spect than many another in the state.
The visitor is impressed by the number
of livery stables and restaurants. The
town has a population of about 500 at
present, but there are more stables and
as many restaurants as in Missoula.
And they all seem to be doing bust
ness. Harry Campbell. formerly of
Anaconda. is running the only store In
town, but the building of Brabazon &
Sterling will be completed in few
days and will be stocked at once. In
the saloon business are many men who
have lived in Missoula and there are
some from Butte. There is to be
faro game started this week and then
the town will have all of the charac-
teristlcs of a new camp except a dance
hall That may come later, but at
present all who are there are too busy
to take much interest in such affairs.
The work is hard and there is lot OF
II. There are not as many idle men in
town as would be expected from the
number of people that go up from the
railroad. Many do not find things to
their liking and get out at once and
other wait while and find something
to do.
At the mines of the company work is
progressing rapidly and favorably.
The ore body is larger than was at
first estimated and the ore is getting
richer as IL is penetrated to a greater
depth. At the mines 40 men are now
at work and Mr.. Babcock stated to
| Standard reporter that this number
will be increased to 100 in a few days.
This force will be kept at work until
\ the mill is ready for operation. The
company is conducting its operations
on a scale that ought to win and there
| is no doubt In the minds of those who
/ are familiar with the situation that the
/ properties will demonstrate themselves
/ to be some of the best in the West
/ They have been examined this year by
| some of the most competent experts
| in the country and the reports of these
men have all been in Endorsement of
| the mines and of the plan that has
been adopted for handling the ore.
/ There is no longer any doubt of the
extent and value of the ore body and
Il seems reasonable from the tests that
have been made that the ore will be
readily treated by the process that has
been decided upon.
Aside from the interest which at
taches to the town, the trip to Quigley
| Is an attractive one. The ride from
| Bonita up to the camp is a beautiful
| one, whether IL is taken by stage or,
as the Standard reporter took ii, in the
saddle. The canyon is a magnificent
| one and the stream is not eXcelled for
| beauty in the state. The company has
built an excellent road along the can
yon so that 1t is no longer necessary
| TO make the numerous fords that made
| the trip so unpleasant formerly. There
are three stage lines running between
the railroad and the camp, and Bonita
is now n lively place when trains ar
| rive. There is a scramble among the
| drivers for patronage and the. traveller
| has to run the gauntlet or a long line
of boosters and steerers before he is
located. Perhaps the most interesting
of the drivers that guide the stages
over the grade is Bob Crum. He is an
old time stage driver and he drives one
| of the old overland stages. He swings
his team along over the narrow grade
as IL he were driving on a smooth city
| street and his passengers have many
scare as he makes close turns. but he
| never has an accident. AS he came
down the grade Sunday night he met a
| freight team going up. The grade is a
narrow one at the place where the
teams met and the bank slopes steep
| to the river a hundred feet below. The
passengers expected to get out and
help get the outfit past but they did
not Bob did not even slow up. He
cracked his whip over the leaders and
| turned his team TO the outside of the
road. His outside wheels were on the
very edge of the road and the loose
dirt rolled down from them into the
water below. There was no damage
done, however, and the old driver
turned his team back into the road as
II nothing had happened. The passen-
gers some of them, have not yet fully
recovered from the shock.
There is one thing that shows that
the town of Quigley is busy one. The
arrival of the stages and their depar-
ture attract no crowd. In most camps
there is always a group of idlers at
the corner where the stages draw up,
but at Quigley nobody is around. The
stages come and go and nobody no
tices IL. They are too busy.
Every camp has its peculiar charac-
ter. and Quigley is in line in this re-
spect. He is a 15-year-old boy, and he
is the busiest person in the camp. He
is the factotum of all departments and
nothing goes right unless he has a
hand in IL. His name is Stanley Gully
and he has travelled all over the West
by the brake beam route. His home
was in Omaha and he started from
there TO the coast. He reached San
Francisco all right and then took side
trips up and down the coast. He found
nothing that suited him and he finally
started for home from Portland. He
made IL all right as far as Bonita
There he was discovered by the train
men and was put OF. Three times he
was thrown OF and three times the
train had to be stopped again that the