The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-21
state Of Montana.

ore In sight, some of which will go
away up in the hundreds. 1t and its
neighboring mine. the Pedo. promise
to be famous gold producers this sea-
son.
At Rochester Woods, Stark & Co. are
putting in an s0-horse power boiler on
the Thistle mine. 1t is to be used for
pumping the water out of the mine
during sinking operations, which the
company intend prosecuting this sum-
mer. The mine is looking better than
ever and Utley & Johnson's teams are
kept constantly employed hauling ore
to Whitehall for shipment.
The Jeffrey brothers-Dave Bob and
John-have temporarily quit work at
Silver Star and have gone to Camp
Creek to open up some new finds there
in which they are interested in, and
which are said to be quite promising
properties.
Ex-Mayor William Uwsley of Butte
is pushing the work of opening up the
old Libby mine on the Big Hole and
doubtless have 1t in working order this
summer.
The Marshall group of copper mines
on Nez Perez gulch are producing as
regularly as ever, and the ore main
tains a uniform standard of value
about 90 per cent. The product of this
mine is shipped via Melrose to the
Butte Sampling works.
At the Rochester Blow Outs Sam
Harries and his crew are making good
Roadway in the new shaft, and have
nearly reached the 300-foot station.
When this is passed prosecuting to
the mine will be begun. So far the
water has not been nearly so trouble
some as it was expected to be, and is
easily managed by the new pumping
machine.
Captain Robert ]. Moore of the Dill
lon company which is opening up a
large extent of placer ground on Wis
consin creek, four miles from here,
came over this week to look over the
situation. He tells me that the COM
pany will push things to the fullest
extent and that operations will only be
limited by the water supply and the
opportunities to put men at work ad-
vantageously. They have already ex-
pended several thousand dollars in pre-
paratory work and are sanguine that
they will get a rich return for their
outlay.
Placer mining generally is not under
very full swing yet, the cold weather
causing the water to be slow in COM
ing from the mountains this spring.
A few warm days will start ground
sluicing in full blast, however, as the
miners are generally prepared to take
advantage of the first freshet that
shows up.
To-day was a lively day in Sheridan,
the occasion being the return game of
baseball between the Hammer club of
Sheridan and the Free Silver club of
Twin Bridges. In this the latter came
up to retrieve the laurels which they
lost to our boys two weeks ago. For
time it looked as if the Bridge ball
tossers were going to get left in the
consomme again, as at the fourth in
ming the home team was 10 runs ahead;
but the visitors got a move on them
selves, and a few gains, capped with
six tallies in the ninth inning, made
the game a tie. A tenth inning was
called, in which our boys got goose
egged and the visitors made three, and
the Free Silverites went home trium-
plant with a score of % to 49,
Challenges are printed in the local
papers for a match between the Twin
Bridge and Rochester mines for purse
anywhere from 800 to $3.50, TO take
place on Decoration day. but whether
it will materialize or not is beyond
your correspondents present ken.
There is a change in church govern
ment here, the Rev. f. A. Keagy hav-
ing resigned the pastorate of the M. f.
church and the Rev. S. "A. oliver. late
pastor of the Twin Bridges church,
being appointed in his stead. 1t is
stated in this connection that, with the
resignation of his pastorate, Mr.. Keagy
also abjures Methodism and will in flu
ture act with the Cambellite or Chris
tian church people.
The Rt. Rev. Leigh Richmond, Epis-
copal bishop of the Diocese of Mon
tana, in company with the Rev. l.. ID.
Hooker of Dillon, is making his annual
visitation of this part of his bishop
ric.
Business of all kinds is looking up in
Sheridan, and our merchants report an
unusually good spring trade.
Graham's daily express to Butte and
Thomas line to Virginia City, connec-
ton between which makes the trip be-
tween these two places possible in the
daylight hours of one day, are both
fiourishing and their teams are well
loaded with freight and passengers
every day.
Mrs. Esther Linfors was a passenger
to Butte this week, called thither by
the reported serious illness of her sis
ter Mrs. Kornberg.
Ex-State Senator S. r. Buford passed
here last week on his way home to Vir-
ginia City. He has been to California
to find a remedy for an old foe
rheumatism-and his friends are graft
fled to learn that he has been quite sue
cessful and that he comes back to his
family entirely recovered in health.
No clue has been found to the firebug
W
genbergers butcher shop and the
chances are that the fiend will go un-
whipped of justice.
f. d. Marsh and r. ]. ogden, dele
gates to the state republican conven-
ton, met with an accident by which
their buggy tongue was broken within
a hundred yards of home when re-
turning from Butte. Lie" says he
does not mind losing his tongue at
home, but that IL he had lost ii in the
convention IL would have been an ire
parable disaster to the black and tan
party. "And so say all of US"
Last Saturday one Joseph Reglie was
arrested for disturbing the peace and
showed such unmistakable symptoms
of mental unsOundness that he was
sent to Virginia City to have his case
determined by commission OF lu-
macy.
1t is stated that L. s. Price, agent
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