The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-08-11
ABOUT MONTANA.
Correspondent Writes to The
Om aha Bee.

Shows That Times are Still Good
and Getting Better in the
Treasure State. ..-
Anaconda, Jnly 30.--Anaconda is
prominently located in the great
copper region of Montana The
largest copper smeltcr in the world is
operated here, working day and
night on the ore from the famous
Anaconda mine. The consumption
Of coal alone for the great works is
800 tons per day, and the yield from
copper orc. is enormous. Within a
- dietnnrn of tnort y oovon ,,,ilnc ic
Butte City, the largest mining camp
in the world. Standing next to the
Lake Superior regions in the produc-
tion Of copper, and first in the silver
output, attention has been drawn to
it from all parts Of the world. 1t is
the ;.grcatcst silver producer, not
alone Of Montana, but OF the Rocky
mountain mineral belt. There arc
tWelyo mills and 'smcltcrs in opera
tion, and 5000 tons of ore are rcduc-
cd daily. Seven Thousand men are
employed in the mines and works.
There are $50 mines in operation and
orc enough in sight to work the pre-
sent Lforcc day and night for 100
years. 10 Marcus DAILY is the credit
chiefly due for the marvellous deycl-
Opment in this direction. Mr. DAILY
was the first to grasp the magnitude
Of the camp OF Butte and prepared to
avail himself Of Lis knowledge. His
subsequent career has not, only been
chiefly instrumental in bringing the
camp to its present state Of develop
mcnt, with it's attendant benefits to
every man and every enterprise with
in its limits, but has made him rich
and hOnorcd and power for good in
the community. More than 80. 900
people in Butte, Anaconda, in Mis-
soula county aud on the railroads are
either directly or Indirectly support
cd by the Anaconda smelling works
and connections, the result Of the
magnificent success which one man
has achieved in the management Of
t,n f,,,y,, al 1,;,,
care. 1t is this liberal and unselfsh
interest Of the public welfare, and
the tact and ability with which he
cXcmpliiics it, that have made Mar
Gus DAILY 50 conspicously identified
with the growth and history for the
past decade or more Of Western
Montana.
/ Wool has made a big advance in
price Of late, and Montana growers
arc feeling pretty good. The wool
clip for the present season promises
to exceed in quality and quantity
that Of previous seasons, and selling
prices are far in advance Of those Of
last year. A. clip Of 10000 pounds
sold a few days ago at LIZ cents Il
pound, the top price so far, the price
having advanced from 10 cents at
which the market started this year.
Reports, Of the terrible drouth in
Australia, from the effects Of which
sheep are dying by the thousands,
lead the sheep growers in this state
and other parts Of the northwest to
anticipate still better prices for 1898.
President Tom Powers Of the State
WoolyroWcrs association predicts the
price to 60 as high as Is and 20 cents
by the lst Of March next. The total
wool crop for the season it is csti-
mated will reach $4,000, 600 pounds.
Several million pounds have already
been sold at prices ranging from II !
to l45 cents, The lowest point Of all
which wool touched was in 1896
? when it sold at six and eight cents
WOOL once SOlu DIS lly1l us NJ CcllLS Il
, pound, and two years afterwards
dropped to 80 cents. For several
years it WAS somewhere in the 3O'>
, then it dropped to 25 and 26, finally
to 20 and then to | / and Is, until ii
touched the bottom in 1896. There
arc now over 1000, 900 sheep in tho
state. The sheep industry is Il big
> one, and the owners Of tlocks are re
juicing at the prospects Of Wcaltl
which this years product promises
Buyers though openly scouting tho
idea Of any combination being formed
among themselves, refuse to rcvca
y the figures paid FOR clips, hopiug tt
i, keep tho growers in ignorance as tt
q the market prices, but the wool mel
Il realize that they hold Il full hand
propose to hold it. Montana wool i
regarded as, the best in the world
: In the northern part Of the state tll'
experiment of slcarinW sheep b.