The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-03
GOOD TIMES FOR BASIN.
Prosperity strikes the Town, No Thanks
10 Mckinley.


Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Basin. Feb. lit is now authoritative
ly stated that the Eva May mine Will
resume full operations again on the 10th
of this month. \ force of 60 men will
be employed in the mine and mill, and
enough ore will be extracted To keep
the mill running steadily night and day.
The Eva May has been a good dividend
payer. and il is confidently believed it
can be made SO again. A large amount
Of development work and prospecting
has recently been done on the property.
and il is said to now be in splendid
condition for a long and steady run.
\ large and enthusiastic meeting was
held in sullivan u Leary's hall last
night for the purpose of making ar
engagements for collecting a mineral eX-
hibit at the Omaha exposition. The
meeting was well attended by mining
men and business men. who are taking
hold of the matter in earnest, and those
who visit the exposition may expect to
see an excellent exhibit from this county
and particularly from the Basin district.
Hark Estes was made chairman and w.
III. Godfrey secretary or the meeting.
The best methods for arranging for the
exhibit was long and earnestly dis
cussed after which one general commit
tee was appointed to take charge of the
affair and push Ii ahead until a good
exhibit has been gathered. The gentle
men named on the committee are w. Il.
Godfrey, Patrick Dougherty A. f.. APP
plegate II. l.. Hughes and Henry
Schupp. 1t will be the duty of this COM
mittee To visit all the mines in the dIs.
trict and select specimens from, and
also to have general charge of The ar
rangement of the exhibit until il is ready
to ship 10 Commissioner Sutherlin,
The Hope mine whistle blew vest egdaS
at noon for the first time since last
April and its shrill shrek brought hap-
pness ta the hearts of the people Ut
Basin because they fee, mat it means
much to this town to have that famous
old producer of days gone 10y in sue
cessful operation again. Everybody here
feels that the mine is in competent
hands now. and that it will prove to
be one of the really great mines OF
Montana. The pumps will be started
within day or two. and it is estimated
that within p or 50 days the water viii
be taken out. The shaft VIII then be
sunk zoo feet deeper. and in the mean
time miners viii be working in the old
levels. New machinery Will be- put IN
the mill. and Manager Hewett says that
within less than 80 days they Will tie
treating ore. State Treasurer Collins,
Lieutenant Governor SpriggS and Hon.
T. A Whipple. who are heavily inter-
ested in this company. We're here yestef-
day looking after their interests and ac-
qnainting themselves with the proposed
plans FOR operating the property. They
We're highly pleased with the progress
OF the work.
The Basin & Bay State Mining COM
pany is still doing a large amount Of
work on the new Katie smelling plant.
and the weather still continues 10 be
quite favorable Tor lis operations. With
ing a few days now tho company Will
also commence work on the big 500-ton
Cuncentratur. The master mechanic
Who is To have charge of the construc-
ton work on this plant is already here
and the machine and carpenter shops
are already being put IN shape TO start
the work The company is going ahead
with all possible rapidly. a it desires
20 get the entire concentrating and
smelling works Ia operation hy the st
~ June
The funeral Of Alfonso Massucci, the
man who met his death by the awful
powder explosion Of Saturday, was held