The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-25
he COULDN'T FIND HIS MONEY.
Peculiar Experiences sf Two Intoxicated
Men ~ the Town Of Basin.
Mining yevvp.

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Men ~ the Town Of Basin.
Mining Newr.
Special Correspondence Of the Standard.
Basin. April e4.-Governor Robert b.
Smith and State Treasurer T. f. Col
Inns arrived in town last. night from
Helena and will remain here to-day on
business connected with the Hope mine,
in which property both are heavy
stockholders and officers. Governor
Smith being president of the company.
Two men. whose names could not be
learner by the Standard correspondent,
arrived here Thursday evening from
Butte engaged a room at the Cen
tennial lodging house, Immediately after
which both went out to see the town,
with the result. that they got giorlously
and hilariously intoxicated. One Of
them at a late hour succeeded In finding
his way back to the Centennial. but the
other became lost and finally FOUND
lodging at another mouse. The one who
found his way back to the Centennial
put his pocketbook containing $50 I'm
cash under his pillow, u when he
awoke in the morning had forgotten
what he did with II. Being intoxicated
he thought that his partner had retired
with him the night before. n naturally
concluded that that gentleman had
rolled him for the amount: at least ne
so declared and started back to Butte
on foot. Being unable to n his part
ner he had concluded also that he had
skipped. Mrs. Lisle. the proprietress of
the house. however. found the money
where It was placed under the pillow
and is holding II until the owners re-
turn.
County Surveyor f. r. Mcneil Is do
ing some surveying up High Ore gulch
to ascertain h practicability of q rail-
road to the Comet mine. II is sup
posed hat his work Is being done at
the expense of the owners Of the Comet
mine. as they have an enormous dump
of tailings that is estimated to be worth
over 81. 900. 900. and the supposition Is
that the company IL figuring on some
cheap plan to get these tailings to the
smelter. The grade for a railroad up
the High Ore gulch to this point would
necessarily be quite heavy. but the dis
lance from the main line at High ore
spur would only be a little over -four
miles. Such a road would be a great
factor in the further development OF the
Comet mine. as well as a large number
OF other promising properties in tina
immediate district.
The new steam stamp mills at the
Hope are being given a trial run this
Wtch. III u BioNiuS thtiiNty
tory. 1t ie now quite possible that II
more of these mills will be put I'm soon
so hat the property can be operated or
q very extensive scale.
Alex j. Glass of the Basin & Bay
State Mining company was seen las
night by the Standard correspondent
to whom III said that the steel building
material for THEN new smelling plan
would begin to arrive about the middle
OF next month. He says that the Min
neapolis tina has the CONTRACT
for filling this large order is turning
out the work as rapidly as possible.
Preparations are being made to com,
mence sinking another 100 feet In the
Ruby mine. This will carry the 6evel'
opment work down to the 400-foot level
and all the while the famous little BIO
nanza keeps getting better. Every
thing about his property is running full
blast, and the mine is looking fine.
A good road is being built through Il
the First Shot mine In the upper Cata
ract country. and 1t is quite probable
that this property will be put in a con
dition to be worked on a very extensive
scale, as IL has a mammoth lead and 1.
unQuestionably an exceedingly bl'
ard rich mine. A number of other prop,
critics i'm the same neighborhood are be
ing developed quite extensively.
The High Ore Gold and Copper Min
ing company has awarded a contrac
for running 200 feet farther in their bis
tunnel on the High Ore mine. 1t is es
timeted hat this distance will catci
the big lead and determine its value
Charles M. johnson and o. johnson
have the contract, which calls for th'
completion nj the work on or befOr,
July 1. and II Is believed they will b.
able to get through by the middle o.
June. They have put two shifts o.
miners at work and will push operation
as rapidly as possible. The tunnel Il
being driven with machine drills. Tn
company already has several good bod
les OF ore opened up. and with the worl
that is now being done, the mine vii
soon be shipping ore OF a large scale.