The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18

others dangerously protected. In the
past few years several children have
lost their lives by falling into old
shafts. Murderers have sometimes
thrown their victims into them. and
sometimes dead babies are found in
them. Sometimes owners cover these
old shafts with timbers. but the timbers
are often carried away for rewoo
The shafts should be filled in and the
Big Butte is big enough to do IL with
out turning a hair.
The Big Butt would be OF service II
a great observatory were erected AT
the top-an observatory that would be
world famous. II Is believed that Butte
has as many stars as any city of its
size on earth. The trouble Is they
haven't been properly encouraged and
developed. They have been neglected.
There are no great telescopes in Butte
or anywhere in Montana to get a line
on these stars n make their acquain-
lance. There are lots OF people in
Butte who have seen stars even on
the smokiest of nights. All tina is
needed In order to make Butte a rpcog-
nized star center Is TO get these stars
properly classified so they can be recog-
nized when they are seen again. IL
Butte Is going to be an up-to-date city
N have six-story buildings and social
functions and the rest Of IL. IL must get
right I'm with the push and discover
a few nebulae and comets and double
stars. and also go into the spectre
scope business. In fact. in would be
well to have a spectroscope factory as
well as an observatory on the Big
Butte. 1t would be a proud day when
the Associated Press dispatch could be
sent forth from this city that a comet
a been discovered in such a right
with such and such a move
ment. and that If IL didn't change its
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earth. Why shouldn't Butte become
as a producer of comets and
stars n meteors as well as other
cities! Must this city only be known as
the greatest producer of copper on
EARTH? or curse IL will be argued that
Is too smoky to becom a good
observatory town. But il is not as
smoky as Greenwich. the world famous
observatory of England. That town is
close to the smoky city of London and
on exceptional nights is the air
clear at Greenwich for OBJ
to be successfully taken. |
Butte can do as well as Greenwich
ana II owes At to itself, to humanity
md TO the universe to get in line and
nave a sixteen-carat telescope. A mil
might invest his money to
worse advantage.
Then the Big Butte might be turned
nto a public park for the children. The
~ oJSCloIs OF Butte talled In one thing
They didn't think that there might be
'hildren in Butte some day and that
hey would ave the Instincts and in
Of other children, and would
ant TO slide down hill and play i'm the
trass and watch the fountains fount.
II the Big Butte can be used for
else IL might be turned into a
'reat park for the children. This could
'e done without interfering with the
Windmill scheme. or the observatory.
r the filling of the shaft holes. Some
.ihiculty would be experienced i'm get
grass and trees to grow there, but
an ordinance was passed recurring
to grow. n an administration
obtained which would enforce the
.rdinances, something might be ac-
A curving driveway, with
raveled bed, could wind by easy grade
round and up the hill to the summit
I the Butte. From the top Of the Butte
big fountain could be made to gush.
around the fountain could be flower
eds and lawns. The smoke seldom
as high as the top of the Big
lutte, and IL good earth is carried up
here there should be vegetation i'm
The grade Of the driveway
out be made so easy that the top Of
ne hill would be accessible to bicycles