The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-07
VIRGINIA CITY POLITICS
Delegates and Alternates for the
County Convention.
HART MAN TALKS FUSION
Delivered ar Address to b Demo
cratic Convention Men Have
Been Put to Work on the
Bamboo HE

Special correspondence Of the Standard.
Virginia City, Sept. saturday even
ing, Sept. 3. the Virginia City demo-
cratic primaries. silver republican and
populist primaries were held, nominat-
ing and choosing delegates and alter
mates to serve at the county conven-
ton. which will be held in this city next
Saturday, Sept. 10. The delegates p
pointed by the democratic primaries are
as follows:
Delegats-J. NJ. knight, T. J. Low
man, l. III. French. Winthrop Herendon,
j. w. Bush, ". ID. johnson. b. j. Fine,
Joseph i. Haines, w. \. Clark, William
Kammerer, VIII Hustled, :. r. Buford,
Thomas +. Pollard.
Alternates-Fred Malone, r.. A. Bick-
ers. q. ID. French. j.. NJ. Herendon. Will
liam Donaldson, II. :. Gilbert. j. b.
Lowman, John A. Strong, jr., J. G.. WAL
ker, j. p. Nelson. VIII Comely, Nels.
Cole.
The delegates appointed by the silver
republican primaries were as follows:
Delegates-J. T.. Galloway, A. j. Ben
nett, w. w. Chiefly, Joseph Smith, NJ.
Mailand, l.. Kellogg. w. a. Buttermore,
Lew l.. Galloway, G.. IL. Rev, c. w.
Rauk.
AIternates-F. A. Rivers. l.. o. Hall,
H. Il. S~teffens, Fred Holmes, c. T..
Reese, Fred kohls. Jacob Albright, q.
r.. Gohn, +. II. Bartlett, Thomas Dun
can.
The delegates and a~lternates appoint
ed by the pOpuiist convention are as fol-
lows:
DeIegates-w. NJ. Parker. NJ. d. Ba-
| k4T. Fred kPaanPr Al Rl4yEaTn \ Mo
Gown, William Clancy.
Alternates-Charles Nelson, Alex Mas
ters, l.. Daems. +. Pellerin, Peter
| Strupp, Phil McGovern.
By agreement of the populist primar-
les it was decided to appoint but six
delegates and six alternites. The judges
of the meeting We're William Parker,
Fred KraeIner and A. McGown. Judges
of the democratic meeting We're X. a.
Vickers, T.. j. Lowman and j. ii.
French. Judges OF the silver republic
can meeting were w. W. CHIEFLY, Lew
l.. Galloway and G.. ii. Rev.
At the conclusion of the business Of
I the several conventions a joint meet
ing, informal, was held in the assembly
hall of the court house, where the DEM
| OCratic convention were meeting, by in
vitatiOn Of the democratic convention,
TO listen to a speech by Hon. Charles
Hartman Of Bozeman. representative in
congress from the State of Montana,
| who was in the city. Mr.. Hartman
made a Commute speech. strongly adj
Vucating the fusion of strength in the
coming election of the silver republi-
cans, populists and democrats. Mr..
Hartman, in his remarks, stated that
| the move to advocate fusion had been
agreed upon by the national central
committees of all three parties.
The recent deal. whereby the Bam-
boo Chief quartz mine, near this city,
was sold this week to George III. Hoop
er of Salt Lake city. who is represent
ing a New York syndicate. has created
no little excitement in this amp. About
10 men have been put to work, some
in the mine and others on the mill. plac-
ing il in shape to treat the ores by the
cyanide process. Within two weeks
time the mill will be i'm condition to be-
gin operation. Owing to the fact that
there is "a large quantity of ore on the
dump, no time viii be lost in beginning
milling work as o as the mill Is
ready. A. c. Buzzard OF this city, a
competent mining man, N OF who
is thoroughly acquainted with the ores
Of this section, and especially so with
the ores of the Bamboo Chief. he having
worked in the mine. has been made
foreman for Mr.. Hooper, and work in
the mine will be under Mr.. Buzzard's
supervision. Mr.. Hooper is a mining
/ man Oh years bl tNDeIlenCt, HdNllS lOI
10 years been manager for the Dixon
Graphite in the big graphite
mines. For years, at odd times, the
Bamboo Chief mine has been worked,
the greater portion of the time by leas-
ers. and was known to be a good pros
poet. although the various leasers have
nave had various success, some max
7 ing money, while others have lost. The
l~easers, in working the mine, saved
nothing but shipping ore, the balance
being thrown on the dump. This has
been done for years, which has caused
an accumulation of a large dump of ore,
assaying in value at an average of about
$25 to $40. A few weeks ago Messrs.
Groves and Devlin, two prospectors,
and the gentlemen whom MIR. Hooper
bought the pond and lease from, OBJ
tanned the idea that the ores of this
dump could be worked by the cyanide
process. and at once had a test made
The report proved favorable and they
obtained a lease and bond on the prop
erty from Messrs. TheNton a Son and
others. Through the efforts Of a gen.
tleman in this city. who was acquainted
with the discovery of Messrs. Groves
and Devlin. Mr.. Hooper got interested
in the property with the results as above
stated. The exact price paid for the
property has not yet been given out.
\ 10-stamp mill will soon be in course
of construction on the Il. a. l.. and jun
no quartz claims, near Meadow creek.
The property is in the hands of a New
York syndicate. under the management
Of w. II. Holmes. n Anaconda
Copper Mining company of Anaconda
have the contract for making the ma
chinery for the new mill. 1t will be a