The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-17
A CLOSE CALL.
Thomas Graves Nearly Loses Ills Life in
the Comet Mine.


the Comet Mine.
Special Correspondence Of the Standard.
Basin. Jan. 15.-Thomas Graves. re-
Gently foreman of the smelter at Twin
Bridges. met with an accident in the
old Comet mine yesterday morning that
came near costing him his life. He was
coming up the Underway in the small
shaft and was stuck by descending
bucket and fell to the bottom. distance
of 80 feet. His shoulder was dislocated
and three ribs We're broken. While 1t
was an awful fall. no internal injuries
weIe sustained. and it is thought that
he will soon recover The shaft down
which Mr.. Graves fell is "A single COM
partment 100-foot shaft. 80 feet perpen-
dicular and 80 feet incline. 1t was at
the break where the bucket swung out
and struck him.
II. :. Lord came over from Anaconda
last night and has gone out to the
Franklin mine on the Cataract creek.
The Franklin is very promising prop
erty on which MIR. Lord and several
other Anaconda gentlemen have been
doing "A large amount Of development
work the past year.
\ recent issue of the Salt Lake Trib-
une contains this interesting piece of
news regarding the Copper King prop
trty in this county: John Riley, who
went north into Montana same time ago
in search of a proposition i'm which 10
dig for copper returned to the city yes
terday. and reports having acquired the
Copper King in Jefferson county, on
which he will begin active development
on May ! next. In conducting his eN-
animation of the ground, which has been
prospected periodically for some time,
Mr.. Riley submitted his samples to the
state school of mines, and it was large
ly on the certificates returned by that
institution that the deal by which he
secured the property was consummated.
The certificates from the school of mines
were exhibited in this city yesterday.
and showed the presence in the ore of
$}.21 in silver, $66i in gold and $5l60 in
copper"
A stockholders meeting of the Basin
and Bay State Mining company, owners
Of the famous Katie mine has been
called To be held at the office of the
company in this city tomorrow after
noon for the purpose of considering a
proposition to increase the capital stock
Of the company from 100000 to $500, 000
offered n Reward.
Thursday Governor Robert Il. Smith
| offered a reward for the arrest and con-
Niction of the persons guilty of the muir
der of Mrs. Mary McDonough in this
town on Feb, 6, 1S9HFThe reward offered
by the governor is as follows:
1T appearing to me that efforts to
detect and bring to trial the persons
guilty Of the murder of Mrs. Mary Nc
Donough. who was Killed at Basin, JEFF
| ferson county Montana. Feb. &, 1891,
have been unavaling.
Nov, therefore, by virtue Of the au-
| thoIity in me vested, I, Robert Il. Smith.
| governor OF the state Of Montana, do
! hereby offer a reward Of 5000 for the
arrest and conviction of the persons
/ guilty of the murder of the said Mary
McD0nough."
The offer of the above reward has
aroused new interest in the case. and it
was made the chief topic of discussion
on the streets here. There is consider
able talk Of raising a sum of money
among the citizens here by popular
subscription and also to petition the
/ board Of county commissioners to APP
/ plopriate money for an additional re-
ward. 1t is believed that If sufficient
/ financial reward can be offered detec-
tiVes will be induced to work out the
/ case.
story of the Murder.
4 The story of the murder of Mrs Me
I Donough is a sad one. The old lady.
I feeble and helpless, was literally
/ chopped to pieces with an ak in her own
/ home at the dead hour of midnight on
Feb. 6, 1897 Her own daughter, Mrs.
John Wall, a drunken and debauched
\ tiend. was suspected Of the crime and
arrested The county attorney and sher-
/ if worked hard on the case, and thought
/ from what was told them by witnesses.
/ they could secure no conviction. But
the murder was thought to be the result
/ of a conspiracy and when the case
I came To trial the witnesses apparently
! lost courage and refused To testify ma
t terial points. and the suspected criminal
! was acquitted. Since then the county
I officials have been unable To do any
thing more in the easel although they
4 have gwen the matter a great deal of
their attention