The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-03
GENERAL NEWS OF THE STATE

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Livingston, Feb. 1.-The positive
statement was made tonight by j. H.
Conrad that the erection of a smelter
at Horn will be begun early in the
spring. The smelter will be of at least
200 tons capacity 1t will be operated
by the water power of the Montana
Coal & Coke company. This water
power is practically unlimited-suffi-
cient to run every smelter in the state
said Mr.. Conrad. No expenditure is
needed to develop this power, which
comes from the water now being used
by the coal company in fiuming their
coal from their mines at Albridge over
to the coke ovens at Horn. The water
is taken from Mulhern lake, an mex
hauStible mountain reservoir which
gives a fall of 500 feet. The nume car
ries 5000 inches of water.
This is but one step in the economical
operation of the smelling plant. The
second step involves the utilization of
the gas generated from the coke ovens
for the treatment of ores at the smelter.
TO save this gas a battery of Belgian
ovens will be put in to take the place
of the ovens now in use. With this
new plant will be connected the ma
chinery for saving the gas. which Will
be conveyed by flue TO. the smellef.
The Belgians ovens will have a greatly
increased capacity over those now in
use, and material saving in time in
drawing the coke from the ovens will
be effected through the operation of
a powerful hydraulic ram.
AS to the feasibility of the project,
Mr.. Conrad points to the successful
operation of similar plants, hundreds of
which, he says, have been put in at
various places, and in every instance
they have worked revolution in re
ducing the cost of smelling operations.
The hackers of the enterprise include,
besides the stockholders of the Mon
tana Coal & Coke company, prominent
capitalists of New York and Boston.
The outlay required on the basis of Il
200-ton plant would be $4,000, but Mr..
Conrad says the proba bility is that a
much larger plant will be put in, in
Volving the expenditure of three times
that sum. The expectation is to treat
not only the ores of Cooke City, Gre
vase, Bear Gulch and all the embryo
mining camps of this immediate sec
ton, but also ore from Butte and from
the Occur d'Alenes.
Cattle Killing Case Dismissed.
The preliminary examination of Lew
Miller, charged with killing cattle not
his own on the range. was set for hear
ing in Justice Roses court to-day, but
when the case was called it was dis
missed on the motion of County Attor-
ney Poorman, who stated that the evil
dence was insufficient to secure a con-
viction. The circumstances attending
the arrest of Mr.. Miller on the charge
stated. briefly told are as follows:
While looking after his stock a few
days ago Ben Strickland. whose range
is near Chico, found evidences of the
killing of an animal belonging to him,
by coming across a hide bearing his
brand. The carcass had all been car
ried away with the exception of the
legs, which had been chopped off with
an axe at the knee joints. evidently to
save the trouble of skinning the car
casS below the knees A search was
at once instituted for the guilty par
ties, and it was not long before Lew
Miller and John Coots were found with
a dressed beef, minus the legs. in their
possession. Warrants We're sworn out
and they We're arrested. but on the
way to town CootS made dash for
liberty and succeeded in escaping and
has not yet been apprehended.
Mr.. Miller claims that. he paid coots
a sum of money to go and obtain beef
for the camp and that Coots returned
the next day with the carcass referred
to. He had witnesses to substantiate
his assertion in regard to the transae-
tion with Coots, and it was this evil
dence that the county attorney believed
would result in Miller's eXoneration.
The matter will be taken up by the
stockmen of the county. who intend to
offer reward of 5000 or $3.50 for the
capture of Coots When he is captured,
If his evidence does not corroborate the
story of Miller. then another informal
ton can be laid against Miller
Sudden Death of Edith Sincox.
Miss Edith SincoX, a young lady Of
Is years, was stricken With heart fail
ure last night and died in the throes OF
the third CONFUSION. 20 minutes after
the first attack. When she came out
of the first CONFUSION she told those
about her bedside that she was dying.
and with the injunction not weep for
her, bade them all an earthly farewell.
Miss SincoX was member of the Good
Templars, which order was giving a
dance on the same night. The news of
the sudden death of one of their num-
Der cast a cloud of gloom over the
party and the dance was Immediately
suspended The deceased was the
youngest daughter Of W. c. Sincox.
Masons To Hold Annual Reunion
The eighth annual reunion for this
jurisdiction of the allied bodies of Scot
fish Rite Masons will take place in Liv-
ingston next week, beginning on Mon
day and continuing five days. closing
Friday evening with the usual banquet
The number attending, especially from
other cities, il is believed. will be in ac-
cess of the attendance at any previous
reunion here. Degrees from the 4th TO
the 32d inclusive will be conferred upon
class of many applicants.