The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-21
ANACONDA news.
SELECTING THE STONE
B%REAKGROUND TOMORROW
Contractors Dolan q Hamill VIII Be-
GIN Work on the County Structure
et Once-Expect to Be Well
Along Before Winter Sets In.

Chairman A. NJ. Walker of the board
OF commissioners. II. M. Patterson, su-
pervising architect of the new Deer
Lodge county court house. and Con-
tractor J. p. Dolan Of the firm Of Dolan
& Hamiil. who have been awarded the
contract for building the cour house
n Jail, were yesterday engaged in
inspecting and examining the various
samples of sandstone submitted by the
quarrymen of the state. There are four
sample Of stone at the Office of the
county commissioners, and these SAM
pies were looked owe and thoroughly
inspected by the contractor and the
county officials. There Is a sample Of
sandstone from Dillon, commonly
known as Beaverhead sandstone; a
specimen from Ulm, in Cascade coun-
ty: a piece of brown sandstone from
Belgrade, In Gallatin county, and an
other chunk from Great Falls. These
pieces. We're compared and set in vari-
Gus positions for inspection, and the
merits OF the different samples were
fully discussed.
Besides the samples of sandstone
sent In from the cities of the state at
a distance. the gentlemen visited the
sandstone quarry at Lost Creek. The
"hSio "a thC qudhIy AVE uOnc Dut
little development work on their quar-
ry. nothing more h a small pros
pect hole being sunk The inspectors,
however. speak f~avorably of the quail
lty of the stone shown at the Lost
Creek quarry, and will take the SAM
pies submitted under careful consider
alton with those from other quarries.
Lost Creek is but a few miles from
this city, and IL the sandstone from
these quarries is decided upon to be
used in the court house it will be ad-
vantageous, as the stone may be had
without the heavy expense of long
freight hauls.
1t is the opinion of people about town
who take an interest in the matter of
selecting the stone for the court house
that the county commissioners, super
vising architect and contractors will
take a quantity of stone from different
quarries, and not confine themselves to
the exclusive use of a certain class of
the rock.
The contractors, Dolan & Hamill, ex-
pect to break ground for the court
house and Jail tomorrow morning.
Jack Hamill. one of the firm. said yes
terday that all of the preliminary sur
veying had been. done, and that, I'M
less something turned up to prevent
it, men and teams would be put to
work tomorrow morning. Mr.. Hamill
expressed the opinion that inside of
two months. possibly by. the LIST of
August, work would have progressed
so far that the ceremony of laying the
cornerstone of the county's new home
would be in order. Fifteen or 20 men
with teams will be put to work at once.
The contractors will employ as many
men as it is possible to handle all sum-
mer. but 20 men will be all that can
work to advantage at the beginning.
Mr.. Hamill expects to be well along
with the walls by the time the severe
weather of winter sets in. but the
building will not be under cover until
next spring. If the weather this fall
is as favorable for building as II was
last fall the big court house will be
far along by Christmas.
Barring unexpected mishaps, such as
railroad strikes, b troubles in East
ern mills and like occurrences, 1t is
the hope of the contractors to have the
building fully completed by the first
day of July, 1899. The terms of the
contract specify that the building
shall be finished by the first day of
November Of next year, but Messrs.
Dolan and Hamill fully expect to be
through with the work months before
that time.
All, or nearly all. of the steel work.
the fire proofing and other material
will have to be shipped from the East.
and in some cases there may be a de-
lay. but il everything works smoothly
Deer Lodge county sill AVE her court
house one year from to-day.