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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18
His Guess.

The young woman from Boston
struck the Chicago salesman as being
a parsonage whose natural atmosphere
was very raretied and chill. says the
washington star 4 friend less conf
dent and adaptable than himself was
depending on him for Information about
a number of people t. wnUm n ~ o.
about 70 be introduced in the course
of events, provided the Chicago sales
mans good will and general assurance
held out.
Who is the blonde LADY," asked the
timid young man.
Widow" was the answer.
Where Is she FROM
"Pittsburg."
And that young woman who is just
coming off the balcony with the red
shawl over her shoulders"
shes from Pennsylvania; Cham
bershurg,"
And that lady with the classic pro-
file and the stately carriage; where is
she from"
Il don't know. But if | were TO make
a guess | should say Iceberg"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18
NEAR NElHART.
Mining Circles Arc Fairly Active There
This Season.

Great Falls, July 1.-THE activity in
mining circles at Neihart and the sur
rounding district continues and It's pos
sible that more dividend paying mines
will be added to the list before the
summer closes The strike at the Com
monwealth made last week, appears
to be permanent. The ore they are now
taking out is light, honeycomb quartz,
carrying sulphuret silver and free gold
Assays made this week show from 1875
to 2SS ounces in silver and SIT per ton
in gold Two separate veins, about 1856
feet apart, are being worked. the Com
monwealth lode and the Diamond Belle.
The first is assure which has a foot
and a half of ore up to the surface. At
widens to four feet. On the Diamond
Belle there is two feet of ore at 90 feet,
rich and we'll defined. In both places
the leasers, Frank LindGuist and
Charles Swanson, are sacking ore. and
as they have l6 months more in which
to work on their lease. it is possible
that they will make a small fortune.
C. H. Riley, C. H. BurChard and w.
H Harrison have taken bond and
lease on the Gold Rock lode, owned by
Joe Hegener. It is said that the bond
is for two years, at $4,000. and the
lease calls for a royalty of 10 per cent.
The leasers will put in machinery at
once and sink a 100-foOt shaft. Former
leasers found rich ore in this mine, but
as they did not have the capital with
which to purchase and operate ma
chinery, the water got the best of
them.
Ground was broken on Friday morn
ing for the new concentrator, and the
contractors for the foundation are on
hand and ready to do the work.
Fred Maxwell is doing a large amount
of work this summer on his claims in
the vicinity of the WhippOrwill mines
and has some promising prospects.
!. James Workman and Will Jennings
have a lease on Carpenter creek, on
which they are now working.
J. E. Collette of Great Falls was in
the camp this week and is getting
ready for extensive work this summer
on his mines at Snow creek.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18
LEVEL AND SLOPE.

The word porphyry means purple,
and is the name originally applied to
the purple colored rock used in Egypt
for making monuments, etc. AS appli-
ed to rocks now it has only a struct-
ural significance. AS now understood,
porphyry is any rock in which distinct
crystals of any mineral occur which are
larger than the grains of crystals of the
ground mass in which they occur. The
ground mass may be very fine in tex
ture or may be quite coarse. A fine
grained, dark colored rock in which oc-
cur white crystals of feldspar is porph-
yry; a fairly coarse granite in which
occur crystals of feldspar an inch or
two in length is also porphyry. There
is also quartz-porphyry, hornblende-
porphyry, feldspar-porphyry. etc. Por-
phyrite is a name applied to basic
rocks having a porphyritic structure,
as diabase- porphyrite, diorite-porphy-
rite, etc.
In '93 Utah smelter cut wages 10 per
cent. When the eight-hOur law went
into effect arbitration resulted in a re-
storation of the scale paid before '9S,
that il, the old standard was resumed,
the men being now paid under the pres
ent system two-thirds to four-fifths of
what they had been paid when work
ing IL or 10 hours per day, respectively.
Bingham, Utah, miners are paid from
$2.25 tp $2,75 per day, according to the
Wetness of the ground;at Mercur 81. so
is the standard. At Hanauer Titan,
smelter the present scale is Day fore
man, $144 per month: night foreman,
1925 a day; master mechanic. 1925 per
month; engineers, IL hours work, SS.15
a day; laborers, eight hours work,
$l.40 d. day; crushermen, eight hours,
$40; boiler and tiremen, $l.66; rooster
tiremen, $l.66; suppliers, $3.50; rooster
helpers, $1,5O; furnacemen, 81; furnace
helpers, s1.5O; feeders, 81; blacksmith,
10 hours, 81 a day; yardmen, 10 hours,
$2.25; teamsters, 10 hours, $2.25; I'M
loading cars, 20 cents per hour. Up
to June /, at the Denver, Colo, smelterS
the IL hours per day wages for furnace
men were $2.75; tappers, $2.25; other
yardnen $l.60.
Some of the mining companies on the
Witwatersrand have instituted a very
desirable reform by reporting their
monthly productions in fine ounces of
gold. Heretofore the reports have been
made in ounces of bullion, which is
chiefly gold, but is from 80 to S25 fine
only as a rule. 1t is reported as gold,
however and makes the apparent pro-
duction much larger than the real. In
this country it is usual to make the
reports in fine ounces, and thought to
be the rule everywhere. When we have
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18
In the Rossland Region.

Referring to general mining condi-
lions throughout British Columbia, the
Rossland Miner says: while there is
not the amount of development work
in progress looked for at this season
in the adjacent camps, still the reports
show great deal of activity. There
is a steady tide of travel from the
East all over Southern British Column
bia, and many properties are being
bonded or sold An unusually large
number of prospectors are out on the
hills and many new claims have been
recorded already. Contract work is be-
ing carried on in some districts where
the eight hour law has interfered and
stopped regular mining. There is prac-
tically no change in the labor situa-
tinO"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18
ALL HANDS BUSY.
Business Moving at the Plant of the Mon
tana Ore Purchasing Company.


This company continues operations
upon a steady and somewhat increasing
scale. Its mines are the Rarus Cora,
Rock Island, Parnell, L. E. r., Nipper,
Snohomish, Tramway and Glengarry.
OF these the Rarus, Cora, Rock Island.
Parnell, L. E. r. and Glengarry are all
active producers. The Rarus is sunk to
a depth of 1,050 feet, the Cora 655, Rock
Island 800, Parnell $50, l.. E. r. $50, Nip
per 500 in shaft, with a winze down TO
the 1,OO0-foot level Snohomish $50,
Tramway 300 and Glengarry 500.
The ores from these mines are re-
duced at the company's smelter at
Meaderville, just in the outskirts of
Butte. The smelter is running continu-
ously Within the last 10 days a new
reverberatory furnace has been put in
operation, and another reverberatory,
making the sixth, is nearing completion.
Within the same time two additional
conVerters have been started, and two
more are under construction. A second
blowing engine to furnish air to these
additional converters was put in opera
ton on the eth instant. Forty more cir
cuiar roasting furnaces are being added
to the calcining department of the smell
ter. These various improvements and
additions will substantially increase the
capacity of the works.
At the Rarus mine, the air compressor
being inadequate for present require
ments, an order has been placed with
the Rand Drill company of New York
for a new 50-drill capacity compound
condensing duplex air compressor. A
special feature of this machine is the
extra large size air cylinder. This is
designed to meet the requirements of
mines operated in high attitudes whore,
by reason of the variety of the atmos-
phere, larger amount of air is re-
quired for the development of a given
amount of power than is needed al a
lower elevation.
This company is now employing a
total of 873 men.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18

A baby machine drller gets 81 for
eight hours, but he is his own mucker.
Muckers back of large machines get
SO for eight hours. In some of the wet
and deeper mines hand -drllers get
$3.50 for eight hours, the men furnish
ing their own gum coats, boots, hats,
etc.
This. in the main, is said to be the
same scale as other districts, and, with
the exception of the assayers, is for
day of eight hours.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18
Easily Disposed OF.

From the Washington star,
Il suppose you are not troubled with
questions of municipal ownership and the
like?" said III, Stranger in Crimson
Gulch.
Yes" answered Derringer Dan. with
a glance of suspicion. Sometimes we do.
Once in a while some tenderfoot comes
along and thinks he owns the town, but
he gets over it in a minute or two"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18
On the Market.
e Atlanta Constitution.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Il wish you, please, sir, read de paper
fer me, an tell me who's a-runnin' fer
office. en- whar they kin be found at"
why, what do you want to know
for?"
We'll. sub, times is been mighty
tight wild me lately, en- l wants ter do
a little homes votin,"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18

of the properties have removed to other
parts of the United States.
The large tract of land upon which
the smelter stands was purchased from
C. S. Warren, G. F. Marsh and 9TH
ore
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18
IN DOLLARS AND CENTS.
Going Wages That Are Paid for Labor in
Cripple Creek District.

In answer to inquiry,the Mining and
Scientific Press of San Francisco states
the scale in the Cripple Creek district
a follouS
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18

reports of production of other metals
they are comprehended at once: a ton
of pig iron, of steel, of copper or lead
is fixed quantity of metal and We
know what is meant. An ounce of
gold, however may be anywhere from
half or two-thirds of an ounce up. and
1t requires a good deal of experience
and calculation to determine it's value.
1t is now claimed that the largest
mass of copper found in the Lake Su-
perior region was taken from the Phoe-
nix mine, and not from the Minnesota
mine, as commonly supposed. 1t
weighed 665 tons, considerably more
than the Minnesota mass A piece
weighing IL tons was sent to Boston
and placed on exhibition. Forty kegs
of common black powder We're required
to dislodge the chunk in the Minnesota
mine, in 1857. The mass weighed 527
tons. was SO feet long and nine feet
thick. Thirty men were employed on
it at one time and II months We're con-
sumed in cutting it up and getting it to
the surface.
The copper-bearing deposits of the
Lake Superior region are of two classes,
bedded deposits and veins The former
includes all of these occurrences in which
cOnglomerates, sandstones, amygda-
loids and veins or beds containing much
class includes those assures which ira
verse the bedded formations at or near
a right angle. 1t is notable that no
copper has ever been found associated
with acid eruptives in this region, nor
have any deposits sufficiently rich to
pay ever been found in the massive
non-vescular diabase beds, excepting
where directly connected with amyg-
daloid deposits or epidote courses. The
conglomerate and sandstone deposits
are of ordinary type similar to sand
stones and conglomerates elsewhere,
except that they are copper-bearlng.
In the conglomerates and sandstones
the copper occurs as a cementng ma
terial and as replacing certain portions
of the beds which have been removed.
The copper is of secondary origin and
has been deposited in these fragmental
rocks by deposition from copper-bear-
ing solution. The copper-bearing amyg
daloids are much altered, copper-sat-
urated upper vascular portions of old
lava flows, and are not independent
beds.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18

Reports from Winston indicate some
Improvement in the mining situation
thereabouts. The copper property Is
said to be looking we'll and active
operations have been resumed at the
January mine.
During the week ending July 10, the
exports of gold from New York were
So, 7SS, $50. against $l0O,53l imported,
showing a net loss of $6,6SS,6l9.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18
PUT IN FACT OR FIGURE
Some Odds and Ends Picked Up
in the Mining Field.
MINOR NOTES OF INTEREST
The Comstock's Levels and Cripple
Creeks Recent Record - Divi-
dends and Prospects
Here and There.

The Mining Reporter of Denver states
that two of the American Smelling &
Refining company's smelters which
were closed by the strike are now run
ming on an eighthour basis. The same
publication also reports Governor j. 3.
Grant as saying that when the other
smelters under his management are
opened the time of service will be eight
hours for a days work.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18

The Livingston Post reports that the
Montana Coal & Coke company of
Montana has sold its properties to the
Montana Coal & Coke company of New
Jersey for consideration of S199,S00
in the full paid stock of the New Jer-
sey corporation. Whether this is an
actual sale and change of ownership
in the ordinary sense. or merely Ieor-
sanization is not announced.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18

The news comes via Denver that a
cyanide mill of from so to 60 tons
capacity will soon be erected at Norris
for the Nevada & Utah Exploration
company; also that 20-stamp mill
is to be erected at Coloma for the
treatment of custom ores, the system
to be similar to that followed at Wit
watersrand, in South Africa.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18

Theoretically a 1000 pound stamp
dropping six inches, 100 times per min
ute, brushes % per cent more ore than
a stamp of 1000 pounds dropping Is
inches so times per minute all other
the high slow drop that the character
of ore, where the method is in use in
Colorado, demands greater time for
condemnation.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18

Nevada is also getting excited over
copper properties. There are reports
of discoveries in various sections of the
state As they are undeveloped of
course their value is as yet unknown.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13
HER LAST VALENTINE.

They knew she was dying-the faded
little woman in the faded little bed
room. She had clung to life as long
as she couid, hoping for au answer to
that wistful prayer in her eyes. But
the struggle was almost over now; the
wistful eyes We're growing dim.
See! I've got something for ye,
Liddy!" The little circle of spinster re-
latives and kindly neighbors parted,
and good Uncle Silas Peterson came
wheeling to the bedside, the snow still
clinging to his rough overcoat. He
carried a letter in his hand-a coarse
and dirty envelope addressed in the
crude, sprawling penmanship of man
whom neither life nor education had
ripened or refined.
ITS from Orson-Orson. you know"
Uncle Silas added, bending over the
couch and addressing the dying wom-
an with the tender directness opl6uses
to children-and death.
'Orson" A smile flashed over the
ashen face, and the woman lifted a
feeble hand for the letter. She kissed
it and tucked it under the thin shawl
that some loving hand had wrapped
over her shoulders.
"Shan't l open 1t for ye, Liddy?"
asked one of the women.
The dying eyes said No"
"She thinks it's valentine from her
husband" whispered one of the neigh
bors. To-day is Valentine Day, you
know. Last year | remember her tell
| ing me how she wished Orson would
send her valentine-just some little
| thing to show her that he loved her
! the way he did when they were first
married"
Most likely it's a note sayin' he'll
stay over night and see the races on
the ice, tomorrow" was the guarded
| reply.
The dying woman folded her shawl
tightly around the precious letter. A
look of perfect peace lighted her face
"He does love me-" she whispered
Just as he used tor
Uncle Silas turned away to wipe the
mist from his spectacles. There was a
little fiuttering sign from the bed.
''Liddy" had gone home.
When they drew the old shawl from
her shoulders, there, tight pressed
| against her heart by both thin, blue
veined hands, was Orson's crumpled
dirty letter. They were scarcely able
to take it away from her slender, cling.
ing fingers.
Shall We open it," asked Miss Pen
niman. The women looked furtively
at one another, their curiosity struggl-
ing with their reverence.
! No" said Miss Daggett, at last
ITS hers-sacred. No matter what il
says. She died thinkin' it was a val
entine. Let's burn it up, so nobody
will ever know"
The ashes of the unread letter fiut.
tered white about the stove for a few
minutes, and then wirled up the chin
ney, as gust of February wind roared
over the house. And the little, worn.
out. heart-hungry woman lay smiling
as death had found her.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

glanced at the blue envelope and said
joyfully:
20 here's a letter for Jane and it's
from her daughter, l know by the post
mark. How glad Jane will be!-well,
declare"
She burst into merry laugh as she
looked at the big white, embossed en-
velope. The boy had told the truth
when he had gone back to his COM
rades and said with a litter:
She's got a valentiner'
"Who in the land ever sent me that
thing?" said Mrs. Darby, holding the
envelope out at arms length. Il didn't
even know it was Valentines Day II
it isn't the greatest idea that should
get valentine"
Il don't know why you shouldn't"
said Jared.
"Oh, because I-but 1 guess some
child sent it,
Maybe not"
mo one else could have had so
little gumption!' said the widow with
another laugh. Maybe there's one
of these comic valentines inside of it
some ridiculous thing about a widow
likely"
why don't you open it and see?'
81 WILL
She burst into another laugh as she
drew forth a dainty creation of lace
paper, tinsel and bright colored EN-.
bossed pictures.
How perfectly ridiculous!" she said
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

'The idea of any one being ninny
enough to send an old woman like me
thing like that
You're not an oil woman"
"I'm forty-five"
"Well, I'm older than that, and |
don't call myself an old man. Many
women around here would be glad to
get valentine like that if the sender
really meant it,"
"fes, and if you We're the sender"
I'm not vain enough to think that
and not foolish enough to say it if l
did think it,"
mo, don't think that you are, Jared.
But i wonder who could have sent me
this. The writing on the envelope is
evidently disguised, and-O, here is
something inside! Let's see what it
says.
80 wilt thou be my valentine
Forever and forever aye,
And wilt thou take this heart of mine,
And give me thine to-dayT"
There was another verse but before
she had read it, the widow Darby cried
out: Jared Kent, that's your hand
writing and you need not try to deny
itr'
I'm not trying to deny it. You'll
find my name signed in full to the next
verse on the other page" This was
the next verse:
IF yes my answer is to be,
My heart with joy will fill
If no. | yet shall be your friend
And / shall love you still"
They had reached the outskirts of
the town. Jared brought the horse to
IA stand-still, and said:
SIS it yes or no, Lucy.?"
She looked at him with shining eyes,
and laughing face for moment. Then
she laid one of her mittened hands
on the sleeve of the great fur coat he
wore, and said:
81 think it is yes, Jared"
He turned his horses head toward
the town.
Where are you going?" she asked.
Back to the minister's. It's Valen-
tines Day, you know, and if you are
to be my valentine. want you to-day"
An hour later they stopped ut Jane
Carrs gate. She came skurrying out
for her letter with her apron over her
head. II brought you letter. Jane,
and got valentine said Lucy, hold
ing up the big. white envelope.
Il got one also" said Jared, as he put
an arm around his wife and kissed
her.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

A judges retirement bill has been
introduced in the house at Harrisburg.
The measure provides that when any
law judge, after having attained the
age OF seventy years, and having held
his commission for at least twenty
years consecutively, or, if not continu-
ously in the same court, having faith
fully served as judge altogether thirty
years, shall, before the expiration of his
term resign, he shall thereafter in CON
sideraton of such resignation and retire
ment, receive in equal quarterly install
ments an amount of money equal to
two-thirds of the annual salary payable
to him at the time of such resignation
The plans for raiding the treasury are
just getting properly started.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13
A VALENTINE.

Oh, what have to offer, dear,
What gift or greeting fine,
This golden day of all the year,
OF good st. ValeI tine?
Have you not all that life can lend
Full many friend, and true?
What Is the gift, l can send
TO you?
But this l send to you apart
Via st. Valentine,
All willingly a loving heart
This woman heart of mine
Oh. hold it safely, without feal,
Be sure that it is true,
And does the gift bring Joy most dear
To you?
-Theodosia Pickering.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

" perfectly ridiculOus,' She said
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13
APROPOS.

Between ia. sips of coffee
| paused bit to say,
you've surely not forgotten
That tits st. Valentines Day?
"You used, when you were courting,
To sentimental grow,
And send me at this season
Some gift quite apropos.
"If blue by chance my ball gown,
A box would come from you
Forget-me-nots containing,
And a valentine in blue.
"If sweet you said my lips We're,
Like gold my curling locks,
You sent a golden jewel
And sweets in costly box.
"But sentiment by wedlock,
Is dulled-or soon or late;
No valentine finds Cupid
For wives appropriate"
AS day wore on, forgotten
These words of sad regret,
The door bell rang. I answered,
A messenger | met.
An envelope with Cupids
And roses all enlaced,
| opened it, and, trembling,
The pages scanned in haste.
ITO silks and lace-one hundred"
ITO squash, to fish, to ham
Payment received-and so forth"
I've done my best. Yours, Sam"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

He being witty, ever bright,
Bethought him to surprise his love,
And said he'd send no trifle light
With scrap of verse and painted dove.
Nay, nay; he'd quite another scheme,
He said, with sly, mysterious laugh:
And then he sent unto the maid
His latest photograph.
It gave the maiden no surprise;
She thought the little joke was
prime
The token that he thought more wise
Than painted dove and hating rhyme;
And, taking paper, pen and ink,
She dropped the loving swain line,
And thanked him very kindly for
the comic valentine.