The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-26
TOPICS OF THE TOWN
Twelve Feet of Snow in the
Mount ains.
EXPECT GOOD CLEAN-UPS
Gold of Clear Color and Unusual Fine
ness on the Clearwater-A Kodak
in the Hills - Coleman
Lost His Coat.

Missoula, June 25-Those who think
that the snow is all out of the noun
talns should see a photograph that was
left at the Standard office Saturday by
rat shannon of Grantsdale. Mr. Shan |
non mas Just come out from his placer
mines on the Clearwater and, while he
ana MS two companions were tramping |
over the divide of the Bitter Root
range, each with pack on his back,
one of the LaCasse boys, who had gone
up to the top with them, took a snap
shot at the party. The result is an eX-
cellent picture, savoring very much of
hlondlke scenes. The packers are car
fylng each IS pounds and the ascent of
the mountain is steep. AS they bend
forward, trudging through the snow,
one can form some idea of the difhculty
OF the climb. The snow was II feet deep
on the day that the picture was taken,
June 10. and it has lowered but little
since. Mr.. Shannon and his partners
did not know. that the picture was be-
| ing taken and were surprised to see a
| printed copy of it when they came out
! from their trip to the mines on the
other side of the range.
Mr. Shannon brought out something
| beside the picture, however, that is
| quite as interesting as the result of the
| kodak's work. 1t is the genuine gold,
| bright and yellow, that is being taken
| from the gravel in the gulch where Mr..
| shannon has his property. Things are
| moving along in good shape across the
| hills and the prospect for good clean
up is excellent this year. The gold is
clear in color and is of unusual fineness.
| The owners expect to do lot of work
this year and their profit ought to be
big enough to compensate them for the
| labor and money that they have eX-
pended in developing their property and
I + nm -1lt
There is something worthy of note in
| the presence of kodak in the hills, as
! far from city or town as the LaCasse
camp. Not. SO many years ago it would
| have been a ridiculous prediction to
have said that these placer miners
would soon be taking, printing and
finishing photographs away up in the
mountains. Now there is nothing re-
kable about it. The LaCasse broth
ers-"the French boys they are faml-
| iarly called by their friends-have ta-
ken up photography within the past
two years and are making some good
pictures in addition to the handsome
cleanup that they make every fail.
| They do all of their own work, develop
ing, toning, finishing and all, and their
work is very creditabe.
The circus brought out the Missoula
camera experts, as usual and the ele-
| plant the camels, the lions den and all
of the attractions of parade and tent
were the victims to the lens and shut
ter and will be preserved when the cir
Gus has gone far from here. Some of
the views of the tent raising and the
tent life of the circus people are more
interesting thantthose of the menagerie.
Many of the local collections have re-
ceived NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. during the
past "a hours.
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that furnished abundant material for
the photogs. There were pictures taken
of the races, the dances, the crowd and
all of the little side plays that will al
ways take place on occasions of that
sort. These photographs will furnish
interesting souvenirs of the year when
there We're rival celebrations and when
there was all of the excitement of run
ming a gauntlet of a lot of hotel runners
in going to the two celebrations.
DIR. C. W. Lombard has finished an In
teresting photograph of the old Bonner
residence, on East Front street. This
little building, which will soon be torn
down, is one of the historic houses of
Mssoula. 1t was built by R. A. Eddy
and occupied by him for while before
he went to Frenchtown. Afterward it
was the home of E. L. Bonner and in it
Judge Frank H. Woody was married
and it was the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Woody for some time. 1t was one of
the first houses of Missoula and is
pointed out to visitors as in marked
contrast to the present handsome resi-
dences of it's early occupants.
There is one old-timer in the city
whose life was miserable for two or
three days last week Matt Coleman
came to town Thursday and left his
oVercoat lying on the seat of his buggy
while he attended to some errands
about town, When he returned the seat
was there and so was the buggy, but
: the coat was gone. The gentle sneak
thief had gotten in his work in good
shape and Matt was minus his cold
protector He fretted and fumed around
town for some time. His spectacles
were in the coat he said, and that made
t it had, but he did not mind that sc
much. In another pocket of the coat
We're two circus tickets. He proclaimed
: without reservation that if the thie1
: would return the tickets he might keep
the coat and the spectacles and nc
+ questions would be asked. But thu
- thief wanted to go to the circus, too
and the tickets are still missing.
s G. A. Wolf and Dan H. Ross have hac
t no difficulty in securing the boys tina
We're considered necessary for an ex
e euse for their going to the circus Theil
# lists We're filled shortly after their de
SiiC was iildue hllo"ll III tic u
On the morning following two small
e and thrifty lads appeared at Mr.. Wolf:
" home and applied for tickets before
that gentleman was out of bed. The,
:. went to the circus, as they richly de
/, served. The early birds caught TIL
worm that time, even if the worm hat
d not gotten out of bed. Judge Wood,
e was also shy one boy, but his friend
" furnished him one from their abundan
supply. John Mcguire found chun
c in Sterling Boone and these two hav
:. enjoyed the circus as much as an.
q twain that took in the show. The,
" have watched all of the preliminaries
and when the performances comes of
tomorrow they will have a feast o
n pleasure.
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J. Bishop & Kern, bie--sle machinists