Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-07-13

he ChronioI, .correspondent.

By the Chronicle correspondent
The mining industry of Liuden i
ihaving one ofthe largest booms IL
dts history, there being over aoO mel
now employed jim the different mines
: The chief nine at present DIS the
Klondike whick employs As miners
and is carried OR by samuel Gribble
: president, and William Adams
boss. The next mine of i'm.
portance is Robes,ts' conducted by
Joseph ,Goldswortby & Co., which
gives work to % men, with Joseph
Goldsworthy as president and boss,
The next of Importance is The West
End, with Nicholas Tredinnick pres
I itient, and J. NJ Vial boss, which
employs 20 men. The old Anaconda
mine is the next in order and is run
by John Treloar and soDs and Jesse
Adams which now employs 10 men,
and besides there are from 20 to %
men working in the old shafts of the
Anaconda mine on tribute. Steph-
ems d Sons are working a force of 10
men east of the village, and CLAN
Vile Bros, who Join Stephens have
a small force at work. Next in or
der is Elisha Poad's ground which
is being worked by Samuel Poad and
Eddie Geach. Then John Adams
and Will Carrot are working on Ross
| land, but we can not state the num-
Der of men employed j. w. Pollard
and Joseph Noel Il Co. are on anoth-
| er part of Ross Bros land and they
employ several hands and quite IA
number of others are working on
other uarts of Ross land on tribute
and pay them dues. David Morri-
sons ground is being worked by JOS
eph Goldsworthy d Sons who are
opening new shaft to the glass
rock opening, and as soon as they
have room will employ large force
of men. A company has been form
ed and leased Rule and Crases land
and began operations last Monday.
There are several otner lands WHICH
will be opened up in the near future
and be made paying mines.
In consequence of the boom in the
mining industry there are many
strange faces in our village and they
are being added to every day.
Houses cannot be rented here for
love or money, and several new
houses are going up, and our busi-
ness men have a smile on.
In accordance with the promise
made i'm the Tribune last week, be-
low is given detailed description
of the street fair pageant in this city
on the evening of the Fonrth:
Mounted Guards-Messrs. Jolley,
Meserole, Chase Fielder,
Hales and Clementson.
Squad of Police, headed by
Chief Holmes.
Drum Major
Band.
Swan Float, drawn by the Ludden Twins
and the Hughes Sisters.
Fire Company.
Battle Ship, Wisconsin.
Mr. Ludden's Display.
| Twelve Guards. boys. carrying flags of
different nations, Old Glory
leading.
| Ferris Wheel
Buggy in Red White and Blue,
trimmed by Mrs W $. Ross, and
driven by Miss Amy Jenkin.
White Rose Phaeton. Ethel
Prideaux.
Trap Red Roses, Miss Gundry.
| Snow Ball Carriage F. h. TIanscom.
| Carriage Red and White Roses,
| Mrs. VIM. Lanyon.
Carriage. yellow and White
Chrysanthemums, +. C. Fielder.
yellow and White Carriage, trimmed
in Asparagus. H. J. Penha-
Logon, Jr
Red. White and Blue Buggy.
Sid. Guttenstein.
Red Pixies. Float
Fairy Float, Lenore Jacka, Queen
White House Float.
Boat Float, girls in sailor costumes.
three playing guitars one an anto-
harp. and singing.
House. Eastman Lumber Go.
Old Woman in the Shoe.
Historic Float--Uncle Sam, The Blue
and the Gray. Soldiers. the Slave. Sol
dlers and Sailors Of late war, Rough
Riders and Cubans.
Cart in sunfowers Crawford
Ross and VIII Snow.
Mr. Tosy's display, China.
Cigar, jos. T.. Phillips.
BICYCLE PARADE.
Battleship. Wisconsin, Frank
Martin
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