The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-10
Ore Purchasing company had this to

Ore Purchasing company had this to
say:
Butte, Mont, Oct. 81. 1890.
&C. P. Connolly, County Attorney, Sill
yer Bow County, Butte, Mont:
Dear Sir: Your letter of Oct. ~, 1882
regarding the alleged smoke nuisance
received. We again diSclaim any re-
sponsibility for any nuisance existing
in or about Butte from smoke. We do
not cause any smoke or other nuis-
ance. In our letter of May 10, 1899, we
advised you that the smoke from our
works did not constitute any part of
the alleged smoke nuisance complained
of. because practically all of the noS-
ioES sulpf ur fumes produced by the
smelters here are product of caicina-
ton, which, as conducted by us, on &C.
count of the fact that we use the sui
phur in the ores as fuel and no carbon
combination at all, produces an entirely
different gas, chemically, from that
produced at any other works in the
vicinity. We expressed to you in that
letter our desire to do everything we
could to avoid even suspicion that the
smoke from our works caused any nuis-
ance to the citizens of Butte or Silver
Bow county. Since writing that letter
we have made numerous Investigations
with reference to some means to en-
tirely dispose of all of the smoke from
our works. Some time since, while i'll
the pursuit Of method to bring about
this result, we made the acquaintance
of J. H. Burfeind, an eminent chemist,
whose speciality in his profession for a
number of years past has been the
chemistry of sulphur. We Immediately
entered into a business arrangement
with him, whereby he undertook to
come to Butte and construct an expert
mental plant for the purpose of remov-
ing all the elements of sulphur from
he from
naces Mr. Burfeind has for a long
time been engaged on the construction
of this plant at our Meaderville works.
The same involves the use of certain
devices. some of which have been pat
ented by him and others which he is
now perfecting and for which he in
tends to apply for patent; also the use
| of material which was not to be had
here and which he was obliged to have
| shipped from the East.
ION receipt of your letter, we re-
| quested him to inform us regarding the
progress of construction of the plant
| and when we might expect the same to
be in operation. He advised us that he
| was delayed on account Of being obliged
| to await the material from the East,
| but that he would soon be able to have
the plant in operation and to demon
strate it's entire success for the pur
| poses intended.
| ne COllSLT VI Ills pant dllo
| the employment of Mr.. Burfeind has
| been at very considerable cost to us.
and when the plant is in operation it
will represent large outlay of money
| We expect that when the same is COM
| pleted and put in operation the results
will be SO satisfactory that our desire
| to be entirely free from any suspicion
of causing any nuisance to the citizens
of Butte or of Silver Bow county will
be fully realized. Yurs very truly,
| Montana Ore Purchasing Company,
| IF. AUG. HEINZE,"
The Colusa-Parrot company dis
missed the matter with the following:
Butte, Mont, Nov. 8, 1899.
&C. P. Connolly, County Attorney,
Butte, Mont:
Dear Sir: Referring to your favor
of the 9th ult., calling attention to the
order made by Judge Lindsay of the
district court, and asking if we have
any further information to submit, I
beg to say that we have nothing new to
add to my former communication on
the subject except that we have in
vestigated several propositions, all of
which have so far proven unsatisfac-
tory We are, however, still pursuing