The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-19
ANACONDA NEWS.
THINKS IT IS A WONDER
Albert G. MacCallum Returns
From Republic Camp.
SAW MONTANA PEOPLE
All OF Them Are Prosperous-Jim Clark
Formerly Foreman at the
Works in Anaconds, Is
Millionaire.

Albert C. MacCallum of the firm of
MacCallum & Cloutier has returned
from visit to Republic, the brisk
young mining camp in Washington.
and with his trip.
He saw many Montana people there
and a number of strange and peculiar
characters, among them Rattlesnake
Maud. "She is a bright, pretty little
girl about II years DID, said he yes
terday, land is quite a character in the
camp. She wears band of rattlesnake
skins about her hat, and her belt is
also of rattlesnake skins. Some of the
snakes she killed herself. l met her in
a restaurant at Republic kept by C. ].
Gerald, formerly of Anaconda.
'All the Montana people over there
are doing we'll and those who have not
arrived already are on the road to
fortune. Perhaps the most romantic
instance of all is the case of the Clark
brothers. OF them Patsy and Jim left
Anaconda in 1894 practically broke, and
are now more than millionaires They
made their chief money in the big Re
public mine. Jim is especially well
known here, having long been a fore
man in the works. He has built mag
nificent home in Spokane and Patsy is
putting up one there also Patsy's
house will cost from 100000 to $4,000
Il got into Republic on the morning
of July and found them still cele-
brating the Fourth. The first man I
saw was Henry Weisman, formerly of
Butte, who is now sheriff of the new
county Of Ferry in which Republic is
Tod h a,-ta -,
flag in the Indian races that were being
run About 1900 people were in the
streets among them $50 or 300 Indians
and squaws. The squaws were gaily
dressed in silks and satins and all
seemed prosperous. They may well be.
for nearly all the farms in the vicinity
are owned by Indians and they sell
their hay for $50 ton.
THE races were run in the narrow
street, and sometimes there would be
IS Indians and squaws riding in one.
Weisman would start them one behind
the other. A race would be pulled off
every 10 or Is minutes, the purses rang
ing from $50 to 800. You can readily
imagine there was great deal of ex-
element. ! tried to get shaved during
the afternoon, but the barber would
drop his razor every minute or so to 60
and look at race. While was in his
shop a hilarious celebrant rode his ca
shaved. The barber told him he was
too busy just then to accommodate
him.
"A l.. Kempland, Jim Richie and all
the rest of the Anaconda colony are to
the front in the big deals, that are be-
ing carried on there. r.t .r..
In visiting Republic l was singular
ly fortunate in meeting Major Leclxie,
an old friend and fellow townsman of
my native place. He is the new man
ager of the Republic, and the company
is to be congratulated on having Sc
cured his services. He is known as one
of the most capable mining men in the
country.
I'm going to Republic l went first to
Spokane. From there l left on the
Spokane Falls & Northern train in the
morning, arriving at Bossburg about
p. m. There l took the stage and
reached Grand Forks, just over the
boundary line in British Columbia, a
prosperous mining camp, at 1880
o'clock that night. At o'clock next
morning the stage started south to Re-
public, reaching it's destination about
2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. The total
stage route is 81 miles and the roads
are fearful, the grades being extraor-
dinarily steep. Twenty horses
are required to pull the stage the dis
tance, there being seven relays of four
horses each. The horses are not spared,
but are under the whip the whole time.
On level ground and down hill they are
kept on the keen, gallop.
People, especially Montana people,
are f1ocking into the mining camps of
that country at a great rate Grand
Forks, Greenwood and the other camps
in the Boundary creek country just
near the line are exceptionally promis-
ing and are attracting large amounts
of Eastern and European capital
Republic is wonder. 1t is new yet,
but has great promise. l am inclined
to think that it is to be one of the
great mining districts of the world.
The Republic mine itself is now paying
good dividends on $500, 900, but prom
ises to increase the amount of pay
ments greatly. Rich ore is now being
taken from three tunnels, while
fourth tunnel 1900 feet long to strike
the ore chute at the 600-foot level is
being run. Progress is being made at
the rate of Is feet day. If it strikes
the chute where it is estimated it will,
the mine will be a veritable bonanza.
From $50 to 200 men are employed in
the mine. The ore is handled in the
companys mill on the property.
THE Mountain Lion has so or so men
at work. The company is waiting just
now for machinery to put up a mill
Outside of these properties there are
many fine looking claims in various
stages of development. Anaconda peo-
pie have somehow managed to get into
the best of them"
Mr.. MacCallum has invested in the
camp himself and owns stock in the
Republic and other companies, and in
addition is the owner of several prop
critics CT his own.
Clothes baskets and was htubs at ac-
tual cost. e. Devine. Tel, No. 7.