The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-27

Hamilton, June 26-Rod Leggat. wife
and son have been in Hamilton for a
couple of days past. Mr. Leggat leaves
this morning for Spokane on some min
ing business, and will leave Mrs. Leg
gat and the boy here for a month or So
They are enthusiastic over the looks
of the Bitter Root valley, the scenes
about Hamilton and the accommoda-
tons at the Ravalli. Mr.. Leggat in
formed the Standard correspondent yes
terday that he had that morning writ
ten at least a dozen letters to friends
who he knew were intending an out
ing, strongly recommending Hamilton
and the valley as the place to spend
vacations in, and he was confident thew
would bring good returns if his friends
wanted the best place in Montana in
which to enjoy themselves.
X. de b. Smith, the insurance man of
Anaconda came over on Saturday
nights train and will spend a few DAYS
here. Rick has long been familiar with
the beauties of the Bitter Root, in fact
was at one time a resident of this val
ley, about the days when he was the
boss left fielder of the invincible Mis-
soula amateur baseball team that
| cleaned the state up in 1891, and al
ways manages to spend an outing each
summer in this section.
One of the most welcome sounds that
has been heard in Hamilton this sum-
mer was the whistle of the Copper CITY
Limited on time SATURDAY night. and
as the train pulled into the depot MANY
expressions of pleasure at the sight Of
| it were heard. Hamilton had not seen
a train since early the Monday morn
| ing previous, when the Copper CITY
Limited pulled out and across the
Riverside bridge, which went down a
few minutes after. But now the bridge
is repaired sufficiently to remain until
| all the high water is over, when a prac-
tically new structure will be put in.
Anyway, Hamilton and Western Mon
| tana's faVOrite train will not be held
| any more this summer, and soon tour
| lists, holiday seekers and would-be in
| vestors will be f1ocking in to look over
the garden spot of the West.
Fred Weir, ex-chairman of the board
| of county commissioners, was in Ham,
| ilton yesterday attending to some bust
| ness matters.
Lon Young of Stevensville drove up
from there Saturday evening, driving
| back yesterday
| Fred Jameson of Pyrites was visi-
tor at the county seat Saturday.
Milton Hammond was down from
Darby Saturday interviewing Chair.
man Rawins of the beard of county
commissioners in regard to repairing
the road to Mineral Hill. Mr.. Ham.
mond is building a road to that coun-
try, but the county roads on this side
are rendered impossible by the recent
overflow of the river. and he is unable
to get his supplies through The com.
missioners are likely to see that the
roads in the upper country are gotter
in shape at once
Jack Mclean and George See, owner!
of the Lent mine. in the Mineral Hi
district, started for that section las
Saturday to do some assessment work
Some years ago $4,000 was spent OF
this property by an Eastern company
The property was at that time so ia
removed from railroad facilities and 81
difficult of access that the compan,
gave it up. 1t is reported, however
that another company will soon lool
over the property with a view to leas
ing it. The Lent is a good copps
proposition. and the advanced price o
copper. together with the fact that
good wagon road is being built make
it an attractive investment for CAPT
| tai
The little son of Sheriff Chaffin, abou
four months old, is troubled with
swelling of the glands on one side o
his face and is having very hard tim
| of it. 1t is feared that he will be n