The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-13
FAMOUS BIG FOUR
COULD NOT AGREE.
DAILY and Clark, and BrOadwater
and Hauser Were Constantly Ar
raYed Agalnat Each Other.

The great wealth OF Montana brought
forth four men, who became known as
the Big Four" They were Marcus DAILY
A. Broadwater and Samuel Hauser. Of
Helena. DAILY and Clark had their differ
ences, and Broadwater and Hauser did
not agree The main range OF the Rock
lies lies between Butte and Helena.
Across this range Daily and Broadwater
formed an alliance offensive and defen-
sive against Clark and Hauser. Occa-
sionaily the four got together and then
the arch OF victory bowed the Democratic
sky. But Broadwater died. and the hnan-
cial world squeezed Hauser out OF poll
teal existence. leaving Clark and Daily
giaring at one another.
In 1850 the Alice mining stock was the
leader of the New York Mining Exchange.
The mine was owned principally by walk
err Bros. OF Salt Lake Long before lSs0
the property had declined. and was al
most worthless. Daily had drifted from
ireland. a tot. had been an Office boy in
Wall street bank, and from there had
gone 10 New Orleans. whore he worked
along the auays and finally worked his
way up into the mining regions of Me-
vada He became a common miner. but
with his keen intelligence discovered the
secrets OF the earth and The ores where
the other miners saw only dark walls
and wages. Steadily he advanced until
he was a mine superintendent and
practical expert. whose opinion was min
ing law. Those were not the days OF
school made mining experts, and Daily
the Rocky mountain regions--auartz min
Ing. Walker Bros. sent him to Butte To
rehabilitate the Alice. He took charge
and the Alice became great dividend
payer. Haggin and Hearst asked him to
take charge OF the Anaconda, then a hole
In the ground, II was supposed TO he n
silver mine but Daily opened II w on
that extensive scale that has Character
tied all bis mining operations. ana dis
covered the greatest vein OF copper the
world has vet developed
Clark had emigratea from pennsVi-
vania, WHORE he studied law. taught
school and dreamed of ambition into the
far West. and located at Virginia City
and Helena, He opened a Store. bought
and sold the scAnt necessaftes ~ the
miners. and made money. Then he went
into the banking business at Butte and
Deer Ledge, He was n sArewd banker. and
tn various WAYS soon acquired title to
valuable mining claims He began rapid
Ia TO accumulate wealth. and 70 round
out his education by the study Of French
reading and By extensive travels upon the
continent
B~gtaaimg of CIark-Dsiy Feaa.
Story after story has been told vt the
inception Of the Clark and DAILY fsud. bus
Their. are only two stories that the vera
DAILY was superintendent 81 the Alice
miro. which crowns the PHI that has
made Montana famous, Clark Il said 10
have written an extremely deroga t9ry bet
ter Of Daily and MIS- management OF the
A,ics 10 Walker Bros-. the owners. Wal
ker Bros. had become rniltionaires through
paiy's management. and they promptly
Enclosed Ciark's letter In another SO DAILY,
expressing their absolute confidence IN
hirn clark ami DAILY we're then friends.
h9t the friendship ceased and Daily never
forxave this net % Clark s.
Tire other story = that after Daily un-
covered the great Anaconda copper lead
and Went twenty eight miles from Bate
10 build sYwslicfs for the treatment 81 his
ores, where he might have tbs necessary
water power at what Is now known as
Anaconda. h. appropriated the water
right Of another. There was a dispute
over the matter, and DAILY finally offered
the party si5.ea for the right This mas
not satisfactory hut the owner had NOT
The money 10 light DAILY. He went 10
Butte saw Clark and after parlcy sold
10 Clark for sen t0- Then CLARK. knowing
thar DAILY must have the water right de-
rnandca xlsA@@ as hip price. DAILY paid ID
without a mHvmGT. But So Jar a. thu TAO
men are concerned the sun has never sci
on that transaction. From thess small
seeds grew the gpas tree whose branches
span q continent. and hundreds Of men Of
talent ard ability In Montana have par
taken Of It's sap. Half dozen times