Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-03
Hotel Gossip

w. c. Mckaskle. one of the owners of
the group of gold mines at Pony, on
which an option was recently secured
is registered at the McDermott. When
seen by an Inter Mountain reporter Mr..
Mckaskle consented to throw some fur
Their light on the mining deal which has
attracted considerable attention.
The option on the Boss Tweed, Clip
per, Belle. Charity and Eclipse gold
mines at Pony was obtained by John
Berkin, of Boulder said Mr.. McKaskle.
THE price is $1,000. 900. and SIS, 900 has
been paid by Mr.. w. E. Sanders. who
represents Mr.. Berkin, to secure the
option until the first Of the year. The
capitalists behind the deal are. as 1 I'M
derstand it, local men who have some
eastern capital that they can nave
turned into the enterprise. The mines
are gold properties and are in a fine
state of development. The Boss Tweed
and Clipper have shown up remarkably
well. and the Belle, Charity and Eclipse,
which belong to me, are good mines.
/ There is nothing in the report that a
syndicate of English capitalists are
holding the option on the mines at pres
ent. An expert representing some Eng
lish interests has examined the mines
! and his report is favorable. c. H. Nc
Intosh. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the
Northwest territories, has gone to Eu-
rope. and l presume will represent the
value of the mines to capitalists in Eng
land. Through him an English syndi-
cat may later take up the option from
the parties Who now hold it, but at pres
ent the syndicate has no control over
the option.
Pony is very prosperous at present.
The mine operators there are doin well
and the camp is lively and growing.
| The results Of the registration show that
| we. are coming to the front in point of
| population, 7 think the camp is destined
| TO grow and increase in Importance"
II. A. Root, of New York. who former
ly lived here. is registered at the Butte
today. Mr.. Root is supposed to know a
lot about mining stocks in general and
| Boston & Montana in particular, but he
was not voluble today on the subjects
on which she is credited with having
knowledge Of public interest. He went
out early in the morning, to take a
| stroll and make a few. business calls.
When he returned to his hotel he carried
| a small walking stick and wore a pleas
ant smile.
Just announce that I am answering
questions in this way nowadays" he
| said. as he raised his zane playfully in
his hand. Il did not come to Mon
tana to talk for publication. In the
first place, I have not a thing in the
world to talk about. In the second
place, I would not talk If I did have
information" After laughingly uttering
these words Mr.. Root entered the ele-
vator. announcing as the car started up
that he would be pleased to grant favors
if he could only be excused from talk
ing for publication
Gov. Robert Smith registered at the
Butte this morning, The governor had
scarcely gotten his name written when
he fell in line with a number of gentle
men with whom he engaged in a CONVEX
sation. Among those with whom he
talked was w. r. c. Stewart. of Boze-
man. The governor was looking well
and is seemingly standing the effects OF
his work in the campaign remarkably
we'll. Gov. Smith had a few words to
say about the weather. n then has
tened from the hotel to look up a few
of the leaders Of the Independent democ-
racy to talk over with them the cam
paign situation. There being only one
more business day before election day
the Butte leaders of the Independent