Arizona silver belt., 1900-11-22
MARCUS DAILY. A Sketch of the Great Mon
 tanan $ Career. A MAN OF STRONG PERSONALITY. He Was Staunch Friend and an Un- relenting Enemy The Clark
 Daly Feud Which Oontin-
 ued to the Last.
A MAN OF STRONG PERSONALITY

llrrcu- Daly, whose death occurred in New York, Nov. F, was born in Ireland in lSi2. When still young he came to America and before the brogue for which he was christened the irish mine owner had worn off he went to Montana. w. A. Clark, who had been in Montana for several years, was in- terested in the Alice silver mine near Butte and Daly was installed as it's manager, Daly soon, with good finan- cial backing, obtained control of a large territory twenty miles from Butte, where he purchased mines and water rights and timber lands, erected saw mills, and then obtaining the co- operation of Clark began the construc- ton of what later became the city of Auaconda.
 With Clark, Daly became interested in the Anaconda copper mine, an in- terest which he later sold for s6,0OO,- NNos anu tui oNSthtioh S'hiS what to sports and recreation, estab- lished racetrack near AnacOnda, and conducted the Bitter Root stock farm, upon which he raised such horses as Huron, which captured the Futurity in 1891.
 PERSONAL TRAITS OF COPPER KING.
 Despite the great fortune that he ac. oumulated, Mir. Daily was ever the same. His was not nature to cling to men of wealth. He preferred as his associates the men of the olden days, who had struggled with him, and yet had not fared as well as he. Above ali things, Marcus Daly was truS Jo his friends. Personally he was modest, even retiring, and might have been taken in crowd of men for a wsll-tooS farmer who had no particular concern whether he sold his corn or carried 1t oyer in his bins. But withal, hls eye had glitter that stamped him as a leader of men, and hIs voice carried sincerity of con viction that could not be disputed. Possessing matchless executive abil- ity, Mir. Dsly reduced tU clockiike sys tenn the working of his various prop ertIes, and, while he was ever the friend of the worklngman, he intro duced many economics of operation that made possible great profits and Daiy was neyer all oilice-seeker. His Was too busy life for that. He WAS a member of the convention which framed the constitution of Montana, a duty more patriotic than political. His fortune is estimated at l0,00O, ,O00
 DALY's ENTRY INTO POLITICS.
 While building up his vast interest,", in Montana, Daly had devoted out lit tie attention to politics, but when Clark, Hauser ana the other old time democratic politicians began to figure on their chances of carrying the state, eto bhNl httN Ah lttoN sNNAE' tA'CN Nio covered that Day had to be consulted ana counted. He mad an army of men in his employ, and because he had been their friend the members of this army We're loyal to him.
 bese politicians went to Daly for his support. lie knew them and knew that they had never considered him iu their councils, and was not inclined to aid them. Daly and Charles A. ! Broadwater had been close friends for years, although Broadwater was d ! politician ana Daly was not. Through Broadwater's influence Daly agreed to take an active part in politics and the big four" consisting of Hauser, Clark, Daly aud Broadwater Was con. stituJed. After the campaign DaIy and Bruadwater felt that the other two were trying to appropriate all the fruits of victory.
 | ORIGIN OF THE CLARK DAILY FEUD.
 Kind ana generous to his friends, | Marcus Daly was to his enemies one | Of the bitteresU of foes The history of the Daily Clark feud, the bil terest in the history of the west, IS an example of how far he would go in waging 2 warfare against one he considered his enemy. The bitter enmity between ! Daly and Clark grew originally out i of the old Anacouda niue. Many years ago, while the men were part ners in it's possession and warm iriencs | Clark took trip to Europe, leaving Daly in charge of the property. While | his partner wss absent Day made | plans which resu ted in later years ir the enormous growth Of Auaconds | City and the extension of the mines ana the forming of the Anaconds Mining company.
 When Clark returned Daly had gont too far in his plans to retreat anC | Clark refused to indorse his transac tions and demanded his share of tho property. A long litigation followed
 which resulted in Daly being com pelled to pay his former partner th' sum of S2. 800. 900 for his interest il