Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-12


The body will be removed to the DAILY
home in Fifth avenue today, and the I
funeral will be held from St. Patrick s
cathedral, but at what time has not
been decided. The body probably will +
be placed in a receiving valut until the |
family decide upon the place Of final
interrment.
Marcus Daily was born in Ireland about |
&c years ago and came to America when
a lad. After short stay in New York t.
he went to California by way of the
Isthmus of Panama. He engaged in min
ing in California for short time and
then journeyed to Nevada during the big (
mining excitement when bonanza kings
We're made in a day.
In the year 1873 he entered the employ
\ of Walker Bros. Of Salt Lake, and for
some time managed their properties in
Dry Canyon. About this time the news
of the rich discoveries of ore in the Butte
district reached the outside world and
the Walker Bros. sent Mr.. Daily to Butte .
in 1875 to make an investigation of the ,
mineral possibilities of this district.
There are many old timers in Butte |
and Montana who remember Mr. Daly's :
advent to the then embroyo camp, and
naany fairy tales have been spun of his
first experience in Butte. 1t was early .
in the fall of 1876 when Mr.. Daily alighted :
from one Of the Gilmer & Salisbury stage
coaches at the Centennial hotel then oc-
cupying the present site of the big d. J.
Hennessy store. Mr.. Daily carried his
blankets with HMM fact all wise trav-
elers in those primitive days carried
their blankets.
Mr.. Daily secured work in the Parrot
Dennis
OLeary. He was a splendid specimen of .
physical manhood and in the prime of
life. but at the end of two days work at .
the Parrot he quit his job and explained l.
to some of his newly made friends that
the Parrot shaft was wet and ne reared
exposing himself to rheumatism A few
days later Mr.. Daily secured work at the
Alice mine which was then owned by
Rolla Butcher. The Alice was merely
good looking prospect. The Lexington
mine, in the same locality which later
became one Of the great silver mines OF
Butte, had been relocated the year be-
fore by Judge A. ]. Davis and the Allie
Brown, from which the richest ore of the
Lexington company was obtained, hao
only been located few months before.
Mr.. Daily worked ait the Alice a few
weeks, acquiring all the knowledge hej
required and then advised the Walker
Brothers, who were negotiating for theJ
purchase, to buy the mine. The deal
was Immediately closed and Mr.. Daly|
was made the superintendent. Otherl
properties adjoining the Alice were sell
cured latter. This deal marked the be-
ginning of Butte's great prosperity
Capital, which had been slow to invest1
in the new mining camp, came IN more
rapidly, and the holders of mining claims
took renewed courage. The subsequent
history of the Alice company is we'll
known. It paid over million dollars in
dividends to its owners.
BOUGHT THE ANACONDA.
Some time in the summer Of 1880 Mr.
Daily had a disagreement with the
Walker Brothers and quit their employ.
His practical acquaintance with the
mining district of Butte led Mr.. Daily to-
believe that the district was destined to-
play an important part in the mineral
affairs Of the world in the future. Cast
ing his eyes about he selected mining
claim known as the Anaconda which he
bonded for $4,000 from the Hickey
Brothers, and began the laborious work.
of developing shaft. 1t was slow work.
The upper levels of the mine contained
considerable high grade silver ore. and
during the first few months 1t was
worked entirely as silver mine. Mr..
DAILY, however, believed that copper
bodies existed below water level. and his
splendid judgment was not at fault. At
depth of over 800 feet a big vein of
high grade copper was opened up. In
May Of 1881 the purchase price Of $30. 900
WAS paid by Messrs. ]. B. Haggfn and
Senator W. r. Hearst Of California, who
were MT. Daay's hackers in the enter
prise.
Then Mr.. Daily began to reach out for
other mining properties properties
which today constitute the great Anal
gamaited Copper company, and which
have been justly considered the greatest