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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-02

straightway empty their pockets for him.
accounts for the fact that there are scores
and scores Of splendid claims In Oregon
today which have been held from 10 to 20
years and have not had earth enough dis.
turbed on them to make a scratching for a
brood Of chicks.
Perhaps some day the people who are
holding these claims and the local capital.
lists who could develop properties in those
cases where 1t can be done upon an equt.
able basis, will awaken to the fact that
they have been making serious mistake.
So far as the capitalists are concerned,
they may not make their discovery until
they are In the same relation to the Ore.
gon mines that St. Louis was for time,
at least, to the great zinc fields almost at
Its very door, when Boston, by quick per.
ception and greater enterprise, got the first
and the best and the most. St. Louis
knows better now. As for the dog .in.the
manger claimants, II their own greed does
not Of i'self show them that they are de.
feating their own ends and injuring Ore.
gon, some legalized means should be
found to deprive them Of this wholly un.
economic and unnatural privilege Of hold.
ing opportunities which they will neither
develop nor permit others to Develop
Editorial In Finance.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-02

All kinds Of pies, cake, bread. ETC., at
Brechtel's bakery, opposite depot and In
Neill building. Orders promptly filled.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-02
ORA MOO.

Salt Lake. Denver, II.
Worth, Omaha. Kan
sas City. st. Louis,
Chicago and East.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-23
MONTANA BEATS THE XII ONDIKE
1t viii Be a Good Mining Country
~ ~ When the Northern Diggers
Are Br0ke

Al making comparison between Mon
tana and the Klondike section of Alaska
General Charles s. Warren says:
: All this talk about Klondike being the
ricnest country in the world is bosh. Al
der gulch produced 500, 900, 600 in gold and
was probably the greatest placer country
ever discovered on earth. Virginia CITY.
sthe Old capital of Montana, was located
there. 1t was discovered in 1863. and
$3O,0OO,OO0 in gold was taken out of the
sands the first year the mines were
worked.
In 1865 the Archie McGregor company
secured 100000 in 80 days off Montana
gulch. 1t bought all the beer kegs there
We're IN the country, put the gold in the
Kegs, hired twenty men with Henry ri
fes, built Mackinaw boats and t1oated
down the Missouri river.
. asst Chance gulch where Helena is sit
uated, for many years never failed to
yield as much wealth as the entire
Alaska country has yielded.
Take last year, had silver been back to
the old price, Montana would have pro-
duced as much wealth as all Africa.
Some people are inclined to go wild over
Alaska, but let me tell you right here
that Montana is mining country good
enough for any man, and one that will
be in it's prosperity when theeKlondike
diggers are all broke
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-23

MIR. StrOlle, who are interested in the
experiments, have constructed a home
| made distiiling plant. The shale is heat :
ed to temperature Of - Iegrees in
the blast furnace and as then retOrted.
Through distillation, it has been found
that a pound of the shale win produce
four ounces of, oil and enough gas to
feed six candle power gas burner for
an hour. The gas will burn steadily
and give off a good clear fame. fThe
Quantity of the gas generated has never
been measured, nor has 1t ever been
cleaned either through lime of water. be-
ing burned directly from the. retort.
There is not trace of SCOT or odor to
the flame. which proves the absence Of
the sulphuretted hydrocarbons from the
shale. The oil which is extracted owes
its great illuminating power to the hrge
paraffine contents. 1t is expected that
as depth is reached on the deposits, this
quality will be found in still larger guam
titles. and that the deposits will be of
still greater value than the oil fields
of either Texas or California.
Should the oil deposits in Small Horn
canyon prove to be of no more worth
than the experiments made by Mr..
Strolle and Mr.. Landers have already
shown, they will prove of immense value
for the natural gas which can be gener-
ated and Mr.. Strolle confidently makes
the prediction that the present genera
ton will see the day when Dillon is sup
piled with both light and fuel by a pipe
line leading from Small Horn canyon.
For several months the 10 alton of the
oil bearing shale in the vicinity of Small
Horn canyon has been going on apace
q nh 20 nnn
acres of ground is now covered by stakes
of prospectors.
The discovery of the oil-bearing shale
was first made by w. Ttate Taylor fif-
teen years ago and by him it was tested
and found to contain asphaltum. gilso-
mite. elaterite mineral rubber) and
Alberto. The first and the last are used
for the construction of avements.
Upon claim known as the Columbia.
consisting of 160 acres, and located by
Roy H. Butler. w. Rodden, r. S. Bur-
roughs. Nj .Rodden, Mrs. Claire Burr
roughs. Thomas Landers. Frank Roch-
den and Isaac Simmonn. the first work
rs dora A tunnel has been run 60 feet
~ the snaie. and in the opposite noun
tain another tunnel has been rum 100
feet. Small Horn canyon, according to
Mr. Taylor. who is an experienced min
ing man. and in a position to know, is
with that found in the OIL bear
ing fields of Wyoming-lime and fossil
sand. The layers of shale are from 20
to 30 feet thick, but the thickness of the
sand is problematic. Oil sand is found
cropping out all over the gulch and is
similar to the sands found in the oil fields
of Pennsylvania. An oil conglomera-
ton is also occasionally encountered.
In the opinion of Mr.. Strolle. and this
contention is also borne out by biologists
who have visited the section, the entire
country between the forks of the Small
Horn canyon was at one time lake bed
some internal upheaval, the
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-23
MINES and MINING .; s:: IN THE NORTH

of themselves and other Deer Lodge men
who have subscribed $500 each to a fund
to be used in lassoing few good mines.
The gentlemen comprising the pool be-
lieve that Alaska at present offers good
inducements for investment, and if the
two advance guards find something open
that looks good to them out of the wet
it will go.
Prince of Wales island is about $50
miles north of Seattle and it's closeness
to deep water makes the shipping of
ore to Tacoma an easy matter. The
country is accessible by water about 1000
miles. The stream flowing by Prince of
Wales island is from 100 to 500 feet deep
and at places is so narrow that an or
binary waiter on a ship can shoot a
biscuit to land from either side of the
vessel
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-23

country was broken up and presents the
appearance now shown. Mr.. Stole is also
OF the opinion that the oil IS all of ami
maj formation. that not particle of It
IS from vegetable source. This theory
is deduced from the fact that all of the
FOSSILS found are of animal origin
The theory advanced for the formation
OF the Oil is this. At one time, when the
Small Horn canyon was a lake bed, it's
lotion became covered with layer of
animal matter, she'll fish and the minute
inhabitants which people the oceans bed
today. In time this became covered with
d stratum of clay and in time many de-
posts OF clay and animal life were made
Inc pressure of the earthly and animal
matter squeezed out the Oil and, assisted
by the heat generated by the great pres
sure. the Oil was distilled Finally the
gases arising from this process caused
an upheaval and left the mountains in
stead of the lake bed.
In oil-bearing countries are found what
are called by oil men, "domes." In COM
mon parlance they would be given the
name of little hills. Underneath these.
are the oil deposits. The experienced oil
man will drill at the edge of this dome
and, when the oil is reached. the gas
from these domes forced the oil through
the pipe. When the gas chamber is ex-
hausted. the we'll refuses to gush and
ether means must be adopted for ris
ing the Oil to the surface The region
petWeen the forks of the Small Horn
canyon is covered with both domes and
expressions. any of which are liable to
cover an oil deposit. The place to which
an indications point as the shallowest
part or the fields is near the lower tun-
mel where. Mr.. Strolle thinks. a denth ~
800 feet will strike OIL
throughout the entire region can be
seen traces of natures laboratory work.
'he same process being employed in the
assay office. In many places are ash
heaps. Showing where the shale has been
burned. and 500 feet above. in the crew
ices and crannies of the rock. can ba
round traces of where the gases gener-
ated have found Judgement.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-23
Mill for a Corundum Mine.

Messrs. Mccoy, Kirk and Kline will
erect mill for the purpose of treating
the output of their corundum mines and
putting it in marketable form says the
Bozeman Chronicle. They have custom
ers for the corundum who are anxious to
obtain 1t as soon as possible. and have
agreed to pay literally for the desired
material. Once begun. the work will be
prosecuted with energy with a view of
charging operations and increasing the
output to meet the demmand.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-23
OIL IN BEkVERHEAD COUNTY
Eleven Thousand Acers of the Ground
Located-Tests Being Made
at Dillon

For a number of weeks past the office
OF Assayer Tom Landers has been a
crude petroleum from the oil-bearing
shale found in Small Horn canyon. says
the Dillon Examiner. Mr.. Landers and
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-23
Pumps for Stone Creek Mines.

Two new Knowles pumps arrived from
Butte Saturday and were taken out to
the mines of the Montana Copper & Gold
Co.. on Stone creek, where they will be
installed at once in the Ballarat and
sinking resumed. says the Dillon Exam
liner. At present a force Of men is en-
gagged in cutting station where one Of
the pumps will be installed. The other
will be used as sinking pump.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-17

surrounding the alleged larceny. and the
only evidence tending to connect the de-
PENDANT Herewith is the fact that he did
at one time have in his possession the
said property"
Not Sure Of Success.
1t says further that the owner of the
said property has also made further in
vestiSation into the facts and circum-
stances surrounding the loss of the said
property, and she. too. believes that
conviction could not be secured at the
present time against the said defendant"
This morning was the time set for
Moores trial. and he was in court when
his case was dismissed.
I'd like to say something about this,
he said to the court.
But the court replied. well, Mr..
Moore your case is dismissed, and I
guess there's nothing to say"
SO Moore. who evidently, desired to
express his views of his arrest and inn
prisonment, did not get any further. He
had said heretofore that ne would make
statements of an unpleasant character II
brought to trial. and it is possible he de-
sired to make them this morning.
From his confident manner it was to
be inferred that he thought he had the
better of the situation. though City De-
tective Murphy is positive that there was
a case against him.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-17
MONEY UNDEP. A HAT.
West Galena Street Saloon Keeper
Loses Part Of His Wealth.

A robbery was committed at the Me-
chanics' saloon, 1903 West Galena street.
shortly after 2 o'clock this morning, and
the indications are that the thief was
familiar with the place and the fact
that the proprietor was in the habit of
hiding his daily cash receipts under an
old hat in the rear of the saloon.
The nocturnal visitor Melted $50 in
cash. and the police are working on
clew which it is believed will lead to the
arrest of the guilty man before many
hours have passed.
Entrance to the saloon was effected
through the cellar. where a window had
been forced. Nothing was disturbed,
with the exception of the money, though
there We're several articles of value in
plain view.
The robbery was discovered when the
saloon was reopened for business this
and was at once reported to
the police.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-17
Thought Well of in BROOKLYN.

The Rev. DR.. Cuyler of Brooklyn tells a
story the authenticity of which he
vouches for about DR.. Bethune, who had
a successful pastorate reaching over many
years in one of the Dutch Reformed
churches Of Brooklyn.
Late in his life flattering offer was
made him to take a New oYrk church.
After mature reflection DR.. Bethune de-
cided to remain in Brooklyn, and de-
clined the offer, to the great satisfaction
of his own parishioners.
Some weeks later DR.. Bethune had oc-
casion to cross the East river ferry. It
was during the early morning rush hours.
There was a great crowd on the boat,
and he was obliged to stand up.
Presently one of the passengers got up
and begun to signal to the doctor by
remarkable set of gesticulations to come
and take his seta. AS he noticed that the
man was considerably under the infiu-
ence of liquor, and wished to avoid at
tracing attention. he took the proffered
seat.
But the doctor was not satisfied then.
He put his hand heavily on the doctors
shoulder. and said in maudlin tone:
II say. Doc yer don't know how much
we think of yer, in Brooklyn, ever since
yer told that New York congregation that
offers yer a glib salary ter come over to
New oYrk and save their souls that you'd
see 'em damned first."-New York Trd-
bunee.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-17
CASES DISMISSED
MEN CHARGED WITH MURDEh
AND GRAND LARCENY FREED.
THOMAS J. KING AND J.H. MOORE
King Accused of Completely in Nc
Game Murder-Moore Charged With
Diamond Brooch Thert-Evi-
dence insufficient.

! Two felony cases We're dismissed by
Gudge McClernan this morning upon the
written request of the county attorney
The cases We're those of 7. j. King,
charged with murder, as an accessory OF
Patrick Hayes, who murdered William ),
McCaine. and j. H. Moore, charged with
grand larceny in stealing diamond
Brooch belonging to society lady
5 Assistant County Attorney Yancey pre-
Eented the requests for dismissal. King
twas charged with murder in an informa =
tion filed some time ago, the county at
torney having evidence duplicating him
in the murder of McCaine, in that Off
Elal's opinion.
\ Wording of the Request.
The request says "coroners jury did
heretofore implicate the defendant in the
killing or one w. J. McCaine, and did in
their verdict find the defendant RESPONSE
ble for the said killing" but that at the
trial of Patrick Hayes there was not evi-
dence to warrant a further prosecution
of the case against him."
Moore was a waiter at the Thornton
hotel on an evening a month or SO ago
when an. entertainment in the way of a
dinner was held there.
The lady who lost the pin attended the
dinner and the pin disappeared. 1t was
stated that Moore helped her on with her
wraps.
When the police We're put on the case
they found a woman named Miss Blair,
and she told them that she had seen the
diamond ornament in Moore's possess
sion sewed in the Waistband of an UNDER
garment he was wearing. She stuck to
this story positively, and Moore was ar
rested.
! Story By Woman.
! The same woman told City Detective
Murphy that certain silverware alleged
20 have been stolen from the Thornton
been deposited at a house Of low repute
She made other statements also, and De-
fective Murphy claims to have corrob-
grated all of them.
The written request presented to Judge
this morning says that be-
fore the time the information against
Moore was filed the county attorney had
fconversed with the witnesses and found
that the said defendant had at one time
In his possession the property which he
is accused of having stolen, and that he |
&as Informed that the said defendant |
Lad made certain admissions in relation |
khereto."
!. 'But it adds that 1.-The chief of police,
khe city detective and other police off,
rers nave made more thorough inves- |
hlgation into the facts and circumstances
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-17
INSANITY CASE.
King of the World to Be Investigated
Tomorrow.

The insanity case in which Morton
Mortimer is the principal parsonage in in
terest will come up for hearing in Judge
McClernan's court tomorrow morning at
$3.50 o'clock.
At that time Mortimer's pretentions to
the kingship of the world will be inves-
tigated; also he will be requested to ex-
plain why he attributed divinity to a
man with whiskers and followed him
around as the Savior.
Mortimer is occupying the "boxcar' at
the county Jail at present, and employ
ing himself by praying and exhorting the
world to be good. He held a long and in
teresting conversation in one corner of
the cell yesterday with some friends,
who were at Anaconda. His end of the
conversation was audible, but the other
end was apparently telepathic.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-17
DEATH RUMOR ERRONEOUS.
Police Run to Earth Report That
Archie Worthington Was Dead.

AfcHle WOrCn1uSLOu was UeaQ.
There was a rumor current this morn
ing that Archie Worthington, who was
badly cut and beaten in a row in the
saloon of Craig & Connolly, South Main
street, early yesterday morning, had died
as the result of his injuries.
The rumor became so widespread that
several inquiries We're received at police
headquarters, seeking to verify it, and
the result was that the police at once
Investigated.
The rumor proved groundless, as
Warrington was found in an improved
condition in cabin near South Wyo-
ming and Mercury streets, where he was
removed after the fight.
DR.. Sullivan had visited the man a
short time previous, and he stated that
there was every reason to believe
Worthington would recover.
Jack Mulligan, arrested yesterday
afternoon, charged with the assault on
Worthington, was in the police court
this morning and asked that the case
against him be continued. Judge Boyle
gave him until Friday to plead.
Mulligan was then given into the
charge of the county sheriff's Office and
went in search of bond to secure his re-
lease,
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-17
ORIENTAL PASSENGERS.
Prominent Citizens Of Java on Theil
Way Home.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press)
San Francisco, Dec. 17.-AmOng the
passengers on the steamer Coptic. from
the Orient, were Colonel H. F. c. Won
Bylevett, who has been in Java for %
years in command of the Dutch colonial
army, and Judge r. L. Dannenburgh,
first vice president of the supreme court
of Java.
Both have recently been retired OH
pensions and are now on thei + way
back to Europe. Judge Dannenburgh
says conditions at Java are quite salts
factory. The big Dutch province is be-
ing rapidly settled and it's natural re-
sources are being developed.
Malay tribes have long since ceased
to be troublesome and it is now quite
safe to penetrate to the most out Of the
way and inaccessible parts of the island
as it is to travel on the continent of
Europe.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-17
ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the First National Bank OF Butte
will be held at the office of said bank in
Butte. Montana. on Tuesday. January
H. 1902, between the hours of 10 a. m
and 4 p. m. The object of the meeting is
the election of directors for the ensuing
year. and the transaction of any other
business which may properly come be-
fore the meeting.
Z. Il. WEIRICK.
Cashier.
Dated Butte. Montana. December 13.
1901.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-17
Ballad Of the Unfortunate.

Out from the narrow, fifty street.
Where shines a dismal sun,
And where the poor and wretched meet
The vice they may not shun,
In gaudy dress she comes along
And mingles with the busy throng.
Her brazen air and reckless stride,
Proclaim her keen disgrace,
Nor can the paint and powder hide
Her coarse and swollen face;
Yet in vain attempts she tries
To veil her drink besotted eyes.
One of the crowd, yet all alone,
And branded with contempt,
AS if humanity had flown,
And she beast unkempt;
No kindly eye looks in her own,
No heart beats quicker for her moan.
The basest. vilest Of his kind,
Finds yet some charity;
But such as she may nowhere find,
The touch of sympathy.
Her sisters toward each other press,
Lest she contaminate their dress
And STILL once she was fair and good,
And, had kindly hand
Been laid in hers, she had withstood,
The tempter's soft command,
But now she cannot. must not think,
The only friend she has is-drink!
The drink that leads but to the cell,
That holds her in duress,
The drink that sleeps her soul in hell,
But brings forgetfulness!
Yet, sometimes in her gloomy cell,
She drinks the waters of the well
That often quenched her childish thirst,
And sees again the tail elm trees
Whose shade she left for life accurst,
To be a drinker of the lees.
And. in her sleep, the voice she hears
That soothed and Gained her childish
fears.
Could we but glance within her heart
And read it's keen despair,
Could we but know the fiery dart
That finds it's Judgment there.
| Forget we might, her suited fame.
| And pity where we only blame.
! Chicago. Hal.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-17
HANGS HERSELF.
Worried Over Financial Troubles Mrs.
Perry EnAs It.


(By Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. 17.--Her mind unbal-
anced by the business reverses of her
husband, Mrs. Una II. Perry of this city
killed herself OH the Fall River steamer
Priscilla here this afternoon.
She and her son, years old. were be-
ing taken to Boston by Mrs. Redman,
her mother.
While the grandmother and boy were
on the deck of the messed Mrs. Perry
hanged herself to clothes hook in her
StaterOOm.
The wOman's husband. George H.
Perry, came from ST. Louis about a
year ago and started in business here,
but was unsuccessful. Mr.. Perry is
said to be in the West at present and
Mrs. Perry was worried over his alb
sence.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-17
MONTANA TOILET COMPANY.

Notice is hereby given that the undcr-
signed. George H. Casey. is the sole and
exclusive owner and proprietor OF the
business heretofore and now carried on
in the city of Butte. Silver Bow county.
Montana, under the name and style of
the Montana Toilet company. All ac-
counts are payable directly to the under-
signed.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-17
AMALGAMATED
STOCK DISCUSSED
BY THOS. ". LAWSON

The New York Sun of the 18th inst.
and the Boston papers of the same date
publish a long letter from Thomas w.
Lawson on the subject of the Ama1Ea-
mated organization. of which the folkw-
ing is part:
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-17
I'D. McOREOOR
VETERINARY SURGEON.

Honorary graduate of the Ontario Vet
Urinary college. Toronto. Canada. Treats
all diseases at domesricated animals ac-
cordins to scietnitlc principles. Office ut
Telephone ~ All cases promptly at.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Reath.
chairman Of the University of T'ennsyl-
vania Rowing club. has made the state
ment that the university would not send
q crew to England or Ireland next year.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-17
Mail Orders HenneseY'.s 8ut<e Montana

and still give as large returns upon an
investment at $lvv share as any first
class railroad stock, or it could run it's
mines, keep it's property in first-class
shape and pay all fixed charges by SELL
ing a small portion of it's copper at
prices that would bankrupt other large
mining corporations, and at the same
time accumulate copper enough to sell
at it's own price when the market came
in for an amount that would liquidate
the stock on it's present capitalizatio