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incline, let down the tramway, coupled to locomotive and hauled to the reduction works, the train run ming over steel trestle work to the tOn of the ore bins these at an eleva- ton of about forty feet above the rock crusher These bins have d capacity of 2400 tons.-six days SUD- ply-and are made entirely of steel, being about thirty feet high, one hundred feet long and fifteen feet in width
 From the foot Of the incline, at the upper terminus of the railway, tun- nel is being run to cut the ore body at d depth of 5s5 feet below the present workings. The tunnel is now about four thousand feet in length and it has about one thousand feet farther to run. From the upper tunnel shaft four hundred feet deep reaches down toward the line of the tunnel now penetrating the mountain | Further sinking in the shaft was stopped by the water flowing in such , quantities that heavy pumping machinery would be required to haDdle 1t. A tunnel a mile long it was found would be less expensive. It will thoroughly drain the mine down to it's own level and save the cost of the incline. Any ore below
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Der employed has been the track sleepers.
 The process the ore follows from the, ledge to the finished product of cop. per bullion is decidedly interesting That from the mine to the reduction works has been already described. From the ore bins at the reduction works the ore passes two great rock crushers automatically fed. From the crushers it passes through sizers, great revolving cylinders of iron, six feet in diameter and one hundred feet or more in length. The per- pheries of the cylinders are studded with small holes which let through all the fine ore. The cylinders are slightly inclined, and as they revove the ore gradually travels down their length, streams of water washing out through the innumerable apertures the smaller particles of rock.
 From the sizers the ore goes to the jigs, where a large part of the concen- trates which escaped the sizers are seperated and taken directly to the furnace.
 From the jgs the ore passes to a battery of eight Huntington mills and two Cornish rolls. Passing the bat tery it is concentrated by Frue van- ners and Blake tables, there being twenty of the former and four of the latter.
 Outside the shelter. before going into the furnace, concentrates are made into small round bricks, about three inches in diameter and two inches thick, large machine shaping them with great rapidity. They are placed in movable racks and dried, and when ready the racks are run to
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conveying the commodies consumed oy this great industry, and the pro- duct 1t exports, some conception arises in his mind that he is en route toa scene of colussal operation; but it Is not until the place is visited and carefully inspected that any idea is reached of the extent and importance W this great camp.
 The site of the company's reduction works is at Placeritas, upon the Oposura river, about ninety miles rom Naco, the sub-port near Bisbee "here all traffic for that part of Son. ora crosses the international line. me mines are about six miles away, ana the ore is brought down by nar. TOW guage railway five and one half ulles long. At the upper terminus of tue railway there is an incline up which the cars are lifted and lowered oS tTamway, overcoming an eleva. ''ou Of 5S5 feet. The tramway is operated by gravity, the loaded car ascending lifting the ascending s"pOy one. From the head of the ueau , or the incline there are about VuouSand feet of railway to the ~outn Of the upper tunnel, where ~ a'e One ore bins, from which the ore h % jumped into the cars, which are
 "u'eu oy mules to the head of the
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charging floor, and the bricks go into the furnace with the usual fuxes, From the furnace the molten metal goes to the converters, which burn out the sulphur eand turn out the finished copper bullion.
 The power used for driving nearly all the machinery about the reduction works comes from the power house, long brick building. where are install led eight gas engines, of forty horse power capacity. Each engine runs 260 volt dynamo, from which the power is transmitted by wires to electric motors, wherever wanted The engines were made in Man. chester, England, by Crossley Bros., and the dynamos are from the factory of the General Electric Co.,, in New York city.
 The gas is manufactured in a gas plant, short distance away from the power house Eight tons of coal are consumed daily, giving power which would consume thirty tons daily if used under steam boilers.
 The machine shops, carpenter shoes, etc., are all of the very best description. The buildings are all of brick and stone, with iron roofs, and inside are all sorts of machinery and appliances. Everything necessary to expedite work and minimize labor is employed. h the machine shop are two lathes, planer, a boring machine, which can bore hole of any size through six foot casting, and shaper In the carpenter shop are a band saw, a mortiser, planer with a tongue and groove attach
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
COTE ATTEMPTED TO PERPETRATE
SENSELESS joke ON HACK DRIVER

7. F. Cote, an employe Of Robert
Farmer, an ore hauler, attempted
senseless joke yesterday morning, and
although he was arrested on a charge
of highway robbery, he was fortunate
in not being shot and killed.
j. H. Dickson, a hack driver, was
driving r. Sebart and Henry Wenteffer
to the Centennial brewery shortly after
] O'Clock yesterday morning, and as he
was crossing a small bridge on South
montana street he heard hoOfbeats be-
hind him. and few minutes afterwards
man, mounted on a light colored horse,
overlook him, and, pointing his hand at
the driver told him to hold up his hands.
Dickson drew up his horses and asked
what was wanted, and the man on
horseback said that he wanted his
money. While the conversation was
being carried on, Dickson worked to get
hold of his gun, and when he got it he
pointed it at the wOuld-be rObber and
told him to move on. AS he was point
ing the revolver he noticed that the
man who had told him to hold up his
hands was not armed, but was probably
relying on the darkness eff the night to
carry his bluff through The chances
are that the hack driver would have
taken shot at the man if he had not
noticed that he was unarmed. One Of
the men in the hack was armed but
knew nothing OF the hOld-up until after
the man had disappeared.
After the hackman had taken his pas
sensers to their destination he drove to
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21

police headquarters and reported the
affair. Captain Leyden and Officer Cur
ley jumped into the hack and Went to
the place where the hack had been
stopped. Several cabins were searched
and the man who was wanted was
finally found in the cabin Of Bob
Farmer.
He was in bed and apparently asleep
al the time, but was instantly recog-
nized by Mr.. Dickson. When told that
he was under arrest, he demanded to see
the warrant, but the officers forced him
to dress and accompany them to the
police station, where he gave the name
of 7. F. Cote. He told the officers that
he did not intend to rob anybody and
that the hold-up was little joke of
his. as he thought the driver was
friend Of his. known as French Pete"
When he found out his mistake he con-
tinued on his way to the cabin where he
was found
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Farmer
called at the police station and had a
talk with the chief and County Attor-
ney Breen. He explained that Cote was
a man of good reputation and would
not hold up anybody. and that Cote's ex-
PLANTATION that it was simply joke was
probably correct.
After going pretty fully into the mat
ter the charge against Cote was with
drawn and he was allowed his liberty.
He got some wholesome advice in re.
gard to practical joking before he was
allowed to depart.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Hearing of the Nlpper Receivership
Case Resumed.

At the afternoon session of the hear
ing of the Nipper receivership case,
Nj. Mclaughlin explained the discrep-
ancy between the two August pay
rolls. He said that in one the cost
of development and construction had
been deducted from the one presented
by himself. Although the original
amount was $16,777. the deductions
made brought the sum down to $12,-
537.1O.
The pay roll for September was sub
united in it's turn. 1t represented an
outlay Of $40, 6s5.60 for operating ex-
penses during that month, hut one item
of $500 had been deducted as credit.
The October pay roll showed an ex-
penditure of $25,0S9.S5 by the receiver.
and that of November $15,375.75. OF
the total sum for the latter month.
$14, 52O.25 had been credited to operat-
ing expenses. The total did not in
clude the amount paid to A. P. Heinze's
men.
Il notice. said Mr.. Shores, that
each payroll contains figures repre-
serting a sum of money paid out for
insurance. What is that insurance."
1t is a system involving the work.
men and was in use when l took hold
of the property. A company lnsures
the men,"
Who pays the money to the COM
pany?'
Il pay it,"
And also the hospital dues charged
up in the payroll?"
Yes. SIR
And these items appear on the pay
roll as part of the receivers eXpendit-
ures?"
Yes, SIR"
Thls closed the testimony of the side
that had presented the motion, and the
attorney for the receiver went to the
bat. He took the payrolls and asked
the witness to point out in the one for
June the various items which he had
previously testified should not have
been charged to him as receiver. The
witness said there We're three. one Of
S9O7 for contract work, another of
$l25.6O for litigation. and one of $4332. 80
for development. These charges. he
said, had been paid by him. but were
subsequently made good by A. P.
Heinze.
Each Of the payrolls was gone through
With in this manner.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
AN ANACONDA WOMAN.
Mrs. Drumgoole Goes Voluntarily ia
Her Death.
Special to the Inter Mountain.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
Anaconda, Jan. 2l.-An Associa ted
Press dispatch from ST. Paul this morn
ing reports that Mrs. Mamie DrumgOole
of Joliet, ILL.,, en- route to her home from
Seattle. made her way to the second
floor of the station at st. Paul yester-
day morning and threw herself to the
tracks below, receiving fracture of the
skull and other injuries, from which the
physicians say she cannot recover. 1t
developed today that Mrs. Drumgoole
is none other than the wife of James
prumgOole of this city, who is driver
Cor the Third stree: market of the Mon>
tana Meat company.
Mr.. DrumgOole has telegraphed to st.
Paul for particulars concerning her con-
dition. but had received no answer up
to 3 o'clock this afternoon. He will leave
for ST. Paul tonight in hopes OF seeing
her alive.
Mrs. Drumgoole arrived here from
Joliet. Ill.,, two months ago, and was
shortly after taken down with severe
attack of rheumatism, from which she
had suffered continually during her stay
to Anaconda. Thinking the climate was
the cause of her trouble and that she
would get relief at her old home, she
departed for there Friday night.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
IN THE POLICE COURT.
A Story of an Assault That Was Not
the Truth.

In the police court this morning S.
Z. Weimer was arraigned on charge
of disturbing the peace at Sc East Ga
lena street by fighting with w. F..
Carey and Tom Dalton. He entered a
plea of not guilty and his case was set
tor tomorrow afternoon.
Carey and Dalton each forfeited $40
bonds. In telling the court how it oc-
Cured, Weimer said that he was as
saulted by the other two men without
any provocation whatever. He went
into a rear room to wash his face, and
the two men attacked him again, and
at that instant the officer appeared and
arrested all of them. He told the story
with very straight face; that is, as
straight as his bruises would allow,
and Judge Sullivan was inclined to
sympathize with him. After the court
had adjourned Judge Sullivan was told
by one of the policemen that Weimer
was the aggressor throughout, and
commenced the row by hitting Carey
lin the face While the latter was stand
ing quietly at the bar
Matt Dockinin was arragned for
breaking window at II Soe.h Wyom-
ing street and entered Plea of not
guilty. His case will be heard tomor-
row afternoon. He told the Judge that
he and another man We're scuffling and
the other man pushed him through the
ing to pay for.
p. D. Sprague. the hack owner, was
erraigned on charge of engaging So
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK,

Chicago, Jan. observation-disclosures 49,
500, including 800 Texas. Strong to 1Oc.
higher. Good to prime steers $5.3O66 10:
poor to medium, $3.50@5.21: stockers and
feeders, $2.75@4. AGO; heifers ST. 75d14.65: can
ners, $2,O0@2.7O; bulls. $265@4.25; calves
$3.75@610; Texas fed steers $4.OO@4.SO;
Texas grass steers $3.30@4.O0; Texas bulls
$2.65@35O.
Hogs-Receipts today 10000; tomorrow
80, 900 left over 321lS. Shade lower: top
$40; mixed and butchers, $5.10054O:
good to choice heavy s5.25@5.4O; rough
heavy $5.1O95.2O; light $5.10Q536; bulk of
sales $5.25@535.
Sheep Receipts $4,000. Sheep opened
steady, closed weak. good to choice
wethers $3.S5@4 fair to choice mixed
$3.50@3.S5; western sheep $3.15@a.SO;
Texas sheep s2.50@ $50; native lambs, $4.-
25Q5.60; western lambs $5.0OQ5.5O.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
SEQUEL TO
ELOPEMENT
A HASTY MARRIAGE IN ANA
CONDA-A DIVORCE IN
BUTTE.

The sequel to an elopement of two
young persons from this city to Ana
conda on the Sth of January, 1900 and
their hasty marriage in the smelter city
was enacted in Judge Clancy's court to-
day by the granting of the wife a de-
cree of divorce on the ground of failure
to provide
The parties to the action We're Patrick
Sullivan and Dorothy Sullivan, who was
formerly Dorothy Matlock. In presenting
her proofs Mrs. Sullivan stated that
Patrick and herself had been united in
marriage at the time and place mentioned
and on their return to Butte she had
gone to the home of her mother and re-
NAMED there, the defendant in the mean
time not contributing anything to her
support. She expressed the belief that
Patrick was still in Butte.
Mrs. Matlock, mother of the plaintiff,
testified that she knew nothing of the
marriage at the time it occurred and
that her daughter had resided with her
ever since her return from Anaconda d.
rectly after the event.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

Chicago, Jan. 2l.-May wheat opened
at 74%@74Ac. touched 74isc and rallied
TO 75Ac.
Close: Wheat-January, 723sc; Feb
ruary, 727sc May, 75Ac.
Corn--January, SIC; February, 37Hc;
May, 3S7s439c.
Oats-January, 215sc; May, 25lsc
Pork-January, $13.37la: May, $l3.92ta.
Lard-January, $7.32k; February,
s7.32h: March, 1914; May. $7421a.
Ribs-January, $6.s2R; May, sos.
Cash: Wheat@No. 2 red, 73iaM75c:
No. 3 red, 71@73lAc: No. l hard winter.
69@71c; No. hard winter 67h@71c: No.
l northern spring, 73R@75c; No. 2
northern spring, 72laM75c; No. 3 spring,
63@73c.
Corn-NO. 2. size; No. 3, 37Ac
Oats-No. 2, 24Ac; No. 3, 23s4 @2sc.
Rye-48Ac.
Barley-38M40c.
TimOthy-$4.6O.
Flax-$l.721a.
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iis.itprs for his hacks without getting
badges for them. He, pleaded not guilty
and will have his hearing next Friday.
Lillie LOwman was fined SO tor Gre
ating a disturbance on South Arizona
street.
Harry Anderson was arraigncd on a
charge of malicious mischief for break
ing window at 36 East Galena street
He was fined SO.
Billy Baum, charged with breaking a
window at q East Galena street, took
"a hours in which to enter his plea.
Edward La Duke was arraigned on a
charge of disturbing the peace and
pleaded not guilty. His case will be
heard tomorrow.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
A RURAL VISITOR.
Claims He Was Robbed Of Big Roll of
Money.

Billy Weaver manager of the Nom
tana Music hall, was arrested SATURDAY.
night on complaint of a sheeoman
named George Pfouch, who charged him
with robbing him of $40. Both Weaver
and Pfouch We're locked up, and after
they had been in Jail short time Pfouch
wanted to drop the charge against
Weaver. The officers, however, would
not listen to him, and both of them were
turned over TO the county Officers
Pfouch came to Butte several days ago
and cashed a check for 5000 ana was
having a good time. A few nights ago
Pfouch imagined that he had been
robbed of $500 in a South Main street
saloon, but Captain Leyde1 went down
and got it for him, and lie promised r.
go home the next day. He changed his
mind, and the result was Ina. he is
broke now. Whether he spent it OF was
robbed is a matter of conjecture.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Dr.. German. Dentist. III n. Main st. .
J. G. Bates. tuner. Montana Music CO.
Tel. 504.
DR.. Forsyth. dentist. mas removed to
: and Owsley block.
Office 4s West Park street. Glasses
fitted. Examine len free.
City Wood and Coal Co., always has
dry wood; telephone 1S4. 21S s. Main. !"
Service and meals unsurpassed at the
Grotto Cafe, just east Of the postofiice.
Where can you get a good meal at
moderate prices? Grotto Cafe, 80 east
Broadway.
Barnett Bros, OF walkerville succeed
Frank Lynch In business at n West
Granite. Butte.
w. r. Young, the former under sher
if, received painful injuries Saturday
while at work in the West Colusa mine.
Dr. L. Austin, dentist. Teeth extra acted
by painless method, Soc. Office over Red
Boot. "a No. Main -treet. Butte.
The funeral of Robert Gibson viii
take place Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock from Duggan's undertaking
rooms.
The funeral OF thaSteen humphrey
will take place tomorrow (Tuesday) at
? p. M, from the family residence, No.
40 West Daily street.
The young son of Mr. and Mrs. w.
N. Nichols received a severe scalp
wound while cOasting on West Park
street Saturday afternoon.
Ed Cooley, aged is years, died y'o
terday. The funeral will take place to-
morrow morning at 8 o'clock from
Duggan's undertaking rooms.
John c., the S-months- son of Mr..
and Mrs. Timothy D. Murphy, died to-
day. The funeral will take place to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
family residence, No. 7O4 North Wyom-
ing street.
Tim Holland was arrested Saturday
night and booked on charge OF petty
brooms from the store of D. DOrais.
county attorney.
James Harris, j. Barry and Edward
Gallagher We're arrested Saturday night
and charged with the theft of copper
which they We're attempting to dispose
of to the Gordon junk shop. The case
was turned over to the county attorney.
Michael Sullivan was arrested by De-
tective Murphy yesterday and booked on
a charge of petty larceny. He is charg-
ed with stealing number of shoes from
a room at As West Mercury street. He
denies that he is guilty, but the case has
been turned over to the county attorney.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
MAS0NS ARE
IN SESSION
THE FOURTH ANNUAL REUNION
OF THE SCOTTISH RITE BE-
GAN TODAY.
WILL HOLD A
FOUR DAYS SESSION.
The Various Degrees Will Be Conferred
on About Twenty Candi-
dates.

This morning at 10 o'clock at Masonic
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Ma
sons of the Valley of Butte Orient of
Montana, Southern Jurisdiction, com
menced. The session will last four days
winding up with a grand banquet on
Thursday evening.
There are about twenty candidates in
the class applying for degrees. The de-
grees to be conferred will be from the
fourth. secret master. to and concluding
with the thirty-second, master of the
royal secret.
The ineffable degrees will be conferred
by John Thomas Backus, venerable mas
ter. He will be assisted by VIM. White,
venerable senior warden, and Thomas F.
O'Grady, venerable junior warden. In
the historic and religious degrees of the
Rose CroiX. William r. Tonkin, wise
master. will officiate, assisted by Frank
$. Gray, senior warden, and John II.
Blum, junior warden. The Chivalric or
ders of the Knights of Kadosh will be
conferred by Gustave Gallick, preceptor,
John M. Settle and James E. Benton.
Thomas F. O'Grady, will act as orator.
IHuTSIdy dIltfnooH ana evening the
concictory degrees will be given to the
class.
The programme in detail is as follows:
Today, the Ineffable degrees were add
ministerial.
Tuesday the Historic degrees will be
conferred.
Wednesday the Philosophical degrees
are to be conferred.
Thursday the Consistory degrees are
to be given.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
FIRE IS ExTlNGUlSHED.
After Thrilling Ride Of Peoria Fire
Department.

Peoria. ILL.,, Jan. 21.-The fire at Henry
has been extinguished. A Rock Island
train hauled steamer and hose cart
from this city to Henry. distance OF
8, miles in 30 minutes and the crew had
the fire under control very promptly.
The loss is about $1,000 nine buildings
being destroyed. The fire started on the
second story of Powers Fair sore and
spread north toward the city hall on
Edwards street. The insurance will
amount, it is estimated, to about $50. 900.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21

head. Market strong. Native beef
steers, 4.OOM5.35 western steers, $3.50
4.60; Texas steers, $3.OO0D3S0: cows and
heifers. $3.O0M410 Gamers. $l.150l2. 80;
stockers and feeders. $3.25Gl4.6O; calves,
$4.OOM5.50; bulls and stays. $2.500I4.O0.
Hogs-Receipts. $500 head Market
strong. Heavy. $5.250D5.32; mixed, $5250
$50; light, $5.22M5.27; bulk of sales, $5.25
$3.50.
Sheep-Receipts. 300. Market steady.
Common and stock sheep, $3.65M3s5;
lambs, $4.5OM5.50.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
KANSAS CITY MARKET.

Kansas City. Jan. 21.-Cattle. Re-
ccIpts, 10000 Market steady. Texas
steers, $3.O0M4.S0: Texas cows, $2.00M3.60;
native steers, $4.60M5.65; native cows
and heifers. $2.00M440; stockers and
feeders, $2.5O6D4.G0: bulls, $2.S5Gl3.75
Hogs.-Receipts, 5000. Market steady
to strong. Bulk of sales $5.30M5.35
heavy, $53OM5.4O: packers, $5.27dD537 u n:
mixed, $5.25M5.35; lights. $5.00M5.35;
workers., $5.25M5.35; pigs, $4.G51475.
Sheep.--Receipts, 1000. Market steady.
lambs, $4.0OM5.45; muttons, $3G0M4.75.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
MUST SHOW
MORE MONEY
Continued from Page One.)

money lying around in banks amounting
to five or ten thousand dollars; also that
he had about $4,000, 1 think, in loans.
He claimed to worth outside his Nj. O. P.
Co. holdings about $50, 900, but did not
specify what the property consisted of,
except as hereinbefore stated Excluding
his NJ. O. p. stock. Clifford failed to
qualify in any amount in excess of $685.
600. l may also state that the evidence
as to GiffOrd's residence is vague and
uncertain.
"Appellant objects to the bond filed
herein for the reason the veritication
does not show that all the parties sign
ing as sureties are residents of Mon
tana this l thought Should properly
come before the court"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, Jan. 21.-Money on call
nominally 2@2k per cent prime mercan-
tile paper 3l.@4k per cent; sterling ex-
change strong with actual business in
bankers bills at $4s7A@AS7k for de-
mand, and $4.s2la@As2s4 for sixty days;
posted rates $4.s4@$A841aG4SS: CONNER
cial bills s4s2N @4s3A; bar silver Ssls:
silver certificates 641k@651k: Mexican dol
lars. 40; government bonds, firmer.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
THE MCDFRMOTT HOTEL HAS
BEEN LEASED TO ROBERT f. TAYLOR

The McDermott hotel owned by Miles
Finlen, has been leased for five years to
Robert f. Taylor of the firm of Sandahl
& Taylor. and possession will be given
within few days.
According to the terms of the lease,
Mr. Finlen will expend $4,000 in improv-
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21

ing the hotel building, and if the busi-
ness warrants it. will add an extension
to the hotel next summer
Mr.. Taylor is an experienced hotel
man, having been connected in man.
agerial capacity for many years with
the old st. Nicholas hotel in this city.