Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-28
TAFT TALKS IN
DEEP MINES
At BUTTE
DEEPLY IMPRESSED WITH
WONDERS OF THE WEST
Magic Growth and Fabulous
Great Copper ArouSes En-
thuSiaSo of President Who
Praises People on Progress,

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tBy Morning journal Special Leased W'rel
Helena. Mont, Sept 27.--Attired IN
IL linen duster. an old black slouch
hat and swinging an electric lantern
az his side President Taft was locked
in a narrow iron cage and dropped
l20Q feet through midnight blackn'ss
into the depths of the famous old Leo
nard Copper mine at Butte today and
| had the rare experience of seeing mi
ners at work with a giant drill in a
| vein of high grade ore that sparklcd
! green with its wealth Of mineral.
! When he had ascended with whiz
after half an hour under ground, the
president blinking in the glare Of the
! MONDAY sun, was cheered to the echo
| by the crowd of curious people gather
ed at the hoist and declared enthusi-
! astically:
Il wouldn't have missed it for the
world"
It was the presidents first visit to
! tll' htliAAAlfh 'PpIfi hlsntA AZ - 'Ai'''
tween the smelters at Anaconda and
| the mines at Butte he had a series of
interesting experiences. Not the least
of these was a thrilling automobile
ride over the mountains from Butte
to the mouth of the Leonard mine.
The grades We're steep and winding
but the chauffeurs assigned to the
presidents party were experienced on
al - I.p a al r.
emily no threat of danger any time,
there MAS a sigh of relief when Mr,
Taft had once moro been placed safely
aboard the MaSflower.
Arriving in Helena just before four
clock he went directly to the state
fair grounds. where, after viewing q
portion of the exhibits he made an
open air address and Witnessed a race
Of cowboys Returning to the city he |
received parade Of school children |
in front OF the postofiice Leaving |
here this evening the president headed |
directly for Spokane whore he is eX-
pected to speak tomorrow on the sub |
jcct Of which holds supreme interest |
TO all the INSTRUMENTATION of the |
natural resources and the reclamation |
of arid lands
frequent ! 'NlA NfilhNNl ~ ANii ~ hNNAN
ed limp when he first got off the train
this morning at Anaconda the result
of a spraincd tendon in his right foot
incurred at RoaVcrly, before he started
on the western "trip There is nothing
serious about the sprain and Mr. TAFT
did not let il Interfere in any way
with the plans for the day
The president made a flying trip
pT |
Amalgamuted Copper company at An
aconda then proceeded into the city
ana after = brief address took the
train for Butte.
Speaking at the court house the
president looked out upon IA mass of
humanity that blocked the square and
spread far down the conVerging
streets. H. made a decided hit with
the great throng when he told of the
wonderful Impression the western
country was making upon him and en-
ded by saying
Il am like the old Dutchman who
said: The more you live the more
YOU find, by golly, out. "
When the president disappeared
down the shaft Of the Leonard mine
today with a hearty good bye every
body" he carried with him into the
dcpths two of his cabinet officers and
won the underground presidential re-
cord.
President Roosevelt entered some Of
the Rutt, mines i'm his term. but did
NOT get down To the 1900 foot level.
In his snccch at Buttc. the presi-
dent said.
"I am mighty Glad to see Won and
tho reason is that | cannot help but
fool from vour kindness and cordial
Itv that Won ar, glad to see me. 7
am cspecia1lv pleased at the recep-
ton because of it's non-partisan char
acter and csneciaiIv clad that | am
1ookinp into tho faces of democrats
as well os republicans and that we are |
all here without thought of party and