The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

of tha hus;,o tne headquarters
G,odsa 49,, were removed to Deer
t .uuse' ana Samuel L. Larabie wss
a 1891 u. ~ ~, as partner in the bankin -
D.. W r, we BUSINESS. His brother !
h Mss LARK, became associated with
ha an auou' mat time, and the Butte
, uann was opened. Butte was then a
p.aear INNING camp, and the silver
- a 10 ueposlts We're just beginning
10 attract little attention. Clarr
s1sionlng quartz development. ac,
~ a. eu; IN whole or in part, the Colu-
sa, Original, Mountain Chief. Cam
De,ta and other claims. which IN 10
,u1lness OF time, developed into mo-
uuclns mines. This was in 1915
oiarh experience in quartz mining
was at mat time limited to a w;ntar,s
work IN the Clear Creek mines W.
aec1ded to qualify himself as a min
lng operator, went back to New Yorl
ana TOOK special course in metal
1urgy and geology at Columbia mi.
versity. oAAo'" unl-
Builds First Mill.
a rev years later he completed and
began the operation of the f;rst
stamp mill in the new camn H;s
mines had developed. The ore from,
them was being treated at his own
mill. Money was flowing his wav in
a steady stream. Certain ores that
he encountered were refractory. and
necessltated smelling.
He made a trip to Denver and IN
terested Senator Nathaniel Hill. then
the first smelterman of Colorado IN
Butte, and the two, with Professor
Pearce' organized the first smelling
company OF any pretent1ons to oper-
ate in Butte
With the completion of his smelter
ne became one of the big factors in
the mining development of the camp.
which has since become one of the
wonders of the world. His
interests expended. He sent
engineers out into the highways and
byWays of the mining world. After
the copper development in Butte his
was called to the United
Verde Copper property at Jerome.
The mine had been worked
in small way until he took it over.
and under his vigorous MANAGEMENT
It speedily became one of the imporx
ant copper producers of the United |
states, and is said to have since ar
'lved at value almost beyond price
The Croesus was growing. After he
had organized his mining interests
20 his liking he turned his attention
% railroading.
Built Railroad.
He conceived the idea that the long
stretch of country between Salt Lake
C1ty and Los Angeles needed rail-
Dad. On his own account he began
he construction of this road. Not a
pond was sold, not a single share of
stock disposed of. He was we'll along
With his work when the Union Pacific
bought half interest in this under
taking. He needed a newspaper to
protect his railroad interests. He
oought the Salt Lake Daily Herald.
The road was completed and has
since done thriving business.
In the meantime his Butte inter-
asts continued to expand. He built
he first waterworks for that city, the
first electric lighting plant and the
street railway system. He built
beautiful playground for children.
Columbia Gardens, and ran a line of
his street railway to it. This has
'AASS USSoAA0 Ollo VI Iut INSTITUTIONS |
OF the copper metropolis. He ac-
CURED large timber holdings in the
M1ssoula country, put an electric
and water system in for Mis-
soula, as we'll as street car system.
He also built electric lighting plants
for several small towns and cities in
the Bitter Root valley He built the
Paul Clark home in Butte, a memori-
al to son who died in his youth. It
is endowed in perpetuity. a home for
orphan children AS memorial to
his mother he built home for work.
Ing girls in Los Angeles at a cost of
100000.
He has coffee plantations in Mexi-
co, the development of which would
be in themselves sufficient achieve
ment for one man. The same can be
said OF his sugar growing tracts in
Central America. His interests are
30 vast that he is considered the sew
enth individual In the matter OF
wealth In the United States.
For man who drove into Mon
tana with team Of jaded oxen, wear
ing soldiers overcoat that had been
scorched In camp fire, he has ac-
complished enough to make the av-
erage Individual wonder just what
the limitations of one man are.