Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-07

architecture, is $3.50 feet above sea
level, about 500 feet above our home.
The mine near US is worked wholly
from open pits-open pits are often
very deep but never shut away from
the sunlight, Only two mines worked
in this way, out of 40 within a radius
of FIVE miles, many of them within
city limits. One mine goes to a depth
Of more than $500 feet. Some mines
produce copper, others silver. The
whole city is honeycombed with tun-
nels, some running as far as II miles.
Sunday P. M
We have just returned from the
First Baptist church, where we heard
a very good sermon. There was moth
ing about church. people or service
very different from our own in Au-
gusta. The people were cordial and
asked US to come again.
Butte is having labor troubles much
of the time. A strike on the electric
road has just been settled for one year
Sometimes "scabs" are waylaid and
beaten during strike and not long
80 one OF the leaders Of 80 7. w. "
"a labor organixation) was taken from
his bed and hanged to a telegraph
pole, in the outskirts OF the city. by
half dozen masked Vigilantes. Just
nov the streets are being patrolled b
Federal soldiers, and the large mines
are guarded by 200 gunner. and eight
or 10 searchlights are in operation
from as many mines.
We arrived on Monday and on each
Of the two following evenings we saw
~.
tant, on Thursday evening a man was
stabbed to death, and no one had a
reason to give except that the murd
erer claimed that he did it in self-de-
fence. His little girl said it was good
enough for him, meaning the dead
man.
We haven't seen anything Of the
Wild and woody west" neither have
we seen a single COW boy. They are
to be found in the Big Hole Basin and
a few other places only. But rum gets
men here as in the East and the pro-
hlbitory law does not 60 into effect I'M
til a year from next Jan. list.
think If I could describe the public
gardens to you, I think you would
long to come and feast your eyes N
the beauty as we did one afternoon
last week.
NO rain worth mentioning has fall
en- since the first of July. We have
had no scorching weather since we ar
rived. so have been sight seeing to
our hearts content. The Westerners
are very hospitable and we have re-
ceived several invita- tons to dine.
They serve about the same as the
folks back east.
Prices or some things are higher
and some are about the same. Eggs
are IS cents. butter 80 cents but sweet
corn l saw marked 25 cents a can.
Oh, | was going to tell Of some things
we saw at the gardens There are
huffa'o, rabbits, mountain goats, silver
ard black wolves, a peacock. deer
swan, coyotes. grizzly bears and wild
cat (nearly all caught in this stated
A conservatory filled with flowers
which for beauty could not be surpass
ed anywhere in the world And the
flower beds 1t would REQUIRE the
vocabulary Of a college professor to
describe it. On side hill are a pair
Of U. S. flags, crossed by large an
Choir, and star and crescent, all OF
flowers and at short intervals are
three story urns" made wholly q,
bark and filed with flowers, besides
borders and beds. the color scheme
IF which must have been the work OF
cousin Of the Gods. There is pa
wilton. a sand pit miniaturA lake
rnarv swings. small ia hles surrounded
~ benches for picnicers, drinking
fountains. a merry round. ferris
wheel, scenic railway. ice cream. So
da ind confectionery on sale and
wonders of wonders. here are the
timbers, cage ladders, whee'-Aarrows
orc tunnels and shaft complete. A
real toy mine.
They nave concert every SUNDAY
evening, given by a band ranking 9Th
in the L. S. and other amusements
that I'll rot take space to describe
There are long rows of pansies and AZ
certain hours of the dav each week
known as Children's Day. the little
people arc allowed to pick all they
please to take home. This playground
is a 10 cent ride from town and was
given BY Senator Clark Of Montana
On Children's Day. all under is years
Of age have free l7de TO and from
the park.
Now I'll put a few more thoughts
on paper as I'm not run down" yet
look from my window and behold
a sight that beggars description. Ac-
ross the fat to the west, on a side
hill, see city Of light. there are
so many lights that I am reminded of
the stars on clear evening, their
number who can tell. The GRIND OF
the machinery of the mine near us is
continuous. They shift at the shaft
every eight hours. "s5.2s per day is
not so bad for eight hours work is it ?
House girls get 81 a day. union clerks
get from SO to ST. per and stenog-
raphers from $40 to $45 per month
Not bad I think. We've been autoing
every day except one since we reach
ed Butte. Today saw number of
Salvation Army soldiers and was told
that they are doing good here as else
where.
I wish that Bar. bar" was only the
beginning Of the little nursery rhyme
"Ba, ba, black sheep" but alas. it
too often means the beginning Of mis-
cry. the end of which is death and
Butte Is no exception to this rule.
National Constitutional Prohibition
say I. Women have the vote here
hope we get It In Maine. say II
with a lame apology to every ANTI
who may read this epistle. Do like