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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1907
Page
18
The Tiger-Poorman mine at Burke Coeur dAlene district will cease yielding as a small force remains. Once a major silver lead producer, it has produced millions and now faces closure with limited exploration.
Billings is slated to become a major division point on the Chicago and Northwestern line as construction materials worth about 5 million dollars are moved from Lander Wyoming to Belle Fourche for a direct Mor tana to Pacific route. The project aims a south eastern Montana entry, a northwesterly traverse through Helena, crossing the Belt mountains at White's pass, with shops at Billings and a parallel run to Livingston and Lombard.
A military band gave a park concert for charity with a notable clarinet solo by a bandsman. Days later a member asked a friend what she thought, and she replied the program was creditable except for item eight unless the clarinet player had held it together.
Last year production exceeded nine hundred million pounds, with Montana leading all states and territories. Arizona followed in second place as the industry records a high output year across the region.
Donald B. Gillies says the Montgomery-Shoshone mill near Rhyolite will set aside part of its plant for custom ore processing to aid nearby miners. The facility will handle ore from Bullfrog neighbors while concentrating on its own reserves for a large reduction plant under construction. The article details the mill’s complex cyanidation and concentration workflow and notes stock levels at refineries and smelters.
The Montana Tonopah Mining company in Tonopah Nevada announces its new 40-stamp mill in commission aimed at treating local ore. Despite limited electric power, the plant is expected to run at full capacity soon with steam and temporary power. Promoted as a leading cyanide and concentrating system designed by L F Bosqui, it promises significant ore savings and high tonnage handling. A P Carter will oversee operations. Charles E Knox, Montana Tonopah president, remains confident as tests begin. The mill aims to unlock ore worth up to 50 per ton, with large tonnage potential and impact on the local mining camp. Also notes copper consumption in 1906 and promotes Orton Bros for pianos.
The Butte & New York Copper company has placed an order for a 42 000 pound Nordberg hoist engine, among the largest in the Butte camp. It will lift 10 000 pounds under 125 psi, drum capacity 2 000 feet of steel cable, and total expenditures on machinery and operations reach 150 000 dollars. Payroll runs 6 000 dollars monthly. the plant is among the most complete in the district as the company sinks a deep shaft on the Colonel Sellers claim for use of the new engine.
Preliminary surveys began to gauge the cost of a proposed canal linking Kalispell with the Flathead River. Senator Joseph M. Dixon supported the plan and offered to seek federal aid. If government funds are secured the project could proceed quickly, with a ditch about a mile and a half long from the foot of Conrad Hill to the river.
From Chicago News Gambier Bolton asserts in a brief study that biblical creatures map to real animals. He identifies the unicorn as the European bison, the behemoth as the hippopotamus, the griffon vulture as the eagle, and the chameleon as the monitor lizard, among others.
A light dialogue scene features a couple discussing a long engagement. The groom asserts rising living costs justify delaying marriage, while the fiancée questions the timing and implications of the plan.
A church anecdote recalls a Scotch minister praying for the grand council and parliament to hang together. An eager parishioner interrupts to insist on hanging, prompting the minister to clarify his wish for unity. The audience erupts in laughter as the interrupter persists with a strong cord remark.
Regulations improving street safety show benefit at busy corners as officers enforce pedestrians and vehicle slowdowns. Chiefs Wynne emphasizes obedience, nicknames reflect enforcement culture, and drivers adapt after fines. The piece notes Bank of Butte pays 4 percent on time deposits.
Boston Herald recalls Professor Child of Harvard as a citizen who attended a ward meeting, denounced a boss and his tactics, then declined a cigar in a witty exchange. President Eliot is quoted praising Child's spirited engagement in city politics and Cambridge civic duty.
A Pennsylvania man holding a public office with an ample salary vainly tries to escape the post. The piece notes that in Ohio or Indiana a lunacy commission would have acted earlier on his case.
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