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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1900
Page
8
Daniel McEvoy filed a city damages claim for 3375 dollars citing July 23 1899 injuries from a broken board on Lower Main near Galena. He lists medical fees hospital bills medicine loss of time and 2000 dollars for pain and mental distress.
In Sheridan Chinook mining notes German Bar Mining buys the Mol le Gibson dredge near Laurin and plans a new boat near Junction next month. Moore and Gibbons ship nearly two carloads of ore from Elling McKay ground at Nobleyville to a Colorado smelter in Butte. Nicholas of Butte surveys Bran don mines with capitalists ready to take over if favorable. prospecting continues in the Sheridan foothills with unusually mild midwinter weather boosting activity.
Ophir Lake Herald reports the Sunt Consolidated mine at Ophir owned by Senator W. A. of Montana has finished construction. The Ophir mill’s shinery and Pelton wheels are installed and tested. Only belt lacing and minor setup remain before commissioning. Sidney Barton, the engineer, has been working at Ophir for weeks.
Past workers arrived in the city and Sieeileen coats were installed at the modern plant as executives plan to process about half the previous tonnage once machinery starts on Feb 1. Superintendent E W Clark has improved the property, employing many workers to clean old tunnels, replace timbers, and ensure safety. The Ophir mine and mill now feature updated systems to lower extraction costs and streamline ore movement to the mountain plant.
The Salt Lake City Tribune reports that the mine produced nearly 200000 pounds of copper with over 200 tons of ore daily. No. 7 tunnel continues to cut into the ore body without a hanging wall, possibly about 200 feet. No. 6 tunnel reached 208 feet before discovering a rear wall as ore body depth remains uncertain.
The East Pacific vein, found in No 4 tunnel 3,800 feet from the shaft with 200 feet of virgin ground to No 8, is reported by the Helena Independent to be a promising development. The vein is narrow but high grade with galena rich in lead and silver. upper workings show ore richer in gold, while the new vein yields more silver. Owner Robert A Bell has shipped samples to Helena that excite mining men.
Helena Independent reports winter weather has aided progress at the capitol building. Sandstone is being laid on the third story, with two weeks expected to complete that level if weather holds. Roof work will wait until spring. Prof Elrod heads east for the League of American Sportsmen meeting. Geo Hovey and Jas Hogan plan to dismantle trestles on the abandoned N P line near Boulder tunnel, with a saw mill to follow and a six month timetable. Williamson Corsets advertise sales on large sizes at 131 W Broadway.
Deputy County Attorney Roy Alley tours Silver Bow jail with Deputy Evans as three men Michael O Brien John Dougherty and George Cooper plead guilty in Judge Clancy s court and seek immediate sentencing. Alley hails the prison as the best in the United States noting clean cells, cheerful air, a 32 piece band, and inmates pursuing engineering courses as others improve themselves in various ways. He observes a diverse inmate population including twenty four colored men and only three women while recounting individual cases and the band s lively performance.
A New York Journal account of a Union League Club of Brooklyn gathering where a dinner themed as an Ichthyophagous feast sparked a lively if chaotic bedside of storytelling. Members traded outrageous yarns including alarm clocks in electric eels and watches inside cod, while a guest committee debated the prize winner.
G. J. Monron & Co. advertises Kemmerer coal praised for high heat, minimal clinkers and soot, and overnight burn. The claim notes price not higher than inferior grades, with contact at 47 E. Broadway and phone 538.
The Northern Pacific runs the Pullman Standard sleeping car on the night train from Anaconda and Butte to St Louis and St Paul with two cars now in service. Dr Dodd at 48W Park street fits glasses for more than three thousand Montanans.
Berths from Portland to Cape Nome nearly fully booked with about forty remaining for the season. O R and N announces first class fleet for Cape Nome travel and a regular ten day sailing cycle. For rates and info contact agent East Broadway, Burta.
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