Show ANACONDA MINE FIRE IS WORSE THAN EVER Reaches 1 1800 Level and andi I i Causes Closing of Never- Never sweat Mine r 1 The Ihie great Leat fire fro In tho tho Anaconda Anacon a copIer copper copper cop cop- per Ier mine at Butte Bulte which has been raging rag rag- rab- rab trig ing since November ember o 1889 Is Js Just now displaying greater greater intensity than ever before In a Butto Butte dispatch received recel cl yesterday over tho the private wire wiro of If f lames iames Iame A A. A Pollock Co Superintendent Guile GIUe Is quoted as Tho he fire fre has Sr gradually worked its I way ay downward until Wednesday last lat It t had reached tb the tho 1800 level lovel near tho the main cut cross from troma rom the Anaconda shaft Thero Is a a large worked out out tope in this lila locality and the tho fire fre bus has attacked this this fer fiercely ely and given off oCt more smoke and ad gas gaa than the tho to openings provided pro could take care caro of or For this reason i-cason tho the smoke bait hao hat been forced I through tho the t Anaconda a ev shafts hats necessitating tho ho temporary closing dosing of ot that mine The rho SL St Sl Lawrence shaft har la Is in commission an and the tho nr tire fighters are able able to approach the burnIng burnIng burn- burn Ing area aren without dlf through trough that shaft shat The Tho ire fire fre can never reach below the tho level lovel au as at the tho from below helen have bave not reach reached cd to that level and there Is ts more than feet cel of or solid sold round ground under tho the 1800 throughout the entire nUre length of oC the tho mine nitric While the time lire Is perhaps worse orse at this time than ever o er before before In Its IJ h history and may maj mean a longer longcr suspension 01 of oi oi operations through tho time Anaconda shaft th than n was as op expected th the other properties of or the thc company have increased Increaser their shipments ship ments so eo that the full ful amount or o ore ort is I going oln to the I |