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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-09-30
[From Saturdays Daily.]
Will Reach Montana I'm 1850.

From Mr.. John Capllce who returned by
yesterdays Overland from a trip to New York,
we learn a few interesting items of railroad
information. In the first place Mr.. C's testi-
mony only confirms that so frequently given
by others, viz: that the Utah Northern is a
well equipped road, fully as comfortable and
as popular with travellers as the Union Pa
cifc. Not only this, but its speed is almost
up to that of the latter road, averaging only
one mile per hour less. Grading parties are
now at work to the third station this side the
terminus at Beaver Canon and the directors
declare it their intention to push the road as
far as possible into Montana this fall. Moth
ing is said about their intentions for next
year, but necessity will force the road ahead.
The U. N. is to be an important feeder of the
U. P. to be deprived of the lions share OF its
traffic as soon as the S. p. is completed, some
time next year it is thought, and therefore the
northern road 'nust be pushed into the bust
ness centre of the northern country at the
earliest possible moment The vast capital
represented by the Union Pacific will not be
o'io"Su uS uhCAipioySu oo oAS 10 hSiS
are fields in which commercial activity can
be awakened by the pushing forwards of its
tributary lines. Mr.. Caplice, while East, had
a conversation with one of the U. P. direct
ors, from whom he learned that the Board of
Directors, at their last meeting, had contracted
for 10000 tons of rails; and that at their next
meeting to be held shortly a contract will be
given for $4,000 more. Those rails are to be
used in p%rolonging i'll 1880 both the eastern
and western sections of the N. P. line far
beyond the present termini. Mr.. G. was told
that the western end would reach Pen d.
Oreille lake next year, and that the eastern
terminus would be pushed well into Montana
before the close OF the road building season
of 1880.
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matters arranged. He thought
the signing Of the articles would be merely a

preliminary matters arranged. he thought
the signing Of the articles would be merely a
formal subscription to those already entered
into between Weston and, Rowell on August
End These fixed the match to take place in
the Madison Square Garden, beginning at /
a. m. Monday, Sept. %, and ending at II p.
m. OH the following Saturday, the person COW
ering the greatest distance in that time, by
either running OF walking without assistance,
TO be the winner. The gate receipts, (after all
expenses have been paid) are to be divided as
follows: If only one man completes $50
miles Cor more) then the whole of the gate
receipts (less expenses) is to be paid over to
him if two competitors complete $50 miles
Cor inore) the winner to receive two-thirds of
the gate receipts and the second man one
third ; If three men &c $50 miles or more,
the first man to got one-lalf, the second 80
per cent. and the third 20 per cent if four
men complete $50 miles or more, the winner
to receive one-half, the second 25 per cent,
the third Is per cent and the fourth 10 per
cent; If five men complete $50 miles ormore,
the winner to receive one-half, the second 25
per cent, the third IL per cent, fourth s per
cent. and the fifth 5 per cent; if six men
complete $50 miles or more, winner to receive
one-halt, second 20 per cent, third IL per
cent, fourth 8 per cent, fifth 6 per cent. and
sixth 4 per cent. Should more than six men
complete $50 miles or more, the winner will
receive one-half, and the balance will be dis
tributed among the other competitors in pro-
portion to the miles completed, as may be d.
rected by Sir John Ashley, the giver of the
belt.
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From Sundays Daily.1

Rain, hail and wind yesterday.
The Helena coaches each take out thirteen
passengers this morning. I r.
Six threshing machines are at work in the
valley between this place and Deer Lodge.
When people don't die, fight, law, or even
get married, what is the industrious news
gatherer to do? 4
Allen Pierse has sold out of the sheep
business, disposing of his entire flock to
Messrs. Mallory & Porter. {,
Mr.. Samuel Stuart has leased of John Stin-
son the west end Of the Stevens claim which
he is now opening up with a level running
on the water line towards the western bound
airy.
In to-day's issue will be found the card
wherein a Chinaman advertises his estray
horse. John has a fairer conception than
some of his white brothers of the value of
advertising.
L. W. Foster & Co. have at present fifty
nine tons of -four, stored in their fire-proof
warehouse, in the rear Of their business stand.
Not much danger of a bread riot at Butte the
coming winter. q.
1t is said that Messrs. Lavell & McDermott
have lately struck very rich ore on the Belle
claim, adjoining the Sunny Side. The vein
Of high grade ore on the latter claim has
widened to five feet since our last report. e
The west shaft on the Alexandra reached
water a few days ago at 40 feet deep. A hoist
ing whip will now be put up and levels
opened east and west. The lode at water
line is said to look better, even, than the
owner expected. z
a well-to-do ranchman, now visiting Butte,
says " Dick " was as good IA name as the boys
had for him until the occurrence of q certain
little event noted in this mornings MINER,
Since that episode was reported Mr.. ks
the form of address everywhere adopted.
Referring to an item in the last issue of one
Of our Territorial contemporaries, a friend
asks if Harry Mighel's ghost is editing the
Carson Appeal? We thing not. Even the
most shadowy phantom of the departed Harry
would have better taste than that credited the
original.
Yesterday Mr.. Lee W. Foster had some
carpenters at work putting in a new floor and,
otherwise repairing the frame building at the.
flagstaff, corner of Park and Main. With the
improvements completed the building will be
occupied on its Main street front by the Sher-
ifs office and by the Police Court. The
room to the rear, to open on Park street, will
be used as a Council Chamber. p
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The Military Telegraph.

DR.. Gleason informs us that the govern
ment's six dollar poles were set up as far as
Deer Lodge City, and that the wire was to
reach that point yesterday. The Minnesota
poles will extend to Flint Creek, between
which place and Missoula Mr.. Alfred Cave has
$1.35 each. The difference then between SO
and $l.35 represents the amount Uncle Sam
has been swindled out of by some one of the
many rings that are fastened like barnacles
to our model reform government. At Deer
Lodge the office of the military line will be at
the McBurney House. The line is to be COM
pleted Immediately to Fort Missoula.
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From Saturdays Daily.l


The Broadway culvert is being covered
with earth from the excavation for Pettit's
Main street building.
Mr.. Park, a newcomer who claims to UNI
derstand his business, has opened a barber
shop on East Broadway, next door to Jacobs
store.
According 10 the Butte style, press reports
float about the street as matters OF common
conversation before they reach the newspaper
office.
Yesterday Mr.. L. Il. Harper had a force of
men at work upon the Granite street bridge
crossing Buffalo Gulch. The bridge will be
hurried through to completion as fast as pos
sible.
Judge Wilcox is building n block of three
frame houses. on West Park street. directly
opposite the post-otice. The new buildings
will be 10 rent as offices for business or pro-
fessional men.
The Walkrr'illc department # the public
school will open next Monday week. Get. 9th.
The building will he finished nrAl Monday,
bht a weeks firing will he required /" dry it
ont properly and prepale ii for occupation.
Thursdays threat of storms to come did
not amount to anything. Yesterday was the
perfection Of a mellow autumn day in Mon
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Butte is stretching ont towards the east,
along the road leading to the Park, and at
present rate of building in that quarter only
h short time can elapse before the town will
Extend to the Silver Bow mill. But rapid as
the building has been in that direction it has
not been on near SO extensive a scale as it
Would have been if Messrs. Lee W. Foster
and Rod D.. Leggat, the owners of a large
block of ground adjoining the city limits, had
had the same plated and ready for market.
viewed by parties DESTROYS of purchasing
building lots. AS yet none have been sold,
but we understand it is the owners intention
to have the block properly surveyed within a
short time, with wide streets and conveniently
arranged ~alleyways when lots will at once be
offered for sale to desirable settlers following
which the city limits will probably be ex-
tended to include the whole block. Differing
from the greater part of the Butte townsite
THE soil of the Foster & Leggat block is deep
and rich, only irrigation being required to
make it exceptionally productive, as is evil
dent from the success of the Kemper Bros
garden Immediately beyond. Water for irri-
eating purposes can be had from a mining
ditch at hand. Next spring Mr.. Leggat in
tends to import from the East a large lot of
shade maple trees with which he will line the
street sides. 1t is believed that trees of that
kind would flourish here, and it is to be hoped
tb;e avpactot;nn will ho raalizaI The Sipht
of Il maple grove would be a most welcome
apparition to the alkali bedimmed eyes of the
southern plains traveller.
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signal ONCE.

Yesterday a petition to the chief signal
officer at Washington, praying for the estab-
lishment of a signal office at Butte was
numerously signed. The petition stated that
Helena and Virginia City, the only two
points in Montana at which signal offices are
now established, are nearly on the same long
itudinal line, and that each is much more
remote from the main divide of the Rocky
Mountains us well as much lower in attitude
than Butte. Owing to these facts observa-
lions taken at Butte would be apt to be of
greater scientific interest than those of Helena
or Virginia City, and a signal Office was ac-
cordingly prayed for. The petition might
also have stated that Butte has telegraphic
communication with the outer world, and
that any observations made here could be
Immediately reported to Old Probs. at head
quarters.
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The Burning Of Deadwood.

The brief dispatch describing the fiery fate
that has befallenT the Black Hills rival of
Butte ended with the words particulars
will be given later" We waited patiently
for said particulars, but towards the hour al
which dispatches cease coming they have
failed to arrive. The telegraph had more
important business to report General and
Mrs. Grant, Ulysses Junior, Mrs. Houghton
and Mrs. Archer, whoever the latter may
happen to be, have been taking a pleasure
trip from San Francisco towards San Jose.
While a matter of such immense impor-
tance was to be dilated upon with the grandil-
oquent %eloquence only to be noticed at the
California end Of the wire, such a trile as
the destruction of a little mountain city, or
the fate of some thousands of our fellow
citizens whom the c~onfagration has turned
homeless on the bleak hillsides in the frosty
nights of early autumn, such trifles are alto
gether too Insignificant to deserve notice.
However, fascinating and exciting as is the
record of the Grant excursion party, we shall
turn from it for the moment to find in Dead
woods calamity a warning which Butte will
be insane to neglect. A fire broke out on
Sherman street and destroyed the business
portion of the town. What is to prevent a
similar record being made in the case of
Butte? Or rather what possibility of escape
from the total destruction of the business
portion of our own by the first fire breaking
out in the bullt-up portions? Let us learn
wisdom from the misfortunes of others, in
stead of waiting to learn it by bitter expert
ence. Above all let us do something more
than talk and discuss, and let us do it right
away.
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Yesterday, a committee of the Butte City
City Council, accompanied by Mr.. d. A..
Steele, the ARCHITECT, visited the planning mill
of the Lavell Bros. to inspect the ground
with a view to deciding upon the nature of
the Improvements needed to make such an
establishment safe as an ordinary wooden
building. Upon consultation, Mr.. Steele was
directed to prepare the plan Of a brick, fire
proof engine house, with arched brick roof,
iron doors and shutters, and to have no con-
nection with the frame structure of the plan
ing mill except the iron shafting passing
from one apartment to the other, and even
this is to be SO tightly cased as to make the
connection air tight.-In addition to the
security promised by an engine house of this
pattern, the smoke-stack mus have a spark ar
roster Of the most approved pattern and a con-
ductor to carry the sparks from the arrester
back into the engine room. Upon a plan of
the above description the new planning mill
ordinance will be based, and to be permitted
to remain within the city limits, planning mills
must all comply with this ordinance.
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SCHOOL BOOKS
SCHOOL BOOKS
And States
For Sale at
TRISBERG GER d: BOARDMAN'S.
HELENA NOTES.
For Sale at
HELENA NOTES.

L. Marks has come over from Meagher
county.
F. Kingsbuly is over from Butte TO attend
the races.
Mrs. L. j. Jones returned this evening from
New York City.
Chauncey Barbour, the former able editor
of the Missoulidn arrived at Helena to-day.
Mr.. John Wilson, of Blackfoot, has brought
his family to town to spend the winter.
n. Webster & Co. are preparing to open an
other variety store in Zeigler's stable.
SawtelIe's Theatre opens Monday evening,
with Boucicault's noted drama Shaughraun.
The new artists, Will O'Keefe and Miss Nor
wood, are said to be among the best actors
That have visited the country. New scenery
has been procured and much advertising has
been done by the manager.
A large crowd gathered this afternoon in
front of the handsome Odd Fellows Temple
to witness the feats of Address trained birds,
which consisted of one large bird of the parrot
order, wheeling another across the street on
a stretched rope. After this the proprietor
made a short speech to the effect that he had
twenty-five trained birds when he would OK
exhibit with other things this evening.
HEI ENA. Sent. 2Gtn. 1879.
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Valuable Quartz Property for Sale.

Gentlemen suffering from that fashionable
malady, quartz on the brain, as we'll as those
who have a plethora OF cash and are seeking
investment for the same, should be on hand
at the Administrators sale. to take place next
Tuesday, of property belonging to the Ford
estate. Among many others, perhaps as val
liable but less widely known, the Saukie,
Plover No. l and Plover No. 2, may be NELL
toned as claims in which undivided interests
will be offered for sale. The Saukie is situate
only a short distance north of the Magma
Charta to which it is a parallel vein. The
other two claims mentioned are directly
north, and within 1000 feet of the famous
Rainbow lode. All three claims are believed
to be valuable. Persons seeking investment
should make a point Of examining them be-
fore the day of sale. e. -,-. .,.
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Club Matters.

At the meeting Of the Dancing Club Thurs
day evening ten new members were admitted;
tice given of a proposed change in the by
laws by which the membership fee will be
reduced from $40 to SIS arrangements made
with the lessees tor the use of Owsley Hall
for the Club reunions during the winter, and
a committee appointed to engage music.
This committee yesterday conferred with Mr..
A.. j. Dusseau and engaged his string band
for the season. Thu first of the Club parties
will take place next Friday evening.
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tana's golden sunshine, and at this writing
every indication promises a continuation Of
the fine weather during Fair week.

tana's golden sunshine, and at this writing
every indication promises a continuation of
the fine weather during Fair week.
On lower Main street, next door below.
Wissefs lodging house, and on the same side
Messrs. Bruchman & Ruther will next week
open the Butte Bakery. The brick ovens are.
already completed, and only require a little
time to dry out before the fires are lighted.
A sun dial at the Penitentiary is the work
of Corbett, a Madison county convict. He
has also prepared a table showing the varia-
tons of the dial from the correct time. On.
Wednesday, for instance, when the dial
showed it to be noon, the table evidenced
that to get the correct time it was necessary
to subtract s min. and 70 sec.-Near North
West. -... a..... 4 -r
Mr.. James Murray's %trottel, Brutus, arrived
at the Fair Grounds yesterday, and there is
much speculation among horsenlen as to his
speed, some claiming that, like the Roman
Brutus, he will STAY the kings of the turf at
the coming races, while others think there is
no unusual speed III the horse. At any rate,
there is a splendid opportunity for guessing,
and re have some good guesse1s in Helena,
too.-Independent.
Intelligence Of the Deadwood fire has ex-
cited the sympathies of the Butte folks from
the fact that several who are probably involved
in the calamity were formerly citizens of this
county. w. W. Dixon, Billy Clagget, and
Sidney Osborne, of Osborne & Dennee, are
all located at Deadwood in business in their
respective lines. The law library of Dixon
& Claggett, one of the most valuable in the
Territories, is perhaps a part of the 81, 900
loss. a#
The examination of the Camp Creek man,
charged with assault and battery committed
on his wife, resulted in his acquittal. The
lady did not appear against her leige lord but
the testimony of three respectable witnesses
was to the effect that on the day mentioned
in her complaint as the date of the assault,
she had "taken after " her husband, first with
a hand-axe and next with a chisel. Being
deprived of those toys she playfully SHE'D a
six pound rock at his head and then set out
forthwith for Butte to enter complaint. "Hell
hath no fury like "a woman OIL the war
path. r.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-09-30

Among the New Goods Received by E. L.
Bonner & Co., are the following:
80 pieces Sypure, Terchion, Mechlin, Spanish
Valeciennes and other Laces from &c, to $1.75
per yard.
20 Pieces Back and Colored Silks, Black Vel
vets $3.50 to SO pes yard.
IS doz fine Hosiery, 75c. to $3.50 per pair:
Lace Sets in Magnificent Styles, $40 each.
IS pieces Table Linens 200 doz. Towels, So to
$12 per doz.
Cashmeres, Brocade Silks, Embroideries,
Dress Goods. Carpets, Lace Curtains, at their
Palac Store, Main Street.
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The steamer at the Terminus.

When Mr.. Caplice arrived at the L. n.
terminus the other day his attention was
directed by Mr.. b. +. White to the Butte
steamer then in the warehouse awaiting trans
portation to this city. AS already explained,
the steamer is a No. 5, Crane-Neck engine of
the Silsby Co. S manufacture, and was ordered
some time ago by the Butte Fire Brigade.
The first of Mr.. Whites trains to leave the
terminus for Butte will have the steamer as
part of its freight, and will bring it to this
place free Of charge. 1t may be expected to
arrive here by the middle of next month and
it might be as we'll for the tiremen to see if
arrangements can not be made whereby, in
ease of need. it might be brought INFO service
during the coming winter.
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Stage Change.

Beginning to-day Gilmer g. Salisbury will
run a daily line of coaches between Helena
and Butte, and will keep it up probably until
the opposition line draws off. Next Tuesday,
when Crawford's mali contract expires, the
two-horse coach will be taken off and the
stock added to that of the larger coach. This
will leave one coach, which will run every
alternate day between Butte and Helena,
going one day, returning the next. 1t will
have six good horses for every route from one
end of the roadto the other.
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(From Sundays Daily.)
News from the Asylum.

Yesterday Emmanuel Perla, an insane pa
tient originally from Butte, was discharged
from the Territorial asylum, cured. Perla
will be remembered as the man who was az
rested for forgery about a year ago, his Of
fence consisting in forging the name OF w. n.
Henslcy to an order, or note of hand, payable
to himself, which paper he deposited at the
Girton House in security for IA board bill. He
was arrested for this offence, but on examina-
ton was adjudged insane and placed in
charge of the asylum officials, instead OF be-
ing arraigned before the grand jury. With a
years treatment his mental malady entirely
disappeared, leading to his discharge, as
stated.
Sam Hall, of Helena, who was received at
the asylum yesterday, is sufficiently SANE to
be fully conscious of ;ls surroundings and of
the nature of the institution in which he finds
himself placed. Upon reaching his destina-
ton he cried like a child when he recognized
his real situation, as a patient in the insane
asylum, and piteously craved the liberty
which he promised not to abuse. But the
rules of the establishment are rigid. \ very
considerable degeec Of liberty is granted ssme
af the patients, but only to those who are
known to be worthy of that confidence, and,
like all the rest, Hall must undergo a season
of probation to show whether or not a like
privilege may be extended him..
L. l.. Bonner IL Co. have opened in their new
store, $50 mems suits of English French and
American WOrStedS. All in need OF fine clOth-
ing will do we'll to examinetheir stock, as q bet
tnr selection is not to be had In the Territory.
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1t the last session of the Butte City Coun-
ell the following report was submitted by City
Treasurer Venable:
70 the Mayor and City Council of the City
of Butte, In council assembled:
GENTLEMEN | have the honor to submit
the following statement of the finances of the
city, as shown BY my books to date, Sept. "a,
1879, viz:
BY cash received from Cllas. S. War
rem, Police Magistrate, for fines
collected for the months of June,
july and August, S79...........S $50 90
Collected for licenses to date. $50. 1,173 43
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lCopp's Land Owner for September.

lCopp's Lam Owner for Septenbrr.l
MONTANA.
Deer Lodge County.
Hope Mining Co., Homestead Lode.
Hope Mining Co.. Potosi Lode.
Roderick ID. Leggat, ct al, Placer.
VIM. \. Clark. ct al, Frank MOulton Lode.
Jefferson County.
Montana Co, North Pacific Lode.
Le.ris and Clarke County.
Wilkinson Mining CO., Doctor Howe Lode.
VIM. Chumasero, ct al. Crown Point Lode.
Madison Comfy.
Chas. l.. Dahler. ct al. Ajax lode.
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Bonner & Co.'S new stock, now being opened,
includes everything needed for Mems Boys, Wo-
of Carpets, Curtains and the many articles re-
CURED for house furnishing. Everything is
fresh and new, purchased but q few weeks since
at the then extreme low prices. We advise fam
lilies to give. them q call. You will receive the
kindest attention. and will be gladly shown
YOU want to purchase. fFAfF -
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Among the New Goods received by f.. l.. Bon
ncr 4 Co., are the following:
suits French and English DiagOnals.
10 doz. Mems Hats, So to SIS each.
100 pair Mems French Calf Hand Sewed Shoes.
$50 Mems Suits Scotch and California CASH
mert.s.
100 Pair Blankets Mt 50 per pair; worth 81.
rs Suits Boys Clothing of a Superior Quality.
20 Bales of Mission Underwear, Socks and
California Overalls.
Is Bales Bleached and Brown Sheeiings.
5CaseS Print.
At their New Store Main Street.