The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-10-07
From Sundays Daily.)

visit to old and we'll remembered scenes.
From Sundays Daily.)
A gentleman from Helena says the report
is true that Col. Black will withdraw his
stages after the Fair.
Mrs. J. G. Sanders, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. H. A. D'Acheul, for several
days will return to her home at Jefferson to-
day.
"Be sure you remember that you don't for
get" that the water ordinance is to be SUBJ
mitted next Thursday,-and don't you for
get it.
Yesterday Lee Mantle purchased B. F.
Halls hay rancho, situated about three miles
from Butte, together with about forty tons of
hay in the stack.
John Stodden, an Englishman, is the pa
tient from Beaverhead county who was
brought on the first of October to the Terrific
rial asylum at the Warm Springs.
We are informed the Express Office of
Messrs. Gilmer Il Salisbury will be moved to
the building on the east side of the stables
owned by them, as soon as the rooms can be
fitted up.
A spark from the smoke stack of A. J. Da-
Wis mill set fire to-day to a large wood pile !;
but was fortunately discovered before it had
made much progress. A number of men
with buckets OF water soon eNtinguished it.
Mr.. McKeig, a prominent miner from
Moose Creek, is in the city to-day. He rep
resents the mining interests at Moose Creek
as doing finely. He has about 100 tons of ore
which he thinks will run POO ounces to the
ton.
Samuel Sterrett is the name of the individ-
ual who took a header into Bogk's cellar
night before last. Yesterday morning he was
splitting blood and complaining of a pain in
the lungs, but he was able to be about the
streets, and is not thought to be seriously
hurt.
Anumber of Salt Lakers interested in the
Snake River placers have gone up to look
after them and make preparations for putting
in machines. It is rather late in the season
to begin operations, but they think they can
get in some good work before Christmas
s. L. Tribune, 3Oth.
G. & s. since the first inst. have run only
one stage from Helena to Boulder closely
connecting there with the Butte and railroad
terminus coaches. Large quantities of freight
and many passengers are now being carried
oyer This long established line. Rates have
been very materially reduced to keep up with
the demands of the times.
The pen man has appeared in Helena and
the Herald proceeds to sit down on him forth
with, much after the fashion of the MissOH-
liam, Neu North Vest, and the MINER. By
the time Mr.. Parker completes his projected
tour in this Territory he will doubtless he of
opinion that the one great drawback to be
encountered in Montana is the yawping of a
pestifeIous press.
Col. Wall, an old resident of Helena, with
his friend, Col. Seymour, a large manufacture
er of Wolcottville, Conn.,, came here or
Thursdays coach to see this camp for them
selves. To-day the gentlemen have been Wis
iting the mills and mines of Butte, and ex-
press themselves as well satisfied Of the
stability Of the After another days
sightseeing they will return to Helena, per-
haps prospecting for trout on the way.
Rev. Jno. Armstrong, of Helena, was adyer-
tised to lecture at the Presbyterian Church
Monday evening. Oh "Tle Vital Question:
He was present but his audience failed to
connect and the lecture was indefinitely
postponed.-Bismdrck Tribune.
This gentleman is said to be leaving