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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-01
FROM YANKEE FORK.
D0nanxa City. .--Prfmitive Reduction
Works--TOll Roads---MOro Indian
Murders, Etc.

Editor Butte Miner:
The population of Bonanza City is increas-
ing, and the town putting on more lively
appearance from day to day. The mine own
ers who went elsewhere to winter have as a
genasAl thing seturned and pesunsd work en-
their clAans. No new discoveries have been
reported Of late, but the old locations still
keep up their reputation as rich claims. Nor
ton, Rohrer Il Co. have two arastras running
on ore from the Charles Dickens, and are do
ing well. Mohler, Meyers Il Sexton have an
arastra running on their lode with f1atrering
results. Mr.. Estes arastras will soon be
ready to begin reducing ore from his lodes,
the Charles Waine and the Snow Bird.
Those three arastras comprise the sum total
OF our camps reduction works to date.
Bonanza City, although rapidly growing,
as yet only contains in the way of business
houses, two hotels, three stores, three sa-
looms and one blacksmith shop. A rival
town, two miles above Bonanza has been
christened Custer City. The wagon road OF
which the public has heard SO much is to be
built immediately, and is expected to reach
this place by August Meyers & Pease, OF
Salt Lake and Fred Philips of Salmon City,
have given notice of their Intention to begin
work on 1t at once.
A few days ago our usually quiet town was
thrown into fever of excitement by shoot
ing scrape OH the public streets. From what
can learn the citizens of Bonanza lately
employed night-watchman, and one James
Dwyer took exceptions to the selection made
Subsequently Dwyer drifted into an alterca.
ton with the watchman, which led to the
shooting, and to his receiving in various parts
Of his person tour of the five bullets fired by
his antagonist. The watchman was unhurt
Dyyer may possibly recover.
I have just learned that three prospectors
were murdered the other day by Indians
over in the vicinity Of Warren's diggings--
supposed to be the same Indians that killed
the Cinnamon on Loon Greek, last February
We have at present only weekly mail
but have petitioned the Department for tri
weekly from Chal,is to this place, and have
strong hopes of getting it. A line of coaches
runs from the terminus to the last named
town, situated 40 miles from here. 1t is ex.
pected that the coach line will be extended
TO Bonanza as soon as the toll ruad is finished
to this place. Respectfully, B. b.
BONANZA CITY, Idaho, June sth, 1870.
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NEW YORK, June 2l.--A Herdlds Paris
dispatch says the news of the death of the
Prince Imperial though known in London
last evening, only reached Paris at O'Clock
yesterday morning. Not single Paris news
paper contained notice Of the event, which
is of greater interest to France than to any
other country. Such is the enterprise of the
French press. The event may be said to have
greatly shocked the public mind, though 1t
doubtless helps to consolidate existing insti-
tutions. Many Republicans participated in
the general regret at the untmely end of the
brave young prince.
Regarding 8onapartists, the party is over
whelmed by the Princes death. They try TO
put good face OIL the matter, and may sub
stitute another pfetender to the throne of
France but his will be Of no avail. With
the death Of the Prince Imperial the last hope
is gone from the Bonapartist party. Cassas-
mac, the recognized leader of the lmperialists
in an article in his Journal, LePdys after an
outburst Of grief for the dead young Prince,
put the question, =" Does the empire die with
the Prince ?" and he answers no. There Is
an heir whom the Prince designed should be
his successor, Prince Victor, the youngest
son of Prince Jerome Napoleon, a youth of
warm heart and bright intellect, whom his
pious mother had rendered worthy of us, and
worthy of France. We're there no Prince
Victor, there would be still the great donli-
nant idea, system which prevails ami linz
presses itself. Were even Bonapartism in
peril Imperialism would be stronger than
ever. s.r..=
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BUTTE, MONTANA. TUESDAY, JULY i. 1879
DOMESTIC NEWS.

NEW YoRK. June 2S.-The Tribune con-
cludes its usual Monday review Of the busi-
country. Il says while nrofessionai working
men in Congress and Ia political conyentions
are bawIinc about their sufIerincs ana wroney.
the actual workinemen Of the country are
TODAY more ft,lly employed and A. better
wages. the purchssine power of money CON
sidered. greater than at any period since the
disbapdmeut of the armies at the close Of the
war. Iz
-
Inc growing acsiglty n mining stocks @ nere
causes more aItention 70 De paid 10 tne WesE
ern Ierritorles, as SHOWN Ia tne increasing
Colorado, Montana and Arizona correspond
ence. Inc tunes to-day mas TWO columns on
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1.HE 1ERRITORY.

Mrs. Jos. Suprenant, n. A. Miss Doe and
Mrs. Frank Beck, all Of Butte, arrived ON
yesterdays coach. They are on their way
East TO visit relatives. Benton Record.
Mrs. Michael Morton and her eIght-year-
old daughter were lately drowned In attempt
ing to ford Belt creek.-Ib.
The Record reports the fading Of the body
Of Farrell, the soldier for whose murder two
convicts are now undergoing imprisonment
IN the penitentiary; with tive more at Benz
ton under sentence Of death. At the trial
the acc0mplices, now in the penitentiary.
swore that Farrell's body had been thrown
in the river.
The Union Brewery team took fright yes-
terday morning and ran against pile oflu
ber on Jackson street, spilling out Chas. Pea
body, by which one of his legs .was broken
Just shove the ankle. It is thought ampufa-
ton will be necessary, and fears are enter
tanned that he may not survive the operation.
Independent.
Sup't of Construction, M. A. Neyendorff,
has awarded to 81. Sonnefeld the contract
for enclosing the assay Office grounds with .
picket fence. L. B. Wells has been awarded
the contract for identifying the grouads. The
work is to commence at once.-HerGld.
While on q visit to Wickes, this week, Rev.
NJ. N. Gilbert had he misfortune OF losing
his favorite saddle horse-an animal he had
refused $3.50 for. He was picketed On side
hill, and during the night got tangled in the
rope and choked to death. The horse hid
| quite a history. At the time Of Chief Joseph's
raid through the Territory the horse was run
| off by band of his braves, and was captive
some months. He was found among lot of
horses captured from the Nez Perces on the
Yellowstone, and returned to Mr.. Gilbert
| 10.
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EAsrEaH MONTANA.


Elitor Butte Miner: @
In my opinion the valley, Of the Yellow
stone 10 over rated, the soil being something
like adobe with plenty Of alkali mixed In to
give Il tone. Water for irrigating Ii hard to
81 since there are only few streams putting
into the river from the north side, and most
ofths1e sink or become dry at the time when
water 10 most needed. To take ditch from
the river to farm on its banks would cost
on an average about $500. The settlers be-
low Sweet Grass must use river water for the
tAble and for their stock, the soil containing
b much alkali that we'll water is unfit for
use. .7
Clafk's Fork bottom is 80 miles long by six
wide and has three streams running through
\, but they all become dry in summer. The
Rose Bud bottoms are quite narrow but the
soil is good and there is an abundance Of
pine and cottonwood timber. 1t is poor
place for stock, though hay is plentiful, for
saddle blanket would mire in the bogs and
morassas along the river side. Little Horn
valley has plenty of good land, good timber
and water with every facility for irrigating.
few skeletons are yet to BIZ seen on the
Custer hattie ground close by. The bones of
most of the slain were thrown into circular
heap and covered with few inches of earth,
after the manner of a cabbage pit.
The country at the head of Tongue river is
the best have yet seen of the districts open
TO settlers. Plenty Of good land, we'll water.
ed by shallow streams; lots Of timber such as
pine, cottonwood, white ash and cedar. This
country is settling up fast. On the day left
tifteen families were expected to arrive from
| Texas. Eight families from Missouri arrived
. few days previously. and after looking
around little set stakes to remain. They
say 1t Is the best country they have seen ir
their travels, but if the Grow Reservation
were reduced and the Big Horn river made
Its eastern boundary, The most fertile portior
of Eastern Montana would thereby be thrown
open to settlers.
am to leave in day or two for the Ma
tional Park in company with q large part!
from the East. Transportation is furnished
i by Uncle Sam. With kind regards to th,
Butte boys, Ed. STACK.
i Camp on the Little Horn, June II, 1879.
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Idaho World. June. Is.


Jay Gould has bought the entire business,
steamers, docks, etr.. of the Oregon Steam
Navigation company. The transfer is to be
made Oh July 1st, which is evidence that the
Utah Northern Railroad will be pushed
through to Oregon as rapidly as possible.
Boise City is excited over The prospects Of
the early completion Of the Utah Northern
Railroad to that place. and town property has
advanced 2b per cent.
The New York herald., 1879-08-31

September /. The number of checks Is ll.loo-
representing s2sl2.5O0 The amount of the "a per
cents outstanding is 50.000,00O.
The practice of paying out ten per cent OF the de-
mands the Treasury in silver is bringing out tho
coin In considerable quantities. and there has not
been any marked tendency toward returning it, The
demand of holders of silver certificates for coin IL
about equal to the calls OF those holding silver for
certificates.
The production Of anthracite coal last week was
525 tons against tons for the corresponding
week in 1s7s and distributed among the various
companies AS follows delaware and Hudson. 72.siS
tons; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. 70.SS3;
Pennsyivania Coal. 26.53o; Pennsyivsnia and New
York. 8l7; Pennsylvsnis Canal. l53d7; s. II. and W.
b.. 512: Reading, 1918 Shamokin 23o52; Sulli-
and Erie. ia. The total production from Janu-
ary to August % shows increase OF 72 tons
over the same timo last year, as folows-Delawsre
and Hudson, 7S3. .474 tons; Delaware Lackawanna
ana Western. 1029 $50; PennsylvaDia Coal 391 29S;
Pennsylvania and New York. 1881; Pennsylvanis
Canal 4999A; Reading 2.247.l0s; shamokin. 204 SOL;
Sullivan and Erie, 1924; Lehigh Valley. eo3.sss;
New Jersey Central. 1.06v. .2s9.
At the United States Assay Ofhce during the pres
ent month the deposits OF gold aggregated 0oo
and of silver $347 000 making total of $6.2ll lO00
At the New York Mining Stock Exchange Buckeye
declined to 81 and Leadvilie to 255 while Imperial
advanced to 1G5 Independence to 2.l5 and consoli-
dated Virginia to 4.95. The following shows tho
sales with range of prices;-
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT UNCHANGED; FUTURES
CLOSED wRAK-FLoUR QUIEr-wHEATE EASIER
CORN QUIET-OATs EAsIER-wHIsKEY FIRM
PORK sTEADY-LARD Qu1ET-SPIRIls TUR-
PENTINE NoMINAL-RosIN NoMINAL-CoYFEE
YIRMER-sUaAR FIRM-PETROLEUM NOMINAL
SATURDAY. August 800 p. NJ.
Business was fair to-day in nearly all departments
of trade. and . general thing the markets
called steady. At the Produce Exchange breadstuffs
were quiet aud wheat was easier. especially winter
red and amber. Corn was quiet. but without ma
terial change. Oats were easier. whiskey
firmly held. Pork was steady but dull. Lard was
dosrer but not very active Cotton the spot
was unchanged aud futures closed weak. Coffee
hrmer and sugar ruled firm Petroleum nrmer Oils
dull Naval stores dull and nominal.
CorsKE.-Tho latest sdvices from Rio SOW better
ket there and there is improvement In the of
Market though prices not quotaby higher We note
sales Of 900 bags Rio, Lapace 1T l2c and 5000
bags do. do, st lac The following withdrawn
from stock -202i bags Rio City Of Para l2l bags
bags and go bags Laplace: 6,is7 bags Bela
and 1913 do Kon The stock In first hands 10 10 34
bags. Mild coffee quiet Le Coco oliveira Co.'s
Rio telegram and Le Cocq Gsroner Co.'S santos tele
gram "Rio Janeiro, August 20, 9-Coffce-Average
daily receipts since preceding Friday 1880 bags price
of good nrsts, $500 Exchange, commercial bills. 21x
Market strong and very active " Santos, August 70
IS79.-Averayo daily receipts since preceding Friday
$500 bags; price OF good sli0o" We quote
Ordinary 1lAc fair do l31sc good do. lac.
prime do i41ac. extreme for lots liac. l6c.
Santos fair to good 13ac lac, ninety days. Java,
ernmcnt bags, 22c. 23c mats, 24c. zoe snga
pore Ice l7c. Csylon, lac. lee; Maracabo ii zc
Iei.c; Laguayrs, 13c a l5c; Jamaica, l2c. l4sc. ;
ST. Domingo 1870 Ike; Porto Reo i5c. 16lsc. !;
Costa Rica l4c. q I7c; Mexican. 14c. l51sc. An
gosura 15c 17c. Ssvanills he I7c Curacos lie.
q l2c
CorTox the spot steady. with fair demand st
former prices; fururcs closed weak The salcs to-day
tween ton A. NJ. aud 4. N. foot $1,000 bales
against 600 bales yesterday The highest lowest
points touched to-day closing quotations Of
tard o-da v As follows
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
s Heavy and Less
Active.
MONEY EASY AT 5 TO 6.
Governments Firm---State and Railway Bonds
bull and Irregular.
WALL STREET..

SATURDAY, August SO-6 +. NJ
1t was dull work upon the Stock Exchange to-day.
for both the bulk Of transactions and the changes
in fluctuations were of limited description. Hand
to mouth operators seized the opportunity offered
by naturally dull market to half holiday.
and speculators zen gros" took whole one. With
the Board room thus trimmed down to corporal's
guard of active members 1t naturally followed that
business was trimmed down also. There were. nev-
ertheless. few changes in values deserving OF no.
tice Pacific Mail to 18. probably because its
unexpected ability in paying up some $5OOo0 on ac-
count of taxes gave fresh credit to the concern; the
anthractes weak and lower from re-
ports of competition that is likely to pro-
duce still lower prices for coal, and Wabash and
Erie were especially inclined to droop under free
sales Of stock that attributed in the first place
to Mr. Gould and in the second place to one or two
of the lesser operators of the street. Erie seconds
fell with Erie stock showing decline Of about
per cent There parties upon the bear side who
question, or pretend to question. whether these
bonds have really any mortgage guarantee at oil,
and the doubt was successfully used to depress
their value to-day. Almost the only security which
exhibited decided upward start was Burlington
and Cedar Rapids. From 63 the price advanced to
g. but afterward fell off to 65. 1t was given out
that both the Rock Island and Burlington and
Quincy roads were manifesting sneakipg kindness
for lease OF the property. thus coming in direct
competition with the Northwest road. which
was the hrst sutor in the field. Whether this be
true not certain it is that the Cedar Rapids peo-
pie. after meeting to-day, adjourned until Wednes-
day next without efecting any conclusive arrange
ment with the Northwest company. 1t is further
stated that the per cent interest proposed to be
paid by the last named company is deemed inade-
quate by the Cedar Rapids directors and that little
innocent firration with the other companies will
be tried in the hopes Of inducing more favorable
terms The money market. which for most of the
day ranged at from to per cent, stiffened up to
sharp in the afternoon. but ultimately closed at 4.
Late in the day it reported that the Sub Treas
urer had been instructed from Washington to pay
out currency Immediately. against receipts of
bullion from abroad thus doing away with the delay
which we noticed this morning as being complained
of by consignees.
The extreme fluctuations of the day in leading
shares shown in the following table OF prices:
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In State bonds North Carolina sixes old. issued to
North Carolina Railroad. to no. Missouri skies
OF 1887 advanced to 104 u and reacted to 104.
In railroad bonds tho principal activity was in
Erie new second consols which fell of from 73X to
73k. Burlington. Cedar Rapids and Northern hrsts
advanced from 81 to SS. and reacted to s7k Frank
fort and Kokomo frsts were firm At 91% a9l3S.
Kansas Pacific. Denver division. advanced 1o4,S.
The coal companies issues We're weak. New Jersey
Central assented convertibles dropping to 96, and
Lehigh and Western assented consols to 74H. Can
ada Southern hrsts declined to SAY. In the after
noon nearly all the business confined to Erie
new second consols. which made further decline
to Tx. the funded fves dropping from TAX to 70x.
Philadelphia stocks closed at the following quota
tions:-
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Money continued easy and Stock Exchange bor-
rowers were accommodated with call loans at to 6
per cent. and even lover. In consequence Of the
complaints to yesterday-of bankers at
the delay In getting legal tender coin for specie
sent to the Assay Office. the Treasury Department
has placed to the credit of the Superintendent
Assay Office here $15OOo.ooo in gold. to be used in
making exchange for gold bars and foreign gold coin
which Is its way to this country from abroad for
the payment Of exports from the United States,
principally grain. This is said to be the largest
transaction of the kind in which the government
has ever been engaged.
Tho London Finaacier says that about f4OO 900
worth Of bullion is expected to bo shipped by Liv-
erpool steamer to-day. The correspondent OF the
Findnccr ut Paris ays:"Gold continues to be sent
TO the United States for the purchase of whoat The
steamer ST. Laurent. sailing Saturday to-day
New York. takes f6O0.oO part Of which is on Eng
lish account Gold In lesser quantities. amounting
In all to about f200 900. has been to Hungary
Roumanis and other parts of Europe for the same
purpose" All the checks of John Mackintosh OF
Cornhil. L. c., London. large speculator in Amer
loan railways. were returned last night He was
declared defaulter the London Stock Exchange
to-day.
Tho London Economist of this week says:-.The
rate Of discount for bank bills. sixty days to throo
months, is IN to ~ per cent. and for trade biss
The progress Of settlement and the wetness
OF tho weather have checked business on
the Stock Exchange. fractional relapse Of
consols and depression of American railways have
boen the only interesting features Bank shares arc
trinc weaker. though the prospect Of doarer money
would not be without advantage to the banks. Tho
continued wet weather OF tho early part OF the week
has, as q rule. contrary to expectations.
not affected home railways. The fall In
consols is wholly due to adverse weather
and tho bullion Withdrawals for America
In Colonial government debentures Canadian per
cent bonds have risen u. There has been little
change In foreign government bonds. and where they
have varied at all they have slightly declined.
Egyptians we're weaker. South American have
generally improved little-A Argentine and
Chilean most Of ALL the latter upon tho
report that the belligerents willing to favora-
bly, entertain tho United states proier Of arbitra.
ton. In American railways tho leading variations
Of the week have the fall In Erie. Reading and
Reading mortgage bonds. The lattor declined two
to four per cent Telegraph shares wore mostly un-
changed.
Tho weekly bank statement shows = gain of
Si.x7s.A .A2s In surplus reserve, which raises the
The New York herald., 1879-08-31
The extreme fluctuations of the day in leading
sharas ara ahowp in the following table Of prices:

Sales at the Board exclusive of mining stocks
amounted to 10000 shares against 173. .401 shares
yesterday and $4,000 the day before. To-day's
sales included :--Delaware. Lackawanna and West
ern. 2s.ss0; North west. 1910; do. preferred.
700; Erie Railway. 14475 st. Paul. 12.G5O do. pre-
ferred. s75; Wabash. s.1So; Lake Shore. 7745; Pa
cifc Mail, 7,100; New Jersey Central, 4.550; Ohio
and Mississippi. 3.1O5; Delaware and Hudson. 2.41O;
st. Louis. Kansas City and Northern. 1920; do pre-
ferred. 1885, Burlington and Cedar Rapids. 1907;
Michigan Central. l.AoO; Western Union. 1.o25; St.
Louis and San Francisco 800; do preferred. 425 do
first preferred. 100; New York Central. 395; Hann-
bal and st. Joseph. $50; do. preferred, $50.
ocloa aia,o1 tafio
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The closing quotations wers;-

At San Francisco the opening prices for mining
shares as follows:-Gould Curry. 12i Saw
age 14z: Choilar. Z; Ophir, 3G5s; Hale Norcross
lax; Grown Point. 3s4; Yellow Jacket. 15A; Bel
cher. 4A Imperial. IA; Virginia Consolidated. ~;
California. s; Best Beicher 1Sh Union Consoi
dated, 56H; Alpha. PAN; Sierra Nevada. AZ; Mex-
can 34A; silver Hill. IN; Justice. 23l; Julia. AZ;
Utah, 10: Alta. So; Bodie. IL; Bechtel. Ia Tioga.
sH; Independence. IN; Segregated Belcher. "a;
Buimer, so; Mono, ~; Consolidated Pacific. Z;
Potosi. *; ExeheQuer. TX; Mammoth, 50; North
Standard, az.
The New York herald., 1879-08-31

In London there was further decline in British
consols TO 971a for both money ana the account.
United States bonds were strong. new fours selling
up to 1O49@. ANS to 10s3S and hves to 1865.
Among American railway securities the coal CON-
panes appear to have been pressed for sae Reading
declining to Tx 49, Pennsylvania to 42. New Jer-
sey Central to 81 and do. oonsos to 9sh The Fries
generally steady, was also Illinois Central.
Bar silver declined to 61Xd. per ounce At Paris
the three per cent rentes advanced S3f 16c. and
the rate for bills London was marked up to 25f.
34Xc.
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amount held by the banks above legal requirements
to ss There has been decrease of 800
in loans and siss. 500 in legal tenders. Thechanges
I'm tha axeraees were as follows:-

The weekly Clearing House statement shows
s476 SOS, 1851 exchanges and sa2.4l2,l76 balances.
To-day's Clearing House statement exhibits
s66.lso 1885 exchanges and S.. 3.2ll. .s62 balances.
At tho sub-Treasury the days business resulted
in a statement of:-Receipts. $l,762.T74 0S; pay
ments 81 O40 25 coin balance. $lsA. .6sS A;
note balance. $A3.9lT,ss0 &c.
The United States Treasury now holds $685.. $50
in United States bonds to secure bank circulation
United States bonds deested for circulation for the
week ending to-day. $2226.5o0. United States bonds
held for circulation withdrawn during the week
ending to-day. $l.4s4. 100. National bank circula-
ton outstanding ug:-Currency notes. $S29. SAT; /;
gold notes. $144s.S4 The internal revenue re-
ceipts to-day S347. .056 40 and from customs.
s6s5, OH IL. The receipts of national bank notes
for redemption for the week ending to-day. as COM
pared with the corresponding period last year.
rs folloWa;--
The New York herald., 1879-08-31
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY AUGUST 81 QUINTUPLE SHEET

inquiry for shipping extras to-day at steady prices The
bakers ALSO buying moderate yesterdays
prices The sales including State Western Southern
were about 3oO,uUO bbs within the annexed Rye
Hour steady. and 800 bbls. sold at full prices
meal ruled steady aud 100 bbs bags full
The New York herald., 1879-08-31
PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

7 ALL fIVkN, Nugust %. 1873.
with small sales the market Is very Arm at slice. a
4,c cash for 64sq and 35sc, cash, for 6oxJ6
cloths. Production for the weok--lUOOUO peces sales
O2 ODO pieces; deliveries. 5000 peces stock hand
o,,l UDJ plcccs
The New York herald., 1879-08-31
HAVANA MARKETS.

HAVANA August 20, 1879.
Spsnish gold, 219ia a 22O. Exchange Arm; tho
United states DO day gold es4 lOa premium short
sight do, 1904 IL premium, on London 2trs u II
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