The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-30
MINOR ITEMS.
From Fridays Daily.]

Hail, lovely spring, ETHEREAL nan
md snow. Two inches of the beautiful fell
terday in binding sheets. -..a r,..
NE Union House hall is being greatly
arged by the erection of an addition nearly
4 size of the main building. .t..a
NE Star West mine, which was sold on
duesday for $4,000, was disposed OF six
u,hs ago for $3.50, which shows that mining
Rsarty appreciates i'll this district. .
he many friends of Mr.. Harper, who was
eutly Frustrated with a very sudden and
lperous attack of neuralgia of the brain,
be pleased to learn Of the gentlemen's
yalescencc.
ir. Hugh McCleery. whose unexpected
thi in Philadelphia onthe 9th inst, is chron-
ID in another column. was we'll known in
vicinity where he has long been engaged
mining operations.
dessrs. D. M. Evans and Geo. A. Hines are
barring to open an assay Office in a few days
Cata ract, the new Boulder quartz camp,
ling supplied themselves with everything
kessary in the business. Mr. Evans is said
be thoroughly up in all branches of the
fession.
he Yankee Fork Herald says The Alice
be at Butte, Montana, has been stocked in
York for $1O,00o,000. This gives Butte
L boost, and with the new copper mining
bpany recently organized to operate in
vicinity. the mining boom at Butte is
be to stay.
recent importation from Salt Lake named
|, in the police court yesterday was as
bed a fine of ten dollars and costs of
hty-three dollars for conducting himself
Latter Day Saint instead as IN American
Zen. He tried to appropriate a check-rack
me of the saloons and when detected and
h0nstrated with swOre like an apostle in
lel and became so abusive as 10 necessitate
arrest. ...... ..H.
Complaint is made that certain valuable
Eazines and newspapers have been taken
b the free reading room. The institution
public II and is proving of great advan-
to our intelligent mining population.
as not considered necessary 10 leave any
IN charge of the room and it is much to
regretted that any of its patrons Or other
les Will descend to the petty appropriation
periodicals. which do not belong to them.
eturn of the lost articles is requested.
few weeks ago it will be remembered
princely revenues of the post-office at
ser Bow made the postmaster i'll that popu-
town so immensely wealthy that he dis
led longer to remain III charge of it, and
brdingly attempted to %relinquish the hon
of that position and the munlticent salary
chment Twelve dollars per yeal) to some
who had a larger family to support.
alas, III man could be found sufficiently
Pitious and patriotic to undertake the
NOUS responsibilities of the postmaster
and the office was per force of clrcum-
y uioSoiitiiiuCIy liilttli W tiiC ifitoIiNCh-
e Of the adjacent farming population.
hort time ago a petition was sent
Washington praying for post office
Eities and we are glad to record that the
er was not unanswered. Yesterday, SO
we're informed, al Office was opened at
valley, with Mr.. Allen Pierse in COM
ID, where hereafter mail will be received
distributed. Those of our subscribers
g III that vicinity who desire the MINER
TO the new office will please notify us by
card and the necessary changes shall
psde.
IFrom Saturdays Daily.
ne overland coach brought twelve passen-
INTO Butte yesterday.
rs. ID. Conner, the Salt Lake mining
ator, returns TO Zion this morning, very
ably impressed with the mining outlook
e Silver City.
Thomas Rutter, artist, during the past
mas been engaged in taking photograph,
F"s OF the principal business houses of
e. lhe representations are very faithful
Fenect great credit on the artist. TheV
shortly be on sale.
From Sundays Daily
Seral important mining strikes have been
nicied during the week.
ny lttle snow remains on the hills, but
DADS to the mines continue muddy.
Pe portable wood-saw was in active oper-
yesterday. 1t sawed fifteen cords of
> which leaves the celestial sadly in the
10 Alice company yesterday shipped four
Vi bullion valued at a trifle over $4,000.
dexter mill shipped bullion valued at
number of new houses are in course of
lon in Centreville and Walkerville, the
'a'lon of which places will be largely
Fased during the spring months.
Fieha Is to have a new paper to be pub