The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-31
MINOR. ITEMS.
From Tuesdays Daily.1

lucH dhu piOicSSiOiidi
tramps are thinning out.
Butte is such a healthy town that funeral
professions are few and far between.
Last week 1000 pounds of base bullion
was shipped from the smelters of the Hecla
Consolidated Co. at Glendale.
The scarlet fever scare has about died out.
The disease is not spreading and there is no
danger of it becoming a raging epidemic.
Not many DRINKS noticed on the streets.
During the hot weather men water their
whisky freely to prevent their stopping over
too numerously.
Improvements in Butte are too multifarious
to describe in minute detail. Improving
property is the order of the day. At every
turn something new is witnessed.
There was a large local and iobbing trade
transacted in Butte last week. The demand
for all kinds of commodities was good snd
the market showed no signs of declining.
A special meeting Of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Butte was held in
the Methodist church last evening to discuss
business relating to the work for the ensuing
season.
In Montana it costs a foreigner So to de-
clare his intention of becoming one of Uncle
Sans children, and So more before he attains
the dignity of being one of the boys of the
Republic.
New silver discoveries are said to have
hoa, ,noAo ~, tIo hoo1 80 yV;,o ,;,-o, +h,
largest tributary to the Big Hole. Years ago
rich silver float rock was found in the section
referred to.
The morning Capital growls because it re-
ceives no political announcement - to
PRINT. 1t does look as though aspirants in
Lewis and Clarke county were economical to
a stingy degree.
Wonder if Dewitt Talmage could be i'll
duced to come to Butte and shake up sin and
sinners. Cause it will take a religious gun
of more than ordinary power to bring the old
ones to the mercy seat.
Four companies are engaged in working
and prospecting the lodes in the Fourth of
July district, and a fifth company will start
to work in a few days. The claims located
will be developed without delay.
If Montanians could vote for President
Hancock would have 1000 majority in the
Territory. Whenever a vote on presidential
preferences is taken hereabouts the followers
of Garfield constitute a weak minority.
The friends and patrons of the MINER-ir
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ritory-will please favor us with mining items
and news paragraphs. Favors in this line
will be thankfully received and appreciated
The brick-making industry in the vicinity
OF Butte is a lively business. Thousands Of
brick are turned out daily hT the moulding
machines in operation. This will insure the
erection of many brick buildings in the city
in the very near future.
Charley Mikus, the deputy sheriff at the
terminus, has a dutch way of overhaulins
and capturing criminals that invariably prove.
successful, and he does not lack the "sand ;
required to tackle the toughest of the roughs
at the criminal point.
Many of the wild and precocious urchins o
Butte are induced to attend Sunday -scboo
once a week. 1t does the boys good, ant
many of them tumble to the exercises regu
larly, manifesting interest in the moral teach
ings inculcated in the schools.
The Bannack, Big Hole, Ross Fork ant
Bitter Root wagon road is now in travelling
condition. Freight and cmigrants are nov
passing over the road with nothing TO hinder
except a few Of last years mosquitoes ant
wandering droves of horse flies.
The Madisonian records The fact that an un
usual lumber of tourists and visitors a. pas
sing through the former capital, en- r0nte t
Geyseriand. The citizens Of Virginia Cit,
have taken steps 10 improve the roads to The
forks Of the Madison river.
The MissOuliun says Of tie Mullan roat
that the work Of rebuilding the road will NO
be child's play, but that The officers in charge
backed with two companies Of soldiers, $50,
900 aud uuconquerabie energy, will accom-
pllsh much toward making the road passab bic
The steamer Butte arrived at Benton las
Saturday. She brought up 2S5 tons o
iIe.Sut. ~ -huhuy 10 itP'ltCu Al d d
stage, aud falling al the rate of an inch Il day
Many passengers in going to and coming from
the States are a~vailing themselves of the rive
route.
Close %calculalors are estimating that til
amount OF freight and merchandise comm!
into Montana, this year, by railroad, rive
and wagon routes will reach 10000, OO'
pounds-or 10000 tons. Over half a ton t
each man, woman, child, and civilized Indian
in the tel ritnrv.
About forty horses are entered and regis
terec at the grounds of the Fair Association
Helena. TO cnntest for the running. lrOttinn