The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-04-27
MINOR ITEMS.
From Tuesdays Daily.l

Virginia City is clamorous for a railroad.
The Horse PLANES excitement is pro-
nounced a fraud.
The real estate market is still firm, with an
upward tendency.
The MINER office is daily turning out job
work OF a very superior quality.
The boys are already beginning to put up
their money on the long distance ride.
The shaft is still going down OIL the Self
Riser, and is showing up some excellent ore.
The aggregate bullion output of the Butte
mines for the week ending on Sunday, was
$24,957.
Copper-silyer matte has accumulated at the
Colorado smelter to the value of nearly
100000. .....
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Owing to the unsettled condition of the
weather grading for the Alice mill will not
be begun for several days yet.
We expect soon to present to our readers a
treatise on the different vein formations of his
district from the able pen of Professor Clay
ton.
Lead, which declined in price about a
month ago, has taken q rise and is once
more selling in the Salt Lake market at sixty
dollars.
The stage roads throughout the Territory
are reported to be in a terrible condition and
it will be some time, it is feared, before much
improvement takes place.
The Sawtclle dramatic company will again
visit Butte in about three weeks. It is re-
ported also that the Nellie Boydtroupe which
was so well received here last year, will make
another tour of the territory.
Mr.. Randall Il. Kemp's first regular col,tri-
button to the Engineering and Mining Jour-
nal appears in its issue of the 10th inst. I'm.
like other Montana correspond MS of Eastern
mining journals, Mr.. Kemp has something to
say about the Butte mines.
If the railroad magnates could cast an eye
on that pile of sacked copper ore belonging
to the Copper Company, and lying just south
of the Late Acquisition shaft-house, they
would see a very powerful though silent ar
oument tor the construction of the railroad to
this city.
Our special dispatch from Deer Lodge in
regard to the thirty mile race on Saturday
erred in stating that Mr.. Smith did not get
the purse. 1t appears he did not bind himself
to make the distance in any specified time,
and the money was paid over to him on the
evening af the race.
TFrom Wednesdays Daily.]
The new machinery at the Gagnon has
been housed in.
The discovery Of the copper placers is Gre
ating considerable excitement.
The many friends of Mrs. Nell Lowery will
be pleased to learn that the lady is conva.
lescins.
Mr.. II. C. Dahl has just completed ar
1Sx2O foot building at Meaderville, which
will be used for a saloon.
A large frame storehouse is going up be-
tween Trowbridge's and Kinna & Jacks, to
be used by the latter firm.
The surveying party Of the Utah and
Northern Railroad has been operating in the
vicinity for several days, reaching Butte yes
terday.
Considerable interest IS being manifested
in the nominal on of a candidate for the may
orally, and the indications point to a large
ate enhance at the caucus on Friday night.
Some desirable property, belonging to the
estate of Edmund Kennedy, will be sold at
private administrators sale on Saturday. See
notice and apply to John +. Forbis for par
~ticulars.
George Smith departed for the terminus
Yesterday, where he proposes to establish a
namesake OF the popular Virginia Chop
House, of Bstte. Residents aud travellers
: will be well fec when George is ready to open
his doors.
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