The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-19
MINOK ITEMS.
From Tuesdays Daily.i

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From Tuesdays Dailyj
The Herald says that So 900 sheep have
been driven into the territory this year.
A postoffice has been established at Pipe
stone Springs, and has tri-weekly service from
Butte.
Tunnel, the murderer Of George Jones at
Boulder several days ago, has been sent to the
county Jail at Radersburg.
Mr.. W. NJ. Rank is authority for the state
ment that the terminus will be moved to
Camp creek in about six weeks.
The 2:42a time made yesterday in the
Grant Brutus race is the best tlotting time
ever made on the Butte race track.
+ 1t is said that Walker Bros. are offering one
cent per pound for the transportation of their
salt supply from the terminus to Butte.
Mr.. j. 2. Pfeifer has just finished a fine
dwelling house Oh East Park street. Mr.John
Horn is the builder, and as a sample Of work
manship 1t is good.
Sanders was announced to spout at the
White Sulphur Springs last night, whetherhe
got an audience or not. On Nov. % he will
spout at Salt River Springs, where himself
and the Herald gang will be rusticating.
One of the most interesting events at the
race track yesterday was the foot race, mile
heats, seven best in thirteen, for a purse Of
1926. Mr.. Beecher (not Henry Ward) won
the first in seven minutes, and was given the
heat, race and money because the other six
councillors held thpmselvas in
The agent of the Northwestern company,
Mr.. w. M. Rank, is Of the opinion that there
will be no freight blockade as predicted. His
storehouses will be completed within the next
few days, and he is confident of his ability to
forward freight as fast as the railroad can de-
liver it. The only danger to be feared is that
the transportation rates will rule high during
the remainder of the season.
From w ednesday's Daily.
The property valuation of Lewis and
Clarke county is 5 $3.50 900.
Mr.. John Stack, with Lee W. Foster & Co.,
has been temporarily disabled by the kick Of
a horse.
Pipestone Springs, one of the best health
resorts in the world, is soon to have a resident
physician.
s Messrs. Leyson & Tu-ck, the jewelers., will
remove into their new brick store OH or about
the 1st prox.
The proprietors of the steam wood saw
have sent east for another engine; as the one
4 in present use has more engagements ahead
than it can attend to.
The eastern mail arrived at II O'Clock yes
terday morning, the best time or record.
Ie The removal of the terminus to Dillon has
resulted in a gain of SIX hours.
On the I'd inst. Capt. Nicholas Wall died
, in st. Louis. A large concourse of friends,
n including many of the old residents and
prominent citizens of St. Louis, followed his
remains to the Belltontaine Cemetery, where
the last sad offices of respect were paid.-ln
dependent. .....#1 4FF
The Red Mountain mining district is boom
ing. Deputy U. S. Marshal Hathaway ha.
bought into a good lead, and the owners OF
the Katie Putnam, over which there has been
~ so much wrangling, received advices last
:; night that a good body of quartz bearing free
:. gold has just been struck by the men engaged
In developing it.-Independent.
re- C.. E. Kemp has sold to Lawson & Airport
tv one-half interest in his Highland lode, Boul
re der district, which was discovered by him il
" July last. The Highland is regarded as on
Of of the finest prospects of the camp. A num
Der of tons of ore from this lode, which wer
We taken out in prospecting on the surface, wa
he recently milled at Lawson & Allport's mill
The result indicates a valuable mine.
From Thursdays Daily.I
Sc Ground has been broken for the Parrt
as c%ompany's smelter.
OIL Some of the best horsefiesh IN the territor
IN was disposed of yesterday. An account Z
le' the sale will appear tomorrow.
~ Gentle Annie Northcutt, the female willie
''o t~he-wisp, has achieved her freedom, and o
=, Tuesday lit out for the terminus.
The Wyman comedy company will give
series of performances in Butte, commencin
OH the LIST prox. and lasting one week.
John Pierce, of Horse Prairie, has bee
ay adjudged insane and sent to the ~territori
mt asylum as a private patient. John Malone
'Se who it will be remembered lost his ment
he balance in Walkerville last spring, has reco
tor cred his reason and, will be discharged fro
the institution next week.