The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-04-13
Local News.
MINOR ITEMS.


From Tuesdays Daily.l
Butte shipped $4,000 worth of bullion last
week.
The telegraph wire is once more in good
working order.
The capital city has been covered up with
six inches of snow.
The spring pistol seems to be booming all
lover the territory.
Mr.. Otis Strickland, well known as propri-
etor of the livery stable in Deer Lodge, died
on Saturday at that place.
Mr.. W. A. Jack, the hardware merchant,
left for Chicago, st. Louis and other eastern
cities yesterday, to purchase goods.
The first large installment of pilgrims ar
rived yesterday, and they report many more
on the road to this Territory.
Mr.. YIN c. A.Reynolds wishes to notify the
nlblic that the monthly contributions to the
free reading room are now due. Drop your
%ouarter in the box on the corner.
1t is reported by parties who arrived from
The terminus yesterday that track laying on
the Utah & Northern railroad is progressing
al the rate of a mile and q half per day.
A man named Jackman was yesterday ar
raiened before Judge Barrett on a charge of
assault aid battery, and fined $40 and costs.
lie will probably take a trip to Deer Lodge.
On Sunday Mr.. Lee w. Fosters buggy team
ran away again. The horses pursued the
same course as before, smashed the buggy as
usual, and were finally captured and brought
back looking very crest-fallen.
We acknowledge receipt of the pocket atlas
kssued from the Office of the New York Engi-
B,eering and Mining Journal. 1t is very
neatly printed in colors, and contains maps
bf all the principal mining districts on the
roast showing all the patented claims. 1t is
useful tor reference.
From Wednesdays Daily
Mr.. c. Green has started a barber shop at
Walkerville.
The Dexter mill yesterday shipped two bars
# bullion valued at $2,400.
Several important strikes have been chron-
cled during the past ten days.
Another installment of pilgrims arrived
asst night, but seem to be of the opinion that
they came a little too soon.
The vicinity of the Pipestone Pass is being
actively prospected, but thus far only mineral
Bearing float has been discovered.
(From Thursdays Daily.)
Rich developments are reported in some
copper mines adjoining the Colusa.
y The Second District court calendar for the
q April term, which begins next Monday at
Deer Lodge, appears in another column.
On Tuesday evening Walkerville was the
kcene of a very pleasant informal hop at the
residence of Mr.. Donahey.
The friends of Judge L. A. Brown will be
Pteased to learn of that gentleman's recovery
rom a somewhat severe illness.
1t is all encouraging fact that no intelligent
mining man has ever left Butte without car
lying with him the most favorable impressions
its merits as a mining camp.
Deer Lodge, as usual, will reap a rich har-
est from the approaching term of the Dis
riot Court. What would become of Deer
y lodge if the court were removed to Butte?
A prominent mining expert was heard to
emark yesterday that no single reason exists
o prevent Butte mines from developing
qually as we'll as did the Comstock mines in
Farly days.
Messrs. Barrett & Warren have received
rom Washington a handsome collection OF
maps, each representing a state or territory in
ehe Union, with all the town sites, recent
urveys, etc. They are very useful for refer
fnce.