The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-14
MINOR ITEMS.
From Friday'S Daily.

From Fridays Daily.l i
There has been no police court business \
for two weeks. Il
The number of men in The Wood River
and Sawtooth country is estimated at 1900. Il
A 81 ounce assay was made yesterday from
the new ore body in the east drift of the
Sunny Side. Il
The Copper Company's smelter will begin
the reduction of ore about the 1st prox. The
daily capacity is so tons. l
A movement Is afoot among influential cit
liens to organize a fair association for the
West Side. If successful the first exhibition
will take place next fall.
1t was reported on the street last night that
Dan. McGregor was killed in Helena by be
ing thrown from a buggy while on his way to-
the fair grounds. The report is untrue.
Arrangements are about perfected for al
weeks racing at Butte towards the close of
this month. Most of the flyers now at the
territorial fair will be in attendance. i
Yesterday several of our misguided but
we'll meaning fellow-citizens SET out to attend
the republican county convention at Philips
burg. The vehicle secured for the OCCASION
bore something of a resemblance to a hearses
which may be considered all auspiciout
omen.
From Saturdays Daily !
Deer Lodge Is to have a Catholic schoo
building.
If Helena could only have postponed cen,
sus taking until fair time.
Washington City promises to be the liyelir
est terminus the Utah & Northern ever had.
The non arrival of needed material for the
new Alice mill is still causing vexatious de-
lays.
Butte was yesterday visited by the severes
wind storm of the season. No damage t.
property is reported.
Bad air in the Diamond shaft yesterda,
r caused a temporary suspension of work
, Pipes will be put in as soon as possible.
Professor Clayton, who is in the Woo
? River country, writes to Judge Brown that, il
his estimation, the mines of Butte are far sri
perior to those in the new Idaho camp.
The concentration of Boardman and Steven
will be ready to begin operations in a fey
days. The capacity will be Is tons per ?
hours. The first trial will be made on Par
rot ore.
, MI. G. F.. Bailey, assayer and mining engi
= neer, has established himself in business a
= Lion City, Beaverhead county. Mr.. Bale
; was formerly professor of analytical chemi>
. try in the University of Nebraska.
, The simeon of yesterday wound up wit
the first snow of the season, which set i
about six o'clock last evening. As IA weathe
-. prophet, old probs. isn't a circumstance t
the wild geese which pursued their soutl
ward way a few days ago, nearly a mont
9 earlier than their usual migration toward
the Everglades
The MadisOnimt reports a fatal mining az
1 cident in Spring gulch, a tributary of Aide.
$ three miles below Summit City, whereby
e miner named James Whitford came to hi
a death. lie was caved npon and killed Will
working alone in a tunnel.
f We have reason to believe that the effort t
raise $500, Of which Mr.. Ii. l.. Frank agree
to subscribe 81 100, to arrange for a week {
horse racing in Butte, will be successful. TIL
S amount will be of direct benefit to our bus
# ness men, and they will doubtless subscrib
t literally in its support.
> The entertaining letter Of our Philipsbur
correspondent gives a full report of the pre-
: ceedings of the convention, the result {
whose labors was the nomination OF the lei
: ticket. Of the ticket we shall have soInt
thing to say hereafter.