The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-07-27
MINOR ITEMS.
From Fridays Dally.i

Owsley's brick machine is molding $4,000
brick per day.
1t was the Hazenwikle troupe that knocked
down the Helena theatre.
The contract tor the addition to the school
house will be let in a few days.
1t is Sc ! of section "a, instead of %, upon
/ which Mr.. James A. Murray is preparing for
placer mining upon such a large scale.
The Herald says the Wickes Company's
smelter is in successful opefation, and that
$4,000 pounds of bullion are at the works
awaiting transportation.
Boulder INDUCED in a lively rumpus last
week over a dispute concerning the title to a
city lot. A pistol was drawn and some loud
talking dene-onIy this, and nothing more.
In returning thanks to our terminus cor
respondent for his well written communica-
ton we regret that a previous publication OF
the facts has Invested his letter of the interest
it would otherwise have had.
Mr.. j. A. Boyce, Jr., of Sands & Buyce, has
rented the dwelling of Mrs. Preston Scott,
and carpenters are busily engaged in enlarg-
ms oiu ltpGll ms tIiC SdiiiC " LIS ldblilJs
who are expected in a few days from the east.
Placer miners have INDUCED in vigorous
srowls for years past because of the fact, that
good rubber coats were no longer brought 10
Montana. The cause of complaint has been
removed. Pure rubber, crack-proof, double
backed, drifters' coats, after a pattern de-
signed by a Montana placer miner, are now to
be found at Butte.
Mr.. Ii. S. Howell, Of Virginia City, who
arrived in Butte yesterday, has been appoint
ed to superintend Gilmer, Sallsb' ny 81 Co.'s
stage lines throughout the territory. Mr..
Howell is a popular gentleman, fully compe-
tent to discharge the duties of his new posi-
ton, and Lis appointment will be heartily APP
proved by the travelling public.
Helena takes the palm. In that enserpris-
ing town while the Rev. Mr.. Hoffman was
preaching, during the morning service, a sneak
thief entered the vestry room, almost directly
beneath the pulpit and stole therefrom several
articles of clothing and S335 in cash belonging
to the reverend gentleman, at the moment Of
the theft exhoIting his hearers TO godly lives.
The city authorities are raising the grade of
west Broadway, in front of the MINER office
and further west. As soon as the culvert
filling is widered to the full width of the
street Broadway will be one Of the finest
thoroughfares in town. The coaches already
come in and depart by it, and stage drivers
:, are pretty good judges Of street grades.
6 lFroms saturdays DARYL
| Donnell, Clark & Larabie yesterday re-
t ceivea from French gulch IS ounces of gold
Z dust valued at over 81, 500.
9 Mr.. Frank Gillette yesterday brought a
whole wagon-load Of luscious strawberries
S from his ranch near Helena, and strawberry
e festivals are in order.
New potatoes reached Butte on Thursday,
the 22d, for the first time this year, when
= they were brought into town and offered fol
sale by the Kemper Bros, whose garden is
y close to tow II, and by Mr.. Henry Rundell, Of
Fish creek.
Those of our readers who are so fortunate
: as to be personally acquainted with Professor
Gross, of Philadelphia, will rejoice in learn
in from the article given in another column,
of the honor about to be conferred upon that
distinguished scholar aud kind-hearted, cour
teous gentleman.
From Sundays Daily.l
lie Montana Copper company during tn,
k past week shipped east for reduction 800 ton
e OF copper ore.
The bullion shipments from Butte durin,
n the past week assl Agated $50 ,41S, in addition
h to copper-sllver matte and base ores.
), Judge Lawrence \. Brown has been regu
IF larry appointed assistant district attorney 70
y Butte, which will prove a great convenienc
for the legal fraternity.
,S There are two incorporated mining com
IS panies in Butte, instead of only one, as states
in an article yesterday. In addition to thu
"a Alice We have the Montana Copper Compan,
of New York, organized with a capital @
% S2Q0, coo, every dollar Of which has been pail
. up in hard cash.
Col. l.. 81. Black has recently put 4 pas
senger coach on the road between Boulde
and Gallatin City. The coach leaves Boul
II der every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
c arriving at GallAtin in time TO connect wit
" Galen's coach for Bozenan. Return trips 0,
1t the alternate week days.
Important to Farmers, Ranch
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