The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-12-07
MINOK ITEMS.
lFrom rtday, Daily.

will be worked at night by the aid of electric
illumination.
A windlass is being erected on the new
Meulton shaft.
The cold weather has resulted in a percep-
tible falling off in stage travel.
The Alice yesterday shipped three bars of
bullion valued at $4,000.
The rooster in the Silver Bow mill will
start into operation in a few days.
The electric lights at the Alice works are
regularly burning with great power and bril-
liancy. They give abundant satisfaction.
The many friends of Miss Lizzie Thornton
will be delighted to hear that the young lady
is conyalescent, and that a speedy restoration
to health is assured.
Those desiring copies of the forthcoming
Holiday edition Of the MINER would confer
favor by sending their names to this Office
with the number OF copies required.
We are requested by the city marshal to
state that unless the sidewalks in front of the
houses on the business streets are cleared of
the accumulation of Ice and snow the law in
relation thereto will be enforced.
Mr.. Godfrey Lavell lost several head of
cattle last week while they were being driven
ever to the range in Jefferson valley. The
cold was so intense that they refused to eat,
and as a consequence they starved and froze
to death.
The Independent says. "Treasurer Weston
announces that there is now cash in the ter
ritorial treasury sufficient to pay all outstand-
ing warrants. We understand that the debt
Of the territory this year will be reduced by
between $4,000 and $4,000.
Yesterday S. 7. Hauser & Co.. shipped four
bars of bullion from the Silver Bow mill,
valued at $4,000 the Alice company four
bars valued at $1,000, and the Burlington
mill, per Donnell, Clark e. Lorable, two
bars valued at $4,000. Total, $4,000.
The Salt Lake Herald is bowling with ag-
ony because the mercury in that sanity city
fell % degrees below freezing point. In Butte
last night it was % degrees below zero-a
difference of 80 degrees, and still no one de-
MES the wisdom of Divine Providence. We
merely take more whisky in our lemonades.
Unless some system is insisted upon in the
ringing of the fire bell for company meetings,
it will be a very difficult matter for the watch
man to alarm the people if ever a fire should
break out. Is there ne way of insuring the
attendance of the firemen at their regular or
special meetings without alarming the entire
town with the belief that a fire has broken
out?
Col. W. P. Norris, the government fend of
the Yellowstone National Park, has gone to
Washington. 1t is sincerely to be hoped hat
he will stay there, for if anything could rem
der Wonderland an unpopular resort it is the
presence of the poet-supt., of whom a greater
blow-hard or a more persistent button-holer
history gives 10 account. 1t is more than
likely that he has been recalled by Secretary
Schurz, who was disguised with the way in
which the park had been managed by the
Norris geyser.
TFrom Saturdays Daily.i
The telegraph wire "busted wide OPEN
yesterday south of Helena.
A case of robbery was reported on Park
street yesterday, but the extent of the theft is
not known.
The announcement that Miss May Searles
is rapidly csnvalescing will be received with
much pleasure by her many friends.
Wednesday, Dec. Sth, is the day set for
the hearing Of the contested election case be-
tween J. S. McAndrews and A. C. Witter.
From Sunday'sDaily.
No eastern mail arrived yesterday for the
reason that a snow blockade on the Utah &
Northern delayed the trains.
The Chinese Masons had some kind of a
blowout in Leeber's hall last night. but the
exact nature thereof could not be ascertained.
The Helena coach, due in Butte on Friday
night, did not arrive until noon yesterday,
owing to the depth of snow on the Boulder
Divide.
The pans and settlers of the new Alice mill
were started into experimental operation on
Friday and worked to the fullest satisfaction
of the superintendent.
The city government will tomorrow tele-
graph to Chicago for a supply of hydraulic
cement with which it is proposed to line the
cisterns 10 be built on Main street for fire
purposes.
The report that a stage driver was killed
between Boulder and Helena by the over.
turning Of a coach is belieyed to be without
foundation, as diligent inquiry has failed tc
confirm it.
One of the l~oveliest maidens in the Silver
City had a somewhat severe fall on the street
yesterday and desires US to swear at thai
"gawky young man" who stood up and laugh