The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-17

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oils.
The city officers of Butte report very quiet
times since some mathmetician has
taken a fancy TO write little problems in
figures on front walls and other places where
they can still be conspicuously seen.
The August edition of the Mining Rerieo
will be issued to-day, by Messrs. Barrett x
Warren, editors and publishers. TIL Rerie,e
is well filled with reliable Montana mining
news. Get copies and mail them to outside
points.
Over in Beaverliead county they propose to
bet on the presidential election strictly on the
the square. For this purpose printed blanks,
to be filled up by those betting with names
and dollars, are introduced. Not a bad idea,
as the plan prevents qulbbling on the terms
Of a bet.
1t is probable that a new society of some
kind is being formed. or else has been formed
at Butte. We are informed that about a
hundred men were seen, at a late hour a few
nights ago, leaving a building in which a
meeting of some kind or other had been
held.
In tie published proceedings Of the Beaver
head Democratic Central Committee a blum
der occurred. For "Augusta" precinct the
political reader Of the MINER will insert
"A~rgenta." Augusta precinct is down in
Maine where Jim Blaine exhibits the bloody
night-gown of Stalwartism.
The animal described as "thc tiger" is
having a season of comparative rest. But
then, the animal is only catching his wind
for future fights. The boys punished one f.
d. to the tune of 81, 100, when tie f. d.
squawked, and made an eloquent apology to
the congregation on the uncertainties Of
chance.
One of the parties who beat Jimmy O'NeH
and robbed him of 800 was arrested last week
aud taken to Bannack. The man was ar
raigned before Judge Sears, of that town, and
waived an examination. His bail was fixed
at 500, and failing to obtain that amount he
now rcposes in the Jail of Beaverhead until
the October court meets.
from Sundays DallyD
Fresh SNOW on the mountains to the west
ward.
An epic ''pomc i'll one canter," received
by mail yesterday, is respectfully but firmly
declined.
The mail wagon for Helena could not car
ry all the passengers wishing to 90 over to
the metropolis.
Most of the garden patches skirtins Silver
Bow creek, in the Summit valley, have a
healthy, growing look.
The city delivery wagons are having a
lively run, loaded Town with the ~luxuries
and commodities Of life.
Statesmen behind the commercial counters
report trade fully as brisk as usual, with 4
daily tendency towards improvement.
The wages Of moulders and inishers i'm
Montana range from 81 to S. per day, but the
number of this class Of mechanics employed
is small.
johnny Woodson. a Confederate Gulch
miner in early days, has lately become pro-
prietor OF the White Sulphur Springs, Meagt,-
or county.
\ delightful shower Of rain deluged this
vicinity yesterday afternoon, laying the dust
and moistening the atmospheric needed
dispcusation Of Providence.
, The custom run Oh transient guests and
travellers at the hotels Of the city is not di-
minishIing. Outsiders drop in and out, graft
fed and satisfied with Butte.
The main shaft of the Alice mine has
dropped into the rock Of ages a depth Of 7!s
fnpt aud This diam ,urtn,nfi.p continue
, downward, making good progress daily.
Mr.. Pat. Largey has recently purchased the
band f Horses known as the Mulkey band.
numbering 70, fox the sum Of $4,000. HORSE
! experts say this band is over average stock.
Z At the Silver Bow mill the excavation foY
. the foundation Of the new building for the
) Howell roastcrs IS completed. \ large force
OF w0rkiAcn is engaged Oh the timbcGs and
frame work of the building, which will he
l pushed ahead as rapidly as possible.
VAc city is III a decidedly goldfish rondi-
tiuN. The police court is as destitute Of ami
y NATION as al old dry bone. No violations u,
the ldW--Ho criminals to punish. The neWs-
; paper reporter, thirsty and hungry for an itcun
to build A paragraph On. finds The court rooi,
| empty day after day.
: At Davis foundry they are making plrpae-
: atoms to cast the large pumping machinery
4 for the rev 800 foot Shaft on the Lexington
mine, There is no reason why the founi rie-
: Of Montana cannot urn out mining machin-
! cry equal to states work IN every respect eN-
crpt, perhaps, that uf price.
Operations around the Mcadcr smelter pr,
! sent a busy front. THIS mammoth cnterpris,
is not lacking i'll anything that money cav
tnrniSl, or tXurrirncpi m.u >IIuuest. Som,