The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-10

ranging Tor a Visit TO Inc National fark aDOuI
the middle of this month.
Judge Fred. Loeber and his brother, II.
Loeber-lhe latter recently from Yankt0ns
Dakota-have gone into the livery business
on west Broadway. They moved their stock
into the stable yesterday.
From Wednesdays Daily.l
The Neptune, which has been idle some
time, is to be started up again.
The New Morrill, West has raised its sub
scription price to six dollars a year.
The road tax collector was making the
rounds yesterday, assessing 81 per capita.
The Lexington mill and Suprenant's aras-
ira yesterday shipped 7 bars Of bullion valued
at $11 ,204.
A party of five ladies and gentlemen, who
went to Browns gulch on Sunday, caught
over 200 trout.
Two men in the police court on Monday
were each fined five dollars aud costs for pro-
family and abusiveness.
Farmers say the potato crop will be light
in Montana this year. The new potatoes THUS
far brought to town this season find ready
sale at six cents a pound.
Yesterday morning the Deer Lodge coach
was crowded with passengers. Some whs
had booked for passage were obliged to post
pone the trip until this morning.
Extensive improvements are being made at
the Asylum. The enclosure is being enlarged
and a new building will soon be put up, ~
as to prevent the escape of any Of the inmates.
1t is said that the mosquitoes have disap-
peared from the Pipestone Pass to such N
extent that persons travelling through The
cahon can easily distinguish the mountain
sides.
Butte is treated to its regular sand storm
for about an hour each afternoon. While ID
lasts such clouds OF sand are carried along By
the wind that it is sometimes difficult to see
from one side Of the street to the other.
A small bnilding in the rear of Mr.. 4. ".
Stapleton's yard was set on fire by the care
~lessness of some boys last evening and con-
sumed. Fortunately the wind was not blow
ing at the time so no further damage was
done.
Operations were yesterday resumed on the
Late Acquisitions mine which was recently
: consolidated with the Acquisition Spur and
. the Stewart. A new shaft was started on the
ledge at a point where some very rich float
was discovered.
The Butte fruit stores present so fine an
appearance that IN looking at them we might
almost imagine ourselves to be living in the
tropics. An impending attack of sickness
has often been averted by a timely indulgence
in rip fruit during hot weather.
! Rev. S. P. Longstreet, of Salt Lake City,
has been appointed to and has consented to
: supply the NJ. T. church of Helena. MI. Long
: street will arrive about the lss of September
to occupy the pulpit of the church for the 1st
: Sunday of Sept. He is an able preacher and
j. a popular pastor.
The interruption in telegraphic communi-
q cation is due to the extensive repairs now
being made on the weak portions of the line
between Deer Lodge and Helena. Upon the
completion of those repairs the line will
probably remain ip working order without.
I any more vexatious breaks.
J A year ago yesterday We embarked in the
publication of the Daily MINER, not without
grave misgivings as to the outcome of the
experiment. We are pleased to say the ex-
!. pertinent has proved a success and that the
Daily MINER has taken rank among the per-
manent institutions of Montana.
The Weekly MINEG for this week is a star
number, chock full of interesting Montana
. news, including two letters from "Po1t,7
giving much information concerning the
promising Cataract district. The Weekly
MINER is always welcome when you send it
: home to your friends in the States. Price
only fifteen cents.
Yesterday the MINER Office was the recip-
lent Of a highly priced favor in the shape of
4 a large sized and finely taken photograph of
General Hancock. 1t shows the clearly cut
features of a countenance every lineament Of
l which bears the impress of great firmness and
e purity of character, unless the face is a false
=. witness in its testimony as index of the
5 soul.''
, [From Thursdays Daily.I
Dohhe'' Siaih ~ Laiapie ScsteTusy Snlppea
bullion valued at 5000, and on Tuesday two
bars valued at 5000.
There are "a persons in the penitentiary,
and 20 more are expected to be sentenced at
the next sessions Of the several district courts.
Marshal Botkin is now en- route from Chi
cage to Montana. He is sufficiently recovered
from his late illness to attend to his official
duties, though not yet entirely well.