The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-07-06
MINOR ITEMS.
From Tuesdays Daily

be in running order.
Some of the business houses are already
beginning to decorate with evergreens in pre-
paration for the ceremonies of Independence
day.
The horses intended for the races on the
Fourth of July are receiving the benefit Of a
thorough training, and some goodtime is sure
to be made.
The eastern coach was again delayed last
night by the overlooking of the streams in
Ryan and Big Hole canons. The roads are
almost impossible.
The soliciting committee appointed to raise
funds for the Fourth of July celebration were
making social calls on our business men yes
terday, and were everywhere well received.
The American Eagle may congratulate him
self that there are SO many patriots in Butte
A gay party of ladies and gentlemen went
to Browns Gulch on Sunday on a fishing ex-
cursion. After industriouslY angling for
eight solid hours, they sat down under the
oyerhanging willows to a romantic spread of
canned salmon and sardines, and returned
home in the evening laden with flowers,
lunch baskets and dust --that was all.
Mr.. Charles Kings brick machine arrived
on Saturday, and to-day he will begin the
manufacture of building material. Its capa-
city is 10000 per diem, and should its opera
lion prove successful, of which there is little
doubt, it is certain to be kept busily employed
during the rest of the summer. The severity
of the past winter has convinced all of the
necessity of building brick houses.
From Wednesdays Daily.}
Not even a drunk in the police court yes
teraay.
Mr.. J. X. CLARK is building a residence near
the Dexter mill.
The physicians report that Butte is "dis-
tressingly healthy"
Rocky Mountain keno is the latest sensation
among the boys. 1t is a taking game.
E. A. Krisdler has been appointed receiver
for the new land district in the Yellowstone
valley.
We regret to learn that all the members OF
MI CADs Il L AlUOb . Id1llly ak pJ OStI dIcAt DN
sickness.
One of the street scenes of yesterday was
the console ntious sprinkler hard at work in
a driving shower.
Lumber for the Alice company's new mil
is coming in more rapidly and the work is
making satisfactory progress.
The Henrietta nine owned by Frank, War
rem ct al. has been leased and bonded tc
Olmstead, Mahoney & Co. for $4,000.
The foundations for the Boulder mill a
Cataract have been laid, and OIL the return O.
Mr.. John Lawson, the building will be
pushed to an early completion.
=, Mr.. G. F. Marsh returned from Philips
burg yesterday, and reports the Algonquin
and Hope mills in highly successful operation
which insures a "livelier season than the ole
camp has known for many years.
Annie Northcutt is determined not to re
main a burden to the taxpayers of Deer Lodg'
county, and states positively that she will We
; find means TO suicide. Annie went down Il
the terminus from Helena with a freight train
but was recognized on her arrival by all Off
, Ger, who arrested her and telegraphed 70
Under Sheriff Smith to board the stage an,
take charge of the prisoner.
A dispatch has been received from New
7 York, dated the 2sth, conveying the sad in
telligence that Jacob Auerbach, of the Helen;
firm Of Ausrbach, Wells IL Co., was killed il
, a railroad accident. Mr.. Auerbach was wei
| and favorably known throughout Montana
; and his untimely death will be everywher
} regretted. He was engaged to be malrie'
only last week to a sister of l.. Cans.
A very important strike and one whicl
caused considerable excitement in Philips
burg, occurred several days ago in the Salmon
mine, one OF the Algonquin Conpany's prop
critics. On one of the lower levels Il larg
body OF exceptionally rich ore carrying a pro
fusion of native silver was discovered. /
cross cut has been run a number Of feet il
the new strike, but up to Monday night, IL
wall had been struck.
\ sack race is promised as part of the at
fractions At the lace course on the Fourth.
We were up to the times in the matter O
sporting amusements. we might have Il hi
cycle race enumerated among others arrange,
for the day. Bicycles were un~forunatel
introduced into Montana during the prevail
ence Of the velocipede craze, and when tina
mania went out of fashion a means Of loco
motion admirably adapted for the har.l roa,
beds of IA mountainous country was entirel
discarded.
i, Mr.. |. |. Lewis, who returned yesterla,
5 from the new mining distric! of Wood River
, Idaho, speaks very highly of the minera
= wealth Of that section. The lodes are 10
3 confined to any particular belt or locality. Ii