The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-15
MINOR ITEMS.

MINOR ITEMS.
The Alice Co. yesterday shipped four bars
of bullion valued at abou. $4,000.
ID. B. Hawley arrived from the terminus
yesterday with So cases and bales of dry
goods and clothing for E. l.. Bonner & Co.
Messrs. Manning & Lewis, our rustling
young grocer firm, have just completed a fire.
proof warehouse to the rear of Howe's car
penter shop, east Broadway.
The Montana Copper Company has nearly
1000 tons of copper ore sacked, awaiting
shipment, the estimated value Of which is
100000, at the present ruling price for cop
per in the eastern market.
Messrs. Fred Gamer & Co. received quite a
large consignment of goods yesterday. Among
the rest a lot of two, three, four and five strap
sandals for ladies' wear, of which none had
been in market for some time previously.
Owing to the bad condition of the roads
the coaches arrived several hours late last
night. The eastern coach had on twenty-one,
passengers. Inside they were literally sar-
aimed and almost snffocated; others rode on
top and the remainder seemed to be hanging
or tied to the sides and boots. A 1OO-mile
ride on an overloaded coach is neither com
Portable nor safe.
lFrom Saturdays DalIy.I
Montana street is being repaired and graded
under the direction of deputy supervisor Fred
Taylor.
1t is understood that there are two compa-
MES willing to furnish the city with the nee
essary water supply,
There is some talk of getting up q musical
entertainment by the professional and anna
teur talent of the Silver City.
A letter from B. F. White states that there
are still forty U. P. car loads of merchandise
for Montana awaiting transportation at Og-
den.
In Montana when it once starts in to rain
it never knows when to let up. Wait two
weeks and see if you don't respond "that's
so " to this weather wisdom.
The driver of the Helena coach reports the
park to be in a fearful condition. On Thurs
day night the coach was detained three hours
in getting out of a mud hole.
A Montana newspaper reports that q gen.
tleman has 'been confined to his house several
days by a horse stepping on his foot" Why
doesn't he make the horse get off?
The circular of the steam wood saw struck
a bad turn yesterday and went broke, as the
boys occasionally do when a similar misfor-
tune befslls them. A new blade, ordered
some time ago, is expected within a few days.
When it arrives the Butte clipper-the Savoy
Sal-will resume her regular trips.
The streets of Butte are cleaned at consid-
cradle labor and expense, and it is desirable
that they be not unnecessarily Uttered with
waste paper, scraps, ETC., which can just as
we'll be consigned to a scrap barrel, as thrown
out on the street. The city marshal requests
citizens living in the business portion of the
town to save their sweepiugs in barrels or
boxes, whose contents will be regularly re-
moved by men employed in cleaning the
streets.
from Sundays Dally.)
ain o1u luoVcu ycaIoTuay.
Donnell, Clark & Larabie have shipped
bullion valued at $4,000.
The Boulder country is reported to be fairly
alive with prospectors.
DR.. Hough has removed to his Office East
Granite street, near Centennial Hotel.
A house was yesterday completed on the
Mountain Boy for the hosting machinery
now in transit from the east.
Miners, read article in another column giy-
ing full directions how to pre-smpt and pat
ent mineral Or agricultural land.
The pilgrim immigration is increasing.
The coaches are loaded to their guards every
day and scores of strangers come up by private
conveyances.
Smith, the long distance fraud, is endeavor-
ing 20 arrange a horse race in Ogden. We
commend him to the tender courtesies of
Scipio Africanus kenner, of the Junction.