The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-07-06

store, was removed to make room for the
extension Of the main building back to the
alley.
The new postal order directing the cstab-
lishment of atri-weckly mail route between
Butte and Gallatin City went into effect VS.
terday, and will doubtless prove Of great con-
venience to the people.
There is an active demand for Walkerville
lots comprised within the patent lines of
Judge Davis mining claims. The prices
asked range from $50 to $500, and already |
many transactions have occurred.
"Wire down, south of Helena was the
song chantod to lis yesterday in the most
dulcet notes Of G. +. VI. The chorus to this
song is furnished by the subscriber, as fol-
lows "----m wire -? %? ---? :?
telegraph outfit = = = ~
The Salt Lake Tribune says that "The
Utah & Northern is adding to their rolling
stock, which is now taxed to its full capacity
to transact the rapidly increasing business.
Three new locomotives have just arrived from
the east and are being set up
The incalnate demon who yesterday stole
a box of cigars from a Granite street resi-
dence, occupied by a penniless Faber shower,
is cautioned to smoke not oiteAcr than once in
two weeks. The cigars cost only SIX dollars
a thousand. Revenge is sweet.
Whites ~ox-train, comprising twenty four
wagons and carrying about seventy tons OF
freight for Butte merchants, rncamped at the
city limits last evening, and will unload to-
day. The train Is only ten days from the
terminus, the fastest OK time OH record.
The placer mines lying south and east of
the city are being actively worked, and a
general cleanup will soon be made. The
claims last year yielded handsome returns,
and with the immense head of water availa-
BILE this summer the production of the aurif-
crous will be largely increased.
The great bulk Of the spring shipments of
merchandise into Montana is either lying at
the terminus or has been forwarded to its
destination. Tho ding material for the
be sent to the end Of the track, and the work
of construction us far north as Wunderlich's
will soon begin in good earnest.
The Ncrdll reports the case Of William
Henry Harrison Howard, for some time pas
clerk in the quart2rmaster'S department, are
who has Just distinguished himself by " rails
ing a check issued by the quarermaste
from ~ to 5000. If arrested Mr.. Howart
will likely receive Il lesson in arithmetic tka
will teach him to place his decimal point
properly hereafter.
There is now reported to be a fair prospec
ct removing the vast mass of fre:g ht whici
has accumulated at the terminus during tn
past twnmonths. Taamstels from Idaho, Utal
l and some from the northern part Of Nontan
5 having heard Of the high rates prevailing an
| the immense amount Of freight 10 be trans
/ ported. have begun a small stampede to Ill
. end of the track, and the result will be tla
our merchants will get lever fr"jehts and re
ceive their goods without further delay.
: The time for taking tie census las expire
and it is demonstrated tb". the talk &LoI
assisting the cnUmrrator amounted just I
! talk, only this, and nothing more. A It'll
energy expended in The manner suggested
!. E. of employing persons t" CANVASS IN
" neighhorl!uud and bring in all those Who La
been overlooked in the frs court 10 son
locality whore the cuuncrator might hay
been prepared to list them. would haT" la
L its effect upon our representation during I'll
S next ten years. If Butte is tanl"Is for any
e thing it is for lis public spirit.
II urrcm Saturday. l'aliy.I
} The polio" court was as quiet as the tom
yesterday.
The Alice mill to-day ship bullion value
at about $4,000.
\ Main street was crowd"d with unloaliI
!, freight wagons yesterday.
: The IIrlrna papeis say MIR. J. -hlSt"tclIn
f.. Just now lingering in ;lcjr town.
Professor Clayton, til" mining expert,
o making u report on the Jordan mine, Din
8 ham, Utah.
: j. L. Martin has been appointed poslnlast
v at Basin City, aud L. V. Jackson postulaSt'
4 at Sterling.
Courtri2hts tcn-sIanlp mill on Basin cree
is rapidly nearing completion. 1t Will pro
ably run Oh custom ore.
O Two men employed in building a house f
Mr.Julian Marchesseau yesterday fell from q
roof, but were not seriously injured.