The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-07-02
OUR BUTTE LETTER.
,oings In and About the Silver City

| Doings In and About the Silver City.
BUTTE, M. T., June 29.-The entertain
mens given by Professor Lewis and troupe,
ably assisted by many gentlemen of Butte,
was warmly received. The proceeds were
for the benefit of the Fourth of July fund.
The foot race at Oxsley's track op Sun
day was largely attended, and it is roughly
estimated that at least ten thousand dollars
changed hands. Benny Phillips, the Deer
Lodge boy, was considerably worsted, the
dark horse having proven to be no less a
parsonage than the celebrated Crandall.
About six miles from Butte is q placer
mining region known as Yankee Doodle
Gulch. 1t has been quite extensively work.
ed, but of late parties have been prospect
ing for gold ledge supposed to be in the
vicinity. We understand some parties are
down about thirty or forty feet in what they
suppose to be the main ledge, and have
very good indications.
Messrs. d. J. WEIGH & Co., dealers in
| fine family groceries, ETC., have rem owed to
their new stand, corner of Main and Broad
way, and, judging from appearances are
establishing thriving trade. The men,
bers of che firm are both energetic, sagac-
ious business men and deserve ample sue
| cess.
A nsw establishment has just been start
ed in the city which is, we think, the only
one of the kind in the Territory, and that
is hosiery mandatory. The proprietor,
Mr.. A. Reiss, has three of the little ma
chimes and turns out the necessary pedal
coverings at rapid rate
Our Natal Day, as some one has it,prom
ises to be a complete affair, and the most
gorgeous thing of the kind ever witnessed
in the Territory. There will be two or
three bands. The Butte Workingmen's
Union, Fire Brigade, civic and military
dignitaries, Car of State, fireworks, noise,
dust and other dscomforts. But we'll have
some fun in the afternoon at the Race
Track, when the lessees, Messrs. Mantle &
| Walton, have promised to make it interest
| ing for the boys. But the elimination
will be the Firemen's Ball in the evening
at both halls-Owsley's and Loebers. Tbs
supper will be given by the ladies of the
| Episcopal Church and should be patronized.
A committee appointed to raise funds for
the forthcoming celebration were calling
upon the people generally on the 2Sth inst.
for contributions, and, we understand, sue
ceeded byeond their anticipations.
| Freight is rolling in rapidly and the heart
of the consumer is made glad, as sharp
| competition necessarily ensues.
Married, at the residence of Mr.. Nell
Lowry, Butte, on Sunday evening. June
| 81, 1880, by A. FL. Barrett, J. p, Mr.. Allen
| Pierse, of Pierse's Station, upper Deer
Lodge Valley, to iss Carrie NJ. G. Woods
| Of Butte. AIS many friends in the city
| unite in congratulations and kind wishes
for long life and happy one.
Our mining items, owing to press of
business, have been unattended to this
| week but we understand that work is 60
| ing on on the most of the developed lodes,
while the incessant pounding of stamps
shows that the mills are all being actively
| employed.
Main and Broadway streets are beginning
to assume quite a sylvan appearance, ow-
| ing to many of the business houses dress
| ing their fronts with evergreens in prepara-
ton for the Fourth.
A little child belonging to Thos. B. We'll
| Ter, who resides above town. escaped the
syes Of her parents last Saturday night
rather late and created quite an excitement
until found. The little one wandered
around for long time and must have trav-
| eied nearly two miles in the night before
she was overtaken. 1t was great wonder
that she had not fallen 10 one of the nu-
merous prospect holes that abound in the
vicinity. a.f .--.- ....-... .. a,-.
Fred Taylor's street sprinkler is laid up
for repairs to-day, on account of a heavy
rain, and the boys have donned their oil.
SIX ms and rubber boots. 10.
Drummers ? They are thicker than
leaves in Vallam brosa, and still they
come, and for good, square, single handed
talking these knights of the road are dsi,
sies." Sell anything, too, from a needle to.
a threshing machine and warrant it the &C
me of perfection. j. ,......r ... ..
From gentleman just from the Termi-
nus we learn that the roads are very bad
in fact, almost impossible. This accounts
for the non-delivery of mails and the ex-
ceedingly long time taken by teamstsrs in
delivering their freight.
TRUTHFUL JAMES.