The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-10
Minor Items,

From Fridays Daily.l

Everything is moving along smoothly at the
Alice. .
The downward development of the Gagnon
is progressing rapidly.
A hosting engine of increased capacity is
to be put in at the Czaroma. -
Visitors from Helena express surprise at the
size and business importance of the Silver
City.
The Helena Public Library is to be re-
plenished with standard works. Ten-cent
novels and the Herald will be excluded.
Mr.. Robert Walker, who is now in New
York, is expected to visit Butte soon after his
retura to Salt Lake. The details necessary
for the proposed construction of the new mills
will then be arranged.
"A contract for the delivery of 10000 feet
of clear lumber, necessary for the construc-
ton of the new Alice mill has been made.
The vast amount of the rough lumber required
will soon be arranged for.
A report was current OH the street last night
that the Helena Herald had contributed one
hundred thousand dollars to the Irish relief
fund. The report is untrue; it was !he New
York HerdtI, an obscure newspaper pub
llsllrd somewhere in the East.
From Saturdays Daily.
Eggs are only one dollar a dozen, shells
brown in.
Coal oil continues a scarce article i'll the
market. and is retailing at one dollar per gal
Ion.
The MINErh has engaged with Judge Loeber
for an orig:Iil poem on some current topic of
the times.
1t is currently reported that in the northern
part of the Territory a large number of cattle
we're recently frozen 10 death.
A recent gale of wind blew over one of the
towers of the Snake river ferry, Idaho, parting
the cable near the middle of the river.
The bullion shipments Oh Friday, through
the express Office, amounted to $4,000; yes
terday the value Of bullion shipped reached
S4,611.
Lieut.. Fred. Thies, stationed at Fort Shaw,
and at present in Baltimore, Maryland, on a
leave of absence, was on Thursday married
in that city to Miss Jennie Patterson.
Mr.. j. II, Demars, a Missoula merchant,
was married on Thursday to Miss Lea Gar
net, of that city, and the happy couple will at
once start on a wedding tour to the East.
MessrS. W. e. Pfouts and w. w. Morris
ava nUor fran, tla Cnp;oI (i.y- lilo oyoru
one else they are surprised at the rapid growth
of Butte. and THINK we lave a brilliant future
before us.
There is IA great deal of wild conjecture in
recently announced. In justice to Judge
Loebcr, however, we would state that he is
not one Of the parties.
LoebeI 5 hall, last evening, was the scene Of
a very pleasant social party given to the many
friends of MI. and Mrs. Shear, in view of
their departure in a few days to the Territory
of Utah, where they will take up their resi-
dcnce. 1t was an occasion long to be remem-
bered by the guests, who expressed general
regret that the change of residence is ncces-
sary.
Parties contemplating the erection of brick
structures here this summer need not be at all
backward about making early preparations to
that end. Mr.. King informs us he has Il large
quantity Of building brick OIL hand and for
sale. Therefore contractors will not be com
| PEELED to wait until the weather in the spring
admits of their manufacture before
ing operations.
from Sundays Daily
There is a message in the telegraph office
for j. W. Shutar.
Report says That the Glendale Ahontis las
been leased to a gentleman.
One hundred and ffty-three men are on
! the Alice mine and mill pay rolls for Jan
uary.
The hour for evening services i'll all the
churches has been changed from I to T:3O
O'Clock.
The work of representation is being per-
formed on the Curry, Blue Wing, Midnight,
Pavnaster, Saukic and other claims contigu-
Gus to the Alice.
Hon. Robert S. Ford, President of the Mon
tana Stock Growers Association, has called a
meeting of the association, to assemble in
| Helena on March /, 1880. Matters of grave
inheritance to the stock interests will be pre-
scented for the consideration of this meeting,
and we trust the stock growers from all parts
Of the Territory will be lllly represented.
IndeNins the Records.
Al the session of the County Commissions