The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-28
MINOR ITEMS.
From FRIDAYS Daily.

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All the Butte tourists who visited the Ma
tional Park have returned.
A new strike of rich ore is reported on a
claim near the Centennial mill.
Two New York experts are examining the
mines Of the Boulder country.
The Rocker mill has been purchased by
Mr.. Robert McMinn, and will be remod-
eled.
A pawnbroke1's sale establishment and tai
lor shop has opened on Main street, first door
south of Newkirk's sample room.
We are indebted TO Mr.. W. A. Clark for
late copies of the Partisan, LIE Figaro and
other journals published in Paris.
The porch and balcony fronting the Gen.
tenninl Hotel are being extended to the full
width Of the sidewalk, twelve feet.
Freight rates between the terminus and
Butte continue to ascend, and the blockade
Of merchandise at Red Rock is once more as
Stunning formidable proportions.
This is the last day Of the Missoula county
fair, which opened last Tuesday at Missoula
city. Our western nelghbors have been IA
vored with good weather for their annual
gathering.
The Acquisition was temporarily closed
down yesterday, the within being unable to
hoist the water as fast as it came into the
shaft. Extensive hosting machinery will
soon be put up.
1t is stated on good authority that the south
ern portion of the Crow Indian reservation
will shortly be restored to the public. domain
in order that the Clark's Fork mines may be
located and developed. The Crows will in
terpose no objection.
Yesterday we were shown some exceeding
ly rich native silver ore from the Anselmo, a
mine which continually improves as the work
of development is pushed ahead. Our es-
teemed fellow citizen, Mr.. Henry Jacobs, is
one of the fortunate owners.
Z. L.. Bonner & Go. have already on hand
100000 choice brick, to be used i'll the con-
struction of the magnificent store building
they intend to erect early next spring on the
lot now occupied by the drug store of Par
chen & D'Acheul. The lumber, seasoned
and clear stuff, to be used in the building, is
piled under shelter at Deer Lodge.
lFrom Saturdays DalIy.I
Some excellent free-milling ore is being
produced from the Stevens.
A large and substantial assay Office has
been built at the Bell mine.
The alice company yesterday shipped FIVE
bars of bullion valued at $4,000.
A dancing party, the first of the season,
was given at Deer Ledge last evening.
The 200-ton ore dump of the Pacific mine
is being shipped to the Silver Bow mill.
Col. Sanders has gone to Custer county to
look after the votes he is not going TO get.
Our thanks are due our Bannack cores
ponpent for his interesting and instructive
letter.
The funeral of the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Ross Clark took place yesterday af-
ternoon.
The bulk of the hoisting machinery for the
new Lexington shaft is being manufactured
in Butte.
Miss Brightman, literary editor of the Ben
ton Record, has entered suit against the pro-
prietor for breach of contract. The damages
are laid at $500.
1t was decidedly cold yesterday. The tenn
perature during the latter part of the after
noon was not a very wide remove from our
average winter record.
Dillon, the new terminal town, is being
substantially built, as it is likely to remain
an important point long after the road shall
have been extended to Butte.
Our farmer friends are notified hat not q
speck of butter is to be found within the city
limits of Butte. A golden market awaits the
first consignment of golden rolls.
From every direction comes the sad news
of injury to the crops from early frosts. As
will be seen by all extract from the Courier
the farmers of fertile Gallatin county are
very heavy sufferers.
The grading of the high ground on Park
street, just east of the bridge, was
ed, but discontinued when it was found that
the city council had not yet granted the per-
mission, without which the work could not
be done.
Those very enterprising parties who allowed
their freight to remain at the terminus all
summer, hoping thereby to save a few cents
per ton, are HOW plentifully cussing their
short-sighted economy. Freight rates con-
inue steadily to rise.
The concentrating works lately fitted up by
Boardman Il Stevens, some distance south of
the copper smelter, have been started up with
very encouraging prospects of SUCCESS. The
daily capacity is Is tons, and the first run is