The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-24
Minor Items.
[From Fridays Daily.1


lFrom Fridays Daily.l ~-''
Helena is to have an opera house. Home
talent only. =.
Several sales of undeveloped mining prop
ertles are on the tapis. |
Butte had another case of wife beating a
lew days ago, but it was hushed up.
A fellow named Spinner has lately arrived
III Butte from the East. He 'drums" for a
mercantile house.
The Montana Presbytery, which has been in
session several days in Helena, has adjourned.
The Deer Lodge Fa Der waster is said to be
very fond of pork and is probably the only
newspaper man in the Territory who is also a
cannibal
The new moon noticed in a last weeks
MINER, seemed to exert a peculiar influence
on the Deer Lodge editor. 1t is customary
In such cases.
Mr.. W. E. Hildreth, representing the re-
Gently organized New York Mining Invest
hent Company. is on a short business visit to
the Silver City.
Unless another deep fall Of SNOW occurs, a
number Of mlh2s outlying at a considerable
distance will resume operations within the
next two weeks.
Mr.. l.. d.. Reynolds, agent, has just received
for w. A. Boyce, a full set of planning and
moulding machinery, and the new mill is ex-
pected soonto start into operation.
The events of the past few days conclu-
sively prove that Eastern capital is moving
in this direction. 1t could move to no dis
trict with a more encouraging prospect of
profitable investment.
We are in receipt of the initial number of
the Park (Utah) Mining Record, of which
}. r. Schupbach, one of the proprietols of the
Salt Lake Tribune, is publisher. 1t appears
to be ably edited and deserves success.
Our exchanges are all commenting on the
incorporation of the Alice mine, and re-echo
the opinion of the MINER that it will give a
permanent and deserved impetus to the mir
ing interests of the camp.
(From Sundays Daily)
In all probability an important mining sale
will take place during the ensuing week.
The overcoat of a certain prominent char
acter in Bible history would not make a vest
for the editor of the Deer Lodge paper.
The telegraph wires are down between
Helena and Virginia City, which accounts
for our unfinished press report thism morning.
Mr.. Dunn, superintendent of the Alice
mill, departed for Salt Lake yesterday morn
ing on business connected with the new mills
soon to be erected.
Mr.. Geo. T. Belcher has assumed control
of the Missoula gulch steam laundry, having
made arrangements with the employees by
which he will hereafter FUN the concern.
The MINER received a pleasant call last
evening from Nj. F. r. Sterling, Of the Hell,
ena land office. The gentleman is much sur.
prised at the growth and prosperity Of Butte,
He Will return to Helena tomorrow.
Mr.. Hugh McQuaid, one Of the proprietors
Of tie Independent and a member of its edi'
torial staff, arrived IN the Silver City last
evening from the capital. We bid the gentle
man a hearty welcome to Butte.
j. H. Robertson, of E. l.. Bonner & Co
left for San Francisco and New York on Fri
day morning, and will be absent during the
summer and fall purchasing goods for the
houses with which he is connected. In the
meantime the concerns interest will be close
ly looked after in the Territory, and with TIN
erection of the buildings which are now plan
ed in the ditteren; PAGES where the firm arr
located they will have facilities, and I'm
doubtedly will do the largest business in TIN
Territory.