The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-23
Mining In the East.

A''ou'e Sayo null recently San francisco
was the only large city in which the methods
and results of mining industry were generally
understood, and in which full information
cauld be obtained in regard to the present or
prospective value of mining property. Con-
sequently that city was the financial centre of
mining operations. From thence came the
| capital for the development of nearly all the
mines which have yielded about $3.50, 900 900
OF gold, and $4225O00,0OO of silver within
the past twenty years, and thither went
great proportion Of the profits realized. But
the growth OF kearney and communism made
San Francisco most unsafe abiding place
for capital, and the control OF those vast ell
terprises and the capital employed there is
| being rapidly transferred to this State, where
more intelligent public opinion and more
just laws give better protection to the rights
OF property. Capitalists, operators, experts,
scientific investigators aud practical workers
have already come to this city by the thousand
| to lind new homes near the centre of mining
i operations and the number of persons in the
Eastern States who are interested as share
holders in the mines or who are seeking such
| Investments, has enormously increased. Un.
der the New York law property invested in
mines may secure far greater protection than
| it could possibly have under the legislation of
California. Mining has been the curse of
atons connected Herewith have been so con
| Quoted in the San Francisco market as to
discourage solid Investors and appeal rather
to the gambling PASSION"
Irish Relief
NEW YORK, March 15.-The Herald to- day
says the steamer Constellation will be ready
to receive contributions tomorrow for Irish
relief. More than one half of the cargo is
assured, provided the balance is supplied. A
public spirited and benevolent citizen has
| offered to defray the expense of one fourth Of
| the full cargo, and the Herald will be charged
with another fourth on the same condition
that other parties will complete the contribu-
tions. Several liberal contributions have
| been made in response to these conditional
offers, and it ought to be easy to load the Con-
stellation UP to the limit of her capacity within
the ensuing six or eight days. 49,,
The same paper referring 10 the Senate bill
authorizing the sinking of two artesian wells
on the plains, advocates the opening of these
perennial fountains in the trans-Missssippi
districts where the summer rainfall is insutfi-
cient, believing that they will enhance the
value of the national domain and clear
way for the great tide of immigration now
rolling toward the eastern Rocky mountain
slope. 1t may not be easy to tap the great
internal reservoir of the earth OH the plains east
Of the Rocky mountains, but the probability
is that the deeper the bore the fuller the per
petual stream, as is eXemplifed in the artesian
well at Grenall, near Paris, which was not
started until nearly eighteen hundred feet OF
soil had been perforated and four years spent
in boring. 1t has thousand fold repaid its
cost, discharging considerably more than hall
a million gallons every twenty-four hours.
The Heather in Chicago
CHICAGO, March 15.-Lew Long and Lee
King, two of the Cinnamon who assaulted
Wang Ching Foo with hatchets and razors III
a new laundry at 255 South Clark street, a
few days ago. were arrested last night 10y
officers Leary and Casey near the corner o
Twelfth and Canal streets. Wang Ching Foo
was a revolutionist in his native land, ant
the Emperor drove him from the country
For time he found shelter in San Francisco
but was followed by the emissaries of the
Chinese government, who were ANXIOUS tt
get his head on account OF the large reward
which the home authorities had offered for it
Wang Ching Foo then came to Chicago, ant
has lived here in comparative peace until the
other day, when number of his countrymel
made deadly assault upon him and attempt
ed to cut off his head with an axe. 1t Is sale
that the Cinnamon were actuated by the hop
of reward, and that it was this that led to th
attempted assassination.
The PIumed Knight.
CmCAGo, March 15.-The Inter- Ocean,
Washington special says: A letter was re
ceived this morning at the Senate postOtfice
addressed as follows: ''Ihe Plumed Knight
United States Senate, Washington, ID. c."
was post-marked Knoxville, Tennessee. TIL
postmaster of the Senate had an idea that
was for Senator Blaine, but he didn't fee
like taking the responsibility of putting it il
Blaine'S box, so he handed 1t to the Sergeant
at-Arms tonight and a consultation was hel
to which several senators of both parties wer
admitted. 1t was suggested by one that tn
letter belonged to Judge Davis. Anothe
claimed that Edmunds was the person al
dressed. Still another, that Thurman, Vool
hees or Conkling was intended; but it wa
finally decided to give It to Blaine. SO wle
he came into the Senate, Colbert handed it t
h,m and very gracefully indicated that publ
opinion seemed to recognize him as the owne
OF the letter. Blaine smiled and opened tn
envelope, 1t was an invitation TO James e
Blaine to attend some literary exercises at til
University of Tennessee.
Reno.
CHICAGO, March 15.-The H1terOcean
Washington special says: 1t will he reco
f lected That Major Reno, upon his dismissa
, from the army, telegraphed to the Presidel
asking to be allowed to resign. The matte
was discussed in the Cabinet and Reno wa
notified that his resignation would be accep
ed. But it was not forwarded. Severi
weeks went by and no resignation appeared
Finally Judge Newall, Renos counsel, a
peared here to beg for mercy, and it was the
, apparent that the resignation scheme W;
merely ruse to gain time in order to secul
, influence to prevent the President from di
,, missing him. ! In the meantime friends
. Reno are making strong effort to secure
! mitigation of the sentence. Reno now r.
, fuses to resign on the grounds that to do
would be a confession of guilt. The mel
: bers of the court which tried him unanimou
ly recommend mercy, saying that the articl
of war made their verdict unavoidable. Ge