The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-31
Green corn is on sale at the fruit and vege-
table depots in the city. Price-bigh up.

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teams are now. employed at grading and
filling up on the Utah g. Northern railroad
above and below Watson, on the Beaverhead
river.
Sheridan, the would-be county seat of Mad
ison, has improved considerably within a year.
several new buildings have been erected, and
the town bears an air of prosperity and gen.
eral thrift.
Absolute confidence, amounting to smiling
certainty, is depicted on the countenances of
candidates for county nominations. They
all expect an easy walk-oger on the home
stretch when the county convention meets.
A gentleman just over from Virginia City
says that the democratic primary for that
city, held last Saturday, was quite lively.
Eleven delegates to the county democratic
convention were elected. A large majority
IF these delegates are strong anti-fitth term
democrats.
The Beaverhead County Democratic ticket
is a very strong one. The nominees are all
popular men, and are thoroughly qualified to
fill the offices for which they are nominated.
With such all excellent ticket the democrats
of Beaverhead will have an easy Victory in
November.
The Tidal Wave district, located in the
Tobacco range of mountains, in Madison
county, is attracting attention. Considerable
prospecting is going on in this district, which
is about eight miles from Salisbury in a
northeast direction. The ore found is car
Donates, and assays high in silver.
The Largey-Dahler eighteen stamp gold
mill, at Iron Rod, is undergoing extensive re-
pairs. Two new batteries are being put in
to take the place of old broken ones. As
o o as the mill is thoroughly repaired it will
be started up on Broadway gold quartz, with
which it will be abundantly supplied.
The last North Vest says Jack Harms was
found lying dead in his cabin in Ophir gulch,
about two miles below Blackfoot. He shot
himself in the right temple, using a Derin-
ger. He was reported to be devotedly at
tached to a worthy young lady, and believing
his affection unrequited, terminated his ex-
istence by shooting himself.
The city ordinance making it all offence
for teamsters and t~reighters to camp and build
fires in the street inside the city limits is en-
forced. Yesterday, a teamster, for violating
this ordinance, was before the police court.
The man plead guilty and was let off with a
small fine. The provisions of this ordinance
are printed in hand-bills and posted up so
that no one may, inadvertently, transgress or
violate it.
No one sign shows the great improvement
in Butte business more clearly than the per-
ceptible increase in traffic and trade, which
our merchants have noted during Augusta
month always expected to be dull and
monotonous. There has been no great boom
in trade, but a gradual and steady increase
over the corresponding month of last yeal
has been experienced in nearly all branches
of business.
From correspondence and interviews Will
many persons from different sections of Mon.
tana, we are impressed with the belief tina,
the mining outlook, all over the territory, i;
very fattering. The healthy boom continues
and is not spasmodic. The increased ship
ments Of gold, silver, bullion, and bast
bullion, from the mines of Montana, will
convince capitalists that we have mines il
the territory worth investing in and looking
: after.
| From Sundays Daily.
. The Utah g. Northern railroad is now com
/ pleted to the mouth of CRASH oppel creek
three miles from Watson.
! The number of votes cast at the Butt
5 democratict primary yesterday was SOP,
5 heavy vote Tor a primary meeting.
The grade near the summit on the roa'
= between Butte and Pipestone is being rem
, edied and fixed in a very creditable shape.
Only sixty-five votes were polled at Butt
City school election yesterday. This, for
voting population of over one thousand, wa
L decidedly light.
e A sixty-yard foot race, between E. D
Thompson and Ed. Mccall, is to be run a
> Helena on Saturday, Sept. 18th. The stake
: are 81 600 a side.
Meadervil!e precinct democratic primar
elected the following delegates to the count
convention: = Peter McDermott, Chester A
Small, John O'Neill, and Chas. Neiss.
The Missouri river is reported to be tw
feet higher now than it was at this time la;
year. Over two thousand tons of freight
expected to come up the river yet this fall.
: The wide-awake citizens of Helena propos
Z to make Fair week the occasion for 4 sort
reunion and thanksgiving for all Montanlal
visiting the capital during the week of fcsti'
tiles.
/ The latest railroad rlmor is that the TIA
u Northern railroad will make its terminl
at the mouth of Camp Greek, on the b