The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-28
Two new pans will shortly be put into the

Two new pans will shortly be put into tho
Clipper mill.
The day before yesterday a large stock of
goods was received by the Chinese merchant
whose store is marked by the flag staff, down
in Chinatown. 1t was exclusively an i'm
ported stock, from the Flowely Kingdom d.
rect, but what it consisted of we shall not un-
dertake TO say.
Tn denizens Of Chinatown are either ami
mated by a greater confidence than they for
merly felt in the future of Butte, or else cash
is somewhat more plentiful with them than
it used to be. At all events they are building
houses of a much better class than was form
erly the style. A restaurant is now being
conducted in a two story building lately com
pleted. Another frame building, we'll built
and nicely finished will be opened IN a few
days as a gambling house.
The road leading from the lower end Of
Main street direc. south to the intersection of
the Pipestone road will very likely be open
ed by the county commissioners in accord
ance with the road viewers'r report published
a few days ago in the MINER. 1t will be a
great improvement. When open to travel
the farmers from across the range will be able
to enter the town by a road not only shorter
but having lighter grades than the circuitous
route they are now compelled to take.
From Sundays Dally.)
Two new pans are being put in the Clipper
mill.
The Silver Bow company has 1900 cords
of wood stacked near the mill.
Work on the Alice mill is almost suspend
ed, owing to the non-arrival of needed ma
chinery.
There is no camp in the world which can
boast so many paying mines, and so few nom
paying ones, as Butte.
The Missouri, a very promising prospect
owned by Marks & Forbis, has been leased to
John Devlin s. Co. for one year.
The air tramway connecting the Colusa
mine with the smelter has been finished for
the first 500 feet. Its highest point will be 60
feet.
An unfortunate woman of Madison coun-
ty, named Ann Sprague, having been declar-
ed insane was on Friday transferred to tie
territorial asylum.
Bucket samples from the Mountain Boy
mine one day during the past week showed
that the ore extracted during one shift aver
aged 81 1886 per ton.
The school room lately rented of Mr.. Rob
ert Renshaw was fitted up with school furni-
ture yesterday. 1t will be ready for the
| rannpiiop IF p,,ril, ~ ,,,uar-
Very encouraging developments have lately
been made on several mining properties
north of the Alice, the particulars of which
Will be published in our next mining report,
Of the three brick buildings which are to
constitute the Trowbridge block, the first is
about completed, the second well under way,
and of the third the foundation is being laid.
The Silver Bow mill is putting through a
100 ton lot of Pacific ore. If the run proves
satisfactory the Pacific will be opened up
with a big force. 1t is one of the largest veins
of the camp.
The Butte policemen, with one exception,
have been attending court during the past
week, and the exception was one too many
for the business requiring to be done. The
Police court has been supernaturally dull.
The basement of the new Presbyterian
church is completed and the framework of
the main building erected. From the latter
we can obtain a good idea of what the ap-
pearance of the edifce will be when COM
pleted.
Yesterday Mr.. T. Z. Miles received from a
relative in California q consignment of the
finest grapes we have ever seen in Montana.
Some of the punches weighed as much as 2.
pounds each. They are for sale at the store
of Coleman & Co.
Two loads of Gallatin valley onions sold
intending to make calls this evening should
govern themselves accordingly, as the odor of
the succulent onion and the divine aflatus Of
love are deadly enemies.
We learn that Mr.. Esau James is building
a new hotel at his station out at Cataract.
The building is to be 3Ox50 feet, two stories
high. and will afford ample accommodations
for all travellers on the Butte and Helena di-
rect road.
The Aadisonian says Hon. w. II. Clagsett
took passage on the Overland leaving Virginia
on the Esd, bound for his home in Dakota.
and that Mr.. and Mrs. Pardee, of PhiIipsburg,
passed through the city on the oath, returning
from a trip to the National Park.
We present Mr.. Higgins letter entire as the
best method of communicating to our readers
the information it contains. The locality
chosen for the camp meeting is a delightful
mountain retreat. and. weather faynrinn the