The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-11-16
MINOR ITEMS.
From Tuesdays Dailyl

lne ISL ulStrlct court opened at virginia
City yesterday
The Alice to-day ships four bars of bullion
valued at $1,000.
$500 assay was made on Friday from a
picked sample from the Op'ir.
The Deer Lodge county board of equiliza-
tom met yesterday at the county seat.
1t is said that the shipment of coal oil INTO
Montana this year will exceed 500 tons.
The Alice stamps were hung up during
Sunday while the lues and cylinders We're
being cleaned.
On Saturday the Mddisonian began its 9Th
volume. 1t is still live and newsy, and we
are glad to note Its success.
Some of the election precincts in the north
ern end of the county are so remote that the
returns have not yet been received.
To-mo' ow is the day set for the Northern
Pacific railroad 30 cross the Dacotan line into
Montana. The first rails laid III this territory
will be spiked with silver pins, the same as
were those of The Utah and Northern last
spring.
Says the Independent: The Bonanza Chief
nine IS panning out splendldly. At a depth
Of GO feet the mine shows a W 9TH of Sc feet
Of solid pay ore. The mill is steadily run
ming and the returns arc entirely satisfactory.
The last brick from the mine, of The IN ut
value of So 1922 Al, has just been brought to
Helena by Clias. E. Stevens, superintendent,
being the result of only a few days run.
As will be seen by reference to the notice
Of The installation of officers in the Good
Templars' lo~ge, Richard Porter was made
chaplain. Why we feel elated over his cleo
ton IS that he is an attache OF the MINER Of
flee, which he has served long and faithfully
in the role ascribed to the hero of Paradise
der which extends the hand of fraternal love
even to the character so eloquently depicted
by the immortal Milton.
Lovers of fine and stylish goods should
visit the dry goods emporium of Sands 4
Boyce. They are opening this morning ele-
CANT new and stylish dolnans of finest mate
rial and make up, consisting of rich, heavy
grain silk, fur lined and trimmed. Also a
magnificent line of richly trimmed diagonal
dolman cloaks, fine seal skin loaks, and furs.
New ready made dresses of finest material
and most fashionable make up. Elegant
new novelties in dress fabrics, fancy articles,
and an endless variety of new, rich winter
goods. This house carries the largest and
finest stock of dry goods, clothing and carpets
in Montana at the very lowest prices.
GFrom Wednesdays DalIy)
The Alice will to-day ship bullion valued
$4,000.
III the police court on Monday John Doe
was fined $40 and costs for knocking a man
down with a rolling pin.
The failure Of the brick supply this fall was
the reason that a three story brick hotel was
not built in Butte for occupation during the
coming winter.
AT a rattle a few evenings ago, Mr.. Silvan
Hughes was ortunate enough to win a $3.50
set of household furniture. The course
which the gentleman should now pursue is
clear.
The dancing school is being extensively
patroniZed, and men with feet as large as
Bitter Root hams are being educated in all
the intricacies of the May waltz, and are
rapidly becoming enabled TO manipulate
themselves like fairies.
C,l. Gibson, U. S. A., is IN charge of the
expedition to repair the Mullen road. The
road is said to be almost impossible, and the
congressional appropriation of $4,000 is
thought to be far too small to improve its
condition sufficiently to render it a popular
highway.
From Thursdays Da,ly.l
We understand that a new floor will be pu,
in Loeber's hall Immediately after the churcl
festival closes next week.
Mr.. Geo. Tong departed yesterday for "A fly
ing visit to the east. Dame rnmor says thai
he will not return a bachelor.
In The police court Yesterday, a man was
fined $40 and cost for making forcible entr,
OF a house on Park street.
The Acquist " Company yesterday re-
ctl'eu Il pump tapaOic OF throwing o,OOD gal.
Ions Of water pc" hour. 1t is Intended for the
new shaft.
1t is understood that Mr.. Geo. L. Pearson
of Liverpool, England, before his departure
for San Francisco last Tuesday, purchased OF
Mr.. Williams, of the Colorado smclter, an
eighth interest in the Star " est. The con.
sidcration is stated to be $4,000.
The G0-inch Howell cylinder recently plac-
ed in the Silver Bow mill to facilitate the
treatment of base ore will be fired up il
about three weeks. The trst run will bt
made on the product Of TIE Mount Moriah il
which IA large body OF base ore was recent,