The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-22
MINOR ITEMS.
A new shaft is being started on the An

A new shaft is being started on the An
selma.
There is a scarcity of even standing room
in the Butte hotels.
The pleasant weather now prevailing has
made Butte once more a live town.
The Trout mine troubles at Philipsburg
cost the county something over thirteen hum
dred dollars. Those who didn't dance pay
the piper thist time.
Yesterday morning the familiar and vel
come tones of the school bell once more were
heard. Select schools, to continue in session
through the summer vacation, We're opened
by Mrs. Gibbs and Miss Searles.
Mr.. j. Ornstein has removed the "PeopIe's
Market !" to West Broadway, near the corner
of Main, where the building formerly occu-
pied by the Little Restaurant Around the
Corner has been fitted up in nice shape for
a market room.
The appearance in the procession yesterday
OF the Centerville cornet band was quite a
surprise to a number of our citizens, many of
whom were not aware of its existence. 1t
discoursed some very excellent music and de-
serves encouragement.
Colonel Voolfolk, editor of the ~Independ-
ent, took passage on the overland from Helena
last Saturday. The Colonel goes east as one
Montana's delegates to attend the National
Democratic Convention, to assemble at Gin
cinnati ON the 23d inst, a week from to-mor-
row
On east Park street, just beyond the Lex
ington foundry, Mr.. Fred B. Scheuer has
lately opened a well stocked grocery store,
for the accommodation Of people living in
the Leggat & Foster addition. Mr.. Scheuer
is a good square man, and whatever he sells
may be counted on to pan out just as he rep
resents it.
The streets of Butte are very seldom mud
dy, but when they do get that way only a short
time is required forthem to dry. The rain of
a few days reduced our streets to a pitiable
plight, but already they are dry. The foot
ing is good-so good that several creditors
have lately footed clear beyond sight and
SoAAh " 'AS AAS AAShao IN tNOIN
their vowels-that is, their l. o. US.
We hear very favorable mention made OF
the Great Eastern lode, at Bear Gulch, oul
informant being a gentleman who has recent.
ly visited that new and promising quartz dis
trict. At the surface the Great Eastern was
only 80 inches IN width, but at the depth o.
80 feet it is found to be over six feet wide
and, what is still better, so rich that gold Car
everywhere be seen with the naked eye. The
miners of Bear would find it conducive tt
their interests to furnish a mining paper, likt
the Butte MINER, with an occasional descrip
ton of their lodes, and Of the progress made il
the work of developing them. But to be o
value such descriptions must be confined care
fully within the bounds of truth. Exaggera
tions instead of being of any benefit are
positive injury.
Mr.. Harry Horr, a well-known Montanial
and a popular gentleman to boot, is about t
make a lccturing o through Montana
One of his lectures is to be OH the {" Heart G
, Africa a title which naturally suggest tn
query: Did the genial Harry ever have
, dusky sweetheart? If not, what does h
know more than the rest of us about the pitt
: pats of the " Heart of Africa" Yes, that
our question, what does he know about it
, Or if he was so fortunate, is It just eXactl
| the fair thlng-we don't know, never hayin
, had any such eXperience-but Is 1t just tt
fair thing, supposing he did make such a col
$500 -. s ,a.,l ~, ap,,k,, erl>;,nf;,r -
pulsations of that faithful heart to the lie
: turer's analysis? Now Harry, we though
t your journalistic experience had taught yo
manners, Plus gentHs than to " kiss and tell
t From Wednesdays Daily)
Donnel, Clark & Larabie have shipped Blu
. lion from the Allen Hay arrastra valued
$1,000.
The extensive liquor house of H.. l.. Frar
r Il Co. Yesterday received 10000 pounds
i freight.
Yesterday was a day of sunshine al
smiles, the latter generally through the IN
dunn of Il straw.
Mr.. w. Hiets this morning will reopen Il
Butte city Market, which HAS DeeiI leHloue
ed and fitted up in excellent shape.
L Fuse has lately been a scarce article
n camp. One hundred thousand feet fro
California, received yesterday by D.. y. De
linger.
# The store of Marchesseu& Walton is ben
e extensively renovated, aud for the present tt
II firm is doing business in the store-holse a
o joining.
MI. A. w. Barnard yesterday received fro