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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-20
From Thursdays DHlly.
Citizens Meeting.

At II meeting Of the property holders of
Main street, held at the rooms Of James
Mathews, on the 18th inst, for the purpose of
considering the application for patent, Oh the
"Smoke House leaL,' Mr.. G. w. Bsal, was,
Oh motion, elected chairman, and II. NJ. Nc
Murphey, Secretary. The President stated
the object Of the meeting to be for the pur-
pose Of filing with the proper officers, all nee
essary papers in protest against the Smoke
House Lead On motion of Mr.. Hau-
ser, Il committee Of three was appointed for
the purpose ofconsidcring which, and if nee.
essary, to employ attorneys to prepare all pa
pcrs and enter protest against the granting Of
patent on said lead. Messrs. Hallser, Mussig-
broi and Foster were appointed as the COM
mittee.
The meeting, after some discussion Oh the
merits ofthe case, adjourned to meet again
when SO ordered to heal q report from the
committee. Accordingly last night at 1870
o'clock the citizens again met per request OF
committee vino reported the amount for
which legal assistance could be procured.
Inc majority Oh those III att"iludllcC Seelheu
to consider the retainer fee to be larger than
could be afforded, SO it was decided for the
present to dispense with legal advice. Depu-
ty mineral surveyor. T. Il. l;aker, who was
present. was autl orized and instructed to
make the surveys necessary before u protest
can be entered and to confer with Register
Moe, of Helena. relative to solne minor de-
tails. A committee was also appointed to
Golfer with the city council to see what assist
ance can be secured from that municipal body
to contest the application ndtoprotect proper
ty holders. A committee consisting of five gem
tiemen III ~atteula! &c was then appointed to
solicit contributors to promote The object Ill
view after Which the meeting adjourned sac
DE.
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From Thursdays Daily

Ten years ago this winte2 coal oil was sell
ing IN Helena al eleven dollars per gallon.
new pump is being put HI place in the
York Copper Company.
The Silver City band iisl".i:>"d Stains Of
ravishing ~llt"l"ly Oh Main street lbs, night.
1t Was practice night.
Rush, the riyer, is again N Butte. If any
one III Butte thinks he ran beat the Old man
int 100 yard dash. he VIII lave an oploltun-
ity to VIII >our money.
We aye ~trGH's'"d I" ar""N!,c" that from
HIS da,r Ne free r,uj:!.9 room viii be open
Ire III > Il. N. To I" p. II. It t. ,!'@!r"l that it
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4 Foolish Wager.

A.u amusing incident occurred night ;'etore
last IN Todd's saloon. \ mathematical prob
lem was under discussion, two men hotly
arguing about the result Of adding together a
column Of figures. The aggregate CT the
numbers. according IL the calculations OF the
expert who finally decided the case as referee,
was $50, but one of the contestants persist
emily maintained that the amount footed up
795, while the other was equally certain that
the correct result of the addition was z3o.
The dispu,ation soon became sufficiently
exciting to artl act Il crowd OF 'ncn, whose
Summarizes wee divided between the two
cmnryo mathenaticials.
an tell YOU What III do said one of the
two men IN bet You anything you like that
795 is the correct figure"
.Done," said the other party; ''and to
prove t.,at I'm right and that y.u dom: know
what you're taking about, Ii! bet my boots
against anything you've got on of equal value
that your calculation is wrong
III bet my pants I'm right" said til" other
party, sand if l win you'll have to walk home
barefooted.'
The bet was accordingly arranged. One
man took Off his boots. which drew Il c:owd
nf Germans into the room from across the
road u,IJer the impression that some Linn
hp,.,r cheese VS. beng distributed, and the
other .,ivest"d himself of his pants, which
were y~ar.tlIly deposited on the end Of the
bar. \ referee was then appointed a
man witt, holes ia his shoes and a pair OF di-
,,,ido,el brcrc,les. who at once began to sum
upt the iiguresto settle the disputed point. Inc
,ss,,lt was neither 40 nor $50, but according
70 the referees calculations was $50, no more,
-, loss The men who had made the bel
c,.h claimed the other had lost, bat 1t was
ar,rn,h ~ imYuSsihle To d.'rrmin& Wllic! had
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REARTOWN.
a Fright Future Predicted for the Camp.

Editor Butte MINER:
In accordance with promise made the MIN
Err man, | started on a tonr of inspection to
some Of the quartz mines q few miles from
here on the head waters Of First Chance gulch.
On arriving at the summit of the divide be-
tween Cave gulch and First Chance, my atten-
ton was attracted by Il large blazcd tree, Oh
which was inscribed "Robert Emmett trail.'
l was naturally curious to known why 4 lonely
mountain trail should take the name Of so
distinguished IA parsonage, but by proceeding
a short distance along the trail my curiosity
became satisfied. The trail takes its name
from the Robert Emmett lode. owned by o.
G. Warner and the Clemm Brothers.. They
are pushing the work of development vigor-
ously. Not having time to examine the mine
l fastened along the trail and arrived at the
residences Of Magone and Anderson IN a
binding snow storm. The snow las fallen
here to an unusual depth for this season Of
the year. In consequence Of the Indictment
weather | vas obliged to accent the kind hos
pitality of Mr.. Magone and lady and Mr.. An
derson. The two days that | remained here
gave me abundant opportunity to examine
the Anderson and Magone mine which is de-
veloped by a tunnel along the ledge for a dis
lance of $50 feet, showing q large body of
high grade ore the entire distance. The pre-
prlctors are sinking a shaft for the purpose Of
ventilation, which will connect with the TUT
mel at 4 depth of 100 feet from the surface.
A short distance further on is The celebrated
Home Stake lode, owned by Henry Grant.
This is probably one of the largest and is GER
tliniy the richest body of goll-bearing quart
ever opened on the American continent. \
disappears. Although the altitude is high the
surroundings are beautiful. Pure water and
good timber are in great abundance.
On my return to Beartown I visited the
Liberty lode, owned by Abascal and Lalor
cade. This lode is developed by an incline
60 feet in length. The future OF this section
is bright inneel. Generally those Who are
developing quartz mines are realizing their
most sanguine eXpections. The unusual
amount Of SNOW makes glad the heart of the
placer miner.
All the above mentioned mines, rs well as
many others are reached by the new wagon
road built last fall, bringing this once ~inacces-
sable district into easy communication with
the outside world. a description of other
valuable mines must be deferred for the pres
ent. BEN. ZINE.
~BEARrowN, Jan. "th, 1850.
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horse is occasionally met with in the ledoe ca
tha' by the time the ore is extracted it will be
GUN That the first estimate is perhaps still
100 nigh, though it will serve to give an
almost correct idea of the real magnitude of
the bonanza. 1t is undoubtedly one of the
largest assure veins on the continent.
us it true, Professor, that you intend re-
turning here next spring."
Most assuredly. l have seen isolated
mines which are richer than any property in
the Summit Valley district, but l never saw
80 many mines discovered in such a small
area as there are in Butte, and never have I
seen so many mines in one camp of such
uniform value and extent. There are hum
dreds Of mines here which require only CAPT.
tai, muscle and machinery to deyelop into
bonanzas. Ordinarily there are only one OF
wo good mines in a whole district, but it is
different in Butte. This is just such a camp
as ] have been looking for, and | shall most
certainly come back as soon as | can find it
convenient. | shall return if | have no more
than enough money to pay my fare. for l an
confident that y little intelligent e~xertion will
soon result in financial success IN a country so
prolific of fine leads
What amount, in your opinion, will the
Alice he stocked for?"
at is not yet positively determined, though
ten million dollars has been partially decided
upon. This Will give 100000 shares at 500
per ~sliarc.'
"WilI the entire 100000 shares be offered
for sale ."
"Hardly. Though l am not authorized to
make public statements and am perhaps
telling tales out of school, it is my impress
sion that not more than 1000 shares will be
placed for sale. The owners arc TOO well
satisfied with the mine 70 sell ccn'r1l Of it."
evil the stock be offered for sale imme-
diately on the incorporation of the COM
pany
81 believe not. Some private sales may
possibly take place, but the stock to be sold
will probably not be thrown on the market
until the completion Of the new mill, when
by the increase Of the reducing facilities the
mine Will be at once placed or a permanent
dividend-paying basis"
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The p~)stoflicc is soon to be removed to the
building which was formerly used as the
express office.
Al. Buel departed for Deer Lodge yesterday
to serve out a term of imprisonment to which
he was sentenced by Judge Warren for kick
ing in the door of a cyprlan on Park street.
Care will be taken to see that he doesn't burn
down the county Jail.
A number of men from Glendale have
lately arrived in Butte. At present the
Beaverhead camp is reported very dull, but
red hot. times are predicte>. as soon as spring
opens. Nothing new has been developed
relative to the Hccla sale, though there seems
to be little doubt that it will be consummated.
We learn that TWO Of oar energetic owns
men ae about starting a wood yard. They
have ordered their engine uud saw from the
East, which will soon be here, when the gen.
tlemen will be prepared 20 receive orders for
saving wood, also to supply the same in qual-
titles to suit, and at reduced figures. We
trust that our citizens will manifest their ap-
probation by giving the gentlemen Il liberal
patronage.
Harry j. Norton, the spiciest writer that
ever pushed IA Fabor in Montana Journalism,
is now reporter Oh the Leadville Chf0nicic.
one of the five dailies published in that rich
and wicked city. }. NJ. Barrel, brother of
our townslnan A. II. Barrel, and WHO in 1875
and rs edited the Helena independent, Is
also represented in Leadville, being general
manager of the Daily Democrat, a siX-column
quartz, recently started. In speaking of the
enterprise Of starting the Democrat, the Den
yer Ne,cs Ulle proprietor of which is the faith
er of the Democrut,J stated that all the edi-
torials for the latter would be written in
Denver and telephoned to Leadville. Iftheir
wires Town there are as uncertain in trans
hitting editorials as those up this way are in
giving news, the Democrat must display u re-
malkabie degree of thinnrSS at times in
its editoria, columns.
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Minor Items.
From Tuesdays Daily.1

Iron Tuesdays Daily.]
The new cooler costs the city twenty dol
lars per month.
Mr.. &. B. Browncll has resigned his office
as city policeman.
Walkerville promises to be a lively burg as
soon as the erection of the new Alice mill is
begun.
Mr.. Geo. A. Coleman has been appointed
Ivy the City Council to a position on the
police force.
Generally speaking the Herald is "a valu-
able and interesting paper. Subscribe for it
and send it to your friends east and west.
Thu eclipse of the sun visible on Sunday
afternoon was closely observed by those who
had sufficient interest in the matter to smoke
a glass.
Since the MINER administered a little
needed advice to the Glendale lledgling, the
atlantis, that mighty journal ceases to cx-
change with us, which is rough.
At the meeting last night held to take &C
ton on the Smoke House patent a committee
OF three was appointed to concert measures
intended to make aprotest effective. The com
mittce consisted of Messrs. Foster. Hauser
and Mussigbrod.
Yesterday was pay day at the Alice.
Wages to the amount OF SIS. 600 were dis
burscd among the employees, $4,000 being
distributed among the miners and $1,000
among the mill hands. One hundred and
~fifty-onc men are now Oil the pay rolls of the
Alice company.
Orders for the holiday number of the MIN
FIR still continue to come in, accompanied by
very f1attering comments upon our showing
of the mines Of Butte, Trapper, Bannack,
Silver Creek, and Bonanza, Idaho. A limited
number of these papers can yet be had at the
going puce-15 cents per single copy, or eight
for $l.Q0.
Professor Clayton, after Il three weeks visit
to what he considers is prospectively the
richest and most permanent mining camp on
the Pacific Coast, left Butte yesterday for Salt
Lake, from which point he will proceed to
New York. The Professor has made many
llicluo III viz SiIfci wy, WIZ Will AWAY
he glad to welcome his return.
Hereafter the Alice force of men will not
be worked on Sunday. This is by no means
owing to piety or sickly sentimentalism on
the part Of the Superintendent, but because
it is an easy matter to keep the mill gong
without hosting ore every day in the week
and the engineer will be better able to keep
his machinery in order. The mill will CON
tinue in daily operation as usual.
The Herald says it has the most complete
job department west of Omaha. Correct.
In its Saturday issue it put up a job on its
readers which has nc parallel in journalism.
In the space usually devoted to local intelli-
gence (f there is any local intelligence in
Eelena) it published a three-column para.
graph giving the name OF everybody who
purchased a copy of the poetical New Years
edition. 1t was by long odds the most com.
plete job Of the season.
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understood that this room is

be distinctly understood that this room is
FREE to all.
\ report is current in polite circles Of soci-
ETY. that within a few months Judge A. J.
Davis will signify his contempt for the insti-
tuition Of bachelorhood by marrying a popular
and beautiful lady who has long been the
object of his youthful affections.
Opinions differ as to the effect of the recent
severe weather upon the cattle and sheep of
the Territory. Some contend that thousands
will inevitably die as a consequence of the
deep snow, while others stoutly maintain that
no losses will result. Another month will
tell the tale.
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From Wednesdays Daily.l
AN ABSURDrTY REEUTED.
|other Interview with Pro Clayton.

Ii the interest OF the camp and iu order T."
Justice to the common sense of Professors
Ike and Clayton, 1t is incumbent upon the
EER TO contradict The absurd Statements;
|ch appeared on Sunday in the Weakly
r to the effect that the two experts who
f just examined the Alice will report
fty-stX million dollars worth OF ore III
h. Immense and valuable as we all know
Alice mine to be, and enthusiastic Us were
Professors after its examination had been
Rlpleted, the idea of its showing thirty-siX
lion dollars worth of ore is too rldlcil-
) for a moments consideration. Were 1t
for the effect Of such a statement i'll oShel
alities it would be unnecessary for the
NER to correct the estimate, for there is
aten-year-old boy in Butte who does not
M such refleshins simplicity.
before Prof. Clayton left Butte for Salt
Re on Monday morning, he paid the MINER
&c a farewell visit, and during the CONVEX
on the following facts were elected relative
Tue probable nature OF the loft!!'oihihS
Ot:
iou may say: said the Professor, that the
rage Dimensions of the Alice ore body, as
as explored, are 500 feet deep, 300 feet
and Is feet wide. If you will multiply
Pc dimensions together you will have
ut 5,4l0,000 cubic feet. Divide thai
'ant by I6 and you will have the number
ons represented in this vast mass, which
aggregate somewhere ,ilrthe neishbor-
of $4,000 tons, though, that. is not The
e. figure. Probably 10000 tons have al
" been extracted from the mine, which
dd reduces the amount to $4,000 tons.
multiply this by $40, for though some of
ore assays very high, the whole mass AIKEN
tLer will not, perhaps, mill TO exceed $40
ton. The result of the calculation yon
find viii! approximate S12,000,CO0, but 1t
|lld lie remembered tliat Il large frantic
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The PrOhib itOry Writ.

the wri. OF prohibition granted by Judge
|lbraith on the Sth inst. was served on the
\ officials yesterday. The order does not,
Fs by some supposed, enjoin the municipal
Fcers from the further exercise Of power,
ft applies only to the special case of C.. b.
PWbridge, whom they are enjoined from
Fsecuting until the validity Of the charter
have been decided upon. The case is
for hearing on the 9th instant, when the
!yor, Common Council and Police Magis-
fe are cited to appear at Deer Lodge to
Pw cause ~hy they shall not be ''absolutely
forever restrained from further proceed
III said action Or NATTER
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Police Court

Police court business yesterday was eX.
btionally brisk. Mr.. Hart, of the Silver
lite saloon was arrested on two complaints,
brging him with refusing to pay saloon and
bnbling licenses. A fine of five dollars and
Its was imposed by Judge Warren, and on
|uest of counsel a stay of proceedings was
knted, pending the service of the pyohlbi-
y writ said to have been granted by Judge
(braith. G. 3. Houser on a similar charge
Is fined in the same amount and a like stay
proceedings granted.
! on the face of Il hcalhen Chinee, whose
Lsonal beauty he destroyed, was fined ten
|lars and costs.
i foreigner named Victor Gotcheaux, was
- hauled up before the bar of justice to
fe some explanation of his course in en-
kyoring to reconstruct The countenance of
b Park street ladies whom he attacked in a
tocious and ungallant manner on Saturday
k&ing. Mr.. GotcheauX was utterly unable
kuStlly Ills coiluucI WncfetpOu TIE JuuSc
k|quently eNhortel him hereafter to drink
5 belligerent whisky and pointed the moral
] imposing a fine of five dollars and costs.
fIhe trial Of al Buel, for opening Bell
ktton's front door with his ample foot n
Ead of in the conventional manner dictated
the rules of polite society-resultcd in fin
! the prisoner in the usual mount. He will!
h. another trial soon when he will be call
upon to explain why he found it necesSa-
TO burn down the Jail about Two weeks
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BUTTE CITY POST OFFICE.
Statement for 1879.

MONEY ORDER BUSINESS.
Received for 2,279 domestic orders
issued. ....... ............ .S4S,1 1875 II
Disbursed for GIG domestic orders
presented ............. ..... S,S0S So
Deposited at Helena P.O., balance. 1886 So
INCREASE.
Receipts NJ. o. B., fourth quarter. .$1G,O65 &C
Receipts NJ. o. b., first Iuarter.... 1886 %
Aunt Of increase for 3 quartels).. IS, $50 d
Per cent of increase " =. 1O4
REGISTRY BUSINESS.
No. of letters and parcels registered . ..1,S77
No. Of letters and parcels received and
delivered. IS3
No. of packages recorded i'll translt.... 522
Total registry business. ........ 4,1S2
Registry business, fourth quarter, mum
hcfed. 81
Registry business, first quarter, num-
befed, ....... G5S
Increase III number 6 uuarte.s) ....... go
Per cent. OF increase 6 quarters)... .... 1913
II. W. HOOVER,
Money Order AMI Rnristrv tJnrk
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Local News.
From Tuesdays Daily.J


hate OH Saturday night, or possibly during
! early hours of Sunday morning, the store
Mr.. Cohen was burglariously eutered and
! money drawers on either side of the
|use were rifled of their contents. The
idle front fire-proof door which, unlike all
| others, is boiled from the outside, was
opened and, after admitting the thief,
bsed. The glass of the inner door was then
bken and through the aperture the burglar
bnaged to squeeze his felonious carcase.
| was a disappointed man, for instead of
ding the tills still containing the cash
Eeipts of the day, he discovered that all but
|elve dollars in change had been taken by
| proprietor before the store was closed.
! the principle that half a loaf is better
In no bread he appropriated this small
bount, and then cast his eagle eye around
| something else to crafty his appetite for
N, 70 this end he opened q can of peaches
| contents of which he emptied into his
katiaLc NAV. They must have given him q
bden cramp in the stomach, for though he
|pht have stolen hundreds of dollars worth
goods, he %purloined nothing else except
d cigars with Which he seemed to have
Idle a hurried exit. 1t is EXTREMITY fortunate
Id Mr.. Cohen's loss is SO in~considerable.
Inns far no clue has been obtained of the
bier. The incident will doubtless serve
put everybody on his guard against future
irlsions of the same character.
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THE OVERLAND T
HELENA, MONTANA,
WIN. MCLEAN, Proprietor.

This hnu%" is NOW ,,nn Tor me nlation
ot The public. II is T~vtittri in nr~s-CIa>S stvIr
AMI VIII be hnlt ~"rOlrl to none IN The TurritCIy.
I'll" bar Will br turtl',n"l with thH best Iiquurs
iinl cigars.
tn'ift ny iH"thN. II 1I
3 ,ari BY t.r WVrk. ) ca
i6"t'lh ',su ,'"isi}lE ny III" Y eek. 10
F!rSt-Cia>$ he Is. 80 CcutS per night.
S,"0nd-rlN>S bets. u c"utS per night.
The tNuritltl il rplS>itc tie pIiNvIi al stage
offices on Lower Mia = street Give me Il call.
y l.AR"E itFGISTFR. ia which parties seeking
employment or help can Register their names
without charge. i k,rt at His house and I. al
ways "l'aI! 80 public INSPECTION.
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ECONOMY FAMILY SOAP.

This Soap will wash in hard or soft water
without q board better than any imported soap
will ds with hard labor. 1t makes clothes soft
and pliable it removes Tar, Paint. Pitch or
Greese; it is the cheapest soap ever offered in
this market: ii is manufactured IN Montana only
the best material being used. Support home
manufactures. Direct orders to
J. p. NELSON.
lIt-tV. VIRGINIA CITY. NJ. T.
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Notice Of Forfeiture.

NOTICE il hereby giveli 80 joan Maggie,
~ ul"t the undersigned has .ur III" work
and made improvements on Ghr curry Lode.
situate! il Summit Valley Mining District.
Deer Lolg" cul.nty, MOntnlH II. ia ihr Amount ct
Two hunIrei dollars l~@mj. and UHir>S john
N"aIlp. his ll"igS "a assigns. n" 20 0wIcr> with
me in said G.. TTN lypip, whose interest is one
eighth thereof. shah pay To me tn" SUM OF
twenty hvr dollars t~>2Ih1}, within nluctN days
from thr dat" Of publication OF tins E0ticS. your
Interest in sad Mia" viii h"cnIn' forfeited 10
me by lU" prnrr>S 0f Jaw.
MARCUS HAi y.
Iutt" VI. T.. Nov. -. 49,. 1mI-H;
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Col. Geo. Clendeniu, Jr.. General Agent
for Montana, for the Coulson Line of steam
ers, which is the largest as vel! as the most
reliable line On tie Missouri river, has been
in the city for ii day or two past, interviewing
our shippers as 10 ireish:s for the coming SEA-
sou. Shipping by the old reliable line will
insure early and low freights. For rates, APP
ply to Messrs. Barnet 4 Warren, who are the
Butte agents for the company.
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PLANNING MILL.

w. A. BOYCE d CO.
HIVE NOTICE thai they have removed
" their Planning Mill to the S. w. quarter OF
the town. south of the Catholic Church, where
they are now prepared TO supply
LA7U, SHINGLES, .3
FLOORING, BEVELED SIDING,
LINING STRIPS. ETC. ETC,
In Quantities to suit.
Surfacing, Jig Saving,
Wood Turning, ETC.,
Done to order on short notice.
sep20-d3ml w. A. Y d co.
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DIED.

M~CCOLLUM-At Butte, Wednesday, January
14th, 1880, VIM. A. McCollum. aged 80 years.