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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09
The Silver Spikes.

l. The telegraph wire being down yesterday
between Deer Lodge and Helena, it is impos-
sible to state whether the railroad was ex-
tended into Montana yesterday Or or not.
As sto..A have been raging for the past few
days, however, it is quite likely that opera
lions on the railroad have been delayed, in
which event there is reason to hope that the
wire will be repaired in time to announce in
this city the driving of the silver spikes. If
the wires are up to-day and the spikes have
not already been driven, tile band will appear
on the streets to give notice for the people to
assemble in Owsley hall, where Mr.. Frank
Marsh has the instrument arranged in readi-
ness to convey the welcome tidings, so
anxiously expected, of the driving OF the first
railroad spike in Montana territory.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09
BONDED.
PROBABLE Sale Of a Great Mine.

-n -a . 3. q" "E nI .
a we'll authenticated report was current on
''e ''eet last night that the famous Bell mine,
o"ned by McDermott and Lavell, located
ABOUT 2oofeet north Of Suprenant's High Ore
mlhe' has been bonded to the New York Cop
per Company, for 100000. This bond. it is
sald' has been under negotiation for several
iioA1hs' out The papers were not drawn up
until yesterday. The transaction is not alb.
solutely perfected yet but in all likelihood il
VIII be consummated sometime during TO-DAY,
Lie Bell is an excellent piece of property, and
the ore extracted is among the richest IN the
camp. Above water level it is mostly of the
free-milllng character, but below it is heavily
lmpregnated with copper, besides CARRYING an
increased proportion OF silver.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09
A Stage Drivers Misfortune.
Editor Butte n

Editor Butte Miner. 1~' |'.
The stage driver fol-, Taylor & Co., driving
between this place and Butte, was badly frozen
on the evening of the 9th, having all the fin
gers on one hand frozen to the first joint, and
the first finger frozen up to the hand. Not
outstanding every effort was made to draw
the frost out with the assistance of DR.. Bowie.
it is feared the first finger will have to be am
putated at or near the first Joint. The weather
was very cold, and his determination to do
his duty in delivering the mails was the cause
OF his misfortune. He has been in the en-
ploy of the company about two years and has
used every exertion to accomplish the desires
of the company and not loose a trip. We to-
day serd another driver to take his place un-
til such time as he will be able to take his
lines again. We shall continue our daily ILL.,
til such time as we are ordered to cut the
time down. TAYLOR 4 Co.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09
[From Tuesdays Daily.l
SUNDAY RAORDINAR
midday Comes OH the 10th Of February
..-.- Again I'm 1926.

II may be generally supposed that the Goth
N February comes on Sunday every seventh
ban wear, or ouce in e.ery twenty-eight years,
at from the following statement worked out
h a resident of Butte and handed us yester-
ay. it will be seen that such is not the case.
he gentleman says: "rhe next Sunday
hat comes on February Goth will be in 1920
forty years from Sunday last. A year of
he Christian era ending in ciphcrs is only
leap year when Invisible by 400; all others
INVISIBLE by 4 are leap years, consequently
here are in each cycle of four centuries
/ leap years, "a each in the first, second and
bird, and % in the fourth, A. D. 1000. In
he meantime the LIST and goth of February
|one on the different days of the week,
h,us In 1884 on Friday, in 1888 on Wednes-
ay, in 1892 on Monday, in 1896 OH Saturday.
he year 1900 is not a leap year, and in the
lear 1904 February 1st aud goth come on
|Ionday, in 1908 on Saturday, in 1912 on
thursday, in 1915 ON Tuesday, and in 1920
h Sunday. 1t is 2S years up to the pre- sen
nee there were five Sundays in February,
hat month having come in and gone out in
ne following order: In 1852 on Sunday, in
h 1856 on Friday, in 1860 on Wednesday, in
|sG4 on Monday, in 1868 On Saturday, in 1872
n Thursday, in 1876 on Tuesday, and in 1880
In Sunday"
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09
(From Thursdays Daily.)
THE BELL.
A Brief Description Of the Property.

The bonding of the Bell mine, referred 10
in yesterdays MINER, for the sum of $780,
600, was yesterday completed and the papers
signed. In order that distant readers may
understand the size and promise of the prop
erty we subjoin some facts in relation to the
present appearance and prospects of the mine
taken from our last report on the property:
The work of development is being mainly
prosecuted through the middle one of the
three shafts. A great deal of free ore has
been taken out of the first level, which at
a depth of 40 feet from the surface extends
east 40 feet and west 100 feet, and opertions
are now chiefly conducted on the second level
70 feet below, which is being pushed both east
and west. In the west level the ore body is
five feet wide, and has been stopped out almost
TO the upper level. The ore now being mined
is exceedingly rich in both silver and copper,
carrying so ounces of the former aud 35 per
cent. Of the latter. The ore vein along the
entire length Of this level, with the exception
Of a few feet, is strong, and has every indica-
ton of permanence. 1t being close to the
water line, downward development awaits the
or main shaft, which has attained a depth of
145 feet, a cross-cut will soon be run to the
vein, which carries a high percentage of cop
per, as well as assaying well in silver. Before
he ledge pitched from the shaft 80 tons ore
were extracted and sacked for shipment,
which contained II per cent. copper and 40
ounces in silver, some of the second class ore
extracted carrying a little less. Operations
on the Bell have always been profitable, 1900
tons of ore having been taken out, the average
value of which was not less than SEC.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09
/ EXCITED HIS CURIOSITY.
A Return ed Deadw0Oder Tells OF His Stir
ring Little Experience. q"
From the Hartford Courant.]

..- from the Hartford Courant.l
"DeadWood," said the stranger, putting
down his half-eaten slice of lemon PIE, and
taking a long pull at the milk, /. l went there
when the first rush was made for the hills.
Rather a rough crowd the first lot, you bet
more wholesome now. When l got there 1
was dead broke-didnt have I. dollar, didn't
have Il revolver, which a maun often need
out there worse'n a meals ~vittles. 1 was
probably the only man in the hills who didn't
carry a tiiearn. and | was some lonesome, l
tell you. The only weapon | had-I'm a
blacksmith-was Il rasp, a heavy file you
know. bout eighteen inches long, which L
carried down my back, the handle in easy
reach just below my coat collar. Understand?
Like the Arkansas man carries his bowie
knife. I'm not exactly a temperance man. l
just don't drink an don't NEEDLE with and
other mans drinkin'-that's all. One day
1 hedn't been in Deadwood more'n a week
l was settin' in a ~saloon-only place a man
kin set to see any society-when a Teller come
in, a regular hustler, with his can full and a
quart over. He'd a revolver on each side of
his belt and looked vicious. Nothin' mean
about him, though. Askt me to drink. Not
any, thank you,' SEE /. Not drink with me !
Me! Bill Feathergill! When l ask a tender,
foot to drink, l expect him to prance right up
an no monkeyn'! You hear me!'
y "iSil lie hdiu "OiAu LAG
revolver, l whipped out my file quicker'n fire
scorch a feather. an swiped him one right
acrost the face. When he fell 1 thought I'd
killed him, an the s'loon film up with bum
mers, l sorter skinned out, not knowin' what
might happen. Purity soon a chap in a red
shirt came up to me. SEE he, ksYou the man
as ke-arved Bill Feathergil? Cos, eff so be as
you are, eff you don't want ev'ry man in the
hills to climb you, don't you try to hide your
felf-the boys is askin' fur you now.'
cit struck me that my friend had the idee,
so l waltzed back and went up and down be-
fore that s'loon for nigh three hours. I'd
found out Bill wasn't dead an was bad medi-
cine, but it wouldn't do to let down. Purity
soon l see my mar a-headin' for me. His
face had been patched up till it looked like
the closing out display of a retail dry goods
store. There was so little countenance ex-
posed that l couldn't guess what he was a.
amin so l brought my hand back of my
collar an grabbed my file.
"'Hold on there, there; hold on SEE he.
gimme y'r hand, I'm friendly, I've got nothin'
agin you, not a thing, but-you'n pardon my
curiosity-what sort OF a id weepon was
that, stranger""
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09

In the police court yesterday 4 female i'll
mattel of one Of the hurdy houses was az
raigned charged with assaulting a co-laborcr,
and Oil conviction was fined So and costs.
In Judge Barret's court two men were
brought up for a similar ~offense, whose name
are McMahon and George. They had INDUCED
in a quarrel on the evening previous and yes
terday morning repaired To the vicinity of
Lavell's stable to have a settlement. After a
few rounds in which neither was much hurt,
hostillties ceased, and they started to return
to Main street together. but had got no farther
than the St. Nicholas when the fight was re-
suned. They were arrested by Constable
Forbis, and ~ appearing in court were found
guilty of disturbing the peace, and were
mulcted in the sum of SO each and trim
mings.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09

AT 4 meeting of the Irish Relief Fund Com
mittee and Workingmen's Association Com
mittee, it was decided that St. Patrick's Day
being an Irish national holiday, the Working
mems ball be postponed, and that Loeber's
ming of St. Patrick's Day, for the benefit of
the Irish Relief Fund. The Norklngmen's
ball will be given about June 18th. Avote
Of thanks was extended by the Relief Com.
to the Workingmen's ASSN, for their kindness
in ~surendering the day and Owsley's Hall for
this charitable purpose.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09
.PhilipsbUrS.

From a gentleman who arrived yesterday
from, Pbilipsburg we learn that the prospects
of the camp are rapidly improving. The
Al%ronouin mill continues in highly ~Satisfac-
tory openation and under the able manage
ment of Mr.. j. X. Pardee continued success
il assured. 1t is now producing, we arc i'll
formed, from $1,000 to $1,000 in bullion daily,
which amount could be largely increased if
the pan capacity were enlarged to cores
nonI with the roasting facilities. The GO
inch Howell works to a charm. The mines
at present supplying the mil! with ore are the
Trout, Salmon and Algonquin. Recent de-
%velonments in the Trout are OF a most grail
fv inc nature. the ore body having increased
both in extent and richness. In the AlSon-
ouin the ore is somewhat more base IN CHAR
octer. as it contains some manganese, but the
,roduct is nevertheless easily and protitably
worked. 1t is the intention OF the company, as
soon as freight communication is reopened,
to nut I'D steam loisting works OIL the Algon-
o,,i, .pI Salmon to facilitate the extraction of
ore, The operations of the Hope Company
:, ,,so h.inp successfully conducted, the ore
hoi,c crushed by the wet process. The daily
million product Of the mill Is between sooo
a,1 500. \ general revival of business is
,,Ei,n n!ace in the camp in consequence OF
the extensive improvements recently ma'e
.nl during the next summer some OF the old
of the Territory will have TO look to
their laurels.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09

A man with $500 can make a good start on
the government lands on the Northern Pacific
railroad. His land Office fees are $1,000 !;
material for a house of single boards which
he can make as warm as a palace in the win
ter by sodding it OH the outside, So. 90 !;
stove, furniture and. crockery, 5000; oxen,
breaking and backsetting plows, and wagon,
Sl25.0 0 This will leave him $1,000 to live
Oh, and he can also earn $4,000 easily by
working for his %neishbors after completing
his first years work. The second wear
his land is improved and his credit established
so that he can proc.re all necessary imple-
men,s or articles in anticipation of his wheat
crop. His fifty acres which he will seed will
give him a capital as soon as the grain is
threshrd. Come out, We ploddels. Every
lcest.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09

Information reached this city yesterday
Mr.. John W. Eddy, of Helena, had bonded
ti a period of five months two mining prop
critics known rs the Broadway and Mutual
Agreement, situated at Silver Star. The con-
sideration is 100000. The property is now
owned by Messrs. p. A. Largey. S. w. Hearst,
C. l.. Dahler, Col. Saunders, f. F. johnson
and W. W. Norris. The mines are said to be
excellent property, and there is little lonbt
that the ptr 'hase will be efe ed.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09
PROTEST.,
Why Have Two Charitable Balls OH the
Same Night?

litor Butte MINER
You will please excuse the liberty l take in
skiing room in your columns for my poor but
onest opinion in regard to a social event
able to a place on the 18th of March i'll
ur town. 1 noticed as others may have done
b reading your paper that the Workingmen's
Fnien commenced advertising about the mid
lie Of the month of February a social ball,
he proceeds to be used for the benefit OF the
Eorkingmen of our camp, a very worthy OBJ
bet by the way, and one which ought to ap-
cal successfully to the heart as well as the
ocket of every citizen, and especially OF the
~usiness men of our city without a doubt of
~lccess; and now in this mornings issue Of
ur valued daily l see another ball adver-
sed for the benefit of the Irish relief fund,
bother very worthy object by the way, and
pc which our citizens have literally con-
ibuted to. Butte stands world renowned
'-day for her liberality to hat cause, as ill.,
eed she does for any and every charitable
iuse that has come to her notice since | have
va VI IN ACllilotys INV Nhi' AS"AN~ N
ance is given in direct opposition to and on
he same evening that our workingmen ask Tor
elp! Now perhaps the largest per cent. OF
Pc Union are men who have every cause TO
Fish to benefit the Irish relief fund, and |
i'll venture to say that there is not one
lnong them that has not contributed TO that
md all that he was possibly able to, and not
lily once but in cases oftener. This have VII
essed myself, and l am proud to have had
pe privilege of doing my share, but still l DO
TX the citizens to take the other matter INTO
pnsideration. If the Irish relief committee
fould have appointed some other time II
fems to me it would have been i'll better taste.
here is there a more deserving, qlieter' or
better carried on Union than the Butte or
fnization? And where is the one who noes
ot more or less benefit the camp ny
Importing this Union? Then, fellow citi-
ms let us be reasonable, and since we nave
onated to the amount of thousands OF dollars
ready for outside suffering, throw at least d
tile help to the bone and sinew OF our own
iiip. You can see that l All not one OF tnese
Charity begins at home" persons, but l be-
eve in justice, and am pleading only tor us
Ike. Perhaps OH II on the per"Sai u
his letter who is more competent thai | am
lay take up what l consider to bel gooa ana
ofthy cause, and help me out. l am positive
that | but echo the sentiment OF a great man
'esides myself. "RusTIEis'
BUTTE, Feb. Is, 1880.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09
Local News.

In arranging u Weekly list and putting
h names Of Subscribers IN typetfor use In our
Milling machine, zoe may haze inadvertently
III out some. 1t is our arish, therefore, that
tuy subscriber failing to get Ills paper, ac,ll
yre us notice at once, so that the mistake may
! rectifed.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09

An Englishman writes to tie London
Times that there was not a to tai abstainer
from strong drink among the American Epis-
rapai Bishops who attended the Pan Angel
ran Congress-.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09

The prophets predict a great rush III Tue
ay Of buildings and improvements III ''-
mia this year. \ city hall, public reading
bonn, and a big hotel are talked of, with lesser
buildings innumerable. Virginia bids fa'r I"
BON Surpass her oll-time glory.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09

stock huyers have purchased between 5000
ANN head of cattle on the Beaverhead
, Nv his winter. The average price paid
w,s So per head
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09
MARRIED.

ARTHUR-JEWELs-In this city, on FEBRUARY
20, 1880, by Rev. j. r. Russell, Mr.. Thomas
Arthur, of Cable, and Mrs. Hannah Jewels.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-27
Greatest Remedy Known.

II. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption is certainly the greatest
medical remedy ever placed within the
reach of suffering humanity. Thou
sands of once hopeless sufferers. now
loudly proclaim their praise for this
wonderful Discovery to which they
owe their lives. Not only does it
positively cure Consumption. but
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Hay Fever, Hoarseness and all affec
tions of the Throat, Chest and Lungs
yield at once to its wonderful curative
powers as if by magic. We do not ask
you to buy a large bottle until you
know what you are getting. We
therefore earnestly request YOU to call at
your Druggist O. Speidel's aud get a
trial bottle free Of cost which will con-
vince the most skeptical of its wonder
derful merits, and show you what a
regular one dollar size bottle will do.
For sale by G, Speidel.
Printing and binding executed neat
quick and cheap at THE ARGUs0FFIow
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-27
Chancery Notice.
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

STATE OF ILLINOIS. las
COUNTY or Rock ISLAND
In the Circuit Court, May term, A. d. 1850.
Mathew T. johnson and William Young, VS.. Will
lam p Bu1ler, William w. Butler, ami isGae >
Burlon.-In Chancery-
Affidavit OF the residence o. William w.
Butler one of the defendants in the above entitled
cause having been fled in the Clerks office of the
Circuit @ urt of said county, notice Is hereby Civ
en- to the said nonresident defendant, that The
co1nplainants fled their bill of complaint in said
Court on the chapcery side thereof. on the 10th
day of March, 1880, and that thereupon summons
issued ont OF said Court wherein said suit If now
pending, retui nable on the first Monday in the
month Of May next as is by law required. Now,
unless You. the said nonresident defendant above
named, shall personally be and appear before SAID
Circuit Court on the first day of the next term
thereof, to be holden at the Court House IN and
for the paid county. on the fret Monday IN May
rext and plead answer demur to the said COM
plainant's bill of complaint, the same ana the
matters and things therein charged and stated VIII
be taken confessed, and decree entered aga:hsi
L. z. HARRISON, Clerk.
Dated Rock Island, Ills, March %, 1880.
STURGEON q OLSEN.
Compts Soils. S-z5d4W
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Ghe 99ai1g Are,ts.
Rocx ISLAND, .rrLruors
The Wouid-be Prince Imperial and the
Would-be Emperor,
New York SUI

Would-be Emperor.
New York SUI.
Col. Fred Grant made a nice exhibition
OF himself in the Mexican correspondence
for the accuracy of which we vouch =
which appeared in our columns YESTERDAY.
Some friendly gentleman having ridden
up near the carriage in which his father
was being driven, he exclaimed:
If these people were in the states we
would soon have them in the guard house, -
And when Gen. Grant asked what he
should answer some friends who wanted
simply bis signature to a telegram an
nouncing bis own safe arrival, he was
advised to tell them to go to hell. E"
Sheridan, when he gave this advice,
knew very well the man to whom he was
giving it,
So many of the American people as
want to be told by the officers of their own
government to go to he'll" or to be put
ia guard house, will not fail to vote for
Grant and third term.
Seriously, do Cameron and C0nkling-
each UNANIMOUSLY false to bis own state
suppose that the American people will put
up with anything of this kind?
The American people have already had
too much of Grant.
The American people will have no en-
pre-, aud they will have 90 third term
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quick and cheap at THE ARGUsOFFIoE
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Chancery Notice.
STATE OF ILLINOIS,

STATE OF ILLINOIS, TO
Rock ISLAND COUNTY. %
In the Circuit Court, May term, 1880.
Estine Freyhau, VS. Angel saudstedt, ct ai.-In
Chancery.
Affidavit OF the non-residence of the unknown
heirs OF August Saudatedt, deceased above named
defendants, having been filed in the Clerks office
of the Circuit Court of said county notice Il there
fore hereby given to the said nonresident defend
ants that the complainant filed her bill OF COM
piaint in said Court, the chancery eide thereof,
on the 18TH day of November, 1878, and that there
upon a summons issued ont OF said Court, wherein
said suit is pending. returnable on the first
Monday in the month OF January, A, d. 1879, as liz
NV law required Now, unless on, the sald nom
resident defendants above named snail personally
he and appear before said Circuit Court, on the
first day of the term thereof. TO be holden at
Rock Island in and for the aaid county, the
fret Monday in May next, and plead: answer or
dernur to the said compliments Dill OF complaint.
the same and the matters and things therein
charged and stated will taken as CO fessed, and
q decree entered against you according 10 the
prayer OF said bill. 1900 =,
Rock Island, Ills. March "a, 1870
w. A. MEKsE, ComPt's Sol @4a
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PRICE IS CENTS

ment, lotion, and electrical appliancefails.
Be careful to call for COLLINS VoLTAIC ELECTRIC
PLAsTBRs, and insist upon having what you are
willing to pay for. Sold by all druggists.
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A REGULAR Graduate of British and American
n Institutes. % years practice, the last years
in Davenport Treats all diseases of the Kidneys.
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Errors of youth and abuses of Manhood radically
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ity or Private Disease he undertakes and fails to
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ment for all diseases peculiar to their k#-Con-
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a Good HoEsewi fe.

The good housewife, when she is giving
her house its spring renovatIng, should
bear IN mind that the dear inmates of her
house are more precious Ethan many
houses, and that their system need cleans
ing by purifying the blood, regulating the
stomach and bowels to prevent and cure
the diseases arising from spring malaria
and miasma, and she must know that
there is nothing that will do 1t so perfectly
and surely as Hop Bitters, the purest and
best OF medicines. See other column.