The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-03
MTNOR ITEMS.


There are said to be half a dozen foot
racers in Butte of national notoriety.
For the past three or four days one Of
Ericsson's caloric engines might have been
operated at Butte with precious little expend-
iture for fuel.
The ladies of the Episcopal church are
completing their arrangements for holdings
fair, commencing August 4. Loeber's hall
has been secured for the occasion.
The Montana press without exception make
favorable mention of the enterprise displayed
by our townsmen, Messrs. Barrett & Warren,
in the gratuitous distribution of their Ainino
Rsriew.
Photographer Rntter, accompanied BY
Asssrs. Elliott and buffet as assistants, left On
Saturday for the National park, where they
intend spending several months getting views
of the same.
Ground was broken yesterday forthe foun-
dation of the new Presbyterin church, to be
built on West Broadway. We shall describe
the plan of the building, give Its size, etc, 40
soon as furnished with the necessary inform
alton.
A road agent is not only a brave, manly
fellow, and gentleman, but is also very much
of an honest man, if not of a decidedly reli-
gious cast of character when compared with
the average Butte foot-racer. Recent devel-
opments are of a character to put the profess
sional foot racer and the "capper" OIL q strict
par with each other. The man who doesn't
bet has the best of the outfit by a large per-
centase.
We were of opinion that the telegraph
wire was broken, but this was a mistake.
The outfit have been enjoying a four days
snooze. Yesterday they woke up, and gave
us news of the "23d dated the 26th.' The
Detroit river collision happened ON the night
of the 22d, as We see by the Salt Lake
Tribune arriving last evening. Montana's
Geographic facilities are unique; yes, gery,
unique.
From Wednesdays Daily.)
Mr.. Nick Bozeman was painfully hurt in
the foot yesterday by the falling of a shaft
bucket. "
Messrs. Butcher & Archibald are Offering
for sale the well Unknown hotel, the Rainbow
House of Walkerville. See card.
Yesterday the hills cresting the range in
front of town were white with fresh snow, the
first of next winter or the last of last winter;
which? Take your choice.
After his long rest we are pleased to well
come "Port" once more to our columns.
Hereafter we hope his letters will be less in
a,,,o, tJ,,, -. ,la ,,aet l,,rt ;.o
Several hundred tons of freight were I'M
loaded for the Butte merchants yesterday,
many of the wagons reloading with ere be-
longing to the Montana Copper company.
Under the impression that it was cold yes-s
terday, a blazing fire could be seen in almost
every store in Butte. The thermometer was
down to so and go nearly all day. In Salt
Lake, only 400 miles south, the bathing trains
are crowded, and the mercury rarely falls be-
low 100.
from Thursdays Daily.J
The interior of the Alice Conpany's office
is being greatly improved. -
The great problem: How to get up an in
t~erestins paper without either tslssraphic
news or interesting locals. Give it up?
Walkervills luxuriated in snow storm yes
terday, but it was not heavy enough to bring
out the sleigh bells. In what other part of
the union does snow fall on the 18th of July.
The large, and we'll finished building OH the
corner of Park and Montana streets is to be
occupied by Mr.. George Coleman & Co., whs
will open it next Wednesday. as a grocery
and produce store.
The track has been laid on the Utah and
Northern u miles north Of the present ter
minus and the grade has been completed so
miles north. 1t is believed that in.one month
the present terminus will be removed SO
miles north of its present site.
A gentleman from Jefferson county assures
us that political feeling among democrats
over his way is precisely similar to that of
Butte. A change is called for. "Anybedy
except Aaginnis " appears to be the cry, with
no particular preference for anybody in par
~ticular. so far as our informant could observe.
On Sunday, while Mr.. James Maclin was
picking .ooseberriss east of the Nodoc mine,
he quite Inadvertently STUMBLED upon and
stepped on the tail of a full grown cinnamon
bear, which, as may be believed, awoke in no
very amiable mood. Mr.. Maclin did net de-
lay his departure to make any apology for
the intrusion, but descended the mountain
heights ike an arrow from the bow. Ar
rived at the Clipper mill, and reinforced BY
McDermott and others, a raid was made Oh a
neishborins CABIN for the necessary imple-
mcnts of war, and thoroughly equipped the
party started out in pursuit, but thsugh they