The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-29
MINOR ITEMS.


The interior of Donnell, Clark X Larabie's
bank is undergoing improvements.
Mining properties in First Chance district
are being actively developed.
Dolan being unable to furnish the $1,000
bonds required for his release has been sent
to the county Jail.
The Missoula base ball club has sent a
challenge to the Butte team. but Missoula is
too far distant to render its acceptance prob
able.
On Saturday q mai named NJ. Ryan was
fined $50 and costs by Judge Balrct on con-
viction Of petty larceny. lie was sent to
Deer Lodge.
a carload Of hosting machinery for the
Mountain Boy mine has arrived az the tcrmi-
ms, and Mr.. Jackcy has gone to arrange
for its shipment to Butte.
The ladies Of the Episcopal church are
making extensive preparations for the supper
to be given for the Fireman's Ball on The 4th.
It will be all elegant affair.
Almost every merchant in Butte has from
oi'S ~ INV Nv 'Aio Va 'iStSit Il tht
terminus, for which the forwarding compan-
ies can procure no means of transportation,
The fires OIL the engines of the Utah and
Northern never 90 out. Each engine is supplied
with two engineers, who work twelve hours
each, and the iron horses are kept running
constantly. The L. & n. is the most profit
able narrow guage in the west.
1t Is not considered likely that the material
for the construction of the Utah and North
ern Will be forwarded to the end Of the track
until the great rush of freight is over. Then
the road will be pushed through to Wur der
lich's without delay.
[From Wednesdays Daily.)
The dog days are coming. Beware of ice
water.
The bullion shipments from Butte yestcr~
day aggregated Sl3,400.
The coaches all get III on good time nova
days, the Helena and Overland arriving to-
gcther about six in the evening.
The mills and mines in the vicinity of
Pony are being started up and some heavy
bullion shipments may be expected.
High water is reported in all the %neighbor-
ing streams. The continuance of cold nights
will likely prevent a food to cause damage.
The Algonquin company of Philipsburg
will to-day ship twelve bars of bullion val
ued at $11 800, the result of q nine days run.
Mr.. J.. L. Harper yesterday received a let
ter from Mr.. Baker, VINO is in Glendale, stat
ing that on Monday in That camp, a man,
name unknown, fell from the steps in Rey-
nold's livery stable, and received injuries
from which he died in about three hours.
W. b. Barnes Il Co. are about to put on q
passenger coach TO run from Butte to White
hall, calling at the Pipsstonc Hot Springs
each trip. To begin with the coach will
make weekly trips, leaving the Morris Bros.
store, Butte, every Tuesday morning but the
trips will be increased as travel may require.
As the unrivaled merits of The springs, III the
way of curing rhenatisln, neuralgia, dyspep.
STA, etc, become moe widely known, tEeil
patronage IS Increasing.
I7lon Thursdays nails.l
Donnell, Clark " Larabi1 Yesterday ship
ped bullion va}ucd at 50 900 from the DrXtel
mill.
John Mahony, OF Walk"ryillr, having be
come insane, was yesterday taken to the ter
ritorial asylum.
The water ntie Biz Hole CANON is rj>in.
rapidly and in souna places liln road is al
really under water.
The man Ei!le,! IN Glendale mu Monday y,
falling of Tie livery s'ah|" steps was a wait"
in the Burnett house.
!. l. is said 1hat Il considerable amount o
base ere from il,ilipsbur@ will soon hs ship
. ped Ia Butte for reduction.
Mi. j. W. Ransom las struck u promisn.
body of ore in 4 crossoai north from the net
tom If the Moinc EXtension shaft.
Fin. { pa~us.
Cur esteemed cotem., the ~IrtG~uleA', i
, mistaken when it cnns!rues an article recent
: ly appearin, in The MINER to mean Il th!ea
: on the part of our citizens To take the ceMsu
+ in their own hands. What il meant was Tie
+ probability liza; 0$si>foHr" would b" vnluu
+ tcrlel, in order That We might make rs fair
showing as possible, which would surely b,
right. considering that even the tair"St an'
. fullest count would fail To represent the rapI,
rate at which our population is increasing
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