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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-13
MILLS MUSINGS.
ono Other Mining Camp on the Con-
tinent has Such a History"

Last week Capt. Mills, editor of the North
Wet, spent a few leisure hours in Butte. He
went home with a modified feeling of
Butte and Butteites, and gives vent to the
following pleasant musings, which we find in
the last North Vest: at seems but a short
time since its little cluster of cabins on the
slope was all there was of Butte, except here
ard thee on the bleak hillsides "a windlass
and a little dump of dirt and ore. Now it is
a solid cluster of many splendid edifices, six
or seven thousand people, and has its wings
spread to Walkerville and the Silver Bow
mill, covering a distance of three or four
miles. Looking up from town where then
scraggy pines projected from the crags and
points, one sees scores of substantial and at
t~ractive brick and wood residences perched
on the projections or nesting in the hooks.
Every available building spot is utilized.
Growing the summit are gigantic mills and
hosting works, and there the iron fails with
heavy blows are threshing out the harvest of
silver and gold; while in the valley far
below lines of heavy smoke, drifting away
like streamers from the tall stacks, show
where the smelters are turning out monthly
a thousand tons of base bullion. Butte is a
'phenomenal" camp. There has never been
a true lead sunk on in the camp that proved
barren there never has been a reverse in its
fortunes, there has never been a day since
'7G when the tide of prosperity turned back.
No other mining camp ON the continent has
such a history. Its bullion shipments are
fifty thousand or sixty thousand dollars a
week capital is flowing in, early seeking in
Vestment; owners of property realize hand
some sums, and are content, while the In
vestors stock up at ten or twenty times the
sum paid and are soon producing dividends
on those amounts. Laborers are paid good
wages; merchants sales are like those of
jobbing houses manufacturers have orders
greater than they can fill, and although colos-
sal buildings are looming up, and every street
is impeded with building material, the great
sorrow hat has seized the people is that they
cannot get material to construct with. and
builders have nowi in hand all the work they
can complete by nlidwintar."
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-13

The Republican Committee, of New York,
which recently met, failed to pass any resolu-
lions of sympathy for the wounded President.
Collector Robertson says it was an oversight.
This omission on the part of the committee is
severely criticised by New York journals.
In Spain there are rumors that the Sagasta
Cabinet, having been so greatly strengthened
by thu result of the elections, will attempt
the conversion of the debt. The proposal to
recall the Spanish Ambassador to France if
France refuses to indemnify the Spanish sub
jects who were recently plundered by ma
rauding Arabs in Algeria, meets with no ia
vor in official circles.
Mr.. billions withdrawal from the Land
League is regarded by the Pail Mall Gazette
as the strongest possible confirmation of the
s~ounduess of Mr.. Gladstone's policy On the
land question. The landlords are alarmed
at the appointment of Mr.. Givan, NJ. P. for
Monaghan, as assistant land commissioner,
as they regard him as a strong partisan OF
tenant-right..
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-13
A NEW IDEA.

An English writer who, is ignorant of the
superlative merits of Rocky Mountain bunch
grass, while acknowledging that his country
cannot raise a full supply of meat for the re-
quirements of the people. asserts that the
British Islands make up the finest meat-pro-
ducing country in the world, from the suita-
oility of soil, climate and herbage.' He ar
CUES that the grazing fields of America should
be used only to bring the cattle up to the
condition at which the pastures and market
of the United Kingdom can be used to adj
vantage. He would make the Western
the English ground the fattening. He argues
that the compulsory slaughtering of beeves at
a port under the pretext of protecting the
| farmers and to avoid disseminating disease,
operates against the farmers interests, which.
he holds, is to utilize his lands, and from
these premises he advocates the Importation of
store cattle Fl ON America, there being none
to be obtained in his own country. Awell
bred bullock, says this writer. has made all
his BON and muscle-everything but flesh
and fat-at three years old, the age at which
he bears transportation best, fattens rapidly
and on less food, He says to keep the ami
NAL on the Western prairie up to thist time is
economy. But he should be taken at this
age, when weighing about 1000 pounds, and
shipped to England, where he will, on grass
and stall feeding, increase 100 pounds per
month, and in five months will attain his
full weight-l,5 500 pounds-and can be sold
for f36, or about $50. As he can be landed
at a cost of SIS be contends thai the ambnut
-$105-which can be made upon each bull
lock should be a sufficient margin to induce
English cattle men to engage in the enter
prise.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-13
A SENSATIONAL SERMON.

On the 2Sth ult. the Rev. DR.. A. Stewar1
Walsh delivered a sermon on "Our Dying
President" In closing his sermon the Rev
gentleman said: "My friend, Hon. John A
| Bingham, once told me that he had lnvesti-
gated the manner of he death of President
Zachary Taylor, and that he was satisfied
that General Taylor died by the hand of an
assassin. In brief, the circumstances were
that two men, one of whom was Jefferson
Davis, once went to President Taylor in the
dead of night and awakened him, and told
him that there were two bills before HIM for
approval, and, said they, If you do not sign
these bills the South will hold you personally
responsible General Taylor shouted back
at them, without opening the door, refusing
their demand, and telling them that ii the
South made any trouble he would raise an
army and go down there and crush them.
John A. Bingham is a lawyer and a man of
intellect, and he odd me deliberately that
Taylor, who died soon after that visit, died
under the hand of an assassin" At the close
of the sermon a gentleman sought the Rev.
Walsh and asked him if he meant to convey
the idea that General Taylor was physically,
literally assassinated. Mr.. Walsh replied
that his investigation of the circumstances
of President Taylor's death sa :isfied him that
be was actually, physically assassinated. The
most singular part|of this story is that if any
considerable number Of people believed that
General Taylor was assassinated why an ex-
haustive official examination into its cause
was not instituted at the time. The story
won't hold water.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-13
ADOPTION OF THE MULLAN
PASS.

The following from Mr.. Gamblers letter to
the San Francisco Bulletin, would seem to
show pretty conclusively that the Northern
Pacific Company will run lis road into Hell
ena and across the Main range by the way of
the Mullan Pass CATER a thorough examina-
ton Of the pass by Mr., Cakes and his engin-
GERS, it was decided TO adopt the Mullan Pass,
and work will be commenced on the pass as
soon as the machinery can be procured, and
the work will be prosecuted through the
winter. This 1onte brings the road out on
the west side of the mountains, near the Lit
tie Blackfoot river, and north of Deer Lodge
and Butte, which will be a disappointment 10
the people Of 10th places. But all things
considered, the Helena route was decided to
be the best and most economical in ali re-
spects. A branch line will be built, however.
to take in both Butte and Deer Lodge by the
time the main line is completed"
We congratulate our East side neighbor
upon its prospects of being placed, in the near
future. in speedy railroad communication
with the outside werld. Helena is a plucky,
enterprisius, go-ahead town and richly de-
serves her good fortune. She has earned it
and Butte can entertain no feeling against
her fortunate rival in this matter. This city
is too powerful in her resources, too COM
handing in her strength to entertain for a
moment a feeling of envy of her little sister
across the mountains.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-13

Our evening cotemr orary in commenting
upon a paragraph which appeared in the
MINER of the Sd inst, very carefully and in
geEiously evades the logical conclusions, of
the article to which it refers and asks the
MINER if it can point 10 any enterprise in
this mining district wherein stockholders
have been swindled and the public confidence
abused, and concludes a long TRADE by chal-
longing this journal to show, "what needy
parties We, (Inter Mountain) have confeder-
ated with in fraud, and to name the mines
Zone or more) that We have aided the manip-
ulators in over capitalizing." Our hasty and
ill-advised contemporary will please bear in
mind that the MINFR is thoroughly con,
WINGED of the richness and stability of the
mines in this district, that it hash OF charged
mine owners with s%windling OF
abusing the public confidence, nor intimatet
that the Inter Mountain aided manipulation:
of mines in over capitalizing them. But i
our c~oteInporary desires us to show wherein
it has aided parties to float stock in over cap
italized mines, We may accommodate it. W.
shall refer to this matter again at our earlies
convenience.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-13
The Latest,

LONG BRANCH, Sept. 6.-The
formation from the sick room to
given by Private Secretary Brown, v
that DR.. Reyburn reported at lO:Sl
Presidents pulse had fallen 10 al
temperature was not very much, al
NAL.
FRANKLIN Cottage at 1890 has I
the night and it will be impossible
anything further from the Preside
morning, unless there is a change,
event Secretary Brown will be info
through him the press.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-13
The Presidents Train

BALTIMORE, Nd, Sept. 6.-Trs
in charge of Trainmaster Bell and
Road Foreman Walter running a
CINE ahead Of the Presidents trail
through the depot at 7:46 a. IN.
quiet here ; track clear and no ssO
Presidents train passed slowly, not
But few persons were about.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-13
The President III His q
at Long Branch.
His Journey Performed
out Accident.
His Improvement Confd
Expected.
DespOndent,

LONG BRANCH, Sept. 6.-.-The eva
letin had the usual effect of CAUSING,
able excitement and some persons
respondent. No apprehension is Il
surgeons, however, as they expected
ney would result in a considerable Il
pulse and temperature.
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The Presidents Trim

WARRINGTON, Sept. 6.-The Pra
the depot appeared gre atly emacial
face was care-worn and thin, bull
Gen. Swain said he had not beenl
disquieted, but enjoyed the ride. Al
was taken from the room to an exprI
which was backed up to the 'front.'
Bliss, Boynton, Reyburn, Swain, 4
and Corbin carried him. c. D. d
and Warren Young remained with
tient during his removal to the depd
President reclined easily on hs ID
he has been so many day fighting
his right hand lay OF his breast and
arm was stretched at full, length !
coverlet. His forehead was covtj
linen cloth and q patient, reslgnede1
vas upon his countenance.
He was carefully and tenderly deJ
the wagon and at $50 a. IN. the bod
started for the depot. BystsndeEj
lIeved as many considered this the d
ilous part of the journey. The remi
the party preceded the conveyed
depot. The President cheerily ID
lifted his left hand and waved a fad
the carriage moved from the mansiGj
inmates were on the porch to wish
speed.
The wagon was driven slowly, ned
than a walk, one man at the head
horse for precaution. No incident
The crowd was orderly and was AMI
only for his transportation IN safelI
see the President. This was easy,
President was breathing the pure
air which was not yet sultry. At u
the horses yer unhitched and N
backed up to the Presidents Car and
moved as before, hot so easily, but
fully, without appearing to disturb
side the car, where he was transfer
his bed to the spring bed, and the n
party being in seats, at $50 the tril
out.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-13
Judge Lynch

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. GA
dispatch says the bodies of fo'II
found twenty-three miles below Il
day, supposed to be cattle thleye:
ranchmen.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-13

CHICAGO, Sept. Ca special says there
was a Dig fire at Arcata, H., last night. Loss
IS stimated at 100000; insurance $40. 900.
Desperate work and "a change of wind alone
prevented 4 much greater confagration.
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The Journey Ended

LONG BRANCH, Sept. O.-AL i
the President was in his own rod
cottage. Pulse ia. The weather
a good breeze is blowing.
The evening official bulletin is as
September 6, 6SI
Since the last bulletin was issued
ident has been moved from WASH
Long Branch. He was more resi-
usual last night, being evidently
excited by anticipations Of his jouTn'
morning at $50 his pulse was lis,
ture 99.S, respiration IL. We LETT
ton with the President at 6:3O a. H.
to the admirable arrangement mad
Pennsylvania Railroad Company y
ingeniously arranged bed designed
ELY, the fatigue incident to his u,
ton was reduced to a minimum. !
less, as was anticipated, some sig
turbance produced by the journey
exhibited since his arrival by rise Of
AZURE and increased frequency OF y
present. the pulse is 124, temperaln
respiration Is.
(Signed) BLISs
BARy
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-13

LONG BRANCH, Sept Cdr
arrived this morning. He believe
moval would be beneficial beca
change from the mslarious climate
ington and of the effect on the II
his wish being complied with. II
he would mend at once. At 9:3O
regulars arrived from Girrs' ISL
Capt. j. NJ. Ingalls,, 80 in all.
be about the cottage. The press II
ing of very inadequate telegraph "a
nearest offices to the Presidents co
one mile. A land breeze is blow
quite sultry. ....
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-13

osooi PSNStS va eAS NsSAs ~Ns sN~
money and makes the necessary improve
ments. As the syndicate controlled the mine
so it now controls both mine and mill and
works both as best suits the purposes it has
in view. If it desires to swindle the holders
of the 5000 shares out of their SOL, $50
purchase money, it can do so. 1t can eat up
the proceeds of the mine by the mismanage-
nlent of high salaried officers, and permit the
mine and mill to be sold under the sheritf's
hammer to satisfy the demands of the mort
gage, or it may buy up the deprecated stock
owned by the thoroughly disguised outside
parties, at a Nominal figure, and thus become
the ow ner of both mine and improvements at
a slight advance above the cost of the mill.
This, we say, may be the possible result of all
investment by outside parties in an over,
capitalized mine. What effect the carrying
out of such schemes would have upon a
mining camp is too apparent to the most
superficial observer. 1t is not necessary to
pursue this branch of the subject any farther.
But the question here arises GLOW can
these swindling schemes be prevented p
We answer that their inception cannot be
hindered, but their being carried ont to tae
extent of absorbing the wages of day laborers
servant girls and many others whose creduli,
ty and enthusiasm outrun their judgment
and knowledge, may, i'll a great measure, be
prevented by the press. In the ordinary husi
ness OF life the newspaper is not called up0r
to stand between the buyer and seller o
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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-29
Galveston.


/
GALVESTON, December 26. "A difficulty
occurred at colored ball at Bell Pool sa-
loon last night, in which Hubbard Smith
cut another negro very seriously in the side
riecessitating his removal to the hospital;
4. Joseph, a gambler, formerly in the
employ of NJ. p. Osterman, was arrested
Saturday upon five different cases for OBJ
tanning goods under false pretenses. Joseph
representing himself as making purchases
for Mr.. Osterman. Upon presentation Of
the bills, however, the whole matter was
brought out ~ ~
A fatal cutting scrape occurred on Twen-
ty-seventl street, in which Pat Smith was
most frightfully carved up, being cut about
the head and throat. He is at the hospital
in desperate condition.
A difficulty occurred at the Two Broth
er's Saloon tonight between two sailors
named Flash and Henderson. Flash made
an assault upon Henderson, cutting him IN
the left eve and in the back and side, in-
fiicting dangerous wounds.
Christmas passed Will, us..sual good
order and very little drunkenness was man
ifest on the streets.
GALVESTON, December 27.-The residence
of Justice Braman was burg glarized last
night, also the residences of j. p. Boone
and Wm. Nanden.
A cutting anray took place this morning
between two negroes, Richard Hawkins, a
drayman and Arthur Johnson, alias Wam-
bolt employed at the cotton office, in
which Hawkins Struck johnson with dray
stick: when the latter cut Hawkins with u
knife in the arm.
The Cotton Exchange closed at go this
afternoon out of respect to the memory OF
Richard Hirtzel, prominent cotton buyer,
who died yesterday, he being member oil
that Institution.
Cotton receipts for the p hours ending al
0 o'clock this morning were 2,259.
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Palestine.


special 70 Tue hSloiN'
PLEsTtxE, december 9o.-The Interna-
.tional extension to Laredo will be COM
pleted on December DIST, and the first
through train will leave San Antonio for
Laredo at a. NJ. January LIST, reaching La
lcl0 ~ = y. ~, SUNDAY. TLetealel t;a.ns
will run regularly, the train from the
Rio Grande starting north every
evening at 7,30. The time table
on the International to arrange
for this through service, takes. effect on
January /. next, and thereafter there viii
be two through express trains daily. one
leaving Mineoia al 0:25 y. l., arriving al
San Antonio at S;l5 next afternoon; and
the other leaving Longview at l.3O A. NJ,
reaching San Antonio next night az go L.
VI. These trains will connect at Palestine
for Houston and Galveston. the lineola
train arriving at Houston at 80 A. NJ, and
the Longyiew train at SD Z. NJ.
The new line 20 Laredo will, In connection
with the rest of the International. be under
the supervision Of General Superintendent
James Herrin, who occupies the position
made vacant by Mr.. Hoxie's promotion in
a manner satisfactory 10 oil interests Of the
road. The name Of the station Twohig has
been charged, by order Of Mr.. Herrin, 10
COiulil.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-29

Krariine.

Special 10 the Heralt.
MARLIKE. December ae.-At four O'Clock
yesterday morning fire was discovered in
VI. Adams grocery ztore, on the west side
Of Commerce street, and BY daylight had
consumed all the business buildings and
merchandise thefeia between Coates y@esk @
and Woods corner The loss is over SOD
go. on which there Is an insurance Oi over
$4,000 The following are the sufferers; n.
Garter. removal and damage 10 WALL slssit
J. Il 4. Lyons, merciaufise. slY w.,
Insurance. $1,000: J. u. johnson. building.
sI 60. supposed 20 be covered by ins rrniict.
N. Levy. snerchardise, 81 90. building nnfl
fixtures for si,D91, irsurnuce, 81 ~ "
idaf1s. er0ctrirs. Sitli.l, in-urliir'', r--i'tf
Re~rali. lir.s.. .sdaitry. g |5fl. insIi riiHt.
Il .tfi ). ~ Talri. s.ala-vd VA b urf|iil
81 20. cas~--i is lslsII,la-ei - y c.A VI ,
rt.fnDVei. e-O. ecre-ti 1y ll7ararcf- ~
A. tfto-r f9n. crrrrti ~ iI-iIrarct a.
Fhiiieuo9sie ft0 5uilliilgs, s,.lJt Icril
insured.
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Morgan.
special to shs Herald
wArsn,

f.ore,x, December 27.-This morning
about o'aock our citizens were aroused
1ron their siumbcr rs the alarm Of fire.
ul,ich broke out IN the furniture store Of
s,ndersor' 4 Peterson. sud WREN discovered
the fanies had made too much urng-
res 70 BE- arrcs.ed. The. beil1iDe with iis
contents WAS CONSUMED. together With the
l~c1ihc OF s. j.. Higgins. tie sf1re-
I.,~se of r. H. MHufsuh. who
ts.i a snail ~f1k of Eroctriss.
and n iIcffss l.s..fil ;-irF a. lr- -lil-Leai
Mr. Eigaius s.iIrrfd considerable itsa ii
tot-s.iioid eoois ard family snisiiits, aiil
11ife uumbor of Jackson wl-D4- fiili
trere sfofcd near the house. al VI which
we're consumed by The fire. Tie losses o.
erer1l of the Iartics viii b covered q
some extent by insurance. Al one time .
specfator rould hare given little for tlls
torn. NorrnI..Till probably never pres, u
srfh Lively esIect Until tilt
rsr.rrrtnce % a1qfber Gre. The rells d
flIozs giving she a.nrIn. long after i had bes
c1ne useless. the busy confusion of rrer
ana rUurn rushing into the flrncs and
smoke - snre q cbero chair ~ quilt. tls
rrirs and rrDniziig m11ns q th'
rrutn rlcse minds, On rccclr1 o
fIe iors Cf rhai ll1Ie theT p9sf-sseii
T1r TIRE rfnIe il.rE tiren orr1 " rr11 ai.f
EI|aL ~ifl .t-c' i.ali01s ~ ibs erlri A.
eng In trrItless 81 n icF Inrrrelis. cr-
nined y freit q scene 10 crrceiTt of riIici
r.tt arr rrr-0-in1li1n t0rETls re1I'tl
son vi hare - see all rifls-s iis 1.ar1lla'
N q r1rr.rr Ere Inctrl tIrIsu is rns
r fed ard r. rere1a has been nrresiel n.
itl r-C1atle I'D tirrfof o. t1t 1ee1.
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Another Attempt at the Cars Life.

LONDON, December 20.-The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondents at st. Petersburg says
plot has been discovered for the assassina-
ton of the Gar in Karayinan street,
which it was expected he would traverse
while proceeding from the palace to Mich
ael's Riding School on the occasion of the
recent fete, of st. George. 1t has not yet
been possible to obtain full details
Of the plans of the conspirators, who were
al arrested few days ago at meeting of
tile revoIutionists in the outskirts of the
the town From information which the
police possess, it is authenticity stated
fEat nothing could have saved the l;.e G.!
the Gar had he passed along the street
when lie was expected to pass.
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Disasters. Etc.

HALIFAX, N. s., December 25.-The
schooner Expense left Liverpool, Nova sco-
tia, on Wednesday, for Stauns, Cape Bre-
ton, with a small cargo of coal. The next
day she entered Bay Bras Dorr with sig
Tal of distress flying. The sea was running
high at the time, and after passing Black
Rock lighthouse, she Immediately capsized.
Theweather was SO very boisterous that it
was utterly impossible tor any one torender
assistance. -Four men were seen clinging
to the rigging. The weather remained
stormy till Sunday, when schooner's crew
succeeded in raising the sunken craft. 1t is
said there were 10 passengers on board. 1t
is likely that all have been drowned. The
schooner Young Bros, of Coderoy, New
foundlaild, from st. Johns for Coderoy, went
ashore at Migelun and became, total
wreck. All Of the crew perished She was
owned by Reuben, George, and Benjamin
Young, three brothers Of Codcroy, who
wese lost in her
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EruEfu1r, TErr.. Ducfmber 7I-Wm
Zialrr. ro1nges. s7n n Gencral Jose.h A.
Nabfy vas shot ard killed By Daniel Lg.ly
1t7o'clock tl4ir evening. The tvo men
relcd tlIs nIIlrnoJn nnd Ms-
~ rrf n1trr down. lssf
tlIfT rnei IN r0on lnl utre arr1rrniiE
lrIf1I.r. hlf hey e-F|1 began fo cllrreI
sE1in. L1.if wa ififrIIrfi mi rrfn
rs,ff 4 81 iusaift fritt eiii iia =. I'D
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f.'Irr-sI tr i1si1r -IIr i-eII fro fruts rt
arm. iFfl slr-s ~ 81 - -. C1r N lIIr uf-E
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