The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-01
Henry Mahan, of the firm OF Kinna, Jack
g. Co., Glendale, is in the city.

attend the tenn Of the district court now in
session.
We received a very pleasant call yesterday
from Mr.. Joseph Middlemiss, Of California
but recently from Washington territory and
Idaho. Mr.. Middlemiss is special agent for
this territory of the New England Mutual
Life insurance company, of Boston.
From Saturdays Daily.l
The daily bullion shipments arc largerthan
usual.
Delivery wagons are beginning to spin
around again at a lively rate.
The tin roof of the new Good Templars'
hall is going on in fine shape.
Voting precincts will be established to day
within the limits of this county.
Yesterdays southern coach brought in as
many passengers as the outfit was capable of
carrying.
1t is how not only sinful but unlaw full to
to keep an opium den open, and no guilty
den shonld escape.
The crowd every afternoon at the postoflice
WOulu NC IL CrcuildUle tuTllOlI li d CnWn
thrice the size of Butte.
Some of the COWS stumbling round tow
look as though they were fed on pine shavines
saturated with snow-water.
The snow squall yesterday produced fiftee
minutes Of shuddering, but the day turned
out pleasant and sun shiny.
Found-Two door keys hitched together
with a buckskin string. Owner can have the
same by applying 1T this office.
The little smoke-bouse fire in Helena, the
other day, destroyed about $1,000 worth of
hog meat for Murphy, Neel & Co.
Coaches will be run through from Butte to
the railroad erminus at Dillon, commencing
to-day. Sleighs will be knocked off.
The correct city time may be obtained at
Messrs. Leyson & Turck's. Men who are
fortunate enough to W stem-winders can
make a note of this item.
Uncle Sam Gu. s. is going into the saw
mill business UP in Pattee canon, Missoula
county. He has bought a machine and VIII
commence saving immediately.
The Yellowstone Journal says: Mr.. Kin.
ney, of old G!endive, was loading shells
preparatory to a buffalo hunt, when through
carelesslY hammcring a cap Oh one of TIE
:, shells it exploded and ignited five pounds O
:, powder. Kinney is alive, but his house is {
total wreck.
. An inquirer asks: "Where IS this WOOD
? River country located. preciscly?" The loca
ton Of what is called the "Wood Rive
$ country is SO miles east and II miles soutl
of Boise City, Idaho. 1t is subdivided int
! three mining districts, called the Upper
, Middle and Lower districts, and they are jus
now creating extraordinary excitement, whicl
! will probably abate in time.
A late New York letter mentions TIN
whereabouts of several prominent Montau
; ians: AT the Fifth Avenue hote, are O.
Salisbury and wife, S. T. Hauser. Col. c.. A
. Broadwater, Col. L. NJ. Black, James King
at the Sturtevant rrt"I w G. Gillette, -lic
Gillespie, J. T. Con- Geo. NJ. pinney, ia
n w. Whitlacii; at the Grand Central. Col
Saunders, Phil Saunders, Mrs. JAS. NJ. Cava
Il naugh; at the Metropolitan, August. f. Grae
y ter, of Bannack.
The Independent of the 24th says: Gu
,, old friend, T. 7. Newton, leaves this morn
" ing for Butte, where he IS about to engage i
! the drug business with his brother. For tie
y years he has lived in Helena, and during tina
period has won the respect of all by his ster
ing qualities. Our citizens will miss his e
NAL couuteuance and pleasant greetings l
the places where he has been long and favol
d ably known. l~Ialena's loss is Butte's gail
aud We join with the host of his warm frlenC
IS here in good wishes for his future success i
Ills new field.
Il From Sundays Daily.