The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-20

mining industry is booming in all parts of
district. .......@ ...I0 u.-.S
Advertisements for the SUNDAY MINER
must be handed in early this morning to in
sure place in the paper Our patrons will
please be prompt with their favors, and hand
them in at an early hour to-day. ..
The boom in the East in the lead and COD
per markets will be of material advantage to
such mining camps as Glendale and Butte.
Both metals-lead and c~opper-have largely
advanced in price in the last fifteen days.
The Utah and Northern Railway Company
will commence the erection of a depot and
station buildings at the new terminus below
Silver Sow Immediately. Carpenters left
Butte yesterday to commence the work.
John johnson who shot j. N. Merkle at
Virginia City last winter in a difficulty over
a faro game, and who was sent to the Terri
torial prison for the ~ottanse, has been the re-
cipient OF Executive clemencv and is now
out of prison.
Lots in the suburbs of Butte are command
ing gooh figures. wners of lots in the rocks
between Butte and VAUDEVILLE yesterday
were leasing their lots at the rate OF So per
month. Lots in that section are held at
from 500 to 5000 per lot.
There is not much mining stock offered for
sale in Butte. Holders of stock hold on to
IL. The sales of most of the stocks is COM
paratively small, while the inquiry after
several Of the leading stocks of the Butte
District has been quite active for the past
few days.
In the early days of Montana many costly
mistakes were made in opening mines and in
the erection of works to reduce ores. Slowly
and by experience our mining men are
learning wisdom, and the finger can not be
pointed to a mining enterprise in the Butte
District where a squandering of money in
mere experiments is noticeable.
Superintendent John Downs informs us
that the bond for the Belle of Butte mine
has been made out to MIR. John Longmaid,
who represents a London Company of Eng
lish capitalists. The bond is executed for
" otili vi c'soO 1bu lo " luE u iiiiASt
days, during which time, it is understood,
j A. f. Walton will make an exam
nation Of the Belle of Butte mine.
IFromsaturday's DAILY
The matinee at Owsley Hall yesterday af-
tarnoon drew a large crowd.
The whisky must be getting worse, judg,
49, -, -, ,,,L,, 80 ,Ir,,,Es -nt;,nJ a., .,,-
tral Main street.
The calendar of the District Court con-
tains o:e hundred and fifteen cases, of mora
or less Importance.
The >nelters are all running in this dis.
rrjct, aud weekly they reduce many hun
drcds of tons of ore.
The entertainment at Poplar Grove com
mences at / o'clock, P. NJ, to-day, and will
last until late Tonight.
The Grand Gift Distribution of Lion City
real estate will surely be drawn in Butte OF
the 10Th of next November.
On last Friday the City Of Butte was suet
for the >um Of S $500 damages, but by Sat
uriay night the suit was Withdrawn.
The number Of strangers in Butte increase!
every week. There is all abundance of EN-
ploymont for al, and id!ers are few.
In the Police Court yesterday before Jndg'
Wilcox, a man paid a fine OF s. and costs 70
punching another man in the nose.
Stock in the new Miners Union Hall i
,, .- .,,;JI, ,t nav fIlIS for all ttA at Gel
has been taken by members Of the Union.
The Butte City Water Company is ia
tiently awaiting the arrival OF the iron p'pin
and the people are impatiently awaiting
supply of pure water.
The business of Butte for the past wee
has has beer, good. All branches of trade al
reported active, with fair prospects for y lars
and steady increase.
See the notice OF the meeting OF the stock
!, holders of the Utah d Northern Railwa
Compan in Montana, published in alothe
column of to. days MINER.
t For tie week eniing Saturday, Septemo'
l7h. the Pacific Express Company sL'ppe
through the Butte Office 3,l24 pounds Of 81
& yer bullion, valued At $4,000.
'Thrrn are eighteen patients receiving car
and medical treatment from Ers. Holmes
Hendrickson at tie Wolkingmen's Hospita
Dnr,ng HE past week ten patients nave pee
disc. arcrd from the hospital and seven hav
been received.
Walkr,villr is improving AS well as butt'
o,1 o,.h week some substantial improv"
, mpul IS Observable in that expanding o"rS
Many houses would be erected lmmed'ate'
IN WaIkrrville # lumber and building ma
t tfriaI was 0hta'uable.
J There will he IA musical ana ufa'ha''C GU