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

didate for the Office of Treasurer of Silver
Bow county, subject to the democratic nom
Not for assessor as a paragraph had
it in Yesterdays liner.
The Boulder Gold and Silver Mining COM
pany, of Logansport, Ind, whose mining
property is located in Jefferson county, has a
capital stock of 81, 900, 1000, in 10000 shares,
valued at 500 per share.
The NeW North Vest gives the Blaisdell
Burlesque Opera company, now playing in
Deer LOd e, an extended and highly compli-
mentary notice, and says the company is
playing to crowded hou es in hat town.
There is at least one "slalwarL'' in Butte of
the unadullerated stripe. Yesterday, when
the hour of Garfield's Inauguration drew
near, Charley Warren unfurled the starry
emblem of liberty to the breeze from his res
idence on Church hill.
While the telegraph reports a fearful SNOW
storm throughout the northwestern states,
winter is disappearing in some of the valleys
of Montana. Yesterday a ranchman in from
the Jefferson valley says that blowing ground
for the spring crop had commenced in that
valley.
Mr.. e. d. Thomas, the we'll known pro-
prietor of a couple of Touring mills in Gal
latin county, favored the MINER office with a
call yesterday. Mr.. Thomas has established
an agency in this city for the sale of his supe-
rior brands of -four. His ad. will appear in
to-morrOW's MINER,
The break in the engine at the Ophir mine
having been repaired, work is being pushed
forward vigorously. AS the shaft goes down
the volume of water does not increase. Some
very rich ore has been taken cut of the shaft
lately. Ten men are employed on day and
night shifts. in sinking the shaft.
Miss Alice Lester, of Lafayette, Ind, wants
a husband. Alice advertises that she would
prefer an honorable man, with enough money
TO make matrimonial affairs easy. She would
also prefer a NAH from the mountains, aged
between 40 and so years. Alice says she is
only 35, and asks the attention Of elderly
bachelors or wid0wers to the inducements
she offers.
IN tftfu'N hlNllltoilS lildt ~ l
States assay office at Helena is undergoing
changes. The assaying department has been
moved up stairs. The laboratory is fitted up
in the finest manner and is furnished with all
the best indictments and chemicals necessary.
The assay room has the newest and best fur.
naces, and many additional conveniences
The old melting furnaces have been taken
down. In their stead two new melting fur
naces Lave been put in place, and a new bull
lion room made tween the melting room
and business office. The former assay room
has been fitted up with two new gold melting
furnaces.
From Sundays Daily
Ground was broken yesterday for a Sisters
hospital, near the Catholic Church.
Working in the water is productive o
rheumatism and q number of miners are sni
, teaing from this complaint.
, The run Of transient guests at all the he
tells in Butte is large, indicating that til
spring boom is communicating.
a The express office is q lively place, and til
+ piles of trunks, baggage aud bundles handle
+ there indicate that travellers are arrivIn
freely.
d After reading the inaugural yesterday,
republican .mcekiy observed tlat lie woul
S like a production from the pen Of tie "wa
> horse" Of Montana.
Judge Conger, Of Virginia City, Will, it
thought, be the judge WHO will preside at IL
first term of the district court 10 be held
Butte for Silver Bow county.
We are Informed that NJ. u. II. II. Boy
els, who is now in Butte. is making aTrang
d ments for the erection Of a 4D-5tanp mill,
be completed turrg Tie coming season.
s. The tllrcc-compHtmrnt shaft Of Il
Moulton i, going down IT q i've raj
n The shaft has now reached 4 depth
n 225 f>pt and Is limb"rr,l 10 q depth OF 2
feet.