The weekly miner., 1881-02-15

The road between Butte and Glendale is in
excellent condition for sleighing.
The provisions Of the Montana game law.
went into effect Feb. 1st, but there is q chance
for the legislature to enact new law before
it adjourns.
As fair indication of the thrift and pros
perity OF this city, we may mention that there
are at present two theatrical companies here
playing nightly to large audiences.
| The Dillon Tribune is to make its appear
ance next week. Mr.. Brundage, of the Sher
| idan Messenger, has the press and types in
Dillon with which TO issue the Tribune If
the people Of the railroad town administer
the needful, Mr.. B. proposes and promises to
publish readable paper.
An old.time placer miner, just returned
to Montana from Humbolt Bay, CAL, after
an absence of a dozen years, is of the decid-
Cd opinion that this is little the best territsry
that Uncle Sam exercises sovereign sway
over. That's the way they all think who go
away only to return to Montana.
The coal mine owned by Jacob Ornstein
& Co., located on Medicine Lodge creek, in
Beaverhead county, is developing finely.
| AT and below water level the vein is five feet
in thickness. Below water the coal becomes
compact and solid and is of lasting charac-
ter when compared with the top aoppings.
Noah Armstrong, Esq, accompanied by
three directors of the Hecla Consolidated
Mining company, has just arrived from the
east. These gentlemen are at present giving
the mines Of the Hecla company at Lion CITY
thorough inspection and we are informed
that additional forces of men will be employ
ed by that company Immediately.
President c. T. Meader of the Bell Silver
and Copper company, notifies everybody in
to.day's MINER, that no more of that COM
pany's stock will be sold for 81 per share,
after the 2lst Of the month, and that no more
of the stock of that company will be offered
for sale by the company in Bntte after that
, date.
Over i'll Beaverhead county the question
which is now agitating the people is the re-
moval of the county seat from Bannack to
| Dillon. A bill is before the legislature max
ing provision for removal to Dillon. Large
petitions in favor OF the bill, and still larger
ones demonstrating against the passage of the
act, have been received at Helena.
A daily passenger coach is to be put on the
route between Bannaek and Dillon next
week, and the daily pony mail from Willis
to Bannack will be suspended. Superinten-
dent Howells action in this matter meets the
hearty approval of the people living on the
Bannack-Dillon line, and they all proclaim
the Captain stage man Of superior judg-
ment.
A correspondent asks: "What is the entire
cost of obtaining patent ON lode claim Of
| 1900 by 900 feet P" By practicing economy
and cyphering in everything the gross cost
will be about $3.50. This includes survey
and papers, order for survey, fee for filing,
publication in newspaper, payment for land,
and abstract of title and certified notices of
| Iouation.
From Sundays Daily.
George E. Tarbell, of Lion City, called at
the MINER Office last evening, and reports en-
couraging prospects for that portion of Mon
| tana.
And now Hon. Joe P. Woolman, of Hell
ena, will have occasion to ask himself what
he, Joe, has done to be treated so badly in
the late non-contirmation business But it's
so, Joe.
Owing to the absence of Rev. j. K. Russell
there will be no morning service at the Pres
byterian church to-day. Service will be con-
Quoted in the evening at o'clock by Prof
R. B. Hassell.
Animportant private dispatch wasreceived at
Dillon on last Wednesday for the construct
Ing engineer of the Utah Northern railroad.
1t is presumed the dispatch has reference to
the vigorous pushing forward of work on that
road.
The "pioneers of '62 - recently effected
temporary society organization at Helena
Col. W. W, DeLacy was elected chairman
and Hon. Joe A. Browne, of Beaverhead, Sec
retary. permanent society organization is
to be made.
Capt. James H. Mills, in that truly great
newspaper, the Ne,c North Vest, arrogates to
himself the credit for the passage of the divis-
on bill. Mr.. Mills modesty is only equalled
by the amount of sublime cheek that he in
cessantly exhibits.