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

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The large snowfall in the placer mining
districts of Montana assures a long aud pro-
ffable season for that class of mining in all
the camps of the territory.
Mining stock exchanges are being organ
lied in all the principal cities, and the neces-
sity for an exchange in Butte will force one
into existence within a year.
A. II. Barrett announces himself a candi-
date for clerk and recorder of Silver Bow
county, subject to the nominating inGorse-
ment of the democratic county convention.
The "River Press remarks that the 'fasl-
ionable people in Benton are becoming agi-
tated over the fact that everybody, almost,
has mastered the art of eating with a fork
1t costs less to print advertisements than to
send out statesmen and drummers. An adj
vertisement is seen and read by more people
in one day than a lively drummer could call
on in a month.
1t is asserted, with emphasis, hat when
Col. Sanders becomes governor of Montana,
a prominent Butte republican will have at his
rejection one of the best government offices
in the territory.
Michael McNamee, familiarly known as
"Jeh," announces himself as d candidate for
the office of sheriff of Silver Bow county,
subject to nomination by the democratic
county convention.
The Glendale dramatic club is fully or
ganized and is to give entertainments at Met
Inns hail in that town. The club is com pos
ed of amateurs Of the first water, who will do
their utmost to create an impression.
"forerunner' announces that the publ
cation of the Ogden "Dally Pilot will be
commenced March 1st. The number OF daily
thumb papers that die in the United States
yearly is appalling. Men rush into the daily
newspaper business in the a~lluring hope of
coming money, but they miss it nearly every
time. To make a daily paper stick, in a small
city requir a liberal combination of money,
brains and lndomltable pluck, which We trust
is backing the DAILY Pilot" PROJECT.
The "Chicago Mining Journal says that
from every portion of the mining territory
there are tokens of a preparation for mining
operations such as never have been known
before. Heretofore reports have come of a
few prospecting parties starting out III one
direction or another, the erection of a mill or
some such improvement, which showed only
a partial industry of the people in an indus-
try which has generally been considered bet
ter suited to a class of venturesome spirits
than for the careful consideration of a bust
ness man. This view has rapidly changed
until it is now conceded that mining de-
mands the capital and management of the
best and ablest business skill and experience,
to show its best results and return its larges.
reward.
From THURSDAYS Daily.
The coaches are arriving a little behind
time in consequence of the muddy and soft
roads.
Both the Alice mills are kept necessarily
pounding away on Alice rock and are crush
ing about eighty of ore daily.
During the month of February the Alice
Company shipped by express tifty-eight bars
of silver bullion from Butte.
The diphtheria is raging in Helena, and
the Independent says that four members of
one family are down with it.
Freight rates between Butte and the rail-
road terminus at Dillon are ? to % cents per
pound, and the roads are heavy.
Tie names of the two towns started in the
Baker mining district in northern Montana
are Hughes City and Galena City.
Yesterday Collector Beck interviewed the
citizens of Walkerville on tie license BUSH
ness and made d quarterly clean up.
The interior Of the postollice building a
Walkervllle is being subjected to the beauti-
flying touches Of the painters brush.
The County Commissioner of Silver Bow
County give official notice in ~to-day's MlNEF
of an election to be held in this county on the
1st Monday in April.
John +. Cameron announces himself & can.
lidate for clerk and recorder Of Silver Bow
. county, subject to Tie action If the democrat.
ic county conYentjon.
Considerable activity IS noticeable at The
clothing houses Oh Main street, where shelves
. fun Of nobby gents wear meets the gaze Of
of the customer.
Highly tIattcring reports come i'll about III,
Fourth Of July milne. In one of the levels
it IS reported that a Spvtn~foot vein of ricl
ore Is now exposed.
james Cadigan, oI Wa}kervi:le, announces
:, himself a candidate for assessor of Silver Bow
county, subject to the action of the democrat
ic county convention.
If the thief who took MIR. J. W. Kemper'
valise from the doorway of Ornstlen's Tea
, market will call at Nj. KS residence he cal