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The weekly miner., 1881-08-09
BUTTE BONANZAS.
"A Partial List Ct the Developed
Mines Of the District.

A correspondent puts the following inquiry
and request: "How many mines are there
opened in the Butte district to sufficient ex-
tent to insure them to be paying mines? Can
you publish the names of twenty or twenty
hve mines that have been opened and worked,
ana that produce, when operated, paying
ore - In answer to the first inquiry-There
are seventy-five mines in this district on
winch enough opening and developing work
has been done TO demonstrate that they are
paying mines. There are over one hundred
other locations on which more or less work
has been done and in half of this number
paying ore has been found. TO answer the
second inquiry of our correspondent we pub.
llsh the following partial list of the pay
ing mines Of the Butte district ::
Alice, Moulton, -Silversnith, Magma
Charta, Salisbury Belle OF Butte, valdemir,
Lexington, Josephine, La Plata, Grey Rock,
Bell, Modoc, Colusa, High Ore, Diamo nd,
Wake-up Jim, Burnett, Anselmo, Mount
Moriah, Acquisition, Steward, Parrot, Shakes
peare, Salvador, Original, Gagnon, Morning
Star, Stevens Travonia, Star West, Tecum-
sch, Ophr, Shonbar, Valley, Mountain Boy,
hummer, Banker, Acquisition Spur, and
now Flake. Here arc the names of forty
mines that produce paying ore when they are
worked. We might add the names of forty
more, and that number will b. swelled by
many more paying mines when the proper
ties are all developed. Many of the mines
mentioned are not producing ore at present,
but they are opened and developed so as to
prove that they carry strong, welldefined
veins of paying ore.
The weekly miner., 1881-08-09
MADISON MINES.
From the Madisonian, July 80.

From the Madisonian, July 80.
There is a scarcity of miners and farm
hands in the county. A number of good
laborers of either class could find profit
able employment just now.
There are quite number Of mining
locations coming into the recorders Of
fee from the Wisconsin district Most
of the locators are sanguine that they
have good property iu their finds.
The gravelly benches and bars on
Warm Spring Creek, upper Ruby valley,
have been relocated. The relocating
parties are sanguine that, with proper
management, these placers will prove
valuable property, and they will soon
take the necessary steps to bring an
abundant supply of water OH the ground.
Experienced quartz men have lately
visited the "Prospect'' lode opposite the
city, and pronounce it one of the best,
if not the best, so far as developed, of
any lodes they have seen on the coast.
There are several other lodes within a
radius of a few miles which are as prom.
lSlng as tne prospect was before ueFei-
opmcnts were commenced.
The mines of Red Bluff are doing
splendidly this year. Olds and Mckee
have leased the '"Topaz' mine of James
Minis, and will proceed at once to the
development of it. 1t is regarded as
one of the most valuable properties in
the district. Messrs. Pope & Bayiess
are putting in an arastra to reduce the
ores from their mine, and, altogether,
the outlook OF the mine is most flatter-
ing.
At the bank of Henry Elling we saw
on last Mouday something to make the
gold-seeker's mouth water and his eyes
bung out with establishment. 1t was
some quartz, found last week by J. Nc
Carly, on Wisconsin creek, which was
more than half gold. Computing the
precious metal it contains at SIG an
ounce, these specimens, of which there
were about three pounds, would yield
at the rate of one hundred and ninety
two thousand dollars per ton.
The weekly miner., 1881-08-09
Enforcing the Dog Law.

Worthless dogs are nuisance in any town,
and the number in this city is, seemingly,
countless. Under City Ordinance No. 20
CANNES are taxable-dogs at the rate of So
per head and sluts S.. Many owners have
not paid the dog tax, and yesterday the City
Marshal commenced gathering up the brutes.
Sixteen were captured and placed in the
pound in the rear of Walton q TutLles liv-
cry stable. Owners can redeem their dogs
by applying at the pound and paying the
license-otherwise the brutes will be eXecu-
ted according to law.
The weekly miner., 1881-08-09
Tom Paine's Error.

Tom Paine, in his patriotic appeal to his
fellow revolutonists, entitled "The Crasis,'
said that England did not want this country,
for it was, to quote Mr.. Paine, barren of
gold and silver" Mr.. Paine's patriotism was
good, but the stirring old pamphleteer was
decidedly "off " when alluding to the miner
al resources of the country he was writing
about and the land our forefathers were
fighting to free. 1t is quite evident that the
patriotic old lnk-slinger did not dream of the
discovery of the Butte District when he
wrote the sentence "barIen of gold ami sill
ver.''
The weekly miner., 1881-08-09
Bibles for Butte &.

Fisher, district superintendent of the Amer
ican Bible Society, is on his way to Butte and
Montana with atwo-horse wagon load Of the
Holy Scriptures-old edition. we presume. 1t
is very considerate on the part of the society
to send a cargo of scriptures to us, for a
shower of Holy Writ, we'll directed, would
do our people much good. If not too late,
we would suggest that the society send books
of the new revision to this locality, where
sinners are 80 obstinate that the old work has
never had much effect on them.
The weekly miner., 1881-08-09
The Gallatin Stock Business.

From the Bozeman Courier. July %.
Messrs. Profiitt and Sloan have lur-
chased the Proffitt band of $500 head of
newly arrived Oregon sheep, and have
commenced the drive to Bismarck and
the East under the charge of Alex.
Proffitt.
A band of 5000 head of yearling sheep
is on the way here from Bakersfield,
California, sold to Henry Burfiend,
Thos. Barry will drive them through
Bozeman and to their future range 30
miles up Tongue river.
On Monday Chas. Anceney bought of
Brigham Reep the thoroughbred young
short-horn bulls, Bannack and Ten Doy,
of the Red Rose tribe, besides six young
grade bulls. Bannack is two and two
thirds years old, bright red, of fine build,
and is estimated to weigh 100 to $500;
while Ten Doy, his full brother, is an
equally fine animal.
The weekly miner., 1881-08-09
Conkling to the Stalwarts of Butte

Ex-senator Roscoe Conkling, the great
"deposed stalwart, has written a strong let
ter to the steadfast stalwarts of Butte, thank
ing them in generous terms of good English
for their devotion to the principles of stalwart
Republicanism. Roscoe's signaturei is trifie
palmer than the one the late lamented Rufus
Choate used to write. The Butte stalwarts
prize the letter highly. but as there is no gen.
uine Republican paper printed in this city,
Mr.. Conkling's eriste will Le sent to full
feged stalwart sheet, which is published in
Montana, for publication and preservation,
and in order that the document may not be
tinctured by the touch of a half-breed.
The weekly miner., 1881-08-09
from Wednesdays Daily.l
EXAMINING MINES.
The Reported Sale of the Lexington.

The New York Daily Stock Report of
July 10Th says: 'M. de la Bouglise, a we'll
known French mining engineer, and Mr..
Boutap, one of the mining engineers of the
French Government, are now inspecting the
Lexington mine, Butte, Montana, and the
Stewart group, in Utah, on behalf two large
French banking firms. Should the properties
be found as represented, and be placed OH
the Paris market, it is believed that their sale
will attract the attention of French capital
lists and result in the investment of a large
amount of French capital in the mining and
agricultural lands of the west"
The inspection and thorough examination
Of the Lexington mine has been going OH for
quite number of days past by the gentle
men repres enting the French capitalists al
luded to by the New FORK paper. 1t is re.
ported that the mine, in every respect, ex-
ceedcd the expectations of the corps Of ex
aminers, and that the purchase of the mine
at the price heretofore agreed upon has been
settled on. The price 10 be paid tor tie mine,
as reported and which is regarded as being
the true figures, is $l,0OO,OOO cash and the
taking Of $75O,OO0 of stock in the new COM
pany to be organized. When perfected this
will be the heaviest mining sale ever made in
Montana. The Lexington mine is looked
upon by many of our ablest miners as the
"boss' mine of the Butte district.
The weekly miner., 1881-08-09
Fom Thursdays Daily.
BUTTE TO BE A RAILROAD CEN
TER
Lines Of Railway to Diverge in Ev-
cry Direction.
Inauguration Of the Great Branch
r. X. Move in Montana.

Under the provisions of the railroad cor
poraton law of Montana, there have been
filed with the Secretary of the Territory ar
ticles If incorporation Incorporating the
Utah and Northern Railway in Montana.
The capital stock of the incorporation is
$5O00O0, with power to increase the same.
The incorporators are-Thorsas L. Kimball,
Assistant Manager of the Union Pacific Rail-
road K. p. Nining, General Freight Agent
U. P. R. T.; A. J. Poppleton, Attorney of
the U. p. R. r. at Omaha Leavitt Burn
ham, Samuel Word. T. S. Hamilton and
G. w. Irvine.
The object of the incorporation is to con-
struct line of railway from Butte City to
Deer Lodge and Mssoula, with branch to
the head of Black Tail Creek. Another
branch from Butte to the head of Basin
Gulch. The third branch from Butte to the
head of Silver Bow Creek. The fourth
branch is to run from Butte to Walkerville.
The same company will construct line
from Dillon down the Jefferson and Missouri
rivers via Helena to Fort Benton, and thence
to tie northern boundary of Montana, with
branch running from near Twin Bridges
via Virginia City to the Lower Geyser Basin
in the National Park, and from thence to a
connection with the Utah and Northern
Railway IN Idaho. Also, branch from a
point near the three forks of the Missouri
river via Bozeman to the Yellowstone Valley.
branch from near the mouth of Horse
Prairie Greek in Beaverhead county to Lemhi
Valley in Idaho, with branch to start flom
near or at Wunderlicll's and run up the
Big Hole river to the western boundary of
Montana.
The weekly miner., 1881-08-09
From the Independent, 31st.

Several serious, and two or three fatal
cases OF cholera infantum have occurred
among children in Helena during the past
few days.
The stock men are returning from the yell
lowstone roundup, and report coed crop of
calves and fair condition Of the herds gener-
ally.
The weekly miner., 1881-08-09

Albert &. Clarke, Esq, drives this season
TO bismarck some 1900 head Of steers, for
which he will doubtless realize between forty
and fifty thousand dollars.
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the least danger Of dsgenerstiug in,o
license, will Increase their Intelligence,
and make them alive TO their response
bilities by giving them the means.
through our system of education, Of
seeing their dangers, and how they are
affected by the measures Of government
and by the fucta lions Of currency and
trade, and they will have the moral
self relience 70 take care of themselves.
know there Is intelligence and virtue
among my Republican brethren, and |
trust that L shall have enough deliberate
judgment to accept their fair and candid
criticism, and 90 consider impartislly
any suggestion Of detail or measures Of
improvement which they may offer for
the benefit of our whole body polite.
or any capti,ious and cavilling spirit |
have had enough to know is value, and
TO know that, while il may disturb il,
cannot arrest the march of events.
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''tle,s Cone,

On Friday, Of last week, at -
o'clock NJ, one of the most consum-
mate frauds known in the history Of
the American Republic, stepped
from usurped Official ositiou. He
walked down the steps Of he White
House without th1 respect OF the
great body Of the American people
without honor, ard without usual
individual dignity, He stepped
from an usulped official osition
with FRAUD branded upon bis brow,
and ss person whose name will 90
down to The understanding of future
generations under weight of ieno-
my. aud which will be frowned upon
with just snl righteous contempt.
For four years be occupied the
position which belonged t o Samuel ].
Tilden who was elected President Of
the United States by popular ma
lorlty OF over quarter Of a million
OF votes of honest freemen. For
tour years Ae wac receiving at the
rate Of $4,000 year money very
properly belonging to Mr.. Tilden.
During the past four years he has
been almost constantly engaged in
rswsrding, by placement in official
position, men who assisted him in
the contamination Of the most plar
ing fraud that ever dissraced any
Individual or any nation, and which
Will ever rett asa stiema upon the
character Of the Republican rarity
which gave full countepance' to such
an outrage upon the liberties OF the
people.
The administration 0! Hayes will
ever be known as, one almost with
out respect and entirely without the
confidence and countenance of hon
est people. But, thanks to the
powers that bs, be is now where he
ever should have been, out OF official
position and out Of the Executive
Mansion of the Union. That man
sion is now occupied by Janss A.
Garfield who was elected President
oil tAe United States pursuant TO the
provisions of the Constitution So
mote it be. Although he was proven
by his own party, to be a hribe.
taker, criminal, in every legal
sense OF the word. the people of the
United States have sesn ft to re-
ward corruption and honor dishon-
esty by slecting James A. Garfield
to the Presidency of the U,sted
States. So mote ii be, for we would
wish to be the last who would favor
seating q man who was not elected
to position as was done by the ad-
mlnlstration criminals in 1877 which
resulted in insugurating. AZ Presi-
dent of the Republic of Washington
the most disgrsceiul of Americas in.
dlvidual frauds - Rutherford 3.
Hayes, Of Ohio.
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DcI,.V. are Dcnounces the Great
Fraud.


DOvEE. DEL, March 1.-The following
joint resolution was adopted In the House
OF r representatives. this morning 10y a
strict party vote:
REsoLvED, That representing an honest
constituency we hereby declare on the b
day OF March A. d., 1881, our AMI their
sern reprobation Of the great fraud. per
petrated on this day four years ago in the
Inauguration of man as President of the
United States who was not elected to that
Office, by which fraudulent act the people
of this country were deprived of their
honest choice Gnd wrong perpetrsted
upon tho right of honst suffrage which
will ever remain aTeprosch to free insti-
tutiOns.
RESOLVED, That we sincerely regret the
elevation to the presidency Of man who
was one Of the chief actors in the perpe-
tration and contamination Of this great
fraud.
RESOLVED, That the Governor OF this
State be requested TO transmit copy of
the foregoing resolutions, duly sitesled by
the speakers and clerks Of 10th houses OF
the General Assembly, TO Hon. Samuel
Tilden, who w"s legally elected Presid, ut
OF the United Sta'esTin 1876
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why i.iI

Ilavo tho people Of Barbour county
over asked themselves why it is that so
IN any persons are annually forsalling
the soil OF West Virginia and seeAimg
homes in the far away bOundless West :?
Is it because the soil of West virginia is
not "a prolific in the production of the
valuable and salabls articles of agricul>
turo "a the States of the West? Is il be~
cause As fine cattle are not produced
upon the rich grazing lands OF this State
as those that are not fed and fattencd
upon the course, and often unnutrious
grass of the open prarcs Is it because
the wool produced upon West virginia
hillsides is unequal in point either of
quantity or quality to that grown i'm a
land where culture j. the last considera-
ton OF the farmer? Is it because we
have not climate equal upon fair av-
orage TO that of any other State in the
Union? l. it because our products of
all Kinds do net not command as good
prices rs those of other States? Is il be-
canse our hills arc not eminentlv rich in
minerals. including coal, copper. lead
iron ore and so forth in inoXhaustible
supply OF because. our oaks, poplarS
walnuts. pines, hickorys, naples, chests
nuts and other timber are unsurpassed
Tor ali the uses to which they are usu-
ally applied? Is it because our lands
are MT well watered and we'll drained =?
Is 1t because our people are not in every
respect AZ hosptabe, sociabIe. virtuous.
religious and Intelligent as those who
make up the heterogeneous population
of the Gu eat West?
All these uupStioDS NAV ba angyyaroI
In one word, any intelligent farmer can
answer them. What reason then is there
Tor our people leaving the State?
WhY is IL 2-Leffcrsollinn
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MARCH Snow yesterday and IN.
fair sex all smiling. Mud TO-DAY ana
now they all look ~ sour as vinegar. Oh,
never mind girls there is a better dime
coming for you.
There Is great deal Of sickness In this
vicinity at present, especially among
children. Mrs. Mark Riley's children
are sick with the scarlet fever. DIR. Hair
~ the attending physician.
Rev. Father McBside held services here
Yesterday. Services here every frs, and
third Sundays in the month,
Proirscted meeting in the 81. T.. church
closes 10 night. hear they have net met
With m ueh success.
Hello, james, hold that horse and
Mary you hold fast to Jims, coat tail.
l. orsgs of having the best plug on
the road 30 one day he attempted Io pass
some beaux aud bellies, on the road. and
failed IN the attempt. hear tn. Las,
they saw of Jim his horse had his ton0oe
about six inches from his mouth and jim
half way out Of the sleigh and Mary hold
ing to his coat tail, aud sleigh and hsrse
IN the ditch. There is an old saying that
self praise goes out little ways II seems
50 with Jim when he went into the ditch.
Frank says you must not brag go soon
the next time.
Dir. Thomas Roach drives the fuest
team on the road. so says Tom.
Mr NJ Bedford was down 10 the river
sunday visiting his wife and little
daughter.
Mr Henry Dsaker was off TO Wash
ington to see President Garfield inausu-
rated. He seems to be we'll pleased with
his trip.
Coed night,
| rr,r1
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Those Charges.

Heretofore we have refraiued from
expressing Ourself upon the subject
OF certain charges being made for the
publication, by certain newspapers,
OF the Constitutional Amendments.
But, for the benefit Of certain few
OF the members OF the State Legis-
lature, we will state, very briefly,
our opinion upon the subject:
a printed copy of the Amend.
ments was sent Us, by State author
ity, requesting us to publish the
for three months and send bill to
proper authorities at Wheeling We
published the Amendments for the
named length Of time, made out
our bill and sent the same 10 tie
proper authoity as requested. The
state authorities, seemingly afraid
to trust the newspaper uen, de-
manded that each account be sworn
to; and, each account now against
the State for this work stands under
the sworn statement OF different
publishers that their respective
charges we're in accordance with
their charges usually made for sucf
work.
Now, e might very properly ask
She question, is the State Leeis,a-
ture going to make the necesssry
appropriation 10 meet these several
bill ? Tit does, we believe twill
be doing nothing short OF right and
just what it should 10. IT it, does
not, it is virtually saying to each Of
ths editors who published the
Amendments, you have sworn
isisoly 10 your accounts. you have
P'Jur9d yourselves, AMI we Will rot
pay your biIls Or, otherwise. I'VE
bal no contract with you, conse-
qnsDuy no specific Performance 10
be enforced and 10e will determine
what you shall receive
The only honorable course Tor The
Legislature to pursue is to pay the
bile az mad OUT by The severs pub.
lishers and by them sworn 70. For
OR part re want Ell hat we charg
Ell aud shall Dct ieo. that we hare
been fairly treated until We receive
every cent ofthe amount.
Tae Legislature will e.,ber ar
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The Literary Revolution Change
OF Rnse.

This very remarkable enterprise cons
tinues to make such progress as to as
tonish its enemies. It's greatly increasin z
proportions have compelled the removal
of it's head-qu arters form tho Tribune
Building to the very large and beautiful
building. Nc. 7G4 Broadway, which is in
the very midst Of the book district of
New York City, and, therefore, or the
publishing enterprise OF the nation.
This building though six stories in
height 25 feet front and 100 feet deep, is
sufficient only for the officers and retail
store Of the Company. The manu- factur-
ing is carried on in several large build
ings located in other parts Of the city,
through it is contemplated concentrating
them soon in one immense factory to be
erected.
Their list Of recent and carly forth
coming publications are extremely in
toresting to al who enjoy what is
choicest i'm literature. The Library
Magazine is unique i'm both form and
character and altogether delightful i'm
tho richness Of its contents. OF the
bc oks announced. Green's larger Hiss
tory Of the English People" reduced
from $40 to 81 ; Carlylo's History Of the
French Revolution" reduced to so cents;
Carlylo's Heroes and Hero Worship"
- cent, and the Revised New Tesla
mont,' which is promised to he manu-
Pictured with rapidity heretofore ur~
heard Of, will attract special attention.
It is worth while for every one who has
not already seen 10, 60 send and get the
illustrated pamphlet, Book Making.
and Type Setting by steam" which will
ho 7out free on application. Address.
tho American Book Exchauge, 7Gl
Broadway, New York.
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HAS the HestoFpt.

In discussion as TO the charges
Of tho newspapers publishing the
Constitutional Amendments, the
Richie Gazette has the bsst Of the
Fsirmont Wtst V,rginian. Brother
Morris gouges the editors of that
paper uuder Che "short ribs Of rsa-
son in very decided and cutting
70 .nnar.
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pear very dishonest in not paying
The fail amounts, or, as We have
said, accuse several publishers Of
wiliul perjury, for which accusation
several publishers will not be very
likely to forget several members Of
the Legislature.
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We direct attention to the adj
vertsemeut OF O. G. Craig. quo
tou,tr IuOHsbeI in another col
umn Of ths issue.
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An cntsrpr-iug exchange has aeccr-
tsiued ih3t "sinco bis nomination Gems
eral Garfield has paid ont s30z.zI for pos.
tage.-tamps.' Tint is 5lt7G short col
rem irkable coincidence 600 figures, -Jcl-
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To Che National Constitution provi
sion was made for a solid end subsiar.
iiaI money. Currency comes from in
genious devices TO evade and 90 far NIL
lily the Constitution and euprlspt