The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-15
MINOR ITEMS.
From Fridays Daily.

The small snow squat yesterday didn't
amount to much. 1t was like the tail end of
winter.
Salt Lake Tribune, 9Th: Many strangers
are in the city, bound for Wood river and
Bntte.
The quiet, orderly condition of Butte is
remarked. 1t is a trifle too early for spring
fights yet.
Yesterdays southern coach brought IN ID
passengers, and was loaded Town with ex-
press packages.
They want a mayor for Helena, and the
name of E. w. Knight is conspicuously mer-
toned for the position.
If you have an aching grinder and want it
yanked out,call on Dentist Gleason, up stairs
in the postoffice building.
Sinking on the Sunnyside mine is going on
in the main shaft, and good progress is made
in pushing the shalt downward.
The peace of Butte was not broken yester-
day, and the police court room presented the
appearance of a Quaker meeting.
On last Tuesday 1920 ounces of gold and
silver retort were received at the assay office
in Helena, which Came from within a radius
of 70 miles of the capital.
Ringeling & kellogg, mining engineers and
draughtsmen, arc making extensive prepara-
tons to get up a correct map Of the mines of
Butte and the surrounding districts.
Quite a number of miners from Utah and
Nevada are ARRIVING in Butte. They have left
worked out localities and are coming to a
camp where life and activity prevail.
A whisky mill on wheels is the latest lnno-
walton in Butte. Several pions citizens have
taken the institution for a second class Pull
man palace car, but it isn't, all the same.
The Salt Lake Tribune of the sth says
Two beautiful hose carts for the Alice Mill
ing Company were shipped to Butte yester-
day. They were of Salt Lake manufacture.
The proposition to build a $12, 900 school
house in Butte is to be submitted to the peo-
pie at the next election for school purposes.
Notice of the election will be published in a
few days.
Persons sending communications to the
MINER for publication must accompany them
with their names. The names are not desir-
ed for publication but as an evidence of good
faith and identity of the writer.
Rev. Han Bo, a Chinese Christian, who
has lately been working in the converting Of
the heather at Virginia City, was arrested on
a charge of stealing and taken to Helena for
examination. There was no evidence against
the reverend Celestial and lie was discharged,
and The investigation went to show that Mr..
Han Bo was a victim of persecution at the
hands of the Tartars of Virginia City.
TFrom Saturdays DaiIy.l
The city is full Of dlummers, and bum
mers are scarce.
The bread wagons are doing a lively bust
ness all round town.
Where Will the new court house he erected,
and when? are questions often asked.
The license tax of Butte is upwards Of
$4,000 a year, and is increasing rapidly.
The new almanac says the days are length
ening at the rate of three minutes per day.
If candidates were as sure of salvation as
they are of nomination, they would get there,
sure.
Visiting brethren will notice that the r. G.
of D. l.. c. No. 3 of A. f. and "A. NJ. meets
this evening.
Cameron Il Aiken's foundry turns out solid
,vo,E and o N a;r of brisk meas is noticed ahout
his establishment.
The stage horses on the Helena and Ben
ton line are badly afflicted with the epizoo.
Five have died and many more will die.
The two concerts given in Helena last
week, by the amateur Ministries of that city,
for the benefit of the deserving poor, Melted
1913 81.
Among the passengers for Zion by to-day's
coach was Mr.. H. l.. l.. Sherard, mining ell
gineer. He goes to select machinery for one
of Butte's bonanzas.
Over 400 tickets have been sold, thus far,
for the grand gift distribution of Lion City
| property and cash, advertised to be drawn in
Butte on the 18th of next May.
Messrs. Heflney & McAlees are keeping a
hotel and store at the head of Pipestone,
where The traveller can secure comfortable
quarters and where customers are we'll
treated.
Jos. A. Hyde has sold the property known
as the Heath and Lagoin ranches, in the Deer
Lodge valley, to Gilbert NJ. Stuart, together
with the stock and personal property there
unto belonging.
Some muddled but enthusiastic republican
| writes to the Herald from Butte. Occasion
al" has not got over the kick he received
from a corporal in old Pap Prices army some
raars 900 and the Snnt is SOLO vet.