The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-10-04

LII lhe Dlstrlct Court. yesterday, Thomas
Burton, alias Cayuse Tom, for grand larceny
plead guilty and was sentenced to eiobteen
months Ill the penitentiary al d to paw a fine
OF 500. ~ nav
Isaac Danford, a United States prisoner
from custer county, who a short time since
escaped from Sheriff Platner of Madison. was
captured near Bozeman by a posse of officer,
last week, and returned to prison.
lhe Boston and Montana Gold and Silver
Mining Company paid its seventh dividend
on the l5'a inst, amounting to 500, 900, max
ing a total of S14O, COO. The Hecla, Of ,,len.
aa'e, paid its third dividend September LIST.
making a total of $45, 600.
All the great natural wonders of Inc world
rave been ruined at s me time or other by !
oori's and tunneling opA ;ations. Now the
mig butte, the belle of The buttes of the cvun-
try, las been attac ed on the south side nv a
party OF memorable boreIs. Spare our ma.
ural beauties.
Richards u erik have just received "The
Rise and Fall of the Contedel ate Govern
ment,' by Jefferson Davis; a work which has
excited much attention in the east, both
among friends and foes. They have also
added to their stock a number of handsome
chlldren's books, and several tinely bound IL
brary editions of standard novels by Bulwer
and Dumas.
The streets were blocked seve al times
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bringing in goods TO the merchants of Butte.
The cold weather quickens activity among
our business men, who unfortunately will
not be able TO look fDI Nard to a certain rail
road connection this winter. One more win
ter's hauling, however, will be sufficient 10
demonstrate railway advantages.
We learn that a gambler named Clarke
was found dead in Glendale yesterday MORN
ing. lie reached Nell ose from Helena in the
early part Of the week, contracted a bad case
OF tremens from Melrose whisky, went up to
Glendale the day before, and was found dead
as above stated, having rolled down tie
steep bank rea! the sne!Ler some time dur
ing the night. He was Oh his way to Idaho.
Messrs. Richardson u Butler yesterday pur-
chased from MIR. Henry Jonas the lot and
building known as the Mint saloon, paying
$4,000 for the same. Tins is the highest
price, to our knowledge, paid for city prop
erty in Butte. TIN lot is only 1Sx50 feet in
size, and the above figures Indicate a fraction
over two hundred and seventy-tive dollars
per foot front for the property, counting the
building in-a frame one, not costing to eX-
coed 5000 OF 500.
The Grand Jury ad: urned last Tuesday
morning, more TO save the county the eX-
pense Of Their daily sessions than for any
other cause. Several important witnesses
necessary to the investigation OF matters
already before them, were at a distance anG
could not be secured for some time. As they
could not proceed regularly without the testi
| mony of these witnesses, they adjourned il
order to give time for their production by thu
r officers of the court.
!. From Sundays Daily.
Baltimore bivalves, fresh, are in the mar:
ket, and they are in demand for midnight sup
pers.
. The construction train of the Utah AM
: Northern Railway runs to within alb out tw'
/. miles of Silver Bow.
BY united local action and eve rybo1y puil
ing together the Railway can be brought t
3 Butte before the snow flies.
The Gagnon mine is looking finely, and il
the Origiua' mine, adjoining the Gagnon Oh
, the east, the ore-bods is rich and three fec
! in thickness.
rhe various churches IN the city will omi
services this evening 10 give their c>nerega
tons an opportunity to attend the Bible SO
Il ciety meeting at the NJ. E. Church.
d For the week ending Saiur day, Octoter
e the Iacitiy Express Company shipped throug
the Butt. off &c silver bullion bars weighin
Il 2.439 pounds. valued a. $39, IA.
Sam v. Stuart leaves this morning to su
peri the OK, avatlunS and grading 1ol
the new mill to be erected at Silver Stal
WI ere be vii! !enatn Turing the winter.
) Yesterday vas steamer day." and IT,
business OF making monthly collections wa
e brisk. Collections, as a lul", were prompt
malr. which indicates a healthy tlnalcia
= state Of "atluils.
This must be u splendid camp for lawyers
$ In addition to the present number, seVera
y distinguished disciples of Blackstone wi
open offices in the city as soon as suitabl
r office rooms ca; he obtained.
Il The cause why J. H.. b. Foster looked $
happy and put on airs yesterday was becaus