The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-05
From Thursdays Da,Iyl

lFrom THURSDAYS DAILY
Teams, to haul wood, are wanted. See ad-
vertisement..
When the assessor interviews men it is
1ound That some are poor in worldly gear that
were supposed to be incipient millionaires.
DR.. Pratt delivered a powerful street lee
ture last night OH Broadway, near Main,
The Or. is a fluent speaker and lie had a large
congregation.
The "Wunderlich war; so called, at Di-
vide, is about ended. Graders are at work in
Wunderlich's fields. We are indebted to
Col. Dunn for this item.
George Warren, opposite the St. Nicholas,
on East Broadway, has opened a stock of
goods at startling prices. He tells his prices
IN to days MINER.
1t is reported from Helena that Col. Sand
els is putting himself in training for the gov
ernorship of Montana, and that Sanders now
thinks himself a ''bigger man than old Potts.,
The meeting of the Fire Brigade at the
School House, last night, was for the purpose
of perfecting arrangements for the Brigade to
participate in the Fourth of July procession.
A correspondent says that the quartz mines
at Rochester, Madison county, are being
worked with profitable results, and hat the
old camp is liable to have a quartz boom
shortly.
Lavell Bros. have eight saw-mills running,
and cutting lumber and timbers to their full
capacity. The Lavells will increase the num-
Der Of their mills as soon as suitable locations
are selected for their erection.
Mr.. John Hauswirth who has been sick for
q IOnu timn and uhn hoe 1a.oly hnan INDIAN
the skillful treatment of DR.. De Fleye, is, we
are pleased to notice, able to be about and is
rapidly recovering.
Persons addressing letters to the railroad
terminus should te careful to write Melrose
on their letters, as there is no such postofice
as the "Rallroad Terminus" to which many
letters arc addressed.
Mrs. Lou T. Smiths stock Of millinery and
fancy goods is being closed out at cost figures.
The ladies will have to call and examine for
themselves, for a pencil description by a re-
porter would not do the articles on exhibition
justice.
Harper Il Bakers map of the mines and
locations in the Summit Valley District, may
be obtained by applying at their office on
West Park street. The map is an accurate
one, and a few copies, at $3.50 apiece, are yet
On hand.
City lots are advancing in price on every
street within the corporation limits, and
lots outside the city limits, in every
direction, are advancing in price. Holders
do not manifest any anxiety to sell at the
prices at present offered.
Bishop Brewer, of Helena, will visit Butte
next week to ~officiate at the laying Of the
corner stone of the new Episcopal Church on
the corner of Broadway and Idaho streets,
which eveLt is TO take place on Thursday the
It'll.
All the mines, large aud small, operated in
the Summit Valley district, are looking we'll.
There is nc. report to make of any mine play
ing out. The veins are permanent and reg
ular in the district, while in other districts it
is a pocket one day and nothing the next.
Sands & Boyce are having a large number
of descriptive blackboards painted to be set
up in promine mt parts of the surrounding
country. This enterprising firm readily adopts
all the methods known to the science OF moi
ern advertising to bring before the public
their immense stock.
A sad -looking monument of intemperance
was S retched out on a board in the alley be-
tween Broadway and Park streets yesterday.
The hot rays of the sun fried out the sweat
and whisky until the Victims nose and face
resembled a violent outbreak of small pox
deluged with dew.
There was no special meeting OF the City
Council last night, although one was duly
called. For some reason or other the city
daddies failed to congregate in sufhcient num-
Der to form a quorum of the Council. mayor
Beal adjourned the meeting without tran
sacting any business.
Extra arrangements will be made to run
coaches and passenger wagons between the
terminus at Melrose and Butte on Sunday,
the Sd of July. This will enable parties at
Melrose, Glendale, Dillon, Bannack and 9th
er points south to participate in the celeDra-
ton of the Fourth, and witness the races OF
the 4th and 9TH.
Mr.. VIM. McDermot.., who has recently
visited the Riley hot Springs, located about
three miles from Boulder, Informs us that the
sprincs have been leased by Mrs. Jones and
.John Montgomery, snd That arrangements
for bathing in the mineral waters are COM
plete, with one large plunge bath eighty feet
long by thirty feet wide, and six feet deep'
and two small private baths. Good accom-
modatiops for guests at the hotel, in connec-
ton with the springs.
A man named John Rowland was drowned
in the Pen d'Oreille river last THURSDAY.
From a private letter to c. A. Lynch we learn
that Rowland and old John St. CLAIR started
to cross the river to go to Gus McMlllians
place hut while in the eddy, the BOAT nlleG
with water. Rowland jumped overheard aha
tried to swim ashore. His strength gave OUT
however, and he sank when almost TO the up
per landing. st. Clair stayed win the poa''
The river was dragged for Rowland's body,
hut without success Mi>sOulidn.
PICTURESQUE BUTTE