The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-04-05
MINOR ITEMS,



The handsome line of Stetson hats on sale
at Sands & Boyce's are nobby head coverings.
A large number of newcomers are noticed
in Butte. OF the number many are miners
from distant districts.
A beautiful and rich specimen of ore from
the Moulton mine is on exhibition at the bank
of Donnell, Clark Il Larabie. 1t is full of
native silver.
In the police court yesterday, a man was
up for assault and battery. The necessary
fine was imposed by the judge and the de-
PENDANT was discharged.
The political s'pedigrees'' of the Republic
can neutrality-suspicious. in the organ with
out an 's')-read like those puffs usually
manufactured for secondhand clothing shops
at the rate OF fifteen cents per line.
The daily Inter Mountain (Republican Or
GAM prints the Republican ticket in two
places in its last evenings issue and leaves
the name of Judge O'Meara, their candidate
for probate judge, out. Does this mean sNo
Irish need apply?'
Marcus DAILY has taken the contract to sink
a shaft 300 feet deep on the property of the
Original Butte Mining compan. The sll aft
is to be 10 feet long, by g. feeL wide, with
double cage compartments, and ladder way,
besides the room for pumps.
Washington Dunn, superintendent of con-
structlon for the Utah & Northern railroad
had a very favorable impression of Butte I'M
til he struck an ambitious young interviewer,
h nearly talked Mr.. Dunn to death in
order to obtain intelligence published six
months ago.
In Saturdays report of the ticket fixed up
by the republican convention we left out un-
intentionally, the name of Prof. r. B. Hassell
fol superintendent Of schools. This really
makes no difference as the professor will nev-
err get there. However, if he should slip in
we have no doubt but that he will make an
active as we'll as a competent superintendent.
From Wednesdays Daily.)
Some excellent solid castings are turned
out at the foundries of Butte.
Yesterday was such a bright and pleasant
day that nearly everybody was out riding.
The Democratic County Convention, of
Silver Bow, meets at II O'Clock tomorrow
at Loeber's Hall.
We notice in the Hazleton, Pa, Daily Bull
tetin a well-written letter from a"Tendertoot"
up at Walkerville.
Mexican dollars are becoming quite a nui-
sance in this section. They are only worth
siX-bits on the dollar.
Matthews billiard parlor is the place where
each evening in the week many closely con-
tested games of billiards are played.
An orphan asylum is to be established by
the Sisters of Charity in Helena, and for the
present it will be located on Academy Hill.
Prayer-meetlngs at the places announced
in the Butte pulpits on last Sunday will be
held this, Wednesday, evening, at the usual
hour.
The o~re-vein in the Stephens mine has
widened to 7 feet, with the character of the
ore fully maintaining its quality for rich
ness.
The heaviest part of the republican ticket
is tue tail end-and he is candid enough to
acknowledge that there is no show to get
there.
Copies of the Weekly MINER may be OBJ
tanned by applying at the counting-room of
this office. The number is well filled with
Montana mining news.
Yesterday miners started in on the north
shaft of the Silverslnitll-4Alny mine, to fix
and secure the shaft preparatory to sinking,
which will be commenced soon.
The republican platform bears the Gear
whose elegant diction is the result Of stupen-
dous study and mighty application.
The Intef-M Mountain, without an IS" is a
little premature in announcing discord in the
ranks of the democracy OF Silver Bow coun-
ty. United we stand, and united We'll win.
A printers Typographical Union has been
formed in Butte, and is awaiting a charter
from the International Typographical Union
to go into operation inc become a recognized
and legal branch.
The Empire mine, adjoining the Hope on
the north, and the Anselmo on the west, has
a shaft down y feet. and an ore-vein of about
ten feet. The ore assays from % to 35
ounces to the ton in silver.
The attention of those desiring to receive
vocal and instrumental musical instruction
are directed to the card of Mrs. r. p. Hop
kins in another column of our paper. Mrs.
Hopkins is a thoroughly competent music
teacher.
A coroner jury said that the shooting of
Mitchell by Valmer, at Sun River last week,
was accidental. Mitchell, a soldier, was I'M