The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-09-13
RAILROAD TIES.
Progress OF tho Iron Horse in
Montana.

4 large force Of graders are al work
on tie Northern Pacific line.
The tracklayers Oh the Utah K
Northern have reached Lost Creek.
On the 9Th, Northern Pacific stock
was quoted in New York as follows:
Common, 80; preferred, :':,::.
Horace White and other boomers
Of the Northern Pacific inWall street
predict dividends on the common
stock before the end Of 1857.
The gap between the two ends Of
the Northern Pacific IL now but little
more than Am miles. aud is being
closed ut the rate of three miles per
day.
Ho.,. l.. i. Hedges. superintendent
Of the Northern Pacific tree planters.
arrived in Dakota last week. and ex.
poets to plant =, 0O0, NN' trees for snow
breaks along the line.
Chief Engineer Anderson, Of the
Northern Pacific, WAS In 1t. Paul
last week witt, the intention Of &C.
con,panying the government CONF
missiomers OIL their trip to INSPECT
the newly lail track Of the Northern
Pacific.
1t is the intention Of the Northern
Pacific management that the western
end of the road .hall reach Missoula,
aud the eastern -nd Bozrnlau. ny the
close Of the pres. ut year. This will
leave but little more than M miles
to DC built. II will I've completed, II
no n,isl,al'~ occur. by October. 1>>:'.
ut farthest.
Louis S,ctlhcin,er looked 10 aIi
said good-by last night.
Duke Dutrie:le, Of benton, il IN
the city a. u delegate ~ the Terrific
rial Republican convention.
Mrs. Geo. Woodward lett Monday
morning for Faycttc, Ohio. AMI will
be al. ent four Of five months.
Joel Harrington has removed with
his family to Butte, t" give his chill
dren school advantages this winter.
4 postal card was received here
yesterday Oh which was written,
''Please change my paper to lsoze-
man, n. Tho signature or men,
ton Of the place where written
X, wspaper men are xl'et'tcsl to kn"w
. thing or two, Tut u problem Ike
the above is altogether too intricate
for the ordinary journalistic brain.
The following i. the ticket put up
BY the Republicans Of Deer i."tse
Sheriff, J. !. Kennedy; Treasurer,
Lew. Coleman; Clerk and Recorder
X. l.. Davis; Assessor. Y. Il. Mc<lmes'
ton; Probate Judge, Orrrn E"'crs"n
County Commissioners, X. II. Zrn"r
ID. Dingwall; Superintendent >''i""'is
r. W. Ca:!in: Coroner. !. ". Ea~:
man.
The uuickes, time OH record he
tween Deer Lodge aM'i this place wa
nlsalc Monday. Dr. Nasi. hrod, A.
/. co,mpanied by W. W. Dixon, E~i.
left Deer I.,,u:re Ut 4:..o aud came in ;
buggy I" the Springs, where i:",
ruk lunch. boarded the copstructi",
train waited ut the Junc,"n unit
the regular train, and reached herr
Mt $50. Tie actual travelling time
excluding s:"rragrs. was less t'':''
+ three l."urx.
; Rather ::.ut: one WAS played ~
one Of our popular rcstaura;rrs tn
other day. The clock was turned for
ward . ne hour: dinner was n'a'''
ready, and the smiling host put him
sci, in It position IT Christian re%;g"a
tinm to greet his customers at the t';'''
indicated 10y the lying ci"':k. N""'
oi them appearing. lie exclaimed
. NV Cod! what is the country c"H'
ing tco:" At the regular hour III
. tables were full, and his face r;'tnrnc'
r IT, Il. accustomed serenity.