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Immigration Bureau.

Some weeks ago the MINER advocat-
ed at some length, locally and editorial
", the necessity Of establishing an i'm
migration bureau'at prominent points in
in the Territory and especially at Butte,
- being the present terminus of the u.
4 n. road. The subject was thorough
" canvassed and pains was taken to as
certain and express the views of the
Assistant General Passenger Agent OF
the Union Pacific Railway Company.
Some other Territorial papers have
since awakened to q realizing sense Of
the propriety Of the MINERS ideas
on the subject. and now the River Press
comes to the front and says: Colonel
Sanders suggests through the columns
of the Herald that ways and means
should be devised to assist and direct
into proper fields the great number of
immigrants now pouring into the Terri
tory. He thinks the principal towns
should have immigration BUREAUS for
the purpose Of sitting the immigration
and furnishing information desired by
the newcomers. The River Press sug-
gested some weeks ago that the citizens
Of Benton should take steps of this
character"
Benton being the head of river navi-
CATION, 1t Is only proper that the press
Of that place should take an active in
terest In aiding and carrying through
s''me effective plan to bring about this
much desired result.
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The air Of the Mullan Tunnel >t4''''
to have a most peculiar effect upon '''e
newspaper men Of Helena. Sometime
it produces an epidemic OF spring lH".
~, at others diarrh~a Of Pu'''' ~"
takes the form If humOr ard comes ~
in the Helena Nrru Il savin" ''t't u"
NOR that the Western Union "r >''"'
other company in the business 'n''"" -,
to construct telegraph line over "''''"
an occasional news report '"n |" ''""s
mitted to points in Montana e''" :.
traced to no authentic source" Of 'n'"'''"
ton. We feel perfectly safe in rro''"", -.
ing the rumor without the least '""'""
ton in fact. The impression q''"e :.:,
orally obtains that the wires !" -,
Territory have been abandoned az"
telephone system will soon take !''e'
place and wholly occupy the fleld:
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Incorporated.

According to tho Helena Independent
the following companies have fled arti-
cles Of incorporation In the capital city
The Benton 4 st. Louis Cattle comma
ny, with . capital Of $500, 900, Friday
filed articles Of incorporation in the SEQ.
retary's Office.
Articles Of Incorporation were filed in
the Office Of the Secretary Of the Terri
tory on the 23rd inst. by the Anderson
willie, Alpine, Maiden and Fl. Maglnnis
Telephone Company.
The Collar Mining Company, Of the
Barker district, fled articles Of incorpo-
ration In the Territorial 6ecretary's Of.
flee on May 23d. This b the property
recently purchased for $4,000 BY the
Homestake company.
The Comet mine In Poor Man district.
Deer Lodge county, he's been bonded BY
it, diseoverer, VIM. Curran, to J. II.
Burke, Of Salt Lake. The Comet, % far
- developed, shows . seven-foot vein Of
fine looking ore, ~ average assay from
which shows ITO ounces in silver and 3l3
IN gold.
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There was perniciOus and fallacious
paragraph in nm evening paper . few
days az" in regard to duel supposed to
have been fought by 1.-TWO Of Butte's 70.
ciety lights. on the Big Hole river last
sunday week ago. The Territorial
press has been indiscreet enough to copy
It, unmindf0l Of the notorious unveraci-
ty of its author. Now comes one Of the
alleged principals and declares that on
the day in question he was unable ia
hold . pistol, having at up the night be-
fore with friend who Is applying for .
position In the navy, and finds 1t profit
able to board scbOOners.
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r. g. Hale, Of Helena, W. In Butte
yesterday.
Addison Smith, Esq.,. Of Deer Lodge
h.. been r'y'"S the silver City a ''''''
ness visit<
Mn. Geneva Crook left this morning
for Lompoc, CAL, to visit her sister Mrs.
DR.. Lukens.
The friends of Mr.. 8. r. Jacobs, form
erly Of the Montana Copper company,
arc glad to see him again in Butte.
Mr.. Charles Andrieux left this morn
ing for Chicago on private business. He
will be absent about three weeks.
Sally Raunhei,n, of the Montana Cop
per Company, and Judge A. J. Davis
left Sunday morning. for Chicago and
the East.
Mr.. A. r Gates returned from Salt
Lake Sunday night. He will In few
v eeks ~ East for his family and reside
hereafter in Butte.
J. II. and NJ. H. Walker and their
wives. accompanied hy Miss Walker, are
guests If Superintendent William +.
Hall Of the Alice company.
Col. J. G.. Ne*bitt, who left Butte
some weeks ago for the Barker district,
intending to found newspaper there,
has G angel his mind and settled down
in the business office of the Helena
Independent.
s.. Wallace, Superintendent Of the
9olace Mining Company, whose five
claims are situated in Smiley's gulch, in
the Sawtooth range, was arrested at
Ketchum lust week on the charge Of
drawing deadly weapon.
The Blackfoot Rcgistcr says: Mr..
Robert f. Strah0rn and wife, Of Dem
ver, Colombo. arrived on Mondays pas
seDger train from salt Lake. They re-
manned in Blackfoot few days end
then took their departure for Wood
River. They travel by private convey
ance, and will visit the various cities Of
Idaho, Montana AMI Oregon.
After the recent visit in the city Of
Mr.. Fraser, Of Fraser 4 Chalmers, Chi
cago, that gentleman went to San Fran
cisco, where he has been on business
several weeks. Sunday night he ar
rived In Butte on his return trip and ex-
pected to leave to-day for Cable, where
new machinery for the Cable gold mine
IL to be erected at once. Mr.. Fraser was
the guest of Mr.. James Renshaw, his
Butte agent, and needs no Introduction
to any man who ever heard of mining
machinery.
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PENELOPE
Successfully Rendered a Third
Time.

1t Is much to he regretted that IL.
audiences at the performance, Of Pencil.
ope have not been larger. Taking int.
consideration the broom drill and H..
concerts, the inducements 10 attend y,
amateur entertainment have not l.r,
greater this winter. Last night til.
broom brigade, headed by the title
drummer girl in dainty costume, va,
again the cynosure Of all eyes. So
sweeping was the applause ,ha, tte,+
fair daughters OF the regiment actually
underwent the fatiyuc> Of cam
paign in marching on and oft
the stage, in response to the repeated
encorcs. Penelope Wa. for the third
time rendered with spirit and eilec'.
the dramatic talent displayed by Mi.
Mcintyre, Is we'll as Ivy her support.
Miss Lincoln, Mr.. buffet and the Messr.
Penrose, proving All Agreeable s,r.
prise.
The actors and the audience were in
equally good spirits, and the charming
mctonge of popular music was well rem.
dered and received. After the perform
ance Fred. Taylor auctioned oil Ii.
broOms, dust pans, tassels on e. the
boots and other paraphernalh
of the regiment so gayly mustered out
of service, the whole realizing total Q!
about eighty-five dollars and thus tes'
tifving the generous appreciation If thu
audience. The dance and refreshments
came last of all, happily clo>inga pleas
ant evening.
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PERSO NAL,S.

Mr.. w. H. Dewitt was in Heleua les,
Sunday.
Daniel Dewey, ESQ.,, of Boston, is in
Butte, in the interests of his wool bust.
ness.
Rev. Father Vennelnan started to
Custer county last week, intending to
hold Catholic services at Miles City and
Fort Keogh.
MI. w. II. Gains, local manager oil
the w. U. r. Co.'S. Office has brought
bis family to Butte and become a per.
manent resident.
Mr.. Jos. H. Hopes, president Of the
Montana Gold Mining ana Milling Co.,
whose mines are located near Sheridan,
was in Butte yesterday.
The well known correspondent Of the
New York Tribune, Mr.. f. V. Smalley,
was last week on the road from the
Yellowstone, and has probably now
arrived in Helena.
s. c. Ashby reached Helena by pri-
vate conveyance from here last Satur-
day night, accompanied by Mrs. NJ. d.
Leonard and her little daughter, Lizzie.
Mrs. Leonard Is from st. Louis. No..
and Is a sister of Ms. s. G.. Ashby, of
Ashby 4 Smith.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Irwin will be panied to learn
OF the death of their infant son yester-
day, at Anna, Ills. Mrs. Irwin and the
children went East month or two ago.
chiefly for the benefit of their health.
The little child was carried off by a
sudden attack Of pneumonia.
1t is stated that Henry Willard, presi-
dent OF the Northern Pacific, will leave
New York next week for Montana. He
Will be accompanied by q party of sew
ersI gentlemen who wish to view the
Yellowstone country and points on the
route OF the line west of there. MI. vii.
lard and friends are expected in about
the 18th Of June.
Fro'essor Hudnut, the Leadville min
ing expert, arrived in Ogden last satur-
day morning on his way to Denver,
where he intends to close out his Colo
rado Interests and return to Butte. The
professor was very much pleased with
tne looks OF the northern mining re-
eions, and especially near Butte. Hesays
'oe VEINS are much wider than in Col
ofado, and though the ore is refractory.
"e nave now satisfactory method Of
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Prem Taeedavs Daily.
SECOND NIGHT


The rain storm which came up sud-
denly about eight o'clock last evening
proveDted the attendance OF the large
audi nee who otherwise d0ubtJess would
have been present at the second repre-
sentation Of Penelope st Rensbsw OPP
era House. Tonight it h to b hoped
tho public will come in number and
testify their appreciation Of the merits
Of these genuinely deserving and anus
ing performances.
There 10 bat little change to notice In
the programme of last evenings enter.
tainment from that Of Saturday night.
The young ladies In the broom drill.
under the soldierly command Of their
handsome captain, looked Ne unmtlttary
and bewitchinx ~ only young ladies In
uniform can. They showed charming
ing disregard for discipline, and pol
kaed to the right, sch0ttisched to the
left aud finally waltxed Oft the stage In
graceful disorder. That their unselftsh
efforts to amuse the audience were sue
cessful was abundantly testified by the
repeated rounds Of applause which
greeted their appearance.
The 0peretta was gone through with
more ease than on the first evening.
Again did the coquettish Penelope and
her cruel mistress act and sing with
spirit and skill, while Pitcher and Tos-
ser and the Milkman betrayed their
love for the cook and admiration for the
pepper-box and cold mutton. Tonight
these will be dance after the perform
ance:
After the broom drill this evening
will come the operetta, the whole ecu
plying q very short time. Good music
his been engaged for the dance which
will follow, and which Is looked forward
to as one of the events Of the season.
Creams and ices will be served.
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HG8WAY QO0H NJ
Oouaanit>oa On DooVorto1l.

The following communication from .
oo0ocie0oe'stlickea hW-6seake9 e1-
plains itself and needs no comment.
| These cases II conscience, - they are
called. in which tbecriminal h impelled
Ly sudden twinges to make known his
crime, are not unusual in the history Of
Gin. Hone can't b wholly good one
ought TO be - good - possible without
too great Inconvenience. II stole your
money" wrote . thiefto bic employer.
''RemorDe naws my Conscience and I
send some Of It back, When re1none
naws again / will send some more"
The writer Of the following epistle b
probably little daft:
BUTTE, May q, 1859.
SIR-This being the Lords day /
went to the sanctuary - usual, and
while seated IN . hard board bench my
physical sunerings caused my conscience
to stir, and behold my torments b.
came greater than I could bear, and I
arose and gs't me home. My dear cir, I
have no priest near by to whom I can
confess, 90 desire to ask your advice
and assistance. A beaver tail sits very
':esvy on my stomach, and I don't
know what to do about It. Saturday
afternoon l Was riding up and down
Main street, ~ often do, displaying
the Apollonian grace Of my figure and
the PAGES Of my dapple gray charger,
when l beheld an editor standing on
the northeast corner ofl(ain and Broad
way, apparsntly absorbed in sile ut
prayer. He had N oblons object under
his arm wrapped up in . newspaper.
He said it was something his friend,
Hank Walton, had just given him, end
that II guessed what It was 1 might
have it, thinking thereby to intimidate
me with one ofthe current slang phrases
Of the day. Riding close by, Mr.. Edi.
tor, cast at him guileless glance and
before he knew 1t relieved him Of the
package, exclaiming with preternatural
a. I did 90, that it contained
beaver tail. My suspicious were cor
ret, and vested with both legal title
and actual possession rude away at fuI
speed. don't know whether I did
right or not, but my cook has orsie. to
scald, pickle and stew that beaver tail
into . delicious dish for one. She says
this will take about y week. Ought /
to invite the former owner to supper,
and could any one think me klepto-
Have not . legal right to the
tail: YouTs Alphabetically,
ALICE.
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"'0'''nopper Sewers HI. ,h,.
Monday morning in Elk p.,1
monty known as 1.-THE Park" os,.' co.,
another one Of those ,li.,,..., oeeared
dents which every few w.cks asd-
on the peaceful yet laboriou. .'e.k ID
Of the hund'e eds Of sturdy , 'se''''a
making q living by cl,oppinp ~", e's
Government lands. "'od On
A young man named Harx.,, -,
was va. working with his uncle, Ea, u!
Ely, ut a point known .. w. ,""aa
Trough. Young Ely is only tx." "'e''As
years OF age, and has not Leen ve.: ' :,
in the Territory. having reccntlr "as
out from Salem, Mo. lie was cho, s"ne
wood, and being u muscular yonn' rp u
low, was delivering some ,, IT,
blows with his AK, when, through " .a''
one of the many mysterious ino;s s'''le
which influence human life, tho r,''
"f the AK slipped, and enterin,, '. ~
right f'": ut the inslcp, sever,, -. ,Dt
member almost entirely, leaving "'i ~
hanging hy u slender band Of IT,. !"
The pain and loss Of blood w.. e'''
course great, and Edward Elv H.
uncle, wrapped his feet at one. .. y, -" ;.
a. was possible under the circu,n.t,,. -"
and ut the earliest possible ,n,"
brought the wounded man in,o w.
Sisters Hospital. Yesterday an,,o,.
ton was performed by Drs. Ho,,.h ."s
Johnston. Our informant met III. .,a.
Ely yesterday, returning to his cam,
where he il hauling for james Ta,I..
and learned from him the above ~.
ticulars.
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WALKING TO GLORY.
The Amateur 00.Ae-You-Please

For short while last evening DR..
Gleason had more patience than he ever
had before in his life. 1t was while the
thirteen candidates for amateur pedes-
TRAN honors were in his office, arrang-
ing how they would spend the gate re-
ceipts of the II atch. After parliament
tary discussion, it was resolved that the
Butte Amateur Pedestrian Five Hours
Go-as-you-please Tournament should
take place next Saturday evening in
Caplice Hall, between the hours of
seven and twelve. The entries were on
motion declared to be thirteen, as fol-
lows: James w. Forbis, David Marks,
J b. Read, W. I. Lippincott, G. f.
Kester, f. 8. Dawson, J. V. Long, f.
H. Mulhall, f. s. Paxson, I. X. Eg-
bert, E. 8. Richards, r. H. Paxson and
J. p. Bocock.
It was then resolved that each of the
contestants should Jay five dollars en-
trance fee, his name to be stricken from
the list If said amount is not paid to the
manager, DR.. Gleason, by nine o'clock
next Thursday night. 1t Was also
agreed that one-half Of the gate money
should go to the first man, one-tbird to
the second and one-sixth to the third.
1t Is estimated that the entrance fees
will amount to sixty-five dollars, out Of
which amount it 10 proposed to purchase
q handsome cup, or some suitable prize
Of permanent value, properly engraved,
to BE- presented to the winner. The
cost Of this prize IL not to exceed thirty
five dollars, and the selection til he
made by the manager, DR.. Gleason. An
enormous attendance is expected, and
pools are beir & sold already.
The browning glory, however, Of this
anxiously expected event consists in the
judges direction of the event, who are
are AZ follows: lion. William Owsley.
Mayor of Butte; Geo. w. Irwin, H.,
Clerk Of the District Court, j. b. VIII
COX, Police Magistrate.
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PHlLIPsBuRG, May g, Is

1dlAltOBU NJ, 40y 20 A0OAe
Editor Miner:
SIR-Pbilipsburg miners were this
morning much excited and grieved over
. desperate attempt 1t suicide made by
James Boyd. we'll known here and in
many other mining camps in this Ter
ritory.
Boyd was found lying in pool Of
blood, with his Throat cut from ear to
ear, still breathing however, and at this
hour with faint chances of recovery.
The alarm was at once given, the
wounded man removed to . comfortable
position and medical attendance sent
for. DIR. Bowie answered the call, and
dressed Boyd's throat - we'll - possible
under the circumstances, sewing up the
gaping edges Of the horrible wound, and
doing all in his power to make the al
most unconscious sufferer comfortable.
After exhausting his skill the surgeon
prouneed the case critical, with but few
II any probabilities Of the PATIENTS NJ
covery.
Various causes are assigned for Boyd's
rash act. llisfortunes in mining, fam
lily troubles, disappointment in specu.
lations, these and various other sur
misses have been advanced. As usual in
such cases no one knows the exact
facts, but they will be sent to the MINER
- soon as they can be obtained.
The snow Is beginning to disappear
from the Cable mountains, though there
have been snow squalls every few days
for some weeks past. We hope to get
dry roads before next winter. K.
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1so0 1oauoa11 Daily.
ADAMS AND WAD
Doclored Winners Of the Walking
Match.

Capljce Hall Vas we'll oiled last even.
ing for the 1jrst time during the walking
match. Pools were sold on the event
and considerable interest manifested.
During the day Wilcox continued In
the Iead and at eight O'Clock Wa three
miles ahead. Soon Afterwards his com.
psttton spurted and soon began to leave
him in the rear. They established and
maintained, With apparent diflculty, u
lead which lasted until II o'clock IN.
creasing rather rapidly - the close
drew near. In his last squirt Wilcox
made twelve and one-half miles in six
ty-live minutes, while Adams
b said to have made fifteen miles in sew.
enty minutes. At the hour o. eleven
the score was entered on the blackboard
and announced by the judges to be as
follows
Wilcox-s4s miles, II laps.
Waid-17O miles.
Adams-l78 miles, 6 laps.
From which it will be seen that VIII
COX was beaten by four miles and tour
teen laps.
Six hundred and seventy-eight dollar,
were taken In at the door. Adams al:
Waid are said to have made $500 W
the operation. Miss Maud Smith al. ue
appeared in the womans' waikiki.
match, and was presented by the man
aGement with q silver cup.
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Report for the Month 1ndin9 l(ay
20th, 1859.

Enrolment to date. .................795
Average number belonging. SIC
Per cent. Of attendance. ............... 81
PEI cent Of punctuality. ................. 90
Tardy pupils for the week ending
May 98th:
HIGH SCHOOL.
Alvira Fifer, May Thornton, Miles
Cavanaugh.
No. 6.
Maggie Furlong, Albert Copinus, Jas.
Orion, Julius Jacobs, Marion Cooper,
James Orion and Albert C0pinus wefe
also trnant.
No..
Austin Refined.
No. g.
Ralph Filcher, Barton Fausett.
No. g.
Banner Room.
No. 4.
Alex York.
No. &
Frank Thaguer, Delins Thivierge, Joe
Doran, LauJs Dosan.
r. B. HAssElL, 6upk
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THE SIXTY STAMPS
Again FAN I'm Line and Sing 9woet
Music to Alice.

Yesterday afternoon the sixty stamp
Alice mill, commonly known a. the new
mill, was again started up on . large
ore reserve. For some time the stamps
In the mill have been hung up to furnish
opportunity for athorough cleaning, and
1t may now be safely said that the sixty
stamp mill IL in better condition than
ever before. The dust has been thorough-
~ removed, and by . new patent invent
ed by Mr.. Joe Daft, the efficient mill
superintendent, dust clogging will be
prevented in the future and the dust
chambers kept clean. There IL no longer
any reason to apprehend wood famine,
~ the Alice company has been prudent
to anticipate ito needs in this respect for
some time to come. There b and viii
be an abundance Of ore to keep the
eighty stamps running a. steadily in the
future ~ in the past, the results Of the
Developments of the Alice and llaen.
Charta mines during the past few
months having exceeded even the ex-
pectations Of the most sangulne.
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Summer has come, there h mo cues
ton Of it In the world since, even the
snow squalls seem warmer than q veek
ago.
The moving Of . good-sised ff,me
house on rollers he's occupied several
men and amused several crowds On
Broadway during the last tew days.
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Spring Poetry.

This heading was written for the az.
Pless and only purpose Of attracting the
attention Of spring poets, and Of sue-
gest'ng to them that for q Montana
spring there h no poet like the author of
the linee- Va
aail. esntle spe,ng,
8moeeol mildnoo0 koillss
ana never mind about the size NJ III.
hoilstonaa. " W.