The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-11-15

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| SALISBURY, N. T., Nov. 10, lees
Perhaps . tsw notas from thjs mi
q 0ootaaa woald b acceptable 4
ths many readsss o: yess valuable
jeosnal. 6osnalsing this to b tsue
I VIII contribute the following bic
Ae0e:
Abest Two o'eloek yesterday . ter
sib)e Storm threatsned this poetiou a
Madison county, snd 1t 40 snow b
On to fall, and . strong blizzard ~
tied at ooee asound oar entespsisiaG
village, and up 70 TIE pgesest time,
(l:0 p ~ The storm eontinuot IN
10 fury and NO signs OF IT. statement.
The older settlen anoost Il the moe1
severe stonn they ever witnessed %
early In Tie fall.
We called upon Mr.. Amos Pur-
dun, the Wide,aWke and eutespsis.
lag nsssehant Of salisbury and found
b. s0d biz accommodating clerk e.
Gaged II jumping counters and soap
ping sesing Sos The numeross eus'
tomsss q this 1ourishing hoaDse. We
nast acknowledge that Nj. Purdum
b deserving Of this patronage from
the resideals q Madison and sur
rounding eounties.
The Ianchmen on the lower RuLy,
Beaver Head and Big Hole riven,
AZ nearly done with their lhll work,
aud have aid unto Themselves: let
- praise our bounti.ul Oliver and try
to enjoy the laxuriss Of the past gold.
a harvest ~ living . oontentsd and
happy LIE through the coming cold
chilly winter"
The Stages arrived on time on the
DilIoa, Helena and Virginia City
roads, providing splendid accomm,o-
daeions for the travelling public.
Mr.. GEO. N. Clark, the g0od-natas
ID and clever proprietor Of the saloon
at the Closton Hotel, b doing . thriv-
Ing business, and dishes out the
"rosy" with that good grace that
seems to charm. and fasclnate his
numerous friends and patr% M. (;eo.
b the man to call upon when the In
herman b inclined to vail for IN
appetizer or . drap Of yer ''eonverss-
ton w~ther."
Mn. J. f.. Closton and her daugh-
tel cs,m:inI:. e. ruu their hotel with .
Virginia ". ic"l,,e, and all travelers
llnd this house u cordial retreat aud
it. tables spread with Ill the luxuries
Ubtainatle FROM the surrounding
markets. Pedestrians find their beds
the best, and pass away the night in
happy dreams, and awake In the
morning and smile for the success OF
the house.
About 10 O'Clock =. M, while the
wind was blowing . terrific gale, the
blizzard In it, sisry, and the residents
Of the town peacefully seated around
the several warming places Of the
village, commenting and nieilitating
upon the recent election, Nj. Geo.
n. Clark and your correspondent,
were standing one on either side Of
the bar-room stove, when . terrible
rumbling, like unto train Of cam
II the distance) totk place. We were
1t once aroused ~ to the nature Of
this peculiar noise, and upon exam
ination found the hotel tn be on iire
In the garret Of the bsr-r0onl, occur
ring from . defective llue. The alarm
was soon sounded aud with the IT.
distance Of half dozen Of men from
the store of Amos Purlam and 4
ladder and . few buckets OF water,
the flames were extlnguisl,ed, aud
the building saved from ashes. Had
Il not been for the timely discovery
Of the Are and the hersic working Of
the citixens, nothing could have saved
the town from being carried away In
ashes before the winds OF today.
Nm Ck,eton return d her thanks in
such . way % to be long remembered
by the participants who saved her
property from the fiery element.
Mn. TYl'O.