The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-06-23
BUTTE AND VICINITY.
Correspondence Neso North West.

Correspondence Neu North Vest.
BUTTE, June 10, lsS2-Another amateur
go-as-you-please pedestrian match was in
dulged in on Wednesday evening Of last
week, and the victor, G. e. Kester, was the
young gentleman who took second money In
the first amateur contest. During the SIX
hours time he traversed . distance around
Renshaw Hall of 81 1873 miles. In Sunday
paper appeared challenge from G. 4. Duff
fet, who was second best in the last match, to
Kester, bancering him for q walk to decide
the amateur championship. The impression
generally obtains that the challenger will
"get there first If his proposition Is accept
ed. In the last contest Kester received some
thing over $500 as his share of the proceeds.
These pedestrian entertainments have been
under the management Of DIR. +. Z. Gleason,
and his conduct of them has been so gener-
ally satisfactory, that benefit for him is |
talked of.
THE MINERS UNION.
On the 18th inst. the Miners Union of
Butte completed the fourth year of its organ
izatisn. When first founded it was known
as the Workingmen's Union, but from the
fact that its membership was largely COM
posed of men employed in the mines, mills
and smelters of this district, the name of the
organization was changed to that which 1t
now bears, although any one of good repute
can become a member, the emily requirement
being, that the person applying for member
ship shall not work underground for sum
less than that fixed by the order. Since Its
organization over 1900 names have been en-
tered upon its roll-book, and there are at
present about 500 belonging. Last fall the
construction of a .wo-ssory brick building
was commenced by the order; winner set in
early in November, before the walls Of tho
second story were laid. They were finished
| however, mid the frost and snow of that
month and the roof put on, but like the house
built upon the sand the second story crumb-
| led and the walls remaining were RACED so
that but one story remains standing. Whether
| or not the building will be made larger for
the present than it now Is, is matter OF con-
lecture. In the building as 1t now Is there
| are two large rooms, and one OF these may
| be utilized solely for the uses Of the 'organi-
| cation. A short time since notice was got
ten out by the Union which was posted in
1
ployment to miners. Its wording was to the
effect that all miners working in The district
were requested and expected to become
members Of the organization within sixty
DAYS. Its request has been generally COM
piled with. A. G. Witter was the first presi-
dent of the organization and G. s. Shoemaker
now fills the position. The members are
peaceful, industrious and law-aiding, and
the "iliegal interference act" Is dead letter
so far az disturbance created by any Of its
members IL concerned. Members disabled
receive benefits, the sick are tenderly cared
for and those that die decently buried. When
funeral takes place the members form in
procession and headed by brass band, take
up their line of march and accompany the
remains to the little village OF The dead in
the valley below town, all cheerfully giving
that which all shall some day require.
AFRIGHTFUL FALL.
On Tuesday of last week NJ. w. Musgrove,
local editor of the Miner, was the victim Of
fall which resulted in the fracture OF his left
leg, below the knee, aud a few unimportant
bruises. His escape from instant death is the
most miraculous ever occurring in this camp.
In company with the foreman of the
Josephine mine he got into the bucket and
attempted descent The shaft Is ITO feet In
depth and the ore is hoisted to the surface by
means of whip within. For the benefit OF
those not familiar with mining 1t may be
said that the within is a large wooden drum or
cylinder, operated by horse power, on which
the rope is wound whea the bucket Is at the
l IT, lat he huc kat iaScapi the m
chinery is thrown out of gear, and the de-
scent regulated by brake in charge of the
man operating the within. No ore had been
taken from the niue for some time, and as Q
consequence the hosting apparatus be
came defective from disuse. A new
brake had been put in that day and three
} men lowered to work in the drifts ant
Superintendent Downs and the mine fore
man had made the descent, examined the
! mine and returned in safety to the surface
When Musgrove and the foreman got In thu
bucket and commenced the descent they
found to their horror that instead of being
lowered properly they were falling. Th'
brakeman lost control of the within, aud thu
bucket fell the entire distance. From thei
own statements they thought they were 60
ing to inevitable death, but Musgrove's In
iuries are as above stated aud Foreman
Wright escaped with bruised head.
3 CLEAN WATER.
1 The water company on Saturday nigh
$ completed their ditch to Bull Run-uot tn
Q one mentioned In connection with "the lat
unpleasantuess," but one seven miles from
Il Butte-and supply of good water is at Las
= guaranteed. Heretofore the company Ina
II been furnishing water through its pipes froi
Q wherever they could get it and run is Int
!, their reservoirs, and private families wer