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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-30
The Cow Boy.

People in the older states east Of US
know nothing Of the cowboy save
what they read in yellow-back
novels, from which they form some
very extravagant ideas of those jolly
denizens of the wild west and could
these mental pictures be transferred
to paper they would be both ludicrous
and frightful. For the edification of
this class of people and in justice to
the cowboys we desire to say that
with few exceptions cattle herders OF
Texas are as big-hearted a set of fel-
lows as can be found in the world.
Situated as they are during the
greater portion of the year far from
the habitations of civilization, roam
ing like the Arab owe his native
desert, the cowboy f1ourishes as it
were in another age.
Like the youth of ancient Sparta
he trains himself to brave danger
and endure hardships rather than to
shine in society, or to excel in liter
arv attainm. nts. To be a skillfui
rider, to be familiar with the various
BANDS of cattle, to have physical en-
durance sufficient to face the vicissi-
tudes of a changeable climate and
camp life and sufficient prestige to
enable him to protect the interests OF
his employer are the requisites Of a
good cowboy. This teing true it is
not strange that the boys cultivate
the heroic rather than the intellectu-
al part of their nature and when they
come to town often insist On giving
the citizens public exhibitions of
their personal bravery and skill in
workmanship and the use of the six
shooter or "cutter" as they often call
it. But it must not be understood
that the COWBOYS as a class are de-
void of education or ignorant of the
manners and customs of good society.
On the contrary many Of them are
we'll educated and have talents that
if known would win notoriety in
literary circles. Go to their camps
and you will find them to be as po-
lite and hospitable gentlemen as you
ever met. They will give you the
last blanket they have if necessary to
your comfort while you stay with
them and you are secure from person
al violence as though surrounded by
a regiment of police. There is a
kind of common law that prevails
among the ranches and implicit
obedience to that law insures to the
cowboy the undying friendship and
protection to his fellows. Stinginess,
s%elfshness and dishonesty find no
resting place around a cattle ranch.
All things considered, the future his
torian of Texas should accord an
honorable niche to the festive cow
bOy.-Wichiua Herald.
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Miscellaneous.

NoRRIsTowN, Pa, May ga
gang of railroad laborers were buried
in a cave on the Philadelphia, Nor
ristown and Ph9nixviile railroad at
Copshocken this morning. Andrew
Gurlich, A. Johnson, and George
Scoopgon were fatally injured.
NEW YORK, May 28.-Mrs. Fanny
kellogg Bachart. wife of Max Ba-
chart, has brought suit against Albert
Pulitzer and the Morning Journal
association for $4,000 damages for
alleged libelOus assertions in the
Morning Journu, of May oath and
25th.
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Killed in q Mine.

About u o'clock on Friday last, j.
Colbert, q miner in the HOmestake
mine, on Snake Creek, about ten
miles northeast from .Ketchum,
was caved on and instantly killed.
Mr.. Colbert was part owner In the
Homestake mine, in which a body OF
ore has recently been struck. The
owners were working in the mine
Themselves and Mr.. Colbert
and another miner were on duty
when the cave occurred, crushing
him and striking his partners leg,
but not seriously hurting him. Co.
bert's neck and limbs were broken,
and his body crushed and lacerated
in q shocking manner. J. Co5srt
was a veteran in the Union army.
We get the above information from
parties who came down from ketch-
um.-BcUcvue Chronicle, 22nd.
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DISTRICT COURT.
Hon. W. ]. Galbraith Presiding
Charles Warren, Clerk
Geo. W. Irvine, Sheriff.
PROCEEDINGS MAY %.

PROCEEDINGS MAY %.
A large number of cases were dis
posed Of BY dismissal, settlement and
Judgment. The report Of the Grand
Jury was received ignoring three
charges and finding true bills
In three cases. The follow
ing 9 were set for
trial, which constitutes the calendar
up to June 18th, all the cases being
set for hearing al 9 q. m. on the dates
named.
Thursday, May 31--658, Territory
vs. James Danielson.
649, Territory VS.. Joseph Murray
and Jno. Hopkins.
Friday. June l--72s, Territory VS..
Adelaide Abrahams.
IA, Territory vs.. VIM. Magee.
Saturday, June FL, Nellie Boyd
ct. al. We N. Bielenberg ct al.
476, Howard Sebree ct al. VS.. NJ. J.
Morrison ct al.
635, F. E. Matlaw VS.. L. E. Man
ming.
Monday, June 4-2s1, In re. u. l.
N. Il. r. Go. vs.. Harry Gassert ct al.
rs, A.. Alexander VI. G.. w. Irwin,
Sheriff, ct al.
Tuesday, June 500, w. Sweat
land vs. Jno. Devlin ct al.
296, HI. Jacobs ct al. vs.. Lewis
Burt.
Wednesday, June 600, Charles
H1gs ms VS.. M0ulton Mining Co.
332, VIM. T. Dunn VS.. G.. N. Buck.
625, John Payne vs.. Robt. McMinn
ct al.
Thursday, June 7-341. H. Leopold
Ct a.: vs.. r. A; Largey ct al.
44o, James Patton vs.. &. M. Buck
ct al.
Friday, June S-6, H. H. Jacobs ct
al. vs.. A. J. Davis.
AIS, Montana Copper Company VS..
w. J!HcNamara ct al.
Saturday June 9-499, Jas. O'Garra
vs.. Thomas N. Lowrey.
$50. A. M. Walker ct al. vs.. Dan
Wagner.
522, J. B. Catching vs.. T. Thivarge
OF al.
Monday, June 11-539, Levi E.
Holmes vs.. Alice Gold and Silver NJ.
Company.
Gil, N. J. Dovenspeck ct al. vs..
Bell Silver and Copper Mining Com
pany.
1913, P A: Largely ct al, VS.. w. P.
Emery ct al.
Tuesday, June 12.-441, Inter
Mountain Pub. Co. VS.. d. r. Beck.
622, N. Bielenberg VS.. N. J. Doven-
speck.
633, s. Stafford ct al, W. William
Thompson.
Wednesday, June 1892, D. Lloyd
W. Geo. Plstt.
672, L.. w. Foster ct al, VS.. r. G.
Chambers.
Thursday, June 14.-660, E. G..
Helfrich VS.. George H. Casey ct al.
667, G.. w. Carlton VS.. L. r. Free
man.
702, E.. L.. Bonner ct al, We. E. D.
Reynolds.
Friday June 15.-725, s. DeWolf
W. Board of Commissioners of Silver
Bow county.
726, John F. Ferris vs.. same.
Saturday, June 1913, J. A. Muir
ray vs.. VIM. Gwin.
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From the Daily OF Tuesday.
RAILROAD M
AParty Of Surveyors Running q
New Line IN the interest
Of the Northern
Pacific.
An independent Line to Little
Blackfoot the Probable
Result.

During the past few days a party
d surveyors under the leadership 81
A. 4. Gates. chief engineer. have ex-
cited much curiosity by their or,era-
lions on Anaconda hill and westward
toward the Hump. The general nm
destanding is that this CORPS of enpi-
neers are here in the interest of the
Nortnern Pacific r. r.. Co. The gen
t!emen are reticent as to their mis-
son, but their operations point very
plainly to the running of q lire from
the Anaconda mine via the Hump or
flcrces station to the new
eown OF Copperopolis on Warm
Springs Greek. The strategic import
OF this move is apparent. It is
thought that the third rail arrange
ment between Butte and the mouth
or the Little Blackfoot has never
6een entirely satisfactory to the
Northern Pacific management. and
that since the visit of President vii
lard to Butte and other points on the
line, his impressions of the local ear
Iying trade have been so favorable
that he would not be averse to q rue
ture resulting in the control BY his
company of an entirely independent
branch line connecting the MP. road
with Butte. Such q ructure is more
than likely to occur through the oper-
atlons Indicated by the movements of
d corps of engineers now surveying
In this vicinity, and in such an event
the Northern Pacific would no doubt
continue their line up the valley
direct from Copperopolis to Little
Biackfeot. This would by the natu-
raj sequence Of events force the Utah
q Northern to build an independent
line to Helena and the result
would be a wal of competitive rates
a. hoth Helena and Butte. The loca-
ton of the line above town, at first
blush seems a little out of the usual
order Of things, but the advantage of
q down grade road from q depot
located north of town would be much
In favor of freight delivery.
1t Is also said that under the con-
tract which it is currently reported
the Anaconda company has entered
into to ship 500 tons of ore e day
for European purchasers, that COM
pany would be the principal shipper.
and its convenience is very PROPERLY
consulted in locating the depot. But
aside from this the line now being
ruo from the Anaconda mine to Cop
peropolis may be used as a branch
and the main line run to q
point lower down, where the depot
will be located. The definite plan of
the great trans-oontinental will no
doubt be fully developed in good
time. For the present it is sufficient
TO know that their cratic operations
in this vicinity indicate a decidedly
ind .pendent spirit, which is Likely to
result in the building Of an indepen-
dent Butte connection.
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Railroad Racket.

The new concentration at Virginia
City IS progressing rapidly toward
completion and is expected to be in
operation before the end of July. At
the first annual meeting of the stock
holders the old board of trustees were
reelected, and the advisability of
adding a 5.stamp battery was dis
cusSed.
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The District Court.

The June terra of the District Court
con vened at 10 q. m. yesterday, Judge
Galbraith pi esiding, Chas. =. war.
ren. clerk. Several grand and petit
inrora were excused upon showing
GOOD cause, The session was occu-
nied during tho entire day in the
hearing of law motions and argu-
ment. The trial calendar will prob
ahlv be reached to day.
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GATH MEETS GOLIATH.
And Considerable Singing A
round Immediately Ensues. :


A melancholy illustration of the
slight hold which refined journalism
has upon the uneducated masses was
afforded about 5 o'clock yesterday
evening at the Grand Hotel on
Broadway. A short, stout, olive
complexioned gentleman of much
beam and great cOmposure, who con-
tributes to the various newspapers
under the pseudonym of George
Alfred Townsend, was testing the
Inequalities of theG ran1 just about
the time that q MI. Duncan Harrison
was searching the wide world
through for a journalistic party
"Gath'' by s%obriquet.
The innate malevolence Of mani
mate conditions brought Mr.. Harri-
son and Nj. Townsend into close
contact. Mr.. Harrison stoutly
alleged against Nj. Townsend that
he had written in the Philadelphia
Times something to the disparage-
ment of q Miss Maude Harrison,
who, it would further appear, is not
only an actress but q sister of Mr..
Harrison himself, to which Mr..
Townsend, with due caution, return
ed an ambiguous reply. Whether
the Harrison family is or is not a
peg above the entertainment of am
biguous replies will always remain
an open question, but it Is a fact be-
yond all dispute that MI. Duncan
Harrison was Immediately inspired
to ask MI. Townsend to assist him in
surveying the neighboring sidewalk.
MI. Townsend, moving to lend him
his aid as readily az a stout person
can, was forthwith surprised by q
confusion Of his right cheek and a
subsequent series of astronomical
phenomena, surprising even the
c0metary calculations of Greenwich
Observatory.
Mr.. Townsend was Immediately
removed to his own quarters by his
sympathetic friends, and MI. Harri-
son suddenly realizing that he had
been unduly exueerant in the very
precinct of Captain Williams. ran
before the wind like a topsail
schooner, and was almost instantly
hull down on the Broadway horizon.
Mr.. Townsend has declined to see
any members of his own profession,
but it is definitely understood that
when he casts off the cooling and
consolatory beefsteak, which at pres
ent sheds its succulence on his right
eye, he will at the same time aband-
on theatrical journalism to CORE
of stouter physique and of
more active pugilistic delivery.-New
York World, May %.
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Pooled Their tissues.

A New York dispatch quotes
Union Pacific ! cent higher owing to
the reported receipt of a dispatch
from President Dillon saying that all
dificulties between the Union Pacific
and the Denver 4 Rio Grande, which
had threatened to culminate IN war
of rates, had been amicabIy settled.
This would indicate that the much
Wanted competitive rates to be
offered by the little giant narrow
guaee" were a myth, to be dissipated
the first breath of genuine compe'
tition from its powerful broad guage
rival.
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Taken Ur.

One blue roam stallion, about three years old,
branded monogram + on both shoulders; came
to Warm Spring Ranch one year ago. Also, one
dark bay gelding, marked T and half circle on
left side and T on left hip. Came to said ranch
last January. Any person proving property and
paying damages and charges can have salu
B. ". OTEY, or NJ. c. MURRAY,
aamav+v4 Nv Warm Spring Rancho.
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A preliminary survey has been
made for q branch of the n. P. from
Helena to Wickes.
The Clark Winston railroad force
il engaged building bridges on the
Locke reservation.
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On Saturday the railroad was with
in twenty-three miles Of Helena. 1t
will enter that city on June 18th.
There are four hundred men at work
assisted by fifty teams.
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Str0ueG or Stolen.

From the subscriber on or about September
last. from Browns Gulch range, one bay horse.
four years old, 1lh hands high. d on,
hoof brand G.. w. F. No white marks
visible. Twenty dollars will be paid for the de-
livery of the above to the subscriber, or ten dol
lars reward fol information that will lead TO his
recovery G. w. FARLIN.
mD9- d-ltS-W-tf
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A survey has been made and aIlne
established for q narrow guage rail-
road from q point near B"zenlan, on
the N. P. line, to the extensive coal
deposits lust east of Bozeman.
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1t is reported that the Utah q
Northern Company will build large
II Substantial freight depot at Dill
Lon before next winter.
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DIED..

CREEL.-At Keokuk, Iowa, May Is, 1883, MI 4.
2, Creel, the father of Mrs A. NJ. Walker
and Mr.. E. G. Creel, of this city.
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Flour, Ruby Valley, xxx, $4.O(
per cwt.
Mill Greek, xxx, 1926
per cwt.
Kansas xxx $500.
Bakers, $3.50.
Mill Greek, New Process, $3.50.
Gallatin, $40 per cwt.
Union Mills. New Process, Cream
of the Valley, $500
Ruby Valley, new prOcess) $3.50
Union Mills xxx Snow flake,
$3.50.
Utah Common, 1925
Utah Choice, $500.
Graham, $500.
Wheat per H., q cts, fair demand.
Butter, per h., $50 40 cts.
Eggs, per case, $500.
Corn Meal, &c.
Beef, carcass, 10 cts.
Beets, 81 cts. per 10.
Hay per ton, $23@$25
Bailed Hay, per ton, 22@23
Cheese, 5000 cts.
Barley, $2.3@2.5O per cwt.
Dried beans, Montana, Z cts.
Mutton, 10 cts.
Pork, dressed, II cts. per Ii.
Veal, 25cts. per ID.
Chickens, live, 81 per dozen.
Wood, $5.25 O. $500
Potatoes, 81. SO y cwt.
Sausage, Is cts. per 10.
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RRIE


FL nrpKN-PoVSHs-In Butte, NJ. T., May 22d,
1883, by the Rev. J. Il. Russell, MIR. Abranl
Elderkin and Miss Elizabeth Powers.
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It will take l 100000 brick to build
the N. p. depot at Helena.
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BORN.

~ ~
MERRILL.-In this city, Tuesday, May u, 1885,
to Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Merrill, a son.
DUNCKEL.-At Butte City, NJ. r., May 23d, 1855
at s o'clock, Il. IN, to Mr., and Mrs. +. y.
Dunckel, a son.
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Produce Market Report.

BUTTE, M. T., May 26, 1888
The following are the wholesale
prices paid by merchants and hotel
keepers for the commodities enumer-
ated, delivered from the wagons
Price list carefully corrected every
Saturday:
Flour, Ruby Valley, xxx, $4.O0
per cwt.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-02

put cotton and rubber monldlDgs around
the windows, shut the blinds and put y
board over the vtntllators; could
not keep warm In cold weather
with the ventilators open; there was great
deal of complaint all over the building OF
the insufficient heat. In 1870 letter
WIS received by Mcdowell from the super
intendent's Office asking him. to recon-
mend Charles p. Newton as superintendent
OF heating apparatus. Newton was then
about % years old. The carpenters taS
done the work for Bartlett, Bobbins
& Co., in beginning their work; never
knew the same thing having been done be-
fore or since.
Cross-examined by Fulton-Supposed he
was discharged as master mechanic;
thought he announced he had no more
evidence to submit.
Fulton expressed surprise at this, and
asked why he had not called Walbridge,
OF Chicago, who was now on
hand. Coleman explained that he had
proved what he desired to prove about
the Chicago heating apparatus without
Walbridge, and he did not care to examine
him, as other government employees had
testified against Hill in D former case, and
had been discharged, and as Walbridge is
in the government employ he (Coleman)
had no desire to draw from him any testi-
m0ny that might cost him his situation.
M, M. Walbridge, engineer ofthe Chicago
custom-house. was then called to the stand
by Fulton Sometime when the weather
was cold and strong wind blowing. the
heating apparatus may be insufficient;
this was mainly due to the defects in the
building, such as leaks around the windows;
he did not think there was any defect in
the heating.
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GALVESTON.


The Jetty works-Cotton weigbors-Direc
tors Meeting-Presentation Personal
Foot Race.
GALVESTON, July 3l.-[Special. l-Since
the commencement of the jetty works for
the improvement of the Galveston harbor
l,275 brush mattresses have been laid.
Messrs. Joseph Owens. Samuel Sampson,
Charles r. MCMahan, T. X Thompson and
G. N Hanes. recently appointed cotton
weighers by Governor Ireland, will be com
missioned tomorrow, aud enter upon the
discharge Of their duties.
The directory Of the Gull, Colorado q
Santa Fe, will have called meeting OF the
stockholders of said company at noon
tomorrow. for the purpose OF determining
the necessity of completing, improving and
operating its railway by the issuance, sale
and disposal of the company's second
mortgage bonds to an amount not to ex-
ceed $l3, 900 per mile on It's main track, con-
structed and to be constructed, or required
on all branch lines OF said road. 1t is
thought this will determine the question OF
the extension of the line northeast from
Dallas 10 Paris, thence to connection with
the St. Louis 81 San Francisco railroad,
as we'll as the advisability of the ABSORPTION
of the Fort Worth & Denver railway and
its further extension into the pan-handle,
The retiring city clerk, @. Il. McMahon,
was presented by the police force of the city
tonight with an elegant gold-headed cane,
as testimonial of their appreciation OF his
worth as man.
Hon Michael Brook, ex-member of the
Missouri legislature, has arrived and will
hereafter make this city his future home.
A race of 100 yards was run this morning
on the beach between Mcdonald and John
Gunderman, one of the Lorgnettes, for a
purse of $25. Gunderman won by about
thirty feet, without much effort.
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Gro ,kery store next door to the express once
serious iears at one time were entertained,
but the fire was subdued by prompt ana
efficient efforts of hosemen.
On the morning of the 27:h, last Fri
day, at Fort Ewell, La Sale county, !
Mn%s sa% PsSoss Pssla mosss mfs'an S1Ge %sucan sa
woman, who was his mistress. She COM
planned of his cruel treatment and lett him
Next morning he borrowed a pistol and
mounted his horse and rode to the river to
water the animal. He then came back and
met her, and as she was trying to escape
he shot her in the back, kiillbg
her instantly. He then roue on
described as man of medium height,
weight, and about 70 years
of age and has heavy scar on the right
IL is learned from good authority that
some of the general officers OF the
Sunset, now located in this city on Austin
street will be removed to Redrass Negras,
Mexico, and this from headquarters
OF the International & Mexican railroad In
about thirty DAYS, and this road, which
is branch of the Sunset, viii
be operated independently OF the other
lines of the Sunset, and will be
placed in the hands OF few
men, 1t is rumored that Mr.; Frank
Anderson, present chief clerk in
the superintendents ofhce mere,
will be treasurer and audiser and captain
G. w. Polk, president Chief engineer,
will be superintendent. The freight ano
transportation men are not yet
named. The road will run into
the interior OF Mexico and will strike
the Pacific ocean at point somewhere ID
southern Mexico.
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LONGViEW.

Attendance at Camp Observation-Disclosures
In Troubie--TeIephonic c-Condition oi
Crops.
LoNevIEw, July 31.-[Special.l-E. X
Baker, of Little Rock, superintendent o.
the telephone. southwest district, was in
town yesterday, and stated he would begin
work here as soon as Tyler was fixed, about
September lst.
Cotton in this county has been injured
by drouth, and some OF the plantations
that have suffered most from lack of rain
the top blooms are open.
The average attendance at the camT
meeting is 1900 daily. Several accidents
have occurred en- route to or from the
grounds, but no serious results have
ensued.
Mnch regret was excited by the detection
of Mr.. l.. Lewis, postmaster at Kilgore
twelve miles from Longvlew, on the Inter
national & Great Northern, in systematic
robbery of the mails. w. E. Smith and w
f. Crawford, Austin postoffice inspectors
got pointer" and sent to the office some
decoy letters, which were fonnd in the safe
of Lewis saloon. He ran saloon ano
drugstore. the postotfice being in the lat
ter. He was prominent republican, bu
generally respected.
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AUSTIN.

Normal School-School House Bonds-Not
GuiIty-Health-E
AUSTIN, July Sl.-lSpecial. THE secie-
tary of the board OF education is in receipt
of reports from the summer Normal school,
showing an increase Of attendants over last
last year. and the work Of the session en-
couraging.
Thirty-nve hundred dollars Of school
house bonds, OF Denton county, were regis
tered to-day.
The treasurer to-day paid out SIS 900 on
various warrants.
The Jury in the csse Of Caseley, who
killed Pearson, near Delvalle some weeks
ago. this morning returned a verdict Of not
guilty.
There Is considerable sickness in the city
but no effort is being made TO improve the
sanitary conditions