The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-10
The Semi W eeklv Miner
Local News
From the Daily of Tuesday

typhoid pneumonia.
The Salt Lake Mining Institute
has been organized, with Professor
Clayton President.
Arrangements are about perfected
for the organization of an Athletic
club among the young men Of Butte.
Hon. SCHUYLER Colfax was ten.
dered a grand reception Saturday
evening by the Odd Fellows OF
Helena.
In the Police Court yesterday John
Kelly was mulcted in the sum of i've
and costs on the charge of using loud
and boisterous language.
About 100, 900 feet of lumber, some
of it heavy timbers 80 feet in length,
has been successfully floated down
the Basin fiume to the Colorado smell
ter.
Millions of money invested in
American mines for the last thirty
years careful calculation shows over
25 per cent. profit on the capital in
vested.
The Jail portion Of tho new court
house building is nearing completion
andit looks substantial enough for
the safe keeping OF the most desper-
ate malefactor.
The construction of additional
smelling facilities by works in the
vicinity Of Butte is in contemplation,
which will increase their capacity
800 tons during the next year.
Critics & Gordon will remove the
Varieties to Owsley Hall Thursday
night. The hall is being remodeled
and handsomely decorated, and will
be opened with the Foy sisters, Cat
let's and other old favorites.
The freeze up Sunday night stop
ped the water supply Of the Basin
fiume so suddenly as to leave several
thousand cords Of wood scattered
alons its entire length. A thaw may
be expected any dav, which will per-
nit a resumption of the drive.
f. M. Carr, after an illness of four
days, died Of pneumonia at the
County Hospital at one o'clock this
morning, aged 81. He is well known
throughout the western states and
especially California where he went
in 1919. He has resided in Butte
about eighteen months.
Madison ian: The Misses McCar-
thy have removed to Butte, where
they intend opening a first-class mil
linery and dress making establish
ment. The young ladies are adopts
in their art. and Butte bellies who
want to shine in the latest fashions
will do well to patronize them.
A large number of idle mines have
been started up recently, which will
be worked through the winter. Al
most every mill and smelter in the
camp is to be provideiwith additional
stamps, blasts or other improve
ments, and the outlook for mining
interests was never more fattering.
Vague rumors were in circulation
yesterday to the effect that the first
shooting scrape had occurred on
Pritchard's creek, in the Couer
d'Alenes, and that a man from Mon
tana had been killed, but no names
were given and the rumor could not
be traced to any reliable source.
A ripple of excitement was caused
Sunday afternoon by an unsofistl-
Gated youth maligning the character
of a married lady whose husband de-
Tended her with the energy of a black
Moor. Pistols were talked of but no
blood was shed or legal proceeding
taken and names are therefore with
held.
Alex. Johnston has been appoint
ed cashier of Donnell, Clark 4 Lara.
bie's bank to fill the vacancy caused
by the retirement of J. Ross Clark.
MI. Johus!on's long familiarity with
the details of the extensive banking
business of the firm, as well as his
rare qualifications as q business man,
eminently qualify him for the very
responsible position to which he has
been elevated.
w. H. Bio dgett returned from the
Silver Hill District last night, bring
ing with him some splendid speci-
mems of sulphuret ard bromide of
silver ores, assay;ng $500 and over,
from the Deco Rico mine, which Mr.
Blodgett is engaged in developing.
The ore came from the 5O-foot level,
where Mr.. Blodgett says there is
plenty more of the same sort.
The Blackfoot Register says. A
distressing and fatal accident &C.
curred at one of the mines OF Pease
& Taylor, at Spring Mountain, on
Monday last. A man named ). W.
Rush had placed some giant powder
in some hot water near the black
smiths forge, which by some means
exploded, taking two or three fingers
from n hand, one entire arm' one
leg, and almost taking away MS ao-
.domen. He lived nearly two hours,
when death ended his sufferings.
A tour-year-old son of Morris row.
ers, with other children, was Playing
on the hill near Centerville on sun
dav and amused themselves 10y pull
ing on the rope by which a cAyuse
was picketed. Little Power approach
cd too near the animals heels and re-
ceived a kick from both hind feet I'LL
in the face, producing a ccmpounu
fracture of the jaw bone. The frac-
ture was reduced by DIR. c. 5. Wh't-
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