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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-06
Fatal Accident

Frank Gutenberg for many years
has been one of the well known
men of this county. On last
Thursday he met with an accident
resulting in his death in about three
hours. He lived on Deep Gulch, sew
eral miles above Beartown, occupying
a cabin by himself. Last Thur day
he started for Beartown riding a horse
belonging to his partner, Joaquin
Abascal. While coming down the
gulch about three mites above
Beartown, he attempted to pass
along between a ditch and
the hill, but finding he could not get
through turned his horse to go back
As the horse turned his feet crum-
bled the bank of the ditch which
sank with him, throwing the horse
and rider over backward and the
horse falling on top. Mr.. Gutenberg
was struck Oh the chest. Some
Cinnamon soon after found him and
rs.n to Baartown FIR assistance, Mr..
John Lehnso and others going at
once and carrying him to Beartown,
where he died in about three hours
after the ~injury.-Northwest, Oct. 6.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-06
Rustling Placer Miners.

A correspondent, Writing from
Eagle Rock to the Salt Lake Tribune,
says: "On the bank of Snake river,
just above the Eagle Rock, four men
set to work last spring and have done
the following: They dug two Water
bitches to tap the Snake River Water
Co.'S canal, each ditch about a quar-
ter of a mile long, and brought water
on to their claim. They built the
first of the new gold saving machines
last spring and another machine a
month ago. They have made an
arastra out and out, which runs by
water power day and night, grinding
the sand and gold that is gathered on
their burlaps. They have retorted
and sent off $S,346 in gold, and have
on hand enough of the burlap saving
to retort 5 $500 more. They have two
months yet in which to work before
winter sets in. There are many
miles of just such ground on both
sides Of Snake river above Eagle
Rock. Comment is Unnecessary"
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The New Gold Fields.

Recent ad vices to various parties
in this city indicate that the pub
lished reports of the gold discoveries
in Shoshone County, Idaho, have a
Very good foundation. 1t Is stated
that serious trouble has developed
as regards the various claims which
have been loo ated in the interests OF
non-residents, and that several lives
have already been sacrificed. Excit-
ing reports of the richness OF the dig
gings reach Misscula almost daily,
and many parties are leaving there
equipped with their winter supplies,
with the determination, as some ex-
p'ess tito make or break. zone party
left Missoula a few days since with a
heavy train Of supplies for winter
consumption, and he proposes to 60
as far as possible with wagons n
then pack his load the remainder OF
the distance. There is no doubt fut
gold is there in paying quanti'
ties, but the lateness of the season
aud roughness Of the country shouid
he carefully considered before decld-
Ing to make the journey this season.
Nothing can be done except to Sc
cure claims and endure all the hard
ships incident to such q region.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-06
The Masonic Ball.

The scjourning Masons and about
seventy-five couples from the ranks
Of Butte society will long remember
the Masonic ball of last night as q
most successful and enjoyable social
event. The balustrades around the
tae gallery, and immense expanse
of ceiling over the floor of Thomas
amphitheatre were handsomely dec
grated with American flags, banners
and evergreens arranged in grace
full festoons and ornate medalions.
The music furnished Ivy Burt's band
was excellent and under it's inspiring
strains, the merry party enjoyed the
giddy waltz or the May cotillion M
til a late hour this morning. An ele-
giant supper was provided by the la
dies of the Episcopal church, in the
banquet hall Of the Masonic temple.
The ladies deserve great credit for
their enterprise and skill in purvey-
ing SO successfully for the large
party.
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IN on the beach like a mimic

rolling IN on the beach like a mimic
ocean.
The specimens of agate and opal,
and the fossilized woods, are of in
terest to students. On our way to
the lake We saw q huge brown bear,
that frightened bv our wagon, made
frantic leaps into the woods. MI.
Bruin will never know what salts
factor he caused one OF our ladies,
who thought the trip would be in
complete without seeing a bear and
Indians. She was gratltied with
views Of a number of the "noble red
men," but the dress rather bewil-
dered her, as it suggested either sex
and left her unsettled as to whether
she beheld the lord or his legal slave.
We did not go to Mammoth Hot
Springs, for lack of time. assured.
as we were, that they were simply
terraced springs of beautiful forma-
tons, similar to those we had already
seen.
On Jul return to the lower basin,
we had the pleasure of attending the
first Sunday evening service held in
the Marshall House, and listened to
an eloquent discourse from DIR. G. s..
Bailey, on the Mountains.
And then we came home, better
satisfied in our attempt to be in fash
ion, than usual.
MRS. +. A. REYNOLDS.
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Miner Problems.

Can a defunct tramp be properly
called a dead-beat?
Couldn't the "cure by laying On of
hands" be practically demonstrated,
with good results, by the mothers of
some of Bulte's bad boys:
Did the proposition that missouri
loves company spring from the early
experiences of Montana Pioneers?
Does passing the contribution box
get the "cents of the meeting"
Are widows weeds easily removed
by a young husbandnlan?
Does the Butte beau always offer
his left arm to bis inamorats, because
its nearest his heart, or because the
right arm is nearest his pocket book?
Is domestic lager beer Teutonic to
be healthy?
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New Copper Discoveries.

Copper ores promising we'll have
been found in Emigrant Gulch, Bear
3ulch and Soda Butte creek. On
the latter the Peacock lode near
Cooke City is very rich in copper.
Its ore is magnificent for cabinet
specimens, resembling most closely
the colors of a peacock, Native cop
per and copper ore have been found
on the Boulder, and en- the left-hand
fork of Mill Greek, but the former oc-
ours in very considerable quantities,
and the latter as an import and chem
ical precipitate in the reddish triassic
rocks of those localities or in the
form of streaks of the green carbon
ate. We have seen no. analysis or
assays of these lodges and conse-
quently are unable to give any figule IS
OF tests.
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A Water Power Railroad.

A cable railroad, operated by wa
ter power, is to be located on Wood
River, and trains run by that method
between HALEY and Ketchum. The
machinery plant will be at a point
midway between the two places. The
water. power is plenty and. to spare.
The track will extend from the depot
at HALEY to the Philadelphia smell
ters a"ove Ketchum, the distance be-
Ing 1O1 miles, and the speed of the
wire will be such as to take a car be-
tween the two places in one hour. At
present the road between the two
towns is lined with teams hauling
ore, coke, coal merchandise, etc. and
it is estimated that the traffic over
the road by another season will be at
least 400 tons per day. Work is to
begin at once, and is to be pushed to
as early a completion as possible.
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BROKE JAIL.
A Red-Handed Monaghan Muir
derer Escapes from
Meagher County
Jail.

The Independent has the follow
ing particulars Of a Jail delivery at
White Sulphur Springs last Thurs
day night: The Meagher county Jail
is a log affair, but was nevertheless
regarded as a pretty hard place to get
out of, as the Jail room was surround
ed on all sides, and above and below,
by heavy logs. There were only two
prisoners confined in it One ofthem
was the Chinaman who at the recent
term OF the court at the Springs was
sentenced to be hung on the 5th of
February, his crime being murder in
the first degree, he having killed an
other .Chinaman at Maiden some
weeks ago by striking him in the
head with y Ratchet. The dead body
he then threw into q prospect hole.
The murder, 1t is supposed, was part
ly for the purpose of securing a small
sum of money which the murdered
man had with him, and partly on &C.
count of a grudge which grew out Of
rivalry in business. The second
prisoner was a nan named Clark,
who had been arrested only q day or
two before on a charge of stealing a
horse at Canton.
He was to have been taken to Can
ton for the parliamentary examina-
ton the following day (Friday.)
The sheriff had left orders to be
called at 8 o'clock, at which hour the
coach was to start. He was called as
requested, and upon entering the
Jail to get his prisoner he found both
men had flown. An aperture had
been made by saving a log in two
which afforded them easy egress.
The Chinaman took with him q
heavy chain, riveted about one of his
ankles, and also . pair of handouts
with which his wrists were fastened
together. The supposition is that the
prisoners effected their escape by
outside aid. A posse of officers were
Immediately put on the trail, but up
to Sunday night no clue had been
At that time all the officers
had returned with the ex option of
the deputy sheriff.
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Railroad Matters.

We learn from Agent Scott, of the
Utah & Northern, that the passenger
fare from Butte to Ogden has been
reduced to $25, instead of $780, 10 as
hereto fore.
A rate is fixed upon potatoes from
any point on the U. & n. south of
Oxford at fifty cents per hundred
pounds by the carload. Heretofore
the rate has been seventy five cents
per hundred.
Supt. st. Clair returned to Little
Blackfoot yesterday, and will doubt
less meet the representatives of the
n. P. there and arrange about the
transfer of freight and passengers.
1t is understood that joint buildings,
platforms and side tracks will be
built at Little Blackfoot for this pur.
pose.
F. II. Mcconnell. who has filled
the position Of General Agent of
Utah, Idaho and in Nevada east of
Winnemucca, will hereafter divide
his onrous duties with w. C. Bor-
land, who, has been appointed
General Agent of the Passenger and
Ticket Department of the same dis
trict. Mr. Mcconnell will give his
attention to the freight
interests of the road.
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Personal.

Mrs. Abe Edgington is again pay.
ing Butte a visit.
Mr.. Perry Blaine left Yesterday af-
ternOon for a visit to relatives and
friends in Missousi.
The MINER acknowledges a pleas
ant call from Col. J. f. Galloway, of
Virginia City, Hon. Sam Langhorne
and Judge Mcpherson, of Bozeman,
and Hon. Cornelius Hedges, Of
Helena, yesterday. These gentle
men were members of the Grand
Lodge Of A. F. and A. NJ, which
recently closed its labors here, and
will remain in the city a day or two
to take in its sights. .
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What We Pay tor the Railroad.

Some interesting figures have been
computed by a statistician in regard
to the Northern Pacific railroad.
The average population per mile Of
railroads in the United States is 475:
the average gross earnings are $1,000
per mile; the average contribution
pr capita of population is SIS. The
Northrrn Pacific requires about
SO, 900, 900 gross receipts to meet its
fixed charges. The population tribu-
tary to it is about $50, 1000, SO that the
road must tax them about $40 per
capita, or three times as heavily as
any other rad, to make both ends
meet, the population along the
line averaging only l2O Inhabitants
to the mile, or ABOUT one quarter OF
the average for the roads OF the rest
Of the continent.
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MELAN9E.
Eccidents and Incidents as Mar
rated by Our Exchanges.

The Presidents Yellowstone trip
cost about $4,000.
A new hotel is being built near
the Missoula depot.
The Mullan tunnel will be ready
to receive the tracA by the 18th inst.
The new depot at Missoula is of
commodious proportions and ornate
design.
There is now only a hundred feet
of bench to take out Of Mulian tun-
mel in order to complete it.
Extensive fires are reported at the
head Of the Maries, and much valu-
able timber has been destroyed.
Three babies were born in Billings
the other cay. The ladies of that
town were always distinguished for
their enterprise.
The dividing line between Deer
Lodge and Missoula counties Is now
located as far AS Big Blackfoot-
eighteen miles.
Work on the Wickes branch ia
progressing rapidly. and it is expect
Ell that grading will be completed by
the first of November.
A new paper called the NeVs has
been started at Junction City, a town
on the Northern Pacific between
Billings and Miles City.
Alex Hiland, of Deer Lodge coun-
ty, had his leg amputated last week
as a result Of poisoning from wearing
green-lined gum boots.
The county line survey now being
made determines that the 80 or 40
settlers on Canas Prairie are about
four miles inside of Missoula county.
DR.. Frank. of Helena, stepped over
a high embs nkment, in the darkness
Of Monday night, and sustained a
~dislocatiOn of the wrist besides other
injuries.
Articles of incorporation Of the
Helena Power aud Lighting Compa-
ny have beel filed with the Terri
torial Secretary. The capital is
$25, 900.
A gentleman by the name of Low
ell. who has been engaged in the sa-
loon business at BoZeman, has mys-
teriously disappeared. Ills partner
II his absence to the tune of
So. 900.
The assessors return in cattle in
Custer county figures up 73,0W head,
which at the appraised value of so
yer head, aggregates the very hand
some sum of 81, 460, 900 The assess
ment Of 1892 showed 5000 head. APP
praised at SIS per head, and amount
ing to $45O, 900, the increase being
nearly POO per cent.
Joseph Estill, Ward Il Loge, James
Beeton and John O'Neill have put in
bids for carrying the United States
mails between the Deer Lodge post
office and the Utah & Northern de-
pot. The bids have been forwarded to
the postoffice department at Wash
ington, and the award will he made
in about two weeks
The negotiations pending between
Mr.. John Edwards, of the old town
OF Edward>vilIe, and the Northern
Pacific company, were adj listed salts
factorily this week, and titles passed,
Mr.. Ed. Stone, acting for the
company in the matter. A town site
will be surveyed at a n early date.
The name OF ''Drummond, which
has heretofore been given the station
has been dropped and it will hereaf-
ter be known as "Flint" The town
OF Flint will he the railroad point for
Phllipsburg, New Chicago, Nevada
Greek, Helmville and those using
Muikey Canyon road from Deep. 1t
promises to be a quite important
point.-NeW NOrthWcst.
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Delegates to tho Convention.

The Republican Central Commit
tee for Silver Bow county met at the
District Court room last night for the
purpose of nominating delegates to
the constitutional convention to be
held in Helena next January. A full,
representation was present, and after
considerable discussion a committee
consisting of Messrs. Lee Mantle,
A. Ra'sten and Milo French.
was appointed to confer with the
Democratic Central Committee, and
if possible agree upon an equal d.
vision of the delegates from Silver
Bow county, between the Republic
can and Democratic parties.
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subscrib


OF which sum MI. Richard Jockey
was paid S12, 500; A. NJ. Hotter, ST.
$50; and John H. Ming, $3.50. Speak
ing of this matter the Helena Herald
says. "This is probably the most ex.
pensive street opening that will eve
take place in Helena, and shows how
very important the owners Of neigh
boring property on North Main street
considered the extension Of Sixth
Avenue to Main street, opposite the
mouth of Price street. The Jockey
property was a sixty-foot front with
the old Jockey bakery and a small
frame house erected thereon, and C..
A. Rroadwater and John Horsky are
the owners Of the corners on the new
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DR.. A. J. Hunter, in q letter to the
Independent, mentions the fact that
he was a member of Montana's first
constitutional convention. The con
vention was called together in Hell
ena IN 1866 by Gen. Thomas Francis
Meagher, Acting Governor, in re-
spouse to petitions from all portions
of the Territory. DR.. Hunter was
one of the members from Gallatin
county, and is, he says, the only one
Of that county's delegation now alive.
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listers and Overcats.

We are showing to-day a lot of
gents heavy and light weight over
coats at prices fully fifty per cent.
below their regular prices.
One lot IS %, former price $500.
One lot 8 100, former price SIS 90 to
$1,000.
One lot $500 former price $1,000
to $50 90.
We will continue our sale until
October 18th, 1883, when 1t will pos
itively close.
E. L.. BONNER & Co.
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COST OF STREET OPENING IN
HELENA,

It cost $l4,5O0 to open a street in
Helena. The business interests of
Sixth avenue and Main street In
that enterprising city required the
extension Of the former street. Those
who were directly interested in the
extension took the matter in hand
and raised the sum in a short time.
The following named are the princi-
raj subscribers:
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DIED..

HIGGIN5s:-In Butte; Montana, Oct It'll, Mrs.
Kate Hig .ins, aged % years.
The funeral of the deceased will take place
from the family residence at a:5o o'clock to-day.
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during the sojourn of repre-.

tality during the sojourn of repre-.
sentatives to the Grand Lodge.
The newly elected officers were
then installed by Past Deputy Grand
Master Samuel Word, after which
the Grand Lodge adjourned.
After adjournment the members
passed an hour in social intercourse,
during which the newly elected
Grand Master. Hugh Duncan, sang
In dialect, that most touching of the
Scottish bard's productions, Burns
Farewell Song, much to the edifica.
ton of all present.
The reports of the various officers
show the order in Montana to be in a
most 1ourishing condition.; that up
on membership making the follow
ing showingifor the past fiscal year:
lnit1ations.."......... 81
Second degree conferred. y
Third degree CO..; ferred 63
Admitted from other l6dges....-....-.....--.. 50
-
suspended for n0n-payment of dues-"-..". 81
z
.
"A
Present membership of chartered
lodges in the Territory 938; an in
crease of 43 during the year.
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DISTRICT COURT.
Hon. w. j. Galbraith, Judge Pre-
siding; Chas. s. Warren,
Clerk; Geo. w. Irvine,
Sheriff.



1872. H. l.. Frank vs.. Chas. NJ.
Palmer, debt; defendants melton
for q non suit sustained.
$50. S. V. Kemper tt al VS. Samuel
Fawsett, debt; judgment by default
entered against defendant for SELLS
and costs.
SO4. VIM. Haines vs. H. G Walton,
debt; on appeal from justice court;
dismissed for want Of prosecution:
ju gment for costs against plaintiff.
73l. A.. w. Barnard ct al vs. Arthur
Nadeau ct al, foreclosure of mort
gage; decree entered for 1891 GS and
costs.
City of Butte vs. Florence Ander-
son, convicted of violation OF Ordi-
nance No. /, city of Butte: defendant
ordered to pay a fine Of IS aud costs,
amounting in ali t. $63.2o, in derault
whereof to be remanded to the county
Jail.
$. I. Hauser VS. Balcain Petit,
foreclosure; plaintiffs decree ordered
entered.
D. x. Butler VS. r L Davis, adj
ministrator, ETC., ct al; Plaintiffs de-
cree ordered entered.
James Thompson vs. G. f Irvine
ct al, debt; jud; ment by default.
w. H. Young vs. J. r Walker ct
al, foreclosure; plaintiffs decree en-
tered
H. S. Clark ct al VS. J Stride ct al;
TO quiet title; decree ordered entered.
Produce Market Report.
BUTTE, Nj. T., Oct. +. 1883
The following are the wholesale
prices paid by merchants and hotel
keepers tor the commodities enuner-
ated, delivered from the wagons
Price list carefully corrected every
Saturday,:
Flour Ruby Valley, xxx, $500
per cWt.
Mill Creek, XXXX, $3.50
percwt.
Kansas xxx $3.50.
Bakers, $3.50.
Mill Creek, New Process, $500.
Gallatin, $40 per cwt.
Union Mills, New Process, Cream
of the Valley, $500
Ruby Valley, new process) $4.c0.
Union Mills xxx Snow flake.
$3.50.
Utah Common, 1873
Utah Choice, $500.
Graham, $500.
Wheat per h., q cts.
Oats, $3.50.
Butter, per h., 32(935 cts:
Eggs, per case, $9.65
Corn Meal, sc.
Beef, carcass, Sc.
Hay per ton, $lSM$lS.
Bailed Hay, per ton, $50.
Cheese, 2O@22 cts1
Barley, $2.25@2.5O per cwt.
Dried beans, Montana, 7 cts.
Mutton, = cts.
Pork, dressed, 16 cts. per 10.
Veal, l2!cts. per ID.
Chickens, live, $3.50 per dozen.
Wood, $G.OO@$7.
Potatoes, $l.75B cwt.
Sausage, Is cts. per lb.
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SANDS &
Shall We Apologize for Having
1nfrtuged Upon Your Time
and Eye Sight?
Dress Goods.

Oar assortment of dress goods is
now more varied and extensive than
ever before, and with increased room
our facilities for displaying this i'm
portant branch of our business are
such as will enable you to form q
very good idea of its character at a
single glance. There is perhaps not
a single new fabric Of this
character that we havn't, lift is recog-
nized as at all desirable. Variety and
desirability of styles in the matter of
dress goods are the great desirerdta
that ladies appreciate, and these we
believe u stock possesses to a larger
extent than any other in the Terri
tory. But this is not all for in the
matter of prices we claim to undesell.
There are two lines Of dress goods
the prices of which we cut a day or
two ago and of which we have before
told you. These goods are not only
new but they are unequivoealiy so d.
sirable and SO extremely cheap that
you must pardon us for frequent al
lusions to them while they shall last.
We bought them to sell at 163 cents
per yard and began to sell them at
that price but we cut them to 10
cents. Please remember that the
styles are new, the fabric of winter
weight and containing a fair percen-
tage of wool, the colors dark and the
price
TEN CENTS PER YARD.
W. make this sweeping declare
ton: We believe there is not a dry
goods house between the Atlantic
and Pacific that is selling these goods
as low as we. If any lady who has
recently visited any Eastern city will
examine these goods and will say
that she has seen them anywhere as
low, then we will take back every
word we have said and apologize for
having infringed upon your time and
eyesight. See these goods and pro-
nounce judgment. We never cut
that We don't hit the bone. That's
the sort of an incision these goods
have received.
Very respectfully,
SANDS 4 BOYCE.
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.cial Correspondence of the MINER.