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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28
A TIDAL WAVE BOOM.
Two Shelters to be Erected-Flat-
tering Reports rom the
Mines-Prospects Of
a Great Lead
Camp.

Special correspondence of The MINER.
SALISBURY, Madison Co., M. IT,
April 81, 1883. I
The reports from Tidal Wave and
the surrounding districts are becom-
ing SO numerous and favorable that
they are attracting attention all over
the Territory. The lead, silver and
iron mines in this district now show
up splendidly, and sufficient ore is in
sight to warrant the erection of q
sn,elter or two. Noah Armstrong
announces his intention of erecting
one at an early date, and a company
has been organized in Sheridan to
put up another in Wisconsin Gulch.
In anticipation of the quartz boom
which is sure to follow town lots in
Sheridan and Salisbury are COM
handing advanced prices.
One of the best mines in this dis
trict is the Magnolia. It was leased
by two miners during the past win
ter, and they have run a tunnel in Is
feet and now have a body of galena
that ia over thirty inches wide. They
have so tons of ore on the dump, a
sample assay from which gave go
ounces silver, SIT gold, aud 6S per
cent. lead. The original owners
will take hold of it again on the 1st
of May, when they intend to develop
it on q large scale.
The Bald Mountain and Mineral
Hill leads will be worked this sum-
mer, and every one who has seen
them predict that they will surpass
anything in the camp when devel-
oped. In these leads the ledge is
from five to seven feet wide. and
runs from $50 to SO in silver, 40 per
cent. lead and 50 in gold.
The Holdfast and Wolverine, at
the head of Georgia gulch, are look
ing we'll. They have about thirty
tons of ore each on the dump and
fifteen inches of fine lead in the bot
tom of the shaft. Van Meter and
Dellabaugh, both old lead miners,
say when they get down fifty feet
further they can almost keep a smell
ter running themselves, that is, with
the other promising leads they own,
among which is an iron mine, the
ore from which a be used by reduc-
ton works for f1ux.
Gov. Pollinger don't say much, but
will hear from him before the
is over. He has got one of
the best silver mines in the district,
and at present is taking his ore to
Butte, but as soon as we get our =
ductian works in order he can save
about $40 a ton by having it worked
here.
The lower end of the district is
picking up. Andrew Anderson, who
is one of the oldest prospectors in the
camp, has struck it big in the Blue
Sky lead. During the winter him.
self and three others sunk a shaft
95 feet, and now have a ledge that is
over 80 feet wide, which runs from
Is to 40 ounces in silver and $11 in
gold. The ledge contains magnetic
iron and carbonate rock, which will
make it easy to work. H. w.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28
A ANNIVERSARY.
The City in Gala-day Attire--A
Fine Parade and Elegant Ball.

Early in the afternoon of yesterday
main street was thronged with an
expectant crowd awaiting the appear
ance Of the Odd Fellows grand pro-
cession. At 3 p. m. the procession
formed in front of Ridgely Hall, the
long line extending several blocks
up and down Main street. Preceded
by the handsomely uniformed Alice
band the line commenced to move
north on Main to Quartz street,
thence east to Wyoming, south to
Broadway, west to Montana, north
to Granite, east to Main,
and thence on Main to Park street
and Renshaw Hall, where a halt was
made, and the well drilled order were
maneuvred in the manuel of arms
and other exercises, which were exc
cuted in a manner evincing great
efficiency in drill. The line of
march was thronged with spectators,
who seemed never to tire of the
Knightly pageant, and soldierly
scene presented by the plumed and
uniformed ranks. Renshaw Hall
was crowded until not even standing
room was left u~noccupied. The an
niversary exercises were opened by
an artistic selection of choice music
by the Alice band, after which there
was a coloquy between the Noble
Grand of Ridgely and the Vice
Grand of Fidelity lodges, which
proved an interesting feature to the
uninitiated. Rev. J. E. Smith was
then introduced to the audience, and
delivered an eloquent and impressive
grafton upon the subject of Odd Eel
lowship and the progress and benefi-
cence of the order. After the grafton
the line again formed and marched
to Ridgely Hall where they dis
banded. In the evening n of the
largest and ,uost select parties Of the
past season assembled at the Opera
House and passed the feeting hours
in Joyous dance, to the music of
Burt's band until an early hour this
morning. The party was pronoun-
ced by all an entire success
and one of the largest
ever given in Butte, there being more
than 100 couples in attendance, and
twenty sets frequently forming on
the floor at one time. The costumes
were elegant and the ball room scene
exceptionally brilliant. A more sue
cessful or enjoyable party has rarely
been given In this city.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28
The Marble Heart.

A great treat will be offered to
theatre goers this evening at the
Renshaw Opera House in the per
formance of the Marble Heart, or the
Sculptor's Dream. The play consists
of q prologue and four acts. The
prologue comprises the dream of
Raphael, the sculptor, and the sue
ceeding four acts brings out the reali-
zatien of the dream. The story is 4
most beautiful n and repiete with
dramatic interest, and with many
tableaux is worked up to a highly
dramatic climax. The prospects are
encouraging for a good attendance,
AZ seats have been selling for this per-
formance some days. Tomorrow af-
ternoon there will be q matinee for
ladies and children.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28
Renshaw Opera House.

Agreat Improvement in attendance
was noticeable at this theatre last
night and could the public realize
the dramatic treat that was present
ed to those that bad attended, stand
| ing room would be at a premium.
The universal verdict of trose who
attended is that the performance last
night was one of the very best ever
given in this city. The company
have by this performance established
themselves in the good opinion of
our citizens IS the performance last
night shows that they are genuine
artists when the requirements of
such a play as the Marble Heart were
given with such artistic finish. The
fonr principal characters were in the
hands of Messrs. Mcguire aad Rut-
lodge and the Misses Josie Croker
and Ruby Lafayette. The Marco of
Miss Croker, clear-cut piece Of ar
tistic work. In the earlier scenes of
the play she appeared easy and nat
ural, not overlapping the modesty of
nature, she was the wonan of the
world. In her strong scene in the
fourth act she was simply grand.
The situation is one that calls for
great histrionic power, which Miss
Croker possesses to In eminent de-
gree. Miss Lafayette as Marie con-
trlbuted in no small degree
10 the success Of the piece.
Their PRESERVATION of the Or
phan was a charming performance,
quiet, and subdued, and al no time
losing the sympathy of the audience.
Mr.. Rulledge is an actor that thor
oughly knows his business and in the
part of Voltage evinced considerable
talent. He played the part for all it
was worth, and was frequently APP
plauded throughoutthe performances.
The Raphael Duchulet of Manager
John Mcguire was in its excellence
far beyond the anticipations of his
walmest friends. The part of Raph-
ael calls for 10 particular notice until
it reaches the fourth act, and in this
Mr. Mcguire, by his great portrayal
of the nearly maniac lover, proved
himself q true artist. Every sen
tepce was uttered with a power
full intensity and when the
climax of the act was reached
in which his efforts were sc magnifi-
Gently aided by Miss Crocker the
curtain rung down to most tumult-
uous applause which was kept up I'M
til Mr.. Mcguire and Miss Croker
had to respond, being called before
the curtain, an honor which they
both richly deserved. Tonight will
be the last appearance Of the COM
pany when tho great historical drama
of Robert Emmett will be given with
q full cast.
This afternoon East Lynne will be
played for the matinee. 1t is to be
that the company may remain
over to give one performance more of
the Marble Heart. II thsy do, a
crowded house will greet them.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28
Bait for Gudgeons.

Some two months since the MINER
received the circulars of the Boston
Portable Electric Light Co., which
set forth in glowing terms the merits
of a newly invented electric light ap-
paratus, which it was claimed would
furnish a brilliant light at a cost of
twenty-five cents per month. The
price of the apparatus was only SIS,
and n would be sent to any news
paper which would give free public
ity to an enclosed adver-
tisement. The claims for
the new invention vera
so preposterous, that the MINER pub
lished an expose which was intenaed
to put it's readers upon their guard
against the transparent fraud, and at
the same time offered to publish the
advertisement aud to guarantee the
sale in Montana of 900 Of the appar-
atus, providing the concern would
send a sample machine on, and it
was found to be as represented.
Other journals, however, were readily
caught by the deceptively glowing
circular, and many Territorial papers,
including the Inter Mountain,
swallowed the bait whole and pub
lished the fraudulent advertisement.
We have not heard that The Inter
Mountain has received the promised
apparatus, and we are unable to say
how many of the readers of that
journal have sent on their five dol
lars in response to the bilking adver-
tisement which they published, but
it is safe to say that the apparatus is
a myth, and the five dollar bills for
warded by the buco!ic readers of the
Inter Mountain have ''gone where
the woodbine twineth." The Porta-
BILE Electric Light Company of Bos-
ton has been declared fraudulent, and
its mail stopped by the Postofics De-
partment at Washington.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28

It is stated that O'Donovan Rosa
is to be treated to a dose of dynamite
himself by some Englishmen who
have informed him that they have
incorporated in a quiet way for that
purpose. Other associations will
probably be formed for the purpose
of extending the same courtesies to
Herr Most and some others.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28
County Commissioners.

TheBoard Of County Commission
ers held a regular meeting yesterday
at which bids were opened for exca-
waiting for the foundations OF the new
court house and Jail. Eighteen pro
posals were rendered, OF which n
lowest bid, sixty cents per cubic yaro,
was by p. III. Lace, and the contract
was awarded to him, subject to the
execution of a good and sufficient
bond for the faithful performance OF
the contract. Twenty grand jurors
were selected, and thirty petit jurors
drawn to serve during the ensuing
term of the District Court, which Will
convene on May 28th. The board
adjourned until 10 q. m. to-day.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28
Ogden's Zephyr.

The wind storm of last Tuesday ct
Ogden was the most violent and de-
%structive ever experienced in that
section. The storm commenced
about 8 O'Clock Monday evening, con-
tinuing through the night and reach
ing its climax of fury about 2 O'Clock
Tuesday morning. Brick as we'll as
wooden buildings gave way. Fences
and chimneys, signs and plate glass
fronts, old and venerable cotton
woods, and modern and beautiful
box elders, that lined the wide streets
yielded to the fury Of the storm and
were thrown in shapeless debris upon
the streets and sidewalks.
A train consisting OF five passenger
and two baggage cars, which was
was standing on n of the Utah &
Northern tracks, was blown entirely
over. On another track a caboose
and two box cars were capsized.
Two Union Pacific transfer sheds
were blown down. The Union Pa
ciic engine house was entirely de-
stroyed. The round house was un-
rooted and otherwise wrecked.
Boards from the lumber yards were
whirled like feathers in the air.
In the business portion of the CITY
several tin roofs were rolled up like
paper ana carried away. A portion
of the upper brick wall of Farr Broth
ers' new wareroom on Fourth street
was blown down. A large plate
glass window in J. w. Guthrie's
building, was blown in and broken,
and many other buildings were dam
aged in various ways. The U. & N.
passenger train bound south stopped
at Franklin Monday evening to
await an abatement of the storm
and while standing on the
side track four coaches were blown
from the track, one falling against
the station house and the other three
being laid out on their sides. All
were full of passengers, but no one
was injured save a little girl, who
was cut slightly on the forehead.
A freight train at Collingston, con-
of twelve cars, was completely
capsized with the exception of the
engine. A large number of minor
occurred, but no loss of life
reported. The loss in Ogden is es-
timated at So, Oa0 on buildings alone,
the loss of shade trees and |
is irreparable.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28
TUE CITY COUNCIL.
Polling Places and Judges of
Election - Fire Department
Observation-Disclosures
of Chief and Assist
ant Marshal
Street Lotteries Prohibited.

A called meeting of the City Coun-
Gil was held or Wednesday evening,
at which the following proceedings
were had. A resolution was adopted
designating the polling places and
appointing judges of election for the
municipal election to be holden OH
Monday, May 7th, as follows:
First Ward--Girton House. Judges:
Harry Nikols, James Larkin, John
Noyes.
Second ward-Centennial Hotel:
Judges, DR.. G. w. Beal, jeremiah
Roach, Henry L. Frank.
Third ward-E. A. Nichols Justice
office; Judges, Simon Hauswirth,
Alex. w. Ralston, F. E. w. Patten.
Fourth ward-City Hall; Judges,
E.. A. Nichols, 7. M. Carr, Alex.
Cohen.
The Mayor, with the advice and
consent of the Council, appointed J..
H. Mccarthy chief fire marshal, and
John Jolly assistant chief fire mar
shall of the Fire Department.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Alderman Houser and
unanimously adopted:
"Be it resolved: That the officers
and members of the Butte Fire Bril-
gade No. l be and they are hereby
cordially invited to join and cooper
ate with the Fire Department of the
city of Butte, and become one or
more companies thereof, in conform
ity to the provisions of ordinance
No. 43 of said city, entitled. an ordj-
nance providing for the organization.
management and regulation of the
Fire Department Of the city of
Butte"
Ordinance No. Al to prevent the
vending Of medicines. gift enter
prises, lotteries and gambling devices
on the public streets, was introduced
by Alderman Forbis and passed.
An ordinance to regulate the COM
%pensation of Policemen was intro
duced by Alderman French. Action
indefinitely postponed. Council adj
jOurned.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28
From the Daily of Thursday.
REPUBLICAN, POW WOW.
a homeopathic I,emedy tor a
Very Sick Party.

AS an enthusiastic and harmonious
expression of party sentiment the
Republican convention yesterday
was not a success. The strong ticket
nominated by the Democratic party
had evidently made many of the
place hunters quake in their shoes.
and the greatest difficulty encoun-
tered by the convention yesterday
was In finding men who were willing
to immediate themselves upon the
party altar by consenting to run for
the various offices. But while this
Is true Of the Offices in which there is
supposed to be more honor than
emolument, there were a sufficient.
number of aspirants for the better
compensated offices to produce an
unusually prolific crop of disappoint-
ed soreheads. The most difficult
work before the convention was the
nomination of a candidate sufficient
~ strong to stand chance against DIR
Thompson. Several prominent Re-
publicans were approached, including
Lee Mantle and Charley Warren,
but those gentlemen declined to
make the race and the convention
evidently thought the Republican
party was very sick; and that
having exhausted every other
remedy perhaps the Homeo-
pathic principle of "sianilia
stniAbus cw'antwr" would apply to /
the ailments of their body polite.
They therefore decided to put a doc
tor against a doctor, and nominated
DR.. o. B. Whitford for mayor. The
following nominations were made for
the other city Offices: Treasurer and
Collector, E. G. Letter; Marshal,
I. w. Stoner; Police Mag
Milo French; City
Attorney and Clerk w. 1. Lip
Aldermen, LIST ward. E. G.
second, d. Cohen, Jr.;
third, P. R. Dolman; fourth, Henry
McMurphey. After appointing a
Central Committee the convention
until 7 p. M, at which
lour a mutual admiration society
vas organized for the purpose OF
keeping the candidates in good
'pirits during the campaign and ar
angements were made for providing
he voters with very Indifferent
plrits, to keep them up to the voting
Joint, until after the election.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28
A Murderous Soldier.

In a recent issue the Pioneer Press
tells of the capture in Milwaukee of
a deserter named VIM. Bergman,
who is charged with killing two COM
rades at Fort Custer. 1t is alleged
that he was chopping wood with a
man near Fort Custer and a quarrel
arose. Bergman, it is alleged, killed
the man, and with his axe chopped
the body into fragments. He was
court-martialed and imprisoned. A
soldier brought him his dinner, and
in some way Bergman managed to
kill him and make his escape. The
criminal is now on his way to Fort
Custer, where he will be tried.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28
Supplies for Indians.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-Indian
Agent Cramsit, at Fort Totten, Mon
tana. t%elegraphs the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs that he has notified
the Turtle Mountain Indians to come
there and receive supplies. These
are the Indians who were reported
As being in q starving condition.
Cramsit will distribute among them
5000 pounds of -four and 400 pounds
of pork.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28

lyman, supposed to be the mys-
ferrous mo. l." commenced life as a
newsboy. He afterwards became a
stationer and finally rounded off his
accomplishments as a commercial
drummer. II is not surprising that
a man who has proved himself equal
to the demands made upon his men,
tai resources in the pursuit of the av-
ocations named can elude the COM
partnership of English detectives.
The changes are he is selling the de-
tectives shoes at wholesale prices, to
replace those worn out in running
around after him.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28
PERSONAL.

A. H. Wilson, the Chicago Hat
and Cap man, came in last night.
e. B. Rustin, of Omaha, is looking
ing into the merits of Summit Valley
properties.
D. A. Cory, who represents the
great grocery house Of Reid, Muir
dock 4 Fisher, arrived from Chicago
last night.
James Renshaw is on a business
trip to the East Side. He will prob
ably visit the Barker District before
his return.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28
Foreign News.

BRUSSELS, April ia loan of one
hundred and sixty million francs in
four per cent. rentes will be issued
May 7th. The issue price will be
1013 francs.
LONDON, April PA nitro-glycer-
inc factory is discovered at North
ampton. The discovery causes great
excitement.
EL1ZABErHrowN, N. j., April 81.
Henry Debosny was hanged here
to-day for the murder of his wife.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28

LONDON, April 24.-In the Com
mons this afternoon, Gladstone, re-
plying to a question of Bourke as to
whether any steps had been taken
at Washington relative to conspira-
cies organized in America against
England, said he didn't think it in
accordance with public interest to
make any statement touching COM
munications with the United States
government on the subject of out.
RACES.
About two hundred mel and q
large number of teams are employed
in laying track between Salt Lake
and Ogden, on the Denver and Rio
Grande, and the road is being COM
pleted at the rate of over q mile Der
day. The grading is nearly COM
pleted.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28
ESCAPED the GallOws.

Last Friday Daniel T. Leary, con
victed at Miles City of the murder of
VIM. Preston, was discovered at two
o'clock a. III. dying in his cell. He
was addicted to the znorphia habit,
and had been allowed small doses
from day to day, which be had saved
up in anticipation of conviction, until
he had accumulated a fatal dose of
fifteen grains, which he swallowed
soon after the verdict Of guilty was
rendered. He died the following
morning, leaving letters which indl-
Gated a deliberate purpose to die by
his own hand rather than suffer the
death penalty upon the scaffold.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28
From the Daily Of Friday.
INTENSE
Thompson's Attack and I,ipnin.
colts Valiant Defense.
The Miner Mixed Up in q. Repub-
lioan Family Fight,

No recent event has created sc
general an interest in this city a
was produced by the publication in
yesterday mornings MINER of an
open letter addressed to one of the
Republican candidates and signed
by a prominent Republican in which
it was charged that by "ways that
are dark" he had been beaten out Of
a nomination in the Republican con-
vention. The letter was very severe
in its language and the MINER has
been taken to task for publishing it,
notwithstanding the fact that it was
inserted as ordinary advertising
matter, for the purpose of ventilating
one OF the familyjars which just now
conyulses the Republican happy fam
lily. Republicans who had rarely
enjoyed the privilege of reading a live
newspaper were anxious inquirers
for a copy of the MINER yesterday
morning and by 9 o'clock a. N. the
entire issue was exhausted, and dur
ing the day the demand for MINERS
exceeded the regular edition by over
200 copies. During the entire day
knots of excited citizens gathered
upon the streets and discussed the
varions rumors which were in circu-
lation regarding the matter, and the
general opinion was expressed that
the MINER was the only paper in the
Territory that had the nerve to pub
lish matter of the kind in question,
and that the stirring up of Republi-
can animosities was sure to defeat
that party iu the coming election.
Mr.. Lippincott, who was the target
of Mr.. Thompson's broadside open
letter, according to the Inter Noun
tain, "at first felt impelled to visit
the MINER and Thompson's offices
to take summary vengeance on the
responsible parties" but wisely con-
to visit a friendly attorneys
office instead. The impelling force
must have been exceeding weak, as
MINER reporter hunted him all
day to find out if he was still laugh
ing at that 'huge joke" he perpe-
trated last week, and failed to find
in any of his usual haunts.
however the well-known
personal proves of the injured indi-
vidual was we'll and efficiently re-
presented by the appearance of
Sheriff H. G. Bodley armed
with a warrant for the arrest of H. T.
Brown, business manager of the
MINER, on a charge of criminal libel.
What Mr.. Brown had to do with the
libel was not made apparent,
)ut the warrant called for his ap-
,earance to answer, and he walked
'ver to the Probate Court, and gave
,ond in the sum of $3.50 to answer the
frivolous charge, which will undoubt-
'dly be dismissed upon motion when
he cas- is called. Later in the day
dr. Thompson was also arrested, and
ave bond in the sum of 5000. The
asses will come up to-day, when it
will be made apparent that it is much
asier to make a charge of criminal
ibel than to substantiate such a
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-28
Fear of an Indian Uprising.

GUAYMAs, April 27.-The Vogue
Indians have attacked a wood camp,
carrying off stock and other prop
erty. It is feared that an insnrrec-
ton of the Yoquas Is likely to occur.
Federal troops are mostly hunting
the Apaches on the frontier and the
opportunity is good.