The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-06-09
Local News.
From the Daily of Thursday.

From the Daily of Thursday.
IF Mr.. J. J. Robinson, who adver-
.lors in the MINER for information
ths%.nerning l.. w. Warren, will call
co his office he can be shown the
ales of the MINER containing al the
cod information it is now possible to
give. . u;aaao
.,at lanes Edwards, who recently
"aned from the guard at Gallatin
C;tv while being conveyed to the
C%aytentiary, was Lon Williams,
PEI. Maxwell, who murdered the
G G brothers in Wisconsin
nearly two years ago.
uToddibus' writes all the way
from Deer Lodge to state that it is
n.nnosed to start a daily paper there
Ge called the Cyclonic, to be de-
v,ted entirely to wind; also that an
vvUo;t;nc rae came off there recently
tatveen a cyclone, tornado and biz
I'D in which blizzard was
winded.
narty of English gentlemen are
ow in the city waiting for the time
n INV thew can 20 on the wal path
s w wild anne. 1t is possible they
aara heard of the Montana bounty
,nw According to the Independent,
m,sosurer Weston has thus far paid
Sso bounty on ten bear scalps. in &C
sordance with the act of the late leg
stature Oh the subject.
Mr.. Adam Blackhurst, of Fort Col
rns colorado, writes to inform the
.oad.rs of the MINER that the axis
nf the earth ia about to change and
chat the Arctic regions will soon be
nnen for preemption and settlement;
~ also that the sun. instead of be
inc a hall of fire, is a focus of concen-
t.stod lipht. MI. Il. seems to be a
nsnswerto aninquiry why the new
town on warm Spring creek should
have been christened Copperoppolis, a
nanathat had been applied to another
locality in the Territory many years
ooo the reply was that the christ.
aH;no had been done in st. Paul, and
that ali the check books, blanks, let
tor heads and paraphernalia Tor the
Unborn municipal child had been
arranged under that cognomon 10y
the N. p. officials.
The q .ason of the year has arrived
when prospectors begin taking their
chances in the hills, and almost any
dav can parties OF this class, whose
la6ors are always publicly beneficial,
he seen striking out. Although
Montana begins to take rank as an
old settled country, it lacks much OF
being thoroughly prospected. the
limited time when prospecting can
he done is the cause Of this. The
heat mines of Montana are probably
vet undiscovered or undeveloped.
The journals of this Territory have
INDUCED in some braggadocio about
their respective local base ball clubs,
but the Wood River Times goes them
several better, and gives the follow
inc DESCRIPTION of a club over there:
"They are great, strapping six.foot-
era. averaging 200 pounds weight,
each, and when they hit a ball it is a
daisy-cutter or sky-scraper, and don't
land or light until a home run can
he made each time. These men are
skilled plavers, having been MEM
hers of the Salt Lake City club, and
when the pitcher Sends in a ball to
the bat the most rational thing tor
the fielders to do is to lay down n
stantly, and not try to stop that ball.
These men peel several balls from
heavy striking at each game.'
From the Daily of Friday.
Silver in New York yesterday was
$l.O9i.
The Thomas Orchestra, numbering
SiXty.fOur persons, passed west
through Ogden last Tuesday
The Bell company call the atten-
ton of miners to the fact that they
desire to have some c%ross-cuts run.
The county commissioners want
half a million brick and invite the
attention of contractors to the sub
jet.
The Montana Copper Company
has Just completed the erection OF, an
Office at III and 1913 Greene street,
New York.
The entire days session of the
District Court yesterday, was de-
voted to the consideration of the case
of Henry Jacobs ct al. VS.. David
Burt ct al.
Auctions are held at the second
hand store of VIM. f. Tompkins,
West Park street on Mondays, We'd
nesdays and Fridays at which bar
gains can be had.
A special meeting of the Board OF
County Commissioners is called for
Wednesday, the 18th, at which time
the court house question will proba-
bly, be disposed or.
The Union Guards have ordered
through Sands & Boyce company
uniforms and regulation caps. me
uniforms are to be navy blue with
red stripes for privates and gold Tor
officers.
Development has recently been
commenced on the Bessie lode, just
west of the Shonbsr r, and at a depth
OF twelve feet it shows a good vein
and some high grade ore. 1t is owned
by John Terry, VIM. Buster and
VIM. H. Archer.
At the meeting of the
board of county commissioners
yesterday the contract for the ircn
work for the new Jail was let to }.
Pauly L. Bro, of st. Paul and st.
Louis. This firm is represented In
Butte by Mr.. Sparks.
Mrs. Francis E. Willard. Pfesi-
cent Of the Woman's Christian Tenn
Perance Union, and who is expected
In this Territory this summer, ha
appointments in western Oregon up
10 the 10th inst. when she will PROB
aoly proceed to eastern Oregon ana
thense to Montana.
In e~xcavating for the Jail cellar a
iedge was cut which shows ore that is
reported 70 assay l56 ounces. 1t IS
small vein and there is NO protab'e
danger of the Jail being undermined
70 get at it, unless by some liberty
loving SON of a gun who is = regular
6oarder.
What came near being a serious
accident occurred at Walkerviile yes
tefday. Mr.. Maguire's team started
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