The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-15
Local News.

Local News.
Bar silver was quoted on the New
York market yesterday at $l.ioS.
A passenger and express wagon
has been put on between this city and
Meaderville. See notice.
Mr. Salton Cameron brought In .
retort of $1,000 or 81, 200 in gold
from the Pyrenees mine last evening.
Peter Gillespie of Butte, has accept
ed challenge from John Wesson, Of
Park City Utah, to hard glove fight
for $3.50 a side.
The Utah. and Northern railway
will extend its Natioanl Park branch
through Bozeman to the Maxey
mine, which has been purchased by
the U. P. railway.
The Cable mill has been closed
down for few weeks during
which time miners will be employed
in exploration and development
work in the mine.
The most popular occupation Of
business men yesterday seemed TO be
hiding from the U. s. Deputy
Marshal, who was armed with blank
summons for fifty jurymen.
The we'll known thoroughbred
Beulah died at Missoula recently of
bolts. She belonged to john Nc
Cormick and was valued at 81 900.
Miners wages in Germany aver
age from $l2 to SIS month. In
Mexico they average $1S and $50 per
month, and in Butte $3.50 per day or
$105 per month.
The Livingston Tribune comes to
US ten pages, or sixty columns strong,
with its advertising columns we'll
filled and showing every evidence Of
prosperity.
The Benton Record Of Saturday
said: On Monday Colonel Ilges will
leave for Helena, going thence by the
way of Butte and Deer Lodge to
Washington. He will lecture at
these places and perhaps other points
on his journey.
At a meeting of the Helena Rifle
Club held Tuesday evening, Katie
Putnam was elected an honorary
member for life. Helena is determ-
lned to not be behind the rest of the
west in sh"wering honors upon this
popular artistic.
A Chinaman was brought IN from
German Gulch who had been seri-
iously wounded in the leg by the ac-
cidental discharge of revolver In
his own hands. He was taken care
of and medical attendance secured
by his fellow countrymen.
In the MINERS account of the loss
of 81, 600 by Miss Lou More, there
was no intention to convey the i'm
preston that Mrs. Butler was in s y
manner connetsd with it. The
whole thing is a mystery which our
reporter does not intend to fath0m.
Bozeman Chronicle: Hon. Sam
Word is making so many visits to
Bozeman that we would suggest he
stick up his shingle in Bozeman, and
divide his time between the largest
mining town, Butte, and the largest
agricultural town, Bozeman.
Attention is called to the Phantom
Carnival announced in another COL
umn. 1t is to be the event of the
season, and Butte society is on the
qui vive in anticipation of the novel
pleasures of an entertainment COM
bining the features of masquerade
carnival and sheet and pillow case
ball.
Butte men just returned from the
Coeur d'Alenes confirm the mule
story. There is but one old superan-
ueted mule of gothic architecture,
and his owner has no trouble in hir-
ing him out at Sis per day. The
last job he had was kicking against
the country, for broken prospector
who was out of grub.
The Salt Lake Tribune publishes
an interview with President Walker
Of the Alice Company, which gives no
information bearing upon the re-
umption of dividends in addition to
what has already been published in
the MINER, but promises detailed
statement of the affairs of the om-
pany on January first.
Independent: The Teachers In
stitute of Silver Bow County was an.
nounced to meet at Butte yesterday
Monday. The Independent is of
wrong. The Teachers Institute is
announced for next Monday the 18th
inst; when it is expected Mr.. Lock
ley, the new school superintendent,
will be present to preside.
John L. Sullivan, who will be in
Butte next month, is understood to
have bet 81 900 that he can fell bull
lock with one blow of his fist. What
has Sullivan got against the inoffen-
sive bullock? Why don't he tackle
one of Butte's chronic kickers; or
match himself against the business
end of Montana mule?
If the silver sheen of Luna's rays
Is not too bright tonight the comet
may be seen near the horizon In the
northwestern heavens shortly after
sunset. Its last appearance was In
1882 when it was very brilliant and
the superstitious regarded 1t as an
omen of the war, which shortly after