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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-06-06
Mines W. Prospects.

The Rocky Mountain Mining Re
view contains the following we'll
timed remarks, which may be aptly
applied to this district. It says:
Many a man who is the owner, in
whole or in part, of a prospect with
fair Indications, thinks he has a mine
worth millions, and wonders greatly
that men of wealth do not vie with
each other in seeking to purchase his
"interest." Such persons are unable
to distinguish the vast difference
between a mine and q prospect.
They do not see why a prospect that
shows capabilities of being developed
into q "bopahza" mine should not be
as valuable as such q mine. The
truth of the matter is that all proper
ties not actually in q producing con-
dition, with quantities of ore in sight,
are properly classed as prospects, and
their purchasers must take certain
chances. A mine worth = million
dollars, in q prospect condition, would
be high priced at ten thousand dol
lars, because the purchaser takes
certain chances of losing his entire
investment. When q thing is Ger
tain it is much more valuable than
when surrounded by chance.
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Dorsey's Ranch.

when lie started, Dorsey was
rich, and was making money by the
hatful every day in mines anl stocks
and could blow in $4,000 or $5O,OW
on his ranch at a time without miss
ing it. Men and times have changed
since then, and business and values
have come down to a bedrock basis.
BY utilizing the finest pastures for
the thoroughDreds, and letting the
common cattle run on the range. 1
hope to make the ranch a paying i'll
vestment. There are now on the
Dorsey ranch considerably owe H.
600 head of cattle, and a band of 1000
horses, from which We raise the
"cow ponies" and a few heavy
draught horses. The herders use up
over 800 ponies every year, and we
have to keep a large band of mares
to supply them. We branded last
year 1000 calves, and will turn out
about 10000 this year. It is only a
question of time when the number
will reach 20, 900 or 25, 200, all of high
grade, and then the range will he the
most profitable of any on the contin-
ent. I shall spend my summers
there, but my business in the East
will demand my attention during
the winters"
"Where is the range located
"Well, it is in New Mexico, fifteen
miles east of the Santa Fe Road,
about fifty miles south of the Ration
Mountains, with its southern boun-
Diary touching the northern line of
Texas. You see, Dorsey, through
his intimate acquaintance with the
records Of the Land Department at
Washington, was enabled to spot and
locate all the land in the region
named upon which any water was to
be found, and in addition bought
out all the weak holders in the
neighborhood. In this way be pick
ell up ninety quarter sections of
land, covering all the water for
miles around, and thus secured con-
troll of a vast tract of grazing land,
which is useless to anybody except
the owners of the Dorsey ranch"
"Why?"
because, as fast as he bought the
water spots he had them fenced in,
and the cattle grazing in the neigh
borhood had to be sold to him or per-
ish for want of water. - l0bc-D Demo-
crdt Interview.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-06-06
SUICIDAL SOLDIERS.
Another Self-Murder In the Fort
Ellis Garrison.

In our last issue an account was
published of the suicide of Hospital
Steward Garland, at Fort Ellis, by
POISON. The Bozeman Chronicle OF
May s1st has the following account OF
another soldier who ended his life by
the bullet a few days later:
ION Monday morning, about 5
o'clock, Private Mendens returned to
the post from Bozeman. He had
been very drunk the night previous.
When he reached the squad room he
procured his gun and told the cook
he intended to kill himself. He was
disarmed, but procured another gun
and made his way to a root-house.
Here he passed a pick through the
end of the trigger guard, placed the
muzzle of the gun against his side,
and touched it off with his foot. The
bullet. passed entirely through his
body, Death resulted in about six
hours.n
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AnBsthetic Bullets.
St James Gazette.

A German chemist has invented a
new kind of bullet which, lie urges,
will, il brought into general use,
greatly diminish, if not altogether
remove, the horrors of war. The bull
let is of a brittle substance, breaking
directly 1T comes in contact with the
object at which it is aimed It con-
tains q powerful an@sthetic, produc-
ing instantaneously complete insensi-
biiity, lasting for twelve hours,
which except that the action Of the
heart continues, is not to be distln-
gulshed from death. A battlefield
where these bullets are used will in
a seort time be apparently covered
with dead bodies, but in reality
merely with the PROSTATE forms of
soldiers reduced for the time being to
q state of Inconsistencies. While in
this condition they may, the Ger
man chemist points out, be carefully
packed in ambulance wagons and
carried of as prisoners.
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From the Daily Of Su nday.
SHORT SHIFTS.
Mining Notes Gathered Among
the Mines and Mills Of
Summit Valley.

The Poser continues to improve
with development, and is likely to
prove one Of the biggest properties in
the camp.
The Montana Copper Company are
producing twenty tons of matte
and are shippinga large amount OF
high grade ore to Europe.
Prospectors report tho finding of
good placer diggings at the head OF
Pipestone Pass, and that a party who
left here ten days ago are making 81
per day to the man.
Clark's fraction, which lays be-
| tween the Alice and Magma Charta
properties, is producing some very
high grade ere.
john Noyes is working his placers
southwest Of this city with = large
| force of men and with good results.
The Silver Bow mill is running on
Shonbar ore this week.
Rumors of the sale of the La Plata,
which became current last week, are
unconfirmed. It is one Of the group
Of properties which recently passed
nto the hands of Judge Davis.
The Lexington bullion shipment
Yesterday was one Of the finest ever
made from this camp. % bars were
shipped valued at $42, III.
A large number of small properties
living north and south of Walkerville
are being worked this summer.
The new three-compartmsnt shaft
at the Bell has reached a depth OF
$50 feet. and work will be COM
menced this week on the station,
from which a cross-cut will be run
north to connect with the old work.
ings.
The Bell smelter continues to pro-
duce its ten tons of matte per day
with a single blast running. The
favorable progress being made at the
mine indicates that it will not be long
before Supt. King will find it expe-
dent to start up the other blast and
run the works to their full capacity.
The winza from the 3O0-foet south
west drift at the Moulton has pene-
trated a fine body of ore, which sam-
pies from 40 to 80 ounces. The vein
of high grade ore in the east drift
from the air shaft holds out both in
size and quality. The slopes Of the
200 and 800 west drifts are looking
well, and the mine is considered in
better shape throughout than ever
before.
An important strike was made in
the 800 west drift, north vein, at the
Magma Charta yesterday. The vein
is two feet wide and samples $73.
One of the r~oasters in the new Alice
MILL was shut down for repairs yes
terday. The necessary repairs Will
occupy about four days.
The 25O foot east drift at the Shon-
bar has advanced 200 feet fro u the
shaft. The pay streak in the breasts
is now 81 feet wide aud pans out a
mill average of 100 ounces. The Sill
yer Bow mill commenced running on
ore from this mine at noon yesterdy.
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Investigation Of Judge Conger's
Case.

It transpires that the visit of Judge
Shannon. late Chief Justice of Da-
kota, to this part of Montana, IS upon
business connected with the Depart
mont of Justice, by which he has
been appointed to inquire into the
charges preferred against Judge Con-
Ger. and with authority to take the
testimony of all witnesses that may
be brought before him, and to report
such evidence to the Attorney
General.
The Judge has been instructed to
select some one place for the iavesti-
cation. Bozeman has therefore been
determined upon as that place, and
the investigation will begin mere on
next Monday.-Helena Herald, "a.
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slight developments have been made

slight developments have been made
upon it. +
This comprises all the locations on
the Gregory ledge. Clustered around
this famous lode are many other
locations, some of which are by actual
development ascertained to be valua-
BILE mines, the Bell of Bellview,
Ninnesota and Frank P. Blair being
the most noted.
This letter is already SO long that I
doubt if you will have room for it in
your already crowded columns. At
some future time I may give you a
few facts in relation to the mines of
Wickes, Comet, Jefferson and Boul-
der. A.
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A Rum0r.

1t is currently reported and be-
lieved that the Walker Bros. of Butte,
are about to become interested in
mining property in the Montana dis
trict. and that they will put up re-
duction works at Neihart or in that
vicinity this season. No better piece
of good luck could strike that prOm-
ising camp, and we trust that the ru-
NOR is not without foundation. Alex.
G. Tarbett, who recently visited this
district, represented the Walker
Bros, and be was simply enthusiast
tic over the camp.-Benton Press
M0N 81.
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Strayed or Stolen.

A reward of S. will be paid for the
return or information leading to the
recovery of the following horses: One
que cayuse mare, dark name ana
Iall, dark line along back, white strip
On forehead, and a small white strip
between nostrils; wjne-glass brand;
right knee slightly turned in; ankles
inclined to turn under. Also one
gray pony; coarse dark name ana
All; dim brand of horseshoe; wlthers
Injured from saddle.
p. A. LEACH,
a.lt-s-w-1t DAILY MINER Office.
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DISTRICT COURT.
Hon. ". ]. Galbraith, Judge, Pre-
sidinR-Oharies 8. Warren,
Clerk-9eO. w. IRWIN
Sheriff.
Proceedings JUNE 2.

T., EL.
PROCEEDINGS JUNE 2.
James Touhy VS.. J. b. Mexican ct
al; foreclosure; default entered as to
each defendant.
Territory VS.. Edward Williams;
unlawful assembly; plea Of not guilty
entered; case continued.
w. SHETLAND VS.. John Devlin; to
quiet title; placed at the foot OF the
trial calendar.
Catharine Mcnamara vs.. John Nc
Namara; divorce; Referee appointed
to take testimony and report facts.
Dixie Boykin vs.. w. A. Boykin;
divorce; same order.
Florence Binns vs.. Joseph Binns;
default set aside.
In re Utah &. Northern railroad
vs.. Harry Gassert ct al, damages ;
continuance granted IN defendants
prayer; defendants given 20 days to
file answer to amended complaint,
and ordered that: plaintiff pay costs
of suit incurred during the term.
Cody vs.. Cory, debt; judgment for
plaintiff for $l,971.28 and costs.
A. Alexander vs.. Geo. w. Irwin,
damages; motion for q non-suit sus-
tanned.
PROCEEDINGS, JUNE 4.
VIM. L.. Hoge ct al. vs.. Charles r.
Bates; debt; judgment for $3s3.9S
and costs.
Inter Mountain Publishing Co. vs..
VIM. M. Jack; delinquent assessment
on stock; cause stayed for thirty days
for purpose of ~perfecting appeal.
VIM. o. Spear vs.. Lucien Abal;
debt; continued by consent.
Jefferson McCauley vs.. Utah &
Northern Railway; damages; demur-
rers overruled and plaintiff allowed
to amend complaint.
In re Utah & Northern Railway
VS.. Harry Gassert; damages; trial
progressed. .
Territory We. Edward Williams ct
al; unlawful interference. Defend
ants waive arraignment, and given
until 9 q. m. June 5th to plead.
Territory VS.. Edwin S. Thompson;
criminal libel. Formal arraignment
waived, plea of guilty entered, and
the day preceding adjournment of
court set for judgment.
Court adjourned until 9 a. m.
June 5th.
PROCEEDINGS JUNE z.
Bass vs.. Bass, divorce; decree
granted.
A. w. Williamson vs.. Vulcan
Mining Co., debt; default entered and
commissioner appointed to compute
debt and interest.
Catharine McNamara VS.. John
MCNAMARA, divorce; default entered
and referee appointed to take testi-
mOny.
Kate Winantlvs. VIM. Winant, d.
vorce; default entered and referee ap-
pointed to take testimony.
Sophy Keelsr VS.. Frank n. Keller,
divorce; default entered and referee
appointed to take testimony.
Miles Mahan VS.. Jno. Powers ct al.
foreclosure; default entered.
Florence E. Binns VS.. Joseph ID.
Binns, divorce; default entered and
referee appointed to take testimony.
Nellie Boyd ct al. VS.. Nicholas
Bielenberg ct al, claim and delivery;
dismissed on plaintiffs motion.
Howard Sebree vs.. NJ. J. Morrison
ct al; foreclosure; verdict for plaintiff
in the sum of $l,573.2O, and $500 at,
torney's fee.
Miles Mahen vs.. John Powers;
foreclosure; judgment for plaintiff.
IT. E. Matlaw vs.. l.. E. Manning;
debt: dismissed as settled.
Territory vs.. Fred Won Bostenbosl
tel: assault with intent to kill and
murder. Continued for term.
Court adjour ned until Monday,
June 4th at Ga. m.
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The Boulder Hot'Springs n now
open to the public; distance from
Boulder City two miles. Patients
coming to Boulder City transported
to and from the springs free. These
springs have been known to the pub
lie for years. The medicinal proper
ties of the waters, both for drinking
and bathing, are unequalled. Hot,
cold and plunge baths at all hours.
First-class accommodations for ladies
and families. A good physician per-
Hanently located at the springs.
WILLIAM T. SWEET,
62s-wtf Proprietor.
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McTague DISCHARGED.

The case of McTague, who was
fined $500 and costs, recently, in the
Deer Lodge court, for making pork
chops of three hogs at Mullen Tun-
mel, came up yesterday before the
district court in chambers on q writ
Of habeas corpus. Secretary Nc
Cutcheon appeared for McTague and
upon his showing Of informality in
the trial of his client, in that he had
not been formally a~rraigned, the
court ordered that the defendant be
discharged.
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Personal.

Con Murphy, the Walkervilie part,
nor If Lee w. Foster & Co. visited
hi. old home at Missoula last week.
Jas. W. Whitlatch, of Whitlatcn
Union and Owyhee fame, has re-
turned to Butte, and proposes "
camp in the great mining center OF
Mrs. Henry Klein, of Helena, wa
a passenger from the south on las
n;rht,s train. She expected to meet
NJ Klein at Deer Lodge and proceed
to Helena.
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A Mad Whistler.

Morere, the tenor, has been shut up
in an asylum, incurably mad over
his pet hobby-whistling. For years
he cultivated that faculty, until he
was able to emit a blast that would
frighten the cab horses on the boule-
wards of Paris and drive cornet play
ers wild with envy. Once he was
arrested and fined for disturbing the
public peace, when he had only
whistled an air while walking home
from the opera-loud enough, how
ever, to wake up every II within
half a mile, more OF less. On an
other occasion he was singing in
Faust, at the Grand Opera House,
and, having a cold, gave false notes.
The audience Missed. Down he
sprang into the orchestra and cried:
'Since you have begun to hiss let me
tell you that you don't understand
the art in the least. Now listen.'
Then he gave a whistle a minute
long, and loud enough to make a
calliope sick. There was no more
Kissing and the opera went on. At
present he believes himself commits
stoned to learn to whistle loud
enough to drown the sounds of a loco
motive and all the bells Of Notre
Dame together, and as he practices
faithfully ten hours 2 day, his fellow
lunatics in the asylum are most
worthy objects of pity.
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THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
Citizens Of Butte Propose to Gel
citrate it In Good Old
Fashioned Style.

At q preliminary meeting of patri-
otto citizens held yesterday it was
decided that the GLORIOUS Fourth"
should be celebrated in Butte, in
keeping with the position Of this city
a. the most populsus, wealthy and
patriotic city of the Territory. It
was therefore decided to issue the
following call fer a public meeting
for the purpose of arranging = pro-
gramme Of celebration.
We, the undersigned citizens OF
Butte, will. hold = meeting at tho
Public Sc ii House on Thursday
evening, June 18th, to devise ways
and means to celebrate the coming
Fourth of July. A cordial Invitation
is extended to all.
o. B. Whitford, Mayor; Jno. II.
Curtis, Jas. A. Talbot, John F. For
bis, Lou Smith, Geo. w. Irwin, Sher-
if; Judge Knowles, DR.. Beal, J. R.
Clark, Milo French, w. Dewitt,
Fred Gilbert, DR.. L. E. Holmes, H.
McMurphey, r.. M. Renshaw, Geo.
c. Randolph, Charles S. Warren, D..
J. Welch, J. H. Mccarthy, Capt.
Shepherd.
The Silver City cornet band VOL
unteered their services on this occa-
sion.
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Strayed or Stolen

From Butte, some time last fall. one
black mare, branded A. H. Oh right
shoulder; saddle marked and star in
forehead; six or seven years old. A
liberal reward will be paid to any
person delivering the animal to the
undersigned.
MRS. A. L. WESrLAKE.
Westlake Boarding House.
20 DIT swim
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DElL.-In this city, Monday June 4. 1881, Alice
Viola, daughter of Alfred and Alice NJ. Dell.
aged II months and IL days.
The funeral will take place this afternoon ut
2 o'clock from the residence of the parents.
Sweet child Oh new born denizen
Oflife's great city on thy head
The glory Of the morn is shed,
Like a celestial benson!
Here at the portal thou dost stand,
And with thy little hand
Thou openest the mysterious gate
Into the futures undiscovered land.
Sleep, little one; the hearts thou hast SO
closely pressed
Yields thy dear form to thy Savior's breast
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Parties having fifteen or sixteen
woke Of young working cattle, in
good order, with yokes and two
heavy wagons, may find it to their
advantage to address E. d. r.. Box
80, Butte, M. T., stating price deliv-
o,ed in Rntte. 5 DIT sw3t
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Local News.

Wright has challenged Schultz to
Ave mile race at the Pavilion for
$3.50 a side.
wildcat stock operations and sailed
.,;nes are still an unknown thing in
summit Valley District.
The d~enizeps of Helena climb the
n~ountsin sides in the hope of catch
inc a view of the approaching loco
motive.
John B. Carruthers killed a large
,o,r Of the silver tipped cinnamon
.~n.cies, on Warm Springs Creek,
upper Ruby, last Tuesday.
Mes.rs. Pe.ritz & Lydick have
made a complete transformation in
The Eureka saloon, and will reopen
tomorrow night with a grand spread.
The recent strengthening ofthe east
oru copper market is largely due to
the increased use Of the metal in the
oft. and manufactures, and is en-
oouracing to Montana copper men.
Helena must be the coming "front
town.n Mondays Heralu contains
~. following item: Two men re-
ceived forty lashes and were warned
~ ,eaye town, which they did in
stdnter.
The Helena papers report Gordon
l. Ravmer's comique in that city to
ha doing q rushing business, the
the theatre being too small to accom-
modste the crowds who nightly
throng the popular varieties.
The opening of the suburban re-
,ort season is proving a bonanza for
liv.rv men. Carriages and buggies
NAV be seen on every road, convey
ing their loads Of pleasure seekers to
the parks, groves and springs.
Anybody knowing the where
abouts of Paulien Helm, will confer q
great favor upon her sister, Achness
Helm, who has just arrived from Ger
many, by communicating with
scbwab & Zimmerman, Helena,
NJ. T.
We acknowledge the receipt from
W, A. Clark, Esq, of the London
Times of May 10th. The great daily
contains ninety-six columns OF read
ing matter. covering the happenings
Of day throughout the civilized
world.
The West Shore for May has
reached our table. The number Is
devoted to illustrations accompanied
by descriptive sketches of wonder
land aud portions of the Northern
Pacific railroad. The illustrations
are artistic and the descriptions in
teresting.
John Kimball, who was well known
in Butte and Ogden last year as a U
IN. postal agent, and who was con
victed of robbing the mails while in
that position, is again in trouble. He
was recently arrested in San Fran
cisco on a charge of forging two
drafts, one for 500, and the other for
$500.
Thornton Springs, uuder the man.
agement of Sam Johnston and Hen
nv Hutchinson, is becoming one OF
the most popular resorts in the neigh
borhood of Butte. The medicinal
properties of the waters are well
known, and the good cheer provided
at the table and bar is unexcelled. A
hack runs between the city and the
springs, orders for which may be left
at the Broadway Book Store.
The sanitary condition of the city
has been much improved by the en-
ergetic efforts of the city marshal
and street commissioners. A thor
ough inspection of the alleywaysa and
yards has been made and in cases
where the inspection proves unsatis-
factory, a printed notice is served
upon the owner to rid his premises
ut once of all garbage and other Of
fensive matter. In case Of failure to
comply with such notice the DELHI
quent may be heavily fined in the
police court.
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MARRIED.

CASEY-ATKINsON.-In this city, on Saturday
June I'd, 1883. James L. Casey to Miss Nellie
Atkinson, by f. A. Nichols, Justice of the
Peace.
STEVENS - CARTER AT Centerville, Sat
urday, June 2, 1888, Joseph H. Stevens, of
Centerville. to Miss Eliza J. Carter, of Corn
wall, England, Rev. VIM. Eva. officiating.
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They say fishes admire pretty wo-
men. That's all right. So do we;
that is, we admire some pretty
women we know, and occasionally
some we don't know, and don't adj
mire some pretty women we do know.
An English scientist was conducting
some pretty seminary girls about an
aquarium. One was very pretty, in
fact a real beauty. She peeped over
the edge. One of the fish saw her,
and turned aside and swan that way.
Others followed, and that conscien-
tious scientist says that more than q
hundred of these little fishes called
blennies swan to that side to see this
pretty girl and the other pretty girls
with her, till several of the said girls
Actually blushed.
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The Utah l. Northern will take
Montana visitors to the musical fes-
tival at Salt Lake at one fare for the
round trip.
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q FREE TO r. A. Ii. BeauI;u COored Engraving.
IA Sa0win the Ancient Temple and Masonic Matters
~D A~recent!y discovered in Mexico; also. the large new
" * Illustrated Catalogue Of Masonic books aud goods,
~ with Lottom prices; also particulars ofthe veryia
7 Ncrativc BUSH ness offered +. 4. ii. REDDIN0 b CO.,
Masonic Publisher au: Manufacturers. 73l Broadway .NewYoxk
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BORN.
DIED..

CURRIN-At Butte. June 3rd, 1883, to Rev. II.
w. Currin and wife, a son.