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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-26
An Odd Fellows Temple.

Following the example of the Ma
sonic fraternity, the Odd Fellows of
this city have determined upon the
erection of building which will be
an ornament to the city and a credit
to the order. AT a recent meeting q
committee on location was appoint
ed,;wbo are to report at future meet
ing. Several locations have been
consideration by the committee,
among them the lot on West Broad
the property on Main street occupied
by the grocery and provision estab-
lishment of D. Cohen, ST.. A promo
sition has also been presented for the
sale of the property adjoining the
postoffice, which the order now oc-
cupy as a lodge room, the price being
SIS, 900. Other locations will be con-
sidered and the committee will re-
port to the joint meeting of the order
next week.
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Produce Market Report

BUTTE, NJ. r., May 26, 1883
The following are the Wholesale
prices paid by merchants and hotel
keepers for the commodities enumer-
ated, delivered from the wagons
Price list carefully corrected every
Saturday:
Flour. Ruby Valley, xxx, $500
per cwt.
Mill Greek, XXXX, 1925
percwt.
Kansas xxx $500.
Bakers, $3.50.
Mill Creek, New Process, $3.50.
Gallatin, $40 per cwt.
Union Mills, New Process, Cream
of the Valley, $500
Ruby Valley, new process) $500
Union Mills XXXX Snow flake,
$$3.5H.
Utah Common, 1925
Utah Choice, $3.50.
Graham, $4.OO.
Wheat per TO-, @ cts, fair denapo.
Oats, $3.50.
Butter, per h., 35@ 40 cts.
Eggs, per case, $500.
Corn Meal, &c.
Beet, carcass, 10 cts.
Beets, 81 cts. perlb.
Hay per ton, $23@ $25
Bailed Hay, per ton, s22@.3
Cheese, 5000 cts.
Barley, $2.25@2.50 per cwt.
Dried beans, Montana, Z cts.
Mutton, 10 cts.
Pork, dressed, IA cts. per Il.
Veal, 25cts. per Id.
Chickens, live, 81 per dozen.
Wood, $5.25 a. $500
Potatoes, $1.3O01.50 p cwt.
Sausage, Is cts. per lh.
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Crows or Crees.

Four Indians drove off a white man
q few days ago, and took possession
OF his cabin ON the Missouri, about
twelve miles from Benton. When
the news reached Benton, Sheriffs
McDevitt, Healy and jeff Talbert
crossed the river and started after the
reds: They rode down the river to
get below where the Indians were
supposed to be, and succeeded in
coming upon them and taking them
by surprise. They were disarmed
without trouble, and by four o'clock
they were safely locked in jail. At
the time the sheriff and his party ran
upon them they were making them
selves at home in the cabin of a
rancher, cooking his grub and hav-
ing q good feast, the owner having to
stand aside and look on. The In
dians claim to be Crows, but are be-
lleyed to be Crees.-Benton Record.
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THE r BULLET.
Corporal Terrill Pursues Private
Daniels, and Receives His
Death Wound.

The Yellowstone journal OF the
10Th inst. has the following account
of the shooting of Corporal Terrill
who has since died of his wound, at
Miles City, on the 18th inst:
IA shooting ARRAY occurred Thurs
day night between 12and l O'Clock, in
which n man was painfully. but
not MORALLY wounded. From
an eye witness of the affair, we learn
that those who engaged in the quar-
rel were soldiers, all belonging to
company G, of the 5th U. S. infantry.
Corporal r. Terrill and Private T..
Daniels had some trouble at the post
some time ago, and from the infor-
nation we could gather, last
night was the time set by the corpo-
raj to seek revenge on his enemy.
Daniels had been working out at the
government saw mill, and came to
town in company with two other
men. He was attacked by Terrill
and q companion near the Cottage
saloon. Terrill drew q knife and
threatened that he would kill him.
Daniels walked away from them say
ing, Ito leave him alone, 8
he did not want to raise
any trouble" While near the Co.'S
theatre he was again
STACKED il the same manner. This
time he went and got the loan of q
revolver, and then told the attacking
party if he made another similar At
tack he would kill him. Torrill made
the third attempt to down his victim, |
but this time received the contents
revolver in the abdomen. Dan |
iels and one of the party were arrested
and lodged in Jail, and the wants of
the wounded man were attended to
by Dr.. Redd, who afterwards sent
to the hospital at the post"
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Railroad Racket.

Extensive side tracks are being
laid at Bedford in the Missouri val
ley.
The construction of the N. P. Cas-
cade branch west Of Palouse junction
is to be completed before October.
This will make Moscow, 1. T., the
terminus of the Cascade division.
Work in the Bozeman tunnel has
been greatly facilitated by a fan
blower for exhausting the dense
smoke after each blast. Heretofore
considerable delay has been caused
by the smoke hanging in the TUNE.
Articles of incorporation have been
perfected and a company organized
Under the name of the Salt Lake n
Eastern Railroad Company to build
a narrow gauge road from Salt Lake
to Park City.
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On Sunday afternoon man named
Chas. Wilson was run over at Silver
City. It appears that as the Benton
coach was hooked up and ready to
start the driver wanted a bride
changed on one Of the horses, which
Wilson pulled off, when the horse
made a lunge and knocked him
down, dragging the coach along till
two wheels passed over him, injuring
him, IS supposed, internally. He
was brought to Helena yesterday,
and is attended by DR.. Atchison.-
Herald, 24th.
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Bitter Root Quartz.

A Stevensville correspondent of
the Vascular says:
"A little the richest strike we have
heard of yet is that of a man by the
name of Beebe, who exhibited at
Bucks store one day last week a
piece of auriferous rock weighing
eight ounces and valued at 500. He
refused to impart any information as
to the location of this valuable find,
but said that it was within a radius
of fifty miles of Stevensville, and in
one days work by the use of a mortar
81. 100 in gold had been pounded out.
He also stated that the original dis
coverer had died, leaving him the di-
rection where to search for treasure,
and that time and money had been
spent in looking for it,"
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Publ Q Lands.

Very nearly 1000, OoO. 900 acres of
land of the United States remains
unsurveyed to this day. In Mon
tana $4,000, 900 acres are %as..free from
the touch of the survey or's chain as
when Penn made his treaty with In
dians on the banks Of the Delaware.
In Minnesota alone there remain 12,-
OOO, 900 acres unsurveyed, in Dakota
sc, OOO, 900, and in the Indian Terri
tory 379. 600, 900 acres, a total consid-
erably more than twice as large as
the thirteen original states. The
mountain sections of the west are in
cluded in this 1000, oOo, 900 acres, but
on the other hand there are millions of
acres OF good arabic land yet unsur-
veyed.
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Old Crow Bourbon at the Elite.
Some O NupoAta-


On the 18th of August, 1860, a large
piece of gold was taken from the
Monumental quartz mine, Sierra
Buttes, which weighed 1886 ounces
troy. the value of which was estima-
ted at from $21, 900 to $50, 900. The
mine was owned by VIM. A. Parrish
u Co. The nugget was sold to r. B.
Woodward, of San Francisco, and
placed on exhibition at W0odWard's
Gardens, where it attracted much at
tention. The Monumental mine had
yielded $4,000 worth of gold at the
time of the discovery of the nugget.
A line specimen was taken from
the Rainbow quartz mine. Chips
Flat, in 1861. It was taken from a
depth of 200 feet. The specimen was
on exhibition at the office of H. H.
Noble, in San Francisco. Later it
was shipped to London and worked
there. It yielded $22, 900. The total
yield of the Rainbow mine during
the past three years has been $780,
900.
In 1855 a nugget was found at
French Ravjne that weighed 532
ounces, and vas worth $40, 900. 1t
contained considerable quartz, which
IL not calculated in its weight.
In 1851, at French Ravine, a mug
get was found which weighed AS
ounces, and was valued at S., 700.
A nugget is reported to have been
found at Minnesota valued at S.. 900.
In 1850 a piece of gold quartz was
found in French Ravine which con-
tanned 263 ounces of gold, worth
$4,S93.
At Smiths Flat, in 1885, piece of
gold was taken from a claim which
was worth $2,715, and weighed LAG
ounces.
At Smiths Flat, in the year 1864, a
nugget was found of iO ounces
weight, and worth 81, 6O5.
In 1869 a nugget was found at Lit |
lie Grizzly Diggings which was
i. A nugget weighing "a ounces, and
at 81, 40, was found at the
Hope calm, four miles below the
house.
At French Ravine, 1860, o nugget
worth 81, 757, and weighing SO ounces,
vas found.
In 1851, at Smiths Flat, q nugget
vas found which weighed 80 ounces,
md was valued at S 1850.
From 1854 to 1862 twelve gold mug
,ets, ranging from 80 to 10 ounces,
we're taken from the Live Yankee
;laim at Forest City.
From 1856 to 1924 number of gold
nuggets, varying from 30 to 100
were found in the Oregon
lain at Forest City.
A specimen worth S., 900 was taken
rom the Oriental Golden Gate)
|uartz mine. The total yield of the
Gate mine is estimated at
220O, 1000. The mine has been worked
Q a depth of only 500 feet.-Serra
Tribune. !
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-26

The Boulder Hot Springs are now
open to the public, distant from Boul-
der City two miles. Patients coming
to Boulder City transported to and
from the springs free. These springs
have been known TO the public for
Years. The medicinal properties 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 perma-
nently located at the springs.
WILLIAM r. SWEET,
52swtf Proprietor.
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From the Daily sf Friday.
IMPORTANT MINING SALE.
The Silver Bow Properties Trans
ferred to Judge A. j. Davis.
The Property to be Sold to
Other Parties.

Various rum0rs have been current
ecentlyr regarding the sale of the
Silver Bow properties to q French
company, and some color of substan-
tial fact seemed to be given the
rumors by the filing for record
Of . deed executed by the Silver Bow
Mining and Milling Company.
which, in consideration of 500, COO
conveys to A. J. Davis all of the Sill
yer Bow properties. The conveyance
includes the Silver Bow mine, 80
stamp chlorodizing mill, the Bell of
Butte, Gray keck, Flag, Midnight.
Josephine, Pacific, LaPlata, portions
Of the Mt. Moriah and Alexander
1odes, four placer claims, a Silver
Bow creek water right and all the
personal property of the company,
including wagons, teams, cord wood,
etc. As the lowest price which is
known to have been asked for this
valuable property was $3.50, 900 the
consideration expressed in the deed
seemed to be merely pro fornea aud
this circumstance was explained yes
friday by the unauthoritative state
ment that a sale had been made to a
foreign syndicate at something like q
million and q half dollars and that
the deed recorded yesterday, was exc
cuted for the purpose of enabling A.
j. Davis to transfer the title to the
purchasers. For the purpose of as
certaining the true inwardness of the
transaction, q MINER reporter called
upon Judge..Davis last evening when
the following brief but pointed con-
versaLiOn occurred:
Reporter. Judge, the public are
greatly interested just now in your
movements with reference to the Sill
yer Bow sale! The recording of the
deed has given rise to new rumors.
Judge D. That means simply that
the property is tobe sold.
Reporter. But street rumOr has it.
that sale has already been made
and that this transfer is to enable you
to pass title to the purchasers?
Judge D. Street rumor says a great
many things that are usually unre-
liable.
Reporter. Then there is no infor-
alation regarding a sale or negotia-
tions for a sale which may be given
to the public?
Judge D. No, sir. Negotiations
have been pending but ne sale has
been made.
1t was not the reporters intention
to subject Judge Davis to the ordeal
Of an interview, and this conversa-
ton is introduced because that gen.
tleman's terse replies to the reporters
heterogeneous explains the whole
in a nutshell. His an
'wers left nothing further to
ask because there seemed |
20 be no additional information to
elicit; and bidding the Judge good
the reporter left, with the
that the deed recorded
yesterday simply amounts to a con-
7enient form of bond, bv which the
is enabled to handle the
property without being hampered by
he cumbersome conveyancingnece
ary when a sale has been made un-
Ter an ordinary bond for a deed.
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StTOued or Stolen.

From the subscriber on or about September
last, from Browns Gulch range, one bay horse.
four years old, 15k hands high, din
hoof brand G. W. F. No white MARKS
visible. Twenty dollars will be paid for the de-
livery of the above to the subscriber, or ten dol
lars reward fol- information that will lead to his
recovery. q. W. FApIIy
~m23-d4ts-W-tf
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The Union Guards have raised
over $1,000 for the purpose of Uniform
ing and equipping the company.
They will present = fine appearance
when they get their new toys on.
If the party who regularly mails a
copy of the Inter Mountain and
MINER to Mrs. James Tooey, Brook
field Mo-, will put more stamps on
the wrappers they will be forwarded
to their destination.
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Taken I'm.

On blue roam stallion, about three years old.
branded monogram F on both shoulders; came
to warm Spring Ranch one year ago. Also, one
left side and Ton left hip. Came to said ranch
last January. Any person proving property and
paying damages and charges can lave said
horses by applying to
D. W. OTEY, or NJ. c. MURRAY,
2Smays-w4w Warm Spring Rancho.
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Northern Pacific Progress.

Regular trains r now running
between BOzeman and TOstOn, leav-
ing Bozeman at $40 a. m. and arriv-
ing at CASTOR at 500 p. m. The pres
ent prospects are that in a few days
the stages will be changed to Bed
ford. tbirty-two miles distant from
Helena. Until such time as the
change is made, parties in private
conveyances can take the cars at
Toston's. The tracklayers crossed
the Missouri river Sunday night and
are speeding along rapidly toward
Helena. The track reached Bedford
last night.-Lndependent, %.
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Some excitement has been caused
in Billings by the exhibition of some
rich gold bearing rock, said to come
frcm between the Bull Mountains
and the Musselshell, about fifty
miles north of Billings. A party OF
--osrectors have started out.
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Attention is called to the notice of
"for SALE" by B. Petit, in another
column of the MINER. The property
is desirable for any kind of business.
The owner authorizes us to say that
the property must be sold, and any
one wanting it at a great bargain
should apply at once.
The temperance cranks now re-
commend as a morning appetizer q
half dozen swallows of very warm
water, which they claim is a tonic of
invaluable properties, but an old
topper triumphantly asks, IF water
rots your boots, what effect must it
have on the coats of your stomach?"
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Personal.

s. II. Lee came down from Mis-
soula on yesterdays train.
John s. Inglis was among the ar
rivals from San Francisco last night.
George Bruffey and P. Smith came
over from Jefferson valley yesterday.
s. Lewis, Of Des Moines, Iowa, is
looking about the city and may con-
clude to Il cate.
A private telegram announces the
departure for this city, on the oath
inst. of w. Egbert Smith and wife
from Newark, n. J..
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Miners Union Anniversary.

Alu0rB Union anniversary.
The fifth anniversary Of the Min
ers' Union, to be celebrated in this
city on the 18th prox., bids fair to
prove one Of the most successful gala
day occaeions ever witnessed in the
Territory. The miners will turn out
e. masse and the procession will con-
tain not less than one thousand men,
who will parade the principal streets,
accompanied by two, and possibly
three, brass bands. After the parade
q public meeting will be held at Rem
shaw hall, which will be addressed
by eloquent orators, whose names
will be announced in . few days.
At the close of the public exercises,
q Miners Union meeting will be
held. at which ways and means will
be considered for completing the
Miners Union hall. The ball in the
evening at tn g. Pavilion will be a
grand affair. The music will be fur
nished by q full brass band, a large
committee of floor managers will
have charge of the programme. and
it is expected two hundred couples
will be on the floor at one time. The
close relations which the Miners
Union and its individual members
be4r to every business interest in the
city. makes it q matter of concern to
every member of the community that
their ball should be a grand social
aud financial success, and the SYM
pathy shown so far with the enter
prise indicates that nearly every citi-
zen will have a ticket, whether he
expects to attend the ball or not.
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The Rod and Gun Club.

Our local Creedmore's INDUCED in
a match shoot yesterday at glass balls
from a mole revolving trap, eighteen
yards rise, twenty balls each. Sides
were chosen by Messrs. Paxson and
Gilbert. The wind blew in puffs
which made the shooting very bad,
and probably accounts for some of
the low records made. Doc Gleason
Wrested the leather medal from Mr..
Paxson, who has CALAMITY carried it
the past several weeks. The
is the score:
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Seriously Injured.

Old Crow Bourbon at the Elite. X
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OBITUARIES.

Died, of pneumonia, February y,
1888, Charles, son Of John and Clio
ly Topping, aged Is years, 4 months
and u dayO.
Charley was one of those bright
and beautiful boys, gosd and kind to
his father and mother, and was the
pet of the family. When we entered
the house Of mourning, and saw the
family all bowed in grief, it called to
mind the sorrow and grief we bad
seen them pass through but a few
years ago when they lost their eldest
son. Charley, with his bright and
ROSY face, has left the shores Of time,
and kas gone to meet Henry in that
bright celestial cline where no sick
ness csn ever coIae; and there, safely
housed in the paradise of the living
God, are waiting and watching fer
father and mother to come. May
they and the rest Of the family seek
God in the forgiveness of their sins,
and prepare to meet their dear little
Charley, and folding him again in
their fond embrace, kiss again the
rosy cheek they loved SO well. j. S.
Died, February %, 1888, of con-
sumption, at her brothers residence,
in this county, Rosie Davis, aged 10
years, II months and 10 days.
She leaves mother, three sisters,
and one brother to mourn, but their
loss is her great gain. When we
look back through the mist Of time,
we call to mind when Rosie was q
little girl, with her flowing curls
playing about her beautiful brow.
and SEE her throw them back in glee-
full ioy, with her eyes so bright and
her cheeks so red with delight, whilo
singing the sweet anthems ct praise.
She died in TIE full triumph OF liv-
ing faith, and has gone to dwell with
her father, sister and brother, in the
realms Of eternal bliss. Mother, sis
tiers and brother, dry your tears, and
look forward to the time when you
shall meet Rosie and clasp anew the
immortal hand en- the bright and
munv banks cf deliverarce, where
parting will he TO more. May you
there sgain see Rosie in all her beau
ty, Easking in the smiles of her Re-
deemer j. D.
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Gothan, Gossip.
From Or Correspondent.
NEW York. FEB. %, IS.

NEW York, FEB. %, 'S5.
Yesterday was Washington's
birthday, bet had it not beer for tie
scmi-suspension Of business and there
cepiian of military organ cations, peo-
pie would scarcely have been aware
Of it. Iaa SIRE that If foreigner
lad asked any ordinary man ne had
run across what day was being ccle-
b-atol, he could nos have ted. It
is to be presumed of course that
every American is foRdly proud Of
tse memory ST this man as the char
ter and deeds Of the Father Of this
Country warrant. But it is strange
indeed how precious little enthusiasm
there is on the anniversary Of his
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rivals deducted from her pay sccord
ing to the new rule. OF she flew,
mentioned her influence" and in
diguantly demanded the remainder
Of her pay. The clerk, after think
ing it ever, handed the money to her
and she went of, boasting CT her ex-
plot Next morning dozens CT
women clerks held Indignation meet
ings about it; each thought herself
was alluded to in the paper, and the
incident disclosed that instead of be-
ing an exceptional case it had hap
pened very often. Nobody has
word to say against the hard working
women whe support themselves and
often their families by conscientious
work, but these work accomplishing
~; nor fer the men who are disabled
from other employmeuts; but 10 see
a woman spending her wages in fine
clothes or q young and ablebodied
msn tucked away in a government
berth, living on pittance rather
than go to work-apd half the en-
ployees belong to these two classes
inspires universal disgust and reproba-
ton. Many Of the women clerks
lived in remote places where $500
year would be aftluense. They come
to Wash, gton and in six months
their ideas change. They find living
IN a city on $500 to be one of the
exact sciences. But they would rath-
cr die than 60 back home.
The republicans are iucubating
over the reorganization of the senate.
They want the offices now occupied
bv democrats and new president
pro tenn, but don't know just how to
90 about setting them withoat a
special session. Malone seems to be
giving them gone uneasiness just
now He wants rood deal for his
support and wants things fixed before
hand. The snob Hazen who runs the
weather bureau Is getting his hide
rubbed q little and s6mo of his cues
tionable methods are being exposed.
The weather office was never so near
" worthless in It's results as it has
been lately, and it has never had 4
meaner man st its head. It IS said
that an item Of 1000 has been PIT
in the sundry civil appropriation hill
to pay for the services Of the jurors
who tried the Guiteau case. They
have heretofore been paid 50 per day
for their services, but put in a claim
for extra compensation in considera-
ton of the long time they were re
quired to remain on the jury. Had
it not been for the objection, who
came IN just as the bill was passing,
the house would have passed bill
requiring all proclamations and gov
ernnents 10 appear in two newspa-
pers printed in this city. It is said
the bin would net $4,000 to the
newspapers selectedannually. Short
" after the war and fer several years,
the administration newspaper in this
city made over 100000 a year out
Of government advertising, under
Just such law. Advertisements Of
sales of condemned government
property in Texas or the far west
were clipped out Of exchanges and
inserted after the sales had taken
place. but the bills were allowed and
often amounted to more than the
property came to. Nr. Assistant
Postmaster General Hatten wants to
revive this sort of pay for his admin
iS.ratio2 Crea3. SPOT.
GOths nss Gossip.