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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-03
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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-03
ALBERT LEA U

A New and Direct Line, via Seneca Kankakee, as recently bee opened.
between Newport News, RIchmond, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and La fayotto,
and Council Bluffs, St. Paul, Minneapolis n Intermediate points.
All Through Passengers carried IN asst Express 1ratns.
For more detailed information, see Maps and Folders (which may TO obtaned,a
we'll 10 Tickets, at all principal Ticket OFFICES in the United States and Canada, Of
r. q. CABLE, e. ST. JOHN,
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Desert Land and Tree Culture.

1t may not be generally known
that commissioners were appointed
last August by Secretary Teller to 20
out into the Territories and examine
the workings of the desert land and
tree culture acts, and a large major
ity of these reports were In favor of
the repeal. The bill presented to
Congress for the repeal of both these
acts has been favorably reported by
the committee. Should this legisla-
ton effect the repeal Of the desert
land law, it will be detrimental to
the cultivation and improvement of
that great body Of bench land in
Montana that can only be made pro.
ductive by irrigation. This area of
agricultural land cannot be made
fruitful by individual enterprise, and
needs to be brought under cultiva-
ton by means of ditch companies,
that have reclaimed such vast guam
titles of land in Colorado and else
where, where large sums have been
expended and vast fortunes made
by the projectors of these schemes.
There Ia no finer field for investment
to-day than in the rich table lands of
Montana, and in the ditch COM
panies that are incorporated under
the liberal provisions of our statutes
fQn their reclamation.
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ores seem to predominant In the dis
trict, although in lime and granite
formation some very rich gold and
silver leads are being shown up. The
galena on an average will assay from
As to IS ounces silver, go per cent,
lead, and SO or $l2 in gold. Most
Of the galena veins are found between
the granite and slate. A four foot
vein Of solid galena has been shown
up In the Magnolia and High Ridge
mines. and as this vein has been un-
covered every 1900 feet for two miles,
there Is no telling what it may
develop into when more work has
been done. In Rams Horn, Nugget,
Wisconsin, Goodrich and other sur.
rounding gulches some fine leads are
being shown up, and there is some
prospecting going on for PAGERS.
The oldest location in Tidal Wave
district is 1881, and for such q new
camp it Is remarkable to see the
number Of leads that has been <
posed and the amount of work that
has been done. Everyone is waiting
for the smelter and reduction works
to start up, and in order tn give
them q steady run ore is being taken
out by the mine owners as fast as
possible. A. E. G.
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TIDAL DISTRICT.
A Prospector's Paradise Found at
Last.
II co..o.nondanee offha MINER.

special Correspondence ofthe MINER.
SHERIDAN, Madison Co., April, 10.
The Tidal Wave district Is gaining
q wide reputation as the poor mans
camp" and from the advantages 1t
has over other new camps Tor WORK
ing Ores, the absence OF water IN
the tunnels and shafts, timber, good
roads, etc., 1t certainly makes . good
showing over other camps. TRe ad-
vantaoe of being able to sell ore as
fast as taken out also gives the pros
hector of small capital the means TO
develop his properly. Everything Is
convenient, tor the prospector or
miner. even. the delivery OF supplies
at his tent door by the merchants OF
sheridan, which is about six miles
from camp. A Cotton water Jacket
ameIter. owned by q Philadelphia
which was erected last fa!l
- ohomt to start up, aud Superintend-
ent Jones has bought ana Will guy =
large amount OF the smels'ng oreS
Noah Armstrong; geld mill will
start up in q short tine and run on
ere from the Two Dams and Melville;
M Tt frst DAYS run last fal! netted
them one pound of gold. The ma
oh;narv for the Armstrong reduction
cnk Ia on the road and ~ soon q
- arrives will be put up.
IL si. nreat deal of work has been done
~ = tbs csmp the past winter by par
IN 'nG bsvine leases and CONTRACTS.
ties one seems to be satisfed With
Every yy, Ua work and has lsrg.
dumps Of ore to show fof !" o
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which was surmounted by the head
ola lion-Carlisle shape below and
English above.
McKinley-"Pass the bill and he
will give you all a shape" [Laugh>
ter.
He then dwelt upon his main OBJ
lection to the bill-that it would e
duce the price of labor-and in con-
clusion appealed to the Democratic
party not to take a leap in the dark
by the passage OF this bill. If it "a
a party necessity enforce discipline.
II the little segment of the party in
favor of this bill could not afford to
wait then clear the deck of the mutt
neers. In some other way let the
ship be saved and its insubordinate
members punished without danger to
the interests confided in the care of
Congress.
The committee rose and the House
went into committee of the whole,
Springer in the chair, on the pension
appropriation bill, the pending
amendment being that offered by
Rosecrans, transferring the duties of
pension agent to the pay department
of the army. Amendment lost.
On motion of Rogers (Arkansas)
an amendment was adopted provid-
ing no agent or attorney or other per-
SOL shall demand or receive a fee for
his services in case OF pension Or
bounty land claims until the allow
ance of the claim ; that all fees in
pension cases shall be paid out OF the
first installment of the pension to
the claimant ; that no fees shall ex-
c,ed $40 except IN ase of a special
written contract, on file in the PEN
sion office and approved by the COM
missioner of pensions, when $25
may be charged, and prescribing
the powers which the Sec
rotary OF the Interior may exercise
over pension attorneys. The COM
mittee rose and reported the bill to
the House, when it passed. Recess
until s o'clock this evening, a session
for debate only on the tariff bill.
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Three New Mining Companies for
Montana.
Helena Herald, 18th inst.

AVASA AASA~'~
MI. T. G.. Merrill, of the firm of
Merrill & ingalls,, of Helena, who
has been in Minnesota for some time,
has organized the following mining
companies for properties in Montana.
One OF them is called the Clancy
Greek Mining Company. with a CAPT.
tai stock OF $500, 900, in shares of SIS
each. Incorporators: Samuel H.
Baker, w. 81. Eastman, Samuel r.
Snyder, Of Minneapolis, A. J.
Wrampler, of st. Paul, and T. G..
Merrill, of Helena.
Another is the Bald Mountain
Mining Company, with a capital
stock Of $500 600, worcestershire.
The incorporators are: R. r. In
ness, r. D. Russell, George B. Kirk
bride and Samuel P. Snyder, of Min
neapolis, and T. G.. Merrill, of Hell
ena.
Another is the Crown Point Min
ing Company, with a capital stock of
s., 500. OO0. The incorporators are :
Robert s. Inness, Alex. J. Trimble,
s. P. Snyder, of Minneapolis, and
T. G.. Merrill, of Helena.
These companies are formed to de-
velop and work gold and silver mines
in the respective localities or districts
in Montana as indicated by the
names. The business offices of these
companies will be in Minneapolis.
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Sanders painted Helena red. He
has enough paint left to give Boze-
man several coats the 2ud Of next
month. There will be music In the
air around the head waters of the
classic East Gallatin when the old
wal horse begins to decorate the
Crosby outfit on that day.
There was . fine attendance at the
Amphitheatre again last evening.
The performances by the champions
were IS usual replete with startling
situations and difficult feats. MI.
Wilmot is evidently not only a a
ter Of his wheel, but q king among
bicyclists. Several new feats were
introduced last night and other new
enes will be presented tonight.
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Advice to Mothers.

Are you disturbed at highland bro
ken of your rest by a sick child suf-
fering and crying with pain Of CUT
ting teeth? If 50, send at once and
get a bottle Of Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup for children teeth'ng. Its
value is incalculable. 1t will relieve
the poor little sufferer immediately.
Depend upon it mothers, there is no
mistake about it. It dysentery and
diarrhoea, regulates the stomach aud
bowels, reduces Inflammation and
gives tone and energy to the whole
system. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup for children teething is pleas
ant the taste, and is the prescription
of one of the oldest female physicians
in the United States, and is for sale
by all druggists throughout the
world. Price 25c per bottle.
6 | 6sWly
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The Davids and Jonatnans.

Never before in the history of
Butte has there been such dearth of
Republican candidates for city Of
fcers as there is now. All the
Davids in the party are willing to
sacrifice their inclinations and
''bright prospects" for election to the
welfare of the Jonathans, and the
Jonathans not to be outdone in
brotherly devotion r willing the
Davids shall take the spoils. Such
self>abnegation among men was
never witnessed since the wal days
when Artemus Ward declared his
perfect willingness to sacrifice all his
wife's relations for the good of the
country. The bosses will find it a
hard matter to make their men stick.
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The Republican Contest.
independent, April 20.l

kAAA0PoA~~
For some days past it has been
known that q warm contest was Ell.
pected at the Republican primary on
Saturday. While the Ostensible fs-
sue was whether Arthur or Edmunds
or Blaine delegates should be selected
the real issue rapidly developed into
Crosby and anti-Crosby. The Crosby
men were really few outside of the
personal staff of the Governor, but
they had greatly strengthened them
selves by making up a so-called un1n-
structed ticket composed of many of
the most popular gentlemen IN the
Republican party. 1t is fair to say
that at least two-thlrds of the So
called Arthur ticket were opposed to
both Arthur and Crosby. The only
difference between the ticket and that
Of their opponents was. that 1t con.
tanned few Arthur delegates, while
the other contained none at all. Inc
hope of the Governor was In this
way to secur a small representation
In the Bozeman con ventiOn from
Helena for Arthur. But the voters, or
at least a portion of them, were made
to understand the game In time to
defeat it. A circular was published
during the day charging the Hera'd
with Misrepresentation and fraud
and exposing the scheme of Crosby.
The ticket arranged by him was as
sailed on that ground alone. It was
q Crosby ticket and that was enough.
Vehicles moved along the streets en-
blazoned with such notices as "vote
against Crosby and Bossism;" "Vote
for Blaine, Edmunds, Logan and
Lincoln-the field against Crosby
and Bossism," and it was
evident that the tide against
Crosby was 80 strong that the
TICKET proposed by his henchmen
would be overwhelmed notwjthstand-
ing the popularity of many gentle
men whose names appeared on u;
And so it proved. Out of the 7S2
votes polled the anti-Arthur-Crosoy
ticket received 458, their opponents
324, giving the former a majority OF
ia. Undoubtedly the sentiment
among Republicans was that the re-
tention of Arthur in office a Mt the
retention Of Crosby, who would con-
troll matters in Montana. They pre-
TERED, therefore, some OTHER Repub-
ilcan for President in order that the
leaders of the party In the Territory
might have q greater influence with
me Administration. Evidently the
montana Republicans do not pro-
pose to be bossed by one man VINO
dent.
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produce MarkeU Report

AtIA9k 1S0DOIL.
BUTTE, M. t., March. Is, 1884,
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 Creek, xxx. $500
percwt.
Kansas xxx S4.5O.
Bakers, $3.50.
Mill Creek, New Process, $500.
Gallatin, $40 per cwt.
Union Mills, New Process, Cream
of the Valley, $500
Ruby Valley, new process) $500.
Union Mills xxx Snow flake.
$3.50.
Utah Common, 1925
Utah Choice, $3.50.
Graham, $500.
Wheat per h., 2 cts.
Oats, $1.75@1.sO.
Butter, per h., 5000 cts.
Eggs, per case, $l2.5O@1l.W
Corn Meal, sc.
Beef, carcass, Sc.
Hay per ton. S24MS26
Balled Hay, per ton, So. @2+.W
Cheese, 2O@22 cts
Barley, $2.S502.5O per cwt.@.
Dried beans, Montana, 7 Cts.
Mutton, 8 cts.
Pork, dressed, $s@10cts. per IT,.
Veal, 124cts. per ID.
Sausage, Is cts. per Id.
Venison carcass SEQ
Chickens live, 50 at $40 per dozen,
Wood, $6.00@$7.
Potatoes, $3.50 Bcwt.
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A Leap Year Proposal.
you marry me p"

evil you marry me 2"
This question was not breathed by
. young bashful lover into the will
ing ear of his fair and blushing In
amorata. Neither was it whispered
by an eager swain a. the evening
zephyrs played among the curls Of
his darling, o were the words
spoken when night had drawn her
sable curtain around the earth and
shut out the light of the silent. peep
ing, twinkllng stars.
Nothing of the sort.
It was q fair, square, up and up
business proposition, made last even
ing in the heart Of this busy, active,
throbbing city; In the presence Of
witnesses, by one of tho fairest Of
Butte widows to one Of its gayest and
most gallant bachelors. The ques-
ton was repeated.
"Will you marry me ?"
MADAM" answered the one ad-
dressed, 1.-THE sweet memory Of your
Incompatible charms has long solaced
the wearyhours of my existence. 1t
has"
"That Is not answering my ques-
TOM interrupted the fair proposer.
"Will-you-mar-ry-me Z"
zone moment, Madam" pleaded
our fine looking friend. "As I was
saying the memory Of your divine
charms has been the guiding star of
my existence. It is, as 1t were, the
pillar of cloud by day and the pillar
of fire by night which has directed
me safely through the smoke and bat
tie of life and led me ON and on and
-n
"Please stop will you, and answer
my question. Leap year ends the
31st of next December. Life is short.
Time is precious and I must know
my fate now"
"Just SO, Madam. Life's fitful
dream will soon be DER.
Catch, then. o catch the transient honr,
Improve each moment as it flies;
Ltfe's q short summer-man q flower
He dies-alasl how soon he dies!
But, as was saying, I shall for
ever remember you. Ay, while
memory holds q seat In this distract>
ed globe, I'll remember thee. Yea
from the table Of my memory I'll
wipe away all trivial records and thy
dear face, and sylph like form and
queenly presence shall fill the dis
lance in my vision, and I shall i'm
agine we sit at an endless feast, en-
joying each the others good, while
round us"
At this point our hardly pressed
bachelor friend found himself alone.
His tormentor had fled. With q
sigh of relief, followed by an exult-
ant smile he gently murmured az he
turned upon his heel. swell, I got
away with that proposal in good
shape. I would have accepted
though If she had stayed by me-"
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THE O
R0dda Wins In g Tame and Blood.
less Encounter,

Between 500 and 400 people were
present 1t the harmless mill night be.
fore last between Rodda and GRAY.
Both men came into the ring at $40
accompanied by their seconds and
bottle-holders. Rodda was sup
ported by Evan Morgan and 10. Will
liams and Gray was under the care Uf
Larry Gleason and Frank Owens.
The preliminaries were soon set
tied. Dave Cusick umpired for
Rodda and 10 Dickinson performed
the same Office for Gray. 81. J.
Toomey was appointed referee and
Doc. Gleason named timekeeper.
Time being called the men came to
the scratch looking as fine as game
cocks. Both men belong to the
heavy weights, and are able to punish
an opponent severely. Twenty four
rounds were fought. From the first
round Gray had the best of the fight.
He displayed more science, more
agility and greater striking power.
With the exception of the 4th, 9Th,
10th, 18th and 2lst rounds, in which
Gray was thrown or went down, Rod
da was either knocked down or went
down to avoid punishment. There
was q marked absence of that dash
and spirit and heavy fighting on his
part which characterized his
sett0 with Mcdonald sever
al weeks ago. In this en-
gagement he was badly loft" or
played for q foul, our reporter not
being able to tell which. He caught
the latter on the oath round when on
his knees and the bloodless contest
ended. Both men were apparently
as fresh at the finish as when they
first entered the ring. Gray didn't
have q mark upon him to snow he
had been in a fight, while Rodda re-
tired with the skin slightly discolored
on the left side of his head and face.
The services of surgeon were not re-
quired during or after the great COM
bat.
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From tn Daily of Wednesday.
MURDER OF TWO INDIANS.
Found Lying on the Prairie
About Ten Miles From Town
Yesterday.
Bozeman Chronicle.

Alex. Profit while coming from his
ranch on the Gallatin, discovered the
bodies of two Indians lying near the
roadside, at q point about ten miles
from Bozeman, near the old Bridger
crossing of Middle creek. He brought
the word to Bozeman and coroner
Didawick summoned a jury and re-
paired to the spot and made an ex-
animation and buried them. They
proved to be q Flathead and q half
breed named Frank Enos, q son Of
Old Enos.
The Flathead came to his death by
a gunshot wound In the right ear,
with about a 38-callbre pistol or rife,
the side of the face all powder burnt.
The half-breed was shot in the
right ear. the ball coming out the
left ear. He had q purse containing
Sl.55 in silver; slso shot in the back
of the head, the ball coming out the
forehead. Both were killed with the
same kind ofa pistol or rife. At the
side Of the head of the half>breed lay
a paper reading as follows: j..
SALTWATER, M. TIL
March q, 1884,
To whom it may concern:
The bearer. Frank Enos. and his
companions -Flatbead 1ndians-are
on their way to the Jocko Agency
from q visit to the Crow Indians.
Any courtesies extended them will
be greatly appreciated by them.
(Signed.] J.. H. NORTON.
These Indians. it will be remem-
bered, had been arrested for horse
stealing and had been discharged and
were on their way home with about
thirty head of ponies. No clue has
yet been found to lead to the discov-
cry of the perpetrators Of this foul
deed.
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A grand ball will be given at Ana
conda next Friday evening. The af.
fair will be managed by MI. J.. II.
Suprenant, which fact Is an assu-
rance that everything will be done to
make It q success.
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Pioneers Of 1862.
Dillon Tribune.

Dillon Tribune.
It Is believed that there are not
oyer seventy of the pioneers Of 1862
residing in Montana now. They are
scattered over the Territory. The
following is a list of the pioneers OF
1862 who are living in Beaverhead
county at the present time, and who
reached the Bannack gold diggings
in fall and summer of '62.
Jas. A. Browne James Mansfield,
Gus F. Graeter, Phil Lovel,
Geo. M. Brown. II. s. Pond,
ConBray, David Contois.
James Hardy. Jno. C. Inns,
Wilson Wadams, John Pascne,
Adam Fink, Andrew. Barber.
n .Sutherland, A. Fl. Odell,
E.Smith Ball, VIM. Roe,
Wm.G g. Limerick, John r. Wilson.
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OUR HOME.
By Miles J. Cavanaugh Jr.

MANY readers of the MINER will
remember Miles when living in this
city and in VAUDEVILLE. Miles now
blooms out as u poet and we find
room for his irst effort in . tussle
with the muses.. Ed
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Eatrava Taken up.

Came to my ranch on Pipestone Creek Jetfer
son county, on or about March 18th, 1884, two
small brown mare mules; harness marked,
rough shod. no visible brands. The owner Is
requested to prove property, pay charges and
take the animals AVA JOHN PAUL.
416 sw 1T Whitehall, NJ. 7.
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STALLIoNS
TEN HEAD FOR SALE,

At MADDOX BROS, Melrose. Montana. Will
sell one or more with choice, very cheap.
They are fine graded Clydesdales, one Hamil-
tonian, one Cleveland Boy, one Perchon, one
Belmont. These horses were most all shipped
from the States lately. % sw I'm
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DIED.

~
BALDWIN-In Butte City. N. T.. April Goth,
1884, of scarlet fever, Alex. Doniphan Bald
win, infant son of John T. and Emma l..
Baldwin, aged 2 years, 2 months, and 0 days,
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TO n PUBLIC.
MRS. PATRICK TALENT
BUTTE CITY. M. T..

Is exclusive agent in Silver Bow and Dee,
Lodge Counties for the sale Of the
STEIN Way &8ON'S,
CHICKERING & SON'S,
J.&C, FISCHER'S.
YOSE 4 SONS PIANOS
Pianos kept constantly on hand at her Music
Rooms, Eat Broadway.
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What have we gained in lieu of these?
We sought for wealth, perhaps name;
But wha: Is wealth compared with love
And what relief Is found In fame?
With weary heart, and throbbing brow;
And mind by many cares oppressed.
Night after night, we seek our couch,
And sink to sleep but not 10 rest.
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There is one spot on all the earth.
Where'ere in after life we rove.
To which the heart will wei turn
With an unchanging, deathless love.
Seas may perchanee roll far between,
To distant lands the feet may roam;
But memory turns, with yearning back.
To view our childhood's happy home.
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BAKING POWDER FIGURES THAT
DON'T LIE.

The Royal Baking Powder Co., try to give e inference that theirp powder contains more
CREAM TARTAR and thatu LEAVENING OVERS graterthana nyother made@ stated
in their advertisement on he "Companlyew worth of Baking Powders" exhibited byback
lines Our name wsm mentioned in connecuonw with oneO our cnMpr brands made of dider-
ataasas the trade nigh demand Our CREAM TARTAR brani Of ANDREWS PEARL
was omitted ,evideMIy nrs good reason, judging from the RELATIVE MERITS Of ANDRswS
PEARL and 1.-THE Royal as cleHyd emOnNredby theG overnmen Chemist. u. PETER COL'
LIR, ofhe Department ofAgdcutre at Washington from samples received y hin by deal
sh0T E1 eas1 s T. G i*%. 5sas.si IN 3 A aSE DR.. Golfers Analysis.
erumeu CheuEt Collier
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How different now, no moro We ~
The pleasant home we loved 80 well.
No more we hear, with youthful Joy,
The simple chimes Of evening bell.
We miss the fathers kind caress,
The mothers kiss and accents mild,
The sisters love the brothers clasp,
All that We valued when q child.
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Our childhood's home,-who can forget
The many happy. happy years,
Spent there while all the world seemed say
And all unknown were cares and tears?
sLifs's morning SUI, beamed brightly down
On tranquil brows; and never care
Had traced q line; or sorrow stamped
Its desolating impress there.
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How quickly few the summer hours.
With laugh and jest, and guileless song?
And in . pathway strewn with flowers.
We sped our happy way along.
We reveled in . sea Of love-
A perfect Eden" of delight;
As time few on we needed not,