The Mineral argus., 1884-05-29
LOCAL NEWS.


7. ). r. Davis arrastre, located at Alpine
= VIII be in operation in a few days.
The Maiden baseball club is MAKING
rapid improvement in their playing.
Placer ground is being worked on
the North Fork and in Maiden oulch
Several of the boys are getting their
nags in trim for the races on the fourth
of July.
, sheriff Cameron arrived in Maiden
on Sunday last, from White Sulpbur
Springs.
Kanchmen are looking anxiously
toward the sky these days. Likewise
the placer miners.
AL Brundage started for the Little
hockles, this week. Look out for tales
OF fabulous wealth when he returns.
A coal VAIN is said to have been dis
covered in the bull pines above Dave
Jones placer ground, short time
since.
John Dunton and Jersey Moran went
down on Warm Springs Creek, on Sat
urday last and returned with go lbs. Of
fish, mo~tly red horse.
Pike Iaadusky and Peter Commit
returned fa4 the Little Rockies last
week bringing with them some fine
specimens Of quartz, both gold and
silyer-bearing
Johnny Wertz brought to town Sun
day, the finest specimen of burnt
quartz ever seen in the camp. 1t is
blistered all over with gold and silver.
1t can be seen at the international
hotel.
In sinking down to bedrock at n
certain point on Dave Jones' placer
ground, one day last week, 90 cents 10
the pan was produced They expect F,
to make big cleanup in about two
weeks
\ sho.t mo since a couple of thieves
stole SD nulcs from the smelter
company 1T Bsrlor. Sheriff Cameron
traced them to Wicks, effected "a capture
and landoi them safely in jail at White
sulphur. fl
The Silver Coin lode, Cone Butte dis :, =
riot owacd by Williams anu Fuller. is : !
moving up wonderfully. The BOYS -
'.a-.a to have y faurteen foot vain of
aibonate ore, both gold and silver =,
'earing. a.
The business men of Maiden should ,C
lot rest a moment until something is q,
one to remedy the abomnablo incon- D.
enience and dely of mail occasioned tr
y the Overland postofiice. We are a
ct of dolts to be imposed on longer. -
Company b, en- route to Walla Walla, bc
Washington Territory, Capt Rowalle or
nd Lieut.. Kingsbury, in command, in
assed through Maiden, on Monday Il,
st. Lieut. McClernand accompanied IN
le departing officers as far as Andcr-
)nvile
Billy Jenkins fountain and aquarium po
tracts considerable attention at pres he
1t. 4 dozen brook trout furnish isl.
nusement for those of our citizens III,
no have time and the faculty for mo-
itching flies. A fly don't last as long va,
an icicle would in hot sun.
We learn from Sheriff Cameron that Fol
Do Bales, of Butte, has taken charge sno
the smelter at Barker, and is max int,
: far better showing at less expense ma,
m was being done under the Foss tio,
1t is thought now that and
smelter will run all summer. This on
i be a good turn for Barker if such 500
the case.
Scott Wetzel and Sam Kohlberg, of not
nton, spent last Sabbath in Maiden. son
ey came by boat down as far as F,,o
cky Point, and then crossed the boli
lntry with their own conveyance. on1
lch also came by boat. These gen q, !
men report n large volume of water ba.
he Missouri, and that business in lao .
lton was picking up rapidly since to Il
igation opened. -,
he Mineral Argus records the for but
ton Of a reduction company at dred
den. The stock will be taken. and the
whole affair run and conducted by sugg