The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-16
AMALGAM.
AS Found In Our Clean-Up of the
Territorial Exchanges.

Typo. Nevada, was totally destroyed by fire or
the morning of the Fourth.
Three Of the ten mules drowned at Thompson
Fails q month ago were found at Steamboat
Landing, 124 miles below.
On the 5th inst. a party of four men started
from Livingston to go down the Yellowstone in
q boat The boat was upset and three of then
were drowned.
Last Saturday a great big reception was given
Governor Murray, of Utah, at Ogden, on his re
lurn fom the East. Another reception Of still
greater proportions was held in Salt Lake City
On Monday evening.
The Livingston Enterprise is authority for the
statement that Mr., Harris, President of the
Northern Pacific road, during his short stay in
Livingston created the impression that he is d
pleasant, affable gentleman.
Ingersoll says he does not agree with the
doctriue of future punishment. Perhaps the
doctrine of future punishment will not agree
with lngersoll. Warm weather is dreadfully
trying on q fat man. even if he has u good con-
science Texas Siftings.
Sixteen cars of Texas bronchos have lately
been purchased by the Turkish government;
and shipped to Constantinople. The intention
IS 70 lend them to the plains of Tartaty anG
breed them with the wild horses of the s,eppe,
Of Asia with . view to improving the breed.
. william Moore was arrested in Salt Lake City
Thursday of last week on the charge OF selling
to Indians at Pleasant Valley Junction a vile
detection composed of glycerine, tobacco juice
turpentine and alcohol, which he called whisky
The Indians drank freely of it. ALI Of them
were made sick and one of them died. Moore
denied selling the whisky.
In Southwestern Utah a new mining company
has been organized, called the St. George Cop
per company. 1t is composed Of MOrmOns and
Apostle Erastus Snow Is president: The COM
pany is putlins up q thirty-ton smelter at Jack
son, on the santa Clara river. AT st Gorge
the company have started u ,en-ton smelter.
The catalogue of the Lewis Collegiste Insti
tute. located at Lewiston, Idaho, has been
received. The Institute is under the care of
the Methodist Episcopal church; has six
music, classical, Latin scientific. scientific, and
modern literature and art. Expenses of board
and tuition are about $3.50 per year.
The catalogue of the College Of Montana,
located at Deer Lodge. has also been received
terrain no church. Rev. seaI I. j n Mcmillan Ii ~ ID. is i presi.
dent. 1t gives the advantages TO student of
either sex of thorough classical. scientific,
musical and art courses. Expenses. including
board and tuition, are less thau OO per year.
The next term begins the first Monday in Sep
TENDER.
Says the Ogden Herald: "Mr. Murray comes
not home. He comes-not to his own. He
cOmes-lOt to friends. He cOmes-nOt rs a bene-
factor. He comes as an invader into a country
he desires to SUI jugate to a PARTISAN prejudice"
ON1t 1NNAC 111OuuVs VIII vVly VCA, ~ " PkO~
fer that form Of words, he m as a con-
QnerOr"
So mote it be.
Interesting to fishermen.-An improved fish
hook has been invented by q sOuthern sports
man. About midway on the shaft If the hook
he places a small clos> bar, which serves three
First, it prevents the fish from
swal lowing the hook; second, it increases the
chance of capture, for the rea on that when Il
fish strikes its nose against the projection it in
voluntary closes its mouth and 70 is securely
cauyht; and third. it prevents the bait from
slipping up the hook.
A good price for a Utah horse. Says the Sal
Lake ribune: The black colt, Rarus, Jr., has
been sold by his owner, A. J. Stewart, to Frank
Armstrong aud c W. Carringtn 4. OF this city,
for the round sum of $4,000. Mr.. C. thinks he
can take the colt out and in three days time
make him trot down to $50, and by fall push
him close down to go. Beyond question he is
the fastest horse Utah has produced within the
past few years, and considering his age-tve or
six years and the limited training he has re-
eel, ed, he has before him some brilliant posi-
bilities.
The ''regOn improvement company has been
engaged in farming on land purchas d from
the Northern Pacific company and refused to
, eronal property of the company to the amount
OF 5000. The company paid the sum, though
under protest, and began suit against the sheriff
to recover the amOun Last week the court
rendered a decision against the sheriff in favor
of the Oregon improvement cOmrany. The
ground Of he decision was that the Government
had never Issued patents to the lands taxed
and that under the charter OF tn Northern
Pacific such lands were exempted from tax
alton, The question arises, is land granted to
the Northern Pacific railroad to be exempt
from taxation after it pass out of their hands?