The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-23

All persons who intend to accompany the NJ.
E. Sabbath school railroad excursion will find
carriages and conveyances at the church on
Thursday, July "a, at a m. So that none need
walk.to or from the depot on that occasion.
On May 1st vote of the citizens gave the
school trustees permission to raise the school
tax to twelve cents on the hundred dollars to
buy lots and build school houses IN Walkerville
and Centreville On Friday the board of trus-
tees sat as board Of equalization in the office
of Judge Nichols. from 10 a. IN. to Up m. No
one appeared before the board with any com
plant of oppressive assessment, though due
notice of the sitting of the board had oeen
given. The houses will then be put up this
wear and work on them will begin as soon as
practicable.
Friday night, about halfpast one o'clock, two
pistol shots in quick succession were fired in
the middle Of the street in front OF the ST.
Nicholas hotel. Quite number OF people. in
cluding some policemen, ran to the place where
the shots were fired, but the fist on the ground
found no one there. A party standing in front
of the Parlor restaurant said he thought the
shots were fired at some one further down the
street, but had seen no one or heard any words
or noise before the shooting. A policeman, after
looking over the whole affair, and hearing the
various theories, gave as his opinion that the
man fired the pistol down the street and then
ran after the shots. "Never mlnd," he said
THAT fellow has tried that dodge before when
he thought no policeman was near. Well drop
on him yet and don't you forget it,"
Several months ago. owing to the amount of
water in the mine and the inability Of the
stockholders at that time to advance the money
to carry on further developments, work on the
Stevens was shut down. About the middle of
June some gentlemen of means bought up a
large share of the stock and determined to see
what there is in the mine. The works were put
in shape, the boiler and engine repaired and the
pumps put in readiness. The first discovery
made was that there were about one hundred
and forty-five feet of water in the mine. Pumps
were put to work and have been at work night
and day ever SINCE The water has been re-
duced now to about forty-ive teet No further
discoveries or developments have been made
in the Stevens to this date
The experience of some passengers coming
over from Helena the other night was amusing
son at IL o'clock, and had to wait there until
after o'clock. One or two of them thought
they would 60 to bed and try to Sleep
but passed the time after they were in
bed trying to kill mosquitoes. The
others walked the platform until they be-
came tired and then sat in the hotel Office
and nodded at each other. After boarding the
train at Garrison they found another change
had to be made at Silver Bow Junction. Final
ly they arrived in Butte at 6 o'clock. As a
move in the right direction, word came up last
night that passenger coach is to be attached
to the freight train that leaves at "a. m. and
which connects with freight on the Northern
Pacific for Helena. This is an advantage, in that
the passenger makes the trip by daylight. The
railroads., it is to be hoped Will find this 80
profitable and popular to the way traveller that
they will put on an unmixsd accommodation
train and make faster time than Is usually
made by the freight train.