The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-01

here negotiating for q place to estat
lish q branch omca. Their outfit /
now at Spokane, and will be haulet
over the mountains from Trou
Creek on toboggans. The office is
small affair, and Of course the pape
will be likewise ne columns) for tn,
present. It will be called the Cmu,
d'Alene Nugget.
THE MAILS.
Every letter carried into the mines
costs the receiver so cents. A mai
carrier is under contract to carry thu
mails over the Evolution route al
least oncea week, the people agree.
ing to pay him so cents a letter fol
those received, those sent out to 20
free of charge; so ii you have any
enemies in the mines yon wish to
punish, please write them two OF
three letters a week, or as many
more as you desire. The boys "blle
over' sometimes when they get a
letter containing a "dun" or u lot of
foolish questions.
DEATHS WORK.
On the 18th instant, Mr.. Sam
Morris, we'll known to all old resi-
dents of Montana, died Of gastric
fever, at his cabin near the Widows
claim, Deceased had not been very
stout since he entered the camp last
fall or summer, having caught cold
while going over the Heron Siding
trail. He had invested about 50, ZOO
in mining property and was con.
sldered one Of the solid miners of the
camp. He was a native of Wales,
aged A years. He was sensible to
the last, aud knowing that he had to
go, he got Judge Claggett to fix up
his affairs in proper shape. He
designated W. A. Jones and Mark
Conney as administrators of his es>
tate, these gentlemen being old. time
friends of the deceased. The grave
yard Is located near Eagle City, and
when the news Of Sans death Was
spread hundreds of old miners
aocked to the lonely cabin to pay
their respects to their departed
friend ana assist In conveying the
body on a toboggan to it's last resting
place, the distance being about five
miles. AS che long line of mon
wended their way along the narrow,
crooked way in breathless silence,
the scene was made the m re- inn
pressive and sad. At the grave, al
though the snow was falling at a
rapid rate, a miner read a passage
from Scripture and offered up a short
PRAYER, the assembled throng stand
ing motionless with uncovered
heads. Poor Sam, although dying
in a strange country, away from his
relatives and early associates, he
nevertheless was surrounded Ivy a
host of great big-hearted men who
signified their friendship by bathing
his plain coffin In tears brought
forth from actual grief.
This is the fourth death In the
camp. The names of the other three
are as follows: VIM. HI. Allen, OF
heart disease; Maliki Johnson, of
blood-poisoning, having received a
wound in the foot from an
axe; VIM. Day, Of pleurisy. The
graves of the four men are newly
made and are side by side, each hav.
ing a head-board upon which is
painted, the name. age and date Of
death.
GENERAL ITEMS.
DIR. Little1eld, of Portland. has
at Eagle City.
The largest nugget found In the
camp weighed Sc ven ounces: the
next largest, $54.
Mr.. Childs. the popular saloon
keeper. is taking in $500 a day.
Sweeney Bros. are the leading
and have a good general
house for q new country
Shelton & Cunning have also a stock
If goods and liqu ors in the city.
There are no butcher shops in the
amp, and the people are crazy for
resh meat. A man led in a cow the
'ther day owe the Evolution trail
md sold her to a restaurant man for
100. She weighed 760 pounds when
!ressed. He might have got $500 for
Ter hadfhha asked it.
Will write AGAIN %shen I get out to
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