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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-20
AMAl1AM,
As Found In Our Cleanup Of the
Territorial EXCHANGES.

Robinson's wood fume in Deer
Lodge county,is delivering wood and
works admirably with about $50
inches of water.
The Yellowstone journal thinks
that Is, 1000 head Of beeves will be
shipped east this month from stations
between Miles City and one hundred
miles east.
River Press. Our reporter Incl
IDENTIFY learned last evening that q
miner, who has been prospecting in
the Bear Paw mountains, would ar
rive to-day. He has ample proof
that there is gold in paying quanti-
ties in that locality, having several
nuggets, the value of which could
not be aecertained.
River Press. The Sisters hospital
ia now completed. but nothing viii
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County Commissioners.

The Board of County Commission
ers sat Monday.
The contract for laying the side
walk in front of the court house was
let to A. M. Walker for SAT. The
walk is to be one hundred and sew
enty-five feet long and twelve feet
wide.
A contract was let to Caplice &
McCune for grading the road from
the foot of Main street to the passen-
ger depot for the sum of s.. $40 This
contract is let on condition that the
citizens raise one-third Of that
amount.
The juries for the next term of
court were drawn.
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The First National Bank of LlV.
lngston.

Concerning this institu ton recent
~ closed the Yellowstone Journal
says: The temporary management of
the First National bank of Living
ston by Stebbins. Mund & Co, who
also have the Bank Of Livingston,
seems to point to the acquisition Of
the business Of the First National by
this well-known banking firm, who
will probably merge the two institu-
tions at that place. In reference to
the condition of the First National
of Livingston, Mr.. w. r. Stebbins
informed a Journal reporter yester-
day that he had investigated It's af-
fairs and found the grossest misman-
agement on the part of the officers.
He did not think it reached the point
Of criminality, but it left the bank in
q weak condition. Its deposits,
which at present are only about
SIC, 1000, will be paid, but the stock
holders will lose money in winding
up its affairs. MI. Pyle, head book
keeper of the Bank of Livingston,
has been appointed assistant cashier
of the First National, and Stebbins,
Mund & Co. will continue the exam
inat'o on and present a statement as
soon as the facts can be arrived at.
H Mund, cashier of the First Ma
tional bal.k. of Billings, is at st.
Paul with ID. E. Fogarty, cashier of
the First National, of Livingston, in
relation 10 the business. Mr.. Steb
bins says further: lido not imagine
that any other Montana hank will be
affected by the trouble, nor should it
he a re Election in any way upon the
other banks which are we'll man
aged, and I am GRAIN that outside
of this mis- managed institution the
banks are in excl
lent condition" His opinion
weight, a. he is president
of eight banking institutions in..dif-
ferent parts of the west.
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q EsEM1-WEEkLY MINER, BUTTE, MONTANA, AUGUST q. 1884.

hands with hilarity and the strict
Temperance principles Of the guests
were not shocked by the popping of
corks or the drawing of TASKS. Mr..
Word was the recipient Of the hearty
thanks of all for the successful man
ner In which he DISCHARGED the re-
spons!ble duties Of host upon the oc-
c0siOn.
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DETROIT, Aug. 19.-Last night
the Greenoack State Central Com
mittee met at the Russell House.
Nothing of special importance was
done, but the majority of the COM
m1ttee favor q fusion. The anti
Monopoly convention met at. IL
O'Clock this morning, A committee
on credentials and permanent organ
ization and j resolutions was ap-
pointed. MI. Todd, of California,
offered q resolution on anti-Monop-
oily. which was referred to q COM
mittee. After discussion the con-
ventfon adjourned till this afternoon.
It will probably unite with the
Greenbackers, who meet this after
noon.
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HORRIBLE.
HORRIBLE.
Prof. Common Sense Sheds Light
on the Baking Powder Subject.

To THE PRICE BAKING POWDER
COMPANY: In compliance with your
instructions I have bought and chem
ically tested some potatoes and tur-
nips. 1 have now analysed most of
the articles used by man for food, and
find them to contain the chemical
elements of the soil in which they
grow, and it is my opinion that corn,
-four, potatoes, turnips, cabbages, and
in short, all cereals and vegetables
are unfit for use.
l find that to grow these articles
profitably the greedy, INSCRIPTIONS
farmer mixes with the soil guano,
stable manure, dead fish and the con-
tents of vaults, and to think of using
for food anything produced from
these things, is to utterly disgusting
to be entertained.
l find also that the common air We
breathe and all water, meat and milk
contain ammonia, and yield to the
system more thereof than any baking
powder biscuit v could, l have
therefore prohibited the use of air,
meat, milk, water and all the vege-
tables and cereals in my family.
Thanking you for fee inclosed in
your order, ($1OO), I am, truly yours,
&. SENSE, M. D.,
Professor of Chemistry.
Copied from Chicago Tribune,
July, 1884. $50 w 3w COW
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LONDON, August 19.-An act of
German aggression is reported at
Bageeda on the Gold Coast, West
Africa, where the British have q
treaty with the natives. 1t is said
the German man of wal Mocive re-
Gently visited that town, the crew
anded and removed the British flag
nd hOisted that of Germany.
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INFELICIIY.
A Fight Between q Man And
His Wife,

About August 14th MI. and Mrs.
Westlake, who run a boarding house
near the Silver Bow mill, had some
domestic infeliclty which r in
Mrs. Wsstlake's making complaint
before an officer and having him ar
rested for assault and battery. He
gave a $3.50 bond to appear August
10 before q justice. Yesterday morn
ing his bondsmen came up and asked
Officer Fish to go down to the board
ing house and take Westlake in
charge because he had made another
attack on his wife and they did not
know but that he might kill her and
then try to get away. 1t seems that
he intended, before he started to the
court for his trial, to try and per-
suade his wife not to appear against
him in the case. She wonld not
make him the promise and remained
firm in her determination to be the
prosecuting witness. He at last made
an attack On her with a razor, In
the scufle they got out on the e r
anda when she succeeded In getting
the razor out of his hand and throw
ing it out into the street. The scuf-
fe continued until they fell against
the railing, which being of rather an
unsubstanlial nature, gave way, and
they both fell to the ground, some
twelve or fourteen feet. Mrs. West
lake was severely hurt; he escaped
with light injuries. After the two
were carried into the house Officer
Fish was sent for. When he arrived
Westlake expressed his willingness
to 60 to town but wanted first to
see q man named Thomas. They
went into q room by themselves, but
in half a minute or less Thompson
came running. out and said to Mr..
Fish: For Gods sake 60 in there
he is trying 10 kill himself" Mr.
Fish went in and there sure enough
st bod Westlake trying to cut his
throat with q lady's small pocket
knife This amusement wss imme-
diately broken up. The wounded
throat was bound up and Mr.. Wes::-
lake lodged in the Jail, from which
place he will be taken for trial when
his throat gets we'll.
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A New Route for Cattle

MONTREAL, August 49, F. r..
Slngham, Canadian cattle shipper,
received the agency of Frewer
Bros of Wyoming and Montana,
who own a quarter of a million head
of cattle in these territories, all of
which will be brought here for ship
ment by the Canadian Pacific rail-
road, when the government gives
consent to bring the cattle through
this route. It is alleged that the
transit of American cattle alone net
six million per annum and there will
be an outlay of half the amount in
Canada for fodder while the stock
is in transit. Singham says the route
via the Canada Pacific is 1900 miles
shorter than via New York or any
other Atlantic part to Liverpool from
Montana.
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THE MONO.

Hs ~AONOe t
ms claim is half a mile south-
OF the Fredonia and is owned
~ uassert 4 Riding. The shaft Ia
% feet deep and is worked hv :
~lnd!ass. At 40 feet q level lao feet
.ong mas been run and another level
!io FEET long at IS feet. The ore rms
from ~ to SO ounces of silver and
contains about 80 percent manean-
csc.
THE BLUE BIRD
Is owned by Gassert l. Redinp IN
tne east end of the claim there "a a
smart 100 feet deep. No level has
oeen run from this shaft. The Arst
forty feet was sunk through ore ay-
eraglng 10 ounces manganese, then
tne ore became free milling. No as
says have been made recently.
THE GREAT REPUBLIC.
owned by Butcher Bros. & Talbot. is
oelng worked now. A level has
oeen started. Good silver prospects
nave been obtained. There ia a
small percentage of manganese in
the ore.
Kate Morris, leased by Evans 4
Co., has a shaft eighty feet deep. |
This mine is worked by a whim. !
The shaft is on the vein and at a
depth of eighty feet the lead shows
two feet of forty ounce free milling
ore. 1t Is the intention of the COM
pany to sink a shaft to one hundred
feet before beginning to run any
levels.
RED BOULDER.
This mine leased by John Menary&
Co., has a shaft of 50 feet, no levels.
Water was encountered at twenty
five feet and has so increased that a
steam pump became necessary. The
mine is worked with a windlass.
This report comprises only q
part of the mines in this part of the
district. There are many other valu-
able properties west and southwest of
Butte City which are not reported at
this time, such as the Orphan Girl,
[sele, Mountain Boy and Anselmo.
The mines given in this report are
merely prospects, but so much pros
pecting going on shows in q small
way what is yet to come in the his
.OIy of Butte.
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Origin Of

Ammonia is obtained in large
quantities by the putrefaction of the
urine of animals. - Encyclopedia
britannica.
Every housekeeper can test baking
powders containing this disgusting
drug by placing a can ofthe "Royal'
or "Andrews' Pearl" top down on q
hot stove until heated, then remove
the cover and smell.
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
does not contain Ammonia, Alum,
Lime, Potash, Bone Phosphates. 1t
is prepared by q physician and chem
ist with special regard to cleanliness
and healthfulneSs. S3d&W2m
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He Wanted q Policeman.


little more than half drunk was
around on the street hunting for a
policeman. He wanted q policeman
and he wanted him bad. "What do
you want with him ?" asked a SYM
pathizing individual. "None of
your business" he replied, "but I
want to see a policeman" After a
while he say one and then made his
complaint. "Somebody has knocked
me down and I want you to arrest
somebody" "That's the very fellow
to arrest" said the policeman, "pro-
vlding you can find him. But do
you know who he is" "No,"
"Wauld you know him if somebody
would point him out to you ?" mo"
did anybody see him knock you
mo" "Well then 1 can't
arrest anybody unless you tell me
who did hit you." It turned out
that the fellow had fallen down and
struck his head and being too drunk
to tell the difference between a plank
walk and a boxing glove, took 1t for
granted that he had been knocked
down. The policeman sympathized
with him and went on his way.
Thus endeth the first chapter.
The next day the same individual
was out hunting for a policeman.
On this occasion he wanted a police
man to arrest the policeman he had
met the day before. "Why, what
did the policeman do?" HE ar
rested me for nothing and took some
money out OF my pocket and would
not give it back to me-" That case
was dismissed without the assistance
of a judge. 1t was evident that it
was the same old drunk.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-20
Balloons Under Control.

PARIS, August 19.-M. Herve Min
gon presented a report to the Acad-
envy of Science concerning the recent
balloon ascension at Mendon. The
balloon was under the direction of
Captain Renards, and although it
moved against the wind it easily fol-
lowed the course along which it was
steered. 1t was then veered around
and brought back to the point from
which it started. M. Mangon con-
siders it q memorable event in the
history of @riOstatic science.
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The Anaconda Branch.

A private telegram from an Of
fetal to a gentleman in this city
says it does mot look as if we
were about to give up complet-
ing the Anaconda branch. Five
large new locomotives for the road
have recently been ordered, and
fifty new twenty ton dump cars are
now being built for work between
Anaconda and the Anaconda mine.
Two of these cars are now at the
depot in this place.
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News

From Tuesdays Daily.
,..,e we're several little pugilistic
'siops on Sunday but no dam
~tsd0ne'
cinnamon arrested the ether
M robbing sluice boxes in Ger
o" ,Gulch yesterday had u hearing
w. we're honorably discharged.
q, John's Guild will hold the sec-
~ NJ their series of parties at Cap
WV hall on Thursday evening next.
came Of base ball was played on
Sunday afternoon at the Miners
Union picnic between the Brown
Stockings and the VAUDEVILLE clubs,
ubich resulted as follows: Brown
Stockings, Is; Vaudeville, 9.
Tn the Police Court last Saturday
tom cases of assault and battery were
called. One party was fined $40 and
costs and the other case was dis
missed, One vsgrant was sent up
for the fourth time. In the court on
Monday one man was fined for using
improper language. Two men were
sent to the county Jail for not paying
road tax.
Some parties driving q buggy down
Main street faster than the law al
lows ran wei a man and hurt him
10 that he will not be able to work
or several days. Reckless driving
las become too common in Butte and
here has been a great deal of COM
,lsint about it. 1t would be an &C.
ommodstion to the public if the po-
Ice would haul q few of these reck-
ess drivers and make them suffer q
title for their carelessness.
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a a Opportunity

Is offered the citizens of Butte and
surrounding country to consult one
of the greatest living specialists. DR..
Mintie, of San Francisco, so we'll
known over the Pacific coast, is in
the city. The Doctor has rooms four
and six, Bonner building. See ad-
vertlsement IN first page. All are
invited. Consultation free.
8-l7.eOd&SW
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Tho Miners Union Picnic.

The Miners Union picnic last Sun
day was q decided success. Over 1900
persons embraced the opportunity to
enjoy themselves. Dancing began
ut l o'clock and continued without
interruption until midnight. Many
other kinds Of sport were on hand
and he was hard to please who could
not find excitement and pleasure in
some of them.
The balloting for the most popular
young lady resulted in the victory for
Miss Josie Gleason, of VAUDEVILLE,
who received 2,42l votes: The SUBJ
stantial reward was a gold watch and
chain.
The young ladies race of one hun
dred yards was won by Miss Agnes
McAuliffe. The prize was a hand
some jewel casket.
The sack race was won by Peter
Neven, of Anaconda, who received
for the fun he had afforded the
crowd, q handsome cake basket.
That very popular firm, Leyson &
Turck, presented for the best score
In shooting.a handsome cake basket,
which was won by Mr.. Ed. Sulll-
van.
The game of base bal, for $40, was
Won by the Brown Stockings. The
score is given in another column.
The receipts were as follows:
From young ladies contest. 81 Jag 81
From gate and other sources l,lO3 Us
TotaI.........-....".2 ,245 55
The managers of the picnic desire
US to express their thanks to all
who contributed to make tn affair q
success.
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A Costly Piece Of Road.

An exchange says: 1.-THE con-
struction of the Canadian Pacific rail-
road through British Columbia is
one of the most difficult feats ever at.
tempted. The average construction
between Emory and Boston Bar, q
distance of twenty>nine miles, is over
$4,000 per mile. Twenty miles of
this has been hewn out of solid gran.
lite and carried through thirteen tun-
nels and over eight large and four
teen small bridges. There are 500
bridge and trestle structures between
Kamloops and Port Moody. Seven
thousand men are now at work, and
it is expected that the road will be
handed over to the company in about
eighteen months.
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An engineer was lately inter-
viewed with regard to the water sup
ply of Helena. He says water
enough can be easily provided for a
city of one hundred thousand inhab-
itants. That is just the present size
of that little village, and it is proba-
BILE the work will be begun at once.
Now. of the reformed topers can only
hold out q few months longer they
will have an abundance of water.
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Sold Again.

TROY, N. Y, August 19.-W. H.
Vanderbilt has sold "Maud s." to
Robert Bonner for $10O, 600. Bonner
with his purchase left Saratoga this
morning for New York, "Maud s."
will be retired from the track.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-20

The light running Domestic sew
ng machine for sale 1t Henry
JONAS Sis d & " Inn
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Board and tuition per session, (including
he'd. bpddinp and w0Shino

NO extra Charge for Vocal Music.
DraWtng and Painting extra charges.
~ Plain and Ornamental Needle Work laugh
free of charge. 50
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ENCOURAGEMENT

u... announces himself . candidate
4. S o on the Democratic ticket for
ae pon .<clerk and Recorder Of silver Bow
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All Payments Must be Made in Advance.

Pupils are required to bring all necessary
articles for the toilet.
Special rates for twoo or more of one family
attending he institution at the same time.
For further particulars apply to the
SISTER SUPERIOR.
In charge of st. Mary's Academy,
S33-2mO Deer Lodge, n. 7.
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MARY'S ACADEMY.
Deer Lodge, Montana Ty.
CONDUCTED BY THE SISTERS OF CHARITY

The Academic year is divided into two ees.
sions of five months each, beginning respect
lively on the first Monday Of September and the
first Monday of February.
TERMS:
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CONSULTATION FREE.

1t will cost you nothing to consult the Doctor,
and If your case is durable he will frankly tell
you, and If not durable he will not undertake 1t.
Thorough examination and ADVICE, including
Microscopical examination and chemical an
alysis of urine, $500.
6. Bonner building, up stairs. Office hours 3 to
3, daily, evenings 6 to s. ONLY ONT CALL Nee
FssARY; balance Of treatment till cured con-
Quoted from his office in San Francisco, Cal.
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Items from the Mines.

This report concerns mi,
! on the west side Of The
cry Of Butte. The mines west -
Missoula Gulch and being worked
now are, for the most part, in the
manganese belt. Most of them could
not De worked probably a few wears
ago. when they were located on .c.
count OF q lack Of facilities for red,,c.
ing the ore, and because &c much of
IL was low grade. But now the smell.
oers pay q good price for it, because
they need the manganese in the no
duction of other ores. These mines
are as yet hardly anything more
than prospects.
THE STEVENS.
A controlling interest in this mine
was bought some time ago by Judge
A.: J. Davis, and work began on June
latn . pump was started to work.
IL went steadily for eight days and
there was no perceptible diminution
OF the amount of water. A Deane
sinking pump was then put in, and
on the 9th of July q third pump was
added. Saturday night a force of
hands was put on to begin the work
cleaning out the levels and getting
mine In shape for work. 1t is to
be hoped that under the vigorous and
skillful management Of Judge Davis
this property will prove q valuable
producer.
THE SATURN.
This lode is almost directly west of
the Stevens, and across Missoula
1t is being worked now on
q lease by Sorenson and Baker. They
are down on the shaft thirty feet.
The vein is five feet wide and the
pay streak varies from six inches
one foot. They have been selling
The ore to the Colorado smelter and
It has averaged 200 ounces. Levels
have been run twenty-five feet east
and west. The shaft is now to be
sunk down to the water level.
The mine is worked by a windlass.
THE STAR WEST.
This lead is northwest of and close
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-06-20

in the show given by q Chicago spirit
uaiisiie medium, well known to believers
and Investigators, the performance was in
a room dimly lighted, as usual, and the
re-embodied spirits emerged shyly from a
cabinet in which the medium presumably
sat, inert and entranced. There were occa-
sional flashes OF electric light, and sud-
denly an inscription appeared, as though
written with phosphorus on a black sur
face. The medium at the same instant
gave a b~lood-curdling shrek. He is un-
conscious" the conductor of the show
explained, ''but this particular phenom,
enon causes a painful shock to his nerv-
GUS system, and makes him cry out
Just as a person does when q tooth il
pulled, although under the influence Of
laughing gas" The words emblazoned
were these: "For President and Vice
President, Abraham Lincoln and son." A
tall figure emerged from the cabinet. The
light was sufficient to disclose q face family
resembling that Of the martyr-Presidenti
but the voice was entirely unlike Mr.. Lin
coins. eff my son Robert becomes the
nominee for Vice President" the figure
said, II shall 10 effect be the candidate fol
President, because / shall control the
mortal chosen for that place."