Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-18

whose Territorial Convention will be held
iu Butte this and tomorrow evening.
Mr.. H. o. Lang, formerly of Oakland
California, but latterly of Oregon, a run
ming expert and metallrgist, is in Butte,
and will probably locate in in this city.
Nine bars of silver bullion were shipped
| yesterday by the Lexington company, worth
$22, 76S, and the liver Bow shipped IL
bars, valued at SIS. 659-a total OF SAL
APT.
"say? Where are you going tonight
"Why, going to hear Mrs.lC. Hoffman lee.
ture on temperance at the Opera House;
come along"
Mrs. J. w. Norris, of West. Park street,
left yesterday afternoon for Virginia City,
Montana, on q visit to friends and for
recreation. She contemplates returning in
about a week.
E. D. Mcintosh and Mr. Evan Morgan
returned last evening from a trip to Cooke
City and through the Yellowstone country.
Mr.. Mcintosh is more glad to see Butte
than ne is to observe mountain goats.
Mr.. D. Mcintosh and Mr.. Evan Morgan
returned last evening from a trip to Cooke
City and through the Yellowstone country.
Mr.. Mcintosh is more glad to see Butte
AS@ a. Az W. SOGtV0
A. J. Sparks and wife left the city last
evening for Concordia, Mo-, where Mr..
Sparks has been offered q good situation
as principal of a school,. Mr.. Sparks does
not expect to return to Montana next sum-
mer.
When you see a man rush frantically
across the street nowadays and grasp
another by the co liar, you must not expect
a shooting scrape to occur. He is simply
IN aspirant for office and is b~uttonholing
q delegate.
By referring ITO Express Shippers it
will be seen that the Northern Pacific Co.,
has opened an express in this city. Mr.. D.
B. Newcomb, route agent of the company,
Is now here to inaugurate the enterprise
and open it in shape.
The Colorado Mining Company, of Bur-
lington. is now sinking three shafts, two
OF which are known as the Burlington snd
Fredonia. Their hines are turning out
about $50 tons o. ore per day, averaging
SO to 60 ounces per ton.
Mrs. J. H. Lynch, accompanied by her
sister. Miss Lackie, left Yesterday for their
old home in Canada, called thither by the
udden ilIress Of their father. 1t was in
advertantly stated in yesterdays MINER
that Mrs. Lvnch's father was dead. This
we are glad to state is not the case.
Conductor James Mansfield, OF the Hele-
ma and Butte through train. has the honor
OF bringing through from Helena to Butte
the first express, baggage and mail. To-
day a regular mail agent will assume the
hitherto mixed duties. Mr.. Mansfield, the
successful conductor on this first train. ia |
a courteous, well qualified gentleman and |
an honor to his craft.
A great deal of the success of the West |
Side Racing Association is due to the un.
firing efforts OF Mr.. Lee Mantle, Secretary |
OF the Association. This gentleman was |
ubiquitous, and in season and out |
Of season was at work in the interest of
the meeting. In fact, the burden of the
labor fell on him, and those who were pres.
ent can testify that he DISCHARGED it faith
lully.
The Blue Bird mill at Burlington will be
completed we learn in the latter part oil Oc.
tober. It will be 293 feet long and 256
|eet in width. The necessary outside build.
lngs are nearly completed. A new shaft
aas been sunk, known as the Van Zandt
'haft, about 100 yards from the Blue Bird,
Ind is down about $50 feet. The owners
Expect their machinery to arrive about
5th.
Mr.. koneman, a mining man of ex-
oerience. has leased the old BURLINGTON
mill OF Messrs. R%oudebush d Young the
Mr.. Koneman roposes to
quip the mill with new machinery and
'uild a concentration which will concentrate I
Ill ores, including those containing zinc {
nd other base metals. He will first oper- {
to upon the dump of the Cora mine to I
how what he car do with his improved ,
.ppilances Tor concentrating ores.