Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-10
DISCREPANCY SOMEWHERE,

because The MINER does not reach this city
until it is three or four days old, and often
not all. When l fail to receivemy copy l
make q break for the news depots to pur-
chase one, only to find that they have re-
ceived none. Just where the fault lies l
m unable to soy, but l am inclined to
think that our postoffice clerical force
need stirring up with a sharp stick: sim
ply mention this matter because it needs
the attention of some one, and shall keep
an eye on the postofice for effects.
In my rambles around the city the other
day ran across the
"FIRsr COUSIN OF MICHAEL DAvlTT,
the famous champion of Irish rights and
liberties. The gentleman's name is J. Mu-
larkey, and he ''keeps a little huckster
shop" or rather q tailor shop, near the
corner OF Fifth avenue and Rodney street.
He says that he and Davitt were brought
up together; that for years they together
pondered over the wrongs OF Ireland, but
he fatters himself that he has come nearer
solving the Liberty" problem than has his
famous cousin, because he long ago gave
the matter up in disgust and cast his lot
among a people who had plenty OF the gen.
uine article ready made. Nothing, he says
COuJO lUUuCc Hill ~ 1CUuAA w AAOA"AO W.
live, though his heart bleeds for her wrongs.
The Democrats have swept everything
before them in Lewis and Clarke county,
and by our majority OF over 1000 for
Toole the county has justly earned the
proud title Of the
BANNER DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
OF Montana. just before the election
prominent politicians were willing to stake
their reputation on this county returning
small Democratic majority, but that the
figures would come anywhere near ], 600
even the most enthusiastic did not claim
At this writing there are still three pre-
cincts to hear from-Half Breed, Tunn,
No. s, and Augusta. The returns so fal
show that the Democrats have elected
every man on the county ticket, with the
exception CT Baldwin, for Treasurer, who
has q majority OF 3O4; Hathaway, Sher
if, majority OF 416; Frederick, clerk, ma
jority OF 81, and Miss Helen Clark, for Su
perintendent of Schools, with majority
over Mrs. Mary Kinney OF 6. The result
has been a complete susprise to everybody
Democrats as we'll as Republicans. The
Herald says that the Republicans defeated
| themselves, owing to the fact OF interna
Gissens;ons and convulsions, but the rea
cause Of the victory is probably owing te
Lne IeeluX dShIu6U Cuc poAACJ VI wv AsOA Va
ern Pacific Railway, and can unmistakablJ
| be taken as the voice of the people as ex
pressed at the polls in favor OF the Mon
| tana Central and other railroads nov
building toward the Territory. The LABOR
element also had considerable to do with it
MINING NOTES.
Mr.. James O. Bristow will build a smell
ter just below Jefferson City to run espec
l <kA Snor
other ores, the output of the Cataract dis
trict, It is Mr.. Dristow's intention te
have his smelter in operation this fall.
Work on the Helena & Bald Mountain
Mining Company's group OF mines. located
Oh Bald Mountain, Jefferson County, hal
been closed down for the winter. Durin,
the summer 1875 feet of tunnel have beer
driven on the Grand Central, one of the
mines belonging to this company. and {
three inch streak OF ore has been followed
the entire distance, averaging $125 to tn
ton. Work will be commenced in tn
spring. as soon as the absence OF snow WI
permit and great results areexpected. Thl
company own five lodes and q 2O-acr
nIacer Claim. ali at Bald Mountain, an,
about one mile and q half south OF tn
famous Vaughn group of mines. Some q
the richest float" ever discovered in Mon
tana has been found on Bald Mountain
aome of it assaying as high as $es, 900 t.
the ton, and the company expect to cut
very rich body OF gold ore before they hav
succeeded in letting daylight in at tn
other side of the mountain.
There is no good reason why the minin
camps of Rimini. at Red Mountain shout
mot be one of the liveliest mining camps
the Territory next summer. The Helen
and Red Mountain railroad will be dnishe
there in about two weeks and the Montan
central, which is gra ed from this city ez