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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07

The minority Of the Ways and Mean
Committee, at the conclusion Of their dis
ingenious screed opposing the Mill
tariff bill, say "they will assist thu
majority in every effort to reduce thu
redundant income of the Government In
a direct and practical way, but every
effort at fiscal Legislation that will
destroy or enfeeble our industries' will
be opposed by them. Which is tanta-
mount to saying that they are in favor
of free rum and tobacco but are opposed
to free wool, free salt, free lumber and
other articles that enter into the daily
consumption of the masses. And then
they fehash the chestnut about the Mills
bill being an attempt to fasten the
policy OF foreign free trade upon
the country. This in the face of the fact
that only from raw materials is the duty
entirely removed and that where the re-
suit would be to the profit of the pro
fucer of these raw materials, as in the
of wool, by affording opportunity
Tor its more extensive use in manu-
f~acture, thus creating greater demand
Tor it. The reduction from the tariff pro-
posed by the Mills bill relieves the cOun-
Of what the minority are obliged to
is the redundant income of
She Government" in the only legitimate
As between cheaper food,
clothing and cheaper shelter
which the Mills bill offers and cheaper
.um and tobacco which the minority
would prefer to see, the masses will have
,ut one opinion.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
ihe sunny South Neeus Western Men
to Develop Its Mineral Resources

ANGELINE, N. c., March %, 1SSS.-TTo
the Editor OF the Butte Miner.1-Know;nn
how the ~prospector OF the West has become
the millionaire, l venture through your col.
umns to draw the attention of the hard
Western geologist to the SUNNY cline ~
Western North Carolina. Also the canit.I
ISL who would think of visiting these fields
OF wealth. We find in this countrv vo;n.
OF gold, silver. copper, tin, lead. iron nIo+1
num- iridium, zinc, niekle, zinconium, etc.
10 There is but one mine in
operation. This is known as the BoiIst,n
leased by Adam Murdie, late of Colorado
Ihis vein or lode has an average of from
+ 20 loot Wide. This casing is hard slate |
d.lpplng to the south 95 degrees. This m;na
Is worked with from Is to 20 hands. Weld.
ing from $3.50 to $500 per day as NET mot
lts, with a 10-stamp mill. Nov thIs
sounds like riches. Well, l can verify mn
statement. There are other mines 10y
nave been discovered-the Belle Terrs
beiie OF the West, the Surprise. RIacI
LAVE, ollVer wreath, Golden Wing. All Of
= nts pr0perCy SHOWS well. And all we want
= ons Western man with the true grit. I'll
promise you that if any OF the vast Co.,:
sallsts OF the West win enter our arera APP
lntold wealth he will certainly be surnr;sed
nat ne has trodden down danger hal
',nlps and everything that pertains tn ran
ierlng a mans life miserable for the nra.
metal in the West, when here at homo
smong peaceful and hospitable peonIe ~.
lnd treasures far beyond the expectations
), any a Now, should u n enter.
IN q aouol as to the reliability of this
;ened's ~ let MN write to the under.
,sneo . ADDRESS,. and he will furnish Won
nth maps, specimens of ores. etc you
wer any questions or Communicated an
Anu w. H. AcKLAND.
Angelina. Henderson County N n
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07

ABOUT the widest rumor sprung on
Miss Fellows and her quasi-Indian mar.
riage is one given currency from st. Paul,
which accuses her of having deliberately
worked up the sensation regarding her
marriage with Chaska, the blanket In
dian. so that she might become the hero
Inc of a sensation and thus awaken public
interest in a novel she is said to have
written. The st. Paul dispatch contain
ing this rumor deliberately asserts that
her forthcoming novel will be an Indian
story in which there will be a situation
precisely similar to the one now going
the rounds. This is a base fabrication.
Miss Fellows wa married on the oath of
last month to a worthy young man
named Campbell, who has a slight mix
ture Of Indian blood in his veins, and
was highly incensed when shown the re-
ports that had been published concerning
her, as well she might be. She is re-
ported to have answered an inquiry as to
her husband that he "is a man. not a
dude" and far superior to the sensation
mongers who have been taking liberties
with both Of their names.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07

sidered one of his best Efforts The story
is strong aud well told, and treats Of life
in the great city ed London, among the
rich and the poor. The same care and at
~tention will be displaye ed in the mounting
of this play rs characterized the produc-
tion Of last night, and the eompany il
especially well adapted to show their ca
pabilities as players. among the principal
novelties introduced may be mentioned the
London bridge at night, the underground
railroad tunnel, in which d train crosses
the stage at full speed, and the concert dive
saloon, in which some very clever special
ties will be introduced by little Minnie
Tittel. During She action of the play Miss
Laura Bigger will introduce two popular
selections. Owing to the large number of
people unable to witness ..Shen on the
evenings previous, the management are
considering the proposition Of repeating
this very successful play some evening
later in the week. It has not yet been
fully decided upon, but in case there is d
repetition due announcement of the fact
will be made. Should they do 50. they
ran be assured Of a packed house, as the
j interest taken ia this magnificent pr3duc-
ton seems to be on the increase, rather
than other wise.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07

The unity OF interests that binds Butte
and Anaconda and the constant intercourse
between them make it a necessity that the
Smelter City news should form part OF the
daily budget furnished by The MINER. In
accordance with this view. The MINER has
opened q bureau in Anaconda, which is in
charge OF Mr.. s. johnson, and has procured
quarters in Ehret's Butte Furniture Store,
where advertising and other business for
this journal will be attended to. Mr.. John
son is authorized to collect and receipt for
all subscriptions and other moneys due
The MINER. Arrangements have been made
to furnish a daily budget OF all the new
transpiring in the smelter City of a local
nature, which will form a department that
will prove of interest to both Butte and
Anaconda readers and serve the purpose to
the latter OF a local daily paper.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
The Bonner Company at Work Preparing
for Spring Trade.

The management or the Bonner Mercan-
tile Company have begun a regular spring
clean up. The initial work in this direc-
tion was done in the custom tailoring de-
partment, and the business offices of the
company, which are continuously located
in the northwest corner of the mammoth
building. Bright lineoleum graces the
floor, the wood work has been rejuvenated
by tho brush OF the painter in light tints,
and the walls and ceilings are resplendent
with new and artistic paperings of the
finest stock in that handsome commodity.
While the patterns are rich in gilt and
colors, there is nothing gaujy about them,
and the well-arranged panels, with corners
and centers on the ceiling, make a perfect
foil for the side walls, with it's elegant and
deep border. These are in turn relieved by
the handsome curtains that, when occasion
reauiroe, shut out the light, and the ensem-
BILE - completed by a glance at the well Sc.
lected piles of assorted goods that meet the
eye as one enters the rooms. The paper
was chosen from the large stock OF thecon-
pany, and the artistic work executed by
Rogers one OF the oldest and best men in
the paper hanging line in the Territory.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07

GERMANY's Emperor contemplates a
measure of reform for Prussia, which, {
he lives long enough to put it in force,
will create a revolution in the system of
government Of greater benefit to that
people even than the ~unifcation of the
German people. He has set on foot a re-
vision of the Prussian Constitution which
has for its result comforting on Prussian
taxpayers franchises such as those en-
joyed by France and England. 1t is not
manhood suffrage, but it is an immense
stride towards it. At present the Prus-
sian Parliament is composed of mobiles
and commoners selected by the King who
are mere echoes of the sovereign's will.
Should he live to complete his high pur-
pose 1t will be the creation of a new Ger
many since the other States of the En-
pire will have to follow suit. That he
may be spared to accomplish this benef-
work, which is being pushed night
and day, will be the earnest wish Of all
Americans.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07

The Inter Mountain propounds certain
questions to THE MINER concerning mis-
laid mail matter, surmising that it should
oe able to furnish the information being
che official paper for the q. s. Postofice
Department in this city. The advantage
II this is confined to being the medium
OF the Department for advertising pur-
Loses at regular advertising rates and in
10 way makes it the mouthpiece of the
Department. The connection is a purely
commercial one and, the Inter Mountain
doubtless knows, profitable, similar in
fact to that arising from being the official
paper for Silver Bow County, the q. s.
Land Office and the q. s. War Depart
Inent.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
LISTED MINEs


Suggestions have found their way into
print here that the most effectual way to
give an impetus to the mines in this
neighborhood is to form stock companies
TO work them on the assessable plan, and
the success that has followed this course
in Virginia City, Nevada, and elsewhere is
pointed to in confirmation of this theory.
Discussing this subject the last issue of
the Mining and Scientific Press says:
Experience long since proved that mines
could be worked very we'll without any of
the machinery of stock exchanges. There
are very few California mines listed on our
boards, and those that aredo not comprise
our best ones. The list now mainly COM
prise Nevada properties, and these are
gradually letting out OF the influence OF the
stock sharks in the exchanges. The stock
exchanges here do very little business as
compared with formerdays, and where they
have been formed in other cities they have
eventually proved failures.
There never was any guarantee by the
Board OF Brokers that the mines listed
were legitimate mining ventures. A stated
lee was required, and this paid, no questions
were asked. As a result, a lot OF wild
cats" were palmed of on the public by the
promoters. So many tricks were played |
on buyers that the buyers finally got dis.
gusted and quit the business. There are
still a few left, OF course, but the number
grows less month by month. The brokers
hard work to make a living in these !
lays. But the mines are in better shape /
than they have been for years. The dec.
adence of the stock business is marked
by an increase in the interest of legitimate
mining.
The mines Of Butte have always been
worked for ore and their success does not
need rehearsing now. While the assess
plan is not without its good feat
ures, still it has been the means Of foist-
ing on the public many wildcat schemes
and people have been bit SO often by
these that they are shy of buying. 1t
would seem that, as listing mines has
into disfayor where it originated,
Butte can very well get along as it has
trust to legitimate mining in future
IS it has in the past.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07

FATAL accidents in the mines Of Butte
have occurred with painful frequency Of
late, but while they have brought sad
ness into some households and promising
and industrious young men have been
cut off in their prime, it is some salts
faction to know that In no instance has
the fatality been chargeable to want of
care on the part of the management. In
that respect the safeguards taken for the
safety OF the employees lives in the mines
OF Butte are not surpassed anywhere.
However deplorable the deaths, they
have in every instance been the result of
circumstances that neither the unfortu-
nate victim nor anyone else could fore
Gnn.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07

NEXT Saturday occurs the election for
School Trustee. So far no other candi-
date has had the courage to appear and
contest Mr.. Leyson's candidacy, which
THE MINER first announced and indorsed
with pleasure. A man of Mr.. Leyson's
character and antecedents ought to have
a walkover, but it is just within the
limits of possibility that some eleventh
hour dark horse may be sprung on the
voters before the polls open and try to
get In on the quiet. THE MINER would
therefore caution the friends Of educa-
non In the District to be IN their guard
md turn out in numbers for Mr.. Leyson
Iust as thought they expected opposition.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
A Butte Athlete.

Butte, has, it is said, a wondrous youne
athlete whose friends are willing to back
him in any contest in the direction of which
his exercises have tended. He is a miner
81 years old and weighs about 170pounds.
They are willing to arrange a match with
2 . IN Montana, oil equal weight, for a
IOO-yard race. three standing jumps and q
Wrestle side hollis. In addition q wager
VIII De made that he a throw a 5O-pound
stone further than any other man in Silver
Bow County. W. F. O'Brien is the hacker
OF the young man.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
The Lotus Club.

Last evening there was a large attend
anee of old members and new candidates
for admission to the Lotus Club, the inten.
tion OF recognizing and enlarging the
scope of the institution having ba
preached. The general impression wa
that the new organization should makeit
self the rival OF any of the Western social
organizations. An election fer officers re-
suited as follows: President. NJ. L. HO.
land; Vize.President, Chas. F. Booth; Sec.
rotary, e. J. Wilkinson; Treasurer, Benz
Calkins; Executive Committee, C. j. An.
drews, E. o. Dugan, II. r. Bartlett, John
A. Cannon, A. F. Wey. A committee was
appointed to revise the constitution and
bylaws, and the club adjourned until next
Sunday afternoon.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07

FoR a politician who has SO utterly
distracted himself from the glddy whirl
of the political arena as MIR. Blaine
formally has, his friends have an I'M
happy knack Of persistently dragging
him before the public with rumors about
his health n day which are denied the
next. Why is not the magnetic states
mar allowed to remain in peace at Rome
and do as the Romans do? He has pro-
fessed to be at peace with all the world
and the rest of mankind, and his word
lis worthy of belief. The other Republic
can candidates have taken Mr.. Blaine at
his word, why can't his friends?
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
The School Election.

The approaching election for School
Trustee is attracting considerable atten-
ton, and as a matter of fact these elections
always do in Butte. The post is an i'm.
portant n 10 the com unity and a
~thankless one to the incumbent, hence it is
hard to find gentlemen who are capable.
that are willing 10 sacrifice their time, and
incur the criticisms OF the un' thinking, which
IL a part OF the experiences of every man
who ever bald an elective office. Among the
gentlemen thus far named for the position
are Mr.. ]. 81. Leyson, ard If he consents to
accept the candidacy there is hardly a
probability that he will have an aponent
Butte. 1t may be that WalkeryilIa or
Centerville, or both, will demand reprcsen.
tation on the board and produce a c.tndi-
date, but AS yet neither one has suggested a
for the place.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
small Boys in Their Glory and the Dogs
Unharpy.

As was stated several days ago the duty
OF impounding unlicensed CANNES has
commenced, ard the small boy has since
that time been in his glory. as 9 matter OF
fact, some Of them have beer 10 too much
glory, as they were in too much OF q hurry
to find out whether the animal was subject
to seizure or not. With the cunning char
acterist;c of the risiag generation. they
picked out the best dogs that could pc
found, sure that their redeemer lived, and
that he or she would not be long in ma
terializiDg. This meant the reward offered
by the police for tile capture OF the. dogs,
and in most cases the reward came early.
Among the first captures was the handsome
OF Manager Mantle, OF the
Inter Mountain; soon after the thorough
bred setter pup belonging in ommon to
the printers Of THE MINER found his way
to the inhospitable abode. and at last ac-
the Mining Journal was surrounded
by the boy detectives, laying in wait to
the Penrose spaniel. Thedog was,
too smart, and he sat in the bow
and viewed his pursuers with as
much equanimity as an epicure does a tine
repast. In the meantime it will be well for
who own valuable dogs to take out
the license and save trouble.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
OPENING RESERVATIONS.

The st. Paul Globe notices the energetic
work of Delegate Toole in promoting the
passage of the bill throwing open about
/ 100000 acres of the northern reserya-
ton to settlement, and adds that the
movement should be followed by an effort
to throw the great Crow reservation open
in the south. 1t says, and rightly, that
the agricultural land of the Territory has
long since been taken up and that the
opening Of these reservations is necessary
to enable the Territory to be Independent
OF outside sources for its food supply. The
northern reservation will without doubt
be some day a valuable acquisition to the
farming capabilities of Montana, but the
great drawback to it is the absolute ne
.cessity for irrigation over the major por-
ton OF ito render it useful for farming.
The Crow reservation will be decidedly
valuable for this purpose when it is
opened and, in addition to its excellent
adaptation for farming purposes, it is
known to contain immense and rich de-
pUslts OF a variety of valuable minerals
that when developed will add to the
already rich resources of the Territory in
that line. In regard to the Northern
reservation. the bill of Judge Symes,
when it becomes a law, will be OF great
assistance in making these lands ~vaIua-
ole for farming, as well as those of a
large portion of the Territory. 1t directs
'he Secretary of the Interior to enter
lpon a plan of investigation in those
PARTS OF the country where irrigation is
necessary as to the feasibility of con-
tructing reservoirs on a grand scale
With a view to the storage of water for
rrlgatlng purposes. The plan is one
hat has been long talked of and seems
low nearer accomplishment than at any
revious time. With the exception of
and lying Immediately along water !.
curses in Montana irrigation is neces- !
ary wherever farming is successfully (
ractised, and on the Northern reserya- +,
on a system of reservoirs that will :
lpply it with the prime necessity Of
lrming will make the lands there as de- a
rable as any in the West.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
Inangurated by Butte Men and to be
Worked by Butte Money.

Within the past few weeks a to
De known as the Idaho Water Supply Com
pany has been formed, with it's principal
office at Houston, Custer County, Idaho.
The company has secured water sufficient
to irrigate the valley formed by Big Lost
River. in Idaho, and have commenced the
construction OF dams and headgates neces-
sary to turn the water into the bitches.
About forty miles Of Main ditch is contem-
plated to be built this year, and next year
the remainder, as they propose TO have
9 seventy miles OF main ditch. The
valley has an average width of about
seven miles OF arabic land, and will permit
a settlement OF 1000 families. d. e. Nc
Cullom, Deputy Recorder OF Custer County.
at Houston, In a letter to the secretary. |
says: Settlement is somewhat limited.
but there is room for many. It is sage
brush land, but very productive" The
company's representative, now in the val
ley, writes: Il have beeu over the valley. |
and 1T ranges in width from three miles at |
to twelve miles at Arco, but will |
average between seven and eight miles. The
and is very level and free from elevations
depressions that render irrigation diff
'ult. Sage brush soil, black and rich. The
Ialley is more than UP to my expecta-
ions. and the products up to any I ever
in Jefferson, Ruby, Madison or Bitter
loot. Oats yield As to so bushels to the
'cre, and weigh very heavy. Wheat in pro-
Stock range is good and abundant, game
fish plenty. The mines about Houston
re destined Tin my opinion) to make
and community here to create a
market at home as good as Butte or Phillips
urg. 1t is here as it was there, a question
| time only. l write this as my candid ]
Jews formed from my observations of the ,
atural resources Of this country, combin.
,g as they do, the mineral and agricultural I
l a degree superior to that of any other |
a l have seen in the Rockies in fourteen
ears. Timber is in large and abundant
in from two to ten miles in the
and further away a few miles
ie timber is larger and more extensive. s
company has heen stocked at $3.50, 900. 4
o,oOo shares have been placed on the i
Iarket at twenty-five cents a share so as {
} enable the company to build theditches. Q
A. Elliott, President of the COMPANY. r
has visited the valley, will be pleased 3
give information concerning the resour- i
OF the valley. Anyone desiring any I'm I
cmation can call at the company's office +
1er Cans d Kleins on Main street. where u
Secretary, e. 8. Booth will be found. n