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Newspaper

Butte Miner

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1876

Page

2

Apprehended Outbreak Among the Agency Indians

A dispatch to Commissioner of Indian Affairs from U S Indian Agent Charles Medary at Flathead Agency Montana warns Montana residents of possible Indian outbreak risks if Sioux forces reverse. Readers urged to prepare arms and ammunition, coordinate with Governor Potts, and seek U S government aid for arms or troops to avert a massacre.

J. Q. Smith Montana United States Potts Hioutana

Swamping party tragedy on the Hudson River

In Newburgh July 21 a swamping party on the Hudson River resulted in the drowning of George Fox Thos Edgley Jr Geo Bloomfield Jonas Faulkner and Harry Manche. Four others were saved with Edgley dying while attempting to rescue Pax. A colored man from Utica claims knowledge of Charley Tass and the missing boy but faces skepticism from investigators.

T.Y Swamping Arts Hudge River George Fox Thos. Edgley, Jr Geo. Bloomfield Jonas Faulkner Harry Manche Seimming Edgley Pax Sim Prinaprirara George Utica New York Tie Charley Tass Moacher Douglass

British Question on US-Sioux Conflict at House

In the House of Lords Sir Edward Watkin questioned the Under Secretary for the Colonial Department about the clash between United States troops and Sioux Indians, noting many are British subjects. He asked if origins lie in treaty terms and whether Britain would offer good offices for Indian subjects. Lowther said no information had been received.

House of Uor Edward Watkin Colonial Department United States Great Britain Lowther

Debates on Silver Demand and Currency Policies

A fragment from The Press on Silver discusses the impact of demonetizing silver on national currencies and trade. It questions whether Germany will abandon silver usage and notes civil and international implications for countries relying on silver and affected regions.

New York the Tribune Germany Switzerland

Indian silver policy debated by London Economist

The London Economist weighs India’s silver depreciation and its impact on the Ludian government and British merchants. It considers remedies such as a double standard or demonetization, noting practical impossibilities and urging trade diffusion to curb global depreciation.

New Yor London Economist India London

Rich gold finds spark across Sangre de Christo range

Mining news reports exceedingly rich gold discoveries in the Sangre de Christo region with rock rivaling famed Bonanza type is found near Sumit while San Miguel placer work progresses and Golden City area operations carry on despite water shortages.

Sangre de Christo Sumit San Juan San Miguel Placer

Prosperous Era in Butte and Nearby Mines 1860s Montana

Charles Warren recounts silver and placer mining booms around Butte in the 1860s. He notes rapid town growth, key mines and claims on Silver Bow Creek, Rocker and Red Mountain City, high wages, water costs, and the rise of quartz lodes. The era saw heavy investment, mill construction, and eventual decline as camps waned and wealth shifted to quartz mining.

Denver Kemp G. Cooper Cooper & Parker I. J. de Bruyn Prince Mining Company Nederland ML. Lahaye Grand View Mining Company Bow Tis Grand View Caribou Hill Canant Silverton Lawrence Kensay W. G. Melville Eli Sewmuerfield Thomas Gowenlock Sultan Mountain My. Melville Philadelphia Walker Bros Newburg Essex Co Massachusetts Newburyport Onerus Bulletin Alabama C. Caulitius Cleburn County McElwain Moresque Corner Camp Poydsas Baltimore Mobile Caiikins Butte Humphrey & Allison’s Park Montana Silver Bowl Creek Rocker Shoalwater & Bro McMinnville Robert McMinn Chittick Great Northwest Barnard & Co Divide Creek Pioneer Gulch Silver Bow Hulte Ditch Company French Gulch Highland Gulch Red Mountain City Deer Lodge County St. Louis Basin Gulch Wighhead Highland R. R. Parrott Tiine

Davis Williams Named Registrar at Bozeman Land Office

Telegrams report Davis Williams confirmed as Registrar at the Land Office in Bozeman Montana. Also noted are political updates Missouri gubernatorial nomination for John L Phelps and ongoing heat waves in New York and Philadelphia with prostration and fatalities.

Davis Williams Bozeman Montana John L. Phelps Missourii

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