22 May 1877
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Newspaper
Butte Miner
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1877
Page
1
Telegrams from Helena report a governor figure urging vigilance against alleged threats and promising fair wages. The text hints at anti exploitative actions, notes speculation about corner lot depreciation, and claims a group from Virginia City holds a large stock of drugs and chemicals awaiting shipment.
Report notes a summer or fall appearance of a cheap method using electricity as agent for instant results. Experimenter plans to manufacture and improvise with simplified technicalities, aiming for a definite conclusion. Sloss & Barker describe winter mining at Silver Lake with water melt disrupting work, ore pockets, and rich ore bowing in seams despite chutes and vein directions.
The North-West notes Alder Gulch placer mining under way with ground-slicing and growing water pressure after cold spells. An accident near Pine Grove injures Robert Renshaw's right arm while exploring a claim. Montana is praised as a good region by Thomas Pascie and local leaders plan roads and timber haul to fix Lost Creek crossing.
A court martial at Fort Abercrombie found Major Reno guilty of improper conduct toward Captain Bell’s wife. The President approved a two year pension reduction in rank and pay from May 18 1877, deeming the offenses grave yet not warranting dismissal. Colonel Sanders and Mr Page perished during a drowning incident on the Madison while attempting a river crossing.
Figures show a thousand legitimate births in Michigan last year. A mix of quotes from exchanges and rumor pages follows, noting social commentary and gossip about public figures and servants.
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