Show liette sliding down itell sliding movement of be the city of butte which has been notice able at intervals for several years haa again manifested itself by five large cracks in the earth in d efferent sections of the city ahe largest crevice occurs on west galena street where a crack twelve inches wide and of considerable length and depth has appeared three of the openings occur on the west side of the town and two on the east side there Is no caving but a distinct part ing of the earth and the granite walla can easily be seen in them the gas and water companies have much trouble on account of the strange movement which frequently breaks their underground pipes city engineer Eicken bah says the engineering department of the city en counters the same trouble as elevations and bench marks in certain parts of the city aro constantly changing this is particularly true of the section west of main street and north of broadway where the marks have been known to shift to the extent of a foot in a very short space of time the continuance of the tostrange cause phenomenon is beginning some alarm among the citizens of butte |