The Benton weekly record., 1880-08-20
Messrs. slilner & Bonr,lman. the e,,ter.

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pains or expense to improve their tint
property and will soon have one of the fiji
: est ranches in the Territory. For yonns
men, fresh from college and the counting
iroofn, they have shown remarkable enter
i prise, pluck and sagacity in undertaking
the cultivation Of cattle and carrying the
business to degree Of perfection not ye
attained by some of the oldest and mos
experienced dealers in Montana. They
have 4 sure fortune in store for them an6
: they well deserved it.
The Territorial Fair at Helena this yeai
will be quite up to If not little ahead OF
anything of the kind that has ever enter
tanned the public in former years. The
races will be fairly conducted and in a
manner 10 give all the flying stock Of the
Territory every opportunity to show what
they can do. The management Of the Fair
is in the hands of some Of the most rcspcc-
table and responsible citizens of Montana,
which is sufficient guarantee Of fair deal
ing. As the fair occurs at time when the
rush of business is about over for the sea-
son, everybody who has the means 10 af-
ford themselves recreation should net fail
to attend and encourage the enterprise.
| The Harris Bros. left for Highwood on
Tuesday with their fine brood mares.
| One Of the lady guests at the Choteau
House Ia the heroine of a ilrst-class snake
story. While horseback riding with fc-
| male friend the latter encountered huge
rattlesnake, which caused her horse to
stop suddenly and refuse to proceed fur
| thcr in the direction Of the reptile. The
other lady, however, dismounted, and
without waiting TO procure stick or other
weapon, she boldly approached his snake
ship, graspcd him by the tail and pounded
the life out Of him before he had time to
make an effort in his own defense. The
snake was over three etlong and sported
Ess@1se ra9taes, sIae story seems tough,
ls0s lbs 7asig wAo arst encounter
@d S1gs saake z61nlIes for tt,e FACTS, and the
'sss&za3ss@ 5}a8 tlse reptile 10 show for her cx-
9&elt,
Fisc Barter tsaarta Eistrict and neigll-
boring discoveries continue to Increase the
confidence Of prospeesors, and PARTIES who
sSaif the Ee4eS 63ah Vjew to Investigation
aa6 fsasresEsase. Tho gentlemen to whom
the Barker znlllu v ac recently bonded are
at work getting out ore for shipment to the
States, to obtain practical working teetof
the quartz. They have entered the lode
come eight OF ten feet and find the orc i'm
proving in value as they proceed. They
have obtained nearly twelve tons of ore
and will probably get out about twenty
tons or more in time for shipment this sea-
son. We have the best of authority for
stating that the bodies of ore so far As |
prospected are practically unlimited in |
quantity, but that the greater part is OF |
base character and must he reduced by the |
smelling process. As the mines, howev- |
er, are located within sixty miles of the
river cheap transportation will enable
owners to realize handsome profits |
from orc that would be practically worth |
less in any other section Of Montana. We |
also learn that narrow guage railroad is |
proposed by the monicd men Of Benton !
and that the enterprise will certainly be
carried out il the mines prove only half as
rich as they are now believed TO be. We
have no wish to e1aggerate the extent or
value Of these new discoveries, and have
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ports current at Benton, although there
was every reason to believe them true
The mines have excited great deal Of in
tercst here and have been visited By T. c.
Power and other wealthy and influential
citizens of this town and i'll every instance
the gentlemen have expressed themselves
as more than pleased with the outlook.
Should the working test of the ore now
ready for shipment prove satisfactory, Ben
ton and vicinity will have n quartz boom
next season such rs no other section of
Montana has ever had, and the river traf-
ic will receive all impetus that will place
it fat beyond the reach of railroad conpe-
tition.
The healthy mosquito Ia comparatively
an honest bird. Erc heralds his attack with
sound ofE trumpet, as n valiant warrior
should, and his sonornua notice of attack
is more generous than that given by any
other known belligerant, Judging by rela-
ttve tonnage and capacity. He can he
guarded against because he is Of well set
tied habits. He goes abroad nights dis
cursively, but with no malice prepcnse.
When the dews OF evening begin to fall
and mankind rest from their labors or
their orgies. or their evil designs, aud
think to cheat nature out of a few hours Of
quiet sleep, the little eulex opens up busi-
ness like gentleman, There is nothing
or assiduons about Il mosquito.
He never craw-ls mp Il MAS trollser leg.
He never throws himself into a plate Of
soup. with suicidal intent, or into ones
coffee. He il never found entombed be-
tween lcathcrr pie crust or embodied in
natutinai hash. Comparatively he ia TO
& common house fly as an armed knight,
wle goes forth TO hattie with trumpet and
lance. is tu a sneak thief who steals in Oh
tip-toc hy an unguartled door. There is
not n particle of cIlivafry about the house.
fly. Hc is intiecorous in all l1is, social nab
it's. and utterly indecent in Ills domestic
Some merit has been claimed
for linn a4 Il common scaven&er. as has
been claimed for the hog in suburban
towns, but like tho hog he makes more
fifth than he feeds upon. If there is any
insect nuisance, from the chronic poll
tician, or the tramp, or the ggaBshopper,
up through. MI the grades OF nuiaances
that humanity is heir TO, that calls for
national aid and bureau OF scientific pro-
fcssorz to, investigate and suppress, the
common houae-tiy furnishes forth the oc
,asion.
OBITUARY.
kTPr-nsa at rarksville, No. July ID, 1880, yaass
Kipp. aged SO years.
James Kipp, father Of Joe Kipp, we'll
aud favorabIy known throughout the