The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-15
MONTANA. MITES.
.rAvant Courier.l

o+ock association for Eastern Montana'
t ,,nt7a1 protection and improvement
of cattle.
oon+,v drove into the Territory from Callfor-
.io about 4, 900 head Of sheep, have located
~ Rio Timber, this county. They have made
a~vcellent location for their business.
The driver of the outgoing Tongue River
staoe was compelled to abandon his team
and sleigh on the divide, one night last week,
ond foot it to Hoppey's Station. When he
arrived at the station his feet were SO badly
frozoo that he will have to lay eff 8 few
daye.
Under the desert act, four or five sections
of land have recently been taken up in the
vicinity of Hamilton, by Helena parties. 1t
is the finest agricultural land il the Territory
and the claims Will prove bonaDzls to the
Darties as soon as they get water upon them,
railroad or no railroad.
Miles City was visited by a destructive
blaze on Sunday hight last. -Four buildings
in one block are reported to have been entire
" destroyed-One Of them belonging to Ellis
E Davis. No particulars as to the origin Of
the fire or an estimate Of the losses sustained
have so far reached as.
[Herald.l
Mr.. James J. heatoD, an old resident Of
Cen.rcviIIe, Missouri valley, died On Tuesday
last. after 8 short illness.
A correspondent, writing from: Pony, says:
Ella the Pony district, Carnin & Co. have
about 50 tons Of White Pine quartz on their
dump. They have just made a run ia the
Getcbel mill Of 40 tons, which went 800 per
ton, and il is thought that on the dump will
Weld still better. The Ned and Willow
Creek (he latter having lain idle a long time)
will be worked extensively this winter. The
owners of the Boss Tweed will soon ship
East some of the base ore from that gigantic
lode. There are tons innumerable of high
grade base ore in sight on this property. The
Keystone is idle, with plenty Of the same
kind of ore exposed. Base ore predominates
in nearly all the lodes here, as we'll as in the
Boulder district, after g. certain depth is at
tanned. But the money is in them, and the
time is not far distant when it will be taken
out. Most of the lodes in camp are being
thoroughly represented"
[Messenger.]
Gilmer g Salisbury's coach which passed
down Wednesday night about nine o'clock
struck q blizzard soon after leaving here, but
succeeded in facing the stormsuntil they had
the Wisconsin creek, when it became
impossible to keep the road. The horses be-
came unmanageable, wandering in circles,
until the driver, r. G. Watson, finding he was
freezing, stopped the team, unhitched them
and climbed into the coach, where there
were two passengers, Mr.. Thomas Dee, OF
this place, and Mr.. Dillabaugh. The three,
well wrapped in blankets and robes,
were soon compelled to move or perish.
Leaving the coach, but leading the horses,
they wandered in their vain search for some
Late Thursday morning they were
discovered 8 short distance from Mr.. Gala
hans, to which place they were taken IN q
half frozen condition and kindly cared for.
Mr.. Dillabaugh was 50 chilled and exhausted
as to be unable to rise to proceed On his
journey. Mr.. Dee fell in o show-drift dur
ing the tramp ard was too much exhaused
TO be able to rise. He called to his
companions, who, though within twenty
feet, were unable to hear him. When he
was missed. a search was made, and Mr..
Dee was found still III the snow-drift, and So
nearly frozen that he had to be attached to
one of the horses to get him along. Mr.. Dee
had his ears badly frozen. The coach
reached Salisbury aboutn oon on Thursday.
New North West.
MIR. Il. vi. Freeman, who has been mer-
~chandizinG at Helmyille, and Was considered
an upright, sagacious and prosperous bust
ness man, left o few days ~ostensibly on bust
ness, anu writes back from Ogden that for
reasons best known to himself he will not re-
turn, and that his creditors must take his eff
fects for his accounts. He claims that his
assets exceed his liabilities by 81, 600. The
act is a mystery.
The Idaho Agazasche says NJ. 7. Reagan,
Of Silver City, has received 8 challenge
from a gentleman in Montana to run his
famous horse, Humboldt, a half mile for
$4,000 to $4,000, and to pay Reagan's ex-
penses to Montana if he will go, or come to
Idaho if Reagan will pay his expenses It
adds that Reagan was written to the Mon
tanian to come on. Who is the Montanian ?