The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-11-02
PURELY PERSONAL.

We regret to learn of the serious illness
of Mrs. Frank Lepper.
Col. Clendennin started for Barker Sat
urday and has not yet returned.
Bob Steel, the jolly trader and freighter
q. Fort Mcleod, has been in the city the
past few days.
-Toney LaChapelle, Of Fort Mcleod, is
in Benton purchasing a supply of goods for
the winter trade.
DR.. Goodrich will spend the winter al
his old home on the Pacific coast. He will
start in about four weeks.
= Mr.. Thomas Shearer, Of Barker, is ia
the city. He pronounces Barker the richest
quartz district ever discovered.
Major Edwards and s:Jersey" Moran
came in from Barker Monday. The former
is preparing to start q saloon at the camp.
u Charley Price is a subject for oongratu-
lations-its a great big boy. Tn. sather is
getting along as@Well as could be expected.
Mr.. William Popejoy is preparing to
make a visit to- bis old home on the Pacific
slope. He has not been there for seventeen
years.
Joe Lessard is in the city. Joe has
turned farmer, having located a splendid
III ranch within q few miles of Barker. George
Bert is interested with him.
Barney Tierney has bought a neat resi-
dence and puts in his spare time fitting it
up and furnishing it. The facts speak for
themselves. Comment is altogether unnec-
essaTy.
l. ". Davis, manager Of I. G. Baker
& CO.. business at Fort Mcleod, arrived in
the city on Monday. Dawes visits to Benton
are not frequent, but be is always warmly
greeted by his many friends4When he does
put in an appearance.
On Monday Dir. J. F.. Murphy passed
another milestone on life's highway, and
that evening the important event was c ele-
brated in appropriate style, 8 number Of
his friends dropping in to enliven the occa-
sion. Mr. NJ. was the recipient Of q number
of handsome presents. Among the number
is a beautiful meerschaum pipe, a silver
drinking goblet and d solid gold ring.
Mr.. G. M. Dawson, a distinguished scien-
list sent out by the Canadian government to
examine into the geological, mineral and
botanical resources OF the North-W Western
Territory, returned to Benton from the vicin-
ity of Mt. Mcleod last Thursday, and had
beon a guest at the Choteau House until yes
terday morning, when he left on his direct
return to Montreal. He had been il the
Northern country since the first Of June and |
is well supplied with data from which to
make his report to the government Mr..
plete his investigation.
E. G. Burdick, the rustling Commissary
Of the Canadian Pacific Survey party, is in
the city, en- route to his home in st. Paul.
The. remainder Of the party returned over
land to Winnepeg. Mr.. B. says the survey
ing party accomplished the purpose for
which it was sent out, viz: to find a practica-
bic pass Or route across the Rocky Mountains.
They discovered q feasible pass at an alti-
tude Of only 6,o00 feet and will report in "a
vor Of the same to the company. Another
and better pass, only 1900 feet in altitude,
was found but as it is within less than a hum
dred miles Of the United States line it is not
available, the terms Of the contract with the
Cant.aian government being that the road
must not be built within that distance Of the
line.
henk1 Nesea.
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