The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-12

Springs.
A Rapidly Growing Town and Prosper
ous Community.
| Noon of the 18th found us at Logan, at
which place Judge Gaddis s'holds the fort. "
Here we had the pleasure of clasping hands
with Walter, Collins, who is assisting the
Judge, and also with Henry Goodale, the
well-known breeder of thoroughbred sheep.
The old post looks strange without the pres
| ence Of the blue coats, who have all moved
10 Fort Maginnis. Judge Gaddis now owns
the entire place, which would be very valu-
able property if he could only fill it with
families.
At Logan also, we met an old Diamond
friend, John Harston-without his lantern
who, with Dan Hoagland and John Kelly,
owns and works some valuable placer ground
on ELK creek, four or five miles from here
Just after leaving Logan we got our first
view Of Smith river, and a little further on
we passed by J. G. Starters pretty residence,
and bearing to the right, along the foot bills.
we pass q sheep herder'se cabin, through
low rocky canyon, just above which We cross
Smith river bridge, at the mouth OF Newlan
creek, and find ourselves at Laney's. Here
We stopped for q few minutes talking with
josiah Cor Joseph-Which is it), who inn
pressed US as being a man who 'sknew his
n1ci fvse9J c1r
seat, which place we reached about o'clock,
and where, as we found ourselves among old
friends, we met with q cordial reception.
everybody grasping our hands and inviting
us to drink at the same tine, which latter act
we were obliged to veto~-to the great sur
prise of many.
At the Springs we learned that Mr. Kohl
berg had got tired Of waiting for us and had
gone on, and here we tarrled three DAYS TO
take in the surrounding country, write home,
and give our steed needed rest-We. of
course, were feeling splendid.
SO much has been written by other cor.
respondents Of The medicinal qualities Of the
springs, and Of the attractions to the pleasure
seeker, that its fame extends over the entire
Territory, and we will refrain from intfct-
ing upon our readers what, at the best
would be only repetition, and will endesy-
or, instead, TO give them some idea Of
what the town looks lie.
Any one who had been at this place three
years age, and had not seen it since, would
scarce believe the evidence of his own ewes
should he pay it visit noW--so quickly has |
. town sprung up that it seems more like the
production Of some genii Of the lamp than
the work of human hands Then low.
leg structure called hotel, log
stable, 9 tWo-room log building, and Jonas
Rigging new store, a quarter of mile away,
the entire place now one passes
through 8 wide and level street built up for
quarter Of q mile with new and substantial
while around on every side, on the
ide and back streets, handsome and COM
nodioug brick and frame residences can be
cen. The growth Of the place has, indeed, i
cen marvellous. Three years age the entire
icinity pclled only 48 votes, one year ago
here were 1877 ballots cast, and we venture ]
1e prediction that next fall the same section
t country will poll 400.
As one crosses the north fork OF Smith
yer and rides into town from the west, vae
rst building is the old log stable, then the
ID hotel, now used as a residence by Mr.
adger, adjoining which is Dr.. Farberry's i
'sidencs and dispensary. Nextis the hotel, /
n BY Woodson d Badger, and which faces {
e springs and bath houses. Although quite q
rye, this hotel is entirely inadequate to the d
ants OF the place, and We are satisfied that 9
hotel built where the water from the med q
nalsprings could be conveyed. through il, s
ID large. enough to admit of bath rooms +
thin the building needed convenience Ii
7 inValids-would bring an increased pat
mage to the place and handsome return t
the proprietor, az well as improve the e
operty IA no snail degree TheincreasiDg q
'pu1arlty OF the place as q health and plea @
re resort will soon necessitate such build.
z, with Verandas and balconies, so that the p
valid can enjoy the sunshine and the al
alth-gi7ing air without being obliged to &
ak outon the ground. Tns present hotel r,
ilding provides no opportunities Of this
nd, being plain, bare-looking structure, q
a. & facetious friend Of ours once II