The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-11-02
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THE ssBENToN' AHEAD.

THE s'BENToN AHEAD.
a RIVER PRESS representative met Dir.
Herman Brinkman yesterday, and IN res
ponse to our abrupt s'What do you know p
he responded:
'sSee Charley Rowe; he has some news
| that makes him imagine he is the richest man
in Montana"
What is the nature of it?' inquired the
reporter, his natural curiosity being aroused.
swell, it's from the Barker. Brady, the
expert who has made an examination OF the
mines Of that district, writes that the "Ben-
ton" is the biggest lead in the camp, without
excepting any Of them. This IS the cause
of Charley's exultation, and as I am inter
ested in the lead feel tolerably good over it
myself
The facts are as stated. After thorough
examination Of the several mines Of the dis
trict, IT. Brady does not hesitate to say that
the Benton walks away with the doughnut
by a large majority. The owners OF the
Benton, as well as several other mines ia the
same vicinity, are Charley and Billy Rowe,
Herman BriLkman, Lee Smith and James
Irvine. They have let contract for the
construction of fifty-fost tunnel in the
same to Messrs. Wright 6 Co., which they
expect to hayelcompleted by the 18th OF this
month. Contracts for tunnel of ten feet in
the Flintlock and twenty feet in the Palmetto
have also been let and are under headWay.
It is proposed by the company to continue
work right along this winter, and they will
furnish no small amount Of ore to the smelter
if transportation can be secured. They are
certain they have the biggest thing in the
gulch, and it begins to look little that way.
TAILINGs.
Oscar Olinger and Frank Gauchier have
been awarded the contract for furnishing
the charcoal for the smelter.
Jim Matkins has the contract for furnish
ing the smelter with wood.
Jim lTcDevitt is now at the camp with lis
teams, and is busy hauling ore to the smelter.
Patrick Woods & Sons will have two
teams at the camp during the winter, haul
ing hsy, wood, ore,etc
It will be Euta few days until he smelteE
will start up. The chief drawbacks are tue
scarcity of laborers and the lack OF q suf1-
cent amount Of ore to begin operations.
a large and substantial ore house has been
built at the Wright s. Edwards mine.
There are four shifts Of workmen en-
ployed at the Barker mine, and they are get
ting cut silver rock at q rapid rate.
Buck Barker returned from the mines yes
terday Hereports that things are unusually
lively there, and nearly everybody at work.
Buck was instructed to send all the idle men
he could find in Benton to the camp with the
assurance that they would get all the work
wanted, aud at good wages.
A question that is agitating the Barkerites
is where the .'con1ing ~ yfl' will be located.
Gold Run seeuls \, u.yo 44ud its day, and
those who invested in three dollar corner lots
are not liable to make fortune. The YER
dict is that it is too near the smelter to make
town. Meagher City is q pretty place for
q town, but here comes the fo1cihle objec-
ton that water is too scarce. Hughes City
is at present doing the business, and IS the
nucleus Of the camp. It is not improbable
that it will continue to keep the lead.