The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-09-28
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ihIAE S4t5LN 49, g.
Their stock of liquors en- route IS the largest
ever brought to Benton, and Mac IS there
for the purpose Of distributing it.
The lead belts Of Barker and Montana dis
tricts have been traced to this side OF the
range, aud we expect to hear Of rich discov-
cries on the headWaters Of Sheep creek be-
fore the snow fies.-HusbnndmGn.
Sun River Crossing and Bozeman are both
striving to surpass each other in growth and
improvements. The former Is a little ahead
as yet, but our Bozeman friends are making
laudable efforts to overtake her. Bozeman
will yet be a town.
All those who were in attendance at the
Catholic church last Sunday evening speak
in very high terms Of Mr.. Hunts eloquent
address on the life and eminent services of
James A. Garfield, ond only lack Of space
prevents our giving the address in full.
The County Commissioners, after passing
resolutions fitting the sad occasion and &C
iourning, on Tuesday Of last week, on re-
ceipt of the Presidents death, resumed their
labors Wednesday morning and finished the
business before the Board Thursday after
noon.
Jack Lahey, better known as s'cut Oft
jack a one legged man, walked in from the
Shonkin night before last. And now Jim
McDevitt wants to bet that he can beat any
thing in the Territory as 9 walkist go-as-you-
please. and will put up $500 on him. Bring
on your one-legged man.
The RIVER PRESS man evidently thinks
he needs only the ameliOrating influence of
some 'sgrim old maid" to change him from
frontierism to civilization, but we are appre-
hensive that it might drive him to take up
lodgings in the corral, and thus develop him
into a full hedged OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
"ne speaketh by the card"
The Marquis of Lorne, ~Governor-Gen-
eral of Canada, and party, are expected at
Fort Shaw this week, from which point they
will proceed to Helena. Lord Lorne will
probably visit other towns in the Territory,
and perhaps will pay the river metropolis a
call before returning to Her Majesty's do
minions.
The Canadian Syndicate survey party,
which arrived here last May by the early
boats, en- route to the Rocky Mountains, have
reasons to believe their mission will be sue
%cessful, and that the G.. P. r. can be run
through to British Columbia by the Bow
River Pass. Only half of the party is re
tanned to finish the work, while the remainder
will return to Winnipeg.
Cap. Carter notifies the pnblic through the
Record that he is the grateful miner who
generously gave Mr.. Norris Gray fifty feet in
the Silver King lead. He also gets wrathy
at some things said by the RIVER Press, al
though we had no Intentions of decorating
bis feelings. The facts, however, remain
about as related last week. But the amount
borrowed was two dollars instead of five.
A fire was discovered about s o'clock this
morning in one of the rooms OF the Overland
Hotel, in the rear Of the Carroll s. Steel
building, but was extinguished before any
other damage was done other than a good
sized hole burned in the carpet. It is not
known just how it originated, but 1t was un-
questionably an accident, caused, probably,
by 9 little carelessness on the part Of the oc-
cupant of the room.
The firm of Bullet & Simms, who have
established an enviable reputation as caterers,
have rented the building next to Fosters and
purpose keeping q irst-class restaurant, where
meals may be had at'all hours Of the day and
night. They have arranged their place
very handsomely, and thoroughly under
standing every detail Of the business, will
meet with marked success in the enterprise.
They open their house tomorrow evening
&c. Power 8 Bro, having finished the
cellar under their new building, commenced
storing goods in it this week. The cellar is
3Sx95, the floor laid with brick, and is a
good Z feet in the clear. AS soon as the sec
ond floor of the building is laid the stairway
il the present store will be taken down and
put up in the new one, and will be placed on
one side 50 as to give more room. Its place
will be taken by an elevator, which will be
run from the basement to the top floor, just
the same as they have them in America.
Kennon q Zenor have within the past few
days put 5000 square feet Of tin roofing on
the New North Vest building.-New North
Hest.
Are we to understand that ordinary feet
are meant, or feet the size of the editors ? if
the latter. 5000 of them would more than
cover the Deer Lodge townsite. Cap. will
probably meet the responsible man Of the