The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-07-13
slightly inclined to be parsimonious. 1,h

refused to go to the expense of having the
plans and ndspecidcations Of the proposed new
court house published and the Husb0ndaan71,
with commendable spirit Of enterprise, de
voted two or three columns to the same
ssgratis for nothing There is difference
between economy and parsinony that the
said commissions do not seem to clearly un-
derstand.
Capt. Paul Boynton, the celebrated swim
mer, will soon visit the head waters Of the
Big Muddy with the view Of navigating the
same to its mouth.
Five thousand tourists are expected to yis-
it the National Park this yeaf. Last season
not half that number took IN the sights Of
Wonderland,
Col Davidson, late commanding officer at
Fort Custer, died at St. Patti on the 9th Of
June.
George B. Johnston, one of the editors Of
the Butte ll5z1er and q Well-KnoWn Montani-
az, died suddenly at his rooms in Butte, on
the I'd inst.
The base bali match between the Helena
and Fort Shaw mines on thss ourth resulted
in ''walk over" for the boys Of the me-
tropolis.
The Butte Daily lli1sa,' d now the largest
paper published in the Territory, having re-
Gently been enlarged fronlEa four page to a
eight-page sheet to meet the requirements Of
the growing and enterprising city of Butte.
The evidence is clear th.at the Mjn0 has
reached high plane of prosperity and that
it deserves all the success It enjoys.
The Ogden Pilot Of a recent date gives
Montana the following send off, at the same
time.refecting rather severely On the s'civilza-
ton" Of the Mormon Territory A few years
will prove thatthe Pilot Il. d true prophet in
what it says about Montana Montana, on
the strength Of $4,000 people aud SOC, 900 in
the near prospective, has five fourishing
daily newspapers, with as many others well
advanced from weekly todaily journalism
II is 3 live Territory because il is filled with
people Of energy and intelligence, in marked
contrast with the polJganous citizens Of
Utah who are keeping back the progress of
this Territory, which aas greater natural ad-
vantages than Montana. 0af northern neigh
Dor will be q state long before Utah will,
simply because Of the. difference IN the char
aetar ot The Eaaelas
Mr., sa7y Raunbeim Informs US that the
Montana Copper Company has Just decided
to stop their shipments east by the Utah
Northern railroad on account Of alleged high
rates charged by The Union Pacific Company
We understand that the high rates Of the
railroad company eat up most Of the profits
made by the eompauy's smeIters at Mead
arYille Il is now the intention Of the Cop
per Company TO erect sheds and keep the
matte and ore on hard until the approach
ing Northern Pacific is near enough to per-
nit the company, next year, to send the ac-
cumulated matte, by teams, TO the terminus
Of the n. P railway. The Copper Company
has made such financial arrangements as not
to be compelled to ship anything for year
or get returns for that length Of time. TO
give 81 idea OF the amount Of freight sent by
the Montana Copper Company we have as
certained that the company has shipped one
thousand three hundred IONS OF matte and
oreduEing the last six weeks s--lli7ae1.
It is Iumored that the Canadian Pacific
Railroad Company contemplates building
branch road from Bow river TO the Yellow
stone National Park. The road when built
will pass directly through Bozaman. Couq-
iar
On the 8th inst. q miner named e. B.
Keane, at work FOR the Moulton company,
at Butte, was struck BY falling piece of
granite, receiving fatal Injuries.
S. A. Kennicott, who killed Jesse Sanders
in quarrel at Butte q few days since, was
discharged at the preliminary examination,
il being held by the court that the homicide
was justifable.
Fort Keogh was visited by 8 disastrous
fire on the night Of the 9Th inst. The quar-
ters occupied by companies F and G, 5th In
fantry, were totally destroyed and as strong
gale blowing at the time itrequired hard and
persistent work to save the post from total
destruction. The quarters destroyed were 200
feet il length.
TheJameson hunting party arein the Terri
tory again to indulge in the luxury of griz-
zlv hunt. The party left Helena few days
ago for the judith TO proceed thence 10 the
Big Horn country where the royal game
they seek is supposed to abound. There are
two gentlemen new to the party this year,
viz: Nh. u. R. Fitzgerald, a celebrated IL