The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-03-01
THE N RUSH
To the Barker and Maginn;s
Countries.
The Fame Of these Sections Spread
ing Abroad.
How Benton will be Benefited by This
Boom in its Tributary Ooun-

Boom in it's Tributary Ooun-
try.
If signs have any significance, if rumors
and reports at home and from abroad may
be accepted as having any foundation OF
truth, and if the natural and palpabls re-
sources and advantages of q section have any
weight in determining the set of the tide Of
immigration which is pouring from the over
crowded Eastern States into the partially de-
veloped and promising Territories Of the
great Northwest, the cunning spring will wit
ness an immense il fux of population into
the country tributary to Benton. The news
papers Of the Territory and those Of D .ko,a,
Minnesota and many of the States lying east
of the Mississippi are just now giving an I'm.
usual degree of attention 10 the new and rich
mining districts and fertile valleys in our
vicinity, as we'll rs to the growing CONNER
cial importance Of our city, and already the
first wave Of the Vast tide is beginning to be
felt. Every day we READ Of parties and col
onies being made up Of those who have de-
termined to try the lettering Of their for
tunes in these enticiDg localities, and even
thus early we bear Of the arrival Of the adj
Vance guard OF the great army Of prospect
OTIS and home seekers at some Of these points,
while our city is not being lost sight Of by
those who have capital to invest. And this
is not one of those wild and senseless stam
pedes, such as former days in Montana have
80 often witnessed, the Gays when men went
wild over the reports Of new and rich discOv-
cries, and a rich psUspect was sufficient 10
cause hundreds to q ,ck to the localities
where 1t was obtained-leaying behind them
an assured reward .or faithful and unremit-
ting labor and following, with eyes blinded by
tie glamour which the sight Of the gluteiiug
gold had thrown around them, the sgnus fu-
tuus of an uncertainty.
And neither is the fame of n ,rtheTn Mon
tana as u rich mining and agricultural coun-
try Of u mushrooms like growth, spr,nging up
as it were in d night, to fade rs Rapidly. For
Years Be it has been the head vi. nav,ga-
ton on the mighty Missouri" Tor years b 8
il been the door through which The main sup
pics ut the Territory have been receive d /;
for y. ara the country surrounding has been
ridden over 10y The stock u,an aud the pros
peclor, and in ali this time The convictlon OF
their ultimate gIealntss has been groNiDgiu
the mines Of the people Of Montana. Bu'
!, need. d al impetus OF soine SOFT to start The
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growth as 1t went, aud that impetus Was CIV
en- by the discoveries, two Years ago, in the
now famous Barker district. The impulse
t en- gwen has never been lost, and tue
sro~tn OF Benton aud HE open n, up OF The
adjacent county since that tine has been
rapid aud certelu. The attention Ut many
Was directed IL the new field, and the busl-
ness men Of the Territory fiualiy opened
their eyes 10 the advantages OF Benton in u
commercial sense. New business houses
were started, capital flowed IN, and the III
tire ut The river own Was assured.
Although the Baker district, by its report
ed richness and The almost hummer able leads
which were Constantly Icing discovered anu
located, hal attracted Attention To il. it Is bul
q little III re than u ytai since The certainty
OF the report Was esta blistieu ON anything
like u Aullu basis. Last pin Z The Clendenil
N ming and Smelling Company was org II
lied. and the machioeiy tor the smr.t.
bought up the river. This s~nreller ~as
hurried To complexion, and late las, fall The
works were Static up-a success from tit
very first. This has put neW lite lit tlt
Gimp and the lame al HE District has gone
abroad, aud now, with The eate cunviclloI
Of as ,uranct, the miners have gone 10 W ri
10 develop their I.atis, While prn pectot,
from all paris Of tue country are 4 ckiug il
to tiy their chance in The search after ID
hidden treasure. As an outcome OF the dis
cOvtries vi B Tker, tue new districts, Mun
tana aud Belt PAX, have also ftc.issd lhtl
share of attention, and the prospects AT
that as rich, ii not licher, leads are alreHd,
and will be found in tuese districts. Early i.
the spring, SD s60n, Indeed, as the mel I'M
snow will admit. the Barker, Montana an,
Bell Park ~uistsic,s will be 0veriun by tn
fMt me hunter, and the chances are decided
ly favorable 10 = rapid inert e IN the know
mineral wealth ut these 81 cti,ns. On ih,