The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-08-02

The Rosebud left for down the river
Yesterday morning loaded down with
wool.
Malcolm Morrow, ST., will build three
or four houses III Benton this fall, one of
them a fine residence for himself on
upper Front street.
John Evans has two Lighthouse teams
busy ut work hauling wood to town. He
has some 800 or 400 cords contracted for
at twelve dollars q cord.
The commissioners met again yc5ter-
special session, auditing bills, etc. They
also authorized the clerk to advertise for
bids for the building Of n bridge across
Belt creek.
The RccoYd advises the peopieof Ben
ton 10 build a railroad around the falls,
even if it should prove 4 failure, Just for
the purpose Of putting money in circu-
latiOn." The suggestion will hardly be
acted upon.
John II. Allen, Otter creek, writes us
TO say he has not received a copy Of the
RIVER Press for @ month. Mr.. Aliens
name is on the Otter postoffice {Mann's
ranch list and is sent every week. We
would like to know where the fault is.
It would be safe to bet that the name
of the Independent Democrat" who
published a card in last evenings Record
about tine RIVER PRESS connecting GER
tain gentlemen with the democratic slate
can be found Oh said slate, and very near
the head Of it. Tt is the same old squirm
that usually follows the mention Of slate
OF ring III these columns.
tcrred with pride to the fact that he had
always opposed the upper river naviga-
ton business, but AZ soon as he heard
7. {. Powers opinion he ~"squaked' in
stantIy, and is now in favor of any
utopian scheme that will put money in
circuIation,' including the navigation Of
the upper river, railroad around the falls
and all.
An Ldepcndeat interviewer reports
L. {. Power az saying that the Benton
papers were <'fools'' for opposing the
upper rivernavigation scheme.-RecOrd.
If Mr.. Power reads the editorial. of
which the above il the beginning.
ne will be more than ever convinced
that there is at least one fool paper in
Benton. II we did not know that Gui-
roa,, 4, dead aY,I liz. H.,na L1oaoLsa-4 800
u medical hospital it would be difficult
10 convince liz that hc j. not q. present
on the staff Of the Rccor5.
Peter Fahrenbach arrived i'll the city
yesterday from the Montana district, and
brings most favorable reports from
that calnp. He tell us that nearly every
miner III the camp is at work develop
ing their leads. and that - vast deal of
work has been done during the summer.
In evcre instance the mines improve as
they arc developed, and Mr.. +. believes
that the work already done is sufficient
10 show that the camp is the best yet
discovered in Montana. He has done
considerable work on the Samson lead,
and proposes 10 keep on until he will be
able 10 convince any VI that it Is a
bonanza. This lead is ten feet wide, al
pay ore, and it continues TO improve as
developed. Pete says he is done pros
pecting. He expects the Samson to
yield him more money than he will
know what 10 do with, and proposes to
stay with it 10 the last. Tom F. Healy, |
Of this city, is the fortunate owner of 500 |
feet Of the Samson.
From Thursdays Daily.
This time it was the other party that
got lost. not the mail contractor.
Pres. Lewis i. loading the electric
plant for Helena. and will pull out to-
day.
/. A. Juueaux has laid out q townsite
on the Big Spring creek, near Reeds !
Fort.
The advertisement for proposals for
the Belt creek bridge will be found else |
where in these columns.
Lest the boys should lei the date slip
their memory, we will state that the
democratic county conventions will be
held in this city Oh the Goth prox.
The Old Agency school will close
August 1T. Miss Ada StpqlI IL the