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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-06-21
"A Big Real Esta]Deal.

Yesterday i deed framI / Z. DeIctraz
and wife to Paris tiihsuilr eighty lots
III the Deletraz additidta tive town
of Benton was filed III Il office Of the
recorder. TheconSideTtn WAS S. ,22e0
These lots are situated ifilat might be
called the suburbs, apahona ali build
ings, and the price paid so large j deal
il calculated to give Ill haof the value
Of real estate 1T the riyqetropolis
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-06-21
OUR BARKER BUDGET
Interesting News from the Boss Camp of
Montana.

Every day the news from Barker and
adjacent districts is more favorable and
there IS nc longer room to doubt but that
the richest mining field in Montana is
III the Belt range, tributary to Benton.
Parties just III from Barker inform lis
another rich strike has been made in the
Wright i Edwards and that this yaltla-
bic property IS showing up better eyery
day.
The crJlsher and roaster at the s1nelter
are i'll operation constantly and Il great
deal OF additional work is going on under
the auspices of the company. PROT
Foss IS arranging to put up several agE
ditional roasters III order to bring up the
capacity Of the works tothirty or thirty
five tons day. Mr. George Maddox,
president Of the company, is expected
at Barker in q few days.
p H. Hughes and Dan Loriere made
4 rich strike last week between Barker
and the Montana district, in what is
known as the Belt Park district ii is
as fine prospect as has ever been seen
in the territory, showing from the sur
face four feet Of splendid looking ore
AIr. Hughes Is lucky. prospector and
a deserving ono. We trust this find i
all it is represented to be.
The report Of J. Y. Patriclz's death
was rather premature, as that 9entlelnan
is still III the flesh and convalescing
from aseyere spell Of sickness. On Sun
day evening last he was reported by
his son much better. We are pleased
to chronicle the fact.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-06-21
Newsy, Spicy and P1ucky.

\ copy Of the first issue Of the daily
RIVER PRESS has reached our table. It
is not eStravagantly large, but it is new
sy, spicy and plucky, and will doubtless
win its way to honorable distinction and
financial success. L is great mistake
to suppose that q newspaper III order to
be valuable and successful must be an
extensive ''blanllet Sheet As 4 rule
small papers contain no dead ads. and
the limited space at command suggests
the necessity of the condensillg process,
now 50 much III vogue With frst-class
newspaper men, and so highly apprecia-
ated by q large majority Of the readers.
The cost Of publication is tEusnlaterial-
" lessened, while the paper, with the
proper amount Of editorial labor, can be
made much more acceptable. toHlle pab-
lie. The. daily lly1sTs 7 ftfsss s,ss The
Gou5l1r1s best W1sl1e4 for !; useful an6I
profitable career.-IWAf GoHf1rf.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-06-21
THE MONTANA DISTRICT.
Al Interesting Letter From Daniel Dutro
a Prospeetor ln that Camp.


I'N the courtesy Of Prof G. f. Clingan
we are permitted to present to our read
eTs the following letter from the Mon
talla District. The writer, Mr.. Dutro is
an Old prospector and not given to blow
ing up that which is not deserving, and
his statements can be relied upon as
strictly within the bounds Of truth:
NEIn ART, NJ. T., June 10th. 1882.
4W. G. Il. C9is2gtflt, Benton IL z.
DEAR SlR:-I suppose YOU have been
looking for letter from me before this
time. have had nothing Of import
anee to write or ! should have written
before this time. \ prospector's camp is
not very pleasant place to indite letters
and especially when it is raining and
showing, rs it has been here for some
time. When it IS not storning | can
usually be found out on the mountain
sides looking for Il bonanza.
Well, have struck mine and it looks
we'll for tile little work there is done on
it. | sunk down about five feet and got
both walls The ledge is between four
and five feet wide | tested couple of
the best looking pieces from the surface
which went between 30 and 50 ounces in
silver to the ton. The character Of the
ore Is free milling, there being very little
lead i'll it. There is considerable waste
in the vein vet but couldn't expect it
any different or Wouldn't want to see it
otherwise.
The ledge is situated on the north side
Of Belt creek and the south end OF the
lines rum into the upper end OF Neihart
City. The Stelebras lead lies across the
creek from us. This is the richest mine
III the camp. Stelebras and other min
ers say we have the extension of the
Stelebras. This am not certain Of vet
but | do know it runs through our sur
face ground. | think we have yalua-
bic piece of ground | have found sey-
eIal leads but nothing but thi. one that
would drive !; stake OH. There have
been q number OF locations made this
spring but few Of them amount to any
thing except the Stelchras, another
mine two miles north OF here and the
Black Chief Which is the name / have
applied To orr lead | hstye also secured
TWO Tots for tire company, the company
referred to consists Of Mr. Dutro, c. +.
Clinghan John Green, J. D. Weather
wax, Frank Coonbs and Collins &
Stevens. one close to the mine and
the other down the creek.
The most ofthe prospectors have stam-
pcded over 10 Fish creek. | have heard
Of nothing being found there vet, and
thought it better to stay here. One good
lead is much more sure than forty Wild
cat locations scattered over the noun
tains
This is bound to be one Of the banner
camps Of Montana There is more ore
laying around prospect holes here with
the same amount OF work than in any
camp have seen i'll Montana, not ex-
cepfing Butte. Every mineral bearing
Nela have seen that has been sunk on
has improved both i'll quality and guam
tlty OF ore. The daily prayer among the
mine oWnens here now is for some caD-
taiist to come III and put up a mill, for a
large portion Of the mines here produce
free milling ore.
DANIEL DUTRO.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-06-21

Board of Irudc, Baatoa Jfonfr1au
DEAR SIRs i have Just completed
the arrangements with an aSsayer from
the llabratory Of the University, Mime
apolis, to go to Benton and start q first
clas. as>ayer's office. He will go up
With me when return. ] shall go to
New York tomorrow from here and will
purchase his outfit there and ship direct
Saw General Haupt to-day on his re-
turn from the west, and he says he will
glvN us an answer after the engineers re-
port on the route to Benton, as to the
time they will commence work Oh the
branch. The coal is quite an induce
ment to the early completion Of the
road. Yours truly,
GEO. W. SWEET
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-06-21

RIPpIES.
The steamer Bachelor ishloing duty
IL transporting railroad niterial from
the end OF the track to Couldn't
3fhc Bismarck Tribune ofthe 9Th re-
ports that there was at tha time ] 900
tons OF freight OH the leyec Consigned to
Montana merchants.
The Bentoel."pn and Ccltgon lines are.
having all the work they ca do. Two
Of the Peek boats are at Bi>4alcll lying
| idle. The Peck managers n not rust
icrs
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-06-21
Quick and Sure

Many miserable people drag them
selves about with falling strength, feel
ing tllattlley are steadily sinking into
their graves, when by using Parker's
Ginger Tonic they would find 4 cure
commencing me '1 with the first dose, and vi
tality and strength quickly and surely
coming baclstQ them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-06-21
The Hiphast r. ar

Made from harmless materials, and
adapted to the needs OF fading and 4all-
ing hair, Parker's Hair Balsam has. ta-
ken the highest rank as an elegant and
reliable hair restorative.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-06-21
HELENA. .Juac s. 1882

II5n. II. TODD, Esq, Bcldon, ~ r..
DEAR S,IR:-Would you BE 50 kind a.
to place this in the hands oi' any party
who has coal for sale, if there are any
such III your place. My object is to as
certain whether | can get coke, Or coal
that will make it, for melting iron.
There Is none to be had from the parties
owning the coal mine near here. [ am
out and i'll great need Of some. / would
like to correspond with any parties who
could supply me. By complying with
the above request you will do me
1avor Yours truly,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-06-21
Coal that will Coke Wanted.

The subjoined letter, received the. 9TH
CT day by Mr. ". FL. Todd, may meet q
response from some Of the owners Of coal
fields in this section:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-06-21
A GOODLY GRIsT
OF News Furnished Reporter of the
River Press by Mr.. w II. Todd


W. II, Todd has Just returned from i
trip through the Judith Basin and a
brief visit to Maiden, the metropolis Of
the Maginnis country Nh. Todd is an
old newspaper man who knows an item
when he sees it, and when RIVER
PRESS man tackled him for news he
gave up' in a way calculated to put
the reporter in happy frame Of mind.
Following is his budget:
BENTON BRANCH SURVEY.
While at Martinsdalc, Mr.. Todd heard
OF the party Of engineers now engaged
IN making a reconnaissance OF the route
from Billings to Benton. They were
then near Al. Olden's ranch and head
ing directly for the Gap, at which point
doubtless they will soon be heard from.
They seem to be making haste slowly
AN ACCIDENT.
While riding from Maginnis to Maid
Ell, Charley Bucknam, Of Benton, got
too near the business end Of Il govern
ment mule-one Of the kind YOU read
""ooe <'ii>i 90 q ieoeil, ID lt'iu UP Will st
broken arm and other bruises. The
mule actually kicked Charley off Of his
horse, them kicked the horse over, after
which he went to nibbling bunch grass
as contentedly as if nothing had hap
pened. Mr.. Bucllnanr is at Fort Ma
ginnis under the charge Of the post sur
geOn and we trust Will soon be about
again.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-06-21
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THE BEN NTON BRANCH.
A Letter From General Manager Haupt d
the MP. r. r., and one from
Geo. W..SWeet.

The following letters, which fully ex-
plain themselves, will be read with i'll
te1est by the people Of Benton:
:. z. RAILROAD CoaIPASZ.
OFFICE or GENERAL MANAGER.
Sr. PAUL, L,IJtlnc. .gth, 1872
Iioatd ~ sIrude, Ioff Benton, II. r.
DEAF SIlis - had very satisfactory
interview with Mr.. Geo w Sweet, who
presented Your letter, and was much III
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-06-21
THE COLLAR MINE.

HE COt4IIhR NJ NJ.
While III Maiden Mr.. Todd visited
this celebrated property and CLEANED
some Interesting facts concerning it. In
the first place he clears up the orthogra-
ply and derivation Of the word. It is
spelled as III the heading, the name I've
ING derived from the Collar butte, near
by-a mound supposed to have sonie re-
senlbiance to collar. The reported sale
Of the property to the Homestake min
ing company, Or amy other company, is
q mistake. The owners, however, have
incorporated the nline-capital stock,
$4,000 divided into 10000 shares OF ten
dollars each. One half Of the stock will
be put on the market to produce a work
ing capital, the remainder being held by
the owners. 4 Mr.. Nosburg is the finan-
cial agent, and goes east III 9 few days
to place the stock Oh the market. It
Would be difficult to find d finer looking
prospect A shaft has been sunk - feet,
from which levels are run 53 and 80 feet,
ard cross cut shows 4 vein tWenty-onc
feet wide. Specimens Of the ore have
assayed as high as s. 800, and average
ASSAYS have run al the way from $50 to
1866. Tie character Of the ore is free
milling, and if the mine is not Il bonan-
| "a, appearances are certainly sleceitful.
PERSONAL
Casper Spangler, Whilon clerk III the
st. Louis hotel at Helena, was met at
Martinseiale He is prospecting il that
region forsauartz, u good location or any
thing else that may turn UP. His friends
at the Capital will be clad e hear 81
him
| Jas IIalford and scn anal Mr. Miller,
of Helena, have located stock ranch
on Flat Willow creek.
a family Of Germans, numbering
twellty-one souls, from Denver, Col,
were met.spying out the land with the
view Of locating. They are people Who
are well fixed, and II they report iavors-
lily colony Of 500 persons from near
Denver will settle ii the Basin There
| i plenty Of room for them.
nj Mike Renig and Chris. Kencs, of Hel-
ena. were met OIL Beaver creek, looking
M locations for friends, their intention
.einp to loaatea number Of families ~
THAT section.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-06-21
THE GRASS IN THE BASIN.

It just beats everything. There has
been an abundance Of rain during the
entire season and the grass is a month
ahead Of what it usually is. The Basin
is simply one vast hay meadow, and
even the surrounding mountains to their
very SUBMITS are green. As Z conse-
quence Of this prolific growth of grass
the cattle are i'll excellent order, and the
residents Of That favored portion of
Montana as contented as needs be-
TIE IIOMICIDES.
Doyle, the man who shot and killed
Howard, had preliminary examination
before Justice McPartlan, Of Maiden,
last week, and was dis1lissed the eyi-
dence going to show that the deed was
done i'll self defense. The murderer OF
kearney, " hose dtatn was TepDrTrH TT
these columns some time since, has
been captured and is held by the mili-
tary authorities, as the crime WAS COM
mitted OH the reservation. y. Bieeller
was met last week Oh his way to Nlagin-
MS to take the prisoner. to Helena. This
seems to be q case Of cold-blooded muir
der.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-06-21
The Josephine.

aala- sAalsszsS g q 60 ? p Slash ias- -
RIVER n EWS.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-03-29
nDOrtaHt Info rTnatiop.

Olcovich Brothers, not wishing tc
carry large: heavy stock over the
season, have determined to give their
patrons genuine and positive reduc-
| ton sale. For the next 80 DAYS we
Will sell our entire stock at 10 per cent.
below original cost This sale is q
forced necessity to make room for our
Spring importations. Sweeping reduc-
lions in every department. A revolu-
ton in the shoe trade. Note a few of
our reductions Children's calfskin
Balm0rals, S1.25 a pair; misses calf
skin BaImorals, SI.50 a pair; ladies'
cloth Kid faced Balmorals, S1.25 a pair:
ladies' cloth Kid faced button boots
$50 pair ladies', French kid button
boots, 81 a pair; ii yards good bleached
muslin for 81 Pacific popins ~ cents
yard. worth 20, and all other goods
in r0portion. This is the best opDor-
tunlty ever offered to secure genuine
bargains. Don't fail to avail vour
selves of this offer
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-03-29
EreIiHshuySen Faysrs Vo1n

ASHINGTON March 27.-Thc mem
bers Of the New Jersey delegation say
that Secretary Frelinghuyscn Is opposed
to the approval of the Chinese bill, and
that he will advise the President to
veto it. The Chinese Minister and
Secretary Frelinghuysen have talked
over the provisions of the bill, and it is
understood the former takes the ground
that some OF its provisions are ia direct
violation Of the treaty stipulatiOns. He
maintains that there shall be a suspen
sion Of emigration Of Chinese to the
United States for a reasonable time.
which cannot be construed as covering
a period Of twenty years. While the
Minister has been, ard is now. very
cautious in what he says, and allowing
his views to become public. vet the 0pin-
ion exists among the diplomatic corps.
based upon satisfactory information,
that the signing of the bill now before
the President will be followed bv
prompt action on the part Of the Chinese
government looking to the abrogation
of the entire treaty. No doubt is |
entertained as to the position of the |
Chinese government on this question. !
The knowledge of this fact Will. it is
believed, have considerable influence
with the President.
The Star says: The run0r pub
llShed IN many papers positively assert
ing that on account of the psssape of
the anti-Chinese till by Congress the
Chinese Minister would remove the
legation to Madrid, is untrue. He was
originally accredited to Spain, as well
as to this country, and he will 60 there
his Spring, but his wife VIII remain
here until he returns, as will also Ger
ain members of the legation. 1t will
De remembered that the former Chinese
Minister, after remaining here a few {
went to Spain to present his
and then returned to WASH
ngton to live.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-03-29

| the woods a short distance, where the
leaders, who had all the swag in their
possession, said 10 the boys: " Bows.
we haven't got time to divide; they
are too hot after US, and we didn't get
the money we expected, anyhow. But
we will all meet on the right fork of
the Blue next Wednesday night y
just one week from the night Of the
robbery. With that all the old gang
mounted and rode away with all the
booty in their possession, while Laird
and his comrades dispersed for their
homes no richer than when they started.
Before the night arrived which had
been sat for the division most of them
were safely Jailed and the others were
fleeing the country as rapidly as posi-
bic. He declares his belief that the
rooocfy was a put-up job, deliberately |
planned by James ard his gang. for the |
iouble purpose Of securing the plumber
md getting the country boys into
r0uole, in order TO divert the attentina
II the authorities from themselves.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-03-29
A Robbers Confession

KANSAS CITY, March 2S.-John
Laird, one of the indicted Blue Cut
train robbers, has made confession at
Independence. He says seven boys
were with the old gang, which was
headed by man he supposes to have
been Jesse James that it was members
of the old gang who entered the express
car and went through the train, and
that all the country boys did was to
keep up racket on the outside. After
the robbery the entire party went into
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-03-29
OLCOVICH BROTHERS.

Catarrh cured, health and sweet
breath secured by ShiIoh's Catarrh
Remedy. Price, 30 cents. Nasal In
Jector free. For sale at Thaxter's.
Will you suffer with dyspepsia and
liver CON plaint: Shloh's Vitalizor is
guaranteed to cure you. For sale at
Thaxter's.
S!eepless nights, made miserable bv
that terrible cough. Shiloh's Cure is
the remedy for you. For sale at Thax-
ter's
Group, whooping cough and broncbi-
us Immediately relieved by Shiloh's
Cure. For sale at Thaxtar's.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-03-29

The discussion of the value of a sim
PIE skim milk diet in Brights disease
has been revived. The Hartford Times
IS one of the Journals which publishes
testimony concerning the effects of the
treatment, and it says that baker of
that city who used nothing but thorough
~ SKINNED milk has fully recovered.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-03-29

The Austin RercUe says the farmers
in Reese River valley are getting ready
for blowing, the frost being mostly cut
OF the ground. There being :; good
prospect of water for irrigatins purposes
4 nlnch larger acreage viii be seeded
with grain than in any one season for
three or four years past.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-03-29

A sofa which once belonged to Wash
ihgton, and which for many years has
been the property Of the Union League
OF Philadelphia, has been presented to
the city, and will be placed in indie
pondence Hall.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-03-29
NJ 0 RNING APPEAL.


The city of Utica, n. Y, was fifty
years old the other day, and of the 10
600 inhabitants who lived there when
the city charter was obtained, only 175
remain in the present population of a.
600.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-03-29

Policeman KirWln, of Baltimore, was
placed in dilemma. While On his post
he sew oEe young woman attacking an
another with a horsewhip. 1t was his
duty to arrest the ;ssailant, undoubt-
eddy but she was his wife, and the
other was his companion in Irritation.
Under these circumstances he refused
to interfere. The Police Commissions
ers dismissed him.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-11-03
CURRENT COMMENT.

Some one with more than ordinary
daring has suggested as a presiden~
tial ticket Keifer and Robson. If
anything like that is going to be
palmed off on this country, it will
have to be turned the other way up.
Keller is only an imitation; Robson
in the genuine.-Philadelphia Times.
New Hampshire will have to be
added to the list of decidedly doubt
full States, and the causes that are
there threatening the defeat of the
Republicans are closely akin to
those which are at work in New
York and Pennsylvania.-New York
Times.
An analysis of the vote of Ohio at
the October election will show cons
clusively that the Republican defeat
was not due to absenteeism, but to
the loss of the German vote. Even
had the prohibitionists all voted for
Townsend he would still have been
defeated.-Cincinnati Commercial.
France has been shaken from it's
equanimity by the discovery of con-
spiracie- which are aimed against
capital, order and the life of the re>
public. In truth, the republic has
been far too lenient with it's enc
mics. It has allowed the royalists
to make incendiary speeches; it has
allowed the radicals to hold meet
ings whereat the president was for
mally condemned to death. Its
moderation has been taken for weak
ness.-New York Herald.
Government by the people is a
continuing government. Their pow
er over affairs is a continuing power.
One generation, or one party, or one
popular excitement, has no right to
tie up things SO that another genera>
ton or party, or popular agitation
can not reach them. The principle
OF government by the people is that
they shall have the power to change
their laws and rulers at every cleo
ton. The principle intends gov
eminent of political activity of tn,
whole people. Eternal vigilance il
the price of iberty.-Cincinnati Ga
zette.
American life has some compenss
tions, after all If we are curses
with political posses, high taxes
poor water, dirty streets and high
priced beafsteaks, we are permitte
to forgot these vexations once in
while and bask in the smiles c
beauty and listen to the soul-en
trancing strains of foreign prim
donnas. Mrs. Langtry has deigne
to bestow upon us her bewitchin
smiles and fall in love with on
, country before she has seen it. !
must be admitted that she can easil
afford to for twenty dollars a seat
The high price of tickets is probabl
our fault and not hers, however,
Philadelphia Times.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-11-03
A BLOW AT 81. CAMPBELL HOUK."

AS an excuse for neglecting his
official duties on the floor of the
House, az. Campbell Houk says:
when absent l am in the depart
ments having appointments made"
On the 10th of October Howard
Carroll, Republican nominee for
Congressman-at large, from New
York, made speech in New York
City, in. which he hit ''L Campbell
hard blow without, perhaps, in
tending it. He said: "My experience
as correspondent for six years in
Washington of New York newspa-
per, was that whenever any member
of Congress was not in his seat his
apology for not being in his seat and
voting on measures that affected his
constituents, was that he was in one
of the departments attending to bus
mess.