The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-11-22
MONTANA MATTERS.


Butte has gone ON visit to Europe.
Ouite 8 number of men are developing
@ ouartg lead near Benson's Landing.
A wagon wrench patent was lately is
sued to Stephen O'Connell, Of Billings.
The Alice mill, Butte, has shipped
bullion to the value Of 1914 ,293 since
January first.
The LbGyier estimates that ct least l5o
,aen within the limits Of BoZeman pre-
cinct were 800 busy 10 vote.
X. Riedler was in Billings recently,
and regaIed the citizens OF that burg
with some of his biggest yarns
There are 80 children in the Miles City
public school. They are talking Of build
iup an addition to the school house.
Rev, T. r. Webb, of Iowa, has been
elected rector Of st. Peters church, Hell
ena, He will assume the charge in jan
uary.
The winter schedule on the Helena
and Bozeman stage line has gone into
effect. 1t now requires two days to make
the trip.
Joseph O'Neil has put OH fast freight
line from Deer Lodge to Helena with
relays Of horses. He makes the trip in
two days.
The Montana National Bank, OF Helc-
na. has been designated by the depart
ment as u, S. Depository for govern
ment funds.
The connection at Blackfoot has been
and the Y and r side tracks laid. The
road is not to be operated north OF Deer
Lodge this winter.
The Bor@s. d National Bank will
sosn be madea US. Depository, which
will greatly accommodate Fort Ellis ano
other Federal interests.
Elk are more numerous this year than
of late seagons--a band Of over 500 nav
ing been seen within few days just over
the range from Bo2eman.
A coal and wood yard will be among
Bozeman institutions, ground for the
purpose having been leased on the cor
ner of Babcock and Tracy streets.
One Of the door ellis for the BoZeman
Masonic Temple, from Barrott's quarry,
, Is nine feet long, four feet wide, and ten
inches thick It weighs $500 pounds.
Pile-driving for the railroad bridges
,ouocc kNo Noc4 lta1lof;y hec hoo,yn and
Gen Dodge purposes having the work
completed before high water nexUs spring.
A new telegraph wire is to be stretched
along the line of the Northern Pacific
railroad to accommodate the rapidly in
creasing telegraphic business along the
line.
The Alta Montana works ut Wickea
are turning out large quantities OF bull.
lion at the present time. The output fol-
the past two months has been about
$4,000.
Town lots at Marysviile are said tt
have increased 800 per cent. in value
since the sale of the Drum Lummon
and owners are 10th to sell, even at that
increase.
The only ferry now III operation OF
the Missouri river between Helena anG
Meagher county Is said to be at Canyor
Ferry, the river at other points being
frozen over.
The Northern Pacific track will reach
Livingstone, three miles west of Ben
sons Landing, this month. 1t now be
gins to look as If Bozeman would b
reached this year.
AT the recent session of the distric
court held in Bozeman, there wer
twelve divorce cases ON file. In min
cases DEGREES were entered. The re
manning three were continued for fh
term. -
Mr.. Muir, the contractor, has made
wager that o passage way would
opened through the Mullen tunnel b
March 18th next. The entire undel
ground excavation of nearly mile wi
be finished as early as May, 1888.
Another rich bonanza has been struc
in the north drift of the Cleopatra Min'
at Hecla City. The ore assays go ounce
in silver to the ton, and carries 81 ps
cent. In lead. In the Cleopatra Mir
over 10 900 tens of first class ore is no