The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-05-24

0hiih hlVer country, but as yet have seen nothing in
the RIVER PRESS on the subject. Together with
many others / am anxious to see the figures Our
esteemed subscriber must wait a little longer. The
time i not yet ripe. But we promise that he will not
be disappointed.
Ed. Rollins, the colored roustabout of the Big
Horn who tried to carve one of his fellow-workmen
and who managed to escape from the boat when it
reached the levee at this point, has been captured and
is now an inmate of the Benton Jail. He had a hear
ing bef ore United States Commissioner Rolfe this
week, and was bound over. x. Biedler will introduce
the gentleman to Sheriff Jeffries, of Helena, in a few
days.
Horace Rienzi Buck, editor of the Fort Benton
Record, Whalloped a lawyer named Rolfe at that place
recently. It would seem that there is something on
the side of newspaper men that takes care of them IN
a fight. We have never known of one getting Worsted
in a fsticuff. A peculiar combination Of circumstan-
cs always helps them out. Ali of which is undoubt-
eddy attributable to their many and great virtues
Bismarck Tribune.
A ranchman near Helena has 200, 900 pounds of po-
tatoes rotting in his cellar, and can find no demand
for them whatever. Now, if he was at Benton he
could load his potatoes on a boat, send them down
the river for twenty-five cents a hundred, sell them at
Bismarck for 50 a bushel. and make several hundred
dollars in the opeT alton. This is but a single illustra-
ton of the disadvantages labored under by those who
reside in the provincial towns.
The Kalloch lead, in the Barker District, located
200 feet east of the Barker lead, is one of the most
promising prospects in the camp. 1t is owned by
Oscar Olinger and 'Yank' Smith, and these gentle
men could hardly be induced to trade it off for any
thing in the camp. During the past winter they have
sunk a shaft on the lead twenty-slx feet deep, and
have exposed a splendid vein of ore, which assays
from 603 to $50 ounces to the ton. The Kalloch prom
Uses to be one of the big properties of the camp.
Gladstone is the name of a town to be built up near
Billings by the Ripon colony. It is to be a marvel in
the way of a Montana town. The first building erect
ed was a church and the next a school house. No gin
shop will be permitted to grow up and prosper there,
and girls Of i'll shape will find it a poor place to immi-
CRATE to; in fact, will not be permitted to enter the
sacred confines of the burg. Only the truely good and
religiously inclined will be allowed to settle there, and
we believe a premium is offered for church deacons
and Sunday school teachers. Gladstone is the first
town of this character ever projected in Montana, and
it's progress and development will be noted with in
terest.
The Glendive Times of last week has a two-column
letter concern ng Healy's raid into the Milk River
country, written by a party who seems to be thorough
ly familiar with all the facts in the case, and who was
not far from the scene of action when the american
officer {of Choteau county, who wished to enforce the
law" was gathering in the taxes in Dawson county.
This writer gets after Healy with a sharp stick, and
makes lust such an exposition of the raid as we sup
posed the facts would show. If one-half of what this
VIZ ter says is true, it was the most outrageous pro-
ceeding that has ever taken place in Montana-and
the editor of the Times claims to have affidavits to
back up every syllable of it. We have carefully filed
away the very interesting document for future refer
ence and use.
Tom Campbell died at the Overland Hotel Sunday
and was buried Monday. The deceased came to Ben
ton some forty years ago, and for a long time was in
the employ Of the American Fur Company at this
point. All these years he has spent in the Northwest
ern country, chiefly along the Missouri and Yellow
stone rivers, at trading posts, and sometimes among
the Indians. He was a fluent Sioux talker, and num-
bered his squaws by the score. Tom claimed to be a
nephew of Alexander Campbell, the founder of the
Ca mpbellte Church, and doubtless could make good
his claim. OF late years he has been a hard drinker,
which FASTENED his death to a great extent. He was
trustworthy, honest and generous to a fault, and has
hundreds of fir ends along the frontier who will regret
to hear of his demise.
The Chollar mine at Maiden, the leading property
of that camp, has been sold to the Homestake COM
pany of Deadwood, at big figures. They pay the own
ers $50, 600 In thirty days from date of sale, agree to
erect a mill to cost not less than $4,000, then stock
the mine at $500, 900 and give the original owners one
half of the stool k. These are the terms as we have
learned them from Messrs. Dexter and Samples, who
recently came in from the camp. The Homestake is
one of the richest and most successful mining COM
panies in the West, and the fact that they have be-
come interested at Maiden will give that camp a ire
mendous boom This is the biggest sale Of an unde-
veloped quartz lead in anew camp that has ever taken
p ace in NJ ntana, or perhaps in the West, and the
lucky owners certainly deserve the fortunes they have
made, as they lad worked hard and faithfully on the
Il ad for the past year. In fact the transfer is q glori-
Gus thing all around.
Major Patrick is gain on the streets, life size, and
just as enthusiastic as ever about Northern Montana
and the mining districts tributary to Benton. He
thinks, and with much justice, that he was shame
fully treated by the brutes who command The General
Meade, and is not very well pleased with the reception
received, from the people of Benton, In the latter
c~asedhowevcr, there is some excuse to be made. Our
citizens quarantined him for a day or two as a matter
of preeaution, until all CANCER of the disease with
which be had been in contact should be past. They
would have gladly wished it otherwise, and we trust
Mr.. Patrick will so look at the matter. He tells US
that about 100 of lis people altogether are en- route to
Benton, and that they will locate on farms somewhere
in this vicinity. Of this number at least forty ate rel
atives. Some of the party represent large amount
of capital, which will be invested in stock or mining
property. OF this number is John S. Mellon, who is
now in Benton, al d who has backin to the extent of
millions of dollars if he wants it Hei is well pleased
wi h The Quito k, and says Benton and Northern Mon
tana far exec d the ideas he had formed of them and
the representations made by Mr.. Patrick. We rust
he VIII conclude to become a permanent resident of