The river press., 1882-05-24

on the 10Th inst, but we have heard nothing
further Of-the matter. "TOm Scott, of Ben
ton, whoever he may be, was to have acled
for Foley.
Major P. Il. Conger, the new superintend-
ent Of the National Park, was in Helena last
week en- route via Bozeman for Wonderland.
He will locate at Mammoth Hot Springs,
Gardner river, and proposes to inaugura,e
great many improvements this year. Major
Conger is a cousin of Associate Justice Con-
ger.
Quite number of mackinaw boat have
recently been built near Benson's Landing,
on the Yellowstone, which will be loaded
with lumber to be taken down the river to
the towns that are springing up so rapidly all
along the line of the railroad. The demand
for lumber in those towns is very great, and
we doubt not that the parties engaged in sup
Flying it will do we'll. The largest boat has
a carrying capacity of 25 tons. Courier.
Helena will soon have four National banks
in full blast. 1t is just possible that some of
these pilgrims who are projecting banks at
the Capital, and who evidently imagine that
bank in Montana is better than gold mine,
may come out at the little end of the horn,
SO to speak. Helena isn't big enough to sup
port four banks and leave any surplus of
profits for the stockholders. There may be
little glory in the new enterprises but there
will not be much money
COL Sanders suggests through the columns
of the Herald that ways and means should
be devised to assist and direct into proper
fields the great number of immigrants now
pouring into the Territory. He thinks the
principal towns should have immigration bu-
reaus for the purpose of sitting the immi-
grafton and furnishing information desired
by the new corners. The RIVER PRESS sug-
gested some weeks ago that the citizens of
Benton should take steps of this character.
A man named Lebow was arrested at Hell
ena one night last week on the charge of
chicken stealing, and was turned ever to the
tender mercies of Under Sheriff Rumse,r.
AS the latter was putting him in Jail, Lebow
broke away and fled. The officer yelled
after him to halt, and as he paid no heed to
the command, Rumsey fred st him with his
revolver, bringing the thief to the ground
the first time. The ball took effect in tue
small Of the back, and it is believed the
| wound is a fatal one.
The superintendent of the work st the
Mullan tunnel was nicely ''taken in last
week by gang O. bilks who put in an az
pearance at the Office and piteously begged
for work They were destitute and
would work at anything and for anything,
so that their daily grub was provided. Not
having ought else for them to do the Su-
perintendent furnished axes and sent them to
the timber to cut wood. Fer several days
they came and returned. putting in an ap-
pearance at meal time with regularity that
was commendable. On the sixth day the
superintendent went out 'o how they
were getting on, aud his surprise can we'll be
| imagined when he learned that not lick
]. Of work had been done, the lazy rascals hav-
ing subsisted on the companys grub during
that time, and passed the days in the timber
as their indolent inclinations suggested. Mex,
time he will not trust crowd Of that kind
out of his sight.
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