The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-08-30

road west of the Bow river pass will be
very difficult Of construction, and that
the surveyors are havinga great deal of
trouble to locate a practicable line.
From fridays Daily
James Riley, proErietorof the Boulder
Hot Springs property, died of smallpox
last Sunday night.
The steamer Benton left Bismarck on
the 10th for up the river, and passed
Poplar river on the 22d.
A. B. Keller will go to Clagett this
morning to receive the freight of the
Rosebud, at which point her cargo will
be unloaded.
The upper shonkin is almost dry,
there being less water in the creek than
aver before in the recollection Of the
Oldest inhabitant.
The little daughter Of Mr.. Wilborn at
Silver City has been taken with the
small pox. Mr.. w. is said to be in a
very critical condition.
John Patterson has purchased 5000
sheep in Deer Lodge county and is now
driving them through to the Big Sag,
where he has established q ranch.
The trotting race at Butte between
Frank L and Black Diamond, which
"a completed Sunday, was won by the
former horse, contrary to expectation.
The War Eagle lode, recently discov-
cred at Maiden, shows a vein Of thirty
feet Of solid galena, SO Mr.. Ben. Dexter
reports, and it is thought to be an inn
portant and valuable find.
Hotter Bros. took the width Of the
Missouri river at the mouth of Sun river
last week to determine the length ofcable
required, and will proceed at once to put
in q ferry boat at that point.
III. Il. Brown, editor if the Butte
| Miner, was assaulted and brutality beaten
at Denver q few days ago by L. P. Bo-
cock, a former attache of the Miner.
The Denver papers speak OF the attack
as cowardly and unWaranted.
Commissioner Mcfarland has appor-
toned the $500, 900 voted by congress for
the survey Of public land SO as to have
$4,000 surveyed in Montana. Only one
territory, Dakota, will have more public
land surveyed the ensuing year.
On his way back from White Sulphur
Springs, VIM. Foster found a coat near
Buffalo creek in the Judith Basin. In
the pockets were some letters and photo
graphs that may be priced by the
owner. One sealed letter was addressed
to Frank Fish. The owner can secure
his property at Mr.. Fosters place of
business in this city.
Walter Burke informs us that horse
thieves are thick in the Musselshell and
Yellowstone country. Some time ago
three fine animals were stolen from the
Coulson g. Martinsdale stage company,
and several of the settlers have lost
horses in the last month. An energetic
BIT organization would be a good
thing in that region.
A petition signed by numerous citizens
Of Benton was forwarded by Col. DON
nelly this week to Washington asking
for mail service twice a week from Ben
ton to Ulidia. Such service would be a
great benefit to the citizens of Chestnut,
Sand Coulee, Box Elder, Belt and Deep
creeks, and would accommodate humid
reds Of settlers. The petition has been
forwarded to Delegate Maginnis and his
assistance in the premises invoked.
Walter Burke, superintendent of the
Coulson g. Martinsdaie stage line, ar
rived in the city yesterday direct from
Billings. He informs us that his line is
doing all the business it possibly can at
present and that increased service is
badly needed. He thinks that a daily
line from Benton directly through to
Billings would pay from the start and is
confident it will be established before
many months.
The stage line that formerly ran from
Martinsdale to Coulson now only ex-
tends from the former place to Olden.
The postoffice at Coulson has been dis
continued, and as Olden is the next office
it has been made the terminus. Butthis
state of things will not continue long, as
within two or three weeks the service
will probably be increased to tri-WeekIy
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