The Benton weekly record., 1882-08-24
PROSPERITY.

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are doing fair business, poker game, Is
running every night, with few sssnaps''
now and then, which i5 sure Indication
Of the prosperity Of the camp. The hotels
are also doing lots Of business. The
UMATILLA HOUSE -...--..-.
feeds about sixty people, which in Itself Is
| q good showing for the camp. ...g
NEW WAGON ROAD.
The citizens Of the place, with. CON-
mendaDle energy, have subscribed eight
hundred dollars towards the building Of a
wagon road over the trail, which VIII
shorten the distance between here and Ben
ton at least eight miles and will, when
completed, have good, hard, solid he'd
that can be travelled at al! times of the
year. They have made three surveys aud
find they can get an onsy grade, the steep.
est Of which will not he over. two feet
eight incles 70 the rod. When this road
is built a frelghter can come in, unload his
team and get back across the divide the
same day so that he can turn his stock out
on the best kind Of feed. Now, all this
meane cheap freight TO Benton, SO that
whether the present snlelter ruug or NOT
the miners can ship their ores to Omaha
tor reduction, as with low freighta thcra i
plenty Of ore here that will paw to shin
better than to have it worked here at pres
ent prices. Why these prices should be So
high I do not pretend TO explain. but pre-
aume tho snneIter charges heaYily because
it has monopoly Of the work.
THE WRIGHT & EDWARDS
is sending ore out pretty lively at present.
They struck it bigger than ever on the one
hundred and forty foot level. It was an
accident, too, US in cutting a hitch for a
"8preader' they cut into Il body of ore
that they had run alongside Of for twenty
feet. The mine at present is looking ifs
best, with two and a half feet of solid ore
in the face. THE management are we'll
pleased with the outlook. The shaft is down
to the bottom Of the one hundred and forty
foot level and is driven fifteen feet east SO
Is TO connect with the level coming from
The east. Stopping will not commence un-
Ill this connection is made. They csnnot
make any calculations as to the amount of
ore Shat can be taken out per day. Judge
Ebs ello tsr-6,----z-z4s--
;hillgs lively with eight hour shifts and the
work progresses finely, but I am compel
ed to say that his timbering Of tho mine
$ primitive in character. Perhaps this is
lot the Judges fault, as there is an ex-
3crtenced mining superintendent over him
md | suppose he has it done for the sake
If economy. Such economy is false in
character, rs the management Will in the
'ourseo Of time flndnout.
REPRESENTING.
There is considerable representation
work. going ON at present, some OF which
nay bring to light some good mines this
al yet. ALr. Charles Rowe has come out
II company with Herman Brinkman to
work vigorously on their many
Inc locations lii the district. It is their in
entton to sink on the famous Benton Lode,
step In the right direction. They COM
Gence on the Black Eagle, which is liable
be the leading mine In the camp. Major
Ionahan & Co. are taking out lots Of ore
ut Of the Majors discovery. Long may
hey wave.
NEW FACES,
Barker has had quite q number OF visI-
ogs lately. Amongst those seen at
are Mr.. Burgess, Mr.. Kol-
erg, Mr.. Chas. Rowe, Mr. Brinkman.
rom Benton; the McGregor Brothers, of
butte, aud others that I cannot name.
r.. Bird should keep q register 80 that We
ould keep track OF strangers as everybody
tops at the UmatilIa. Hon. Mai. Waiter
1an paid as flying visit and leaves camp
7ell pleased with the outlook. But the
EVENT OF FHE. SEASON
las the arrival, in the house Of p. H.
(ughes, Of q girl baby. To aay Pat is
Apply does not half express lt-he simply
At too utterly utter for anything. Both
lrs. Hughes and baby are doing wen.
his | believe to be the first female birth
! Hughesville, at least Of white persua-
on. Mrs. Gray, Of Highwood, has paid
le camp q visit and is the guest OF Mr..
nd Mrs. Hughes. as soon as the
BABY RACKET
over you may look out for a big dance
Hughesyille. Mrs. Leavett is also in
mp, the guest Of Mrs. Van Blarcunn 1t
lendenin. The town of Clcndenin is not
cry lively at present on account OF the
nelter not being running, still the sound
the whistle is heard in the land. They
tend to start up in full blast about Sept.
It. Mr.. Joe Lessard is moving back to
again with his family. II
leg keep coming we will soon have quite
population in our town. Should it not
} about time that Ne were getting mail
rvice extended on this routes / sec
at.a bill passed both houses Of Congress
'anting extensions on certain mail routes
wonder II the extension ofserviee from
Lendenin to Hughesvflle is included in the
utes enumerated: OBSERVER.
Rev. Miss 4. J. Chappin, Of Eden,
ieh., says; The liquor power fears
g Nomanss Temperance Union more