The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-06-07

tne'e IS plenty OF good money ia it for the
boats, and WI hope to STE all the lines take
q hand IN the work of supplying building
material for the river metropolis.
Mr.. Foley. who came 10 from Barker Sun
day. says the fact is clearly established that
The Wrigh, s. Edwards mine is one of the
best in The Territory. He thinks the boom
will set 10 without delay, and in order to be
ready for it is putting in an immense stock of
general merchandise At Hughes City. Mr..
Foley has the largest business house ia the
gnlch, with 8 fine basement for storage
room. Michael has stood by the camp man.
fully, refusing al any time to believe thai it
was not the richest in Montana, and he de-
him.
Mr.. Richard Gnerdeler, German immigra.
iinn aganl tor the Northern Pacific railroad
company, has passed through the Territory
along the line Of that road and at present is
suj turning at Helena. Mr.. G.. will 90 to
Germany soon and endeavOr to start a large
colony from that country, with Montana for
their destination. He has learned of the
scarcity OF servants in this Territory, and
will make a special eff'7: to supply that de-
mand with good, reliable German girls. If
Mr.. Goerdeler performs this work the good
housewives of Montana will rise up and call
him blessed.
Messrs. A. Nathan and Gus Walstadt re-
turned Saturday evening from q trip through
the Judith ami to Maiden. MIR. Nathan in
forms US that things are looking lively al the
camp. Owing to the scarcity of water the
placers are not being worked as they will be
soon, and operations 10 the quartz leads are
nwYliing The arrival of machinery. There
are numerous prospectus in the mountains
business ou,look is good. Mr.. N says he is
not miner enough To give a valuable opinion
in the premises, but be is fully convinced,
never,h. less, from what he saw, that it is
bound to be II good camp.
Ell Lewis arrived with his train Sunday
evt ming from Fntt Macleod. He had in
tended t. assist in moving Fort Walsh, but
as that business was delayed On account OF
The attitude Of The lnilans he returned to
Benton sooner tn IN he had anticipated. Mr.
Lewis reports that there is liable TO De
trouble among the / .dians up n nth. The
Gre. s stole some horses from the Bloods and
Piegans, and the last named tribes are on the
war path, with vengeance in their eyes
They express = DISCRIMINATION to get the AM
mails back Or die in the glorious attempt
The result will probably be . few more gooc
Indians m North. The rumDrs Of troubl,
bet ween the Indians and Mounted Police ar
without foundation. Mr.. Lewis met a wa
party Of from 800 to 400 Blnods and Pie
J gans, nbou, fifty miles from F'rt Macleod
They stopped his train and ut frst evinced
/ di> position 10 leave him without grub" bu
!. afterwards changed their minds. They Wer
! 10 near the post IT, indulge in depredatlons.
From Wednesdays Daily.
6 iltly.
Thayer, the book fiend, has reached Bl
lings, " tue Yellowstone.
En-. rs,n Bios uain, loaded at w. {
W.,zi's, pulled uus for Helena to-day.
Branch houses d, Ba. ker are being talks
K oi again. The boom is asserting itself.
IS FL. J. Wack-rlin. and Nj. A flanagan 8
the only Benlon merchants 'afrying IN II
: E .st.
- Why can't the young ladies of Benton O
papiz- a bro m brigade A town wi,ho
;. one is c. n idered way behind The age.
Parties who came 10 from Barker yeste
day are +n,hu las,ic in their praise OF u
- Wright s. Eiward-' mine and assert that I
: show ing Is much better than has heretofo
been represented.
Mr. Paris Gibson will soon resume work
the ,rker. and il must not be forgotten tn
the Silver Belle, which has been bonded
> E .s,ern caritrllsts, is to be worked with
full force ere |. ing.
The Commissioners should be waited up
- by a committee Of citizens, with a view
! impressing upon them the necessity
bridging Belt creek. This project shot
not 90 over another term.
!, Johnny Rowe, an old-iime Butte min
after q careful examination OF the W. q
IL n%ronounces it the best mine in Montana
u any other Territory. He says if the mi
q was at Butte it would sell for five MILL
dollars.
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