The river press., 1883-07-25

failed to find it, The Husbanonaa9a.
doubtless, found something more valua-
bic to fill its space-something that en-
anated from better authority than
crank.
In the mile and an eighth race at
Brighton Beach, July 18th, Hickory
Jim was first, Red Fox second and Lit
tie Buttercup third. Time 1871. Ga
briel the favorite, was left at the post
Piser, Dunham & Kumpe have made
big find IN the Castle mountains, near
White Sulphur Springs. The lead :
shows eight feet of solid ore, and besides
being rich in silver is about two-thirds
copper. 1t is called the Saratoga. There
has been quite a stampede from the
Springs to the new district.
Charley Rowe came in from his ranch
yesterday to purchase a self-binding
reaper. He tells us he will commence
harvesting this week, not later than
Wednesday, and he expects to cut the
best one hundred acres Of grain in Cho-
teau county. ..,-.~4u.-..............--.
MILO -courtWright and Ben. Ezekiel
returned from the Montana district this
week. They are well pleased with the
outlook Of the camp. Mr.. CourtWright,
who is a mining man, speaks OF the
camp as the finest he has ever seen.
The formation is good, and the leads are
we'll defined and lay well in the noun
-HatsbdnCl1n0n. -
Henry Neehoff's large bull train is at
/ the Shonkin and will probably pull III
4 to-day. He loaded at Watson's mill, on
Big Casino creek, with $4,000 feet of
! lumber and IL 600 shingles, consigned
to Murphy, Maclay & GO. Henry has
/ been working between Junction City
] and Fort Maginnis for w. S. Wetzel,
| the contractor, and succeeded in moving
| all the government freight. He goes
now to Rocky Point to freight between
that place and Fort Maginnis.
1.-THE Northern Pacific express COM
pany have started a new enterprise
which promises to be profitable to the
road as we'll as convenient to the public.
They have established what they call a
refrigerator system. The way it is done
is this: A part of the car, say about
one-third, is partitioned off and makes
a large ice chest In this all meats and
other articles affected by the heat are
placed, and can be kept sweet and nice
from st. Paul to Helena. On the return
trip all sorts of game from the prairies
and mountains of Montana can be
taken to St. Paul. The first car OF this
description was started out last week.
From Tuesdays Daily.
| Peck & Lacy have sold their wool,
about $4,000 pounds, to L. Cans, Jr
Il John Graham loadad yesterday at L.
lie, Power & Bros for Paris Gibson d
ASon and Frank Huy, of Belt creek,
i Murphy, Maclay & Co.'s entire force
Iworked all day Sunday putting up ana
Eloading goods. 1t was case OF neces-
Isity.
II JOHN 4. Patterson & Go. loaded an
4 immense outfit Of supplies for their
Il sheep ranch at L. G. Power & Bro. s
yesterday.
4 Murphy, Maclay & Co. received an
Immense lot Of lumber yesterday, anc
have their corral almost piled full g
that useful article.
Il Murphy, Maclay & CO. loaded Cast
hers teams yesterday with lot ol sup
| plies for the Judith round up party,
which seems to be in the Shonkln terri
tory at this time.
ID Deputy Sheriff Conrad recapture'
: two of the escaped penitentiary birds a
, Sun River last week, James Stephen
t and James Duncan. They are agail
behind the bars at Deer Lodge.
S The river is now two inches lowe
F, than it was this time last year, and w
, fear that the boats will experience con
| siderable trouble in coming to Bentol
hereafter The Helena has not yet bee
J heard from.
). The steamboat lately launched at tn
e Coal Banks by the n. w. Coal and Nay
e igation CO. was named the Baroness, II
! honor of the Baroness Burdett-Coutts
i who is a large shareholder in the con
s nany.-Fort Macleod Gazette.
/ The Boom company let contract ye'
terday to MI. McNeel to bring the aoaI
Il doned drive down to the boom at once
u! and he is confident that he can 90 Il
II He will take force Of experienced me
up the river immediately and begin Go
york: 4~.@......... .....s~-g.ss
= 4 About 500 steers and dry cows, recen
/ ly purchased by I. G. Baker y 20. OF Z
Shonkin round up, We're driven acros
rtA the river yesterday and are now on tne
v i wav to the Northwest territory hy