The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-08-29

%f1e members Of the transcontinental
survey party took their departure from
Benton yesterday. Prof. F. P. Hunnett
went to Helena and Messrs. VIM. Davis.
f. S. Bunker and Valid. Lindgren pro
ceeded to the Dearborn and thence will
go to Cadotte's pass to explore the same
and note the resources of the country.
Lang q Ryan, who last year bought
1900 head of cattle in Oregon and win
Uttered them on Lost river, Idaho, are
driving the animals to a n at the
head OF Big Porcupine. The animals
are divided into bands convenient for
driving, n passing through Bohemian.
Sunday, consisting of 900 COWS and 700
calves, and another herd of about the
same size passing there Monday morn
ing.-MHles city Press.
c. w. Gardner and A. M. Esler. Of
Maiden, in the Maginnis mining dis
trlct, are in Livingston. MI. Esler ID
superintendent of the Montana mine
m stamp mill at Maiden. He reports
lively tunes III the camp, and thinks ii
is destined to be one of the leadino MIN
ing centres in the territory.-Livinosto71
Enterprise.
They have probably gone there in
hopes OF being able to lay the case Of
the people OF their camp before the pres
ldent and secretary of war in person.
mould they secure the help of Governor
crosby they will most likely be success
full in obtaining speedy relief.
Cottonwood is worth SIG a cord at Rem
ton.-Independent. Our neighbor. who
has a faculty for dropping into blunders,
is responsible for the above item. Wood
is worth from So to $40 a cord and coal
S15 a ton, being a considerable reduc-
ton on last years fuel prices. These
figures are bigAenough without stretch
ing 'em.-RIvER PRESS. The Record
will purchase all the wood the Pass
will furnish at $40 a cord.-Recoyd.
Thanks. We are not in the wood
business. We will state, however. that
only last Monday the RIVER Press con-
tracted for ten cords of good, dry cotton
wood at $40 q cord, and at the same time
and in u presence Messrs. Buck &
Hunt arranged for twenty-five cords at
a like figure. IF our contemporary is
out of wood and will get some RESPONSE
bic party to guarantee payment we can
easily put it on the track of plenty of
that article at $40 a cord.
The readers of the evening paper are
threatened with another dose of filth.
When Mr.. Shepardson took control Of
that journal he expressed an intention
Of trying to improve on the efforts Of
his predecessors, and in this he had our
best wishes. But this does not look at
all like it, and we are afraid he is about
o clash into the gulf that swallowed
hem" in very truth. We hope that he
will use his power and for the sake of
common decency put his foot down. at
and forever against such outrages
IN his respectable readers, and also
or the sake Of the misguided instigator
# the promised publication. It would
an act of charity towards him if he
vas incontinently "fired" and all his
of private malice excluded
rom the columns of the paper. There is
10 knowing where it would end, or who |
would get the worst of it if journalism
we're allowed to descend to the publica-
of the midnight racket OF some
We trust Mr.. Shepardson will
ct on this hint and do his best to keep
ut Of his paper all that would render
t unfit to be introduced in the families
f respectable citizens.