The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-09-12
IHE RIVER PR ESS.

Workmen and getting ready to rest from
their labors, for a time. Their army of
horses and mules will be wintered in
the Yellowstone valley.
Government patents have been re-
celved at the Helena land office for the
following among other parties: D. f.
wilson, jacob Severance, Edward Keas-
ter, Jas. q. Lyon, James FL. Rowe, John
Spencer and Alt. J. Stephens.
Mr.. @. S. Gibson received a circular
from Boston a few days since, giving
prices of wool, in which it was stated
that Montana medium took the lead
among all western, and, in fact, all I'M
washed woods. This is encouraging to
our sheep men.
Joe Perron informed our reporter yes
terday that the firm of Perron, Wall &
GAIA, OF Butte, has received the contract
for delivering 900, 900 feet Of lumber at
the works Of the Alice mining and
smelling company OF that place. That
is quite a contract.
Messrs. Peterson & Price will load
CASHIERS entire train to-day with mer-
chandise purchased for their store at
Little Pittsburg, the largest stock ever
shipped at one time to that point. They
bought their goods of Murphy, Maclay
& Co. and Cans & Klein.
There is some talk of a race between
McDevitt's Sorrel Pete and a bay mare
A proposition was made the sheriff yes
terday, which he expressed a Willingness
to accept, for $500 or 81 900 a side. We
would like to see the race gotten up.
A movement is on foot to petition the
U. S. mail authorities to establish a mail
route from here to Pine Tree Coulee, to
connect at that point with the Benton
and Billings route. One of the many
objects is to save time and, at present,
unavoidable delays.-Mneral Argus.
The committee representiug-Ghoteau
county at the Helena fair have one hum
dred fine specimens of minerals from
the Barker and Montana mining dis
tricts, and a collection of agricultural
products from Highwood, Shonkin, Te-
ton, and vicinity Of Fort Benton. They
also have some excellent specimens of
grain grown on the table lands without
irrigation. Taking into consideration.
that this collection has been gathered
hastily, the committee having had no
tice only since the Goth ult., Choteau
county will make an exceptionally good
display Of which she may be proud
Independent. 4
Oliver Pichette, who recently return
ed from a visit to the east, arrived in
the city yesterday accompanied by Will
liam Cameron and wife and Miss Mag
gle Cameron, the son and daughter of
Mr. M ~ fforlanpNn Of fbfc 1ffxr -hn
have come to Fort Benton to reside per-
manently. Mr.. Pichette arrived at his
home at Reedsfort about a week ago, re-
turning by way of Billings, and besides
those above mentioned, he was accom-
panied by Miss Albina st. German, of
Ottawa, who, 500 after her arrival at
Reedsfort, became Mrs. }. B. Pichette,
with which object in view she made the
journey of two or three thousand miles
to Montana.
Two horses which were bitten by rat
tlesnakes in this town, within the past
three weeks, have been cured, and the
remedy is so simple that we publish it
for the benefit of those who are not
familiar with it. It consists in punctur-
ing the skin around the wound enough
to make the blood flow, and applying
SOFA IlDerally, renewing the application
from time to time and alternating it
with ammonia. In the case of Mr..
Whitsett's mule, which was bitten
nearly twenty-four hours before it's in
jury was discovered, it's head was swollen
up to a fearful extent, but on applying
the remedies mentioned the animal re-
covered speedily, and was ready for work
in forty-eight hours.-BiNings Herald.