The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-08-15
NUGGETS OF NEWS.
a Great Variety Of Items from the
Belt Mountains Districts.

From Prof. 0. G. Morrison and Mr.. P.
IL. Hughes, who arrived in Fort Benton
yesterday, We have cleaned the follow
ing items of interest:
Some new strikes have recently been
made in the Belt Park district. among
others n by J. M. Bird & Co., who
have located the dan Frenchk and
"Vic Tivett." These leads shoWea six
feet vein of very rich ore.
Prof. Foss and Judge Gray may be
expected in Benton within three or four
days.
The report of the discovery of a rich
gold lead between the Judith Gap and
the south branch Of the Judith is con-
firmed. The indications are that it is a
"big thing" and that a new mining
district will be organized in that section.
1t is known that some parties are kill
ing fish with gunDowder in some of the
tributaries of Belt creek, and the prob
abilities are that they will be prosecuted.
The Clendenin mining and smelling
company are having a large lot Of brick
burned and will put w five or six addi-
tional kilns for burning charcoal.
Work on the Silver Belle mine con-
tinues favorably, and the company are
preparing for another big run.
THE "BELT MOUNTAINS GAzETTE.n
Clendenin does not propose to be be-
hind Maiden in the matter of newspa-
pers, and a movement is on foot, with
full promise of success, to establish a
paper at that point, to be called the Belt
Mountains Gazette. A considerable sum
of money is already guaranteed for the
enterprise by P. III. Hughes and others,
and Prof. Morrison will be one Of it's
editors. During his present visit to our
city he will probably make the arrange
ments for securing the necessary outfit.
The RIVER PRESS extends it's best wish
es for the success of the enterprise and
will be pleased to see the Belt Mountains
Gazette become a power in the land.
THE ROAD TO THE MONTANA DISTRICT.
The object of Mr.. Hughes visit to
Benton this time is principally in the
interest of the proposed road from this
city into the Montana district, and he
hopes to enlist the aid of our citizens in
the good work. A start has already
been made, owing largely to the liberal
policy adopted by the n Of the
toWnsite of the new town Of MOnteZu-
ma. All the miners Of the district have
Iaoa - 4cn,aJ 4x,1 I@4, ana1 - aoorilnrn
ton of two days work on the road, and
the proposition has been generally &C
cepted. There are now fifteen or twenty
men at work, and they are making con-
siderable progress. The citizens of Mel
hart have enlisted in the cause with
zeal and have agreed to build a certain
portion of the road-and 40 inconsider-
able part either. The proposed road fol-
lows Carpenter creek from Montezuma
to Belt; down Belt to mouth of Harley
creek up Harley to the head of the Belt
Park, aud then over the Park to Payne's
on Belt; then down Belt about three
miles to the Barker Junction. The dis
tance from the latter place to Neihart is
but eighteen miles, and a good road by
the proposed route can be secured. It
is highly important to Benton to secure
an inlet to this great mining district, ana
our merchants and others should be
willing to assist in the building of the
road. BY so doing we not only secure
the trade of the Montana district, but
open a road to White Sulphur Springs
and the Smith river valley by which a
distance of one hundred miles is saved.
It must not be forgotten that the Mon
tana district is the chief, and the mer-
chants of Benton cannot afford to adopt
an illiberal policy towards it at this
time, Just as its boom is setting in with
full force.
MONTEZUMA.
The new town of Montezuma prom
Uses to be one of Importance, and with
the development of the mines Of the
Montana district will doubtless grow to
quite a city. It is the best location for a
town in the district, and is adjacent to
some Of the most promising mines Ton
Carpenter and Snow creeks) in the
mountains. Mr.. Hughes, the recorder
of the new town, has a copy of the plat
and will doubtless dispose of a good
many lots before he leaves Benton.
They are certainly cheap enough, and a
small investment in MOnteZuma. dirt